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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
SMALL SINNERS in COURT
CASES BEFORE THE JUVENILE TRI-
BUNAL OF JUDGE STUBS.
walter Day Allowed to Go Home
Boys Sent to Grand Jury-Ffve-
Year-Old Pugflfsts.

Judge Stubs in Juvenile court yesterday
severely lectured William Beeson. gro
Ger in West Indianapolis. for buying coal
from Walter Day, a small boy who pleaded
guilty that he had stolen the coal from
railroad cars The boy was arraigned one
week ago, but pleaded not guilty. The
case was continued one week. Beeson vol
unteered to testify against the boy. In so
doing he brought himself in disfavor with
the court and it was said that an afndavit
charging him with receiving stolen goods
would likely be issued
Beeson was called to the stand and ad-
mitted that he purchased SO cents worth
Of coal from the boy. The policeman maxi
ing the arrest testified that Beeson had
often given the boys cakes and candy for
bringing him coal. This irritated Judge
Stubs. who severely reprimanded Beeson
for countenancing the action OF the boy.
Judge Stubs. after hearing Beeson's testi-
mony, allowed the boy TO SO home with
his father. holding that the boys actions
resulted from the favor shown him BY
Beeson in purchasing the coal.
Clyde Miller, william Bernhart. Henry
Ellway and Elmer Kiefer. charged with
stealing twelve pounds OF tobacco from q
railroad car, were sent 10 the grand jury.
The boys pleaded not guilty, but evidence
OF several other boys that the boys had
the tobacco in their possession warranted
Judge Stubs In sending them 70 the grand
jury.
Two little. weli-dressed boys. charged
with assault and battery. were arraignrd.
but Judge Stubs discharged them. The
boys were about five years old. They APP
peared in court quite self-possessed. When
they walked before Judge Stubs the latter
smiled and in his fatherly way lectured
them for engaging in the fight He patted
each on the head and allowed them 10 go
horne with their parents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
ALExANDER'S new TRIAL
HE WILL BE PROSECUTED UNDER
ANOTHER CHARGE.
The State Is Thus Enabled to Secure
Another Trial Judge-Girl De-
mands Property-COurt Cases.

DR.. Joseph c. Alexander will be brought
to trial on a substituted indictment on
April s. providing his attorneys do not Sc
cure continuance of the case until later
date The grand jury yesterday returned
a partial report in which was true bill
against DR.. Alexander and Rufus Cantrell,
charging them with conspiring in the theft
and disposition of the body of Rose Neidlin-
ger, which was found in the Central College
of Physicians and Surgeons dissecting
room. The change in the indictment SUBJ
stitutes the count charging conspiracy in
the crime Of grave robbing for the count
charging DIR. Alexander with unlawfully
purchasing the body from Rufus Cantrell
while knowing that the body had been
stolen from its grave. When the indict-
ment was returned Prosecutor Ruckeshaus
asked Judge Afford to set the day of trial
on the docket of the Criminal Court for
April 6, and the request was granted. A
capias was issued for the arrest of Alex
ander that his bond of ST. 900 might be re-
newed. Later in the day new bond for
$1,000 was furnished with James l.. Reach
and Frank Groenwaldt as sureties.
The new indictment against DR.. Alexan-
der will have the effect of securing the
appointment of a different trial judge than
special Judge JOnn NJ. Balley. Inc Oe1enSe
will apply for a change of venue from
Judge Afford, who will grant the change
and appoint some attorney mutually agreed
upon by the attorneys for the prosecution
and defense to act as special judge. Judge
Bailey is objected to by the attorneys for
the prosecution who took many exceptions
to his rulings during the last trial. He will
not be reappointed, as the new indictment
gives the State a pretext to object to his
appointment.
This new phase of the Alexander trial
excited much comment among lawyers yes
terday. One of the attorneys for Alexander
said he thought 1t greatly to the discredit
of the prosecution to resort to a legal tech
nicality to escape another trial with Mr..
Bailey on the bench. He declared that the
substitution of the indictments was bad
practice and 1t showed the influence of
the prosecutor with the grand jury. The
attorney was emphatic in asserting that
the prosecution had resorted to small
trick to secure new judge. and he thought
1t exceedingly discourteous to Mr.. Bailey.
He said that during the last trial Mr.. Bal
ley had ruled impartially; had presided
in an able and fair manner; had instructed
the jury according to the law of evidence,
and admitted testimony that by a narrow
view might have been declared irrelevant
and incompetent in order to give the State
the widest latitude in its prosecution of
the case.
Cantrell who is in Jail, was also included
in the indictment. He is unable to furnish
bail and will be held until after the second
Alexander trial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
VISITS BOBBs-MERRILL HOUSE.
Party Representing Collier Publish
ing Company I'm the City.

