The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-16
THE STORY OF a BAUBLE
EFFORT TO RECOVER A DIAMOND
RING FROM .svEs' STOUT.
saloon Keeper Acquitted of Contempt
Young Woman Unfortunately
Drawn in the Case.

Yves" a. Stout, who keeps a notorious
bear garden on West Market street, near
the Statehouse, was acquitted in the Cir
cult Court yesterday of the charge of con-
tempt. The case grows out of the assault
made by Stout on Attorney Ogborn last
week, when the latter went to consult
Stout on a matter of business. Unfortu-
nately the name Of a respectable young
woman, employed at downtown store is
connected with the case. About two months
ago this girl. Dolores McCarty, was the
owner OF a handsome diamond ring. Her
mother, who is Woodworking woman,
keeps an apartment house on East YER.
mont street, and some time ago found her
self in need of money. The girl, in order to
assist her mother decided to pawn her dia-
mond ring. She went to sec DR.. Marker, a
friend of the family who has an Office
across the street from Stout's resort.
When the girl asked the doctor to find
some one who would loan her $40 on the
ring he suggested that ''Wes' Stout
would be willing to advance the sum-
The GIRL it is claimed, had no dealings
with Stout, but transacted her business
with DR.. Marker, who acted as her agent.
Stout took the ring ard it is on account
of the bauble that trouble has since arisen.
few weeks ago the young woman found
herself able to pay Stout and went to DR..
Marker with the money. He attempted TO
get the ring, but failed, being informed by
Stout that he did not have it, Attorney Og-
born was then consulted, and he went TO
see Stout about the matter DR.. Marker
accompanied him and during the CONVERSE
ton a fight took place. in which the attor-
ney was thrown into the street. This was
about o'clock in the evening and Stout
Immediately went before Justice of the
Peace Clark and pleaded guilty to assault
and battery. and was fined. The next
morning he was arrested and fined again
in Police Court. Attorney Ogborn also
brought suit for damages against Stout,
and this case will be heard this morning in
the justice court.
The day following Stout's arraignment in
Police Court Ogborn brought a replevin
suit against him to recover possession of
the ring. The young woman was named as
the plaintiff. The proper writ was served
on Stout, but it did not bring the ring to
light. Stout claimed that he did not have
1t, and did not know where it was. John
M. Bailey representing Ogborn, then had
Stout cited for contempt of court This ac-
ton was based on the fact that he did not
produce the ring when it was demanded by
an officer of the court. The contempt pro-
ceedings were heard yesterday afternoon
and Judge Allen, after hearing Stouts
story, declined to find him guilty. Stout
said that after he had advanced the money
on the ring he loaned it to a young woman
named Mollie OBrien, an acquaintance of
his. She put it on her finger and wore it
for several days The last time he saw the
ring was one afternoon when the O'Brien
woman and a girl named Letha Adams,
with prominent young man of the city,
were in StOuts room OWef the beer garden.
They were preparing to go out riding. The
OBrien girl took off the ring to wash her
hands, and it disappeared. Stout said he
what became OF 1t, but he could not ex-
plain the disappearance. He supposed the
girl lost it in making her toilet.
Stout admitted that he assaulted Og5orn
and said he did so because the lawyer in
timated that there was some kind of a
stealing game" going on. Ogborn denies
that he accused Stout of stealing the ring
He says he told the saloon keeper that he
believed he knew what became of the ring,
and proposed to bring q suit and recover
It. The attorney says that when Stout
struck him the first time, he grappled with
the saloon keeper. In an instant he says,
a crowd of men who were in the saloon ran
Stout took off his overcoat, and then
crowded about him so that he could not
defend himself. Stout, he SAYS, assaulted
him numerically and he soon found him.
self lying in the gutter in front of Stout 8
place. OgbOrn says that an additional para
graph will be filed to the repleVin suit be-
fore it is tried: This paragraph will make
the O'Brien and Adams girls and the young
man who were in Stout's room when the
ring was lost, parties to the suit.