The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-22
WANTED TO
SEE KNOTS.
Similar Interruption Today
Exasperates the
Court.

Later yesterday afternoon the pro-
ceedings in the Lake superior court.
where the petition for a writ of man
date to determine which faction of the
Gary democracy is regular. Is being
tried, were interrupted by W. E. Nor
gan. the janitor of the Emerson school
of Gary. who came into the court room
and loudly asked 10 see Mayor Knots.
Morgan was commanded by the Judge
to leave the court room, but in doing
sos he made a great of noise. Just as
he got outside of the door he II al
legged to have turned toward the court
and said, Il am outside of the jurisdic-
tion of the court now"
Judge Refter ordered Baiiiff Albert
Morris to arrest Morgan and he was
placed in Jail. Soon after he was re-
leased through the efforts of William
II. Kliver. but he will have 10 face the
court and make an explanation of his
conduct.
This morning again some person came
bustIing into the court room and called
T. f. Knots to the telephone. Judge
Reiter was again compelled to speak
of the matter and said that IL these,
people were no more careful about in
terrupting the court he would have
them fined for contempt of court
The trial Of the mandamus proceed
ings is going forward slowly The
Crolious faction has called thirteen
witnesses and have signihed their in
tention of resting their case on their
testimony. The Knots faction. the
defendants, have called three witnesses
and are expected to take up the after
noon in presenting their evidence.
THE WITNESSES.
Those who have been called by the
Crolious side are John A. O'DonneIl.
Thomas E. Knots. William Crolious.
w II. McCafery. Edward Creevy, Geo.
Nestorovitch, Alfred Jones. H. E Cor
bett. C. O. Seton. John S. Pernett. r.
E. Houren, T. r. Houren and r. Z.
/ O'Conner.
The witnesses who have been called
/ by the Knotts faction are c. J. Regan.
ora l. wldermuth and William A.
Cain.
The testimony has been along the
same line namely. as going 10 show
how the democratic party was organ
lied in Gary and how the various fac
tions happened to be formed
So far there is no telling how the
case will be decided and il will be inn
possible to get a line on the matter
until more of the Knots witnesses have
been heard and an idea may be had
OF the nature Of their testimony.
The afternoon developments in the
mandamus proceedings in the Lake
superior court were very interesting,
in that the testimony served plainly to
show the methods that are being used
by Thomas f. Knotts in his efforts to
aget control Of the democratic party in
Gary.
The story of the fight in the Third
ward in Gary, as brought out IN court.
IS the most enlighteneing thing that
has wet entered the Gary campaign
Several witnesses testified that when
an effort was made by the regular
(Crolius) democrats to select q precinct
committeeman a man by the name Of
Muller jumped upon table and tried
to make a motion
The Knots democrats saw that they
were in the minority and undertook
70 stop the proceedings. Dave Johnson.
the big fat negro divekeeper. took
his cane and tried to pull out the pip
ing which conveyed the gasoline 70 the
lights so that they would go out.
Failing in this he smashed Tire lights
with his cane and the room was plung-
ed in darkness. Officers Catey and
Newman OF the Cary police force were
present. but they failed TO make any
arrests. and the attempt to break up
the meeting was not thwarted by them.
Those who attended the meeting then
adjourned to the street where they
. held the balance of the meeting on the
. sidewalk It Is not believed that the
evidence VIII all be IN until noon to-
morrow unless Judge V. s Reiter de-
cided to hold a night session tonight.
THERE'S A CHANCE THAI YoU
+. OUGHT NOT TO POSTPONE THAT
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