party representing the Collier publica-
ton house, of New York, was In the city
yesterday, inspecting the local office Of
the house and visiting the Bobbs-Merrill
firm. In the party were Robert j. Collier,
the head of the Collier house: Arthur l..
Street, news editor of Golfers Weekly;
Charles Belmont Davis, of the literary de-
partment; William Bancroft, circulation
manager, and Condi Mast, head of the adj
vertising department.
AT noon w. G. Bobbs, of the Bobb3-Mer
rill Company entertained the party at
luncheon at the University Club. James
Whitcomb Riley and III. III. Rowland were
also guests at the luncheon. Later the
party went down 10 the Columbia Club,
where they were joined by Gen. Lew Wal
lace, of Charlottesville. From the Column
bia Club the party went to the Bobbs-
Merrill establishment and spent the re-
mainder of the afternoon there.
The party, which travels in a special
car left for Cincinnati at o'clock last
evening, and tonight will start for New
York. Mr.. Collier while in the city said
that the party was merely making a tour
of inspection of all the Western branch
Offices and that there was no especial sig
nificance to be attached to the visit to In
dianapolis. He expressed himself as great
ly pleased with Indianapolis as a business
center and intimated that his firm would
greatly enlarge it's local headquarters,
which are now located in the Stevenson
block
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
No Liquor Sold at Capitol.

An Indiana man who has just returned
from a trip to Washington said last even
ing at the Denison that the hullabaloo
about liquor still being sold in the Capitol
in violation of the Lands resolution
adopted during the recent session was all
bosh.
There is no liquor being sold in the Capt.
tol," he said, land the Lands resolution
is in full force and effect Notwithstanding
statements to the contrary that are being
sent out by some of the correspondents
there who are evidently running short of
copy. For few days there was a question
as TO who should enforce the order and
liquor was sold in the House restaurant but
the clerk of the House decided that ii was
UP to him and he issued the order that put
a stop to it. The Capitol is no place now
for a man with thirst
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
CHICAGO THE MECCA OF INDIANA
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS.
Presidential Boom May Be Launched
ut IrOquois Club Annual Banquet
Monday Night.

The leaders of the shattered, oft-defeated
but dauntless legions of Indiana Democracy
will go TO Chicago Monday. In the evening
of that day prominent Democrats from all
over the middle West will foregather at the
annual banquet of the Iroquois Club. Among
the Indianians who have signified their in
tention of attending the banquet are Maj
G. v. Menzies of Mount Vernon. B. F.
Shively of South Bend, Hugh Dougherty of
Bluffton, Joseph T. Tanning of Indianapo-
lis. State Chairman w. H. O'Brien of Law
renceburg, Alonzo Green Smith of Indianap-
oils. and T. Taggart, late of the capital
city, but more recently of French Lick.
There will be others in the party, as invi-
tations were sent to almost all the Demo-
cratic state senators, as well as to other
| prominent party men.
Tom Taggart in talking of the banquet
last night at the Grand, said that the
Indiana people were locking forward to a
great time.
'Iroquois Club affairs are always all
right, he said, "and We'll have a great
time Monday night. The programme In
cludes some Of the best speakers in this
part of the country, and then the banquets
are always occasions when every one loos-
ems up and enjoys himself"
''Will there be a presidential boom
| launched?'
''Oh, don't know. You can't tell what
will happen when a lot OF men get together
at an affair like that and get lot of en-
thusiasm started" replied Mr.. Taggart.
stranger things have happened. AT the
banquet in 1892 the second Cleveland boom
was launched, and 1T proved to be a winner.
| There was big crowd Of Indiana men
| there that night to whoop things along, and
| they were all Cleveland men, too
Mr.. Taggart has been credited with TAX
| ing the initiative in a movement to line up
| Indiana Democrats for David b. Hill for
| the presidential nomination in 1904. and
| while he disclaims any such intentions, ne
| does not do so very vehemently. When
| asked if he thought there would be any
| attempt to give Hill a send-off at the Mon
| day night banquet. he rather evaded the
| question by answering that no one could
| tell at this time what might be done. How
ever, his "reminiscences Of the Cleveland
| boom in 1892 was suggestive of something
| that might be expected from the coming
| banquet.
| Mr. Taggart went down to French Lick
| last night, but he will return Monday to
| join the party for Chicago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
ROBERT G. HEDRICK DEAD
HE WAS COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN
AFFAIRS UNDER LINCOLN.
His Brother-in-Law, Caleb Ii. Smith
Was Secretary of the Interior
Other Deaths.

