The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22
z CASES
NOlLEO BY
GREENWAlO

In addition 10 the 20 criminal cases
that were nolle pressed Monday by the
order OF Prosecuting Attorney Charles
f. Greenwald there were twelve other
cases disposed OF in the same manner
yesterday In the Lake Superior court.
This makes forty-one cases, in all, that
were nolle pressed.
Prominent among those which were
nolle pressed yesterday was the case
the complaint of the officials of an In
surance company on the charge Of forg-
ing papers.
The case OF Sam Wojnovich who was
charged by Chief of Police Joseph Mar
tin of Gary with completely In the
murder of Nickoia Rebracka WAS also
nolle pressed as was the case against
Peter Boosich. indicted on the charge
of assault and battery with intent to
kill.
The state case against James Filan
who was also charged with stealing the
pocket book belonging to Mrs. J. Ruedy
was nolle pressed The case against
Joze Pavlakovic who is charged with
| absenting himself from the state TO
avoid testifying against Meia Chalich
gives an idea of one of the ways OF de-
feating the ends of justice.
Inc interesting nOtdtIpn, PORTUGAL
case" was found on the envelope OF the
case OF the State of Indiana VS.. Lubomir
Petrovic who was arrested on the com
plant of George Nestorovich. one OF
Knots henchmen on the charge of as
! sault and battery with intent to kill.
The people of Lake County did not
know that they arrest men in Gary for
political crimes.
There are a number of other interest
ing cases which have been nolle pross-
ed as the following list will show. The
people of Lake County may have an
opportunity. through THE TINES. of
knowing Just who Is being released by
these proceedings:
| 935. State vs.. Mike Mcgowan. Ar
rested on complaint of Mike Kokolovich
on charge of assault and battery. Nolie
iprossed on account Of insufficient evil
dence.
/, s31. state vs.. Geo w. Ashford.
| Charged with forgery BY the General
! Accident Fire and Life Assurance Co.
Nolie pressed for the want OF prosecu-
ton.
e02. State Sam Wojnovich. Ar
rested on the complaint of Joseph D.
Martin charged with completely in the
murder OF Nickola Rebracka on May s.
I5Vo WHO was hllleQ b9 hlidi LtiIld X
Nolle pressed for the lack of evidence
to warrant a conviction.
951. States VS.. Peter Boosid. Indict-
ed on the charge of assault with inten'
to kill. Not sufficient evidence.
1899. State vs. James F'ilan. Arrest
ed on the complaint of Peter Austger
tcharged with stealing a pocket book
from Mrs J. Ruedy Nolle pressed 70,
a lack of evidence
1884. State VS.. Joze Pavlakovic
Enlarged by c. E. Greenwa1d with alb
senting himself from the state to avoaid
testifying against Mia Chalich, charged
with the murder of Peter Mullen. Nolle
pressed the grounds that there is
mot sufficient evidence to warrant q
Iconviction. n
1912. State VS.. VIM. Wolf. Arrested
on the complaint of Anna Wolf. charged
with assault and battery. Dismissed
for a lack of evidence.
99s. state Fay Shafer Arrested
on the complaint of Albert Levi,
charged with attempting to snoet 30,
, Gaiatea. Nolle pressed on account of
lack of evidence.
go State VS. John Roe Arrested
on complaint of ]. Reeves charged witt
assault and battery Nolle pressed 70
the lack of evidence.
$50. State Lubomir Petrovic
Arrested on the complaint of Geo
Nestorovich on the charge of assault
I and battery with intent to kill Noll
pressed for lack of evidence. Envelop
: marked Political case
Ell $50. State Jacob Labovich. Ar
$ rested on the complaint of Lois Prose
: on the charge OF selling Igor without
e license. Nolle pressed for the lack o
: evidence.
$50. State VS.. s. Adler. Arrested o
the complaint OF Charles Stevens charg
n ed with stealing $3.50 from the North
l. ern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. Noll
tprossed account of a lack of evi
$ dence.