The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-29
How the Verdict Was Received.
The news of the verdict spread over the city
ANOTHER OUTRAGE.

al ohm Il. Sullivan Makes a Cowardiy Assault
| Upon Judge CIaypooI on the Street.
| Among those who entered zealously into the
prosecution of the tally sheet forgers was Judge
| Solomon ClaypooL His ability. energy and
powerful presentation of the evidence on the
part of the government in the first trial was, if
| such a thing could be possible, redoubled in the
| secondly: Day before yesterday his cutting
| casm, powerful invective and crushing denuncia-
| ton of dishonest persons and methods in
| politics aroused the wrath Of the
| defendants. 1t was supposed though that
| after the speech the anger of the ones on trial
and their attorneys had quickly subsidized, as
tine personal relations Judge Claypool held to all
concerned mad bsen, if not friendly. at least of
such character as to permit the ordinary
friendly greetings. John E. Sullivan was one
who, after the first trial, aud during the progress
of the one just closed, had frequently met the
Judge as il no enmity was held by him especial
ly Yesterday, however. this man. whose election
as clerk had been secured by Coy and who. to a
greater extent than anybody else, was formid-
able factor in the campo ign OF 1885, perpetrated
a daSiardly act that excited not only the con-
dsmpasion of all opposed to him and his meta
oGs but of those whb associate intimately with
him in politics. For hours after it's occurrence
1t the incident connected with the trial that
brought forth scathing denunciation OF all citi-
zens-who regard the decences of intercourse
and discard the purposes and impulses of the
coward
About $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon Judge
Claypool was his way to the federal building,
and few steps beyond Court street, on Penn
svlvania and opposite Schwinges tea store,
stood Sullivan, John w. Kern and James
Deery. superintendent of letter-carriers Mr.
Kern was on the outside of the walk and Deery
on the inside, whie Sullivan stood facing soutn,
from which direction Judge Caypool came
The Judge moment before had been
talking with few friends about the trial, who
jokingly referred TO it a trial of himself
Captain Ritter and the COMMITTEES OF one hun
dred. Approaching the thres Judge Claypool
shook hands with Kern, laughingiy saying. lis
1t true, as l hear, that the jury has convicted
mef Kern replied in the same spirit when the
Judge passing around him, started on his way
to the postoffice Sullivan stepped in front of
him, and without word of warning,
ing this insult with blow, which
struck .Iudee Claypool in the right eye. He
thinks Sullivan struck him twice. the second
Judge Claypooi says he started toward his
sailant, bnt Mr. Kern caught him by the arm
and steDping between the two with the express
sion, This is an outrage" averted continue
ton of the trouble. Sullivan left with Deery.
and was soon hid in the crowd that gathered
quickly on the scene. while Judge Claypool. in
high state OF anger, went into the government
building
Judge Claypool is sixty-three years of age,
corpuent and of slow movement, while Sullivan
is about thirty years of age, slender but muscu-
lar. He was ncensed at the Judges denuncia-
ton of defendants. but chiefly OF himself in the
last speech before the jury
Mr.. Kern says Sullivan approached Claypool
with you took advantage of your opportunity
yesterday and called me villain and upon
that spat in his face. following it with
blow. Sullivan says that he intended
to spit in the Judges face only and that he
would not have hit had not the Judge struck
him. With this exception all accounts of the
difficulty agree
Sullivan was arrested for assault and battery
on warrant sworn ont by constable, and,
being brought before Squire Walpole, the exam
inston was placed for Wednesday morning at
o'clock.