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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
THE STATE TOO SLY
1T WILL NOT APPEAL THE RECENT
ROBY TRACK CASE JUST YET.
ROby Might Have n Chance to Delay
DecisiOn-Racfng to Begin
Again To-day.

There is still no leak about the State
offices concerning the probable action of the
State in regard to Roby. 1t is surmised,
however. from what has been said at vari-
Gus times that the Encouragement is
preparing TO ask for rehearing of the
case recently decided at Crown Point by
Judge Gillett. The State is not anxious 10
take the burden of appeal, believing
that if the matter can be put in such shape
that the Roby people will have to appeal,
the be advanced the docket
and heard before the Supreme Court ad-
jourus for its summer vacation, while if
the State appeals it is feared that the Roby
people can succeed in holding the case back
until fall thus giving them an entire sum-
mer for racing. The Attorney-genera and
the Governor were in consultation again
yesterday morning in regard to the matter.
but still refuse TO divulge the course of
action.
Racing will be resumed on the Roby track
to-day under the auspices of the Hammond
Fair Association. The prospects are fiat
tering for the most successful meeting ever
held on the track, ii is claimed. Many new
horses have arrived since the closing of
Hawthorne and Harlem. Marcus DAILY, the
millionaire copper king of Montana, has en-
gagged room for eighteen horses and stables
are being built outside the grounds for him.
w. l.. Fessenden has notified the manage
ment that he will arrive in few days from
Louisville with Cataraugus and five other
horses. NJ. p. Magrane has wired from St.
Louis fer room for ten horses and the CALI
fornia racing stables of May & Hall will
be at Roby In few days. The purses are
to be the largest ever given on the track.
The track is in excellent shape. The foreign
book has been abolished. but it is expected
that not less than twenty local books will
open for business the first day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
REALLY NOT ENOUGH
PROPERTY NEAR MOUTH OF MAIN
INTERCEPTOR CONrIsCATED.
the City to Escape Assessments
-ClfnOrd-Avenue Contract.

". l.. Taylor. representing the contractors
Aquilla Jones, representing the property
owners whose assessments are in many
cases three to five times the value of their
property in the vicinity of the mouth of
the sewer. were before the Board of Works
yesterday afternoon, trying to bring about
some arrangement in the case of the con-
tractors, SO that they ma get their money.
and in the other case. so that the property
owners may save themselves from confsca-
ton of their realty in that locality. w. W.
Hubbard, whose daughter owns some land
there, and whose assessments are over
81, 500, has offered TO deed the city the lots,
If released from the assessments. There are
a number of other similar cases, ana the
board has come 10 believe that these are
entitled TO some relief. Mr.. Jones rep
resented to the board that his clients were
allowed to believe by the Sullivan Board OF
Works that IL they permitted the sewer 10
pass through their property 5ney wT@an riV
but only the territory of the city pene-
flied in general, was assessed Inc denny
board, having come in, in ignorance OF any
made according to law, and the present
difficulty results. Mr.. Jones quoted Allen
w. Conduit. president OF the Sullivan
board, in proof of his authority.
The contractors say that they took the
contract at from 81, 900 TO 5000 less than
the next lowest bidder and that they lost
urgent in their demand for the $4,000 or s.,Oo
due them. Members of the board sald last
night that they favor compromise III IN
matter, and they have taken steps ioohins
to solution of the problem on equity
grounds The board can only recommend
the plan which must be approved Dy tne
controller and the City Council. the latter
power having the duty of making an appro-
priation for the work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
CONTRADICTING MRS. COPELAND.
Witnesses Brought from Outside the
City by the Prosecution.

The prosecution in the Copeland case yes
terday attempted to impeach the testimony
of Mrs. Copeland by the introduction of evil
dence bearing on her relations with her
brother, William II. Bruning. One OF the
witnesses was John r. Bruning, cousin of
Mrs. Copeland. 1t was at the home of the
witness, in Mount Pleasant, Ia, where, it
was alleged. William Bruning forced his
sister TO sign away her Evansville prop
erty. Several statements made by Mrs. Cope
land while on direct examination were
fatty contradcted by the witness. Mary
Louisa Wyatt, Of Madison, was called by
the State. She said that she met Copeland
on the street at Madison while his wife was
visiting in New York and asked how Mrs
Copeland was enjoying her visit with her
brother. Copeland replied that his wife
having a nice time and that her brother was
giving her lessons in painting The witness
was intimate ly acquainted with the Cope
land and Bruning families and always
thought the relations between Mrs. Cope
land and her brother of the kindiest.
Other witnesses testified in similar strain.
The State expects TO close its evidence in
rebuttal today.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
The Young Negro Poet Appears at the
". VI. &. a.

