The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08
DOODLE CASES ON TRIAL
FIRST OF THE SHELBYvILLE IRREG-
ULARITIES BEFORE THE COURT.
Julius Chueden Must Explain His
Paint Bills-Young Mans Neck
Broken in a Scufle at Goshen.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYvILLE. Ind, June THE trial
of julius Chueden on the charge of utter
ing forged Endorsement on a county war
rant, in the name of Morrison & De PREF,
for paints. began in the Circuit Court to-
day. A special venire OF fifty names was
drawn as jurors, and jury was secured
after the middle of the afternoon, as fol-
lows: Henry c. Ruschaupt. Nicholas Mil
Ter, George Courtleyow, Apollis Kinsley,
]. X. Bowers. Josiah Conger. John Norvall,
Eli Herrod. Alex Tindall, David A. Gun
ming, Pliny Hungerford and Patrick Smith
During the examination Of the jurors for
competency Marcus Means. one of the reg
ular panel was asked if he had talked to
any one about the case since he was drawn
as juror. and he said he had; that George
NJ. Ray had sent for him. and when he
went to the office of the Democrat Ray
had said that the county cases would come
up for trial at this term of court. Here
the defendants attorney objected, and he
was not permitted to say what Ray had
told him. Afterward the defense excused
Means. In the presence of the jury, while
at recess and before they had been sworn,
it is stated on good authority that Ray Of
fered to bet 500 to $40 that there would be
no conviction. When this information was
given to Trial Judge Douglass Morris he
ordered that the jury be not separated dur
ing the tendency Of the case. and they will
be housed and fed in the courthouse and
in charge of the bailiff, Al Green.
Attorney John T. Duncan. of Duncan &
Smith. Indianapolis, is assisting in the
prosecution, and in the opening statement
said that the State would prove that the
Chuedens had a contract with the County
Commissioners to paint one iron bridge at
so much a foot, a wooden bridge and GER
tain work inside the Jail at so much a yard,
and furnish all material; that they had re-
ceived s1.042 for their labor and material In
their own names, and that the three bills,
in the name of Morrison & De PREF for
$3.50, were false and fraudulent. Judge
Morris ruled that ii was relevant to show
the entire transaction, from beginning to
end, in order to show the guilty knowledge
and intent Of the accused. In this way
considerable evidence of q sensational ma
ture will probably be introduced that has
no bearing direct on the case on trial.
The first witness for the State, w. H.
De PREF, of the firm of Morrison & De
PreZ the name alleged TO have been forged,
testified that at the time the county order
for $I5 was drawn the county did not owe
them any such amount nor had they au-
thorized any person to present such bill OF
sign their names to any bill against the
county whatever. He further testified that
the total amount of paints, oils, colors and
brushes furnished to the Chuedens under
the bridge-painting contracts amounted to
SOS, that the contract for the material was
made with Edward Major. bookkeeper of
the Democrat, and Julius Chueden, and
that the material was to be charged to A.
& II. Chueden and was so charged. and
that none of the material was charged to
the county; that on July 3. 1892 Ed Major
and Julius Chueden had paid the bill. The
claim filed against the county for these
supplies was dated July 6, 1899.
At the night session Charles Morrison, of
the firm of Morrison & De PREF, corrob-
Grated the testimony of De PREF as TO the
contract with Ed Major and Julius Chue-
den to furnish material for the painting
contract with the county. He testified that
he did not make out any bill against the
county, nor receive any order for any mon
ey, nor indorse any order for paints fur
nished on the Chueden contracts, and pro-
nounced the Endorsement of the name
Morrison & De Prez'' as a forgery, and he
repeated that he did not authorize any one
to do so for the firm.
Court adjourned soon after 8 o'clock un-
til o'clock tomorrow morning. The po-
litical complexion of the jury is as fol-
hibitionists. 2. The claims in question are
the three claims, aggregating s265, which
were filed in the name of Morrison & De
PREF. They were for paint and materials,
two for sos each, and one for SIS. Three
county orders We're issued for like amounts,
the Endorsements on the back of each pur-
porting TO be by Morrison & De PREF and
being in similar handwriting. All of them
were presented to the treasurer by julius
Chueden, and the money was paid to him.