Herald-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 29 April 1921 — Page 1

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GREENCASTLE, INDIANA FRIDAY. APRIL 29. 1921

received by proseATTORNEY. FA\ r HAMtoday from depauw rRSlTY (TIRE. "HO NOW THE EAST. SAYS SHE HE HERE MAY 1 legation as to whether, Miss Brne y the DePauw Univerwho was accidentally shot |ter bv William P. Sackett here May 2 for the trial of lett who is charged with asjth intent to kill, was settled in a letter from Miss L prosecuting attorney Fay Miss Varney in the let[b that she would b e here for on May 2. Recently Mr. had received a letter from , woman who now is at her fjlalden, Mass , stating that not be able to be here for be case which is set for May Ithe criminal case, in which La is charged with assault t<> kill. Miss Varney has the Federal court at Indi* a suit asking personal Mr. Sackett. Ikett one night last winter le heard auto thieves in his Id when he shot to scare lays, the bullet struck Miss jho with Mark Bills, another IJniversity student^ was in \ay leading to the Sackett

CASE OF REAL FLl APPEARS IN BRAZIL

Dr. James A_ Rawley reported this morning that a real case of the “flu" had appeared in the city, the patient being George F. Andrews, of North Walnut street Dr. Rawley stated that Mr. Andrews is quite ill of the disease and that the case has all the symptoms of the scourge which swept over the country at intervals during the past few years. However, the flu is said to be a cold weather disease and it is claimed that it does not flourish in warm weather.—Brazd 11 Times.

EVERY PAGE A LOCAL PAGE ASKS S856 IN ' SUIT AGAINST GEORGE HURST

IATI0N DRIVE HAY 9 YO 17

EKE MADE AT A MEET* ILESDAY AFTERNOON Ik selection of town |< 11 \ I KM EN—PUTN AM’S Is NEAR $2,.->00—SPEAK-Jl> MINISTER WILL AID ■NG ADDRESSES AND ATTENTION TO THE

RULES AGAINST VESTAL IN A

DAMAGE

MANY INSANE EX-SOLDIERS WALKING STREETS CHARGE

SUIT

JUDGE JERE WEST OF CRAWFORDSVILLE FINDS THAT CON TRACT FOR RETURN OF WIL' ' LIAM B. VESTAL INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH WILLIAM PECK FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION OF HIS TERM AS POSTMASTER DID NOT EXIST

NEW YORK, April 23.—Many insane ex-soldiers are wandering the streets of New York, Col. Cornelius W Wickersham. chairman of the American Legion investigating committee charged today in an informal report to Commander F. W. Galbraith Jr., commander of the legion. Col Wickersham declared the insane are increasing in the state of New York at the rate of 250 to 300 a month. The tuberculosis situation is equally bad, the report said.

FORTY EXTRA JURORS FOR SACKETT CASE

(County is rounding out its county wide drive for ;he Salvation Army. The be held May 9 to 17. The lota is near $2,500. The >e used by the Indiana de* i building additional quarDviding for an extention of tensive work done by this

useful organization,

fcting yesterday afternoon, le selection of township ►ere made. The city of was apportioned a largkhe quota but each of the |re expected to contribute pakers will be asked to

movie shows, min*

►ill be asked to

of congregations to the

Is worthy home work and lers will of course do their

x charities ar e being tax* its in these days of the ess. We must not neglect home folks who are doto relieve distress and n right here at our doors n Dr W. M. McGaughey ittee yesterday. “The y and its heroic work is 1 -It is planning to make es more useful in th e fu* as been in the past We ? are big beneficiaries in e must not fail in this er else fails ” "Tier is the chairman of Gift” department, to utions may be made in f the drive. Charles airman of the speakers S. Harney, of the omtnerce is in charge of Any one interested in is worthy work can apGaughey for assignment

Cooper o# Attica is n Dr Frank S Cooper ton Read

Judge Jere West of Crawfordsville who heard the trial of the case of William B. Vestal, expostmaster agaist William B. Peck, his former business partner, in which Vestal ask ed $2,000 damages and an accounting found in favor of Mr. Peck, in a deceision given immediately following the close of the trial at near 5 o’cock

Friday evening.

Mr. Vestal, in his suit alleged that when he took the office of postmaster | an agreement was made between himself anj William Peck who had been associated with him in the real estate and insurance business, that Mr Vestal, at the expiration of his term as postmaster, should be admitted back into the real estate and

insurance business.

At the end of his term as postmaster, however, Peck, he alleged, refused to accept him as a partner. Trial of the case which consumed two days create,] much interest. Lyon & Lyon and Corwin & Gillen represented Peck while James & Alice an^ Hays & Murphy represented Mr. Vestal.