Paul Laurence Dunbar. the young colored
man who has won some distinction as a
writer and reader of poetic verse. assisted
in pleasing entertainment at the Y. NJ. c.
a. auditorium last night. The audience
was composed largely of colored people.
Mr.. Dunbar's Rotations were supplemented
with musical selections contributed by
Misses Nettie Maud Christie and Ora
Jones. The song. Sweetest Story Ever
Told by Miss Christie was heartily ap-
plauded
Mr.. Dunbar is a native of the State of
OHIO. He first came before the public
Tour years ago at Dayton. when some liter
airy gentlemen from Indiana heard him re-
cite one OF his poems and sought him out
at his home. His work is chiefly of the
dialect order, dealing with Southern folk
largely; His first recitation last night.
entitled 1.-THE Last of the Lazy Langs."
was considered by the audience to be one
couple of South Carolina ne'er-do-weIls,
too emery. an lazy. an good fur nuthin'
to live but who enlisted in the army and
fought like tigers. The story had it's pa
thetic side. Among the recftations given
was the "Cornstock Fiddle and 1.-THE
Party" story of plantation life down
South. "Singin' the ole Tunes was the
last recitation on the programme. One
stanza ran:
AN 1 used to tell the parson twas as
good TO sing as pray,
A-singin' of the old songs in the old
fashioned way"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
DANCED ON THE ROOF
FORM OF SOME OF THE ORGIES AT
MT. JACKSON ROAD HOUSE.
from Out of Town to Contradict
Mrs. Copeland.

Judge Harvey, of Room 3 Superior Court,
yesterday heard evidence in the damage
suit of James Mckee and others against
William Pulliam. The latter was proprietor
of road house at Mount Jackson. Suit
was brought by some of the property owners
OF the suburb, who alleged that the resort
was patronized by men and women of loose
morals. Yesterday afternoon Robert Ed
wards, son of one Of the plaintiffs. testified
TO the character of the house. According
to his story the proprietor was in the habit
of giving dances on the roof of the es-
tablishment. The witness said that he had
seen the dancers fall on the floor in
drunken stupor. A favorite amusement of
some of the ladies who attended these
entertainments was TO disrobe while the
ball was in progress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
CLIFFORD-AVENUE CONTRACTS.
One on West End Let at Higher Fig
ure than East End.


Tie Board of Works yesterday let the
contract for paving Clifford avenue with
brick. The work was let in two sections,
the contract for the west half. which in
cludes the Arsenal frontage, being awarded
to C. N. Fitzpatrick at s4.6S lineal foot
on each side while the east half. on which
the contractor is sure of getting his money,
the price was $751; The board agreed TO
let Woodruff Place pave its own side of the
street, and did not require that suburb to
help bear the burden of paying for the
govern nent's share of the Improvement.
The difference in price between the two
sections practically represents the cost of
the Arsenal frontage. which the property
owners of the west end must sustain, the
street being of the same width in both
sections The following is a summary Of
From the Big Four road to a point AS
feet east of Newman street, distance
of 2,461 feet, to width of thirty-five feet
awarded to c. NJ. Fitzpatrick, at A.6S a
lineal foot. each side. Harris block and
stratifed stone to be used. The other bids
were as follows: Fulmer e. Seibert Com
pany. 1924; III. II. Fletcher, S523; Indiana
Paving Brick Company, $5.15; Browder &
struction Company, s5.H.
North half of the avenue, from the end
of the contract above to Tecumseh street,
awarded to Indiana Paving Brick Com
pany at 1887 lineal foot. The width is
seventeen and one-half feet. Woodruff Place
being obligated to pay the cost of the
south half along its frontage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
AMULETS FOR MUSICIANS.


