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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
SAYS He WASN'T PAID
Attorney Allen Sues the Citizens
Street-Railroad Company.
He Claims $1,000 for Looking After
Litigation Which. He Alleges. He
Was Authorized to Take Care Of

Henry Clay Allen demands Of the Citi-
zens' Street-raiIway Company the sum of
$4,000, which amount he declares is due
him for services rendered as attorney for
Jne company. Mr.. Allen retired from the
employ Of the corporation some months
ago. Yesterday he filed suit for the recov-
cry of the amount named, setting forth in
a long complaint various allegations.
Among other things, it is alleged that the
American Casualty Insurance and Secur-
iy Company, Of Baltimore. on Dec. ., 1891,
closed a second years contract with the
Citizens Street-railroad Company by
which 1t was. for a consideration of 800, 600,
to look after all suits fled against the
company by persons injured and who de-
manded damages; also, to indemnify the
railway for the period of one year from
date against all liabilities arising on ac-
count of accident, injury or death, and to
undertake at its own cost the defense Of
any legal prosecution brought against the
road. The plaintiff then holds that. after
the execution of the policy, various acct
dents occurred upon the line, and which,
by the contract, the insurance company
was bound to settle; that for the purpose
of enabling the company to make such de-
Tense the street-railroad company employed
Inv PioAAAbiiL W y do 10 aSSht oho az
rorney in procuring the necessary informa-
ton, and in assisting the insurance COM
pany to determine its course of action,
and, if necessary, to represent and defend
any suit brought against the line. AZ to
salary. the plaintiff states that the iDsur-
ance company was to pay him the sum of
$50 a month.
He shows that during the year 1893 con-
troversies and disputes arose between the
American Casualty Insurance and Secur-
ity Company and the Citizens Street-rail-
road Company, by which the contract was
dissolved on Nov. 8, 1893. BY the terms of
the settlement it is alleged that the rail
road company agreed to pay the plaintiff
for all services rendered by him, and for
all disbursements and expenses which had
been made by him while acting with the
insurance company. 1t is admitted that,
pursuant TO the agreement. the defendant
corporation did pay the plaintitI all ac-
counts incurred UP to this time, but IL is
charged that at the time there were many
claims and suits pending against the COM
pany that required the services of the
plaintiff. and he AYERS that, with the con-
sent and approval of the defendant, he
continued to act as the attorney for the
corporation. relying upon the promise of
the road 10 pay him for his services. In
closing his complaint the plaintiff alleges
that the defendant has failed and refused
to nay any part of the amount. The suit
is brought by attorneys Duncan d Smith.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11

Superintendent Powell After the Latest
Gambling Slot Machine.

a new device in the way of a nickel-in-
the-slot machine has appeared in the city.
and superintendent Powell has announced
his intention of arresting, not alone the
man operating or housing IT, but the play
ers. The machine is one in which the play
err drops 3 cents N gets twenty nickels
for one-maybe. superintendent Powell
said last night in speaking of this machine
that he thought it was altogether too
rank" The machine was for a short time
kept in one of the hotel Hobbies. but it be-
came n nuisance on account of the crowds
that it attracted to play. II was after
wards removed to a saloon close by, where
it continued to draw large crowds TO gam
BILE in it. The superintendent ordered the
patrolman on the beat to notify the pro-
prietor of the saloon that he must remove
the machine. and if il were not removed
the proprietor would be arrested, as would
also persons found playing, The superin-
tendent believes that a charge of visiting a
gambling house can be made against per
sons playing the machines. and will order
their arrest upon that charge.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
THE TOWNSHIP CONVENTION.
Republicans Will Hold 1t Saturday,
March 3. at TomlinsOn Hail..

