The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-31

charge requested the preacher to retire, or
at least desist, which he refused TO 90,
whereUpon the pastor pummeleo tns
preacher. They fought over and under ana
around the pulpit, one getting the other
down, stirring up the dust amazingly: FL
nally members of the congregation inter
tered and separated the dusty comDa,an
The fight resulted in 9 trial before Jusuce
and Jury, which resulted in filming the pastor
one dollar and costs. After the trial yester-
day an artist appeared upon the scene and
photographed the Justice and jurgmep. Toe
affair has created considerable bad blood
and much agitation among the colored ele-
ment of Muncie.-Exchange.
Logansport Phsros: Great excitement
was caused and still continues at Idsville,
village about 16 miles west of here on the
Peoria road, by the finding of the body OF
a man named Richard Heron, in pasture
four miles west of the town. Heron had
been missing tor some time, aud the cir
cumstances show that ne was murdered
over a week ago, although his body was
not discovered until Sunday. me muir
dered man formerly clerked for par
ties named Jack Kelly and john
Toothmsn, saloon-keepers in Idavilie, but
for some reason was recently discharged, and
had threatened to blow on his employers Tor
selling without license, and circumstances
seem to clearly Indicate that they are the
murderers. Upon reaching Kelly'5 home a
bloody poker and blanket with hole cut
in it, also covered with blood, were found,
and the marks on the murdered mans skull,
OF which there are seventeen, plainly snow
| that the poker is the instrument with which
the deed was committed. The parties have
been arrested, Toothmsn turning states
evidence. When the BODY was discovered
the side of the mans head had been partially
eaten by aElynsls ofsome sort, and he pre-
81 nted terrible appearance.
Terre Hsute Express: The shooting of DIR.
Orr, at Paxton, Sullivan county, seems
likely to bring to the surface some facts
which are rather strange and startling in
themselves. They also present an interesting
phase of the depth of hypocrisy. A man car
even be criminal of the deepest dye and
vet be respected by his fellow-men. There Is
no doubt that the shooting at Paxton will
bring to light some facts which will illus
trate the entire truth of what was said by an
old detective to an Express reporter Some
time ago, and which was reported in an in.
terview pubishd at the time, that "man
may be banker, business man. church
member, or even preacher, and yet bt
mixed up in counterfeit money sDeculs-
tons in one way or another" Sc
il seems to be in this case. 1t is said that i
| large number of "good" men in Sullivan
| Knox and Gibson counties are implicated
and that there is a regular gang banded to-
gether for the sole purpose OF getting this
fraudulent issue in circulation. So Ear for
tune has favored them and they have al
pursued discreet silence. But lately there
were rumors abroad that some one was
about TO "peach" and already one or two
banks in Sullivan had been notified not tC
accept certain bills in circulation.
The following particulars OF the death of 9
Posey county postmaster and brewer are
taken from the Evansville Courier: Late on
Thursday evening a serious accident oc'
Cured on the New Harmony read.
about five miles from this city, in
which a well known German resi-
dent of Posey county was killed.
Mr.. VIM. Hoffman, Henry Daub and VIM.
Hof, three denizens OF Parker's Settlement,
came to this city yesterday afternoon in a
twO-horse cart and after remaining in the
city until about dusk started to drive home.
When they had reached Kasson's Settle
ment, about five miles from the city, the
horses became restless and trout lesome
aud started at pretty fast rate down the
road. When about mile and half from
Farris's saloon, on the New Harmony road,
the shaft became loosened, and the three
men were thrown from the cart in a vio-
lent mannsr. Hoffman, who was driving,
was JoLheu oobWoon tDe TWO nOrseS, huu
while attempting to check them was
dragged some fifty yards, during which
time he received several severe blows on
the head and breast from the horses
hoofs. He was picked up in an insensible
condition, and carried to his home some
miles distant. Here physician examined
his wounds, which consisted OF a number of
ugly gashes on the right temple, and sew
eral serious cuts in the breast. All efforts
to alleviate the sufferings of the wounded
man proved futile, for after lingering in an
unconscious 81 ate until midnight he died.
The deceased was we'll and favorably known
throughout this section OF country, and es-
pecislly in Posey county, where he had re-
sided for many years. He was tie propri-
etor of a large brewery known as the Hoff-
man brewery, in Psrker's Settlement, where
tor long time he acted as township trus-
tee, and lately as the postmaster of the viii
| lage