A number of musicians of the city have
received queer envelopes within the past
few days from some unknown 'wellwisher."
They are all alike, written on a single page
of note paper, the lower part folded in
points. Crudely printed with q. pen are
scriptural quotations, such We'll done.
thou good and faithful servant" and the
like; while in the center is Accept the
white stone" A brief two or three lines
draws attention to the fact that a small
fat bag of white silk filed with q perfumed
powder is an amulet and there is a request
that the recipient wear the amulet sewed
to the underveSt. Mr.. Edward Nell, Mr..
Oliver Willard Pierce, Mr. Irving Swan
Brown, and a number of others have been
honored with the gift Many of those who
have received the amulet are wearing them
as directed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
Law school commencement.

The first annual commencement exer-
cises of the Indiana Law School will be
held at Plymouth Church next Wednesday
evening. The class is composed of the fol-
lowing: James Il. Belknap. Roswell A.
Carter Frank &. Gutter. Isdore FEEBLE
man. Edward +. Gates. Charles Hamblen.
George r. Hume. Francis g. Lucas. Harry
:. McNichael James w. Noel. Herbert Il.
Painter Frank l.. Rawley, Willis Rhoads.
John c. Ruckelshaus Hugh Wickens. Mar
shall Williams. Horace l.. Burr William
r: Clark. William {. DALEY: Frank n
l.. Hocombe. Sylvan Kahn. John w. Me-
Cormick. Omer L. Newman. John V Oil
yer, Edward IL. Raub William Il. Reagan,
Fred q. Ritter. Ripple ID. Smith. Samue, r.
Matters and William A Narling.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
Took n Shotgun to Him.

William II. Lyle, in a complaint for di-
vorce filed in the Superior Court yesterday
against Matte Lyle, sets up serious allie
cations. The plaintiff became a benedict in
1880. In his complaint he AYERS that his
wife has fallen short of living UP to the
VOWS made at the marriage aitar. On the
contrary, she has been, he says. mean,
cross, sour, ill-natured and rough in her
language" She told the plaintiff once, he
says, that she hated him and loved another
man. On another occasion, he claims, She
expressed the hope that he would die. He
failed To pas s away and she broke up his
furniture. assaulted him and tore his clothes.
The charge is also made that she seized
a shotgun and fired the contents in the di-
rection of the plaintiff. He seeks TO i'm
press upon the mind of the court the ur-
gent need of a separation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
To Stave Of That Day.

Joseph White, vagrant, was yesterday
fined $40 and costs by Judge Stubs and
was ordered committed to the workhouse
in default of payment When taken back
to the coop he made threats to make the
sentence costly one to the city when he
should get out and his words were repeated
TO the court. The fine was therefore made
$50 and costs in order. Judge Stubs said,
extent.
A. H. Harrison was fined for assaulting
the manager of Sherman's restaurant. He
presented a check which he said he had
bought two years ago in payment for his
dinner and when 1t was refused grew abu-
sive and caused a fight.
j. ID. Camp, who said he was formerly
Methodist preacher at Fortville. was fined
s. and costs yesterday in police court for
being drunk
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
MUST WORK FULL TIME.
FOremen Ordered to Have No More
LOafing in street Work.

The Board of Works yesterday had con-
ference with all the foremen of street gangs
and the foremen of the bridge gang rela-
tive to the work in their respective depart
ments and districts. The board instructed
the foremen that the city would insist on
a full days work of eight hours from each
man, and that a system should be adopted
by them which would utilize to the full the
amount of labor at their command They
were instructed to report the names of
any persons under their charge who is not
doing full days work either through in
trinity or through laZiness. Such persons
will be discharged. The men must reach
their work promptly on time and must
bodied men can hereafter receive public
employment. The foremen were also in
structed as to the nature of repairs ordered
made. 1t was shown them that the city
does not want inferior kinds of work and
that when streets are repaired they must
be rounded up in the center with good
gravel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
Bill Posters Convention.