One hundred and ffty-two of the 176
committeeman Of Center township met in
Room l. OF the Superior Court last night.
There were present in the hallway, also,
a swarm of candidates about equal to the
number Of committeemen and they were
busily engaged circulating among the COM
mitteemen presenting their especial claims
to recognition. On account of the exceed
ingly large crowd and the smaIlness of the
room it was decided to admit no one ex-
cept committeeman Candidates, reporters
and spectators had to withdraw from the
room The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of fixing the date for the township
convention and il was decided to hold it
upon Saturday, March 3, three weeks from
yesterday. The convention will be held at
Tomlinson Hall and will be composed of
two delegates from each precinct, with one
additional delegate for each fifty votes. or
fraction thereof in excess of twenty-five,
cast for President Harrison in 1892. This
will make a convention of over six hundred
delegates.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

DE- Johnston, of Jamaica, will preach at
the Second Presbyterian Church this even
Prof. t. ]. McAvoy will talk before the
Fail" va" We
Joseph Shores, a young colored man, is a
candidate for constable on the Republican
township ticket.
A chicken and waffle sumner will be given
at the First English Lutheran Church
Wednesday evening
The Parciparla Cycle and Pleasure Club
mas been organized: with A. F. Gearing
i. Warner secretary and 5. L. Russell treas
urer.
Mrs. Samuel Merrill will talk to the mem
bers OF the Missionary Society of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church, corner of Del
aware and Ninth streets, Tuesday afternoon
at ) O'Clock.
Section 4 of the Free kindergarten of
this city has postponed its tea until the
last week in the month. There is being
prepared a unique entertainment, which will
be rendered at the tea.
Rev. Graha Lee, missionary to Korea,
will address the members OF the First
Presbyterian Church Wednesday afternoon
at their missionary meeting. Mr.. Lee is en-
route to his field of labor.
john Doty was arrested last night by
patrOlman WurtZ charged with a~ssaulting
his wife. Doty and his wife were quarrel
ing a few days ago over some remark that
the wife made, and Doty struck her in the
face.
A praise meeting will be held in the chap
el of the Tabernacle Church Saturday after
noon. There will be the praise service,
class exercise and a paper on THE Worlds
Missionary Congress of Women read by
Mrs. Claire III. Walker.
Henry G. Werbe is making an active
canvass for the Republican nomination for
trustee OF Center township. and W. III.
Nickerson. formerly bailif i'm Room 3 of
the Superior Court. has announced himself
as a candidate for justice of the peace.
-
to Harry Parsons and Eliza Ellen Gapen,
Charles j. Huber and Annie Louisa Rust,
Oliver NJ. Barnecio and Luella Pearl Rice.
Isaac Rappaport n Rachel Ringolsky,
John Pollard and Clara t.. Mcconnell,
Charles +. Cloe and Jessie NJ. Carson. Phil
in Frantzreb and Mary Boegel.
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AN OBJECTIONABLE LETTER.
1t Narrowly Misses Landing the Writer
Behind the Bars.

Frank Colby, who is we'll known in the
vicinity of Sheridan as a man of means and
connected with natural-gas interests in
that section, was arrested there yesterday
by Deputy United States Marshal Stewart,
charged with sending an obscene letter
through the mails. The letter in question
was written to A. G. Harrison, a druggist
of Fishers Station, and contained an OBJ
Jectionable reference to +. A.. Arnold, a
section boss on the Lake Erie q Western
railroad. who occupies a house belonging
TO Colby. There was some trouble between
them over the rent, and this insured the
letter, which came near getting Colby into
serious trouble.
He was before United States Commits
sloner Van Buren, yesterday afternoon. and.
while admitting. that he wrote the letter.
CANNED ne had not mailed it, but had
handed it to Harrison. There was some
tail swearing done on both sides, and Col
by was finally discharged by the Commits
sloner because Of the inability 10 prove
that he mailed the letter.
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Sustained Judge Baker.

