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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-26
BRIBERY ALWAYS A BAR
A CANDIDATE GUILTY OF 1T Is
THEREBY DISQUALIFIED.
Supreme Courts DecisiOn-Judge Nc
Cray Gets His First Case Sustained
by Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court yesterday decided that
the fact that a candidate for an office
offered bride or reward to voter disquali-
fed him and made him ineligible to office.
The decision was not made upon the ballot
law, but based upon the State Constitution,
which says in Section of Article 2:
Every person shall be disqualified from
holding office during the term for which he
may have been elected who shall have given
or offered a bride, reward or threat to Sc
cure his election" The case was that of
Samuel Carroll against George Green to
contest the election of Green as a township
trustee of Martin county. The Martin Cir
cult Court had refused to admit evidence
against Green to the effect that he had
offered a voter money to vote for him.
In reversing the decision Judge McCabe
declared that this provision of the Consttu-
ton was self-exercising and did not have
to be made a law by legislative enactment.
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most unique. case that has confronted the
commission for some time. This is an ad-
mission of the Chicago, Milwaukee d st.
Paul Railroad that it is not obeying q re-
cent order OF the commission 10 re-eStabllsh
former rates made in compliance with a
former order which was issued after hear
ing a complaint of discrimination made by
the Eau Claire, Wis, Board of Trade. The
road complained that it could not comply
on account of the tariffs of competing lines
between various lumber points III WlScon-
sin. The hearing is TO determine whether
the roads contention is well founded.
General superintendent of roads oper-
ated in Ohio have received circular from
Railroad Commissioner Kayler, calling
their attention to the laws relative to the
blocking of frogs and switches and to the
use of automatic couplers. With reference
to the blocking of switches the commits
sOner says that there are devices on the
market that make very good blocking for
frogs and switches, the use of which de-
creaSes the risks that employees must nee
essarily almost constantly be exposed to
in the discharge of their duties. He says
he has examined the National foot guard
in place and IN working order and an APP
plication will be approved for the use of
the Name and similar devices equally as
good that will effectually block frogs and
switches. The inspector of the department
will inspect and report all violations of
the law, which requires the equipment be-
fore Oct. J. of this year. the fine to be not
less than 500 nor more than $1,000
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A Fugitive from LouisviIIe.

Henry Brambarth was arrested last night
as a fugitive from Louisville He was ar
rested by Detectives McGuf and Wilson
as he stepped into one of the leading hotels,
where he had his mail addressed. A tele-
gram from Chief Hanger, of the Louisville
detective force, was received yesterday aft
ernoon saying the man was wanted for OBJ
tanning money by false pretense. letter
received about the time the arrest was
made explained that Brambarth had beaten
a number of restaurant and hotl people
out of small sums. The letter inclosed a
telegram received from Brambarth, while
in this city, by Frank II. Rarnell, restau-
rant man. 1t notified Barnell that the
money is secured, but will not make change
until I hear from YOU. Brambarth re-
uuested Barnell to wire him &c. Just what
Brambarth's method is does not seem clear.
He refuses to talk about the case more than
to say that he knows nothing about it,
Brambarth is Irish with a pronounced ac-
cent in his speech. He is small, with dark
hair and sandy mustache.
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FOURTH DISTRICT ELECTION.
William s. HOiman's Successor VIII
BE Chosen on Aug. 1O.

