The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-14
TWO IMPORTANT CASES
THAT HAVE BEEN HANGING FIRE
IN THE CRIMINAL COURT.
Mrs. Maud Goodin and John o. Moore
Still Untried-WOrk of the
Grand Jury.

County Prosecutor Edwin B.. Pugh said
yesterday evening that the grand jury
would probably a up the street-railway
investigation again tomorrow. The prose-
cutor says he regrets that the street-rail-
way case has prevented him from going
into the trial of some important cases he
had intended disposing of this month. One
is the case against Maud Goodin. who is
charged will conspiracy with Mrs. Lulu
Kline to injure Dr.. Aimee Haskinson, who
formerly lived at the corner of Pennsyl-
vania and New York streets.
1t will be remembered that Miss Haskin
son was attacked in her home on a night in
May, 1898. by a woman who threw acid on
her. The young woman was terribly
burned, but her eyesight was saved. Mrs
Lulu Kline was arrested and charged with
the offense, and in a confession she made
implicated Mrs. Maud Goodin. who lives in
the Empire block. on Massachusetts, av-
enue. Mrs. Kline claimed that Mrs. Goodin
induced her to commit the crime because OF
jealousy of DR.. Haskinson, who, Mrs.
Goodin thought, was trying to rob her of
the affections of James Van Malta, a Mich
igan-street liveryman. Mrs. Goodin has
been tried twice and both times the jury
disagreed. Prosecutor Pugh says he Is de-
termined to try the case again, and Mrs.
Kline is being kept In Jail on this account.
AS she is the prosecuting witness against
Mrs. Goodin, the attorneys for the State
think it best not to dispose OF her case
until the other woman is either convicted
or acquitted. 1t will be two years in May
since DR.. HASkfnS0n was assaulted. AnC
Mrs. Kline has been occupying a prison cell
since a few hours after the assault was
committed.
A MOTION FILED.
Mrs. Kline's lawyer is Charles p. Bene-
dict, attorney for the poor. Some time ago
Mr.. Benedict, on behalf of his client, filed a
motion In the Criminal Court looking to the
release of his client. The motion was
based on a section Of the criminal statute
that provides that where three succeeding
terms of court are allowed to pass by the
State without taking action In a case the
defendant may be discharged by the court.
With the end of the December term of
court three terms will have passed since
the assault on DR.. Haskinson. AT the time
the motion was filed by Attorney Benedict
Judge Afford said that IL something was
not done in the Goodin case before the
close OF the year ne Woulu PROBABLY take
some action with reference to Mrs. Kline.
The prosecuting attorney has been unabl
to reach the Goodin case, and will not be
able TO before the first of the year. It is
understood hat IL the Goodin case Is set
down for trial within the next few weeks
the State will try to induce Attorney Bene-
dict to withdraw his motion or at least re-
frain from pressing IL.
The friends OF Miss Haskinson will be
GLAD to hear that she is improved In health.
She left here shortly after the last trial of
the case. much broken in health. and 1t
was said she woul probably not return
here again to testify. The prosecutor has
information TO the effect that Miss Haskin-
son is better and will come here whenever
the State is ready for trial again. She Is
at present living In New Mexico.
CASE AGAINsT JOHN o. MOORE.
Another important case which may come
up the first of the year Is the case against
John o. Moore, who is charged with the