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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
A New Version OF the Carter-Van
Buskirk Shooting ARRAY.
Montgomery County Wants a Superior
Court-Death of Hon. Greenbury L.
Fdrt-Notes and Gleanings.
THE sHELBYvILLE SHOOTING.
The Wounded Man Denies that Van Bus
kirk Fired in SeIf-Defense.

The Wounded Man Denies that Van Bus
kirk Fired in SeIf-Defense.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYvILLE, Jan. 14-The shooting of
Will Carter by Lincoln Van Buskirk on Fri
day night continues to be the general topic
of conversation among our people. Van
Buskirk is in Jail and will be held until
Tuesday; when a preliminary trial will be
held before Andrew J. Higgins The reports
so far published seem to indicate that the
shooting was done entirely in self-defense,
but this theory is denied by Carter and his
friends, who according to their stories
place the affair in an entirely different light.
In an interview yesterday Carter gave his
side of the story substantially as follows:
"At the time the shooting took place I was
not intoxicated and had not been drinking
While the company were dancing passed
into the room where Van Buskirlz was sitting
Picking up pair of scissors lying on a small
stand, in a good humor l went up to him
and asked him if he wanted me
to cut his hair. Jumping up, Van Bus
kirk drew from his pocket a revolver
l then went back into the room where the
parties were dancing, Van Buskirk at the
same time following me, and when we got in
there he snapped his revolver at me two or
three times Not desiring to be shot, myself
and a friend named Bigley ran into the front
room to get out there but the door was
locked and the key gone. Turning to go
back, we were faced by Van Buskirk, who
stood with his revolver pointed at me- Seeing
the necessity of the case drew my knife,
when lie shot me'
On the other hand, it is claimed by Van
Buskirk that Carter pursued him with a
knife, and, in order to save himself, he shot
Carter. Some state that five shots were fired,
the fifth taking effect.
To-day, DR.. Drake reported that infamma-
ton had set in, and Carter was very weak
from the high fever that ragged, his pulse
this morning being 101.
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OTHER FIRES.
Stoughton and Neenah, Wis, Suffer Sc
verely by the Flames.

Stoughton and Neenah, Wis, Suffer Sc
verely by the Flames.
MILWAUKEE, JAN 14.--The Sentinel's spe-
cial says Fire brode out at 4:30 yesterday
afternoon in the great wagon aud carriage
works of F. G. Mandt at Stoughton eighteen
miles from Madison, Wis. The fire caught
in the main building, which was totally de-
stroyed, together with all the machinery.
The loss is estimated at over 800, 900; insured
for about $4,000. The works will probably
be rebuilt at once. The following are among
the companies which. hold insurance on the
buildings destroyed:
Continental, OF New York 50, 500; German
American, of New York, SIS, 900; Northwest
ern, of Milwaukee, $500; Home, of New
York, 81 500; Niagara, of New York, $4,000;
Underwriters, $1,000 Etna, of Hartford,
Standard, of England, $1,000 Metro
politan, $4,000; Queens, of Eng
land, $1,000; Insurance Company
of North America, $1,000; American, of New
Jersey $1,000; Franklin, of Philadelphia,
So, 200; Norwich Union, of England, $4,000;
Northern, of London $1,000; Imperial, of
England, s., 800; Westchester, of New York
81 500 Hamburg Bremen, So 800; Glens
Falls, So, 500; Milwaukee Mechanics Mutual,
50, 500 Hecla, from 81, 500 TO 50, 900
This morning at 1855 fire broke out in p
Gaffney's store, at Neenah, Wis, and con-
sumed it and extended to Kimberly &
Elwer's drug store, on the west, rapidly
burning that, and to Pettibone block OH the
east, containing the National Bank of Nee
nah. Miss Lansings fancy store, Paine's
confectionery store, Kimball's toy store
and news room, Mrs Weber's dress
making establishment and the postofiice
Quickly all lay in ruins. Russell building
next took fire and burned out like a finder
box; the walls are still standing. Sewers
boot and shoe store, and Oser's meat market
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From AM Insurance standpoint