The funeral of Robert G.. Hedrick, a COM
missioner of Indian affairs under President
Lincoln, took place yesterday from Wiese's
undertaking rooms on North East street.
The burial was at Crown Hill in a lot
owned by Caleb B. Smith, his brother in
law. who was secretary of the interior in
President Lincoln's Cabinet
Mr.. Hedrick died Tuesday afternoon in a
small room in a boarding house on North
East street. He was eighty-one years old.
He was born in Baltimore, Nd, and moved
to this city when quite young. Later ne
went West TO take position as an ac-
countant. but the climate nearly ruined his
health. He returned TO Indianapolis. where
he has since resided. Caleb Il. Smith and
Mr.. Hedrick married sisters.
Samuel Parker. of Connersville who was
in Congress during the Lincoln administra-
ton, also married a sister She is the only
one that survives, and, old and feeble. she
lives at the home of the Little Sisters of
the Poor on East Vermont street
After leaving office life Mr.. Hedrick was
Tor many years a commercial traveller
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
THE COURT RECORD.
SUPERIOR COURT.

SUPERIOR COURT.
Room John l.. McMaster, Judge.
Edward Hoppe ct al VS. Charles Butler
ct al: damages. On trial by jury. Contin-
ued until Monday.
Room FLAMES NJ feathers, Judge.
Harriet Bailey vs. Ida NJ Clark ct al;
10 quiet title. On trial by court.
German Fire Insurance Company OF lndi-
ana vs. Frederick Schurber ct al. Submit
Judgment in favor Of plaintiff for 1921 and
Judgment in favor of cross complainant
Indianapolis Manufacturing and Carpen-
without relief and costs for and sale or
dered.
Emil CHASER vs. Alice CHASER; divorce. On
trial by court
Room 3-vinson Carter. Judge.
William E. Henderson VS.. trustees Of
Allen Chapel A. NJ. E Church: damages.
jury returned verdict for 500 for plaintiff.
Frances NJ. Cowles VS.. John T. Cowles:
divorce. Decree granted plaintiff. Judg-
CIRCUIT COURT.
Henry c. Allen. Judge.
Amanda Crosus VS.. Luippo Bunting ct
al; claim. Jury retires. Returns verdict
for plaintiff for 5000
Alfred Bell. by next friend, VS.. the Indi-
annapolis Street-railway; damages. Plaintiff
hled motion for change of venue from coun-
ty. Motion sustained and cause sent to
Shelby county for trial.
Theodorea jeffrey VS.. Samuel Johnson ct
sHe o eour hesT
ment quieting title at plaintiffs cost Fred
r. Barrett appointed commissioner to make
deed Deed made and approved:
William l.. Thompson VS.. William II.
Dewey ct al: to quiet title. Defendants
defaulted, Submitted to court Evidence
heard. Finding for plaintiff Decree quiet
ing title Fred Z. Barrett appointed COM
missioner to make deed. Deed made and
approved.
Lena 10y VS.. John s. 10y: divorce. Dis
missed by plaintiff at cost of defendant.
Mary Head VS.. the Indiana Trust Com
pany, administrator of the estate of John
Prick: claim. On trial by jury.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford, Judge.
Frank Shultz; petit larceny and receiving
stolen goods. Defendant arraigned and
Henry Bittner; petit larceny. Defendant
arraigned and pleads guilty.
William Jackson; burglary and petit lar
ceny. Defendant arraigned and pleads not
guilty.
Nannette Grote VS.. Margaret Collins ct
al; complaint for accounting in trust. Su-
perior Court, Room g.
Amos b. Rupert ct al. VS.. Benjamin w.
Weesner; complaint to foreclose mechanic S
lien. Superior Court, Room 2
City Bond Company VS.. Hannah ]:
Coombs ct al: complaint on improvement
lien. Superior Court, Room ].
City Bond Company VS.. James Stevenson
ct al; complaint on Improvement lien. Su-
perior Court, Room 8.
Newland Givin ct al. VS.. William w.
Lowry: on account. Superior Court. Room l.
Carleton Wiggam VS.. Harry Frey; re-
| plevin. Circuit Court
George H. Schaer VS.. Mary Schaler; di-
vorce. Superior Court, Room 3.
Della Jacobs VS.. Bennett Jacobs; divorce.
| Superior Court, Room 2.
Matte E. Johnson VS.. Benjamin Johnson;
| divorce.
| Emma T. Smith VS.. Frank Smith; divorce
| Superior Court, Room 1.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14

