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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
OBJECTED TO THE LEAK
JUDGE BAKERS BRIEF LECTURE TO
FEDERAL COURT OFFICIALS.
The Grand Jury Secret Escaped at No.
blesville, However, and Not
in This City.

When the Federal Court opened yester-
day Judge Baker delivered a brief lecture
upon the subject of news leaking from the
grand jury room. 1t was occasioned by the
interesting story published yesterday of the
indictment of E. c. Wilson, mayor of
Noblesville, upon the charge of using the
mails for the purpose of perpetrating
fraud. The court declared that 1t was the
business Of the marshals office to preserve
secrecy upon these indictments until the
people indicted were placed under arrest,
inasmuch as premature publication was
likely to thwart the governments purpose.
or, at least, cause a great annoyance and
expense.
A Journal reporter later explained to the
court that the news of the indictment came
from Noblesville where it probably came
from one Of the witnesses before the grand
jury, and that the letters mentioned had
become public property months ago, when
they were submitted as evidence in the
Farley will case at Lebanon. While at all
times courteous, the federal officials have
been extremely secretive about matters of
this sort until they were ready for publica-
ton.
The Indictment of Mayor Wilson is the
town talk at Noblesville. and there have
been suggestions that he resign, but the
chances are that ne will not do So He has
made public the following statement:
There is absolutely no truth in the re-
port that have misused the mails. Mrs.
Martha Gibbs, of Dowagiac, Mich, to
whom it is alleged l wrote discriminating
letters, is an acquaintance of mine. About
three years ago / borrowed $500 from her
and secured the loan by mortgage on real
estate in this city 1t is true that our cor
respondence was quite extensive, but my
letters to her have been nothing more than
any lady could expect from a gentleman.
The loan / spoke of became due about two
years ago, and Mrs. Gibbs came to this city
to collect it, When l told her l could not
pay it then she threatened to expose me by
having some of my letters published. This
threat aroused my anger, and sent her
note saying that / would retaliate by pub
fishing her letters.
IF this note had gone through the mails
it would have probably been a violation of
the postal laws, but l sent it to her by
boy If my memory serves me right this
is the only letter ever wrote her to which
she could take exceptions. The remainder
of my letters to her were nothing more
than what might be expected to pass be-
tween lovers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
POLITICAL DRIFT.

John c. Wingate, of Wingate, was in the
city last evening. having come over upon
private business. Mr.. Wingate would not
be happy If lie were not engaged in pushing
the political fortunes Of some one of Mont
gomery county's great men, and thus it
happens that while he is away from home
he usually devotes the first two or three
hours to his private affairs and puts in The
rest of the day convincing the people that
Indiana should send General Wallace to
succeed Mr.. Turpie in the Senate.
ct is too early" said he. ito do any ac-
tive work in behalf of General Wallace,
but few of his neighbors In Montgomery
county, like myself are watching with in
terest the drift of affairs and are well satis-
fed with what we hear. 1 feel confident
that the Republicans will carry the State
and have Republican successor to Turpie,
and feel just as confident that when the
time comes the people will turn to General
Wallace"
S. E. Nicholson, of Kokomo, was in the
city last evening. Mr.. Nicholson is one of
the four congressional aspirants who will
make things merry next spring in the
Eleventh district where the Republican
nomination is equivalent to election Messrs.
Carey Cowgirl, of Wabash, and James f.
Statesman, of Peru, are also in the re- ice
against Major Steele.
The Republicans of Monroe county will
present the name of Senator Henry Clay
Duncan to the next state convention for at
torney general. Senator Duncan has for
years been one of the most prominent
lawyers Of the county and was elected to
the Senate in 1894 from the heavily Demo-
cratic district of Bartholomew, Brown and
Monroe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
A MECCA FOR TURKEYS.
Host of These Unwilling Pilgrims
Making Their Way Here.