Yesterday the United States Court of APP
peals at Chicago sustained the decision Of
Judge Baker in the suit Of the Indianapolis
Water Company against the American
strawboard works, by refusing to grant a
supersedas suspending the injunction re-
straining the strawboard company from
polluting the White river water at this
point. The decision states that the court
has no right to make the pure water sup
ply of a large city contingent upon any
stage of water in the river. The suit was
brought last summer in the United States
Court TO prevent the American Strawboard
Company at Noblesville from emptying its
refuse into White river. thereby polluting
the water at Indianapolis. Judge Baker is
sued an order enjoining the strawboard
mill from further operation until the defect
was remedied. The company appealed from
the decision. with the result above stated.
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1t is reported that every subscriber an
preached has signed with bur n single ex-
interests in the Commercial Club balance
TO the city TO be used I'm public Improve
ment yesterday afternoon and not ALREADY
reported are Governor Matthews. William
III. English, ii. u. WATSON. Sterline ~
Holt, L. s. Ayres, indianapolis Sentinel
Company, Thomas Taggart. Charles r.
Meyer d Co, Marmon & Perry Comranv'
Thomas L. Sullivan, Brosnan Brothers i
;; Hall. e s. Kershner & Brother. w. n.
Bailard. Schnull & Co., Levy Brothers a,
ace +. Wood, Sentinel Printing COMPANY.
Pomeroy & Huber. Marceau e Power Il
DUNN, Jr.: Pearson q Wetzel. INDIANAPOLIS
Journal Company and others
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Cases transferred Yesterday FROM
Monroe mud Marion Counties.

Monroe and Marion Counties.
The suit OF Henry c. Duncan, of Bloom
ington, against John +. Clark, Carl n.
V, for $500 on a bill of exchange, was yes
terday transferred from the Monroe Cir
cult Court to the federal court here on
May l., 1890. \. s. Holmes, one of the de-
PENDANTS. drew a bill of exchange for $500
to the order of c. t.. Coon q Co., who as
H.. G. Duncan. The latter, on Sept. Is
last presented it To Holmes for payment,
and charges that payment was refused. he
alleges that Holmes OWNS two hundred
shares of the capital stock OF the Bloom
irgton Water-wcrks Company. of the par
value of $50 a share, which he attached FOR
the debt. The defendants resisted both pay
quests as nonresidents the case was trans
ferred to the federal court.
A receiver was applied Tor some time
ago for the Bloomington Water-WorkS COM
pany, and the application is still pending.
Another case transferred to the federal
court Yesterday was that of William III.
Baker, of this city, who brought suit at
the general term of the Superior Court
here against the LAX Erie a western
Railroad Company Cor five thousand dol
lars damages for alleged permanent in
iuries received while In that companyS
employ. Baker was a switchman in the
l.. r. & w. yards here. and, on Sept: 3
last. claims that because of a defective
footboard on a switch engine he was 50
paiTed. The case was assigned for trial be-
fore Judge Winters, but upon the railroad
company's application. yesterday, II was
transferred to the United States Court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
WAYNE TOWNSHIP CONVENTION.
IL VIII he Held on March 3-AppOr-
tiOnment of Delegates.

The following call has been issued for the
Wayne township convention on March 8:
by order of the Wayne township Re-
publican committee. of Marion county, In
Diana, the Republicans of Wayne township
will meet I'm their respective precincts on
Friday, March .. 1894, at the times and
places herein below specified, for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to a township
nominating convention to nominate candi-
dates for township offices to be filled at
the next general election. Such convention
will be held at the McCaslin schoolhouse.
on the Osterman free pike. on Saturday,
March 3. 1894. at 2 O'Clock i'm the afternoon.
The basis of representation is two dele
gates to each precinct and one additional
for each ten votes cast for Benjamin Har-
rison for President at the election of 1892.
Delegates have been apportiOned as fol-
lrurG-
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Clothing Thief Arres,ea

Detective Thornton arrested Charles
Browning last evening. Browning was one
of the party Of three who stole several
rolls of cloth from a number of tailoring
establishments day before yesterday. The
trio would enter the place, each with his
overcoat hanging over his arm. While one
of them made a purchase of buttons the
other two would throw their overcoats ON
the assortments of cloth while the atten-
ton of the proprietor was diverted. and
then, the purchase having been made. thew
would pick up rolls OF cloth concealed IN
their overcoats and hastily make their exit.
browning says that he intends to give TO
the police the whereabouts of his COM
DaniOnS.
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One of the BARRIERS Secrets.

One of the well-knOwn BARRIERS Of the
city remarked the other day, while rapidly
going over d customers face with a keen
edged razor, that few people gave d thought
as to how easy 1t seemed to cut a face dur
ing the operation of shaving, and yet how
comparatively seldom such a thing hap
pened. He said that where the face was
kept wet the danger of cutting was re-
duced to a minimum. as the razor would
slide along in the hands of the aver
age barber and do it's work all right.
If. however. the face was left somewhat
dry the chances of slashinS a man We're in
creased vastly. The secret of immunity
from unpleasant accidents of this sort Is
therefore to use plenty of lather and plenty
of water in going over the face. AH"dry
shave" is a dangerous undertaking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
Tim Grimn'S Shade Trees.

