The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-18

mond According to her testimony. the
four had taken several drives through
the country in Finneran's carriage. On
the night of March 10 Finneran and the
Florin girl went riding together.
During the cross examination of the
girl a class between counsel occurred.
An attorney for the defense was in
clined to see humorous trend to some
OF the girls answers to the most point
ed questions. He gave evidence of the
humor by smiling broadly. The prose-
cutting attorney objected strenuously to
such demonstration and the attorney
was reprimanded by Judge Gridley.
One of the latest developments Is the
report that states Attorney wayman is
determined to probe the alleged assault
upon Sister Superior Xavier in which
Attorney william A. Rittenhouse, for
Finneran. is said to have participated.
Not 10 Take Advantage.
Attorney John r. Reilly OF Hammond.
who is also representing the state. said
today that the state would not take ad :
vantage of the story Of the alleged as
sault upon Sister Xavier as there is
enough evidence at hand to assure the
conviction of the defendant.
The attempt to blame the arrest of
Finneran upon labor troubles seems 10
have fallen fiat and has apparently been
aba ndoned. The court is apparently not
permitting an irrelevant issue to get
| into the case
| Pointing an accusing finger at Attor-
lney william A. Rittenhouse, James
/ Finneran's attorney Mother Superior
Xavier Of ST. Margaret hospital in
Hammond. positively identided him yes
| = ~ yhn hr14fa oil CT oh
her as she stood in the corridor of the
Criminal court Monday. out of mercy
she says she will not prosecute him.
There is the man who struck me.
said the nun. looking steadily at Rit-
tenhouse from under her white head
dress THAT is he / would know him
anywhere
Nun Tells of Attack.
| The mother superior was struck wher
Ian attempt was made to talk to Glars
lScheppman, Is years old, a witness ir
the Finneran trial. The attack Is saif
to have occurred when John Scheppma n
uncle and guardian of the witness, at
tempted to talk of his ward. Court hat
adjourned and Mother Superior Xaviel
stood with her arm about the com
lpiaining witness
"A crowd of men came up as we stool
talking in the hallway" said the mother
tsuperior. Two of them roughly shovel
lus away and in the confusion thi.
lawyer struck me a painful blow on thu
arm A bailin interfered and the mel
walked away. My arm is black ant
blue as a result of the blow, but it Il
beneath me to retaliate such an inhu
man act. Perhaps he knew not what h.
was doing, but, at least, 1t was not thu
manner in which supposed gentleman
and an arbiter of justice should con
duct himself
Say Rittenhouse Was the Man.
Attorney Rittenhouse was partl.
identified by Sister Marcellana OF tn
order as the assailant. She was stand
ing close to the mother superior an
declared that Rittenhouse looked Xix
the man that struck the blow
When confronted by the mothe
superior the accused lawyer coolly de
lnied the attack.
II struck no blow he declared.
am too much of gentleman Their
was no blow struck by any one that
know Of thought the women interest
ed In the prosecution of the case wer
; trying to pull the girl away, when AT
: torneys John l. Hopkins and s. 4
Markham and myself stepped off tn
Elevator. 1 heard that the uncle wa
. trying to talk to his ward. but / posi-
: lively did not strike any blow in at
tempting to prevent this conference"