The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-26
PRISONER MAKES A CONFESSION.
But 1t Is Looked Upon as n Scheme to
Assist u FelIow-PrIsOncr.

Assist FellOw-PrisOncr.
Judge. McCray yesterday issued an order
to the warden of the northern prison for
the body of Fred Connor, who will be
brought here Jan. 81, to testify in the case
of the State against John Lawhorn. Con-
nor, who is a member of respectable
North Delaware-street family, was sent to
prison for the burglary of Steffen's cigar
store, on East Washington street. In his
confession to the court he implicated John
Lawhorn, who was arrested and jailed The
latter is known 10 the police a thor
oughly disreputable citizen. Since his ar
rest; Lawhorn has occupied an adjoining cell
to Crandall, the prisoner under sentence for
robbing Selig's store, on West Washington
street. Yesterday afternoon. one of the pris-
oners sent a note to the sheriff, signed by
Crandail. which read follows:
ITO whom it may concern: This is to GER
tify that / am DESTROYS of leading a better
life. l have no desire to see an innocent
man punished desire to state that I as
sisted Fred Conner in robbing Steffen's
cigar store, and Lawhorn had nothing to
The court officials say that Hawthorn is re-
sponsible for the alleged confession of Gran
dali, and put no faith in it. They believe it
shrewd ruse on the part of the prisoner
to escape punishment.
Sweet Marie Was Not Played.
William Parrot sued Louis Baum in the
Superior Court for damages to piano and
was awarded verdict for $50 by the jury.
Baum is grocery keeper at the corner OF
Ohio and East streets. He had the piano
as security for chattel mortgage executed
by PARROT, but when the note was paid
off and the instrument returned to it's own
err it was found that while in the possession
of Baum it had been kept in the rear of
his grocery. Suit was brought to recover
$500 damages, the plaintiff charging that
the instrument had been soaked with water.
1t has not been brought out in evidence
that the defendant used the piano while he
had it," said Judge McMaster at the close
of the case. but If it had been shown that
he played upon the thing and at any time
INDUCED in the rendition of such airs as
Sweet Marie the finding of the jury must
have necessarily been heavy. / know what
the court would have done under such cir
him.
Controller Files a Damage Suit.
p. c. Trusler city controller, yesterday
filed a ten thousand dollar damage suit
against the German Telegraph and its edi-
tor, ]. b. Jeup. The complaint alleges that
in commenting upon his action in certain
municipal affairs, the newspaper charged
him with favoring foreign brokers at a
financial loss to the city. One of the spe-
cific charges in the complaint is to the eff
tives to the plaintiff in placing certain
bonds to the disadvantage of the city
cused in the newspaper article of being at
the bottom of the investigation now being
carried on by the City Council. It is fur
Their charged that the writer of the article
suggested by insinuation, that investi-
CATION of the controllers department might
not be amiss. The plaintiff is represented by
attorneys Healing -& Hugo. The offensive
paragraph appeared in the German Tele-
graph of Jan. 70.
VIII File New Amdavits.
Charles NJ. Tyler AYERS that new afida-
Wits will be filed in the matter of the al
legged delinquent taxes of the firm of Cof-
fin, Fletcher & Co. The commissioners re-
fused to consider the charges made by Ty-
Ter against the firm and rescinded the con-
tract made with him year ago to divulge
a large amount of secreted property The
contract annulled when 1t was learned
that Tyler had in mind the Coffin &
Fletcher property. The commissioners do
helaYA the