The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-03
A Big DAY FOR DAMAGES
DEMANDS AGGREGATING 1920
MADE IN THE COURTS.
The Pike Township "Whitecapping'
Case Again Bobs Up-Other Court
Cases Filed.

The aggregate demand in the damage
suits filed in the county courts yesterday
was SIS. 200. This, perhaps, breaks all rec
ords for damage suits in one day. There
were eight complaints, the demands rang
ing all the way from $500 to $4,000. Six OF
the suits are fer personal injury. one for
the alleged unlawful detention Of property
and resulted from the Pike township
''whitecapping case" After being plaintiff
and defendant in a Justices court Thomas
c. Walton, of Pike township, yesterday
entered the county courts with petition
for $4,000 damages for mistreatment re-
ceived at the hands of his neighbors. The
defendants in the case are Austin l.. Rus
sell, Perry Hollingsworth, John A. Guilt
yer, George A. Denny. Elijah Moore. John
Gass. Omer Izenhouser. Thomas ]. Walton,
Frank Miller, William Barnhizer, Omer
Fur. Harrison Hollingsworth, John len
houser, Allen Hollingsworth. Charles How
ard and Frank Fur. The complaint alleges
that on Aug. 4, 1902, the defendants. for
the purpose of harassing and annoying the
plaintiff, caused an affidavit to be filed
against him before Justice Glass; of Pike
township, charging him with malicious
trcSpaSS. A warrant Tor MS arrest was
placed in the hands of a constable and at
IL o'clock at night, the complaint alleges,
Walton's house was attacked and he was
threatened. The door was not opened. and
at o'clock in the morning another demand
was made for entrance. Being refused. the
demand was again made at o'clock in the
morning and a shot was fired through the
door. narrowly missing Walton.
ALLEGES PERSECUTION.
Early in the morning Of Aug. s. after the
oil 1s<xlxS hot
he was arrested on a warrant for the pur-
pose Of getting him in prison. He had the
case venued to Justice Shocks court in
this city, and to continue their persecution,
Walton alleges that the defendants intim-
idated his neighbors so that they would
not furnish bond for his release. His neigh
Dor, John Wilson, was warned" he AYERS,
to not go on the bond, and told that no one
should secure his bond. In the hearing the
case was dismissed because the affidavit
was defective. but Walton says he was
liar nature. He says this affidavit was
filed against him through righteousness.
In this hearing he was acquitted. Walton
says that he is in his sixtieth year, served
four years in the Union army in the war
OF the rebellion, and is in condition to
Withstand such assaults and attacks. He
says his wife is fifty-fve years old, and
she, too, suffered through fear, on account
of the attitude of the neighbors. He asks
for $4,000 damages
Eugene II. Fischer filed suit against the
Central Union Telephone Company for $l0.-
600 damages. He says that on Oct. 26, 1901,
he was working with a gang setting poles,
and, because of a defective pulley, a pole
that was being raised fell and crushed his
right leg He AYERS that he was made a
| cripple for life.
Henry J. WilIsey brought suit against the
street car company for $4,000 damages for
the loss of his wife's services. She was In
| jured by being thrown from a street
car. The complaint AYERS that Mrs.
W WillsseyY was riding on a car on
| car was about to stop, she stepped
| from the floor of the car to the running
board, the complaint AYERS. when the car
| gave sudden start and she was thrown
| to the pavement. 1t is alleged that she
was injured internally. that her left hip
was fractured and that her left leg was
without limping. 1t is also averred that
| she was confined to her bed for four
| months on account of the accident. Mrs
| Willsey brought suit against the company
| for $4,000 damages on her own account.
LOST WIFE'S SERVICES
James r. Harrison made the street cal
company defendant in a suit for $500
damages for the loss Of his wifes services
His complaint sets out that his wife wa:
| injured in the manner described by Willsey
except that the accident happened on South
/ Stioct. ne says Sue suffered HI
juries that have incapacitatsd her from at.
tending to her household duties as long a.
! she lives.
Tracy Price, Administrative of the estate
| of Aaron Price, filed suit against the Home
| Heating and Lighting Company for $500
| damages for the death of her husband
| Aaron Price was a fireman employed by the
| company. On February 20, 1902, one of the
| boilers in the company's plant exploded
| and he was so badly scalded that he died
| The complaint says the flues in the boiler
| were defective and holds the company re-
| sponsible for their condition.
| Thomas H. Prayther filed suit against the
| c., H. & ID. Railway Company for So 600
| He says that on Aug. 9. 1902, as he wa.
| crossing the company's tracks at South
| eastern avenue, a switch engine and
| cut of cars struck his wagon. He says hi.
| horse was so badly injured that ii had Il
| be killed, that his wagon was broken, ant
| in being thrown out he suffered injurie:
| that will affect him for life He AYERS tina
| he stopped before crossing and the flag
| man signaled him to cross. Relying on tn.
| signal he says he started across and wa
| struck.
Robert j. Rochow filed suit against Lewis
! Baum for $500 damages. He says that OIL
| Sept. q, 1901, he borrowed $40 of Baum an,
gave him $50 diamond ring for security
| On Aug. %, 1902. he says he offered Baum
S45 in gold to satisfy the loan and de
manded the return of the ring, but Baum
| refused to accept 1t, and also refused [,
| return the diamond.