The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-04-23
A Railroad Conductor Ran Over and
Killed Near Evansville.
Somewhat Of Scramble for the champion
Pedestrian Belt of Indiana.
Mrs. Mauck and Miss Vaughn, SO Brutally
Butohered at Oorydon, Still Alive.
Attempted Assassination of School
Teacher Near vincennes.
NEW ALBANY.

Suicide of a Showman's Wife-Death in
Preference to Poverty-Accidents--De
Strike Ended = Railroad Crazy = Rapee
Compromised.
Special to the Sentinel:
NEW ALBANY, Ind, April 2l.-Mrs. Emma
Tryon, OF Cincinnati, committed suicide at the
Commercial Hotel, in this city, this morning,
by taking dimes worth of morphine and
two ounces of laudanum, which she swal-
lowed some time during Sunday night. Pow
erty was the cause. Her husband
came here on Thursday with a panorama
and variety troupe. His show was fnan-
cial failure. He had been at Louisville and
Jeffersonville before coming here, and at both
places was compelled to pawn portion of his
wardrobe to meet his bills. Mrs. Tryon gave
up few pieces of jewelry, all she possessed at
Jeffersonyille, and they were left utterly desti-
tute. She was lady of high spirit, and pre-
ferred death to beggary. She leaves son II
years old. She left the following letter:
NEW ALBANY, April I9, 1879.
DEAR HUsBAND-The time has come when
for the mortal sin am about 10 commit, Dut
you have dragged me down in this world till
cd Ba Stand iGI the 9a face Of n
cruel world any longer. have sacrificed
everything for you; now I will end my mtser-
able lie and rid you of the great drawback.
Now, husband, you would not take my advise
when living, take my last advice and quit this
pnsgccesfSl pIIg business and do s9ms 1nas,
make living at for yourself and our boy.
You know that have always been true and
faithful wife and a true and faithful help
mate. Now be true 10 yourself and to the ones
you deal with. Lead an honest life, and may
mo- herless boy, is the prayer of your ever
faithful wife. EMMA TYRoN.
Mrs. Tyron, 1t is said, is the daughter of
prominent brewer of Fort Wayne.
Charles Kreamer had his right foot terribly
crushed by piece of iron falling upon it at
Hegewald's foundry this morning.
By a fall last night Erma, the little daughter
of Mr.. Sidney Harper, had her right arm
broken.
Thomas Meekin, brother of Captain c. H.
Meek1n, of this city, and welLKnown steam.
boatman, died yesterday near Pittsburg.
The strike at the De PAW Glass works has
been amicably adjusted.
Extensive improvements are making at the
New Albany Rail MILL and work will be re-
sumed next Monday with a full turn.
A gentleman of this city who has been
spending several days at Evansville reports a
portion of the Inhabitants OF that town rail-
road crazy since Louisville stepped in and
chewed up their st. Louis and Southeastern
road. Railroads to Cannelton, Spring Station
wherever that is), Petersburg, GRANVILLE and
all the other little out-of-the-way country
towns are proposed and advocated with as
much recklessness as If Evansville was built
on gold mine instead of over coal mine.
David Hednick compromised his rape-not
rape-case at Salem Saturday by marrying
Miss Luella Roby, who had him arrested here.
Register Buffers finding in the case of the
State in relation to the Southern prison VS..
the Southwestern Car company, has been ap
proved by Judge Gresham.