The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-31
A WEDDING IN COURT
Hand Of Justice Stayed by a Mar
riage Ceremony.
Long Docket Disposed Of by Judge
Stubs in Police Court Yester-
d~ay-Insanity Inquest.

In the Police Court, yesterday morning,
Virginia Ray and J. W. Field were ar
raigned on an immoral charge. The i'm
morality had existed for about four years.
When the case was called in the Police
Court Prosecutor Wright said he was in
formed that the two wished TO compromise
by marriage. They said such was the case.
Have you money with which 10 pur-
chase the license?" asked Judge Stubs of
the prospective groom.
mo, sir; L have not been working for sew
eral month, and have no money"
The judge turned to one of the reporters
present and asked him if County Clerk VIII
son would issue a license without the fee
If the case was explained to him. 1t was
decided to try it al least. Police Matron
Buchanan accompanied the couple to the
clerks office and explained the situation to
License Clerk Daniels, who very kindly
consented to issue the license without the
customary fee. With the license the couple
returned TO the Police Court, and, stand
ing in the prisoners box, were Joined in
marriage, after which they were discharged
from custody.
Emmett Wilson. son of ex-Sergeant Will
son. pleaded guilty to lettering. was fined
SO and sent to the workhouse for thirty
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loon. He has given the police a great deal
of trouble in times past. and was at one
time arrested by his father while in the
act of burglarizing a tea store on the North
Side.
James Liddecott was fined 81 and costs for
drunkenness and released under commit
ment. He was found curled up between
two barrels on West Washington street and
claimed to have been robbed of $40. When
he was searched two empty pint whisky bot
ties were found upon him but he knew moth
ing about how they came to be in his
pocket. lie resides in Illinois and Is re-
ceiving treatment at the surgical institute
for curvature Of the spine. About once a
week he comes to this city for treatment.
1t was found that he had pawned the braces
which he wore for the money s~quandered
for the whisky. He was released upon con-
dition that ne redeem the braces. have them
reset and leave the city Immediately.
George Norton and Nick Brown were held
Tor the action OF the grand jury under bonds
IN the sum of $1,000 for grand larceny. FRI
David Earhart and told the proprietor he
had been sent for "a hack by Ed Beisers.
Earhart doubted the statement and went
with Morton 10 B%elscrS's home TO see III Il
were true. on the way to the house they
met Brown who. upon the invitation OF Nor
ton, cot into the hack. At Beisers's home
Earhart cot off the seat TO see II Beisers
had ordered the hack. No sooner had he
LETT the seat than Morton put the whip to
the horses and drove away lie made the
rounds of the roadhouses and finally landed
I'm West Indianapolis. Earhart received
word that hiS-hack was In the western sub
urb and started for the place I'm IA buggy.
on the way he met the hack which was
occupied by Brown. Morton and n young
man, who said he had started with the
carriage TO Earhart's stable. Patrolman
simpson, who accompanied Earhart, placed
Morton and Brown under arrest. Brown
says he was intoxicated and did not know
he was riding I'm a stolen hack.