CINCINNATI, JAN 13.-The Business OBJ
server, conducted by John 7. Covington, the
well-known insurance man, in its issue next
Monday, will say of the Newhall House
disaster:
1.-THE Newhall House at Milwaukee, de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday, Jan. 10, was
from an insurance standpoint, in many re-
spects a superior hotel risk. 1t had broad
streets on two sides, and broad alley upon
a third side. 1t was well provided with fire
extinguiShing appliances, which, several
years ago, put out a fire in the hotel which
would have destroyed almost any hotel with
the ordinary lack OF fre-ex tinguishing facili-
ties The rate received by the companies was
25 per cent. higher than of similar Cincinnati
risks. The terrible destruction of life brings
blind condemnation of this individual risk
and the Indignation of the community will
eXpend itself for few days upon this risk
and then subside That this should result
from this appalling catastrophe would be re-
cognition that all hooters are, in the event of
a large fire, man-traps, especially at night.
Every hotel should be compelled immedi-
ately to put ladders to every window to
within short distance of the ground. To
travellers, the handsomest architectural i'm
provement that any hotel could make would
be these safety passages from the roof to the
ground. The public seek for horrors and
the impression made by their recital is of
but temporary duration. Insurance men
can name hundreds of hotels in the United
States that are liable any night to duplicate
the distressing calamity of the NewhalI
House. The Insurance Chronicles loss
tables, the standard authority among under
writers, show that hotels burn in the United
States upon an aveage of one per day. Let
the public demand that hotels be rendered
safe at once, and we will believe that their
expressions of horror over this loss springs
from deeper sentiment than that Of a pass
ing sensation"
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interview in Globe Democrat.
The old Pacific Hotel in this city was
opened for the reception of guests on Seventh
and Popular streets on June 2S, 1857. The
hotel was three stories high, the first story
being occupied by stores, and it was a very
good hotel for those days. L was about
twenty-five years old at that time, and after
serving while as clerk changed for the
position of head porter. The house had been
opened less than year, when, on February
90 1858, it was swept by such a fatal fire as
this city has never seen before or since.
That night thirty occupants of the house
persisted in the flames, and it was by the
merest chance that was not included in the
number. | had given up my room for that
night, and was sleeping with eight others,
mostly railroad men, in the same room on
the third floor of the house, About 3
o'clock in the morning | was awakened by
! the fierce cracking of the flames and was
| conscious OF sheet of fire rolling through the
cham Der in which we were sleeping. | rolled
out on the floor and crawled along on my
| hands and knees under the flames which
filled all the upper part of the room. The
stencil from the roasting bodies of my dead
companions was fearful, and | expected to
meet the same tate. Although badly
scorched | kept my presence of mind and
crawled along out of the room, through the
hall and to the stairway leading to the
second floor. On attempting to descend
them l fell through the fire, which bad de-
stroyed them, and striking on the banisters
leading from the first to the second story,
and breaking two ribs. From this place |
gained the street, and was saved. OF the
other eight men in the room not one escaped.
( Among the dead was Mr.. Gerry, a newspaper
man. In making my escape my hair was
| singed off my head, and when it grew out it
was as white snow. The terrible expert
ence of that night witened it completely, and
and, although succeeding growths have had
| some dark hair mingled with them, my
head is still very white, as you see. A long
investigation was conducted after the fire,
but its cause was never fully explained. 1t
was proved that the watchman, who persisted
in the flames was drunk that night, and
although some thought the fire incendary,
IN the back part of the house. The night was
fire department, which had recently been or
ganized, was hindered by frozen fre-plugs.
From that day to this have meyer slept in a
room that was not within easy Jumping dis
lance OF the ground although | have travelled
great deal and stopped in many hotels.
| Whenever could not get a room suitng me
in that particular l have frequently spent
the night in chair in an hotel office. From
my experience | have good opportunity to
judge of what the poor people in the Milwau-
kee fire suffered, and l can tell you that it
must have been something terrible.
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Failure of the Can for Aid.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 1.-THE call for volun-
teers to assist in the elimination of bodies at
