The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-18


never losing sight of the woman. Mccoy.
who received the ball intended for Mars h
In the calf of the leg. was taken TO DR..
Marsees Office. where the wound was
dressed. He was sfterward removed TO his
home in a carriage. The injury inflicted
was mere flesh wound. and. while very
painful. Is not of serious nature.
Grand Jury Indictments.
The grand jury yesterday returned an in.
assault and battery, with intent to murder
Charles Brown. q colored barber, on East
Washington street The two got into o
quarrel over politics, and Morrell hit Brown
on the head with heavy scale weight.
Charles Davenport and Thomas Ferriter.
arrested by detectives Splann, Kinney and
Richards, for burglary at the L. Il. IL w.
freight-house. on South Alabama street.
were also indicted. James Bush. the COL
ored man who purloined So from his en-
ployer, w. +. Burrows was indicted on
two counts, the first charging petit larceny,
and the second embezzlement.
The following additional indictments
were returned by the grand jury yesterday:
annie McMath. Hattie Stone and Nettie
Hobbs. assault and battery with intent to
murder; Edward 4. Sands, grand larceny;
Peter Riley. petit larceny; Charles Kelley.
burglary and grand larceny; Charles Dav-
export and Thomas Ferriter, burglary aud
grand larceny; James $. Bush, petit larceny
and embellishments Christ. Jose, petit lar
ceny: William Is. AddinRton petit larceny;
Frank Hood. petit larceny; Ed Morrell, as
sault and battery with intent to murder.
Given the L,mit of the Low.
William COoheral, the man arrested few
days ago for an attempted criminal assault
uponSiiss DR.. Florence Hays. was arraigned
in the Criminal Court yesterday, and with
drew his former plea of not guilty and
entered a plea of guilty of the crime
charged. Miss Hays was put on the stand
to testify, and her story was substantially
as gwen in the papers at the time. She
said that she had not yet fully recovered
from the effects of the choking
she bad received. and would probably
never recover from the mental shock. She
said her face was so black from the effects
of the choking that the young man who
came to her rescue mlsto0k her for negro
and her parents failed to recognize her.
Cocheral showed no feeling when Judge
Cox pronounced sentence upon him. i'm pos
ing q fine of 800 and fourteen years in the
State prison, the full extent of the law.
His wife. who was in the courtroom. was
greatly affected by the sentence. but re-
strained herself from any outward demon.
stratiOn of feeling.
Divorce Gases.
Sarah Emmers filed suit in the Superior
Court asking that she be granted divorce
from Louis Emmers, alleging abandonment
and failure to provide as causes for the sep
aration. Mr.. Emmers came in with a CROSS
complaint, saying that he was the injured
person. and asked that he be granted o di-
vorce on account of unfaithfulness on the
part of his wife. When the case came on
for trial, yesterday. Judge Taylor con-
cluded that tho plaintiff was not entitled
to divorce. and granted Emniers d.
vorce upon his crOss-cOmplaint
Perry NJ Wallace sues for divorce from
Clara Wallace. and Oscar +. L0tshaw from
Susanna Lotshaw. alleging improper con-
| duct and unfaithfulness as cause for the
! separation.
Suing the City for $4,000.
City Attorney Bailey. assisted by attor-
neys Kern and Cady. is defending the
city against claim for s25. OO0 damages in
suit by Stella o. Scanlon before Judge
Harper. In her comp lsint she saysl that
| she was crossing O culvert at the corner of
Seventh and Ash streets and caught her
| foot In hole IN the culvert She was
| thrown to the ground and suffered frac-
ture of the hip Joint and ankle. from the
| effects of which she says she will never
walk on orntehes. Griffiths & Potts arc
appearing on behalf Of the plaintiff.
Guardians wiB Have . Home
Some time ago the Board of Ch,ldren's
| Guardians petitioned the Board of County
Commissioners to purchase ground for the
home and the question will soon be taken
| no. The matter has been delayed from
time to time on account ofthe validity of q
| provision of the law being in doubt
but last week Judge Elliott, of the
Supreme Bench. rendered a decision hold
| ing the law constitutional. The opinion
| gives the State prior right Of guardian
ship as against the parents' rights when
| the two conflict The commissioners hav G
| several available sites in mind.
Asks So, 900 Damages
| A jury in Judge Bartholomew's court
| will decide whether Charles Rafert shall
pay John De Ford 5000 damages. Rafert
| who is a contractor, employed De Ford a
| carpenter TO work upon a house being
built by the former on Huron street De
| Ford fell off the scaffold and was injured
in the spine and now seeks to recover dam.
ages from his employer.
| Suit to Foreciose.
John Dawson. q resident of Chicago, has
brought suit in the United States Court
| demand being 1000 and the forer losure Of
mortgage to satisfy promissory note Of
| that am cunt.
| Chisolm Discharges.
Robert Chsolm was discharged by Com.
missioner Van Buren, yesterday. having
been charged with opening other people
! mail.
The Court Record.
SUPREME COURT OPINIONS.
1882. james b. Haywood. Trustee. va