Governor Mount yesterday issued his
proclamation for a special election of a
congressman to succeed the late William S.
Holman in the Fourth district. The spe-
cial election is set for Tuesday, Aug. 10.
A copy of the proclamation was addressed
to the sheriffs of Jackson, Brown, Barthol-
omew, Jennings, Decatur, Ripley Dear
born, Ohio Switzerland and Jefferson coun-
ties. In accordance with resolution re-
Gently adopted at the Democratic confer
ence in Columbus the Democratic conven-
ton will be held two weeks from next
Tuesday, June 10. It will be about the live
Hest political scramble the district has
known in twenty years. The district is nor
mally Democratic by about 2,000 and the
Democrats are naturally very confident of
winning. The long tenure of office given to
Judge Holman leads every aspirant to be-
lieVe that if he acquires the nmoination he
will be kept in Congress for the rest OF
his life, and the struggle is therefore a
desperate one
Almost every county in the district has
candidate for the Democratic nomination.
Among the candidates are Marion Griffith
of VeVay, John OYermeyer of North Yer
non, Allen Clark of Greensburg, w. H.
Bracken of Dearborn, Rodman L. Davis
of Rising Sun, and Nicholas Cornett of
Versailles with others yet to hear FROM
The leading candidates are Marion Grif-
fifth and John II. OVermeyer. Overmeyer
was copperhead in the olden days, then
became a Republican and acquired such
prominence that he was made chairman
Of the Republican state committee in 1876
He was deposed later and finally went over
into the Democratic party on the tariff
issue. Marion Griffith served a term in the
State Senate with some distinction and was
made president pro tenn. of that body. In
1894 he was the candidate of his party for
attorney general, but was defeated. Should
he be candidate, the contest will be q
picturesque one His sister is the wife of
Marcus II. SulZer, who was defeated by
Judge Holman last fall and who will be the
Republican candidate in all probability.
The two politicians are not only thus re-
Snnal friends
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Robert Geiger, general agent of the Penn
sylVania lines at Atlanta, is in the city for
q day or two. He says he likes his new
field and has plenty of business TO look
after.
on the first of next month +. j. Harris
succeeds w. b. Rowland, resigned, as rep
resentative of the Mobile & Ohio and the
St Louis x Cairo roads, both to be under
his jurisdiction.
The Commercial clubs of Chicago and st.
Louis will be carried on special trains from
those points over the Big Four TO Cincin-
natl. The trains will be run as second Sec
tons of No. IS
The private car of President ingalls,, of
the Big Four which has been in the shops
undergoing general repairs while he was
abroad. was yesterday sent to Cincinnati
to go into service.
The American system of checking bag
gage has been adopted to such an extent
in Europe that baggage passing through
New York can there be checked TO most
any point in Europe.
The receivers of the Wheeling q Lake
Erie road have declined to pay the office
rent of A. G.. Blair president of the defunct
Wheeling & Lake Erie road, and Mr..
Blair's resignation is now looked for.
Ross Parker a conductor on the Lehigh
Valley road. died at Easton, Pa, on Mon
day Mr. Parker was formerly passenger
conductor on the Pennsylvania lines and
made himself noted by requiring General
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PROPOSALS FoR SUPPLIES.

National Military Home, Indiana, Treasurer's
Office May Is 1897.
until noon May 20, 1897, for furnishing and de-
livery of supplies, of barrack furniture, at
Marion Branch, National! Home d. V. s., guam
titles to be increased 10 per cent. if required
during the execution of the contract.
Standards be examined and printed in
structions and specifications and blank proposals
will he supplied upon application to this office.
sidered, unless same are called for in specifica-
lions. The right is reserved TO reject any or all
proposals; or to waive any informalities therein.
dorsed Proposals for supplies, n. II. D. V. S.,
and addressed to the Undersigned.
Bids aggregating over $500 must be accompanied
by a certified check. payable To the undersigned
treasurer, for at least per cent of the amount
National Home for ID. V. S. in case the success
ful bidder refuses or fails to enter into contract
bidder. FL Q. HEICHERT, Treasurer.
Approved: JUSTIN H. CHAPMAN. Governor.
Cincinnati Hamilton & Indianapolis Railroad
Company, Office Of Secretary.
Notice to stockholders.@
The stockholders Of this company are hereby
notified that the annual meeting VIII be held at
TIE Office of the company at Indianapolis Ind.
on Thursday June TO- at clock p. m. for the
election Of directors to serve the ensuing year
and for the transaction of any other business
that may come before the meeting;
GEORGE r. BALCH. Secretary.
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Com
missioners OF orange eouaty, Indiana, Will up 10
j o'clock p. m. Of Friday, June II. 1897 receive
sealed proposals IpT the CONSTRUCTION OF the tOl-
Lowing named roads in said county, to wit:
IN PAoLI TOWNSHIP.
The Paoli and Orleans road; length 22 SOS feet
The Paoli and Nineennes road; length. 1855
feet.
feet.
H. 260 feet.
IN PAOLI AND STAMPERS CREEK TOWN
SHIPS.
The Paoi and Salem road length, As ESQ feet.
All Of said roads TO be completed or before
Dee Is 1897 said proposals TO be accompanied
nv good and sufficient bond for twice the amount
IL bid on blanks furnished by the auditor Only
Indiana sureties will be accepted and least
orc Of said sureties shall be resident of Orange
county said bids 10 provide that the work on
said roads bid shall be IL all things In strict
accordance with plans. prohles and specifications
now on file with the auditor and the order OF the
Igoard Of Commissioners herein.
The board reserves the right TO reject any and
Bias should be addressed George w. Tegarden.
Pa0ii. Ind
Witness my name and the seal Of the Board
NJ commissioners OF orange county, Indiana, this
~ IL iSg7. GEORGE w. TEGARDEN,
III. 81 Auditor Orange County.
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THE COURT RECORD.
Supreme Court.
PRACTICE - BILL OF EXCEPTIONS
INSTRITCrION

