Ex Patrolman Gungolus Trials Highlight Two Incidents
Reports detail Thursday police court sessions featuring William Corkin, William Cox, and Frank Jones with cases completed under advisement. A. D. Rinker, Daniel Butcher, Frederick Gunsolus, and Jacob Kurtz had remaining matters. Gunsolus denied belonging to a disorganizer clique and testified about Kurtz’s demeanor after discharge with Kurtz described as drunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Corkiin
William Cox
Frank Jones
A. D. Rinker
Daniel Butcher
Frederick Gunsolus
Jacob Kurtz
W. Washington St
Gunsolus
James B. Pugh
Kurtz
Dawson
Incident of arrests and discipline at Wachstetter saloon
Gunsolus recounts Lowe ordering him and Lyons to inspect Wachstetter's Indiana Avenue saloon at 1 am. They found two half nude women and a white man. after arrests, Lowe released the crowd at Wachstetter's insistence. A later arrest of poker players at 404 W Washington was reversed by Scheigert. Gunsolus also notes Lyons allowed a man to escape from a window and clarifies misquotes about his discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunselus
Lowe
Bob Lyons
Wachstetter
Indiana-ave
Gunsotus
Lyons
Washington St
Scheigert
Quigley
Testimony on Boljen curses and officer conduct
Patrolman Frank Boljen allegedly cursed superiors and used vile names toward colleagues after district transfers. Witnesses cite insults about Sergt Lowe and Capt Zyuger, while Jacob Kurtz denies clique rumors. Maguire’s alleged role in district moves ties to arrests, as the witness details a morning restraint in Military Park and a past injury while recounting two whisky drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Boljen
Gunsclus
Bolen
Quigley
Lowe
Enlen
Capt
Jacob Kurtz
Charles Maguire
Military Park
Dismissal Motives Linked to Grand Jury Testimony in Street Car Probe
Kurtz says his firing stemmed from grand jury testimony rather than charges. Al Harston admitted paying bribe money to target Kurtz after removing a drunken man from Warston’s resort. Roth claimed Quigley caused the dismissal and that 21 officers, mostly unknown to him, were expelled. Hearings continued with Cox defending Cox and Conklin, while others claimed loyalty to a city clique. The board adjourned at six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurtz
al Harston
Fair Grounds
Warston
Roth
Rinker
Butcher
S. Mlinois St
Quigley
Ricker
Kurtzes
Tom Stont
Targart
Gunsolus
Fridday Mactning
Cox
Jones
Conklin
Henry Cox
Kruger
Dawson
Huhn
Baumfuhrer
Scott
Hagerty
Wiewise
Ioara
Sien
Boars
City Council Adopts Investigation of City Government
The council passed a resolution Tuesday night to probe the entire city government. Mayor Taagsart has been asked to sign, with a deadline set for Monday to respond to the inquiry and related motions.
The Boy Refused to Go Home After Father’s Demand
In Clinton Indiana on February 16 Thomas Morris ordered his 18 year old son to return home. The son refused and Morris struck him with a stone, fracturing the skull. The boy lies in a hospital and may die. Morris has not been arrested. Mrs Morris is in Indianapolis hospital for insanity. The father, a nurseryman, has long had trouble with his son over his actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Clinton
Ind
Thomas Morris
Morris
Indianapolis
Electric Franchise Considered in Richmond
Richmond Indiana county commissioners take under advisement for a week the proposition to grant Buxton and Eichneond Electric a franchise. The grant would require work on the line to begin within six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Spl
Buxton& Eichneond Electric Ne
Griffiths Dead Former Blind Institute Leader
Elmer E. Griffith longtime Indiana educator and former superintendent of the Institute for the Blind in Indianapolis died at his brother in law’s home in Madison after 15 months of illness. He led the blind institute after graduating from State University and later taught English at Bloomington. His brother Francis M. Griffith serves in Congress. Funeral set for Sunday in Switzerland County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blind Institute
Madison
Ind
Elmer E. Griffith
Indianapolis
Marcus R Sulzer
Switzerland County
Griffith
Prize Winner Miss Davis Given Mineralogy Prize
Crawfordsville Indiana February 16 Miss Julia Annette Davis of Crawfordsville has won the Smith mineralogy prize awarded to Vassar College students for the best work in mineralogy and crystallography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Julia Annette Davis
Smith Mineralogy
Vassar College
Shirley Prosperity and Local Labor Practices
Shirley Indiana report states the Indiana Seiting company employs 1% hands and ruins night and day, reflecting local labor strain and factory pressure in Feb. 16 dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Prosperity
Shirley, Ind
Indiana Seiting Company
Joint Senatorial Convention to be Held in Connersville
The republican joint senatorial convention of Fayette Henry and Union counties will be held in Connersville Indiana on March 2. Delegates from the three counties are to select a candidate for the senate seat and set the party platform for the upcoming campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connersville
Ind
Fayette, Henry
Union Counties
Common School Graduates Alumni Association Forming
NEW CASTILLE Ind Feb 16 An alumni association of common school graduates is being formed in this county perhaps the first movement of the kind made in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castille
Ind
Local Postmaster Named at Smithson and Regional Election Talk