Thomas b. Sandborn. eighty years old.
died yesterday morning at his home, 14o5
Bellefontaine street. from old age. He was
born In Sandbornton. n. H., Nov. II. 1923
He spent several years at farming and the
carpenter trade. Later he moved TO Bos-
ton, where he learned the trade of organ
building. In this business he gained oujfe a
reputation. Mr.. Sandborn came TO Indian
man of the organ building factory of Will
liam Clarke he later purchased this bust
ness ana operated III Tor two years. when
he retired He built the big organ IN the
old Plymouth Church and also the one in
the Scottish Rite building. He leaves a
widow and two children, Wiley Sandborn.
OF New York city, and Mrs. Howard En-
cry, now in New Orleans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14

tool of older men," and addressing the
attorneys on the other side remarked: And
the men who acted as they did were Judge
Utz and your clients" The district attor-
ney suggested that perhaps Kelso could
also have brought citizens from his home
city to testify as to his reputation. Mr..
kealing passed on and at length reached
that part of the story where some confer
ences were alleged to have taken place in
New Albany cafe or saloon. He said they
by Colonel Fairleigh, who rose and cor
rected him. He resented the charge that
beer was drunk by his acquaintance and
particularly his friends from Kentucky.
The district attorney apolcgized and the
auditors chuckled
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
SPOKE FOR WATT

SPOKE FOR WATTS.
COL David Fairleigh. of Louisville. next
spoke for Attorney Watts. and made an
the beginning that he believed one OF the
highest pleasures in the world is to be able
TO understand and to be understood More
heartaches and troubles come TO the world
in which we live from the fact that we will
not and do not understand our brothers
what is there in all this that smacks of
conspiracy" he asked He said he must
beIieye that this court will not proceed
unon suspicion. II know IL will moi ne
declared He said he did not know NJ n
single. solitary fact that connects William
w Watts with the retaking OF the prom
erty from the federal receiver. He realized
that Judge Anderson has the power to i'm
prison these men and he talked OF the great
responsibility that rests on judge with
this power vested In him. He hoped the
court would not forget for a moment that
II was bearing a great responsibility In this
case II know that you will not exercise
that power" the attorney said. unless you
are certain you will MAKE no mistake"
The closing argument was made by Dis
trict Attorney Healing. who spoke briefly.
He declared he and his associate found
this prosecution no pleasant task. He was
glad these men have been represented by
the ablest counsel in Louisville-glad that
men OF renown came TO testify 10 their
high standing and good character. He
hoped the court would give them the bene-
NJ Of their former high character. Mr..
Healing alluded 10 Attorney Smiths char
star witness and made the
assertion that Kelso was the only one
Of the men in this case charged with an
ned absolutely 10 the truth In the case.
M kelso, now serving sentence in
5an. said the district attorney. is the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
PETITIONS FILED AND REFERRED
To THE ENGINEER