PRACTICE - BILL OF EXCEPTIONS
INSTRUCTION.
1878 ST. Joseph c. c. Madden VS.. State.
Affirmed McC5 be- c. il. When the
transcript does not purport to contain the
original longhand manuscript of the evil
dence and the clerk certifies that the
the papers and entries in the cause among
which is bill of exceptions which, the
judge ceruf1es, contains all the evidence,
it is not necessary that the record shall
show that the original longhand manu-
script was filed with the clerk before it
became part of the bill of exceptions 2
certain testimony to which the defendant
has objected is only a method of striking
il out, and not an instruction within the
meaning of Sub. 3 Section 1923, r. s., 1881
MUTUAL INSURANCE-VOID POLICY
ENJOINING COLLECTION.
1919. Elkhart c. G. Carmine ct al. VS..
Cornell ct al. Affirmed. Monks, il.
Members of a mutual insurance company
may enjoin the collection of a fraudulent
policy of insurance from the company or
the collection of an assessment upon mem
bers by the company with which TO pay
it 2. The allegation that plaintiff lis the
holder of policy No. 36l1, issued by said
company to him, insuring him for the BEN
eft of his estate in the sum of 81 co., which
policy is now in force and has been since
March, 1890, member of such society. con-
tributing to its funds by assessments, p"
etc. sufficiently shows that he is a men,
Der of the company.
BUILDING RAILWAY SWITCH-IN-
JUNCTION.
1897. Madison c. G. p c., c. q
ST. L. Ry. Co. VS.. Noftsker. Reversed.
Monks, il. The owner of land abutting
upon a highway OF which he does not own
the fee has such an interest in the privilege
of ingress and egress to his land that he
can maintain an action Tor damages be-
cause of the obstruction of such highway
by the construction of a railway switch
therein in such a manner as 10 interrupt
access to his property. p Where evidence
of the removal OF the fence from around
a strip of land adjoining public highway
has been introduced TO prove its dedication
as part of such highway it IS error to re-
fuse TO admit evidence that the removal
of the fence was not made with any inten-
tior TO so dedicate the ground 3. An in
struction in such case that the jury may
take into consideration the Injury to the
property if any, naturally resulting from
building the switch, in rendering the same
inconvenient of access or in any manner
causing the same 10 be less suitable for
use, together with increased danger from
IRE from locomotives and decreased rental
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BADGES for Fire Limits.

Badges have been prepared for insurance
men, employees of the water works and
gas companies, street employees Of the city
and others who have the right to be within
the fire lines when a confagration is in
progress. Some complaints were made that
persons who had legitimate right to be
inside the fire rope were excluded by the
police, and the Board of Safety ordered
that badges be issued to persons entitled to
wear them. The badges can be procured at
the office of Superintendent Colbert A
deposit of 81 is required for the return of
the badges
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Pettx Criminal Conrt Cnses.

Thomas F'laherty and Henry Snapp were
found guilty of petit larceny in the Grim
inal Court yesterday and sent to the work
house for one year. Elmer Dickson, a col
ored youth. charged with attempt to muir
der, was tried and sentenced to the Reform
School for Boys. Dickson, during a quarrel
with another colored boy named Ed Brown
CURED on Indiana avenue last April.
John Daffenbaugh, aged fifteen, was re-
leased on his good behavior The boy was
charged with stealing a bicycle and watch.
The theft was his first offense.
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NOTICE OF LETTING CONSTRUCTION
OF GRAVEL ROAD.

