Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1893 — THE ROBY CASE. [ARTICLE]

THE ROBY CASE.

The Jury In the case of the State of Indiana against Martin Costello, at Crown Point, charged with riotous conspiracy, under the acts of 1889, returned a verdict at 9:35 o'clock, Thursday night, finding the defendant guilty and assessing his punishment at two years in tho State’s prison and a fine of $5. The other Roby cases were set for the next term of court and a motion for a new trial in behalf of Costello was made. Gov. Matthews, in an interview, expressed gratification at the result. He said to a Journal reporter: “I started in to win if possible in this fight upon Roby and its attendant ovils. and it has required constant watching and care. If this conviction does not put an end to the attempts of this club to give their brutal exhibitions, it does not necessarily mean that the State wll 1 abandon the course heretofore pursued. This triumph in the courts is the biggest victory of all. Great credit is due to Judge Gillette for the firm and manly stand he has taken all through this Roby trouble. He has aided In every effort to bring these interlopers to justice.”