Herman Schroeder appointed postmaster at Smithson while Clinton county voters consider buying voting machines. Reports note militia mustering in Crawfordsville Friday and Wilcox’s electric line plans. A seventeen year old Union City girl is missing and various local incidents follow, including a gas contract mortgage in Jeffersonville and a Manonite aid meeting in Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fieral
Crawfordsville Militia Company
Lebaron Commercial Club
T. S. Deniels
Union City
Wyle Hall
I. A
Local News From Kokomo And Nearby Areas
Reports show Kokomo relieved by a loan batch from Tipton county as weddings delayed by paper shortages. A drunken fight in Decatur left John Brown jailed after shooting Henry Krantz, who will die. Salem plans a new school with modern facilities. Indiana obits list several deaths. Johnson County Republicans met at Greenwood with delegates chosen to back John L. Griffiths for governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Tipton County
Moreling
Srewery
Decatur
John Brown
David Geimar
Henry Krantz
Krantz
Brown
Salem
George W., Steele
Kokomo News
Francis Comfort
Homas Orphans
Columbus
Democratic Commissioners
Hord
Indiana
John M. Ingram
Frank Maxwell
Jeffersonville
John Fall
Fountain City
Rachel Turpin
Richmond
Samuel B. Strahan
Amos Hall
Winchester
Herman Yoder
Ekhart
Henry Hargrave
Rockville
Elmer Griffith
Madison
Mary Bond
Marion
Johnson County
Greenwood
John .L. Griffiths
R. A. Brown
Indianapolis
Bribe Offer Alleged in Fair Will Case
San Francisco reports Recorder Simpton affidavits denying marriage to the late James G. Fair and Mrs. Craven. He says Craven offered $10,000 to swear falsely, claims he aided to trap her, while avoiding false testimony in court. Craven disputes Simpton's second affidavit as false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpton
Craven
San Francisco
James G. Fair
Simpson
Bubble Bu'sts In Chicago Fraud Ring
Warrants charging conspiracy to defraud rest with officers against Walter C. Griggs alias W R Bennett proprietor of a get rich quick scheme Frank Stone alias Edward Dunne his attorney Miss Beck stenographer and W Bland Partington All have disappeared Bennett is said to have taken between 150 000 and 500 000 with him Dr W Moddy investor swore out the warrants Bennett's business known as the Security savings society Cash receipts are believed to have run as high as 6 0
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Walter C. Griggs
W. R. Bennett
Frank Stone
Edward Dunne
8. Beck
W. Bland
Wallas Partington
Bennett
W. Moddy
Bedford Stone Company Sells Under Hammer in Court Sale
John B. Elam bought the Bedford stone company stock for 43 509 at a courthouse sale by receiver Alexander McCleary. The sale aims to reorganize and revive the business for a third time after years of financial strain and court receivership. Runnels and associates, including Conduit and Rowe, plan to reorganize the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Stone Company
Court House
Alexander McCleary
John B. Elam
Avery
Arthur C. Newby
J. C. Walsa
Chicago
Walter Kessler
Ramona Stone Company
A. W. Conduit
Mr. Elam
Dr. C. S. Runnels
John Rowe
Belford
Yy. Runnels
Monan Railroad
Copany
New York
Bedford Company
Wiliam Coughlin
Runnels
Coughlins
T the Coughlin
Ambrose P. Stanton
Superior Court
Charles E. Test
Alderman Offers War Relic Collection to Chicago
Alderman Gunther proposes donating his extensive war relics to Chicago if the city provides a proper home. The collection, reputedly the finest in the United States, is insured for 500000 dollars and includes artifacts from all U S wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gunther
United States
Omaha Exposition
Ksalf
Mexicans To Educate 600 Yaqui Prisoners At Manzanillo
The Mexican gunboat Oaxaca arrived with 60 Yaqui Indians prisoners aboard. about 100 women and boys and 600 slaves were captured in a recent battle. Prisoners will be distributed to interior cities and kept under surveillance for several years until educated in civilized habits, then returned to their tribe to share the acquired knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manzanillo
Mex
Oaxaca
Guaymas River
Indiana War Loan Claim Recommendation Reported
The Senate committee on claims led by Senator Fairbanks will report Indiana's claim for 714,476 dollars as just and recommend payment. The sum covers discount and expenses incurred in negotiating and interest on war loans in 1861.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Fairbanks
Indiana
Burglary Charge Against John Long After Store Break-In
John Long, colored, was examined by Judge Daly on Friday and will face the grand jury on a burglary charge. Merchant policeman Foltzenloges caught him in Morris Kaufman's store at 31 WW Washington St. early Friday morning. Long admits being in the store saying they went in to sleep. He claimed a wine cabinet was broken, but the officer testified the back door was forced open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Long
Daly
Foltzenloges
Morris Kaufman
Washington St
Long
Bun
Hendrix Divorce Case Sealed With Alimony Agreement
Attorneys for Hatlie Hendrix and Alex Hendrix appeared in superior court room 2 on Friday. The agreement provides Hatlie Hendrix with 450 dollars alimony and 580 dollars for the child’s support, payable in weekly installments of 35 dollars. Hendrix is believed to be in Birmingham Alabama after leaving Indianapolis following the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatlie Hendrix
Alex Hendrix
Superior Court
Roosevelt for Governor Again
New York Republicans pledge Gov Roosevelt for governor at a meeting on Thursday night. The NY county committee also backs his decision not to run for vice president, aligning with his stated plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
