Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-03-25
INDICATED.
Jury I'm Common Pleas Court Put
Costs and Damages ON
Foster.
Kentucky Irish American Was Cor
rect In the Philippine
Islands Story.
Henry Leppipg Gets Verdict and
Former Police Captain
Must Pay.
HERALD and POST CHAMPION

A jury in the First division of the
Common Pleas Court heard the ev-
Idence on Tuesday in the case of
Henry Lepping against Robert Fos-
ter, erstwhile Captain OF the Louis
Vile police force, and after deliberat-
ing twenty minutes rendered a ver-
dict for 5000 in favor OF Topping.
Wien the jury made Its first report
II had assessed all the damages on
Foster, so the twelve good men and
true had to return to the jury room
and make c. B. Nordeman, Fosters
bondsman, a party to the assessment
of damages, but II was the evident
intention of the jurysto make Foster
pay as dearly as possible for his
assault on Mr.. Lepping.
Foster was Captain of the Louis
VILE Police department in the
ill-starred Grinstead regime. ne
made numerous assaults on more or
less worthy people and was allowed
to go unmolested. On February ID,
1903, Foster assaulted Henry Lep-
ping, WHO was In business at Center
and Green streets. After beating
Lepping with club or black jack
he paced him under arrest. Lepping
was dismissed in court and imme-
diately brought suit for damages in
the sum of $4,000. The verdict OF
the jury is not only a victory Tor
Lepping, but is a vindication of the
position taken by the Kentucky
Irish American against Foster as far
back as 1908.
On the witness stand last Tuesday
Foster admitted that he had been
confined in a military prison for
eight months while serving as a sol
der in the Philippines. He did not
say that he had been confined at
hard labor, though he admitted he
had been incarcerated for drunken
ness, disorderly conduct and assault
ing superior officer. John J.
Barry, associate editor Of the Ken
lucky Irish American, was placed on
the witness. stand to show certain
governmental documents concerning
Fosters bad reputation, but was
not permitted to go into details.
In summing up the testimony for
the plaintiff Attorney ]. w. s. Gle
ments made a mastery address and
severely scored Foster as a brute and
unfit to be a policeman in this or
any other city. Howard Lee, attor-
ney for Foster, did the best he could
with q bad case. He admitted that
his client had served in prison in
the Philippines and admitted that he
assaulted Lepping, but he said the
assault had been committed two
years ago and ought to be dropped.
Evidently the Jury thought other
wise.
Foster is now employed some
where and by somebody in the East.
So he says. He still claims to be a
resident In Louisville. Foster is still
championed by the Louisville Even
ing Post and by the Louisville
Herald. The Herald on Wednesday
morning published an alleged inter-
view with Foster, in which he is
quoted with a brogue that he nor
any other Irishman ever had. De-
spite the fact that he and his bonds
man must pay 5000 and court costs.
Foster declares he was well treated
In Louisville. He also dominates
Lafon Allen for the Republican can
didacy for Lieutenant Governor OF
Kentucky. No citizen of Louisville
can question the integrity. the
ability, the scholarly attainments
and good citizenship OF Lafon Allen.
but II his candidacy for any office Is
championed by Bob Foster he must
remain anchored before the start.
Mr.. Allen probably Is not aware that
he is being doomed by Foster, else
he would say, Get from behind me,
Satan"