The turkeys designed to furnish Thanks
giving dinners for Indianapolis people are
already beginning to arrive in great quanti-
ties All the feed stables are crowded with
hucksters' wagons piled high with crates
containing poultry, principally turkeys
These hucksters come from the country all
around indianapolis, some coming as far
as fifty miles. They buy up the. turkeys
from the farmers, who have been fattening
them up for this occasion. The grocers
and meat market men usually engage their
turkeys beforehand from the hucksters,
and thus get the pick of the load when
they are brought In. The birds range in
size from six to about eighteen pounds.
Adjoining the stables where the hucksters
put up are usually places for killing and
dressing the fowls. Here men with their
sleeves rolled up quickly Kill the birds and
plunge them in large boilers of scalding
water. Then the. feathers are deity
stripped off, the fowls cut open, and in
nearly less time than it takes to tell it they
are ready for market.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
A PLAGUE OF BURGLARS
POLICE STATION THE ONLY PLACE
GUARANTEED AGAINST THEM.
Numerous RObberies I'm All Parts of
the City Were Reported Yes
Wlais, terday Morning.

The city detective force was kept busy
yesterday looking up reported burglaries.
Highwaymen and housebreakers are plying
their vocation vigorously these days. and
they work without interruption on the part
Of the police. A bold burglary took place
at Dittman's grocery, Capitol avenue and
Fifteenth street, between and o'clock
yesterday morning. About o'clock a still
alarm was sent into fire headquarters from
Dittman's place, and the firemen responded.
They quickly eXtinguished small blaze
which had evidently been caused by burg
lars who had cracked the safe. The ex-
plosion, it was thought, started the fire.
Mr.. Dittman reported he was short about
S67 in cash and some cigars and tobacco.
It was evident the burglars left in a hurry,
as two chsels and hammer were found
near the window through which they en-
tered.
Yesterday morning the police were told
Of another bold holdup of a colored woman,
Annie Weathers. She said she was accosted
on st. Clair street, between Alabama and
Delaware streets, Saturday night by a man
disguised SIS a woman The man thrust a
revolver in her face and compelled her to
hand over her pocketbook containing IS
cents. The police took little stock in the
Woman's story.
Numerous other small robberies were re-
ported. Henry Wessling. saloon keeper
at Hoyt avenue and State street, COM
planned that while he was at church Sunday
night his saloon was entered and a gold
watch and necklace carried off. II. Keller,
q groceryman at Illinois and Thirteenth
streets. reported that his place was robbed
OF Sc in money and a lot of goods. Sunday
night the Tallentyre home, at No. 1225
Fletcher avenue. was robbed of $51 in
money, three checks and some clothing and
jewelry. Kehlbeck's grocery. at New Jer-
sey and Tenth streets. was entered some
time Sunday morning. A quantity OF to-
bacco was missing when the proprietor
opened the store Joseph Scharm, a saloon
keeper at S66 Massachusetts avenue, re-
ported to the police that his place had been
burglarized. He missed a quart of whisky
and 81 in money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
HE DIDN'T SEE THE SHOW.
A Woman Forced Him Out of the EN-
pfre Theater.

An incident that caused quite a stir oc-
CURED at the Empire Theater yesterday
afternoon. While the performance was in
progress a woman was seen pushing her
way to the front of the parquette. When
she got to the orchestra she paused and
looked the audience over for second, then
began to push through the front row of
seats to the west end. Just before she
reached the end she seized a man by the
shoulders, and. pulling him out of his seat,
began to shove him down the aisle ahead of
at. coId bea . ot ~ here ~ t nnt
Of herer'
The man was unwilling to go, but the
woman was determined and amid the
shouts and jeers of the audience, forced
him out of the house. The man was pre-
sumably her husband.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
Thanksgiving at Deutsche Haus.

A Thanksgiving concert and dance will be
given Thursday evening at o'clock at the
Deutsche Haus by the ladies' section of
the Indianapolis Social Turnverein. A fine
programme has been arranged which will
be rendered by some of the oest local tai
ent. The programme is as follows:
Medley, "Innescara" Boyer
Orchestra
Piano duet, Reigen. l and 4. Moszkowski
The Misses Emma Martin and Clara
Haueisen.
Vocal solo, ballade, Mr.. Oluf" &C. Loeve
Mrs. Karl Lieber
Recitation ............... Miss Frida Grull
Vocal solo, MY Song lyon Gumhert
Mrs. Bernard Vonnegut.
Violin solo. "Nocturne Op 9, No. % Chopin
Miss Editta Neubacher.
Cornet solo, Post in the Woods" 80. Shafer
Mr.. James Ryhn.
Piano solo, Poet and Peasant" .Suppe
Mr.. julius Hermann.
Orchestra.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
THE COURT RECORD.
SuperiOr Court.

