The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-26
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A German woman named Waltz
was arrested at Crown Point last
Tuesday, for numerically beating her
child, one year old. ilfgs e
Wesley Bullock was convicted of
murder, at Greensburg, last week, and
sentenced to Imprisonment for life.
Samuel Conner and T. Fl. Barr, Of
Terre Haute, are candidates for the
Office of Superintendent of the
Northern State Prison.
In October last, the store of Mr..
Wagner on Lost River, in Martin
| County. was robbed and burned. The
Sheriff of the county, Mr. W. H..
Montgomery, organized a large force
and sent them out to hunt up the Of
tenders. An exchange furnishes the
following incidents of the search and
arrest The case presents a striking
illustration of the strength of wo-
mans devotion, and proves that the
noblest traits of human character are
not exclusively confined to the pure
and good:
As the party neared the center of
thicEet the two strangers were dis
covered lying by the side of log
asleep. On being aroused they sprang
to their feet and drew their revolyers.
One of the assailing party fired at the
larger of the two, the shot taking
effect in the hip, disabling him. M.
Wagner was about to fire at the other,
when he cried out, For Gods sake
spare my life-I am woman" The
couple became an easy prey, aud were
handed over to the Sheriff foods
were found in their possession mount
ing to two or three hundred dollars,
which were identified as beiopging
to the store burned. The wounded
prisoner gave his name as Chas. Por-
ter, aged twenty-three, and said he
was native of Bowling Green, Ky. I,
The other, aged. seventeen, is native
of Martin County, and the daughter of
highly respectable parents. Her father
died when she was fourteen years old,
when she went to Illinois and after
wards fell in with Porter, she donning
the male attire, after which they led
the lives of Migrants, burning, steal
ing, and committing other outrages
until they were arrested. Their trial
took place last week, and after hear
ing the case the Court sustained the
charge Porter was sentenced for a
term of eight years in the State Prison
at Jefersonville, and by request of
his companion she received the same
sentence. After the verdict was rem
dered, the defendants, through their |
counsel, requested to be united in |
marriage. The Court issued an order
in accordance Herewith, and the
twain were then and there made one
flesh. On Saturday morning last, the
newly married pair started a their |
bridal tour to Jacksonville III ler the |
charge of Sheriff Montgomery.
A boy fourteen years of age was
killed by tree falling on him, near
Vevay, last week.
Washington Francis, who broke out
of the Elknart County Jail about
eight months ago, was arrested at
Plymouth last Tuesday.
Last week, Mrs. Deardof, of Co
shen, dropped dead of heart disease
while attending to her usual benevo-
lent duties. /
Hon. W. E. Niblack and family
left for Washington City on Wednes-
day, via New York, where they
will tarry awhile with the parents of
Mrs. N.
The enterprising people of Clay
county. in this State, have formed a
district fair organization embracing
four counties. 1850 q
All over the State log-rolling for
favors is getting brisk.
General Crittenden has been for
some time engaged in the very earnest
prosecution Off new railroad enter
prise. The proposed road is to con-
meet New Albany with Cincinnati,
passing through Madison. Meetings
have been held in all the towns along
the line of the prospective railway,
and the people have manifested much
interest in the undertaking. A few
days ago General Crittenden, at.
public meeting in New Albany, laid
MS plans before the solid men of |
that ambitious city, and free discus
SION was had as to the propriety of |
the city donating So, 900 to the enter |
prise. There seemed to be general
Willingness to furnish the required aid |