The Shelbyville Republican
Friday Afternoon, March 31, 1916
Page 1, column 1
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Suit on Note Ended
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The trial of the suit on note filed by J. W. Anderson against William Fouty and Albert Fouty, which was started Thursday in the Circuit court, was concluded this afternoon. The closing arguments of the attorneys were made this afternoon, following which Judge Blair instructed the members of the jury. The jury retired to their room to deliberate on a verdict at three o'clock. Hall & Pell, of this city, and Osborne & Hamilton, of Greensburg, were the attorneys for the plaintiff. Dave Smith, of this city represented the defendants.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff this afternoon, awarding him $254.34 on a note. The members of the jury were in their room only fifteen minutes before reaching an agreement and reporting their verdict to the court.
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The Indianapolis Star
July 11, 1915
Page 30 Column 7
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SHELBYVILLE.
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Mrs. E. N.
Anderson is in Chicago, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perkins,
who were here the earlier part of last week visiting relatives.
Contributed by Virginia Latta Curulla
THE SHELBYVILLE DEMOCRAT
Shelbyville, Ind., November 28, 1914
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Court Rulings.
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Minnie R. Anderson has filed suit in circuit court against Edward and Franklin P. Crosby, demanding $575 on a note for $449.44, executed January 21, 1913, to run one year. The complaint was prepared by Elmer Bassett.
Copied by Phyllis Miller Fleming
THE SHELBYVILLE REPUBLICAN
Shelbyville, Ind., November 28, 1914
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(The first part of this article was not on my copy.)
Anderson was arrested last Sunday morning at eight o'clock by Police Chief Haehl and Assistant Marsh, as he was walking through an alley in the east part of the city carrying a suit case which contained three quarts of whisky.
The police chief and his assistant were the only witnesses for the state. The defendant introduced a number of witnesses. The state contended that the negro was carrying the whisky to the colored club rooms in East Jackson street for the purpose of there disposing of it in a manner contrary to the laws of the state.
The thory[sic] of the defense was that there was no illegal purpose in mind, asserting that there was an arrangement whereby members of the club bought and paid for liquor, when Anderson delivered it, and he was in the act of doing so when apprehended by the police Sunday morning.
Submitted by Phyllis Miller Fleming, Jan 2001
THE SHELBYVILLE DEMOCRAT
November 28, 1914
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LISHER ANDERSON DREW $100 FINE
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FOUND GUILTY OF "BOOTLEGGING" CHARGE BY SPECIAL JUDGE HORD.
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In the mayor's court, last evening, Special Judge K. M. Hord, appointed to hear the "boot-legging" case against Lisher Anderson, colored, found the defendant guilty on the charge of having intoxicating liquor in his possession for unlawful purposes, and fixed the fine at $100, the maximum penalty under the law for the first offense of the kind with which the defendant was charged. The case was immediately appeared to the circuit court.
The trial was a brief one. Police Chief Haehl and Assistant Chief Marsh were the only witnesses used by the state. They had arrested Anderson last Sunday morning at eight o'clock, taking him in charge as he was passing thru an alley carrying a suit case containing three quarts of whiskey. It was the claim of the state that the defendant was taking the liquor to the colored club rooms on east Jackson street to dispose of it in a manner contrary to law. The defense was that Anderson had no illegal purpose in mind and that he was delivering the whiskey under an arrangement whereby members of the club bought and paid for it.
Submitted by Phyllis Miller Fleming, Jan 2001
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