The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19

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day 10 visit a lady friend. In the evening
brother of this friend, named Andy Gleeson, IN
Wit a the young lady to take a walk. After pro
eeeding short distance, Gleeson took his com
panion into a restaurant where he prevailed
az on her TO take a drink of liqEor. which was
drueEed Gleeson was then joined by two other
Young men-James Harrigan and VIII Hays.-and
the three took the girl TO Lonely place nekr the
old Rail Mill. aud while she was IN an almost un-
conscious condition, stripped her nearly naked,
Harrigan has been arrested and the police are on
the track Of GleesOn and Hays.
GUILTY OF MURDER
TowsESTowS, Nd. Jan. 15.-Iohn Golhard.
ahas sandy Smith (cOloredl was found guilty to-
day OF the murder of Joseph Meads IL farmer.
INDICTED FoR EMBEzzLEMENT.
CLEVELAND, Jan. l5.-The Leaders special an
nounees that Samuel W. Straens, Treasurer OF
Newark Township, whose accounts showed a dis
crepancy OF 500. and VINO would neither resign
nor make good the amount, was indicted to-day
by the Grand jury.
CONVICT KILLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO rs
CAFE.
PoUGHK EEPsIE, Y ". Jan. 15.-Frank. alias
Buck Walsh, a notorious burglar sentenced to
twenty years in Sing sing Prison from Brooklyn.
made break 70 escape on the ice this afternoon
Nolan Walsh was one of the two burglars who
entered the house of Mr. Iigney, on Brooklyn
Heights, being selected by ligney, whom they
awakened while prowling about. The burglars
leaped upon the bed occupied by Tigney and
wife, and almost choked TO death the old people.
James Walsh, aged nineteen, a brother Of Buck"
Walsh is now in prison IN Brooklyn awaiting
trial for the murder Of Rarba Groyenthal a do
mestic, aged sixteen on the evening OF January ;.
The father of these boys and the or'ginSl Buck"
Walsh, drowned himself some years ago near
where his son James attempted to suicide soon
after killing the giI.
EXECUTION OF MURDERER.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Jan. I6.-Cal. Huey was hanged
on Friday afternoon at Osceola, Ark, for the
murder of John Broadway in Crittenden County
| in the fall of 1879. Huey was one OF party OF
| four who entered the house of broadway, masked,
and killed HIM because he refused 20 give up
money that the masked men thought he had in
murder, two Jefireys aud Potter are still Rt large.
l.. l.. Ford was hanged AT Marion, Ark, on the
2sth OF last June. -Four hundred persons wit
messed the execution. The condemned man de-
MED any completely i'm the killing. His remarks
from the scafiold were OF rambling nature. The
body hanged eighteen minutes before itwas cut
down. The deceased hos a wife and six children
residing near Belmont, No.
A BANKER SKIPPED OUT.
FREDERICKSBURG. Va. Jan. 81. F. Minor.
/ the principal of the Banking House of Minor *
Co., has been missing since Wednesday. He lett
his affairs in great confusion The loss to de
postors is considerable. but the amounts are not
| yet ascertained. His effects haye been attached.
WILL BE TRIED.
READING. Pa. Jan. 1.-THE Sheriff OF Berks
County has been directed TO deliver Jacob Huntz-
I
Pottsville, to the Warden Of the Pottsville Jail,
! for trial IN that city.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
| DETROIT. Mich. Jan. IA shocking tagedy
was enacted at Lapeer, village seventy miles
north of Detroit last evening. While the people
were at church. Mrs Barnard went to the house
| of Rev. L. Curtis, Baptist pastor attacked his
| wife, old lady about siNty-fve, threw her
down, poured gasoline over her clothing and set
il on fire. The poor woman was so shOckngly
| burned that she lived but a few hours. Mr.
