The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-05
GENERAL TELEGRAMS.
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
TAKEN rRoM REp And SHOT.

TAKEN FROM BED AND SHOT.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 30.-A. Coppagnett
was taken from his bed at Owensville, CID
son county. last night, and shot to death by
a mob, for dissoluteness and a murderous
attack on quiet citizen.
a DAsTARDLY TRIoK-FIvE MEX KILLED.
NEW YORK, May 3O-Some one, as yet I'M
known, placed a tie on the Prospect Park,
Brooklyn and Coney Island railroad track
last night, and the result was that gravel
train was thrown from the rails and five Ia
borers killed and several seriously wounded.
The killed are William Croft, Patrick COOK,
George Primerose, John GeOhegan and John
Ellis.
TRAIN ROBBERS
SALT LAKE, May 30.-About 10 O'Clock last
night party of masked men boarded the
west bound passenger train just after it left
Percy station. entered the middle sleeping
car and proceeded to rob the passengers.
They took a watch and 800 from one passen-
ger, $50 and tickets from another and gold
watch and $50 from the sleeping car eonduc-
tor At that time some one pulled the bell
cord and the robbers becoming frightened,
jumped off. They fired three shots IN the
sleeper without injury to the passengers.
They struck one passenger with pistol cut
ting the scalp some. 1t was all done IN
three minutes. The robbers were out OF
sight in the darkness before the train stop
ped. The ground being wet, their trail was
discovered at daylight this morning, and
large force of armed men started in pursuit
The Union Pacific company offered reward
of 81, 900 each for the arrest Of the robbers.
REsURREcTIoNIsTs AT WORK.
CINCINNATI, May 30.-Considerable excite
ment was created here by the accidental
discovery OF the body OF the Hon. j. Scott
Harrison, who was buried yesterday in the
family vault at North Bend in the dissect-
ing room of the Ohio medical college. A
body had been stolen at North Bend within
the past week, and son of Mr.. Harrison,
accompanied by a relative of the stolen body,
visited the medical colleges of this city. Ii
was not known that Mr.. HarrisOn's bO1y
had been taken until his son recognized it in
the rooms of the Ohio medical college.
IL appears that young man named Devins
died at North Bend last week, and yesterday
while the funeral services at Mr.. Harrison's
grave were progressing. John Harrison and
George Eaton thought they observed ap-
pearances about Devins' grave which
were suspicious. After the funeral they
caused an examination of the grave
to be made and found ii had been robbed.
Preparations were at once made TO prevent
a similar desecra.ion of Mr. Harrison s
grave, and the coffin was encased in wall
of brick and the whole covered with slab
of single. heavy stone set in cement. The
grave was left open to allow the cement to
harden. and Waterman left in charge. Last
night three men came to Cincinnati in search
OF Devins' body. They procured search
warrants tor all medical colleges, and &C
companied by detective, they first visited
the rooms of the Ohio medical college. They
found nothing and were about leaving when
Al t.a1
to a windlass was down the chute. evidently
had something attached to it. Upon draw
ing it up the naked body OF a man was dis
covered banging by the neck, with q cloth
over the face. As the hair was gray they
said 1t was not Devins' body, and were about
to leave when the detective suggested
that they uncover the face and
see who it was. They Immediately
recognized Mr.. Harrison, and John
Harrison stayed with the body until coffin
was procured and the body placed therein
and removed to the undertaker's. The jan
itOr was at once arrested, and it is reported
tonight that several persons ut Cleves, near
North Bend have been also arrested,
charged with completely In the out
rage. Relatives of the deceased now
in this city express a determination to
prosecute to the full extent of the law all
guilty of this act of vandalism, or accessory
thereto. The excitement at North Bend is
lnteuse. MI haIlISOu "ao q sOn Va oA-A ~
ident Harrison, and widely known.
GRIND LARCENY.
New YORK, May 3O.-A dispatch was re-
ceiyed last Sunday at the central Office from
the chief of police of ChicsgO asking the ar
rest of Cornelius I. Geary under an indict-
ment in that city for grand larceny. A de-
tective to-day succeeded in capturing the
man at quarantine, on board an outgoing
Hamburg steamer On his person were
found drafts for 5000 pounds sterling. His
trunk, in which was supposed to be some of
the stolen property, went to Hamburg,
whence it will be returned 10 this city.