The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-08
FOUR SERIOUS CASES SET FOR
TRIAL BEFORE MARSHALL
COUNTY PETIT
JURY
Ex-Trustee James Schroeder Hear
ing up Wednesday Edwards Bur-
glar Case Thursday, and
Lemert Case Friday.

circuit court Four criminal eases
were set for trial before jury, all of
which are of serious nature. The
case of State of Indiana versus
Merle Nifong, for disturbing a public
meeting was set for trial Tuesday
which case was TO be the first jury
trial of the term. Nifong however
changed his mind about standing
trial, and appeared before Judge
Bernetha Monday afternoon and en-
tered plea of guilty to the offense
and was fined $500 and costs,
amounting to $1,000.
Wednesday morning the case of ex-
trustee James NJ. Schroeder of Tyner
charged with assault and battery
with intent to kill. will be begun.
Schroeder is charged with murder
ously assaulting his twenty-three
year old son, Remus, with pitch
fork. The victim of the attack was
already a cripple. having lost one
arm in an accident before, and in the
assault the other arm was badly
fractured by the enraged father.
The attack was said to have been nm.
provoked and resulted from a mis-
Interpretation of remark, alledged
20 have been made by Remus
Schroeder. when his father spoke to
him, in the stable. In the prelimi-
nary hearing held at Tyner, Schroed-
cr was bound over to circuit court,
to answer the charge of intent to
kill. At the preliminary hearing,
testimony disclosed that the elder
Schroeder had to be dragged from
the PROSTATE form of his SON by a
relative who chanced to be present.
Burglar Own Lawyer.
Even of more interest will be the
case of Lawrence Edwards who is a
prisoner in the lccal jail charged
with burglarizing the residence of
Dr. II. p. Preston during the absence
Of that family from the city.
Edwards was captured by sheriff
Voreis after the house containing the
burglars had been surrounded and
Edwards aud his accomplice broke
away and ran. Voreis gave chance
to Edwards before Rernetha Edwards
waived the right of attorney for de-
fence. pleaded not guilty, and said
that he would act as his own attor-
nev. He asked for copies of papers
in the ease and displayed fami-
liarity with methods of courts. The
incident of prisoner defending him.
self on criminal charge, has never
been PARALLEL in the local court .and
the ease will attract wide interest.
Local attorneys are curious to see
what manner of defence the burglar
LAWYER will present
Finally on Friday the case OF
State of Indiana in its relation TO
Ruth May Lemert, versus Andrew
Peterson. for bastardy. will come to
trial. This ease has been continued
from term to term for about yeai
hut will now be presented to the
iurv. Both of the parties ure from
the notorious village of Teegarden,
in the northwest portion of Marshall
county. which has more crimes.
shootings. fights, and killings to its
credit. than any other place. ten
times its size in Marshall county.
Hardly a term of the local court IS
finished without one or more criminal
actions from Teegarden. Two bur-
elars we're shot and killed in that
nlacp. numerous cases of blackmail
assault and battery eases, disturb,
ance Of public meetings etc., have
found their way into the Marshall
circuit court. Fights and brawls are
as common in the village and vicin-
ity of Teegarden as Sunday School
meetings are in placid OLD Walnut.
Next week civil cases will be begun,
starting with two damage suits
against railroads. The first Martin
Lowry versus the Nicllle Plate ry.,
which begins Monday afternoon, and
tie next is the cid ease OF Bessie
Fretz versus the Chicago and Erie
Rv.. which case is here on venue
from Fulton county. The Fretz
ease begins Wednesday afternoon.
Then the next case which has been
set for trial. is that of Mary Geizle-
man versus Cora Il. and James w.
higgins. for venders lien, which be-
gins Saturday morning Dee. 18th.