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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
COURT ON The SIDEWALK
JUDGE WALKER TOLD THE HEIRS
HOW To PROCEED.
The Had an Interest i'm Nine Tables,
but Were I'm Doubt About what
10 Do I'm the Matter.

Probate Court was I'm session for a few
minutes yesterday morning on the side
walk on East Ohio street between Meridian
and Pennsylvania streets in front OF a
wall paper store. Probate COMMISSIONS
Walker solemnly handed down a well con-
sidered decision that the tables should not
be sold.
Some time ago there was a controversy
over the settlement OF the Walters estate.
Most Of the property consisted OF a wall
paper store and the contents were sold to
a man named De Haven. Later nine tables
which belonged TO the estate but were not
sold with the stock were returned TO the
store. De Haven afterward sold the store
and with IL the tables.
The heirs OF the estate attempted TO get
the tables but the man who now owns the
store refused 20 give them up. Judge
Walker CHANGED TO pass during the discus
sion and was appealed to-" He Instruct
ed the heirs to replevin the tables.
Yesterday morning the heirs went to
the wall paper store TO take possession OF
the property and endeavored TO get the
tables. The present owner was not dis
posed TO give them I'D until he was sure
he had no title 10 them. All parties could
not go TO the courthouse so IL was decided
to settle the matter there. Accordingly all
parties were sworn, the evidence heard.
and judgment rendered for the heirs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
PROGRESSIVE INDUSTRIES.
H., f.. Woodland, Optician, 221 Massa-
chusetts Avenue, Says,

There is nothing under the sun more per-
feet than a normal eye, and yet the Ameri-
can people abuse their eyes by wearing ILL
fitting spectacles and eyeglasses
There are a great many things to take into
consideration in getting the proper glasses
First you must get at the principal
cause of your eye trouble: second. what lens
corrects the defect so perfectly you DO not
feel YOU are looking through a lens and yet
get perfect vision. You often see extremely
large lenses on a thin, narrow face, also
small lenses on a very broad. full face.
This is wrong, for you cannot get the CEN
TOR Of lenses in proper position before the
owe Th lens should be ground to conform
to the size of the face You must look after
the adjustment of the lenses so the optical
center of the lens comes directly In line OF
The optical axis of the eye. for no matter
how we'll you may correct the defect, II
vour lenses are not properly adjusted all
Your work counts for nothing. 1t is often
Of the face, or perhaps a special shape nose
niece to hold lenses in proper position.
THE up-to-date optician would not pre-
scribe glasses at any price II your eyes
ins out. / never put a lens before the eye
until / make a careful examination OF the
sr;s scIerotic coat lids and note the action
of the eye examined In a oriSnt nsnt as
we'll as In the dark; aiso' py the aio OF tue
yKa need only observe present-day eyes to
he positive many poor. abused ones are
w3 T : eyes may need looking into and
hooking after. and none can do II better or
more economically than we.
Sometimes when you have unusual trouble
with your rem syes; o. ue o a1s accustomed customs d0a e
getting at the cause OF eye troubles or eye
class troubles
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
HOOVER NUMBED BY FATE
MURDERER RECEIVES DEATH SEN
TENCE vIsIBLY AFFECTED.
No Friend or Relative of the Con-
demned Man Present During the
Ordeal-Court Grfst.