Notice is hereby given that on Saturday, May
%, 1897, at TO o'clock m, at the auditors Of
flee in Crown Point Lake county, Indiana, the
Board OF Commits siouers of said county will let
to the lowest responsible bidder, the construction
of free gravel road in Hobart township, in
said county, about eight and one-half (S12) mites
in length according viewers report, which
road is definitely described in said report on
file in the auditors office
Sealed bids may be left with the undersigned
auditor up TO 10 o'clock a. m. of the day of the
letting OF the work. The right to reject any or
all bids is reserved. Certified check amounting
TO 500 to accompany bid.
JAMES NJ. BRADFORD,
REUBEN HIPSLEY,
CHAS. A. BROWNEIlI.
Board of Commissioners.
Attest: MICHAEL GRIMMER, auditor Lake
county.
Mov -
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At Last a McCray Decision sticks

At last Judge McCray has had a decision
confirmed by the Supreme Court. not upon
the merits of the case, but because the
appellants had neglected to have the record
show the errors upon which the appeal was
made The case was that of Colin Camp
bell, the agent of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, who was convicted of
embezzlement and sentenced to four years
in the penitentiary Campbell is the man
who took the daughter of DR.. Dudley Gull
yer, child of fifteen, TO st. Louis and
his attorneys maintained that this fact in
fuenced the jury in it's finding.
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A "yilinn Gave the Dog "stricknine.v

The following startling intelligence, which
will interest all lovers of dogflesh, came to
the Journal yesterday:
Frank Item had very valuable Bull!
dog Poisoned last night the dog was in
Perfect health in the Eavming and had been
Plyaing all in the morning he was found
dead in the yard Mr.. Item had a veterinary
Sergeon to examine his Stomach and found
the vilin had throwen meat with Stricknine
on to the dog"
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An Armed Force of Cxclists.

Governor Mount yesterday granted per-
mission 10 an armed force to pass through
the State. 1t is not a formidable invasion,
but only a dozen cyclists, students at the
Northwestern Military Academy, who will
carry a message from General Brooke at
Chicago, to General Miles, at Washington.
Though they win be armed TO the teeth
their guns will be loaded with blank car
-
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Mary Russell has brought suit against
Joseph Russell, to whom she was married
in June, 1890. The plaintiff is a cook in the
Capitol House restaurant. She AYERS the
defendant has failed to provide for her for
more than two years and shows that three
years ago Russell was convicted of robbery
and sent to the penitentiary, where he is
now confined
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Important Meetings Next Month.
A Nicaragua Electric Road.

The announcement is made at Richmond
of the formation of the Atlantic 81 Lake
Nicaragua Railroad and Navigation Com
pany, which will build $50 miles of cleo
trio line in Nicaragua. The capital stock
is 100000 Following are the Off -4Ac ::
Isham Sedgwick, Richmond president;
Peter Backus Trenton, n. j.. secretary; N.
H. Hall. Trenton, N. j., treasurer The
Nicaraguan government will make the
COMPANY a concession of from It's 900 to
$50. 900 acres of land in right of way and sta
ton sites, as well as for an inducement to
build the much needed lines.
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Plans for the police patrol system have
been submitted to Mayor Taggart for his
approval. The Board OF Safety will meet
with him to consider the specifications in
detail They are not very elaborate. but
describe in a general way what viii be
required. After they are approved adVer-
tisements for bids will be inserted in the
electric and engineering publications. be-
sides which other departments of the coun-
try will be consulted as to the experience
with different systems.
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Rates for shriners.

Announcement was made by the Burling
ton & Northern road yesterday of its in
tention to make O. rate of $3.50 from Min
neapolis and St Paul to Detroit and re-
turn, via Chicago and the Grand Trunk
road. and a rate of $l9.25 via the Michigan
Central and Wabash roads. The occasion
of these rates is the meeting of the I'M
perial Council Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine,
TO be held at Detroit June to TO- Tickets
at the rates named will be sold June to
T. They will be good for the return till
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-26

The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed
the decision of the Marion Circuit Court
in declining to grant to James l.. Ellis, a
constable of Washington township an in
junction restraining the city police author
tiles from sending police to the fair grounds
to maintain order
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Aro,her EIectric Rond.

