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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

ror in the ruling of the judge who presided
at the trial. And then began systematic
effort to delay new trial until the public
should lose all interest in the prosecution of
the case. First there was change of venue,
then followed delay after delay, because of
inability to secure the attendance of alleged
important witnesses. The trial was thus de-
layed two years. The attorneys and friends
of the murderer boosted that the trial should
not take place until the witnesses were dis
posed of, by purchase or otherwise. The
few friends of the murdered man had no
money to prosecute. In the end the prose-
cution was virtually abandoned, and the as
sassin, after brief term, was set free. Such
proceedings are a simple mockery in the
name of justice. Reform must come or the
courts of the land will become n Kissing and
a by-word To effect the needed reform, adj
ditional legislation will doubtless be neces-
sary, and this additional legislation be one
of the important factors of politics in the
near future"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

INDIANAPOLIS warmly welcomes the four
teenth line OF railway, the indianapolis &
Chicago Airline, which opens up to the
trade and society OF the capital seven of the
richest and best counties of the State. We
specially wish to indorse and emphasize
the remarks made by Judge Martindale with
respect to the character OF the business done
upon the indianapolis Board of Trade He
is one OF the governors of the board, and is
in position to know, therefore it is the
more gratifying to hear him say to our
visitors and future tradesmen that they will
find only legitimate business transacted on
our Exchange. That is policy which, in
the long run, will add TO the substantial
prosperity OF indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE Knightstown Banner, discussing an
article in the Journal few days since upon
the necessity of reform in court methods,
says:
"But it is not simply in the trial of great
cases and great offenders that reform in court
practice is needed. If client has money
and is willing TO use it freely, he can prevent
decision of his case by change of venue.
false affidavits in reference to absent wit
nesses, and various other pretexts, until time
enough has elapsed to prevent any such
gathering Of material facts as are necessary
to full and complete trial of the case.
A few years ago in one OF the southern
counties of Indiana a man was DELHI
erately shot down by cowardly as
sassin; the murderer was arrested,
tried, convicted and sent to the penitentiary
for life The man had money and shrewd
attorneys in reviewing the case succeeded in
securing new trial on the ground of an err
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

FRIENDS of Major Nickerson explain his
downfall after the old, old way: THE wo-
man tempted me and 1 did eat" To the
credit of the man be it said that he has made
no such claim. The account referred to says
wife No 2 was possessed of means; that her
money purchased the residence which he
decided to her. and that she gives it up with
the understanding that No 1 gets divorce
and gives her a quit-claim to the Major
Possibly this is true, and possibly not but
the country has had about enough of the
Nickersons. The only thing OF interest now
would be the news that he had been dishon-
orably drumrned cut of the United States
SERVICE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE following extract from private letter
written by NJ. Laboulaye in 1878, describing his
acquaintance with Charles Sumner has been
sent to the New York Tribune for publication:
"DurnG his last visit to Paris, Mr.. sumner ex-
pressed strong desire to see NJ Gambetta.
This was easily brought about. dined with
Mr.. Sumner the day after the interview, and
asked him what impression Gambetta had made
on him, 4 found him. he replied, IAN amiabe
and Intelligent man, who appeared to be ami
mated by the best intentions But it seemed to
me that the political education of NJ. Gambetta
very incomplete. and that he had much to
learn before he should be fit to govern such q
country France. / SAID to him on departing:
am not French am not well enough cquaint-
ed with your people 20 say what line of policy
snits them. But you wish to found republic
without religion. In America we should con-
slider such an attempt ehlmerlcal and doomed to
certain disaster
81 knew Mr.. Sumner on his first visit to Paris
after the Brooks affair. We were voG- quickly
drawn TO each other. because of a common weak
ness-the love of books / remember the pleas
ure he felt in finding in my library pamphlet in
quarto, entitled, if am not mistaken, Voyage
i'll America; Printed on board the SQuadron;
Forty copies struck off, This volume ia the first
sketch of the voyage of the Marquis of Chastel-
lux, who was a brigadiergeneral in the French
army under Rochambeau. An account of this
voyage was printed later in France, in two
tavO volumes, about the year 1880. But the in
terestng feature OF his pamphlet was its hav-
ing been printed on board the French squadron
which carried the army OF R0chambeau tu Rhode
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