Room 1-B. S. Higgins. Judge Pro Tenn.
Frederick Rand, receiver. vs. John c..
Wright and John c. New. On trial by
jury.
Room 2-Lawson M. Harvey, Judge.
Ida c. Mitchell VS.. City of Indianapolis;
damages. On trial by jury.
Room 3-Vinson Carter, Judge.
Della Flanagan VS.. c., H. & D. Railroad
Company; damages. Jury finds for defend
ant
Henry Clay Allen, Judge.
Dudley Simms VS.. John Marshall; appeal.
On contract. Submitted to court, Evidence
heard. Finding for defendant and judgment
against plaintiff for costs.
George Hittle ct al. vs.. Lewis B. Brandon
burg. From Hancock county. Dismissed
for want of prosecution. Judgment against
plaintiff for costs.
Criminal Court.
John F. McCray, Judge.
State of Indiana VS.. Dennis McCarty;
grand larceny. Plea CT guilty to petit lar
ceny. Imprisonment in Workhouse six
State of Indiana VS. Rudolph McKinstry;
incorrigible. Taken under Amusement.
New Suits Filed.
Lewis D. Levi VS.. James A. Mills; suit to
foreclose lien. Superior Court, Room 2
M OConnor & Co. VS.. Henry Ostroff;
account: Superior Court, Room !.
to quiet title. Superior Court, Room g.
Pearl Dean Bennett VS.. Clark Fl. Bennett;
divorce Superior Court, Room l.
Caroline Eisele VS.. Charles Mutchett ct
al; suit to foreclose mortgage Superior
Court, Room 2.
Harmon j. Everett VS.. Steven Slinkard ct
AL; suit on appeal bond. Circuit Court
Mary E. Shortridge VS.. Samuel c. Daw-
son; suit to renew judgment. Superior
Court, Room l.
Lille Quinn VS.. Joseph Quinn; divorce.
Superior Court, Room 3.
James M. Smith VS.. The Fraternal Acct
dent Association suit on policy. Circuit
Court.
Sigel Akers VS.. Lottie Akers; divorce. Su-
perior Court, Room 2.
George H. Carter ct al. VS.. William NJ.
Dunlap ct al; suit on account Superior
Court, Room g.
Katherena Schmitt vs. City of Indianapo-
lis ct al damages. Superior Court, Room 8.
Antonio Donaldson VS.. Elmer o. Donald
son: divorce. Superior Court, Room 2.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
Where Donations win Be welcome

Where Donations Will he welcome.
The Katharine Home managers will be at
George ]. Marotts shoe store, on West
Washington street, to receive Thanksgiving
donations for the home. The board OF man
ayers for the Home for Friendless Colored
Children will be at the Eagle clothing store,
5 and West Washington street, for like
purpose. The managers of the Alpha Home
for Aged Colored women will be at the
Bates House barber shop to-day. The
Boys Club officers will be found at the
clubs present quarters, on East Court
street. during Wednesday. The Door or
Hope asks it's friends to bring donations to
the Progress clothing store to-day and to
the First Baptist Church tomorrow The
Indianapolis Orphan Home will occupy its
usual place in the When clothing store VIM
dow this morning.
The Young Womans Missionary Society
of the Second Pres byterian Church will hold
a Thanksgiving market all day Wednesday
in the OQd Fellows building, on Pennsyl-
vania street near Washington. Everything
for a Thanksgiving dinner will be for sale
at market prices. A noon luncheon will be
served on the European plan. The pro-
ceeds of the luncheon and market Will be
for the benefit Of the Florence Crittenden
Rescue Mission.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23

State Factory Inspector McAbee returned
yesterday after completing his inspection
of the factories Of the gas belt. He sub
mitted to the Governor a letter showing one
particular instance in which the child-labor
law seems to work a grievous hardship.
The letter is written by the mother of two
boys who fall within the age limit. She
says they are able to earn 30 cents a day
each, and this, with what she is able to
earn with her needle furnishes to the fam
lily the bare means Of subsistence. Without
1t she declares that they would have to
give up housekeeping and depend largely
upon charity or starve. 1t is not likely that
the employers OF these two boys will be
prosecuted.
builders and contractors of the State call
ing their attention to the provisions of the
law regarding fire escapes and other safe
ty appliances for factory buildings. and adj
vising that in the future construction of
factories they comply with the law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23

