Workhouse Arrests Over Gambling Case Draws Court Controversy
Five men and a woman were arrested by Constable McIntire and tried by Justice Grant Hollingsworth for gambling in a pool room. Four men and the woman were found guilty, with sentences including fines and workhouse time. Schiller claimed he did not plead guilty. Discrepancies emerged between the squire’s account and witnesses, including claims about the court’s timing and access to warrants.
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McIntire
Office of Justice of the Peace
Grant Hollingsworth
Michigan St
John Schiller
Fred Gunn
John Opria
George Vasa
Vonstable
Squire
Borsan
Schiller
Dunn
Opria
Vasa
Lusatina Sabo
Hollings- Worth
Lulu Hicks
Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace Hollingsworth and John Schiller
Hollingsworth
Metzger
Police Department
Wes
Louis B. Calvelage
W. Michigan Sr
Amateur safe blowers strike unlocked Indianapolis offices
Amateur safe blowers failed to take cash from three Indianapolis sites after exploiting unlocked safes at the H. T. Mickley Coal office, the Cooperative Granite company, and the Indiana Refining office. Investigators believe youths used stolen tools and footprints indicated they were local juveniles. No injuries reported.
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Indianaapolis
H. T. Mickley Coal Company
New York-st
Cooperative Granite Company
Indiana Refining Company
New York St
Bicretch
Schlangen
Radamacher
Mickley
Granite Company
Paul H. Krauss
W. Indianapolis
Thaw defense hinges on insanity claim in courtroom drama
In New York Jan 15 Harry Kendall Thaw faces trial for the Stanford White murder as his mother Mrs William Thaw travels from Pittsburgh to testify The defense seeks to prove hereditary insanity with witnesses including Belle Morehouse Lawrence and Horatio C Wood providing background on Thaw's mental state from childhood through Monte Carlo 1887 Courtroom tension grows as prosecution questions the relevance of past illness while Evelyn Thaw is kept from testifying.
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New York
Harry Kendall Thaw
William Thaw
Pittsburgh
Stanford White
Thaw
Martin W. Littleton
George L. Carnegie
Evelyn Thaw
Monte Carlo
Josiah Thaw
Harry
K. Thaw
Horatio. C. Wood
Philadelphia
Harriet Alice Thaw
Littleton
Footpads Steal from Victim on Tuesday Night
John Rubert a Union Railway employee residing at 420 St Clair Street was held up beaten and robbed by three men as he walked home Tuesday night in an alley. They knocked him down and took his purse containing 15 dollars.
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John Rubert
Union Railway
St. Clair-st
Rubert
Appraisers Named to Value Maughville Town Hall for Indianapolis Sale
Judge Alien of the circuit court appoints Revert Einsmert J LLC Boardman and P Canfield as appraisers to fix the value of the Maughville town hall slated for sale to the city of Indianapolis.
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Alien
Circuit Court
Revert Einsmert, J. LLC
Boardman
P. Canfield
Maughville
Indianapolis
Market prices for oats hay and straw in 19th century listing
A fragment shows wagon market and various feed prices: oats around 10 to 11 dollars, shelled straw about 5 to 7 dollars, baled hay 8 dollars, clover hay 12 to 13 dollars, timothy around 12 dollars, with multiple misread values and units.
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Biliet
Missing Munci¢ real estate man linked to Engle Village sighting
Police traced Charles Johnson, a missing Munci real estate man, to Engle Village last Wednesday evening. He allegedly stopped at Daniel Huff’s home seeking lodging and claimed to have slept in a park in Indianapolis the prior night.
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Daniel Huff
Johnson
Prisoner Escapes Windfall Constable Shifts in Pursuit
Police search for John Thatcher farmer 63 who escaped from Constable M Wright of Windfall on Tuesday afternoon. Thatcher is wanted at Tipton for alleged theft of 9 dollars after the constable paused to take in the sights.
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John Thatcher
M. Wright
Thatcher
Tipton
Court Grants Restraining Order On Indianapolis Track Elevation
Judge Kenesaw M. Landis issued a restraining order in federal court prohibiting Indianapolis city and Marion county officials and several railroad and transit entities from covering or touching the switching system while track elevations are planned. A hearing for a permanent injunction is set for January 20, with plaintiffs arguing the 195 resolution lacks damage protection for property owners and may block future injunctions.
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Kenesaw M. Landis
City of
Indianapolis
Board of Public Works
Board of County Commissioners
Marion County
Indianapolis Union Railway Company
Indianapolis Traction Terminal Company
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Dere Company
Edward and Ira N. Morris Company
Kentucky
Senate Aves
Indianapolis Union Railway
Reception Planned for New Indiana State Chairman
Greenfield Indiana hosts a reception for Stokes Jackson the newly elected state chairman. Democrats from across the state attend as committees organize arrangements invitations speakers and hosting duties for the event to honor the “original Bryan man.”
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Greenfield
Ind
Stokes Jackson
Bryan Man
Indiana
John
Mrs. Pierce Surprised At Birthday Party
A birthday surprise party for Mrs. W. H. Pierce was hosted Monday evening at 623 N Keystone Ave by her husband and relatives. Six brothers and their families attended.
City Officials to Decide on Purchasing Asphalt Plant
The city finance committee Board of Public Works Mayor Bookwalter and City Civil Engineer Blaine Miller meet Wednesday to decide if the city should buy an asphalt plant or continue under the contract system. Data from trips to Dayton and Columbus guide plans and cost comparisons.
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Board of Public Works
Bookwalter
Blaine H. Miller
Dayton
Columbus
Concert boosts Methodist hospital fund in Caled Mills hall
A large crowd attended Tuesday evening a concert in Caled Mills hall for the Methodist hospital fund.
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Caleb Mills
Methodist Hospital Fund
Dedication Set for William A. Bell Public School
The William A. Bell public school will be dedicated on January 30 with Superintendent N. Kendall of the public schools in charge of the program.
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William A. Bell
N. Kendall
The
Public Schools
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