Mrs. JANE GREY SwIssHELM reads q long
lecture to the ministers of Pittsburg, and to
young James Mutt killed Dukes instead of
leaving him to be punished by God in his
own way and in his own time. Mrs Swiss
helm does not uphold the deed, but desires
to know by what authority the people as
sumo that the deed was not done in the
Lords own way and time. The energetic
lady is very pointed in her remarks, not to
say disrespectful to the cloth; but how do
they know, sure enough?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

IT ought to strike most people that the
trial of the Jews at Tisza- Ezlar, in Hungary,
is a glaring farce, concocted by designing
Christians" GOD save the mark), who took
that means to arouse prejudicesto violence.
Who ever heard of blood of any kind being
mixed in passover bread? Who but an ass or
fanatic could conceive of such ridiculous
idea? 1t is shame that the mockery of a
trial on such palpable fraud is possible in
the name of Christianity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

To the Ed1tor OF the Indianapolis journal:
Is there law authorizing county commission
ers to levy tax to create bridge fund, and, if
So IN what statute can it be found. Tub.
ARCADIA, Hamilton County.
There is no law authorizing bridge fund; but
county commissioners may appropriate from the
county treasury to build or repair any bridge,
the cost of which may exceed the ability OF the
road district in which such bridge is TO be built
to perform by the application of Its ordinary
road work and tax. (Sec. 1855, r. s. 1881 }
The 3-per-cent. fund received from the State
may be applied to that purpose. (sec. 4,939,
r. 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE practice of courts in asking the con-
demned if he as anything to say why SEN
tence should not be pronounced upon him
is the most grotesque formality known. No
matter what manner of speech might be
made, or how many objections should be
urged why sentence should not be pro-
nounced, the result is always the same. The
sentence is pronounced and the sheriff Or
dcred to execute it, This is some of the non
sense OF the law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

G. Thurman, jr., the old Romans son, open
ly announces that he shall vote and work for
Judge Foraker, while the father has declared
that the Democratic ticket did not deserve to
be elected. Hoadly's weaknesses are becoming
more and more manifest. Taken by and
large the Ohio Democracy are nearly as har-
monious as are their brethren in this great
and growing Commonwealth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE trouble among the Ohio Democrats in
creases. The organization of the central and
campaign committees is in the hands OF the
boys and bummers, men utterly out of SYM
pathy with the ticket nominated, by reason
OF which there is a very merry war raging
along the whole line. Judge Hoadly threat
ems to withdraw from the ticket unless the
party management is radically changed,
while Durbin Ward, ex-senator Thurman,
and others, get hotter as they have time to
think over their scandalous treatment. Allen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE New York Christian Advocate, in an ed
itorial review Of the reasons for the miscarriage
OF the law in the star-route trials, says:
"Were Webster, Choate, Pinckney, jeremiah
Mason, Caleb Cushing and George Wood inferior
and Importance, or are Bliss, Merrtck, Ingersoll,
and the men who have spoken by the week in
the star-route trial greater or less than they2
How far is this to gol The increase of costs to
htigants, the uncertainties that jurors can live
to the end of trials, or that principals can hope
to survive, will make the courts even more
doubtful resorts for justice than they have been.
The trial Of Henry Ward Beeoher was the first
or these very long trials, but that has now been
surpassed. Perhaps If it had been month or
two longer, like this it would have resulted in
an acquittal instead of disagreement, or
shorter in something else. There must be some
thing in what an old lawyer calls the philosophy
of a wearlng-ou policy"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

