The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-27
MONEY IN H TRUNK
A SENSATIONAL EPISODE IN WHICH
sBERTv WEAVER FIGURED.
His Brother Says He Took 81 300 and
Came to This City with
Grace tanker.

A good deal of mystery surrounds a suit
to replevin d runk from Grace Banker. fled
by Chester ~. Weaver, who claims to be a
prominent business man Of Lagansport, in
Magistrate Lockman' court, yesterday. The
writ was placed in the hands OF Constable
Frank Henninger. Henninger accompanied
Weaver to the Union Station. The woman
was pointed out to him by Weaver just as
she was about to pass through the gates
with a woman companion, intending to take
a Big Four train for the East. She threw
the writ to the ground and trampled 1t un-
der her feet. Her companion advised her to
let the trunk go, and suggested that they
take the train. This she decided not TO do,
but instead accompanied the constable to
Magistrate Lockman's court, where a stormy
scene took place between the young woman.
Chester ". Weaver and his younger brother,
Bert" I-ncriminations flew fast. Grace
Banker was much incensed when she found
her trunk in the hands of the court. and in
quired of Weaver what right he had to med
die in her affairs. He advised her not to go
too far in making accusations. remarking
that she would get the worst Of it If she
did. He declared that the trunk, which had
evidently been purchased in the last day or
two. was bought with his money, and that
he expected to get back part of what had
been taken from him. The young woman
left the Office and later took a train for parts
unknown. In the afternoon Weaver and his
brother returned TO their home. +.
From remarks that Chester ". Weaver
made in Justice Lockman's court, in the
Union station and other places, 1t seems that
his brother Bert came TO this city a week
woman friends. In some way Bert got
hold Of $1,000 Of his brothers money before
coming here; Yesterday the elder brother
check for some $500, remarking that that
was all he had left out of 81, 500. He depos-
tied the check until a real estate bond could
be furnl Led. At the Union Station Weaver
Is quote1 as having said that Bert and the
two women had squandered between 500 and
5000 in the week they have been in town.
morning and located Bert in the company
of the two women. so 1t is said. He appealed
leave the ciey. They were about to comply
with the order when the Banker woman was
detained by the writ. Viewers attorney
told Magistrate Lockman that the trunk con-
tanned some of his personal belongings,
which he would like to remsve before the
trunk was sold. 1t is supposed that part of
trunk. What Weaver said to his brother to
persuade him to drop the women is not
known, but he intimate to one man with
whom he talked that he had Bert locked
up in his room at the hotel.
Weaver attorney was very much sur
case had i leaked =" out. any He s said ID that he w a
in hopes that the trouble might be sup
pressed, owing to the prominence of the par
ties. He absolutely refused TO be. quoted,
even refusing to give the first name of the
younger brother, which was obtained from
another source. The circumstances sur
rounding the case will probably be aired when
II comes to trial next Tuesday.
Weaver called at the police station upon
bis arrival here, yesterday morning at 3
o'clock. and asked for police assistance. He
told a story to Captain Dawson that con-
hicts with the impression others have gath
cred from his statements. He said that his
brother had recently come INTO possession
of a large sum of money. which he was
squandering with the assistance of the
women who accompanied him here. He
told the Captain that they were in a hotel
on South Illinois street, and wanted an
officer sent there with him., when he pro-
posed to talk with his brother and try to
induce him to return home. Captain Daw-
son told him that If officers found the cou-
pie together they would be compelled to
arrest them. Weaver was anxious to have
the matter settled without making arrests,
and left the station house, saying he would
consider the question of having the wom-
en- punished i'm Police Court. His only de-
sire seemed to be to save his brothers
money for him. What was subsequently
done to induce the women to leave town
is not known.