The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26
THE COURTS SWAMPED
ABOLITION OF GENERAL TERM HAS
GIVEN ONLY LIGHT RELIEF.
Nearly q Thousand Cases ON Judge
Browns Docket-Adjournment
for the Summer.

The Marion county courts are hope1essly
swamped with business. July 2s the three
Superior Courts will adjourn for two
months. Each of these judiciaries will close
with overwhelmed dockets. The Circuit
Court is also entitled to a two months va
cation. Judge Brown will adjourn his court
about the LIST of July. The law provides for
a ten months session of the Superior Courts
and If the judges so desire they may con-
tinue the session the entire year. One of the
Superior Court judges will remain in the
city during the summer vacation so that
imperative matters may be disposed of.
Judge Bartholomew, of Room 3, has on his
docket more than six hundred cases. many
of which have been pending for years. Said
the Judge yesterday: II have enough jury
cases on hand now to occupy my attention
for a solid year without reference to other
causes. / never expect to get caught up with
the work in this court. The abolition of
general term appeals has relieved the SUI
perior Courts slightly, but the only hope is
an additional court One Of the important
cases in Room 8 is the Irvington Barrett
bonds suit, which has been pending for a
long time. The damage suit of Belle Thigh
man against NJ. H. Spades, for the alleged
betrayal of her daughter, Grace Frances
Patton, has been placed at the foot Of the
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he does not expect to reach the case within
the next year.
Room 2, Superior Court, presided over by
Judge Harvey, Is also behind with the dock
ct. There are between five and six hundred
untried cases in this court. A day or two
ago Judge Harvey INFORMED the attorneys
for Grace Frances Patton that it would be
impossible to take up their case again until
it was reached in the regular way. The at
torneys wanted the case set down for trial
before the summer vacation. Judge Nc
the Iron Hall trust before closing his court
for the summer. However, he has de-
SPARED of an early settlement of the Iron
Hall affairs on account of the derelict action
of the Philadelphia receiver, who has control
Of the somerpy bank assets. ne i question
court says, will probably not come up
again until the trust has been wound UP.
Room ! Is also overwhelmed with the bush
ness. There are probably five hundred cases
on the docket aside from Iron Hall claims.
Judge Brown. of the Circuit Court, esti-
mates that he is hopelessly behind with
his work. His docket shows between eight
hundred and a thousand cases. Many of
them are claims against estates. the more
important of the litigation in the Circuit
Court Is the Premier Steel Company assign
ment, which has been pending for two years.
Judge Brown will decide an important feat
ure in this case, April 20, and hopes 10 get
the trust out Of court before July. The
American Trust and Savings Company, OF
Chicago. and the Bank Of Commerce, of this
city, are trying to foreclose a heavy mort
gage on a cross complaint. Receiver Nc
the mortgage declared void. The litigation
between the Indianapolis Cabinet Company
and the receiver of the indianapolis Ma
tional Bank is still hanging fire in the Cir
cult Court. The insolvent bank held a $247.-
600 mortgage against the cabinet company,
and Receiver Hawkins seeks to foreclose the
mortgage, while the general creditors of the
company are trying to defeat the action. No
steps ave been taken in the suit of the
city of Indianapolis against the Commercial
Club, since the answer of the defendants
Lilly and Fortune was fled, July Ii, 1894
Judge McCray and Prosecutors Wiltsie
and Afford will work all summer. w
have over one thousand cases pending in this
court. said Prosecutor Wiltsie, and have
no time to loaf. There will be no vacation
for the Criminal Court"