The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-02

of evidence, were decided by the Supreme
Court, and that such was invariably the
rule. Ritter had sent the case to the SUI
preme Court without n bill of exceptions.
and when attorney Mccullough asked him
If iJ was not always the rule to never notice
affidavlts and the like unless a bill of ex-
captions was filed in a crimina case Ritter
became angry and said he wanted no per-
sonal remarks. upon which Henry Span
remarked that he need not take any unless
he wanted to. But the furry passed over
and court adjourned at 5 o'clock.
The attendance. which has been large
throughout the trial. will probably be
doubled to-day in anticipation of some Bit
ter invectives to be hurled at Ritter by the
defense.
They Got No Dinner.
For several days past the time of Judge
Harper has been occupied in the trial of q
suit by Joel L. Wright and others against
Green V. Wooden, to collect q small
amount of money alleged to be due as com
mission for the sale of real estate. The
case went to the jury about 10 o'clock yes
terday morning. Shortly after II o'clock
the ballitf was sent TO their room to learn
if there was any possibility of o verdict
soon. He came back with the information
that they would probably aaree in fifteen
minutes. At the expiration OF that
time the balliff was again sent to the
room. When he asked their progress one
of the Jurors replied: Il guess you had bot
ter take us to dinner now, We won't
returned and informed Judge Harper of the
con yersation. well, you lock those men
MP and keep them locked mp until they find
q verdict or demonstrate that they cannot
s ss1ss:v rhs msn .n got . 30 pSe' 8 s's,s &C. t ass
turned to the court without q verdict. 1t be-
ing impossible for them to agree. They
were discharged and a compromise will
probably be effected between the litigants.
GreenIease Case Dismissed.
The case against Robert Greenlease. of
Missouri. for passing q fifty-dollar bill in
the house of Bessie Moore. in this city, was
yesterday dismissed IN the United States
Court by District Attorney Chambers. Mr..
Chambers said: Il dismissed the case this
morning. and the announcement In some
OF the papers that it had been done hereto
fore was wrong. / felt that 1t was useless
to go to trial again rs We had made as
strong a case as possible before the jury
that disagreed. Our st. Louis witnesses.
particularly Miss Marshall, has weakened
in her testimony. and We could not have
again made so strong q case. Ii was not
Miss Moore who is ct fault In this matter"
Novel Question Raised.
Justice Habich yesterday lined John
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ariot in North Indianapolis on Halloween.
The affidavit against young Jones was filed
by Charles E. Robb. a colored man. resid-
in the northern suburb. He said that upon
the night In question young Jones stoned
the house In which he resided and broke
several panes of glass. The house. it ap-
pears, is rented by Robb of Jones. 81.
Rockford & Rearidon. for the defendant.
held thai Inasmuch as the property be-
longed to Jones. Robb had no right to pros
ecute. and filed an appeal bond In the sum
of 800, with Jones. sr.. as surety. and the
case will be tried in the Criminal Court.
Asks an Accounting of Rents.
Emma NJ. Sturm yesterday filed suit in
the Superior Court against Charles +. Kol-
Ter and Sophia Z. Brandt asking for an
celved from a certain piece of real. estate
owned by them jointly as tenants in CON-
mon. The property Is q part of the estate
of the late Ernest II. Roller and went TO
the parties TO the present suit as heirs of
the deceased Roller. Mrs. Sturm claims
than their share of the rents and profits
and that they are indebted to her in the
sum of $1,000, for which sum she asks
Judgment upon the accounting.
Queer Accusation of Theft
James Ballard was arrested upon an aft
davit by one Meyers. residing in Haugh-
Vile. charging him with petit larceny.
Ballard 10 a painter, and was employed by
Meyers to paint his house. While Ballard
was at work upon the house Meyers missed
$40 from a roll of pills in q bureau drawer
containing something over $500, and he &C.
cnsed Ballard of the theft In the Grim.
inal Court room yesterday Meyers testified
that Ballard. when accused of the theft,
offered to give HIM q watch to settle. Bal
lard denied the theft and the offer to com
promise. The case was taken under ad.
visement by Judge Cox.
They Sold "Parisian Packages"
Albert Ross, William Nevins and Ed
Williams were before H%izzCnneE the Cadi
yesterday morning and each fined $40 and
: costs and sent to the w0rk-house for six
r months on q charge of having obscene
literature in their possession. They came
to this city from Chicago a few days age
with an assortment of obscene pictures
which were arranged In sets contained IN
envelopes. They carried on their business
in the saloons, and would sell the string
around the envelope for 20 cents and give
the package away with the string.
bad Blunder by the Clerk.
John Rounds was yesterday released BY
Judge Taylor on n writ of habeas corpus
ROUNDS was neiu ZOE perjury alleged u
have been committed In the Police Court
Rounds's application for the writ wa
based upon an allegation that the affidavit
upon which he was held was defective
The affidavit WAS produced and II wa
found that il charged no otfeuse whatever
the blank space left for filing in the charg,
having not been filled in. 1t was q careless
mistake and merely a clerical error. blu
was sufficient to release the defendant
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Could Not Identify Him.
Arthur Locklear was ACQUITTED in tn,