The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-17
THE ENDLESS WREN CASES
Old Claims Against the City Revived
by Number of New Suits Filed.
Dog Days Seem 10 Bring Their Usual Quota Of
Bad Temper and Consequent Divorce
Sults-Expen'es Of Family Fight

Yesterday morning Thomas Wren. by his
attorneys, K. A. Parker and Lamb q
Hill, filed seventeen individual complaints
against the property-owners on Tennessee
street, between McCarty and Garden streets.
and the city of Indianapolis to enforce
liens for street improvements. The COM
plants each set forth that in 1865 the Com
mon Council. by a unanimous vote, ordered
the grading anG graveling of Tennessee
street and Its side W alks between the streets
named; that plaintiffs bid on the work was
accepted and contract entered into on
the 2sth dav of August, 1865; that the con-
tract provided for the collection of the ex-
pense of the improvements. except for street
and alley crossings, from the property
owners; that the plaintiff completed the
work according to his contract. so far as be
was permitted to do SO and not prevented
by the Common Council from completing
the same. and that the work was accepted by
the city engineer and by the city; that on
the 18th day of February. 1889. the Council
made final and corrected estimate OF the
unpaid balance due upon the work, based
upon the estimate and measurements of
Joshua Staples, it,, city engineer. reported
to the Council on the nth day of February.
1866; that the estimate of the Council was
CONQUERED in by the Board OF Aldermen on
the 22d DAY of April. 1889; that the esti-
mate, since that date has become lien
upon the abutring property. copy OF the
estimate of the 1889 Council is filed, as
an .sex hibit," with each complaint. Suit is
filed against the CITY upon the same state
of facts for $50, claimed to be due AS its
assessment for the work upon street and
alley crossings The demands range from
$50 to 5000. the latter demand being
d h. Vv~A lie
miIl Company coOn sV' and the Premier
Steel Company. The total amount of the
estimate in the first instance WAS S659.24; the
total amount demanded III all of the seven.
teen complaints is S1,5l5, the additional
demand being for interest and attorneys
fees.
The oldest inhabitant" will have q faint
recollection of the facts set out In Wren's
complaints. and every body who makes any
pretense at reading newspapers VIII re-
member of former suits filed upon the same
grounds.
shortly after Wren had completed the
work, for which he has since sought pay
ment In vain the renowned Pogue's run got
on one of it's terrible rampages and Hooded
the whole district round about tennessee
receded it took with it tho gravel
recently laid aid t psu,sd so sssnd
the loss, and he filed suit for the amount.
The case was appealed to the Supreme
Court, was sent back TO the lower courts
4 for another trial, and since that time has
at different intervals appeared in the va
rlous courts In some shape or other.
Asking for Divorce.
Several persons, Disguised with married
life. yesterday made public their woes by
suits filed in the court for divorce from
their disagreeable mate or for support.
Anna M. Krause filed suit against Albert
F. Krause and others for support alleging
a marriage in 1889 and desertion In 1892.
She says that the amount necessary for tho
support of herself and infant child Is e3C0
per year. Henrietta and Henry krause,
father and mother of the defendant. and
the Big Four Railway Company, are made
defendants. to require them to DAY into
court. subject to the courts ORDERS money
alleged to be due from them to the defend
ant who, it is alleged. intends to depart
from the jurisdictio OF the court as soon
as lie obtains possession OF the money.
Elizabeth wants legal separation from
Thomas c. Murray because. as she says, he
| is an habitual drunkard and fails to provide
| for her.
Granville says that Clara Z. M,kens, his
wife. has been cruel and inhuman to him
| in that she accused him of acts of infidelity
of which he was not guilty; refused to
cook for him, or to take care OF his mouse
I, or clothes. He says he don't want to be
| her husband any more and asks that the
court grant him divorce from her.
~ Their Row Proved Expensive.
Ageneral "scrap" at 81 Mayhem street
sent several persons into SQUIRE Dsniels's
| court as defendants, in cases wherein the
| State of Indiana was plaintiff. All the
parties were related to ono another as
| brother, brother-in-l or sister. William
| Roach was fined 81 and costs for profanity.
| for ..cussing' Mary Whitlock. who lives at
| No. 81. Joe Durham was also fined 81 and