The Indiana Bill Posters Association was
in session yesterday at the Grand Hotel.
The attendance was the largest since the
organization of the association, three years
ago. Then there were nine members, but
yesterday sixty-five were present The OBJ
ject of the organization is mutual benefit.
uniform scale of prices is maintained, and
but one member of the association is al
lowed to each town. If an advertiser re-
fuses 10 employ an association poster in
one town he is boycotted by association
members in other towns F. NJ Groves of
Evansville, was elected president for the
coming year. j. b. Tones, of South Bend,
secretary: j. III. Dobbns. of Richmond
treasurer. and Alex. HARRISON. of this city.
STA agent. Delegates were chosen to at
te5G ne national convention of bill posters
at Det oft in July.
ToSeph r. Gordon w. r. c. will hold the
May social 81 Mapehurst, the home of Mrs
Samant ha IS est Miller. at the corner of
Prospect snd Frank streets Friday evening
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
A statute from the Burns Revision
Cited nv

One of the captains in the fire depart
ment yesterday paid up his delinquent
taxes, which he said he had forgotten
This caused him TO inspect his tax re-
ceipt, and he found that the exemption that
is due member OF the fire department was
not credited on the receipt. The treasurer
declared that there was no exemption due
on this score, and was considerably
amazed when the captain brought out a
copy of Burns's revision of the Revised
Statutes, and found there. numbered 6623,
a statute declaring that a fireman who has
served a year In a regularly organized fire
department in active duty is entitled to an
and poll tax of 500 valuation. 1t is not
believed that any considerable number of
exemption.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
1t Will DO Some Street Work at
Greatly Reduced Prices.

pany. using the pneumatic sweeper. yester-
of the Board of Works for cleaning the
alley east of Delaware from Morrison street
to the second alley north of Home savenue,
a. ~ cents a foot. The bid of John Ken
nington for this work was 20 cents. The
other contracts secured by the pneumatic
sweeper were for the alley north of Walnut.
from Illinois street to Capitol avenue, at
from Second to Fifth street, ~ cents; first
alley south of Fifth street, from Meridian
TO Pennsylvania street Al cents; first alley
TO the first alley south of Twelfth street.
~ cents. Kennington's bid was IS cents on
each contest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22

for Fourteenth street on Fifteenth street
owing to the sewer on Fourteenth street
taking up the entire street.
On the report of the sprinkling inspector
the City Sprinkling Company, Fuehring
Brothers and John r. Remington were
ordered cut out of two days pay for fail
ure to sprinkle in certain streets in their
districts on May 49, IL. T. Noting received
the same trea tment.
Charles a. Matchett and others living in
the neighborhood of bicycle factory on
East st. Clair street, near New Jersey
street, yesterday protested against the
place as a nuisance, owing to the rubbish
of paper, lunch boxes. egg shells. due to the
workmen taking lunch. They also object 10
the noise of the exhaust pipe working night
and day. The subject was referred TO the
Board of Safety.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
PrObnfe ApuOintme nts.

The will of Jacob Dockweiler was pro-
bated yesterday. The bulk of the estate
goes TO the sons of the decedent, Jacob
Henry and Charles Dockweiler. Rosina Ele-
more Dockweiler is to receive the remainder
on her consent 10 release all claims for
services and labor performed.
The following appointments were made in
the Probate Court John ID. Sanders, ad-
ministrator of the estate of John Sanders,
bond $4,000: Salle Turner. Administrative
of the estate of Marcus Turner, bond, 800;
Harriet Bartlett, guardian of the estate
and person of Richard Bartlett, bond 500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
THE COURT RECORD.
SuuerfOr Court.

Room John l.. McMaster. Judge.
T. c. Wyrick VS. Lizzie Peacher; on ac-
count. Under advisement.
Edwin II. Peck ct al. VS.. John l.. Moore;
account. On trial by court.
Room 2y-L. NJ. Harvey. Judge.
Charles Maxwell VS.. Martha j. Fisher;
sprinkling lien. Judgment against defend
Charles Maxwell VS.. w. Theme: sprink-
ling lien. Judgment against defendant for
500 and costs.
Charles Maxwell vs. Ada Jones: sprink-
ling lien. Judgment against defendant for
SIS
ling lien. Judgment against defendant Tor
$40 and costs.
James Mckee VS.. William Pullem ct al;
damages for maintaining road house. On
trial by court.
The Railroad Mems Building and Saving
closure. Judgment foreclosure and sale or
dered.
Room 3-Pliny w. Bartholomew. Judge.
Theodore Morgan VS.. Hetherlngton &
Berner; damages. On trial by jury.
Circuit Court.
Edgar A. Brown, Judge
Sylvester Johnson VS.. I. L. Kenyon: on
note. Trial by. court. Finding in favor OF
the plaintiff Judgment against defendant
for S147.67 and costs.
State of Indiana ex rel. Mary l.. Lawson
VS.. Alice Lawson; for commitment TO Re-
form School for Girls. Trial by court. Conn
mitted.
John E. McGettigan, Receiver. VS.. Horace
f Southwen ct al; TO set aside mortgage.
on trial by court.
State of Indiana ex rel. William Il. Moore
Richard Otto; for commitment TO Re-
form School. Trial by court. Committed.
New Suits Filed
Indiana Bond Company VS.. Edward DAN
iels ct al: suit 10 foreclose street lien.
Circuit Court.
James Clawson VS.. Emil Wuschner ct
AL; suit To foreclose lien. Superior Court,
Room 3.
TrIetcher NJ Noe vs. pearle Smith. shit
for possession. Circuit Court.
Catherine T.. krauss Jacob Krauss:
suit for divorce. Superior Court. Room 5.
William III. Lyle VS.. Matte Lyle.
Henry Vest VS.. Elso Keller; suit to fore
close lien. Superior Court. Room /.
Elmore Hughes VS.. Elizabeth Hughes;
suit for divorce. Superior Court, Room /.
Willard Lawler Patrick Leary ct al;
suit on note. Superior Court Room i.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
TO GUST IRvINGTON TRUSTEES.
Sarah Hibben Alleges Their Offices
Are Not Constitutional.

