The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-29

are expected to appear as witnesses in
the trials is given as a reason for the
change, and THE TIMES, although not
specifically mentioned is alluded to as
exciting a powerful influence upon the
citizens of Lake county so much as
that the attorneys have made it one
of their bases of argument in asking
for new trial. The first part of the
affidavit is the regulation instrument
used in petitioning for a change of
venue. the second addition marked ex-
hibit "B" is given In full as follows:
Exhibit a.
Ole Olsted. Mike Yokonovich, Petko
Bosich and Paul Benedict.
State of Indiana VS.. Petko Bosich.
Petko Bosich being first duly sworn
says that he is defendant in the above
entitled cause of action.
That the crime. which he is charged
I'm the Indictment. grew out of a pc
litica1 difference. which occurred at the
last general election in November, 1910
that is to say, that sne defendant rep
resented one political party and that
a number of the Witnesses against the
defendant. represented the other po-
lftical party.
That the feeling between the defen-
dant and the parties was and is in
tense and bitter. That Ernest L. Short
ridge will probably be a witness
against defendant, and said Ernest
Shortridge was a candidate at the last
general election, an elected clerk OF
this county, and is now clerk of this
county and has a great influence over
the citizens of the county; that he is
an officer of this court at Crown Point
That Thomas Grant will probably be
a witness against the defendant, and
he also was candidate at said gen.
eral election and was elected sheriff OF
Lake count and is now sheriff of said
county, and is an officer of this court
that the said Thomas Grant has lived
In Lake county for many years and is
well and favorabIy acquainted with the
citizens throughout Lake county, and
has great influence over them; that the
said Thomas Grants influence and
Ernest L. Shortridge's influence over
the citizens of said county, they be-
ing officers of said county aforesaid
will influence the residents of said
county aaginst the defendants. and he
cannot have a fair and impartial trial
in said county
The said defendant worked for the
democratic party and said democratic
party Is In the minority in the said
County of Lake.
That there were stories circulated
throughout said County of Lake that
defendant was unfair upon election
day, and this Influenced the citizens OF
Lake county against defendant, that
the facts that they are in the minority
In political persuasion in said county
will work against said defendant; that
there has been considerable newspaper
notoriety and articles printed from time
to time, purported to relate the facts
that the facts which the said newspa-
paper purported to relate were detrf-
mental to the defendant and would
now, and did, influence the citizens OF
Lake county against the defendants.
That, by reason of the aforesaid
facts and circumstances, the defendant
cannot have a fair and impartial trial
In the County of Lake on account of
the intense excitement. bias interest
and prejudice and bitter feeling against
the defendant and and throughout said
County of Lake.
<Signed) PETKO BOSICH.
Subscribed and sworn to before ME