Custodian Tim Griffin expects the State
house trees to do more growing this year
than i'm the three years of their lives. They
have developed considerably since planted
three years ago. and are thriving nicely
During the Grand Army encampment Vast
fall a large number were ruined by tired.
people who persisted i'm thinking them big
enough to lean on. 1t will be a good many
years before they do much business in the
way of affording grateful shade to a heat
ed populace, but they will soon become
ornamental. even if their usefulness is de-
layed somewhat. The custodian keeps a.
record of every new leaf that puts in an
appearance. and is as proud of the young
sters as if they were old forest monarchs,
as they will be SOM day half a century
hence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL.
Public Meeting Under the Auspices of
Thomas Post. G.. A. X.

Tuesday evening the members of George
II. Thomas Post, G.. A. r., will hold a pub
lie meeting in Grand Army Hall. The fol-
lowing is the programmes:
Song, Bald-headed Glee Club; Punch's
Tribute 10 Lincoln. by Commander d.. r.
Lucas; address by Il. y. Smith. The HUI
mainly of Lincoln song. by the Glee
Club: address by Harry &. Adams. 'The
Humor of Lincoln reading OF Lincoln's
last inaugural; address by Adjutant VIII
e. David: song by Glee Club: voluntary
speeches and anecdotes OF Lincoln by com
rades.
The exercises will begin rnmnilY at 7.3n.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
Killed Their Horse.

Shortly before 9 o'clock last night three
men appeared on Alabama street, south of
Massachusetts avenue, driving q horse al
its utmost speed and yelling at the top of
their voices. When Market street was
reached the horse fell dead in it's tracks as
a result OF the abuse TO which &c had been
subjected. sThe men, as soon as the animal
their vehicle. unhitched IL. and. each. akine
a hand, pulled the buggy rapidly away,
leaving the horse on the street. The par
ties are not known.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11

In Room 5. Superior Court, the Franklin
National Pank prays for Judgment on a
note OF 5000. The bank shows that in Sep
TENDER, 1898, the Greenfield Iron and Nail
Company executed its promissory note for
this amount. with the names of Edward G.
Egan. William Whitehead. William G.. Was
son and Franklin Landers as indorsers.
and the bank sues 10 collect the same.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11

play. Coroner Beck was notified and an in
quest developed the fact that the infant
had undoubtedly been strangled. Superin-
tendent Powell and Chief Splann visited
the premises TO search for clews. They
discovered only the tracks. evidently of d
woman. leading from Illinois street to the
rear OF the yard where the infant was
found and then back again. There We're
no marks on the clothing or on the basket
that would furnish a cleW.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11

Patrolman Corhan last night arrested
Jesse Powers, a known thief. charging him
with lettering. Corhan is positive that Pow
ers is at his old tricks. and put the charge
OF lettering against him so as TO make sure
of his man. Powers is now out on a five
hundred-dollar bond on a charge of having
stolen some ieMelrV in Greencastle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
REVIEWERS and Rnzors stolen.

Thieves entered the store of Francke &
SCHNEIDER, at % South Meridian street, night
before last and stole twenty-three revolv-
ers and twelve razors. in all valued at $500.
The thieves had previously broker into a
blacksmith shop nj " East Maryland street.
where they had obtained n half of an axle
and, proceeding TO the roof of the build
ing, no one knows how. smashed In u win
dow. after which access was easy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
Husband Wants "a Divorce.

Hettie, the wife of Frank Jones, Is evil
IDENTIFY a peculiar woman. The complaint of
a suit for divorce filed yesterday by her
husband alleges that i'm 1890 the woman be-
came the wife of the plaintiff at Martins
VILE, and lived with him in this city for
two years. At the expiration of that time
he charges that she left her home and be-
gan travelling about the country. For a
year Jones has not seen her and believes
that n divorce is due him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
Mole a keU of neer.