Edward Hoover. who stands convicted
Tor the murder of his father-in-law. Frank
Sutton. received his death sentence from
Judge Afford yesterday morning at 10
o'clock. The usual formula that he should
be hanged by the neck until dead, between
the hours of sunset Oct. 2 and sunrise Oct.
g. The doomed man said, when asked IL
he had any reason why sentence should
not be passed upon him: mo. sir; 1 amt
got much to say; 1 don't know much about
it, the words being the first the pris-
oner had spoken during the ordeal of the
trial.
While Judge Afford went through the
customary form of relating the journey
to the State prison and the events before
the execution the prisoner fastened his
eyes on the judge as If to make a mute
appeal for mercy. When the judge had
finished the doomed man sas as one
numbed by a blow. His expression was
pitiful and the courtroom, the scene of
many ~heartaches, was hushed. Hoover
was visibly affected and his agitation in
creased during the silence. Finally Turn
key Casey said, Come on; let's CO." the
handcuff was clasped upon his wrists and
the two left the courtroom.
NO friend or relative of the prisoner was
present when the sentence was pronounced
and this added to the general feeling OF
compassion on the part of all who saw
him receive the death sentence. The hour
for passing sentence had been changed
from 2 d. m to 10 a. m. and this was prob
ably responsible for the absence of his
relatives in court. They visited him las,
night at the Jail.
Attorney Frank Hendricks argued the
motion for a new trial before Judge AL
ford at some length, dwelling on ths
twelve points enumerated in the motion
The reply of Prosecutor Benedict wa:
brief. The motion was overruled by tn,
court and sentence was passed soon after
oral notice was given by Attorney Hen
bricks that an appeal would be taken.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
VOCALISTS AT FAIR A N
Cowles Closes Tomorrow Evening
and New Singers Engaged.

The very successful engagement of Gu
gene Cowles will close tomorrow evening
at Fair Bank He will sing at the special
matinee tomorrow afternoon and will in
ciude in his programme several beautiful
love ballads and a new song OF his own
composition. The crowd last night was the
largest of the week and Mr.. Cowles was en-
cored many times when he rendered his
new song, The Horn" and also when he
sang Annie Laurie" In fact. all of the
songs were well received and the crowd
forced him TO respond to man. encores.
Two soloists will be offered at Fair Bank
next week. Miss Mabel Cassidy, late OF the
Metropolitan Opera Company, and who has
been engaged as prima donna Of the "Crys-
tai Slipper company for next season. will
sing every evening and at special matinee
Saturday. Rees Prosser. a ~ll-kno
tenor. has also been engaged. The pro-
ramme every evening. with the two vocal
soloists, instrumental soloists and popular
music by O~stendorf's Band. should attract
large crowds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
GIRL ENTICED TO A HOUSE.


In the Juvenile Court yesterday a fifteen
year-old girl appeared on a common charge.
1t was shown in evidence that In answer
to an advertisement in a newspaper asking
for a girl at 45s Chesapeake street the girl
called at the place, not knowing its char
acter. She received an offer to work and
returned TO the place the next morning.
On Sunday the police raided the place,
which is known as a tough resort kept by
Hattie Woods, and arrested the girl with
the others. On the stand the girl said that
after she learned the character of the place
she did not have the heart to return home.
Her home was visited by a probation officer.
who found IL in a squalid condition. The
girl, who was supposed to have been
coached by the Woods woman, said she was
nineteen.
Judge Stubs took the matter under ad-
visement. He will do everything in his
power to see that the woman who enticed
the girl to her house shall get the heaviest
penalty under the law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19

In an opinion given yesterday the Appel
late Court declares that a bucket shop Is
not a game and that the statutes do not
authorize the recovery of money lost In bet
ting on the future market price of a COM
modify. Betting on a future market price
is betting on an uncertain future event"
the court says, but 1t no more resembles
a game than does betting on the result OF
an election, upon a principle of law, the re-
suit of a lawsuit or the age, religion, sex or
marriage of a person.
These words were quoted by Judge Hen
lev from an opinion of Judge Baker of the
Federal Court. and hey have the approval
of the appellate judge. The opinion was
given in the case Of Franklin Z. Mckinley,
who secured a Judgment for 1862 in a suit
brought against the l.. A. Kinsey Company
and William c. Lancaster. The money was
lost in a bucket shop at Converse, Ind. The
Appellate Court reversed the case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
THE COURT RECORD
SUPERIOR COURT.

