The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-21

1t has been said that the easiest way
TO patch UP ones difficulties with the
State OF Indiana Is to make peace with
the prosecutor. The facts that
every now and then large grist of
criminal cases are nolle pressed.
1t has also come to be taken
foregone conclusion that if a crafty
lawyer desires to have his client escape
the clutches Of the law in spite of the
fact that he is convinced of his guilt
he simply has the case continued from
term to term until the witnesses
gone and then the case IS nolle pressed
for the lack of evidence.
For this reason THE TIMES has
made up a lisi or the cases that have
been nolle pressed by the order of
the prosecutor and it appends them
below
CHARGE AGAINST MIKE
One of the most interesting of the
cases is that of Mike Yokonovlch
otherwise known as DOG Faced
Charley who was charged with an
assault and battery on the person of
Thomas Grant. sheriff of Lake County
1t is claimed that this case was nolle
pressed for the reason that Yokonovich
is under Indictment OF he same charc>.
The arrest resulted from the action of
Fred Fried1ey of Hammond in making
complaint against Mike after he had
attempted to shoot Thomas Grant on
election day in Gary. This case is
handled more In detail elsewhere in
this paper.
Another case is that OF Thomas
| Livingston who is charged with steal
| ing pocket book from Mrs. 7. Ruedy.
This case against Livingston Is said to
=
| tinued until finally it was sloughed off
from the files with score of less i'm
portant cases
| EVEN INDICTED ESCAPE.
| Even the indicted are sometimes
permitted to escape without the
formality of a trial. stephan Rosco
was indicted on the charge OF stealing
a set Of tools from Fred c. Edwards
The Indictment was returned in Sep
TENDER 1910 and yesterday the case
was dismissed. For the lack of evil
dence, of course.
The case of John Kollar, indicted on
the charge of embezzeling $3.50 from
the Greek Catholic Union is another
case that attracted considerable at
tention at the time but has ben nolle
pressed. In this case however. there
seems to be some excuse The defend
ant agreed to reimburse the society ana
the plaintiff refused to prosecute
TRAIN yRECKER RELEASED.
| The case OF william Osborn is an
other that is wei remembered. Osborn
is the lad who tried to wreck q Grand
Trunk train and was caught and con
fessed Now for some reason an
other the charges against him arr
dropped
1t is easy to understand why a mum
Der of assault and battery cases shoulC
have been nolle pressed. Most of these
leases are the result of personal affair.
and do not affect the community a
large But when a man is charge,
with burglary, embezzlement. extor
ton, train wrecking and any numbe
of other more serious offenses 1t i
hard to understand how the prosecute
could conscientiously permit sucl
cases to be nolle pressed.
The following is list of tn,
criminal cases that have been noll
pressed in Judge Lawrence Becker
court on the affidavit of Prosecutin,
Attorney Charles E. Greenwald. Ever.
good citizen should peruse this list;
CASES NOLI.E PRESSED.
1122 State VS.. Pete Pisarski. Charg
ed with collecting and embezzing s20t
Complaint made by VIM. Clemens. Dis
: missed on the ground that proceeding
J were Instituted for the purpose of col
lecting bill.
: 1881 state VS. Mike Yokownovic
(Dog Faced Charley.) Charged WI.
assault with intent TO kill on perso
of Thomas Grant. Dismissed on state
5 ment of prosecuting attorney tina
there is not enough evidence to war
| rant a conviction Defendant was ar
4 rested on affidavit of Fred Friedley-
1913. State VS. John Gehrke. Charg
l ed with assault and battery on cosl
plant Of william Schwoder- Noll
Iprossed on account Of insufficient evi
{ dence.
1877 state VS.. VIM. Gehrke- Chars
ed with assault and battery on com
plaint of VIM. Schroeder Nolie pross
0 ed for the want of sufficient evidence
1868. state VS. O. f. Blackburn. Al
: rested on complaint of James f. Rya
t charged with issuing fraudules
n railroad pass on the B. & o. railroa'
s Nolle pressed for the reason that ther
lis not enough evidence to warrant
conviction.
t 1865 state VS. VIM. Marquardt. Al
d rested on complaint of Edwar
at Edward schmidt. Case nolle pros:
i ed for the want of sufficient eviden'
8 Ito warrant a conviction.
} 1864. State Of Indiana VS.. hoszi
a Zarkovich. Charged with opening q
employment agency and charging Mic
II Siljan a fee of $50 for securing hi
- Employment without securing a Gar
4. license. Nolle pressed for the reasc
: that there is no crime charged.
d 1862. State VS. Nick Kneganic
a Charged with provoking Lizzie Stror
a to assault him. Nolle pressed on a
]. cont of insufficient evidence
: 1860. State VS.. Frank j. swada. A
rested on the complaint of Louis Got
l. lieb on the charge of provoking an a
]. sault. Nolle pressed for the want
ri prosecution.
= 1859 State VS.. Frank J. Swada. a
d rested on complaint of Burn Jambro
kich. Charged with provoking an a
X sault. Nolle pressed for the reast