The Indianapolis journal., 1892-11-04
IRON HALL RECEIVERSHlP
Appeal Taken 10 the Supreme Courtby
Agreement of the Attorneys.
Pleas for Diyorce-A Case Suppressed
Court Notes.

The Supreme Court will now pass upon
the Iron Hall receivership case. the appeal
having been taken from general term OF
the Superior Court yesterday. The attor~
neys on each side well understood that. no
matter which way the case was decided by
the general term, the other would take an
appeal and the case would eventually find
its way TO the Supreme Court. 1t was.
therefore agreed among them that the de-
cision of Judge Taylor should be
affirmed In general term and
the appeal be perfected Immediately.
By this procedure about sixty days time
can be saved. and the attorneys for Som
erby OF al. will at once file their bill of ex-
ceptions to the rulings of Judge Taylor.
About the only point In dispute is his
ruling upon the amended complaint. When
the suit was filed the plaintiffs did not
have a full and complete knowledge OF the
transactions with the Philadelphia bank.
After wards they obtained additional infor-
nation upon the subject. and In order to
introduce it Ih rde evidence were compelled
to file an amended complaint The defend
ants attorney made vigorous light against
the court granting the permission, but the
objection was oveHuled, and the plaintiffs
were permitted to file their amended com
plant 1t was In support of the allegation
in it that some of the most damaging evil
denco as to the transactions OF the supreme
officers was introduced.
The attorneys for the Supreme Sitting
having. saved tho question by proper ex-
ceptions taken at the time. now pro.
pose to tight the receivership on that
point, maintaining that IL WAS error
for the court to grant leave. during it's va.
cation, to file the amended complaint. Up
Oh this point, however. the attorneys for
the plaintiffs say the Supreme Court has
ruled in a dozen cases. and uniformly held
hat Ian 70 ln dad mi a mt
may be granted at any stage of the pro-
ceedings before Judgment Is rendered.
Got n Star-Chs mber Divorce.
The suppression of cases tried in the
courts and refusal of the Democratic
deputy officials TO allow inspection of pub
lio records has become quite
the usual thing. Late Wednesday
afternoon divorce case was tried In
Room /. Superior Court the parties to the
suit being William G. Dickie and Mrs.
Mamie Dickie. Mr.. Dickie alleged cruelty
as q ground of divorce, and the evidence
sustained the allegation, and it was grant
cd. not, however, In the public way In
carried on. The divorce was granted in o
star chamber he Id in the Judges private
room. and no record was made of it In the
record given 20 the papers. and In formation
regarding it refused reporters when asked
for. Clerk Wilson upon being Informed of
the matter directed that the records be
shown. and even then It was necessary for
chief deputy Balls to 60 in person TO the
courtroom and see that the reporter was
permitted to examine the records. which
are supposed in law to be notice to all the
world of any matter contained In them.
The case in itself amounted TO nothing,
and Its suppression seemed to be nothing
more or less than a show of favoritism.
Naught but Divorce Suits.
The county clerks Office is feeling the eff
fects of politics very materially. The only
thing In the way of new suits coming In is
now and then q complaint for divorce by
some impatient mate who wants q separa-
tIon as soon as possible, and wants TO get
advantage In the summons of the few days
intervening before election. Yesterday
afternoon Carrie L. Woodruff applied for q
divorce. and wants separation. custody
of child and allowance for It's support. be-
cause. as she alleges, her husband. Albert
II. Woodruff, has abandoned her and failed
to make provision for her support. Barba
Berdel was dissatisfied with the prize she
drew in the matrimonial lottery. and asked
theeOurt to release her from her marriage
contract with Louis Berdel. James III. Cole
came forward with brief com plant recit-
ing an abandonment by his better half"
Lizzie Cole, and. not liking the temporary
separation. asked that it be made perpetual.
Youthful Tramp.
Walter Jones. q fourteen-y year.old lad.
with o penchant for travel, was brought
before Judge Cox yesterday morning,
dressed in an array of rags, and sent to the
Reform School for incorrigibility. Young
Jones has been over the greater portion of
the country. After being absent for over a
wear he was induced to come home last
September. A sister purchased clothing
for him. and he was started TO school. and
never returned. Nothing more Was heard
of him until yesterday morning. when he
was found On the street, and Immediately
arrested and taken before Judge Cox.
Suing tho Police Force.
Kate Carter yesterday filed suit before
Justice DonIels against policeman Brady,
Thomas Colbert, Louis Robinson aud the