Room John l.. McMaster, Judge.
William j. Probst VS.. William Geizendan-
ner; on account. Submitted and evidence
against defendant for s25l.32 and costs.
William Hows ct al. VS.. George II. Paul.
son; on account. Submitted and evidence
heard. Finding for plaintiff against de-
Harry c. Tanner VS.. Eureka Refrigerator
Company; injunction. Dismissed. Cost
paid.
The City Bond Company VS.. Cornelia
Wyneburg ct al; Improvement lien. Sub
mitted and evidence heard. Finding for
defendant against plaintiff for costs.
Room Flames NJ. Leathers, Judge.
Long & Knight Lumber Company VS..
Benedict j. ~Schlauzer. note. Submitted to
court and evidence heard. Finding and
Judgment against defendant for $373.05.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Henry Clay Allen. Judge.
Sophina /. Harrison VS.. s. j. Johnson.
Submitted to court and evidence heard in
part.
Edward Harris VS.. John II. Alter, ad-
ministrator. Settled and dismissed at cost
of estate.
E.. o. Brown VS.. Homer Leonard. ad-
mlnlstrator. Evidence concluded and SUBJ
mitted to court. Judgment against de-
PENDANT for $162.9 5 and costs.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford. Judge.
Edward Hoover; murder. Argument
for new trial heard. Motion over
ruled, and on verdict of Jury said defend
ant is sentenced to hang Oct. 2. 1908.
New Suits
Mary Corrigan VS.. indianapolis Traction
and Terminal Company. Superior Court,
Room 3.
The Sun Saving and Investment Com
pany VS.. Ephraim Frey ct al; mortgage.
Circuit Court.
Nora Brown VS.. the indianapolis Street.
railway Company.
Clara Corrigan VS.. Indianapolis Traction
and Terminal Company.
Lily w. Stuart VS.. Joseph G. Richard ct
al: attachment. Superior Court, Room /.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19

Testimony to show that He Shot and
Killed eugene Burke.

Meade Barr was given a preliminary hear
ing in Police Court yesterday morning and
bound over TO the grand jury. He is
charged with having killed Eugene Burke.
a negro, who, it is said. insulted Gertrude
Worth, a little white girl.
Detective Manning, who arrested Barr
at his parents home in Elizabethtown, tes-
tilted to a conversation had with Barr, in
which the latter said he had heard Burke
address the little girl as Babe" and ask
her to go with him.
G.. w. Fisher testified that he saw Barr
and the negro throwing stones and that
Barr made a motion as though to draw a
revolver. The only other witness was Mrs.
Wainscott, who keeps a boarding house
at 1880 West Market street, where Barr
lived. BY the advice of Attorney Gronnin-
ger Barr offered no defense.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19

mar House this forenoon and a visit to the
noon, where a luncheon will ne served
vincers VIII. be selected this forenoon. but
II Is understood that there VIII be no con-
sest and tnat the report of the nominating
committee will be adopted as a mara For,
maHty. One of the interesting papers this
forenoon will be one by Major J. e. Pitcher.
ot Sarlisie, Pa, who Is the pioneer In the
'nrst aid to the injured work. -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
NEW PETITION EVERY DAY.
Litigation I'm Railroad Case In Fedora
Court Attracts Interest.

Almost every day sees a new petition
filed in the Federal Court in the standing
case Of the Central Trust Company, of
New York, against the Chicago & South
eastern Railroad. Company. Yesterday two
intervening petitions were left at the
United States clerks office. One of them
was an amended intervening petition, filed
by William A. Van Buren,, who has been
employed as an attorney by the defendant
for six years, during which time he per-
formed services to the amount of $1,000
which the defendant refused to pay, either
in part or in the whole. The petition makes
a statement to the effect that the plain
tiff believes that the receiver of the COM
pany has in his possession a large sum
of money for the payment of charges
against the defendant.
The other petition was filed by the town
of Ladoga, Ind. The town charges the
railroad company with failure to pay it's
taxes for its right OF way through the
corporation. Its charge is delinquent
taxes since the year 1891, amounting. to
$500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
FATHER AND son MISSING.
Both May Have Perished in thu Gall
weston (Tex.) storm.

weston (Ae1sb StOrm
The report Of Jacob Woessner. guardian
of Eta and Ollie Coverdill, to Probate
Commissioner Walker yesterday brought
to light the mysterious disappearance Of a
father and son.
About five years after the death of his
wife John w. Coverdill went to Texas.
leaving three children, the oldest a boy Of
eighteen and the other two girls. Short
ly after reaching his destination he wrote
to his son job W., jr, and asked him to
come to him. The son left. but having a
wrong address failed to find his father.
The boy wrote back to his guardian, Jacob
Woesner, from Galveston. telling OF his
inability to find his father. Soon after the
letter was received the terrible Galveston
flood occurred. Since then neither father
nor son has been heard from and efforts to
locate them have failed.
The two little Coverdill girls are at the
German Orphans Home in the city. They
still look for tidings of the father and
brother.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
CRUISE WANTS NEW TRIAL.
Renevs Attempt to Secure Damages
from Lee w. Sinclair.

