Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-03
TRIAL OF "GASLESS
SUNDAY" SHOOTING
MAY Be CONTINUED
$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT GROWING
OUT OF ASSAULT OCCURRING
DURING WAR PERIOD MAY GO
OVER UNTIL LATER DATE.

A motion for a continuance in the
"gasless Sunday" shooting $4,000
damage suit, scheduled to go on trial
in the Circuit Court on Monday af-
ternoon, was overruled this morning
by Judge Eldredge in Circuit Court.
An affidavit was filed by the plain.
tiff, John Hensel. alleging mat he was
shot on the night Of September 22,
1918 by gun discharged northwest of
Tonica He alleged that he believed
and thought he could prove Louis G.
Alleman, discharged the gun, altho no
body saw him. He claimed that
Charles Signor, who was to be one of
his principal witnesses, was not in
the U. S. Navy at Annapolis.
He claimed that Signor would testi-
fly that he saw AIleman, walking
north from .Tonica carrying a 90 cali
bre rifle at o'clock on the night of
the shooting He alleged that this
was about ten minutes before the
shooting occurred, and that it would
take Alleman ten minutes to reach
the spot where the shooting took place.
Hensel claimed that Signor told him
that a few days after the shooting
Alleman, saw him, and told him to
say if anyone asked him, that he saw
Alleman leave Tonica at $3.50 O'Clock,
Hensel claimed that Signor said he in
formed Alleman he would not lie for
him, and that Alleman then walked
away without saying anything else.
Attorney A. II. Shay, who is repre-
senting Hensel filed the affidavit At
torneys L. o. Browne and A. r. But
ters who are representing the defen-
dant agreed to admit that the witness
would testify as stated in the affida
Wits.
After this admission, Judge Ell
dredge overruled the motion for a
continuance.
Sues Wife in England.
Mrs. Esther Sims, of Upper Trelyn,
Fleur de Lys. Pengan, Monmouth
shire, England, was made defendant
in divorce proceedings started in the
circuit court this morning by II. j.
Sims of Streator Mr. Sims alleges
that he and the defendant were wed
July 8, 1900, in Pengan, Gelligaer,
Wales. He claims that on Dec. s,
1915 the defendant deserted him,
without cause and has since refused
to live with him.
Jordan Gets S927.63 Verdict.
A verdict of $92763 was awarded
B. s. Jordan, owner of the Orpheum
theatre by Judge Davis in the Circuit
Court this morning, against Attorney
Charles Sumner Cullen, owner of the
building occupied by the Appolo thea
ire where the Orpheum was formerly
located The verdict came as a close
to the theatre feud, which has been
carried on between Mr.. Jordan and
Mr.. Cullen for several years.
However Attorney Russell O. Han.
son who represented Mr. Jordan was
dissatisfied with the verdict. and made
a motion to appeal the case to the
higher courts This plea was granted
by Judge Davis.
The verdict was for improvements
which Mr. Jordan placed in the Cul-
en-Gowen building, when he occupied
it, and which he was prevented in re-
moving when he moved his theatre
to the old ottawa theatre building
The case, which was started in the
nature of injunction proceedings
brought by Mr. Cullen to prevent Jor-
dan from removing the property over
which the litigation arose, has hung
fire in the Circuit Court for several
years.
As sequel to the action, Mr.. Cul-
len recently started a suit in the Cir
cult Court to compel the city officials
to force Mr.. Jordan to remove an
iron and glass awning and three steps
from the sidewalk in front of the
Orpheum.
Lawyer Awarded $1,000
A Judgment of $1,000 was awarded
ATTORNEY Frank Harrison against the
city of Streator in the suit he brought
in the circuit court in September, to
collect compensation Tor work done
in rnblic improvement case. Judge
Eldredge awarded the verdict after an