The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-17
PRESIDENT MASON INDICTED.
Grand Jury Warrants Against Him
and Other Officers.

Augustus l.. Mason, president, and Miller
Elliott, superintendent of the Citizens
Street-rairoad Company, were put under
arrest yesterday for demanding more than
cents for passage on street cars. The ar
rests were made by Sheriff Shufeton on
indictments returned at special session of
the Marion county grand jury. Judge Nc
Cray and prosecutor Wiltsie held a confer
ence with Attorney General Ketcham late
Thursday afternoon and the latter sug-
gested that the jury be called to investi-
gate the conduct of the company's officials
in charging greater fare than the new law
provides. Acting on the suggestion of the
attorney general Judge McCray instructed
the grand jury yesterday morning.
The jury, during the morning, examined
q number of witnesses and at noon ad-
journed. In addition to the indictments
found against the president and superin-
tendent nearly a dozen conductors and road
officers were indicted. The county officials
declined TO make the names of the con-
ductors and road officers public until all
have been arrested.
Sheriff Shufelton found President Mason
in his office about o'clock. Mr. Mason, ac-
companied by Attorney w. II. III. Miller,
went to the sheriff's office at and
gave bonds of $780, Manager Elliott was
notified later of the Indictment against him
and furnished bond In the same amount.
The indictment against President Mason
and Superintendent Elliott was procured
the testimony of Mary c. Brown. The in
Strument reads as folloWS
The State of Indiana VS.. Augustus l..
Mason and Miller Elliott; indictment for
demanding more than 3-cent fare upon a
street car.
The grand jurors OF the county of
Marion and State of Indiana upon their
oaths present that Augustus l.. Mason and
Miller Elliott on the 18th day of April A. D.,
1885, at and in the county of Marion and
State aforesaid, being then and there Off
GERS, servants and employees in charge of
the Citizens Street-railroad Company, of
the city of Indianapolis, corporation or
ganized under the laws of the State of In
the city OF Indianapolis. a city having a
population of more than 100000 according
to the census of $780, did then and there
while running and operating said street
railroad system, uniawfully charge and de-
mand of Mary G.. Brown. a passenger on
one of the cars of said company upon the
road and system of said company, a cash
fare of more than 3 cents upon its said
road and system, contrary TO the form of
the statute in such cases made and pro-
vided and against the peace and dignity of
the State of Indiana
This is signed by Charles S. wiltsie,
Several suits under the s100-penalty clause
of the 3-cent-fare act were filed I'm the jus
tice of the peace courts yesterday In Mag
George r. Brush brother of John T. Brush
The complaint sets forth that Brush en-
tered car No. S27 on the Illinois-street line,
April Il. and made tender OF the legal
fare 3 cents: that the conductor refused to
accent the money and elected the plaintif
from the car. Judgment for 800 Il de-
manded.
Other suits filed are similar to this. In
Magistrate Sears's court George Sorrels.
n deDuty constable. nled suit. He repre-
sented that he had boarded an East Wash
fngton-street car yesterday morning at the
corner of Washington and Delaware streets
10 ride TO the corner OF Washington and