Michael j. Cruise filed yesterday in the
Federal Court a motion for a new trial of
his suit against Lee W.. Sinclair. The suit
was brought about by an accident which
Cruise suffered in the gymnasium at West
Baden. Cruise was swinging on the ring
swings when they pulled loose from the
ceiling and caused the plaintiff to fall
heavily on the floor. from which he sus-
tained serious injuries. When the case
was tried the claims of Cruise were not
recognized by the court. Cruise now claims
81 new trial because of improper argument
on the part of one OF the attorneys of the
defendant and he also says that the suit
should nave been brought against the
spe lding Brothers, who put up the swing.
instead of against the Instructor Of the
gymnasium.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19

Two suits were filed yesterday in the Su-
perior Court against the Indianapolis Trac-
ton and Terminal Company as the result of
injuries suffered in a collision between a
street car and a locomotive at the East
Michigan crossing near Dorman street.
Cora Corrigan asks for $3.50 and Mary
Corrigan $500 damages on account of in
juries received while passengers on the de-
fendant'S car.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
CENTER TOWNSHIP TEACHERS.
trustee Pearson Mendenhau An
n%ounces List of Appofntees.

Following are the appointments of teach
ers for Center township for the coming
year, announced by Trustee Pearson Men
denhall:
w. II. Cooper. supervising principal.
Flora A. Hoover, Margaret Mcfarland
Nellie Spahr. Hulda Negley. Clyde Dollar
NICE. Lottie Lockman, Maude Werts, Marie
Johnson, Lamma Mason, James r.. Fry.
INDIA Stubs Dora Klepfer, Matte Sparks
and Hattie Taylor, No. 9. Della Brown.
substitute. ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
infringement of Patent.

The John c. Pearson Company. of Boston.
has brought suit in the Federal Court
against the Kokomo Nail and Brad Com
pany, alleging infringement of patent. The
Pearson Company says 1t is the owner of a
patent on an improvement on cement
coated nails of which the Kokomo concern
is making use.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19

The Board Of Public Works has received
a letter from Elmer wetzel. attorney for
the North West street residents who
signed a petition for a brick pavement.
threatening to bring suit They charge
that the board Is trying TO force flint
rock macadam or them. Feeling was
covered that the names OF the pensioners
for brick had been scratched OF without
authority from the signers-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19

suit was brought on a note for that amount.
and. together with the interest, brings the
entire amount asked for up TO So. ss9.66 The
property against which the writ issues Is a
one-third interest in the real estate on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
BIG FILED.

Lily w. stuart Acts ON Note Covering
Empire heate Site.
Lily w. Stuart filed an attachment by her
attorneys. Herod & Herod. against the
property in this city Of Charles HI. Shaw.
of Cincinnati, and Joseph C. Richards. of
Kew York. In the la-ge sum Of $ls.4c6. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19

AssS. White River School Township. John
SON county, vs.. the Caxton Company.
johnson c. C. Record. Assignment Of er-
rors. In term.3 Bond
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-04
New York's Theatre Capacity.

Who would have thought that there
are seats enough in the New York
theatres to hold every night the popu-
lation Of city? About $4,000 persons
can be seated in the theatres, and in
the holiday week, which Is the most
prosperous one in the year to theatre
managers, there will doubtless he
evenings on which every one of these
seats will be filled. But even this num-
ber is not thought large enough to sup
ply the demand and when the play
houses now under way are completed,
there will be seats enough to accom-
modate $4,000 persons. OF course, there
are few evenings in the year when
all of the seats now available are occu-
pied. The theatrical facilities of the
city are nevertheless to be increased
by 25 percent within the next year.
Not New Workers alone are counted on
to supply audiences for all these thea
tres. The city has a floating popula-
tion Of nearly 100000, according to the
usually accepted estimate, and these
transient dwellers do more than their
share of the theatre-going. The hotel
population at the approach of night
inclines theatreward to a man. At
least, that Is the theory on which New
Workers are compelled to pay ad-
vanced prices at the hotels for the
atre tickets. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-04
Wall Papers and Borders.