New York
New York County Republcan Committee
Births Deaths and Marriages From Local Notices
Births list multiple families with locations and sexes for a boy and girls. Deaths report age and causes including exhaustion carbolic poison apoplexy acute nephritis. Marriages note Walter Noble and Melstebel Ward. Building permits show Peter Raney Oxford and Washing with value 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Abram
Wizard St
Frank and
Josie Mather
Delaware-st
Gottfried
Cora Kiefer
W. Tenth-st
John
Effie Maxon
Broad Ripple
John Benninger
Tenth-st
Henry C. Brewer
Pine-st
Eva Wagner
Meridian-st
Christina Helm
Liberty-st
Marriag Walter Noble
Melstebel “Ward
Peter
Raney
Oxford
Salaries Rise Based on Fee Collection Plan
The state fee and salary commission plans raise county officer salaries, funded by increased fee collections. Counties will benefit from higher incomes as fees are gathered. In most counties pay increases depend on boosted fee receipts, with limited gains where property taxes rise. Marion county clerk could earn about $18,325 annually, down from roughly $19,500 now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fee and Salary Commission
Marion County
Verdict Upholds City Ambulance Duty in Injury Suit
The Marion superior court case Green & Co. v. Asa Eden, contracted to run the city ambulance, sees the appellate court sustain the lower court's $1,350 verdict plus two years interest. Eden, an elderly contractor, was struck on Ohio street Indiana by a speeding ambulance while it responded to a fall from the Majestic building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appellate Court
Marion Superior Court
Green& Co
Asa Eden
Green & Co
W. Market St
City Ambulance
Ohio St
Indiana
Eden
City Hospital
Majestic
Indianapolis male quartet charged with grand larceny
A male quartet including William Craig and James Torrance of Iroquois hotel and Fred Burnett of 402 N Pennsylvania St and Fourt Byers of 1724 N Pennsylvania St waived examination in police court Friday and were sent to the grand jury. They are accused of stealing overcoats hats gloves and canes from the high school building last Saturday and pawning them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Craig
James Torrance
Iroquois Hotel
Fred Burnett
Pennsylvania-st
Fourt Byers
Indianapolis
Rebels rout Venezuelan troops at Guarico victory report
Gen Ron led rebels against 1,200 government troops under Gen Martin at Guarico. Rebels claimed a signal victory capturing 800 rifles, substantial ammunition, and many sap supplies. Report from Caracas dated February 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Ron
Martin
Guarico
Elevation of Tracks in Indianapolis Sparks Debate
A 1899 report cites a collision between a street car and a Monon freight at Massachusetts Avenue and Tentl Way. Elizabeth Williams died from injuries. Benjamin F. Carey named administrator of her estate seeks £6,000 damages from the ponies. Williams left three children and supported them as a widowed mother earning ten dollars weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Ave
E. Tentl
Elizabeth Wiliams
Benj F. Carey
Guardian Named For Child In Probate Fight Over Property
Herbert Fieber serves as guardian for Mary Fitzgerald amid probate trouble over a Celtic Building mortgage held on half the estate formerly owned by the mother. Mary’s share is about 700 dollars. Dennis Reach is imprisoned for perjury after a claim the mother died to obtain funds on the property. Judge Alford noted leniency. Commissioner Walker faced difficulty locating the guardian to bring the child into court, finally finding him at a relative’s on E Washington Street near Holy Cross Catholic School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Fieber
Mary Fitzgerald
Celtic
Mary
Dennis Reach
Alford
Walker
of Am Unele
E. Washington St
Holy Cross Catholic School
Rats Drive City to Pay for Live and Dead Bounty
Honolulu reports the first plague cases since January with Americans Robertson and others among those affected after two days. Health officials suspect a rat infestation. rewards of 25 cents for live rats and 15 cents for dead rats are offered as authorities seek to curb the outbreak. The surgeon general’s initial trial failed, but officials remain hopeful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Robertson
Wyman
Foul Play Suggested in Chickering Death Case at Watertown
An afternoon statement by Mrs. Chickering Dr H H Cramer and Mitchell claims Congressman Chickering died in New York on Monday after a fall from a Union hotel window. They allege foul play or intimidation by an intruder and note threats prior to the incident. Poseyville Indiana man John Dirr adds witness context. An advertising line promotes a cough remedy from local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Chickering
Mitchell
Congressman Chickering
New York
Union Hotel
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Smithson
Clinton County
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William Buffington
Muncie
Sasafras
Parke County
R. D. McGinnis
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Warsaw
George Hoffman
Cincinnati
Oldenburg
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Franklin
Panhandle
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Everett Griffith
158Th Indiana
Delaware Street
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Havi
Grand Jury
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Sample-roort
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Tgpdianapolis
John Dirr
Poseyville
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