The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-14
COURTHOUSE LOCALS.
John T. ROseberry Pleads Guilty and
Judgment is Reserved.
Record Of the Courts-Mrs. Dsvy Suing
the Street Car Company-Rich-
srdson VS.. the City
Set for To-Day.

Judge Howe has begun ID hold court at
$50 In the morning. and has ssnt ont notices
10 attorneys that be will dismiss cases as
they come up unless good cause for c0ntiau-
anoe is shown.
The suit OF Israel ]. Richardson VS.. The
City is to come up in Room today. Rich
srdson sues TO determine the right OF the
city TO destroy gambling tools. he is in
New York at present
Building Permits-J Il. Bradshaw, 81. 500
brick barn, Pennsylvania street, near ST.
Joseph street; Henry Harting, 81, zoo brick
dwelling, Russell avenue, between McCarty
and Norwood streets; L. ". Halford, 3, 900
frame. College avenue, between Home and
Lincoln sven ues. Other permits, ST. 600.
The suit Of the Chamber of Commerce vs..
The Board of Trade for I'M nnction, is on
trial before Judge Howe. Plaintiff leased
its building AZ the corner Of Maryland and
Tennessee streets TO defendant and the la
ter afterwards allowed the military comps-
MES to Uss the cali room for g drill hall.
Plaintiff Claims that this is contrary 10 the
terms OF TIE lease. and sues to eajoin further
violation thereof
The suit OF Bridget DsV7 VS.. the Street.
Car company for $3.50 damages is on trial
in Room by jury. MIRA Dsyy was on
West Washington street car with her niece,
Mollie DufIey, about a year sgo. when it
turned over the embsnkment Just east OF
the L. =. and w. crossing. Mrs. Davy was
hurt internally and her niece's arm was
broken. The company compromised with
Miss Duffy by paying her 500, aud offered
the same amount to Mrs. Dayy, but is was
refused.
In the matter OF the controversy between
Margaret Holden and George Hermann.
which came up Room I last week in the
shape Of hGbeas corpus proceedings by the
former to recover possession OF her child,
now in the family of the latter, and which
resulted in the leaving Of the child in the
possession OF Hermann By the court, al
though the court records did not show
formal sdoptiOn by him, the mother and her
present husband afterwards came into court
on Saturday and allowed the records ID show
their consent to the adoption.
Petition was made in the Circuit Court
yesterday By tho attorneys in the case of
Ella Todd We. George J. Charpiot, which was
: suit te establish paternity Of a child, aud
in which judgment was rendered for its
support Against the defendant for rsduc-
| fion OF The judgment, upon TIE ground that
| the child is dead and the Judgment is, there
! fore, excessive. The attorney for the rela.
! tIix contends that. inssmuch as the judg-
/ ment was entered By agreement and was
considerably reduced in consideration OF the
| agreement and without TRIAL therefore il
can lot be further reduced BY the Court.
The parties in the suit OF Curtis II. VS.. Ag-
nes T. Chitenden. for divorce, appeared in
Room yesterday. aad tried to have the case
! beard CT once, but Judge Taylor decided to
visit until Saturday the time for which the
! case has been set. Ia this case, the plaintiff
| 3 drug clerk, sues for divorce, the complaint
] charging adultery BY defendant with various
! parties wbose names ara suppressed, at
TiOus times. Defendant fled al affidavit for
| allowance, showing that plaintiff receives
! 500 month, asd this was disputed by
| plaintiff, who shows he is worth nothing.
and is IN debt $3.50 20 his employees The case
| will come up next Saturday, and il is pF0ba-
be that large crowd of friends OF both par
ties, and Of witnesses, will be present.
The Grand Jury returned en- Indictment
yesterday afternoon against Joshua T. Rose
berry for presenting false claims. Roseberry
is the Layfsyette man who gaze himself up
to the police ct Chicsgo. and who was re-
turned to this city to be prosecuted for pre-
senting false claims to the Auditor OF State
to recover moneys belonging TO dscs1snFs
estates, amounting TO several hundred dot
| lars The indictmedt was q lengthy one.
| setting out the forged record of the L pps.
canoe Circuit Court ss Ro5eberry had pre-
pared it. rhe prisoner entered plea of
| guilty TO the Indictment after which be vas
INTERCEPTED by the Court. He told OF his
past lIe, ststing that be has been Clerk
| and afterwards Deputy Clerk Of Tippecanos
! County. and in 1872 was Clerk of the Senate
in the State Legislature. He said that there
were four false claims presented and col
| lected by him, in all amounting 70 S508.
| ba in a. inn nd IN,
whisky at lafayette. these two vices, he
said, hsYiDg brought about his ruin. Sheriff
Manning was then placed on the stand. and
stated that be has known the defendant for
twelve years; that he has always borne
| good character Up to the time of the offense
VISA committed. Judge Norton said this
was serious matter as it was whole
ssle robbery of the State Treasury,
and il could not be passed over IN
a light manner, else The treasury
was IL csnger Of bsi3g depleted by Others n
the same manner. he also said Mr. 1se-
barry would have 10 make good showing
! before the Court SIS the matter was too So
rI0us 70 be lightly passed OVER. numb
OF other gentlemen Of Lafayette were pnI
on the stand ard il was the statement Of all
that the defendants character had always
been very goco, and that RosebeTy had
never bean known 10 drink or gamble The
| Judgment in the case was rtssrVed 10 enable
Judge Norton 20 hesr from Judge Vlnton. OF
Lafayette, as 10 OeieDO&uCs CHARACTER. Mre.
Roseberry sDd her deUgbief, a little
Girl Of perhaps twelve year., were in
court during the progress Of the trial, bat
they were verY qaiet and gave 20 evidences
OF iheiT emotions R0se5sTFy Vss returned
10 jail ard Dis sentence is 10 be given some
tine this week, Jucge Norton n the mean
time giving him 70 understand that il wsuld
sid bim very materially II re would raise
the money nPces saFy TO make good h;s fsr-
geIies on the State
The Measure q Nullity.
The discovery was made yesterday thai -