The Indianapolis journal., 1893-12-12
R0BY TRIAL BEGINS
Cases Against Dominic OMalley
and the Prize Fighters.
Defaulter Armstrong, of Upton, Before
Jury-The Price-StOrms Trial =
Suicide of Tilted Bride.

HAMMOND, Ind, Dec. 1.-THE first of
the Roby cases called for trial in the Cir
cult Court at Crown Point this morning
was one against Martin Costello, charging
him with riotous conspiracy under the act
Of the General Assembly of 1889. 1t was
not until 4 O'Clock. after nearly the whole
of the special venire of jurymen had been
exhausted. before jury was chosen, at
which time the following were sworn to
try the case: Charles F. Black, e. Wat
ters. John VI. Wild, Charles Meeker, John
Lynch, Otto Hildebrandt, Henry Cochran,
David Puter. Fred Lang, Gilbert Bullock,
Christian Bank and Lester Wallace.
After the jury was sworn attorney
Griffin for the State moved that the jury
be not allowed to separate during the trial.
but was overruled by the court. Mr. Grif-
fin then stated the case to the jury. Fl
said ths the State expected to prove that
the defendant entered into conspiracy
with Dominick OMaIIey and others to do
an unlawful act in the night time; that on
the night of June IL a contest was held in
the Columbian Athletic Associations arena
at Roby. which the State would prove to
have been a prize-fght; that a purse was
fought for, and that a large crowd OF
roughs from Chicago in attendance:
that OMalley. one OF the conspirators,
bears IN unenviable reputation, having
been in States prison and convicted at
other times for various crimes.
day. Attorney z. ID. Crumpacker, for the
defense, stated that they would prove no
purse was fought for; that both Costello
and Woods were under a salary of one
hundred dollars a week during the time
they were with the associa ton, and that
no conspiracy was ever entered into The
first witness called Benjamin F. Hayes.
who, some time ago, was appointed by
Judge Gillett. as receiver of the associa-
ton. He testified that he was acquainted
with the defendant; that he saw him at
Roby on the night of June II; that said
night witness was acting In the capcaity
of deputy sheriff. and as such deputy at
tended the fight; that he saw the
prisoner In the ring with O'Malley,
Siler, Woods and Choynski- That after the
fight had continued for forty-seven rounds
he heard the referee Siler make the an
nouncement that unless the contest was
finished in the next ten rounds the same
would be declared a draw, and the purse
that at the end Of the f1fty-seventh round
the fight was declared a draw and the
purse divided between the contestants, that
after the decision the sheriff arrested the
attendant. together with OMalley, Sler
and Woods, and that witness helped take
them to Crown Point. That
both contestants were bruised and
the defendant was suffering with a broken
wrist After the State had finished the ex-
animation of this witness the court adj
journed until tomorrow morning, at 8
o'clock, at which time the defense will be-
gin the cross-eXamination. The attorneys
for the State claim to have a
strong case, and confident of
convicting all the prisoners. The
court ordered that another special venire OF
one hundred jurymen be drawn tomorrow
morning to try the other cases. All the de-
PENDANTS We're in court to-day, except
Chcynski. Paddy Smith and Dan Cree
don 1t Is expected that Ii will take the
whole week TO try these cases, and Judge
Langdor is rushing matters as fast as he