The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-01
STATE NEWS
REFLEX OF THE INDIANA PRESS
ALLEN COUNTY.


ALLEN COUNTY.
The Fort Wayne press have got into an
unhappy conflict with Mr.. S. III. Huxford,
the Associated Press reporter at that point.
He it was who sent all over the country a
statement that the Sentinel was sued for
libel by one Billings. In regard TO the mat
ter the Sentinel makes this full statement:
We will simply state, in reference to the
above, that neither Mr. Chas. H. Billings nor
any other person has begun suit for libel in
the circuit court, or any other court against
the Sentinel for SIS, 900 damages or any other
sum. Neither has "Morss, the local re-
porter who wrote it, admitted 1t TO be tab
rication based on some idle rCmors CLEANED
from an irresponsible party" Neither has
Billings refused to listen to any offers which
have been made to compromise the matter, -
inasmuch as no such offers have
been made. Mr.. Huxford certainly
reporter by telegraphing to the
world such wholesale falsehoods as the
above, simply to crafty his spite against
this paper and its city editor. The question
naturally arises, "How long will Mr.. Will
liam Henry Smith allow this man to tele-
graph such stories from this city," At
O'Clock p. NJ. no papers in the threatened
suit had been filed in the Circuit Court, and
therefore the statement, to say the least. is
premature. All of the Chicago papers cut
out from Huxford's dispatch the assertion
that much indignation is felt against the
reporter, and much sympathy for Mr.. Bill
lings, iuasmuch as they deemed it his duty
to telegraph facts, not opinions.
In this connection we may as well state
the truth of this matter. The article In,
question was written on the authority of a
gentleman vouched for as truthful and
responsible, and who vet sticks to his first
statement. When Mr.. Billings came to
this city our reporter called upon him, stated
the circumstances and offered to correct the
article or any part of it, which was shown
| to be untrue. Mr.. Billings declined to fur
| nish any proof that the main allegations
were false, and expressed his determination
ito leave the entire matter with his law
yers." The original article was written in
good faith and without malice, and further
| than the above conversation no offer OF COM
promise has been made nor refused. Mr..
Billings did, we believe, threaten libel
suit, ahd when he begins one the Sentinel
will at once inform the public of the fact.
BENTON COUNTY. a
There is great excitement and turnout
today of hunters to find and destroy some
wild beast which is ravaging the wilds OF
! Benton. The Herald says: 1t has been
seen frequently for the last three months
and seems to be daily becoming more bold
and ferocious. 1t is estimated that it has
destroyed $500 worth of stock within the
last three or four months. We mention one
yearling and one two year old colt, one calf
and quite number of hogs for John Ross;
four calves killed and one fatally injured for
| Mr. Hoover, and MANY calves-occasionally
a yesrling and any amount of hogs tor Mr..
Sumner and sundry of his tenants.
| The animal is described of a dark dun
color. with dark stripe along the back
and down the shoulders, small erect ears.
about seven feet long, with long tail and a
bush of long hair at the end, powerful limbs,
making enormous leaps of twenty feet as il
| runs. Its track measured 4Xx5lS inches in
size, having been measures by quite num-
Der of persons. OF the large number who
| have seen it all think it must be larger than
la lynx, and from the absence of the tuft oi
| hair at the tips of the ears, also the ears be-
| ing smaller than those of the lynx, it is
| probably an American panther or else an
| animal that has escaped from some men
agerie in some more thicklv settled part OF
the country and has made its way into the
| thinly settled part of this county.
CRAWFORD COUNTY.
The particulars ola most murderous at
tempt are given by the Democrat: 1t APP
pears that a man named Denton, who is a
quiet and peacesble citizsn, was married
| formerly been a swee heart OF a man
named Joab Whitehead. since the date OF
| this marriage there has existed bad feeling
| in the heart of Whitehead against Denton,
which eliminated in the sh Ooting of the
latter by the former, on Wednesday even
ing the 18th inst. Whitehead had threat
ened the life Of Denton, who at once swore a
writ against him for the purpose of binding
him over to keep the peace. A constable went
to make the arrest, when Whitehead
retired to a room for the purpose of getting
his hat. and returned with revolver and
threatened to shoot said constable if he did
not Immediately leave the premises. The
constable not being armed, left for assist
ance. when Whitehead at once started for
Denton's house, only short distance of.
Mr.. Denton was out in the yard at work
when Whitehead arrived, and being in
formed by Whitehead that he Intended to
shoot him. Denton ran for the house TO get
something to defend his life. In climbing a
fence, Whitehead shot, the ball penetrating
the left side Of Denton, infiicting a painful
but not serious wound. Whitehead fol-
lowed him to the house and tried to kill him
through the window. Not succeeding in
his hellish purpose. he left for parts un-
known. He was followed by Sheriff John
B. Psnkey as far as Paoli, where all traces
of him were lost, and this worst of culprits
made good his escape.
FLOYD COUNTY.
Says the Ledger-Standard: An iron plate
"oiehinS Vo,VVV PouiuS, W DC USED 1or
casting plate glass, arrived here from Pitts
burg to-day, for the Star Glass Company.
The casting cost $1,000, and will cast a plate
of glass six and halt by nine and halt
feet in size,
FOUNTAIN COUNTY.
The murderers of Driscoll were admitted
to bail as follows: Tade Leyden in the sum
of $1,000, and Mike in the sum of $500.
They both gave the bail the next day. aud
returned to their homes. The Attica Ledger
remarks: The decision of the Judge caused
some surprise among the people who have
watched this matter with the most intense
interest, and who are, generally speaking,
adverse to the accused.
HENRY COUNTY.