The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-05-07
VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS.

Harding Partner Thinks He is Deranged-
The Current of Public sentiment-Notes
and Gossip.
A Sentinel reporter met Mr.. Bannis-
ter, partner OF Mr.. Harding, in DIR.
Youart's Office yesterday afternoon, and
conversed with him about the unfortunat
affair. Mr.. Bannister said that he regretted
that he had taken Harding out of the station
house that morning, and that he intended to
let him lie in jail for while now until he
recovered his mental balance. He said
that Harding had been brooding over some
trouble for the past three months, and that
his wife had to care for him as she would for a
child. Three weeks ago he would have shot
himself II she had not stayed his hand.
His actions of late had led many
OF his friends to the belief that he was.insane-
lie was troubled with severe headaches and
experienced difficulty in writing. The prin-
ters had complained that he made such nu-
merous changes in the revised proofs
Of his articles that making the alterations
was almost like setting the article anew.
Harding started ON his recent trip to Hot
Springs without making any provision for
having his work done during his absence
something he had never done before, aLd
this Mr. Bannister considered evidence of
mental arrangement. He said tnat when he
a,companied him home yesterday morning
Harding talked wildly, and was anxious to
know whether black horse, General
Macauley had presented him Sunday,
had been put in Bannister's stable. 1t was
subsequently learned that General Macauley
had not made him any present Of the kind.
Mr.. Bannister said that the allusion to his
daughters death in the Democrat appeared
to infiame Harding more than anything
else. Harding had not been drinking on
Saturday. as he heard him refuse several invl-
tations. Mr.. Bannister dwelt upon the vieis-
situdes the Herald had undergone; said that
the paper was now making money, and that
he had just got George out OF debt and
in good shape; Mr.. Harding, though he had a
large family to support, would bear all the ex-
penses of caring for Walters and Lizius.
WORD FROM LIGHT
Cal. Light told Sentinel reporter that just
before the shooting some one came into the
Democrat office and asked him If he was
was armed. He told the man that he had
brought a revolver with him, but had placed
| it in his desk.
1t is reported that John d. Nicholas accom-
| panied Harding to the foot of the stairs. when
he went on the cunning expedition, but Mr..
| Nicholas denies. r
Both the injured men were resting quietly
when last heard from last night.
| Ine career OF 0eOIBe ". hhruin8 IN 1nolau-
apolis journalism has been a stormy
one. His persistent and continuous
abuse of people who displease him
has brought him into numerous personal
encounters, among which may be mentioned
| the assault Of Vance, the actor, who afterward
committed suicide; the attack of Jennie
| DALEY; the attempted horsewhtpping by
a beefy female pedestrian or tight-rope
| walker; his attack upon Joe Long
and the affray with the Virginia avenue hood
lums, in which he drew a revolver, which was
promptly taken away from him, and he was
unceremoniously hustled from the saloon.
While there is not much sympathy ex.
pressed for Light, -till public opinion ia
against Harding, and his act is generally
regarded coward and unjustinable.
HardiDes desperate act was the reignine
top'c throughout the day In all quarters.
DR.. Youart thinks it singular that the hall
was clear when the shooting occurred.
1t is reported that a lunacy commission will
investigate Hardins's case to-day.
The following extract from one OF Harding's
recent letters from Hot Springs, shows 9
rather gloomy View OF life:
Here are men who were brave to reckless
ness In defying common sense by keeping
their brains in 8 seethe OF money getting ex
element for years, until reminded by . light
stroke Of paralysis that nature has her re-
yenges, when they become the most abject