TERRIFIC WIND DN-ROOFS FOUR BUSINESS ROOMS

DAMAGES AMOUNTING TO HUN DREDS OF DOLLARS DONE BY STORM WHICH HIT GREENCASTLE SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGBT—GALE LASTED ONLY A FEW MINUTES

PAUW’S PHYSICAL DIRECTOR WILL LEAVE AT END OF THE YEAR

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Stanley E Joseph, Men’s physical director at DePauw, has announced his resignation, which is to take effect at the close of the present school year. Coach Walker said Saturday that he had no one engaged to fill the place as yet. Mr. Joseph will probably leave DePauw early in July, but he has not definitely ascertained what he will do He has had several offers including a position as swimming instructor for th e International Y. M. C. A. If he does not accept this proposition. he intends to make his home in Detroit during the summer.

A terrific wind storm which hit Greencastle at shortly before mid night, Monday night, unroofed four Greencastle business rooms and did | other damage of minor importance. The business rooms occupied by the R. A. Long Grocery Store, owned by Mrs. Nellie Landes; the room occupies by Jones-Stevens Drug store owned by Mrs. Harry Smith; the room occupied by Ed Hamilton and owned by Mrs. Charley Allen and the room occupied by Miss Alice Thompson anj owned by L Zaharakos were

unroofed.

The buildings all adjoin and had tin roofs. The wind got under the tin and rolled the roofing up into hugh rolls .

Harry Black, a High School boy who was caught playing billiards in the John Likaki s Pool Room on the east side of the square, Saturday by Marsha^ O’Hair. Likakis says that Black told him he was 21 years old but Black says he told Likakis that he would be 21 years old in November An affidavit has been filed against the proprietor of the pool room and the case will be heard in the Mayor’s Court

Especially heavy was the damage to the Zaharakos building. Here the roof joi»ts were torn off with the roof and the roofing was thrown onto the roof of the building occupied by Lang do n & Southard. The wind came from the west and traveled due east. It w-as accompan led by heavy black clouds. Terrific in its velocity the wind lasted only few minutes and then died away. From Greencastle it appeared that the main storm passed south of the

city.

Many persons were badly scared by the wind which rocked the houses and causedm uch crashing when it hit the large trees in the town. Many limbs were blown off trees and in some places hugh trees were blown down Little rain and some hail accompanied the wind.

JUDGE GRILIS SCOTT; HURST IS ACQUITTED

BELLE UNION BOOT LEGGING CASE COMES TO A QUICK END —NO EVIDENCE AGAINST 19 YEAR OLD BOY—SPITE WORK ON PART OF PROSECUTING WITNESS INTIMATED o Archie Scott of Belle Union, recent ly fined on a charge of assault on Ray Hurst, a 19 year old Belle Union hoy, who following his conviction on a charge of assault filed a charge of bootlegging against Hurst did not fare well i n trial of the ease which was heard Wednesday morning by Judge Hughes

JURY COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION THIS MORNING DRAW REGULAR AND GRAND JURORS FORMAT TERM OF COURTTWO WOMEN ON THE REGULAR PANEL—BUSY TIME A-

HEAD

0 Forty extra jurymen were drawn by the Putnam county jury commissioners Wednesday morning, when the regular Petit and Grand juries for the May Term were drawn The extra jurymen were drawn for the William Sackett case trial, which is set for Monday May 2, and it is believed that some difficulties will arise in selecting the Sackett jury and in order to have enough jurymen present so that the getting of a jury will not be delayed the extra venire was sum-

moned.

Two women were o-awn on the regular jury panel for the May Term. They are Miss Laura Ammerman and Bettie Browning, also of Greencastle. The juries as drawn are: GRAND JURY A. E- Hurst—Jefferson, Wm. Burns—Cloverdale. James Bales—Cloverdale Edward Jones—Jefferson Clarence E. Goff—Russell. Manford Chamberlain—Greencastle PETIT JURY Jonathan Hansel—Floyd Laura Ammerman—Greencastle, Delbert Myrick—Clinton. Ivan Huffman—Washington. William Morrison—Cloverdale. Bettie Browning,—Greencastle, James Vestal —CloverdaleAndy Trestor—Washington. Ernest Thompson—Franklin. Spencer W. Hunter—Marion Robert Horn—Cloverdale Wilson Blue—Jefferson.

In the first place Hurst was acquitted by the Judge and in the second place Scott, while on the witness stand was given a severe grilling by the Judge. Scott’s time in the witness chair probably was about the most uncomfortable he had ever ex-

perienced.

