South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-12
SUPERIOR COUR
CITES Ne TIMES
EDITOR To APPEAR
Alleges Contempt in Story
Relating to Motion For
Change of Venue.

Alleging contempt of court Incl |
dent to a certain news article ap-
pearing in The News-Times, rela-
tive to a motion for change Of venue.
i'm the case of Rhinehalt VS.. Rhine
halt. heard in the superior court.
March 26th, rule TO show cause was
entered today by L. d. MOtt-ap-
pointed by Gov. James Putnam
Goodrich, 10 nil the uneXpired term
of the late Judge George Ford
against John Henry Zuver, editor of
the paper
The complaint on file is based
upon an affidavit Of Bailiff Samuel
r. Thomas, as appointee of Mott,
succeeding Richard Genge, and as
serts along with other things that
the article was published with the
intent to prejudice the public mind
against the court" with Mott as the
presiding judge, and to degrade the
court, destroy its power and influ-
ence. undermine the confidence of
the public in said court, and thus
bring it into contempt" Mott is a
candidate for the republican nom
ination TO succeed himself. While
his names does not appear as coun-
sci for the judge. A. G. Graham, re-
publican "bos," and the firm of
Graham ana Crane, of which he is
a member. are said to have o. KID
the proceeding.
At the time of going TO press,
however, there had been no service
upon the defendant of the rule to
appear, though the complaint was
filed during the morning.
Charges Indirect Contempt.
After reciting the history OF the
case of Rhinehalt VS.. Rhinehalt from
the filing of the original suit for
divorce, down to the hearing Of the
motion for a change of venue. in a
supplementary proceeding involving
support of a child, the contempt
charges of the court, as placed on
file proceed:
That Immediately thereafter,
upon the filing of the said affidavit,
and while the said court was still
[ in session, the judge of said court
remarked that he had grave doubts
as 10 whether the statutes of In
diana which provide for changes of
venue had any application to pro-
| ceedings of the nature of this which
were then pending before the court
/ for hearing, to-wit, motions to modi-
/ fy an order, judgment and decree
previously entered by the court, and
that he the said judge would take
the matter Of the affidavit and petit
ton for a change of venue, filed by
! the defendant, as aforesaid, under
advisement: and the court did
/ thereupon take such matter under
adyisement: and the said court was
shortly thereafter adjourned for the
day.
That on the 27th day of March,
/ 1918, and for a long time previous
thereto, John Henry Zuver was, and
has continued to the present time
70 be, the editor Of the South Bend
/ News Times. a daily newspaper of
general circulation, published at the
city or South Bend, county of St.
Joseph, state of Indiana; and that
on the said 27th day of March. 1918,
while the said superior court had
under consideration the matter taken
under advisement. as aforesaid, and
while said matter was still undecided
and undetermined by the court, and
while the court still retained juris-
diction thereof, to-wit, on the 27th
day Of March, 1918, the said John
Henry Zuver published and caused
to be published, in said newspaper,
to-wit, the South Bend News Times,
Of which be was then and there the
editor. the article hereinafter set
forth: and which article was pub
lished and contained in the morning
edition of said newspaper of the date
aforesaid: that said article purported
TO be a report Of and comment on
the proceedings had before said
court on the goth day of March.
1918. concerning the matter Of the
motions for the modification Of the
said order, judgment and decree. and
the filing Of said affidavit and peti-
ton for change of venue, as afore-
said, and the taking Of the same
under advisement by the court. as
aforesaid: and which said article,
report and comment is in the words
and figures following. to-wit:
JUDGE MOTT TAKES
RAP AT LAWYERS.
g Proposes TO Put stop TO Venuing
Cases Prom his Court Accord
ing To Law.
Announcing that he intends 10
reform the practice Of lawyers in
taking changes OF venue from his
cOurt-a very frequent occurrence
since Gov James Putnam Goodrich
abolished that tribunal-SuperioT
Judge Thomas d. Mott yesterday
took a motion for such a change
under advisement. in the divorce
case Of Reinhalt VS.. ReinhaH, and
incidentally took Atty. Ronald s.