The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-26
Serious Stabbing ARRAY at Fountain ntown
-Mandry's Murderer Arrested at Vim
cennes-Boy Killed at EIkhart.
Failure of Fort Wayne Wholesale
Hardware Firm.
Evansville Dry Goods Failure-Great Fire
at Brazil-Iibel Suit Dismissed
Notes from Two States,
The Excitement Over the Murder of Ada At
kinsOn, in Benton County.

The Excitement Over the Murder of Ada At
kinsOn, in Benton County.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Sept. 25.-The excitement occa-
stoned last night by the murder of Ada Atkinson,
near Boswell,did not diminish in the least to-day.
1t was one of the most terrible crimes ever COM
mltted in the State. She only fifteen years
old beautiful girl just budding into woman
hood. Her parents had gone to their farm at
Atkinson Station, and left Lucy and Ada at
home, Lucy being the oldest. A gentleman who
drove past the Atkinson house this morning, and
who is familiar with the family, furnishes the
following statement: The murdered girl had
been out in the orchard with her brother and
hired man, who were saving wood. About
o'clock they went over to the creek, and at
this, her sister Lucy and another hired
man went to Oxford shopping. The
hired man, whose name was Moore, was just
ahead of the sister, and remembers having
passed a strange man, short. stout and with
sandy hair, who wore light coat. This man
was going toward the house, and kept his slouch
hat drawn over his eyes, and did not look up.
This morning stranger was arrested near Pine
Village, five miles south Of Oxford, but he re-
fused TO give his name. He said he was from
Watseka, ILL.,, but could not give the names of
any of the merchants there. When asked where
he did his trading, he said at Chicago: 1t is
not thought however, that this man did the
deed. On the walls of the room where
the, tragedy committed hung two
Book BBOd Ga0neT on the ana Surean Was p0sfot $3.50
belonging to the father. All the wounds, other
than those on the neck, were made under her
clothing, which was not cut in the least: The
clothing had been thrown over her head before
the wounds had been inflicted. There were
twenty-One cuts, the neck being cut from ear to
bowels OrOtrU0OG a hOPribla
wound. 1t is not thought that she was outraged,
and this makes the mystery all the deeper. The
Courier tonight says that Mr.. Atkinson offers
$1,000 reward, and it is thought that the county
will offer $500. Two of. Pinkerton's detectives
came down from Chicago on the night train. and
are at work on the case, but apparently are as
much in the dark as the country people. Three
young men of TempletOn, who were away from
home yesterday afternoon, are also under suspi-
cIon, but people generally believe the perpe-
traitor is not far from the scene of his monstrOus
crime. The feeling is strong for quick justice,
and should the guilt be once fixed upon man,
the country people would make short work of
his going hence.
Serious Stabbing ARRAY at FOuntaintown.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
SHELBYvlLLE, Sept. 25.-WOrd was received
here at late hour this evening of q murder
which occurred at FountaiutowD, Van Buren,
township. to-day A special election was being
held in that township to vote on the question of
approprating $4,000 to aid the extension of the
c., W. & NJ. Railroad from Anderson to this city.
At the polls in Foun taintown this afternoon a
general row over some trivial matter took place
between several parties. During this fight
Charles Vernon and William Cross were on op-
posite sides, when Vernon assaulted Cross.
Cross at once drew knife and commenced cut
ting Vernon, stabbing him twice in the face,
in the left lung, and three times in the side.
At late hour tonight Vernon was reported as
dying. Cross made his escape through corn
field He is a single man, aged twenty-five; has
light moustache and eyes, and weighs about
100 pounds. Vernon is twenty years old,