After having been examined by prosecuting attorney Hamilton, in which examination Scott said that Hurst had sold him a quart of whiskey on the morning of July 28, 1920, for $10, and a cross examination by C. C Gillen attorney for Hurst, in I which Scott got his testimony very ! much confused the Judge took a hand in questioning Scott .Th e evidence tended to show that Scott had filed against Hurst as a matter of spite. It seems that at the time Scott pleaded guilty to the charge of as sault on Hurst the Judge asked him if he knew of any bootlegging at Belle Union- A short time after he filed an affidavit charging Hurst with bootlegging.. This, it seems .did not appeal to the Judge and he told Scott that he had not and was not telling the truth As far as evidence was concerned the State had little, excepting what Scott said, and Scott's statements were contradictory and confusing that his evidence did not amount to anything. No evidence to substantiate what Scott said could be pro-

duced,

Hurst, when he went on the stand denied the charge against him and in troduced evidence to prove that he was in Indianapolis on the day Scott charged that he bought a quart of

white mule from him.

A large number of Belle Union folks were here to attend the trial.

DOBBS & VESTAL REAL ESTATE AGENTS, ALLEGE THAT COMMISSION FOR CLOSING A DEAL IS DUE AND UNPAID—ANOTHER DEVELOPEMENT IN THE AL LEGEI) ARSON CASE

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Dobbs & Vestal through their attorney Fay Hamilton, have filed suit in the Putnam circuit court asking judgement of $856 of George Hurst, Putnam county farmer, who lives south of Greencastle. The real estate firm alleges that this amount is due it as a commission for a deal made by the firm by which Hurst traded his Putnam county farm for a stock of merchandise in Crandall, Indiana. The commission it is alleged was due when the contracts for the trade was signed anj the' deposits of each of the parties to the deal

signed.

Hurst, it will be remembered traded his farm which is south of Greencastle to C FL Ashworth of Crandall Indiana, for a store building and stock of merchandise. Just before the transfer of the properties was to be made, the buildings and stocks be longing to Ashworth in Crandall were

burned.

After an investigation Hurst was arrested charged with burning the buildings. He at first confessed to the charge of burning the buildings but later denied the charge. Recenthe was released from jail on a $2,000 cash bond and now is at his farm. Several damage suits have been filed against Hurst, Mr Ashworth having filed a suit asking damages, he charging that Hurst wa s responsible for the burning of the building. Another Crandall resident, who lost building in the fire, also has filed a damage suit against Hurst.

MARI AGE LICENSE

Marie Porter, Roachdale and George Cecil Wilkins, New Augusta

GENTRY BROS DOG AND PONY SHOW TO GO ON ROAD TO SHOW AT BLOOMINGTON BLOOMINGTON, Apr. 26. —The Gentry Bros are to put the Gentry dog and pony show on the road again at an early date according to an announcement made recently Frank H. Gentry, who has just returned from a business trip to St. ouis said today the Gentrys are planning to start the show during the present summer but a more extended announcement will be ready after the return of H. B. Gentry who is to sever his connection with the Sells* Floto circus in a few weeks The show is to be trained in Bloomington and may give its opening performance here.

COLGATE BUYS REFORATORY

AUXILLIARY TG LEGION IS FORMED HERE

FORTY WOMEN MEET IN AMERICAN LEGION HALL TUESDAY EVENING AND ELECT OFFICERS FOR NEW ORGANIZA TION— CHAIRMAN OF FIFTH DISTRICT IS HERE

INDIANA STATE CAPITOL, Apr 20 —Governor McCray announced to day that the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville has been sold to Colgate & Co. for $351,101.01. Thirty per cent of the purchase price was de posited by the company with the bid, which was the only proposition received bv the state The reformatory is to b e relocated under an act of the recent session of the General Assembly.

About fifty women, mothers, sisters and wives of American Legion members, met o n Tuesday night and organized an auxiliary to Greencastle Post No 58 American Legion. Mrs- Ruth Parr Grimes, of Danville, chairwoman of the Auxilliary movement was here to meet with the « local women and discuss with :hem the objects of the organization and explain to them the organization work necessary During the meeting the organization was perfected by the election of officers. The officers elected are: President—Mrs. Julius Bryan. Vice President—Mrs Jennie Gardner. Secretary—Miss Alta Crump. Treasurer—Miss Nellie Browning. Chaplain—Mrs. Robert Pierce. Historian—Miss Goldie Newgent. A charter for the organization already has been applied for anj will be received here soon

ELIJAH GRANTHAM FARM SELLS FOR $112 ACRE

The 120 acre farm 'known as the Elijah Grantham farm which adjoins Roachdale sold at Ppulic auction last week by the Central Trust Co, of Greencastle commissioner in the estate of Mr. Granthan was purchased by Harvey Crosby for $112 an acre. This same farm, it is said probably would have sold for more than $200 an acre twelve months ago.

SALARY OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IS INCREASED TO $200 The city council held its regular | meeting at 6 o’clock Tuesday night in order that the members might attend a dinner at th eColege avenue church After the passage of the claim ordinance, a petition from the county commissioners asking that the city give the county permission to improve Melrose avenue, under the Barrett law, was granted Peter Ger lach was granted permission to build an adidtion to his residence. Permission was also given the school board to increase the salary of the school board members from $75 to $200 a year