Greater Indianapolis ;the history, the industries, the institutions, and the people of a city of homes . eedollars a day during said time for the space ofsixty days, i. e., charges for confinement inthe jail for safety. To this Robinson an-swered that the acts complained of were inthe course of his duty as an otlicer; and alsopleaded no jurisdiction, on the ground thatins residence was in Rush County. The lowercourt sustained his contention, and the Su-preme Court, on Freemans appeal, affirmedthe decision of the lower court on the point ofjurisdiction. It held, however, that the strip-ping and
Greater Indianapolis ;the history, the industries, the institutions, and the people of a city of homes . eedollars a day during said time for the space ofsixty days, i. e., charges for confinement inthe jail for safety. To this Robinson an-swered that the acts complained of were inthe course of his duty as an otlicer; and alsopleaded no jurisdiction, on the ground thatins residence was in Rush County. The lowercourt sustained his contention, and the Su-preme Court, on Freemans appeal, affirmedthe decision of the lower court on the point ofjurisdiction. It held, however, that the strip-ping and exposure to hostile witnesses, and theextortion of money, were no part of Robinsonsoflicial duty, and were actionable. This de-cision was handed down on December 21, 1855,and of course ended the case in Marion some reason no action was brought inRush County, and so ended Freemans legalremedies. His expenses had been heavy: and indeed, hewas lucky in being able to meet the ex))eiise-( ^Journal, September ?,.., 1853. Freeman vs. Robinson, 7 Ind., 321, 248 HISTORY OF GREATEK O _ X £ z £ O M 2 2c = Ed S IIISTOEY OF niJEATER. 249 of the iuvei-tigatiun that saved him from slav-ery. As mentioned, he had some property,the most important piece being between threeand four acres—the greater part of lot 4 ofSt. Clairs addition—lying between Meridianand Pennsylvania streets,- sotith of the presentSt. Peters and Pauls Cathedral. Here helived, his cabin, part log and part frame, stand-ing on the southwest corner of the tract, on thesite of the residence now known as 1153 NorthJfcridian street. On this tract he made gar-den, but his chief business was keeping a res-taurant, which was in the basement of the oldBee Hive building at the northwest cornerof ileridian and Wasliington streets. On June30, 1853, when it became necessary to supply?the sinews of war, he executed a deed of allhis property to William S. Hubbard in trust,to secure the payment
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