For gravel roadway and gravel walks in
Holton place, from the Big Four Railroad
to the alley east of Senate avenue.
For gravel roadway and cement walks
in Parker avenue, from Roosevelt avenue
to Twenty-third street.
For cement walks In Northwestern ave-
nue.. from Twenty-first street to Fall creek.
For brick roadway in the first alley east
of Delaware street, from Seventeenth street
to Nineteenth street.
For grading and bricking the first alley
west of New Jersey street, from Twenty
third street to Twenty-fourth street.
For permission to construct under pri-
vate contract a cement walk in front Of
the southeast corner of College avenue and
Twenty eighth street.
PAPERS ORDERED.
For gravel roadway and gravel walks in
Holton place, from the Big Four Railroad
to the alley east of Senate avenue.
For gravel roadway and cement walks in
Holton place, from the alley east of Senate
avenue to Senate avenue.
For a brick roadway in the third alley
east of East street, from Market street to
Wabash street.
For cement walks next to curb in East
Market street, from Oriental street to the
first alley east of Oriental street.
For eleven to fourteen inches Of broken
White river to Harding street.
For the opening and widening Of Thirty
second street from Meridian street to Cen
trail avenue, seventy Zee, m width from
Meridian street to New Jersey and sixty
feet in width from New Jersey to Central
avenue.
For cement walk in Arbor avenue. from
Oliver avenue to Henry street; walks to
be on the east and west sides of street.
For the vacation of a part of the first
alley east of Isabella street, extending from
Twenty-eighth street to a point 126 feet
north of Twenty-eighth stree,.
For grading and graveling the roadway,
curbing and brick cutters and cement
walks on the west and east sides Of Gray
street, from Washington street to New
York street.
For a five-foot cement walk, stone curb,
twenty-four-inch brick cutters and a
twenty-four- foot gravel roadway in Twen-
ty-eighth street, from Annetta street to
Barnes avenue.
For gravel roadway, five-foot cement
walks, stratified limestone curb in Twenty
eighth street, from Northwestern avenue to
Barnes avenue.
For brick roadway in first alley north
of Tenth street, from College avenue to
| Cornell avenue.
For cement walks in Lambert street, from
Reisner street to Lee street
For cement walks and curb only on the
| east side of Jefferson avenue, from Now
| land avenue to Pogue's run.
| FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL APPROVED
| For the opening of Pennsylvania street,
| from Thirtieth to Thirty-second street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14

1t is understood that should Judge Ander-
son decide against the defendants to-day
their case will be taken to the United
States Supreme Court. Ordinarily there
are four ways of taking up case to the
Supreme Court. These four methods are
by appeal. writ of error. habeas corpus
and certiorari. In this case, however there
are but two ways open to the defendants.
These are by habeas corpus and certiorari
would be compelled to go to Jail pending
consideration of the matter by the SUI
preme Court, In the event a decision is
given against them, would depend on Judge
Anderson, IL is said.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14

Changes have been made in the desk
force at the Grand that result in the pro-
motion of Room Clerk William A Holt to
the position Of assistant to Manager Dinner.
The position of assistant manager is a new
one necessitaIed by the increasing business
of the Grand, Mr.. Dinner finding it impos-
sible to give his personal attention to all
the details of management Mr.. Holt is
well qualified for his new duties, which he
will assume to-day. as he has been in the
hotel business for several years.
Il. F.. Day, of Nincennes, who has been
connected with the Grand Hotel of that
city, will succeed Mr. Holt as room clerk
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
GRAND JURY's WORK.
Indictments Returned in Three Grim
inal Cause.-The Coal Exchange.


The grand jury returned indictments in
three criminals cases yesterday. william
Jackson. the colored man who was arrested
a few weeks ago for entering a North Side
dwelling house and carrying away much
valuable property. was indicted for bur-
glary and petit larceny. He pleaded not
guilty. Frank ShultZ, charged with petit
larceny and receiving Stolen goods. pleaded
guilty, as did Harry Bit.ner, charged with
petit larceny Judge Afford continued the
cases against the latter two men and did
not sentence them.
The grand jury has not adjourned and
will resume it's investigation of the Indian
apolis Coal Exchange Monday, the prose-
cutor says. Several witnesses have been
subpoenaed, and until the jury hears their
testimony the expected report will not be
made. Prosecutor Ruckelshaus said yester-
day that the investigation was not COM
pleted and would not be until ali methods
of securing evidence of violations of the
law by the members of the Coal Exchange
had been exhausted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
John Mcvey Died In Cell.

John McVey, seventy-six years old. died
yesterday morning in a cell in the police
station. Heart disease is thought 10 have
been the cause of death. Mcvey was ar
rested Thursday night for being drunk.
He was placed in one OF the cells with a
number of other prisoners When he had
sobered up yesterday morning he ate break
fast and then retired TO his bunk 10 await
the court hour When he was called for
trial he did not respond. Investigation by
Bailiff Dawson showed that McVey was
dead. Nothing Is known OF his relatives.
He had been arrested many times for being
drunk.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
CHINESE MAIDENS SMILED.
Lanterns Cleaned and shortridg'
ssChinatown" Opened Brightly.

The smiles of petite Chinese maidens in
smart Oriental costume. with kimonas OF
every color and the glare Of many
lights. made pleasurabie the opening of
the Chinatown fair OF the senior class
OF 1903 of the Shortridge High School
last night. For weeks the seniors
had been hard at work preparing
for the entertainment. and when the fes-
tivities began the result of the labor was
apparent, for the old halls OF Shortridge
were Respondent.
Upon first entering the building the most