Cleveland capitalists are securing right
of way for an electric railroad between
Hartford City and Marion. The proposed
route is TO parallel the Panhandle, touching
Gas City and Upland. From Hartford City
the line is 10 be built to Montpelier, tap
ping the rich oil fields
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-26
Rule Day in supreme Court

Yesterday was rule day in the Supreme
Court and fifteen decisions were handed
down in open court A Porter memorial
was spread upon the record and the stu
dents of the graduating class of the law
school were given the oath as members of
the bar.
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TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE OF b.
CYCLES.

By order of Marion Circuit Court the S. A.
Haines x Co. s stock of high grade bicycles and
bicycle sundries Will be sold at auction No.
81 Massachusetts, avenue Friday and Saturday,
abe 18th and 18th days OF May 1897. Also office
furniture, desks and typewriter. Terms of sale
cash, one-thrd cash and approved security
for deferred payments at thirty DAYS.
JAMES NJ. WINTERS Trustee.
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THE WIFE LOOKED DANGEROUS.
A Scene in Federal Court During
q GRIND jury Investigation.

The federal grand jury yesterday investi-
gated the charges of raising bills to a
higher denomination against William E.
Tyler, Mabel Mitchell and Ida Swinston,
arrested at Evansville. The three were
members of a theatrical company, of which
Tyler was the manager, and were travelling
around through the State. Tyler had been
living with the Mitchell woman as his
wife, Notwithstanding the fact that he has
a wife living in this city. Indictments will
be returned against the three
While the prisoners were filing into the
grand jury room Tyler's wife was standing
near Major Carter. When the three passed
her she asked Carter in a Missing manner
which one of the women had been living
with her husband. Carter pointed the
Mitchell woman out to her, and he says
that when he looked into her face he never
saw more terrible look on a woman's
face than she wore. Her hand was lying
in the folds of her dress, and he, thinking
that she intended assaulting the Mitchell
woman, grabbed the prisoner and pushed
her into the jury room. The affair caused a
little excitement around the room, but the
trouble of searching Mrs. Tyler was not
taken.
James Nelson, of New Albany. was also
indicted on the charge of raising bills
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NOTICE.

The board OF trustees of the Central Indiana
Hospital for the Insane win receive sealed pro-
posals until Friday, May 2S, at 10 a. m. for fur-
nishing a full line of supplies for the month Of
June 1891. Requisition book will be file at
Room As, Statehouse, from and after Monday,
May "a 1897 By order of Board of Trustees
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to quiet title. Dismissed by plaintiff. Judg-
ment against plaintiff for costs.
Circuit Court.
Henry Clay Allen, Judge.

HenIy Gay AIIen, Judge.
Philip K. Ebaugh VS.. the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company; damages. Judgment
against defendant in the sum of 5000 and
costs, with relief. Appeal prayed to SUI
preme Court granted.
Edward A. Strong VS.. Ira NJ. Kurtz ct al. /;
foreclosure. Cause dismissed and costs
paid.
John H. Holiday VS.. State Board of Tax
Commissioners ct al. Argument concluded
and taken under advisement
New Suits Filed.
Henry Mag VS. Albert Heidelberger;
suit to foreclose lien. Superior Court,
Room 8.
a. Leffingwell VS.. Geo. W. Hall ct al.
mechanics lien. Superior Court. Room /.
Charles H. Wickes VS. Loretta Wickes
divorce. Superior Court Room 3.
Indiana Society for Savings VS.. Ellen b.
Stockdell ct al: suit to foreclose mortgage.
Superior Court Room 3.
Mary Russell VS.. Joseph Russell; divorce.
Superior Court. Room l.
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Damage SUITS Compromised.

A heavy damage suit against the Van
dalia Railway was yesterday compromised
in Room 2, Superior Court. The suit was
brought by the administrator of the estate
Of Daniel Shaw against the Terre Haute &
Indianapolis division of the Vandalia ana
the Indianapolis Union Railway Company
Jan, s. 1892, Daniel Shaw, an employee, was
killed in the switchyards of the defendant
companies. The accident happened while
Shaws estate, in bringing a damage suit
for $4,000 alleged that the defendant COM
Danies were responsible for the accident on
account Of negligence. Yesterday the case
was compromised for $500
In the same room the damage suit of John
Masters against the Parry Manufacturing
Company was compromised. The plaintiff
was hurt during the year 1895 while in the
employ of the Parry Company