The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06
Safe Blowers Wreck the Postoffice and
a Store at Lynn.
Clay County Coal Miners Strike Successful
An Unexpected Verdict-LOganspOrt To
Be Lighted by Electricity.
INDIANA.
All CIews in the Atkinson Murder Case
Abandoned.

All Cews in the Atkinson Murder Case
Abandoned.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Oct. 5.-The tracing of so many
clews in the Atkinson murder case and the
successive abandonment of all has created a
great deal of comment and the public is now
looking on with critical eyes. Complaints
of very mplimentary sort to Cephas
Atkinson are heard and he is roundly CEN
sured for his failure to offer reward.
He is abundantly able to do
so. With his broad acres-thousands
Of them-and his bank account reputed
to run up into the thousa nds Mr..
Atkinson is one of the richest farmers in
Benton county, and certainly there can be
no excuse on account of poverty or limited
means. Oxford citizens are loud in their
vigorous denunciation of the conduct of the
search for the murderer. The only man
thus far placed under arrest is Alexander
Potts. He is in the county Jail in this city,
and is not believed to be the guilty pzrty.
nor does the evidence point to him as such.
The clew that was followed Yester-
day was abandoned last night, and
the officers returned to Oxford.
Judging from the circumstances
attending the investigations, the searchers,
headed by Detective Harris, are again at sea
and practically in the dark.
There is much inquiry in regard to the fail
ure to investigate the Johnson woman clew.
A strong suspicion has existed among the
people of Oxford that the woman knows
something about the crime. 1t may do her a
great injustice, but it cannot be denied that
there are some very damaging features in her
case, and they certainly should be inyesti-
gated.
Fugitive from Kansas Justice Arrested.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUIE, Oct. 5.-John Manard,
fugitive from justice, was arrested in the
south part of this county, last night by an
officer from Topeka, Kan, who had a
requisition for him. Manard's crime and
the attending circumstances are somewhat
unique. He formerly lived in this county,
but removed to Kansas and worked for a
farmer named Cassidy, near Topeka,
Cassidy and Manard arranged a scheme by
which the latter was to represent himself as
the owner of the farmers farm and secure a
ietl Gum VI iAOilOg Dy l+Ol teSil1s7 ~. hio
was done; but the money-lender later learn
ing that he had been duped, took legal
steps against both men. Cassidy, to escape
punishment, committed suicide, and Manard
fled the country. He had left a sweetheart
in this county, and, coming back to visit
her, his Whereabouts became known.
Safe-BIowers Wreck the Store and Postofiee
at Lynn.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LYNN, Oct. 5.-This morning, about
o'clock, a report like thunder awoke large
number of our citizens from their slumber,
but no significance was attached to it until
about an hour or two later, when it was dis
covered that the large safe in Halliday Bros.
store had been blown open and rifed Of its
contents. Only about $25 IN money was
found, besides some jewery, and all the
stamps belonging to the postoffice. Four or
five registered letters, containing consider
able amount of money, were missed by the
thieves in their hurry. The force of the ex-
ploson must have been tremendous, as the
heavy door of the safe was blown twenty
five feet away, and the entire glass front Of
the building was completely demolished.
The postofffee boxes were completely rid
died, and everything bears demoralized APP
pearance in the near vicinity of the safe.
The Messrs' Halliday have had rather bad
luck, this making the seventh time they
have been broken into since they have been
in business here. J. II. Hubbard's drug store
was also broken in, but nothing of any value
was taken. A large amount of notes was also
taken from the Halliday Bros, and all banks
are notified not to honor any notes made pay
able to them. There is reward of $3.50
offered for the arrest Of the perpetrators.