The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-10

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trouble of any kind is to be expected"
Mayor Covert himself has received
number of anonymous letters threatening
him with Death for his part in the recent
affairs. but he says he is not in the least
apprehensive of personal danger. One such
communication which he received this aft
ernoon reviled him in profane and obscene
language and closed with the threat: "One
Well get you."s A match was inclosed.
presumably as an emblem of the stick of
dynamite.
The topic of general discussion to-day was
the action of Governor Durbin in refusing
to sanction the return Of Robert Lee for
immediate trial. Comments were varied,
but on the whole the sentiment was against
the attitude of the Governor. The people
seem TO feel that the negro should be
brought back here and tried while the
troops are here to prevent another out
break and they fear that after the soldiers
are withdrawn and the murderer is returned
other attempts at mob violence may be
made and the local authorities prove UNI
able TO meet the emergency again, with the
result that the bloodshed of Monday night
may be repeated The citizens have lost
confidence in the police for such crisis,
and the feeling of alarm and foreboding
that preceded the arrival Of the large de-
tachment of soldiers recurs to them now
that they know the military here is to be
withdrawn. 1t is undoubtedly true that so
lsng as the troops are here no further vio-
lence is to be feared. but the State cannot
maintain a small standing army here in
definitely. If any further outbreaks are to
come it will not be until after the troops
have left, no matter If that date We're a
month hence, consequently General Mckee
felt that delay in departure would only re-
suit in increased expense to the State and a
growth of the loss of confidence in the local
authorities.
JUDGE RASCH IS PIQUED.
Judge Rasch this evening declined to dis
cuss the action of the Governor in ordering
that Lee be left at the Reformatory, fur
Their than to state that he had had no fur
Their communication with the Governor, and
that he had taken and would take no fur
Their action himself until he had other in
structions from the Governor. The judge
had a message to-day from DR.. Will Gill
bert, who accompanied Sheriff Kratz to
Jacksonville last night, but he refuses to
reveal the nature of the information he re-
ceived. 1t is understood, however, that
DR.. Gilbert advised the judge that he had
examined Lee and that in his opinion
the negro's physical condition was such
that he could easily endure the trip back tC
Evansville and appear before the court fol
| trial The doctor believes, it is said, that
| Lee is on the road to recovery from the
| wound in his chest and that he is out OF
| danger.
! Judge Rasch is undoubtedly piqued a.
| the action of Governor Durbin. He made
| a mistake in ordering the return of the
negro without having first communicated
| with the Governor, having lost sight of the
| fact that the prisoner is now out of the
| hands of the county and under the protec
| ton of the State, and 1T was not pleasant
matter to have his mistake brought HON,
| to him in such a pointed manner. TIL,
| judge had no criticism to offer as to tn,
| Governors telegram. He defended his owl
| course of action, however, by saying:
zone of the principal causes of dissatis
faction with the administration of justice
in my opinion, is the frequent delay in The
| trial of such cases as this. II was my be
lief that under the circumstances it woul,
be a splendid object lesson as to the su
| premacy of the law in our community i
justice could be melted out to this negr,
without delay. My court will be ready t.
hear the case of this man whenever his con
dition will permit. The regular term, whicl
| began on June L. will expire on Aug. 8, bu
the court can be convened for this specia
purpose any time during the summer. Tn
regular fall term this year will begin earl.
in September
RELEASED ON BOND.
Phil Veatch, one of the men indicted b,
the grand jury for participating in tn
riotous demonstrations of Saturday an,
Sunday nights, was brought here this after
noon from Vincennes, where he was take
from an Evansville & Terre Haute train
bound for Chicago, early this morning. III
was arraigned before Judge Rasch, en-
tered plea of not guilty and was releases
on giving bond in the sum of $500 for hi
| appearance Saturday. 1t is charged tina
Veatch was one of the leaders of the mo
that broke into the hardware stores of tn
city Sunday night TO secure weapons for
war on the negroes. but ne denies tn
charge and says that he was not down i
the city at that time. Veatch is the sixt
man to be arrested on grand jury indict
ment. The sheriff has been able to tax
reason that their names leaked out throug
some chapnel and they were warned Il
:. time to go into hiding.
An erroneous report was sent out fror
the city last night to the effect that nine
teen men had been indicted, arrested, ar
raiSned and the most or them sent to ia
in default of bond. Every man so far take
into custody has furnished bond at one
and secured his release. The grand jur
is continuing it's investigation and it is un
derstood that another batch of indictment
will be turned over TO Judge Rasch III tn
morning, but whether they are for per
sons alleged to have been implicated i'm tn
Monday night riot is not known.
| The coroner has taken no further test
mony in his inquests, but he said thi
| six persons whom he will subpoena and tina
| he expects to take up the inquiry on Mon
day and push it through rapidly.
1t is reported to-day that the bullet whic
killed Hazel Altman ha0 been identified a
| similar to those in cartridges stolen fror
| q local hardware store Sunday night an
| wholly cissimilar TO the ones fired fror
the rifles of the soldiers deputy sheriff.
| but investigation showed that the repoI
was without foundation. The bullet evi
| IDENTIFY came from a rifle in the hands of on
| of the soldiers.
The report attained general circulatio
and created somewhat of a stir, as it in
| dicated that the death of the young gil
| should be laid at the door of some membe
| of the mob, instead of the militia.
SEVEN FUNERALS HELD.
The funerals of seven of the victims {
the riot-Hazel Altman, Charles Taylor
Il n