Twenty-Five years ago a resident of Los
Angeles died, leaving an estate valued at
$4,000 There was a dispute over its settle
n1ent. Recently the public administrators
handed in his final account. All that re-
manned to be divided was 40 cents As the
heirs have either died or left for parts I'M
known. this remnant of the $4,000 was or
dered turned into the county treasury.-Cur-
rent Item.
This is the way in which estates are free
quently depleted or exhausted by admins
traitors who have no interest in the property
except what they can make out of it. A
trust company, however. like the Union, OF
indianapolis. having a reputation to main
tain and executing trusts with greatest fidel.
ity would have handled such an estate as
this so that, instead of being used Up en-
tirely, 1t would have increased in value aft
er paying all reasonable charges. Ninety
nine estates out of hundred can be settled
better and cheaper by the Union Trust
Company than by any individual. Consulta-
ton on wills is invited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
JUDGE WOODS HEARD IT
ON TRIBUNAL THAT CONSIDERED
THE 3-CENT FARE APPEAL.
Some Misapprehension az to the Rea-
SON He Declined to Hear the
Original Case.

Some surprise was expressed yesterday
when it was learned here that Judge Woods
had sat as one of the judges in the Court
of Appeals at the hearing of the argument
in the 3-cent-fare case at Chicago, Satur-
day. 1t was recalled that Judge Woods
called Judge Showalter to hear the case in
the court below. 1t was an impression in
some quarters that Judge Woods regarded
himself as disqualified from hearing the
case During the tendency of one Of the
street car acts in the Legislature last win
ter, he was quoted in a. afternoon paper
as expressing some ideas favorable to s.
cent fares. The prevailing impression, when
he refused to hear the case last April, was
that it was because he had already ex-
pressed an opinion.
City Attorney Kern was asked yesterday
if it were true that Judge Woods sat at the
hearing Saturday He said that 1t was.
Were you surprised"
"It had been my impression that Judge
Woods preferred to have nothing to do with
the case. 1 suggested to Mr.. Miller, when
learned that Judge Woods was to sit with
the court that he might have heard 1t be-
low. Mr.. Miller informed me that he under
stood the reason Judge Woods did not hear
the case at Indianapolis was because he DID
not want to be disqualified from hearing 1t
in the Court of Appeals. There seems 10
have been a misrepresentation as to Judge
Woods'S reason for turning the case over
to Judge Showalter."
If Judge Woods had heard the case In
the Circuit Court he could not have heard
it in the Court Of Appeals. Judge ShoWalter
was thus disqualified from hearing 1t at
Chicago.
City Attorney Kern will denaur to the an
swer of the City Railway Company to the
citV'S amended COMPLAINT in the StrceI-car
litigation at Noblesville. The Citizens
Street-railroad Company has demurred to
the citys amended complaint, so that the
next step will be to argue the demurrers
MIR. Kern said yesterday that he would en-
deavor to have the cases set for next Sat
urday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
Episcopal church Election.

At the election held yesterday morning at
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, A. j. Jones
and Thomas L. Sullivan were elected war
dens and w. J. Holiday, Charles Mcguire,
Enrique c. Miller. w. A. Krag, ]. M. Win
ters Myron D. King and A. w. Conduit,
vestrymen.
The following were elected by Christ
Church last night: Senior warden, r. L.
Talbot; junior warden, w. A Taylor; yes
trymen, d. T. Bacon, C. E. Brooks G. L.
Merrifield, John Ferguson, George w.
Sloan N. F. Dalton and w. H. Armstrong.
The members of Holy Innocents' Church
elected the following: Senior warden,
Charles B. Stilz junior warden, George A.
Bannon; vestrymen, Frank Goheen, Fred A.
Lorenz, Edward Z. Smith, Otto Penlike;
Don a. Anderson, Arthur G.. Wills and
Jacob ]. Stringer. The organization of the
yestry was postponed until the first called
meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
Dr. nv. G. Thomnson,s Evidence.

The jury in the suit of the receiver of the
Indiana Banking Company against John c.
New and John c. Wright, for damages on
account of the alleged fraudulent sale of
First National Bank stock, was not called
into the box yesterday until nearly IL
O'clock on account of the delay of Special
Judge Higgins in getting here from Leb-
anon. George c. Duy, who was familiar
with the condition of both the Indiana
Banking Company and the First National
Bank, was kept on the witness stand most
OF the day.
Late In the afternoon Attorney Ketcham
started to introduce the evidence of DIR. w.
c. Thompson, which was brought out in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
Engineer DonaIdson,s Wife Sues.

