The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-04-05

TURNED THE RAsCALs OUT,
Judge Woods Big Jail De-
4 livery.
, Indianapolis Sentinel. MI.
Il Yesterday was . field day for the
election violators IN Judge W0ods' court.
There were no bugles 70 announce
the approach Of any great Iegsl conhict ;
mo anxi0us defendants filed the c0rri.
dors of the federal building nervously
awsitiug the result Of proceedings IL
wss merely . quiet gsthering Of repubIi-
can politicians 10 Judge Woods room
tor the purpose Of securing the defeat Of
all further prosecution OF the election
indictments against the faithful Of the
lg. o. p. Burford Of CrawtordsvilIe.
Peelle Of this city, Newby Of franklin,
Hegler Of Atlics aud Dice Of Crawl tords-
viiie were ~ the conference. Judge
Woods presided, and Chambers, appoint.
ed as prosecutor, Was merely listener
during : part OF the session. He wss
without sug xesti0n without b00ks-in
short, On absolute noueutity 10 the af-
ltair.
| The court's ruling, while 10 fact sp-
piled 10 only shout twenty five cases } %.
lerday, practically ends every one Of the
Que hundred aud forty odd pending cases,
With the possible exception OF . few
charged with bribery. The whole mum.
her embraces three cIssses, namely, Tor
illegal voting, swearing ia illegal votes.
snd bribery. A general form having
beeu adopted In each class, it will b
l.aas. sbss tocsassss. Ao..arsnu f.walsA
sny one indictment OF either ciass re-
leases sIl defendants charged with that
particular O0ense.
indictments fvr illegal voting and
~ weariuy iu illegal votes were yesterday
declared to be detective. This will af-
iect about one hundred and thirty Of the
cases returned, the remainder 0uly be.
ling for bribery.
The cases yesterday stricken from the
docket we're against Herbert II. White
|fvr illegal voting and John Bird for
lsweasiug in his vote. They are now d
X uig ghtslown, Ind. White had moved
lto Texas, some years prior to the eiec.
|lion. with his fsther, mot returning tc
llndisus IL time 70 gain = residence q
the late election.
!, IL The case OF Louie A. Lucas Of Weed
Iersburg. who engaged 10 wholesale
. vote buy ing, twelve counts OF the iudict
lmeut were Qusshed, but the motion Z,
|QuAsh wss 0verruled - 20 the remAiuin,
eIsix-
The indictment against Dr.. Jesse N
> ITaioot aud Charles Mckenzie Of Nout
| lgcmery county, for bribery, was sustsiu
led % TO two Of the counts and overrule
!. lac to the other eight.
ic| The bribery indictment agsinst RobeI
= Brock, IN ex.p0stnseter Of FOuntai
,tIc0unty, Was sustained - 10 two count
|. aud over-ruled as 20 elk.
,pl The cases against John Butler VII
q Icame from Chicago 10 vote, aud lsasc \
4 Humm0ck OF Cicero, TOR swearing hil
pl,n. were both QUashed.
,s| Amos Walker had been sent 10 th
eI Hendricks county jail by the federal au
4 liberties from Adsms county. some tim
elm May, 1883. lie was released abou
: IUct. ~. l55e, aud his vote sw0rn In b.
samuel Gnsmiuger, N inscription
}. .lparty worker OF Danville. Ind. Bot
Ianen were indicted, and yesterday bot
Il were qusshed.
&c The indictment against George Bale
.slof Mariinsville, Iud., for bribery, ~
/. Charles Fielder, painter, moved fr0u
e Winchester, Ind. with his family Z
Muncie, where be still resides and pur
y e|suce his trade. The Sentinel is credibl
that on election day be re
4 dlpeatedly attempted 70 vots ~ Muncie
gIbut being unable 20 eucceed, he went 4
Winchester aud was there sworn In b
,sl Albert o. Marsh. . prominent lawye
, land slick politician Of that town. Boil
i leases were quashed.
,t Indictments against Walter Price On,
VI Amos Price, his father, for illegal votini
aud swearing In an ilIegs, vote. wcr
i qusshed. They are from Marshal
gIcOuuty.
81 Ollie Huffman, = glass worker ~ Dun
elkirk. moved 10 Indisns from Ohio 10
.lla,e 10 gAia Z voting residence, as ampI'
jessablishrd by the records. Lie vote .
ol sworn 10 by William w. Psyton. In
gdictmeuts were quashed against thes
J. william W. Macy, claim agent resid
ling a Columbus, o.. Vas brought her
rom that city yesterday on ~ indict
Iment for illegal voting 1t Winchester
IInd. He Raye bond In the sum Of $50
Wand soou amer thu indictment agains
?, him wss ousshed BY Judge woods. :
= vas also the one sgsinat James n
:. Fletcher, the marshal Of Winchester, 70
's = caring 10 his residence. Macy II 81
}. ~ federal Office. holder and brother o
ex-Senssor James Macy, Of winchester
The indictments against James Ihom
lss. colored man who went 10 shelby
}! vile from indianapolis, and William
! Blskely OF the former place. who swor'
him in. were on the lucky list. Th'
vhereabouts OF Thomss is unknown
}. II i said he hes not yet been arrested
! he can now safely come from biz hiding
. Homer Meyer. sort Of tramp, wh'
. vas indicted for illegal voting in Har