The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-08
Hammond Man Appointed
to Assist in Transacting
Court Business.
OCTOBER TERM OPENS
Much Routine Business Disposed Of
and Everything In Readiness
For Legal Grind.

The October term of the superior
court opened this morning with Judge
Tuthill on the bench. After the rou-
tine business had been disposed of
his honor named Judge Bowers OF
Hammond to assist him in the trial
Of the criminal cases while he ad-
Indicates the differences between the
contestants in struck jury case
which has been set for day after to-
morrow
This is quite an unusual proceeding
in Lake county. according to the at
torneys who were on hand this morn
ing TO enter motions and confer with
Judge Tuhill on the question OF max
ing up the court calendar. It has hap
pened quite frequently in other ooun-
ties. but while not without precedent
in Hammond. is sufficiently unusual to
have been regarded as a matter of spec
ial interest
The action was taken ostensibly on
account of connietion OF dates. Judge
Tuthill having set civil case which
was held over from last term. sor
Wednesday Of this week and the
criminal calendar opening on this date.
There is. however. urgent need for an
extra Judge as there as so many cases
which were flied last term which have
not as yet come to trial. There is also
ing TO the present term.
Considerable progress was made this
morning In getting the cases under
way. There were about forty attor-
neys from different parts of Lake
county present and the usual business
Of fling motions was disposed of in
short order. considering the number
OF motions entered. Then commenced
the calling of the cases from the bar
docket, the attorneys signifying
whether their clients wished a trial
by jury or not. This formality was
all but completed during the morning
session Of court, but few names re-
mained 10 take up the attention OF
Judge Tuthill when court reconvened
after the midday adjournment The
criminal calendar for the present week
has been arranged in the following or
der:
First Wednesday.
No. 637-State of Indiana VS.. DUN
phey
No. 64o-state of Indiana VS. Frank
Kadow.
No 6S1-state of Indiana vs.. George
Fower.
No. sse-state OF Indiana vs.. George
Molish.
No. s8a-state Of Indiana vs. Joe
stowley.
First Thursday.
No. 627-$ate Of Indiana vs.. Frank
BUCK
No. 6S1-State of Indiana VS..
No. 636-State of Indiana VS. Martin
Schauh.
No. es4-state CT Indiana vs.. Fred
Neff
First Friday
No. 6S5-State of Indiana VS.. J. r
Billings
No 6s9-state of Indiana VS.. Ignaz
Bakoy et al.
No. 6i7-syate of Indiana vs. Charles
shafer.
Ne. 572-state of Indiana vs., Johr
Portner
Ne. eO7-state of Indiana vs.. Ed
Kerner.
The lawyers interested in the
cases filed for this term of court are
in conference this afternoon with
Judge Tuthiu arranging the dates oi
the hearings and the calendar com
plete will probably appear tomorrow.
Peter A. Holfeyzer filed suit this
morning in the Lake superior
court against the receiver for the Cal
umet Electric Street Railway company
In which he asks damages in the sun
OF $4,000. Holfeyzers in his bill states
that not long ago while he was alight'
ing from one of the defendant com
panys cars at Michigan avenue ant
1I1th street, the ear started forward
with a jerk, throwing him violently t.
the ground and injuring him both ex-
ternally and internally. Among Other
things mentioned are broken hip
The bill also sets forth that the plain
tiff suffered a severe nervous shock
from which he has never wholly re.
covered.
The city OF East Chicago entered tht
suit In the Superior court today againsi
about thirty property owners who hav,
failed TO pay their assessment for the
building Of sewer in the streets OF
which their property abuts. Tn,
amounts vary from few dollars tC
$3.50.