Suit was brought in the Superior Court
yesterday to Gust from office the trustees
OF the town of Irvington. They are Frank
NJ. Elston, William Wallace Knapp, James
T. Layman, William NJ. Pollard and William
Nj. Redman. The State, on relation of Sarah
A. Hibben. brings the suit. Pending the
final action of the court the plaintiff asks
that the defendants be restrained from or
legged that the offices held by the defendants
are not constitutional, because the original
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22

For ST. LOUIS and THE WEST

Leave indanapolis-7:3o a. m. $50 a. m,
II % a m, l2:40 noon. II - p. IN.
Arrive ST. Louis-5:i2 y. M, 3:H y. m.
$40 d. To-. 200 D. m, 700 a. m.
Parlor car on 1910 noon train daily and
local sleeper on IL 20 p. m. train daily for
Evansville and ST. Louis open 10 receive
passengers at $50.
Ticket offices. No. 4s West Washington
street, No. 10 Jackson place and Union
' GEO. E. ROCKWELL. ID. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
Cincinnati, Hamilton AID Indianapolis R. R. Go.

Office OF Secretary. May 20, 1885
NOTICE To STOcKHOLDERS.-T
stockholders of this company are hereby
notified that the annual meeting will be
held a. the office OF the company at Indian
ap0ls. Ind, on Thursday, June r. az |
o'clock u. m. for the election of directors
10 serve the ensuing year. and for the
transaction Of any other business that may
come before the meeting
GEO. Il. B-AI<CH. Secretary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
Telephone Propositions.

The officers of the Central Union Tele-
phone Company yesterday had consulta-
ticn with the Board of Works relative to
the proposition for laying wires under
ground and for reducing rates. They prom
ised the board that they would submit some
propositions for it's consideration in short
time. The Phoenix company will also have
q hearint, in a day two.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
FOR SALE.


FOR SALE-Saloon outfit, a counter with
rail and copper work. back bar with large
mirrors and Refrigerator, front and back
cigar case, beer pumps two billiard and
two pool tables. in oak. Stevens Toledo
work, nearly new and in perfect order.
Cheap. Sold separate or together, and a
part time IL wanted JOHN STETSON,
care OF Drawer "E." Toledo. o.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22

Nandalia passenger trainmen and station
agents are clothed in new uniforms of the
Pennsylvania pattern
II. F. Lynn has been appointed freight
and ticket agent OF the Nandalia 1T Maroa
on the Peoria division
William Green. general manager OF the
Cincinnati. Hamilton * Dayton lines, will
return from New York to-day.
The stockholders OF the Cincinnati. Ham,
ilton x Indianapolis viii hold their an
nual meeting in this city June 1s.
ID. Mowat general freight agent of the
Toledo. Peoria * Western. has the honor
OF being president OF the Board Of Trade
or Peoria.
Henry Miller, one OF the Oldest machinists
In the shops OF the Pttsburg Fort Wayne
& Chicago. at Fort Wayne, is fatally ill.,
The Northwestern lines are now fixing ND
a deal with the Big Four for a low all-rail
rate TO Newport News Oscar Murray,