The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-30

Schmidt are alleged to have been in
strumental in carrying out the work
ings of the frame up they have since
fallen out with Knots and are now
willing to reveal the whole plot
Big Array of Legal Talent.
Ballard asks for $500 as damages
for malicious prosecution IN the shape
| of tort Judgement If the jury re-
turns verdict favorable to him there
can be no exemption and he will have
the right to levy first upon the per-
sonal and then upon the other property
of any one or all of the defendants in
the case.
| Attorneys Henry MacCracken and
Emmett n White of Seabright and
White are appearing for the defendants
while Attorneys Bruce Lott, Ross an
Stanton are counsel for the plaintiff.
,Evfcted From His Home.
] Ballard lived in house Madison
street owned by Mrs. Goodwin who pur-
chased it from Otto J. Borman of
Tolleston acting as trustee in bank
ruptcy At the outset Ballard had
rented the place from Borman and
when Mrs. Goodwin secured title sns
started suit in a justice court for
possession. Seabright and White acting
as her attorneys.
| While the suit was pending Ballard
was arrested a warrant charging
him with trespaks on February s, 1910
land while he was locked up in the city
fail it is alleged that wrecking crew
under the foremanshp of Albert Balla
threw his furniture into the street and
| elected his family. Billiards. eighty
lyear old grandmother who was forced
into the street was taken seriously i'll
-.
passed away.
Victim of "Wrecking Crew.
Ballard arrested early in the
morning and although bail was offered
for his release Mayor Knots who was
then city judge could not be reached
until four o'clock that day when Bal
lard was finally released on bonds after
the wrecking crew. had evicted his
family and hurled his furn-.ure into
the street few days later Ballard
was arrested on a bench warrant is
Lsued by Mayor Knots charging him
with contempt of court.
j This time Ballard was picked up
about 900 D. m. and was forced to
spend the night in a cell as the mayor
. was absent and no one else could
endorse the papers for bailing him out.
1.-THE prisoner. it is claimed was locked
, III q cell WIN water on the moor SeVerdi
, inches deep. 1t was heated to an
. abnormal degree and the conditions
, were such that he could not sleep.
High Handed Work Is Charged.
!, Two af11davitts charging Ballard
. with malicious trespass are said to
have been made out by Mrs. Goodwin
but yesterday the lady declared that
she remembered signing but one SO the
counsel for the plaintiff will endeavor
to show that the second one is fraudu-
lent and evidence that if Ballard was
, released on the first charge the second
l one would land him back into the Jail
!, A point was also scored for the
: plaintiff when Mr.. Bormann testifiea
= that he had rented the house to bal
d lard and had accepted money from him
: Showing that he was a bona fide tenant
: the plaintiff will endeavor to bring ou
e that the eviction was without lega
process and contrary to the law.
sensation was caused regarding
the last year efforts of the Lake Count,
Bar Association to disbar Ballard. A
F. Knots, brother of the mayor /.
president of the association. 1t wa.
told that Attorney White, who is nov
a member of the Gary safety board
: informed Attorney Renollett that i
+ he would induce Ballard to Withdraw
n his suit the disbarrnent proceeding.
e which have since fallen by the waysid,
+ would be Withdrawn but this Ballard
: refused to do.
n More Suits to FOllot-.
D Attorneys for Ballard declared las
d evening that another suit involving
! Mayor Knots. Chief of Police MartiI
Il and other city officers who had par
4 in his arrest will be made defendants il
a second suit for damages. Friends o
z Ballard declare that the testimon.
n brought out yesterday will be used b.
It him to secure the impea chment of TIL
Is mayor and others on the statute gov
lerning oppression.
l. Result of Old Enmity.
% Ballard. who has Office at Eight
iavenue and Broadway in Gary, is gen
d Eeral counsel in Indiana for the Ameri
= can. Federation of Labor. In 1908 h
e Chased with Mayor Knots regardfn
X favortism in the police court and tn
IA two have been deadly enemies eve
= since. Although democrat Ballar
l. fought Knots in the mayoralty cam
te paign anr the climax came when tn
mayor and the attorney engaged in
bout on the floor of the district con