The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-05

until be could procure bond. The officer and
his prisoners entered the Office. when the Doctor
registered "a. M. Alexander and wife, The
two were assigned to Room SO. and Alexander
then sent for his attorneys, Henry y. Span
and Frank Mattler. He told the former that
he was married to AIRS Johnson in the City of
Mexico as soon as he received word that John
SON had procured divorce. The marriage, he
said. however. had been performed BY priest
and he bad no official record with him. His at
torneys then advised him to mako haste 70 re-
marry under the laws Of Indiana, and thus avoid
additional prosecutions that were evidently
pending against him. He consented. and. with
Mr.. Spaan. went TO the county clsrks ONCE and
secretly procured license. Squire johnson was
summoned to the hotel and before o'clock
Alexander and his travelling companion were
married. Alexander then, in company with q
deputy sheriff, began searching for bondsmau.
His bond had been fixed at 81, 800, but ~
soon a. Prosecutor Mitchell learned that
he had returned to the city he moved to
have the amount increased to $1,000. and the
motion WAS sustained by Judge Irwin. The en-
tire day was spent by the accused In calling on
bis former friends for assistance, but he met no
one who had any sympathy Tor him. Men who
had been on civil bonds for him for as high
5000 would not even give him an audience,
and ut o'clock last evening he gave mp tho
search and went to Jail. He still thinks he will
be able to induce some OF his oId-time friends IN
Shelby county to come to his relief.
The Doctor is not the jovial. happy-lookiug
man he was when he left Indianapolis and is a
very striking example of the trulsm that 'the
way Of the transsressor is hard He Is much
thinner than formerly, aud looks like man
thoroughly tired of life. He declined
10 say much about the elopemsnt He
and Mrs. johnson. be said. had been
in Mexico the greater part of the time since
they left Indianapolis. ''As soon as learned"
said he, that had been indicted for forgery
and larceny at once decided to come back and
stand trial. If had been guilty man could
have remained in Mexico hundred years with
Ont being molested. am innocept OF the
charges. On April "a I wrote letter to my at
torney, Len Hackney, of Shelbyville. inclosing
q long statement had written for the newspa-
pers here about the whole matter, but / suppose
be never received it. All that | have to add Is
that will be able 10 show that am guiltless."
The fugitives were arrested on train just
after they had left Austin, Tex, by detective
Baily. of the Furlong Detective Agency. of ST.
Louis. They had through tickets to Chicago,
but Alexander claimed that be was coming to
Indianapolis. As the arrest was made
Sheriff King was notified, and Deputy Langen-
berg and attorney Wishard met the detective
and his prisoner Mt the train in 81 Louis. Mr..
johnson was also in ST. Louis when they reached
that city. and he announces his intention to
prosecute Alexander vigorously. John Duncan
and A w. Wishard have been retained to assist
Prosecutor Mitchell In the case In addition to
the two indictments pending against Alexander
in the Criminal Court. he has been indicted by
the United States grand jury for passing coun-
terfeit money. That charge however, will not
be pressed unless the Criminal Court should
fail to convict him.