The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-18

court az he can, for il Is this element that
he is using to send Albert Ayres to the bench
Sim and his criminal judge nominee worked to-
gether very nicely during the recount of the
municipal vote last year, when the two, with
Sterling Holt and John E. Sullivan, vicously
assaulted box of ballots with hatchet not
withstanding the protest Of the Republicans.
If Albert Ayres becomes criminal judge it is
presumed that he will still favor Coy.
1t Is suggested that Isaac King, the Democrat
ic candidate for sheriff, may find it as much to
his advantage among many people to explain
transaction on record in court in which he is
concerned, as to circulate highly colored stories
about his opponents financial misfortunes.
King and James NJ Knight were
In partnership in the blacksmith bust
ness. knight died in March, 1877, after
an illness of six months, and King settled up the
business of the firm. He took charge of all the
stock and accounts due the firm. amounting to
81, 900, and conducted the business until March,
1881 when be made his final report. and turned
over to Mrs. Knight, who was Administrative of
her husbands estate the sum of $44 p The re-
port shows some peculiar methods of figuring.
In rendering account. he states in his
sworn report that Mr.. knight received $62 Il
of the profits, in addition to the amount re-
ceived by King. The latter credits himself with
the whole of this sum, although one half be-
longed to Knights estate. In May, 1877. King,
under oath, made statement that his partner,
up to the date of his death, had received
from the business of the firm $40, 800 40,
while in his final report on March
l. 1881, he says that the amount knight received
from the business prior to his death was $l1,
49317. This makes a difference in Kings favor
of $6S2. g. Although King had the material,
buildings and rights of the firm for four years,
the estate received for that period, on final set
Element, the sum Of only $44 20.
There is much of significance in the recent
effort of the little boss to cave Anderson and
Van SLACK, who are charged with swindling the
Shelby county farmer with old bunko game
While the last grand jury was sitting Coys du-
ties in arranging his schemes for a fraudulent
election were heavy enough, but he found time
to be about the courthouse good deal, within
easy distance of hearing the first news from the
grand jury room 1t is not known that he had
any information of what that body intended to
do with Anderson and his partner. but it is
fact that he became very wrathy when he knew
that the indictments were returned. He con-
soledhimself with getting their bail reduced to
81, 900 each and by saying: IF it had not been
for the prosecutor and the Republican grand
jurymen the mon would not have been in
dicted."
The News few days ago said that the friends
of Dr. Morrison, the Democratic candidate for
coroner were ''nettled" because it had been re-
ported by DR.. Wagner among the saloon-keepers
that Morrison was a temperance man, and
among North side people that he was not. The
statement. so far as it concerns DR.. Wagner. is
not true. The 'nettled friends it is supposed,
are the two, who, IN the northern wards. repre-
sent their candidate TO be mice man, too nice
to cater to the saloon vote, while on the South
Side they alternately accompany him in saloon
canvass, assuring the saloon-keepers that he is
their friend, while he reads letter denunciatory
OF saloon mon purportng to nave boon written
months ago by his opponent.