In the vicinity OF Kingan q Co.'S estaD-
lishment, was the scene or a peculiar rob
berry last night. one of the Terre Haute
Brewing Company's wagons was standing
on Maryland street while the driver had
gone into a saloon to solicit orders. The
driver, on coming out. found that some one
had visited his wagon and stolen a keg OF
beer. The police were notified and are
looking for the thief.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
The stolen Horse N SorreI.

Governor Matthews yesterday issued a
requisition on Governor Pattison. of Penn
sylvania, for the return to Madison county.
this State, of Samuel Garrison. who is
wanted at Anderson on a charge of grand
larceny. Garrison Is accused of having
stolen on Dec. y last from Barbara A:
brown "A sorrel horse, a buggy and set of
harness, in all valued at S14, and Deputy
Sheriff coburn has gone to Philadelphia
after MIN. He is under arrest at that city;
The deputy will stop at Harrisburg and
have the requisition honored.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
New Local Furniture Company.

The Aetna Cabinet Company of Indianap-
Oils was Incorporated yesterday with a cap
ital stock of $3.000 in $50 shares. The direc-
tors are Charles and Orcelia Schockley and
Edward Seeker. and the company will make
furniture. Forty shares of the stock have
been subscribed.
The Tucapaw Tailoring Company of JEFF
fersonville. capital stock $1,000 in SlG0
shares, was also incorporated, with Arthur
and Ernest Mayer and John Spieth as di-
rprfnFa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11

The places for holding primaries are as
follows:
l. McClelland schoolhouse. near Cler-
mont.
>. Bridgeport.
3 and 4. Mount Jackson schoolhouse.
; and s. Old schoOlhouse at Haughville.
z. New Schoolhouse. Haughville.
s. Harding1s shop, Flackville.
Q. Brick s~choolhouse.
10. haywood schoolhouse.
Precincts /, 2 and Q will meet at 2 o'clock
IN the afternoon, and all others at 80
o'clock in tine evening. The township con-
vention will be called TO order by William
s. Mccormick. the old township commit
teeman.
MOORES, Chairman.
WILLIAM w NH EORn Saor.ator-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
HaughviIIe Lincoln League.

There was an enthusiastic meeting of the
Haughville Lincoln League held i'm that
suburb last night. at which the following
delegates To the league convention To be
held here next Tuesday were elected: J. y
Jackson. J. +. Craig. r.. II. Smith. sam
Schuck and W. :. Mccormick. Another
meeting of the league will be held i'm ten
days. at which a reorganization will be
effected and they will prepare to open the
campaign for the town election.
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Looks Like a Murder.

As the family Of Mr.. Bryant. living at
No. - West First street, we're sitting ut
the breakfast table. yesterday morning.
they noticed a large market basket /. the
rear part OF the yard that had been placed
there during the night. ON Investigating.
they found the body OF a dead infant
wrapped In a merino skirt and several
other pieces of clothing. The infant was n
colored child and several bruises on its
kody indicated that there had been foul
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11

Mrs. Dr.. Barnes was agreeably surprised
last night by the members of the Order OF
the Eastern Star. who Unexpectedly in-
vaded her residence. at No. I'll North Ill
nOiS street. 1t was "A surprise Marty
which, unlike most of these parties. proved
TO be genuinely SO, and was the mora
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springs that the latter had for sale. Mier
said he could not pay cash. but that he had
ant, who practices in the vicinity. and that
he would give the check for the springs
and not ask for any change. This Donnell
agreed to, and Mier left with the springs.
Donnell, on investigation. found the check
"A forgery. He says that he never saw
Mier before, and scarcely expects to see
him again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
a Three-DoIIar Disagreement.

Detective Thornton last night arrested
Charles Able. colored, on a charge of petit
larceny preferred by one OF Able's friends.
Able says that his friend owed him SO. and
that he CAble) went to the room of his
friend and got his guitar and pawned il
for the amount of his claim. The friend
thereupon swore out a warrant for Able's
arrest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
Cave N Forged Check.

y man giving his name as Charles Mier
and his residence as No. 2SO East South
street called at the residence of h. +. Don
nell. No. 1863 South East street, yesterday
afternoon and offered to buy some bed