the Newhall House ruins to-day, turned out
to be fizze, only two citizens responding
The regular paid force is hard at work, de-
spite the cutting northwesterly wind and
the extremely cold weather. Five bodies
charred beyond reorganization, were taken
out during the day, making eighteen charred
bodies in addition to the twenty-three iden-
titled dead, or forty known to be dead in
all. Mrs. Bridget Bridgeman, the oldest
employee of the hotel is reported among the
additional missing to-day, making forty two
bodies yet supposed to be in the ruins. She
is known to have started out on the morning
of the fire, arousing the servants. and has not
been heard of since She was from this city.
Five bodies were buried to-day, among
them T. B. Elliott. prominent lawyer, who
came to the hotel on the $3.50 A. NJ train, ard
half an hour later jumped from a fourth
story window, breaking his legs and injuring
his spine. He was prominent Mason, and
State representative to the United States
Grand Lodge of Odd-fellows.
The mayor has received Jay Goulds check
for $500 for relief of sufferers, and the West
ern Union Telegraph Company's check for
800. Local charity has responded nobly, so
| that the action of the three members of the
council stands isolated
To-day excavatng from the Broadway
front will reach the court in the rear of the
office, and will be started near the west wall,
under the servants quarters, where the most
bodies are supposed to be. A vacant store
will be fitted up as temporary morgue for
the charred remains,
| To-day the Lincoln Guards, militia, were
called out for guard duty at the ruins to
ward off the crowds of people, but only few
of the latter congregated at the scene, ex-
tremely cold weather prevailing. There were
| funeral services at all prominent churches to-
day before crowded audiences.
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by the shouts and screams of the Others and
ran into the hall. 1t was full OF girls rush
ing madly up and down, crying and scream
ing | rushed to the end of the hail. peered
through the door, and saw everything was
smoke and fire outside. l then ran back,
and, passing room where seven girls had
taken refuge, joined them, and we all knelt
down in prayer. One of the girls had cru
cihx and fat woman prayed out loud Just
as we had given up all hope the window
crashed in our room and tainted. 1t so
happened the fremen with the ladder had
found the room, out of thirty Others, and We
with few others were saved. | knew
nothing after fainting till I woke up here.
Ought | not be thankful?'
10 hn Gilbert, the comedian, passed very
comfortable night, and his attendants say he
has improved and will continue to improve.
Physicians report that Mrs, VIM. e. Cra-
mer passed a somewhat restless night, and is
nervous to-day, although doing quite well.
Mr.. Cramer bears his severe burns bravely,
end is making fine progress,
James II. Earnest of Hullsburg, who was
reported missing has turned up all right.
Owing to a helated train he did not reach the
city until Wednesday morning
The coroner's formal inquest is postponed
until the exhumation is completed. The
district attorney says no efforts will be spared
10 get at the bottom OF the affair.
About $3.50 was realized from the two Tom
Thumb performances for the relief fund yes
terday. The Minnie Palmer company gives
an entertainment at Detroit Monday even
ing, the proceeds to be donated TO the relief
fund
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MISS GARRISON.
Indications that the Story of Forcible Alb
duction is a Myth.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13.-Numerous stories
gained circulation to-day and tonight re-
garding the abduction of Miss Garrison, who
was returned to her mother last night, which
places the young lady in very unpleasant
position. These are to the general effect that
the girl was not abducted at all; that she
went voluntarily to the Wash street house
with her alleged abductors, and while there
went with them twice day to neighboring
restaurant for meals, some of which she paid
for herself, and on one occasion went alone
and returned to the house, and could have
returned home at any time had she wanted
to do so. These stories are most strenueusly
denied by Miss Garrison, who persists in say
ing she was chloroformed by her captor, and
retained at the Wash street house by force
until her disappearance was made public and
that she believes she was kept part of the
time under the partial influence of drugs.
The reporter who visited her this afternoon
states her physical condition indicates great
nervous exhaustion, occasioned by excite
ment or perhaps by opiates. No arrests have
been made yet, and what gives an unpleasant
color to some of these statements is that the
police know who were concerned in the af-
fair and yet take no action in the matter, nor
have the relatives of the young lady shown
any disposition to prosecute any one
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Urging the Creation of Superior Court for
Montgomery County.

