The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-21
FORTY-sIx CASES NOLLnD.
Two Were Old Ones, Where Murder
Was the Charge.

WAS the
FOrty-six cases were stricken from the
docket in the Criminal Court yesterday.
Some of them had been pending for many
years and there was no probability, as far
as the court officials could see, of their ever
being tried. Several of the cases had been
on the docket for twelve years. Among
those stricken from the docket were the fol-
lowing: Thomas Mcclellan, assault and bat
terry; Albert Beard, assault and battery;
Jesse Brown embezzement Isor Davis
grand larceny; Paul Phillips, selling liquor
after legal hours; Peter Calvin, forgery;
Charles Roth, embezzlement; George Rosen-
berg, assault and battery; Aaron Moore,
embezzlement; Edward Dearinger, receiv-
ing stolen goods; Amos Bright, petit lar
ceny Daniel Hooehan, assault and battery
to kill John Taylor, petit larceny; Charles
Ross petit larceny; John Campbell, petit
larceny; Thomas Slavin, assault and bat
terry to kill; John Bergan, assault and bat
terry to kill; James Rise, drawing deadly
weapon; Joseph Spath, grand larceny;
James Benedict, petit larceny; John c. Will
lams, petit larceny James Bennett petit
larceny William Henderson, petit larceny;
Caroline HerSey, petit larceny; James Jones,
petit larceny: Frank Ellis. grand larceny;
Frank Ward keeping gambling house; VIII
liam Flora. petit larceny; Harry Dunn, petit
larceny Whit Star, petit larceny Charles
Volner, arson; Jesse Carothers petit lar
ceny.
Among the cases was one against Lon
Mcclure for murder The case had been
pending for several years. Mcclure killed
his wife. Florence Mcclure. on the evening
of Dec. 81, 1892 They lived at No. 70 Wilson
street. and Mrs. McClure's brother Grant
Bryan. resided next door. Mcclure claimed,
when arrested that the shooting was acct
dental. On the. night. of the tragedy he
went home and found his wife al her
brothers. He told her to come home, and
q row took place between Mcclure and
Bryan. Mrs. Mcclure attempted to stop
trouble and rushed between her husband
and brother AS she did so Mcclure drew
a pistol and fired. His wife received the
bullet and died from the effects of the
Mcclure was twenty-five. He was tried
for murder in the Criminal Court while
JOIN w. Holtzman was prosecutor. The
case was tried in April, 1898 and the jury
disagreed. Mcclure was never tried again
on this charge. The police say he was after
ward sent to prison for larceny.
The case against Harry Mccormick,
charged with murder. was also stricken
from the docket yesterday. On the night
of Dec. 90 1892. Mccormick was in a. North
WeSt-Street saloon with William Kimball
and Harry Force They were drinking and
left the saloon together. Later Mccormick
and Force returned to the saloon stating
that Kimball had fallen down and was badly
hurt. Kimball was found near by and was
carried into the saloon. 1t was found that
his skull was fractured. He died in few
days. Mccormick and Force were arrested,
but Mccormick exonerated Force and adj
mitted that he (McCormiclD had struck
Kimball with his fist, The evidence before
the grand jury indicated that the State
would probably have a difficult task in con-
Vcting Mccormick as he claimed he struck
the blow in self-defense. Although he>was
indicted, he was never tried
Child Wife Wants Divorce.
Silvel Pearl Preston, by her next friend.
Joseph A. Shirley, yesterday brought suit
in the Superior Court against RAYMOND A