You hear much talk about one pa
per having "a good design" and an
other having "a poor design" Not
one person in thousand really knows
what good design Is. Yet II you
put poor design upon your walls you
will injure the effect of your room
without being able to account for It.
Follow the better part Of valor, as you
30 often do in buying dress goods; get
q plain color. as always satisfactory"
mot likely to go out of fashion," and
SO on. Be wary in the matter of bor-
ders and friezes. In these a good de-
sign Is seldom to be had. Also, they
are generally too narrow, obliging you
to put your picture at their junction
with the wall paper, which may be en-
tirely the wrong place for it. The right
place for picture molding is even
with the tops of the different heights
of doors and windows, then It should
be even with the greatest number.
A simple and satisfactory way of
treating room is to carry the calci-
mine Of the ceiling down to the picture
molding, possibly Is inches or more,
and lot the paper begin there. Obvi-
ously the ceiling should be one of the
lightest shades of the paper, or else
cream color. Some pretty rooms have
been made by selecting a good paper
frie2e AMI calcimining or painting the
rest of the wall to match one of its
darker colors, If the frieze is not wide
enough, its lower edge may be set at
the proper height and the ceiling color
carried down to it's upper edge. The
upper edge of leaves of some other ir-
regularity may even be cut out be-
fore pasting it upon the wall.-The
Pilgrim.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-04
SchooIroom Hunnor.

Miss Babel Furbush, the assistant in
the Office OF Superintendent Phillips,
tells of two amusing school incidents.
One happened at the Bates Street
School, when a little six-year-old, in
answer to a command to put the word
sure" in a sentence. responded Sure
Mike!"
At another time the word toward"
was given out and the children were re-
quested 10 put 1t in a sentence in order
that the teacher might be sure each
child understood the meaning. One lit
tie tot put up his hand and flourished
1t about wildly, at last attracting the
attention of the teacher.
"Well, Johnny?"
The little figure jumped up beside
the seat and triumphant voice an
nounced, Il toward my pants"
This was probably more innocently
said than the answer of an older boy,
to the question to put some word Of
emotion in a sentence, who hesitating-
ly responded, 81 love you" The litter
ing of the children was soon hushed by
the pretty teacher.-New York Mail
and Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-04

II has often been said that it is not
work but worry that kills. Perhaps no
better eXemplification of the truth Of
the saying can be found than the num-
Der Of hard working physicians, occu-
pied increasingly with great problems
In medicine, who have nevertheless
lived to what may we'll be considered
an advanced age, says the American
Medical Journal. Virchow's long life
of nearly 81 years OF strenuous devo.
tion to work, recently closed, is only a
type of the prolongation OF existence
and usefulness that has fortunately
been the lot Of some of the greatest OF
the medical Investigators. Longevity
has been the rule. however, not only
for the laboratory worker, who, in the
placid preoccupation of original OBJ
servation. avoided the distraction of
mind ard the diversion of activity Incl
dent on medical practice, but also for
the man who is able to combine both
successfully. In fact, while the aver
age life of the practicing physician is
the shortest Of any Of tho professors,
most Of the great investigating practi.
TONERS have lived so long as to en-
courage every medical man to take I'D
original observation, II with no other
idea than that OF assuring himself
longevity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-04
Overheated Dining Rooms.

The American householder habitual-
ly overheats his house and serves his
meals in rooms which are stuffy to a
degree that actually interferes with
the comfort of a person in perfect
health, says the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The dining room is seldom properly
aired before dinner. The only order
given the maid or butler is that 1t
shall be warm enough" Those who
are authority on this subject agree
that 60 degrees Fahrenheit is the
proper temperature Of the room where
a dinner is to be served. Always air
the room thoroughly and bring it back
to the proper temperature before the
guests are seated. Set the table while
the room is airing, and then turn on
the heat. See that every hot course
is served as hot as possible, and that
the salad and other cold courses are
properly chilled before they are
served.