The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-25
COSTLY EJECTMENT.
boy Paid $1,000 and Now His Mother
Gets $500 for Loss of His Services.

Gets $500 Tor Loss Ills SERVICES.
In Room /, Superior Court, Marie VIII
loeby was yesterday awarded $500 damages
against the Citizens Street-railroad Com
pany. The suit was brought by the plaint-
if to secure compensation for loss of the
services of her son, Joseph Willoeby. The
litigation between the Willoebys and the
street-car company began seven years ago.
In 1888 Joseph Willoeby, then lad of fif-
teen, was employed by the gas company as
a lamp lighter One evening, while per-
forming his duties on New Jersey street,
near Massachusetts avenue, he undertook
to board a passing street car, but it was
averred in the complaint for damages was
violently elected from the car by the con-
ductor. He fell to the pavement, and was
seriously injured. Through his next friend
his mother, the boy sued the company, and
received a verdict for $500. A new trial
was granted the defendant, but at the sec
anq hearing @ Cameo u up aan am
change of venue, and a Judgment of $1,000
was assessed against , the COMPANY ah Mno apa
Court. Here the decision of the lower
court was affirmed. and young Willoeby re-
ceived his money His mother then brought
suit TO recover for the loss of his services,
and received the. $500 awarded yesterday,
the boy off the car is dead, and there was
no other witness to the AFFAIR.
Dynamite Man Gets Two Years.
Judge McCray, of the Criminal Court, yes
tepday disposed of the of George Da-
Wis, who arrested by detectives six
weeks ago with two sticks of dynamite in
his possession. Davis was charged with
petit larceny At the time of the arrest
| the police believed they had checked
scheme to blow up a brewery. Davis was
| found near a Bates-street saloon, armed
| with two revolvers. which he had taken
| from behind the bar When approached
| by detective Kaehn he warned the officer
| to not rub against him too hard" and
Mantle. He denied that he was a party
| to an attempt to blow up brewery and
| declared that the dangerous stuff had been
| given him by a. "smooth-faced man, wear
| ing a cady'. hat After the arrest of Da-
| revolvers found in his hands from a
| by saloon He had entered the PLACE ABOUT
hind d the the bar picked up the weapons and
| backed out of the door. In court, yesterday,
he pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny
| and was given two years in the Prison
North. AT the suggestion of the prosecut-
| ing attorney to introduce, the dynamite as
| evidence in the case Judge McCray paled
| and adjourned court.
| One Lot Assessed Three Times.
Samuel Shank, Brightwood citizen, was
| an irate visitor at the township assessors
| office yesterday. Mr.. Shank owns a lot in
| Brightwood, which he purchased three
years ago from Nathaniel ". Morris. Re-
Gently the lot was advertised to be sold
for delinquent taxes. Mr.. Shank came in
| yesterday with business look in his eye
aud demanded a correction on the part Of
somebody. On looking the matter up As,
| SCISSOR Wolff discovered that some one had
| been guilty of clerical error. The. tax
assessed three times in 1898 and 1884, One
assessment was for $50, another for $50. and
for 500 Assessor Wolff said he could not
account for the wide difference in the valu-
atoms unless the assessments had been
| made by three different deputies.
Three Years for Burglary.
Bert Conley, charged with burglarizing
Selig's store. on West Washington street.
was sentenced to the penitentary for three
years AS the prisoner left the court room
the court said:
81 think, young man, that you are. not
a success as a resident OF indianapolis l
| should advise you to remain away from
s Not on on your iife rejoined the prisoner
this sentence. and I'll stay here, TOO. Seer
The court told the young man that he
would return here at his own FISK.
Refused to Cook Her Husbands Meals
Henry Gundack, who filed a suit for di-
vorce in the Superior Court yesterday, feels
that if man ever had cause to sue for a
separation that cause is his. If the COM
piaint filed by the plaintiff be true Mary
Gundlaclz, the defendant, is certainly a very
singular woman The plaintiff alleges that
| although he did everything for her that a
fond husband could, she failed to apprecia te
his efforts and guilty of many exasper-
| ating tricks The specific charge in the
! complaint says the defendant refused tc
cook his meals and threw his clothes ou
of the window.
Appeal to General Term.
Judge Harvey, OF the Superior Court, yes
| terday ovsrruied a motion for a new tria
in the case of Louis Schultz against vii
| helmina. Metzger. Schultz badly hur
in a gas explosion, which, it was averred
/ was the result of defective plumbing Mrs
MetzSer owned the building where the eX
plosioa occurred, and the conclusion o
the damage suit brought by Schultz tn.
jury awarded verdict for $1,000 agains
her Judge Harvey. in overriding the mo
ton for a new trial, granted appeal t.
the general term
$4,000 Damage Suit Trial
The damage suit of Mary Gibson agains
the Citizens Street-railroad Company is be
ing tried before a jury in Room p Superio
Court The plaintiff was injured last sum
| mer while alighSing from Illnos-stree
ear at Second street She alleges that sh,
was thrown from the running board. Tel
thousand dollars is the amount asked
In Favor of the Denison House.