Urging the Creation of Superior Court for
Montgomery County.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CHARLOTTESVILLE Jan. 13.-A full meeting
of the members of the bar was held here
yesterday to devise some means for relief
from the present condition, the docket being
about two years behind and business still in
creasing. J. E. Wright was elected chairman
and John Fl. Burford secretary. After full
discussion it was decided to ask the present
Legislature to pass bill establishing Supe-
rior Court for this county, the judge to be
appointed until the April elections, 1884
A committee of six, consisting of James E.
Seller, P S. Kennedy John E. HUMPHREYS
Thomas Stilwell, T. E. Ballard and George
D. Hurry, to draft bill and take it to the
Legislature, and see to getting it passed as
soon as possible. This measure will have
the unanimous support of the bar, both
Democratic and Republican. 1t was unani-
mously resolved to ask our senator and rep
resen tative to press the measure to a speedy
passage,
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THE PARTY AT DIR. JoHNsoNs.

Wonderful Accumulation of Happiness and
Other Desirable Things.
Report in Bourbon Mirror.
Sometimes we sang, sometimes we laughed,
sometimes we played "grunt," sometimes we
played "blind mans buff" sometimes we
ate, and in this department we were furnished
with everything necessary to please and sat
isfy a refined palate and sometimes we
played charades, and sometimes we played
slap. And, if one man can "slap" more I'M
expectedly, quicker and harder than an
other, Mr.. Lon Borton is the man. If you
don't believe it, just try him. And, if one
man can make more fun than another play
ing blind mans buff, Mr.. James Matchett
is that man. am at a loss to know how
more gay amusement, social hilarity and
innocent pleasure could have been crowded
into the same amount of time. The Swe test
harmony prevailed. A oneness of spirit in
spired and controlled all minds. Peace filed
all hearts. Merriment swung its golden
sceptre over all souls. Joy sat radiant upon
every countenance; gladness sparkled in
every eye, and delight throbbed in every
heart There is a pleasant enchantmeut
about Dr. Johnson and wifes home. Not
until l clock could we succeed in breaking
the sweet links of association which bound
us. And if some of the mothers had not
been afraid that their babes would awake and
find them gone, and justly accuse them of
keeping late hours, none can tell when we
would have broken the links of the en-
chanted chain. Therefore, not wishing to
afflict the little 'innocents," we unanimously
agreed to depart.
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the rear building was made uninhabitabe
by water, but the hotel proper did not suffer
to the extent of dollar.
The fire, however crossed the alley to the
furniture wareroom where the firemen bad
another fierce but short fight. The damage
to the hotel property is about SO, 600, and to
the auction firm about 500 00-all covered
by insurance.
This evening workmen engaged in clearing
away the debris found the charred body Of
a man amid the broken timbers at the foot
OF the stairway on the basement floor. 1t
proved to be Henry Blaney, an employee,
over sixty years old, who, as a boy served as
chore boy in the hotel. The other two dead
men are: Carlo Rebole, scullion, aud Den
MS Repute, carver.
The hotel is very substantial structure,
well provided with fre-escapes, and stair
ways remote from each other, and, even had
fire invaded it, its progress would have been
slow. There were two watchmen in the main
building. The origin of the fire is unknown.
}. J. Gerard, the proprietor, who, two
years ago, remodeled the structure at great
expense, announces that new kitchen will
be in working order by Tuesday morning,
and that the National Furniture Mems con-
vention and banquet, to take place there on
Wednesday, will not be disconnected The
Planters House was, for a quarter of CELL
tury the besJ-known hotel in the West
and its fame was extended by Charles Dick
ems q IneGlCau NOteS.
Most of the guests and boarders of the
Planters House returned to the hotel this
evening being satisfied it was safe to do so,
and the business of the house is proceeding
as usual, excepting that it will not be able to
serve breakfast tomorrow. and perhaps not
dinner. So far as known, none of the guests
or boarders lost any personal effects and none
OF them were injured or met with any mis-
hap.
THE INSURANCE.
The insurance OH the hotel building is as
follows:
Lancashire England, $5,00O London As
surance, $1,000; Hamburg Bremen, S., 600;
Merchants, OF New Jersey, 50, 500; Boylston,
of Boston, 81, 500 Union. of California,
s., 900; Phoenix, of England, $4,000; Firemen' S
Fund, of California, $5000i Standard, of
England, $1,000; British American, 50, 500;
Lion, of England. $1,000; Metropole, of
France, $4,000; City of London, S., 000
Insurance Company OF North America, 81 500;
Pennsylvania Insurance Company, S. 200;
Citizens, of St. Louis $500; Star, of New
York, g, 500 Union, of Pennsylvania, g., 500;
Howard, OF New York, s., 500; Northern, of
England, $500; Freman's. of Ohio 81, 300
louisville Underwriters, 81 800; total, S87 800,
j. J. Gerarde, the proprietor, is insured
for SCI 600 on furniture and supplies, but the
names of the companies cannot be obtained
tonight.
Block, Tylor & Co.'S loss is probably not
more than $40, 600; insured for $4,000, as
follows: Farragut, of New York, $1,000;
Clinton, of New York, 50, 500 Citizen 50. 800;
Prescott of Boston, $1,000; Manufacturers
OF Boston, s. 500; Allemania, of Pittsburg,
$500; Fire Insurance Association, of Eng
land, s., 900. Watertown, of New York, -, 800.
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Probable Murder at Jeffersonville.