Curtis, =, until last year, was pastor at
| Greenville, this State, for several
years, and Mrs. Barnard came TO Ispeer few
weeks ago from GreenVille, where she lives being
| the wife of quite prominent lumberman, and a
woman about forty years old. She has been busy
in the meantime attending meeting ana mingling
! in general society, hut giving no intimation of
any ill-will toward her victim. 1t is believed by
many that she is insane from religions excite
ment, but others think ii a case of downright
wickedpesS. She Ii under arrest.
BOLD STAGE ROBBERY.
GALVESTON. Jan. 14-The News san Antonio
| special says that an eastbound stage of the San
Antonio and Eagle Pass Line was stopped about
3 O'Clock this morning ten miles from Sabina, by
| two masked men. There were four passengers in
| the coach. two OF whom were ladies' Nothing
was taken from the ladies. and but small
amount of money was obtained from the men.
c. A. Winters, merchant at Bracket, concealed
81 800 in the door panel. The mail bags were cut
open and riiied. The robbers are thought 10 be
| the same persons who stopped the Laredo stage a
couple of weeks ago.
KILLED HIS soN-IN-LAw.
KEoKUK. Jan. 1.-THE Constitutions special
| from Winchester, Clark County, Missouri, states
/ that Joseph Highly killed his son-in-law, Park
Wilson, last night, the trouble growing out OF the
| fact that Wilson was soon 10 marry another wo-
4 man. hIs first wife being not long dead. Nearest
| has yet been made
A NISE-YEAR-oLD LAD FOUND GUILTY or NAN
SLAUGHTER.
| M.Cu.rr No Ian To,er,,f,ra oora
nine, was found guilty OF manslaughter in caus-
| ing the death OF Freeman Wright, eight years OF
age, at Pembroke, Me-, on October :, last year;
/ during his minority. The children were school
mates and had the customary childish quarrels.
Longlnore next day shot Wright. AID was dscov-
/ place he had dragged the body. While doing so
| Wright showed signs of life. and Longmore beat
/ him on the head with the spade with which he
was at work.
/ EXECUTION or EDWARD REISHARDT, THE WIFE
1 MURDERER.
\ NEW YORK, Jan. H.--Edward Reinhardt. the
wife murdercr, was executed in the yard OF the
Richmond County Jail Staten Island, this fore
noon. lie met his fate stOlid and died easy. A
| large crowd was attracted TO Richmond by the
event, but a heavy rain prevented the immease
gathering Mat was expected. Reinhardt re-
mained up in the corridor OF the Prison until a.
m, conyersing with the keepers and reporters.
He spoke in cheerful tones, joked and smoked.
My mothers visit yesterday" he said, was the
! hardest OH me- Now the worst is over, and ]
will die bravely" Although born in the Catho-
lie belief, Reinhardt refused 10 see two Catholic
! cleTgymen who called. lie later admitted a
/ Baptist clergyman. who remained with him until
hanged. This clergyman at the scaffold prayed at
great length and in slow tones while a heavy,
cold rain thoroughly washed the black cap on
Reinhardts head. Reihhardt looked calmly out
on the crowd. but spoke not word. The long
prayer finally ended, the black cap was drawn
and the Observation-Disclosures another
player, the people calculating, This delay Is
| cruel" This prayer beng brought to a close a
few 0flicers shook hands with Reinhardt who
! said from beneath the cap, Goodbye" lmme-
diately the trap was sprung. and Reinhardt shot
into the air about four feet. He swayed few
moments a. II lifeless: then tried to raise his
hands, pressed his nails into his palms. and, strug
Cling little, died.
The body was allowed to hang twelve minutes,
and il was cut down. The undertaken tainted a
the trap was sprung and the body was jerked into
the air. For two hours after the execution the
people from the country and round about poured
/ into town, and battled to get view of the body
| The mother, brother. cousin and herin-lav
| Of Reinhardts murdered wife arrived, and the
body was turned over to them. it will be buried
on Sunday.
Call for Aid for the Exodusters.
| NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Another appeal Is made
| for contributions for the relief OF the colorec
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