In the Superior Court yesterday Antonio
Donaldson brought suit for divorce from
Elmer o. Donaldson. who is charged with
cruel treatment. Donaldson is Big Four
passenger engineer. and his wife says he
earns $125 month. They were married in
September, 1891, and for several years have
resided on English avenue. The plaintiff
says that on Nov. % last Donaldson struck
her and threatened to kill her if she did
not leave his house The plaintiff says she
took her children and went to her fathers
home. She thinks the defendant is amply
able to stand 81 900 almony.
Lille Quinn brought suit yesterday for
divorce from Joseph Quinn. She says he
has cursed and abused her and fails to
make suitable provision for her support.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23

The third rehearsal Of the May musical
festival chorus was held at High School
Hall last night under the direction of Mr.
Van der Stucken. Work was continued on
the unfinished drama "Olaf Trygvasson,"
by Bjoernson, set to music by Edward
Grieg. and it was after 10 o. clock when Mr.
Van der Stucken unwillingly laid down his
baton and said, In two weeks. Next
Monday nights rehearsal will be under the
direction Of Mr.. Ernestinoff.
The chorus last night numbered over
three hundred singers, of whom. 265 were
of last years chorus. The attendance last
fact that there were no accommodations
for wheels, and many returned to their
homes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23

The Governor yesterday issued parole
to Morris White. colored. who was sent to
prison from this city year and half ago
for three years for grand larceny, in rob-
bling the store OF Lilly & Stalnaker His
birthday comes on Thanksgiving, and he
will reach home in time to celebrate It,
There has been some doubt of his guilt and
the petition was signed by the criminal
Judge, the prosecutor and the firm that suf-
fered the loss. His prison record has been
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
HORSE COLLlDEs WITH CAR.
MotOrman Norwood Escapes A
HaughvilIe Incident.

"A runaway horse. attached to a buggy.
collided with street car on the Haugh-
vile line last night near the Michigan
street bridge. The accident happened about
10 O'Clock. The car was coming to the city
and carried but few passengers. The car
was not thrown from the track but the
front end was considerably damaged.
Motorman Norwood escaped without injury
and the passengers were only slightly shak-
en-. The horse was knocked down and bad
~ hurt and a request was sent TO police
headquarters to have the animal killed. AS
the owner of the horse could not be found,
the police authorities declined to take the
responsibility of killing the animal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23

churches in Indianapolis now, and since the
suburbs were annexed there are some dupli-
cations of names
a committee was appointed to locate and
mark the grave of Johnathan Strange,
pioneer preacher, in Gresnlawn Cemetery,
with a view to erecting a monument at
some future date. Rev. Samuel Reid read
q paper on higher criticism.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23

Charles Carter. aged fourteen, is missing
from the home of his brother. William Car
ter, who lives at No. $50 South Lee street,
West indianapolis. The boy started to
school yesterday afternoon and had not re-
turned last night. The brother visited the
police station and reported the disappear
ance He said his father, who has been
a little unsteady in his habits, signed an
agreement a year ago by which the elder
brother was to have charge of the younger
The Young man fears that the father has
broken his word and taken the boy away.
Tha missing youth is slightly crippled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
Star Chamber sunday Meeting.

There was q meeting Sunday afternoon Of
the Board of Public Safety. Nothing very
definite is given out as to what the purpose
of the meeting was. No mention Of the fact
that a meeting was to be held had been
made to reporters. 1t Is understood that
among other things the board discussed
the appointments that are to be made to
the police and fire forces next month. The
suave clerk of the board, Richard c. Her
rick, yesterday vouchsafed the information
that the board discussed repairs to fire
aDparatuSu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
a jain Prisoner stripped.

Thieves have been discovered working
within the very precincts of the Jail. where
those incarcerated were supposed to be free
from the wicked wiles OF the world. Ernest
Eli, a country boy, from Iroquois. ILL.,, was
charge Monday morning when he awoke
his shoes and hat were gone When the
fact came out in Police Court Judge Cox
ordered an investigation. The young man 5
clothing was found in the possession of
other prisoners at the Jail.