JEFFERsoNvILLE Jan. 13.-Last night &C.
Cured another of those horrible affairs that
have recently made Jacksonville so motor
ious. John Hayden went to the store OF
Ruhl & Co., on Spring street. about clock,
and Henry Ruhl asked Hayden TO sign a
note for $3.50, due the firm. Hayden re-
thieves and scoundrels. In doing SO he
struck his fist on the counter, upsetting the
light. At this William Snyder who is the
butcher in the employ of Ruhl & Co., picked
up a hammer and struck Hayden on the
head, fracturing the skull, The surgeons III
attendance upon Hayden think he cannot
recover. Snyder fed Immediately after the
act and has not been apprehended
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RELIEF FOR GERMANY.
Committees Appointed for Soliciting Con-
tribusions for the Benefit of Suf-
ferers by the Flood.

At a meeting of German citizens held III Tar
ner Hall yesterday afternoon for the purpose OF
raising money to aid the sufferers from the flood
in Germany, the following committees were ape
pointed to solicit and receive donations:
sonth Meridian street, to depot Henry Sew
erin, Louis Hollweg and Fred Fahnley.
Below the depot-Chrst. Schoetter, ems
Martin and Richard Mussmann.
South Illinois street to depot-George PfiGgst
Below depot, on Illinois-Rudoph Mueller and
Lam bert KrumholZ.
Kentucky avenue and Tennessee street-DaL-
iel Monniger and Henry Frank.
South Pennsylvania and Delaware-H. 0,
Thudium and Franz Mummenhoff
Virginia Avenue-Herman Mitseherich and
George Buehler.
Madison Avenue-August Kuhn and Fred
Hofherr
south Noble-Charles zelgler and william
Kiemeyer.
Alex. Metzger and Clements Vonnegut, ir.
East Washington, South side-John T. Frenzel
and Theodore Souder
West Washington, North side-Charles Krauss
and Charles Reese.
West Washington, South side-wilam
Indiana Ayenue-John Prinz and Henry
Mauer.
Between Fort Wayne Avenue and Massachu-
sets Avenue-Louls Sohn and August Busch
man.
East of Massachusetts, Avenue-John Friek
North Pennsylvania and Illinos-Ernest Kitz
and George Kothe.
North Noble-Philip Reichwein and Frederichs
Simon
Factories-August Kuhn, Louis Neubacherand
Herman Ileber.
The executive committee under the direction
of which the subcommittee will operate, con
sists of A. NJ. Kuha, Louis Neubacher, Frederick
E. Rush, Herman Lieber, Gotlieb Krug. George
Kothe, August Emnerich and Alexander Mstz
ger.
The committees will visit citizens Tuesday and
Wednesday. A meeting will then be held
Wednesday evening, and they will report
the result of their work to the
executive committee. Already $467.50 in vol
untary contributions has been received at the
German Telegraph office. Schmidt's brewery
gave 5000, Iieber's bre very, $50, and the Guten-
berg Company $50.
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Re lief for the German Flood Sufferers

CLEVELAND, Jan. 14.-A meeting of Ger
mans was held here this afternoon and COM
mittees appointed to canvass the wards of
the city and the townships of the county for
contributions for the su fferers by the floods
in Germany. A meeting of German ladies
was held also, at which it was determined to
give an entertainment, probably a ball, to
raise fund for the same purpose.
The united singing societies of Philadelphia
Germany. have resolved to contribute $500
from their general funds for the sufferers in
Rhineland. This makes 81 ,552 collected in
thelast three days in that city.
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Incendiary Fires at Richmond.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

RICHMOND, Jan. 1.-two incendiary fires
occurred last night, and three on the pre-
ceding Saturday night. A child ran into q
house and told its mother that it saw a fire.
ball thrown into Knopfs old slaughter-house;
minute afterward the building was ablaze.
The second fire destroyed Henry Millers
stable on South Seventh street, causing a
loss of $500 or $500; partly covered by a
all of the burned buildings.