The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-11
COURTHOUSE LOCALS.
Suits Dismissed-New Trials Refused
Probate Matters-The County
Board.

Judge Howe yesterday dismissed eighteen
cases for want of prosecution.
The divorce suit of Mary A. Langston VS..
Lesnder Langston has been dismissed.
The will of Daniel Egan, deceased, has
been probated. The property is LETT to his
legal heirs.
Father o'Donaghue yesterday gave s., 800
bonds ss executor OF the will of Michael
Carr, deceased.
Samuel Taylor and N. V. McGilliard have
qualified as executors of the will of Charles
Taylor, deceased. Bond Sc 500.
The suit of Charles P. Schrader VS.. the
Eagle Machine Works, on the apprentice
ship contract, was dismissed yesterday.
The County Board yesterday allowed bills
to the amount of SSS2.43. The morning was
occupied in the examination of bridges.
John T. Stanton and George Harness have
petitioned in the Circuit Court for release
from the official bond of Constable Blake.
The divorce suit of John r. Simpson vs.
Minnie II. Simpson was dismissed in Room
yesterday, the plaintiff stating that he was
in error in filing the complaint.
The County Board yesterday allowed
$3.50 to the Indianapolis Bridge Company,
part payment on the bridges over Little
Eagle Creek on the Hardin Free Gravel
Read.
Building -RitzInger's Bank, 81. 500,
remodeling; A. Buschman, Sl,4O0 frame,
Central avenue, between Ninth and Tenth
streets; r. G. Newly, 81 900 frame, 81 Col
leee avenue.
The County Board is arranging to take up
the $780, 600 bonds due June l, and to effect
a loan of that amount. The present bonds
have been drawing Z per cent, and there
will be saving OF per cent. in the new
loan.
Judge Howe yesterday overruled the mo-
ton for a new trial in the cage OF Frank N.
Wright VS., the city, for damages. In this
suit the plaintiff recovered a verdict for
81, 200. The case will be appealed to the So
preme Court
G. Edwin Ryan's suit against the Street Car
Company for $1,000 damages is on trial by
Jury in Room ,. Plaintiff sues for having
been put of at the transfer car after having
paid his fare. The defense is that while his
fare was requested be was not put OFF.
A new trial was refused Francis w. Pigg
on his motion il the recent suit against
Cstharine W. Pigg and John T. Woodland
The case was tried recently before & Jury in
Room 2, and special findings were returned.
one of which was to the effect that plaintiff
had made bona fide deed of the property
in question to Sarah Cstharine Pigg.
A former Poor.houss pauper yesterday
fled his account with the County Soard for
S4.75, part OF which was for a shirt which
was burned up because of its filth. He was
furnished with a new shirt, but refused to
give credit for it and said If the board did
not pay the bill he intended going to Prssi-
dent Cleveland about it.
Ernestina Rosenberg has fled for divorce
from Andress Rosenberg, alleging abandon
ment in August, 1882, and failure to provide.
They were married in July, plaintiff having
hied paternity suit against him, and the
marriage being a compromise of the matter.
The complaint charges that on the day after
the birth of the child the marriage took
place, and the abandonment followed in
about eighteen days following the marriage.
The Waterfowl Steam Engine Company
has filed suit against the Northwestern Man
ufscturing and Car Company of Minnesots
to collect note for 1904. Complaint is in
two paragraphs, and demand in each for
$1,000. Similar complaints by the same
firm against. the some defendant were filed,
one on an open account for 1854 and de.
mand of 81, coo, and the other on notes for 500
with 81, GOO demand. Affidavits in attach
ment aud punishment are also fled and
summons issued to the 6heriffs of ten
counties IN the State.