South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-20
MURDER CHARGE
MADE BY JURY
Seventeen indictments In
Guiding One Against John
De Bean Are Made.

Seventeen indictments among
which is one for murder against
John DeBean. charged with killing
PatrOlman Hans Brandt last May
and another for assault and battery
with intent 10 kin against Mrs. Sarah
Fairchild. who il alleged % nave
tried % kill her daghter's baby by
throwing IL into q vault. were re-
rurned by the circuit court grand
jury Wednesday afternoon. The
grand jury had been in session since
sept. II. the opening day OF circuit
court
The DeBean and Fairchild indict-
ments are the most important of any
that were returned by the grand
Jury Three other indictments for
assault and battery with intent to
lliH are included am the list Joseph
Varg6 IS charged with stabbing JO-
seph =. 10th in a fight iu the west
end In August. Nargo was bound
over from the city court. Nathan
owens IS accused Of having shot
Frank Moore in n fight on Polk st.
ia August and Floyd Hcoten OF Mish-
awake. Is charged with having shot
Raymond Young and Lester Martin.
PatrOlman Was Shot.
PatrOlman Brandt died at Ep-
worth hospital several weeks after
he had been shot by DeBean. Ac-
cordiEg 20 the story told by Brandt
before his death, ne had told DeBean
and Henri DeWulf 10 go home early
ia the evening Of the night the
shooting occurred. Brandt met De
Bean later and in the trouble that
followed DeBean shot the officer. ac-
cording TO the story. DeBean is being
held without bail at the county jail.
hut DeWulf has been released. it
having been found that he was not
with DeBean at the time of the
shooting
Mrs SARAH Fairchild is charged
with having thrown her daughters
baby boy into a vault at the rear Of
their home shortly after it was born.
The baby was found wrapped in a
blanket several hours after it had
been thrown i'm the place. but il was
removed TO the hospital and its life
was saved. a Notre Dame stuGent
was said TO be involved in the case
at The time the baby was discovered.
The Indictment against HoOten is
the outcome OF q shooting affair in
Mishawaka early In the summer. IT
is charged that Hooten shot and
wounded Raymond Young and Les
ter Martin while they were on their
way home. Hooten declared when
ne was tried in the Mishawaka city
court that the boys We're looking into
an uncurtained window and thac no
tired into the air 20 brighten them.
They deny the charge and claim that
lIooten deliberately fired at them.
Two suits filed by the boys against
Hooten for $4,000 damages each. are
pending I'm superior court.
Burglary j. Charged.
Two counts first degree burglary
and breaking and entering a house.
were returned against George Hem
derson, who confessed to nearly 50
robberies I'm South Bend during
period Of several months. Two
counts for forgery were returned
against Archie Stewart. alias Delbert
ellis. II is CHARGED that he forged
the name of Frank Coheen on Dec
.. 1915. and used the name of Del
bert ellis I'm April.
Other indictments returned 10y the
grand jury are: David and RATHER
Inc Davis grand larceny. charged
with having stolen a $50 dress from
the George Wyman and Co store:
William Teska. child desertion:
James Kyle, petit larceny. charged
with having stolen "a So pair Of
slippers from Nelson Jones. Robert
Estelle. Edward Kuhrt and Arthur
Kuhrt, grand larceny. charged with
having stolen an automobile owned
by Julius Bennett Of Mishawal-a: Joe
Ross and Johan Bubelinyi. making
false statements TO obtain credit
charged with having said they owned
real estate on Kentucky av. valued
At $4,000 TO get Sis worth Of goods
from y. q. \ardi. Joseph Schaffer
and Elwood Ingou. burglary in the
second degree. charged with having
entered the office or the LOughman
and G0ughman ~ GAL Co. Joseph
Mayes alias j. A. Maybrook. utter
ing a forged instrument charged
with trying 20 pass check signed
by e. r. kable az the Freyermuth
art store: Joseph Jsnl<owslli. second
degree burglary. charged with break
ing into q New York Central freight
ear; Lawrence KliphoUse and FurIey
HOagland. grand larceny. charged
with stealing an automobile owned
~ j r. Peterson from i'm front OF
the oliver hotel