Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-21
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Spotted fever prevails in AmO, Hendricks
county, and the local physicians arc making
heroic fight against IL 4 young of
eighteen took one hundred and fifty grains ct
quinine in twenty four hours. in a large amour;
of diluted alcohol. and survived it.
Nat Cunningham, cor OF n Cunningham
Esq, OF Terre Haute, has been appointed a Ca
det in the West Point Military Academy from
the 7th congressional distric,
-Johnsthan MaIis, a most worthy citizen liv
ing near Annapolis in Parke county, attempted
to commit suicide by cutting his throat last
Tuesday morning The wound Inflicted is said -
be truly irightfGl, aud Of such nature as t.
render his recovery extremely doubtful. Mr.
Maris it IS said. had for some days past been la
boring under mental arrangement.
-ALLECED OUTRAGE UroS Two DEFENsELEss
WoxES.-The Lafayette Courier gives the fol-
lowing details Of an infamous outrage in that
city. II the reports are true, no punishment -
too aggravated for the scoundrels
Mayor Ward has been engaged for two days
past in the preliminary investigation of sn az
gravated case of rape, alleged 20 have been com
mitted one night this week, in house on Second
street in the south part OF town Two women
are alleged to have been outraged. widow
named THOMPSON, and an unmarried sister
named Ingram. On the evening in question, the
father was absent anc the women were unpro
tected, save in the presence of brother of the
step mother. who was sick aud helpless a
child The brother, il seems, had kept keg OF
beer IN the house or draught. and had occasional
customers sometimes nc rather unreasonable
hours The TWO women, the widow and her
sister, had refined TO an upper room.
and Mrs Insr m. The step mother. and
the invalid brother were about 10 retire for
the night, when there was loud knock
at the door by a boisterOus party demanding some
beer Not willing To be disturbed, Mrs Ingram
told them there none in the house. The
party insisted upon admission, aad pushing the
door rudely, the light bolt gave way, and they
forced an entrance Mrs Ingram told them her
brother had the varioloid small pox but they
didn't believe it, and announced as the purpose
of their visit that they wanted 10 see the girls
There were three men In the party, Patrick
Mern. John Quinn, and stranger whose name
ia unknown. The stranger pretended TO be a
soldier, and lourshed a revolver. He said he
had killed a man the night before. and made
threats that if any disturbance was made
he would kill the whole family. He
mounted guard nesr the door, while
Mern went up stairs Mrs. Thompson anu
her sister we're in bed. but promised %
get up and ress themselves 1t he would blow out
the liz ht aud 90 down stairs He went down
They dressed themselves ahd hurriedly follow ed
! Then ensuei a scene which, il it did not beggar
description, would be unit Tor publication. The
pretended soldier, with drawn revolver. fright
ened the women into silence, even 70 the last
sob OF fearful entreaty, while Mern and Quinn
overpowerng Mrs T and her sister, brutally
violated their persons The soldier, in turn,
perpetrated similar outrage. and the party
after an unmentionsble brutality, in the presence
of Mrs. Ingram and her family, took their de-
partrre Mr.. Ingram returned Yesterday. and at
once instituted proceedings as above. Mayor
Ward hound over the accused for trial, and in
default OF bail they went TO Jail.