CAPTAIN EBENEzER MORGAN, of Groton, Conn,
is going to have Baptist Bible if 1t takes his
last cent. Not long ago he subscribed $4,000,
to be used In securing translation of the Scrip
lures from Baptist point of view. Now he has
purchased the translator's library, collected
after many years effort by the church in ques-
ton, and has presented it to the Madison Uni
versity, at Hamilton, N. Y. AS the original cost
of the library was $4,000, and Mr.. Morgan
paid only $4,000, it will be seen that he did a
neat stroke of business, as we'll as benefit to
the college.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

WHITE man, apparently we'll educated, and
with plenty of money, but blind, applied in vain
to Kansas City justices and ministers to unite
him in marriage to a lady of color. Those es-
Unable citizens were much shocked, and tried
to persuade the mau to give up the idea, but he
was faithful lover, and swore the woman
should yet be his wife. Inasmuch as he could
not see, and could say, eff she be not black to
me. what care how black she be-" it would
seem that the sensitive scruples Of the justices
might have been overcome.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25
Island. Immediately presented the pamphlet

"Such are my anecdotal recollectiOns of Sum-
ner 1t is scarcely necessary to say that he was
that everybody was struck by his polished man
ners. his mental powers and his elevated char
aoter. do not believe that an American ever
know that he fully appreciated the kind recep-
ton he had experienced on every hand. The
consciousness of this good will which sur
rounded him gave his mind fresh vivacity, and
whether he spoke in English or in French land
he was quite at his ease in the latter language),
he expressed himself with a warmth and a
gayety which added new charms to his supe-
ror intellect. He has left many friends in
France, and his premature death caused pro-
found rAgret.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25
A Cause for Apprehension.

NOW 1OTk WtTIu
That noble phianthropist, George w.
Childs, has purchased the Germantown pa. J
Telegraph and has presented it to son of the
late Henry ]. Raymond, founder of the New
York Times. We are willing to believe that
in this instance Mr.. Childs has performed
most kindly act, but when we think of the
sweet revenges that rich man might be
able to quietly take in purchasing newspaper
establishments and presenting them to his
enemies, we shudder-actually shudder.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25
DIR. Moss and the State University.

RICHMOND Palladium.
Dr. Moss and the trustees of the State Uni
versity have never been in more perfect ac-
cord, in all matters pertaining to the Univer
sity and its interests and management, than
at the present time. DIR. Moss's visit East is
one that he makes every summer during va
cation, and has no more significance this
no disagreement of any kind between the
president of the faculty and the trustees,
nor any reason to suppose there will be.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE Indian seems to give the authorities
more trouble after he is captured than when
upon the war-path. There ought to be
enough judgment at hand to dispose of a
band of savage murderers and thieves Why
should there be so much pollyfoxing just
because the criminal is a red man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25
Two Applications of the Argument.

bloomington (III.J Louder.
The indianapolis saloon keepers threaten
to defeat the Democratic party at the polls if
it does not permit them to keep their dens
open all night. With Democratic officials
that is an argument worth considering, but
with the average decent citizen 1t constitutes
a first-rate argument why Democrats should
be sent to the rear in political contests. The
liquor men begin to think that they own the
in Illinois.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25
Horrible Recital.

Philadelphia Special, %.
Before committing DR.. Hathaway for trial,
to-day, Coroner Janney said with unusual
solemnity: II believe that you have been
guilty of the murder not only of hundreds,
but of thousands of dear children" And,
indeed, the evidence given to-day would
seem to prove that his career of infamy has
been long enough to enable him 10 make a
record unparalleled in the history of crime
in any city in the world. The man is seventy
six years of age, but as he appeared this
morning he would easily pass for sixty of
under. He is hale and well preserved, and
has eyes of unusual brightness for one so old.
He wore thin alpaca coat and white shirt
without collar. He looked shabby and
miserable as far as his dress was concerned,
but in spirit he did not appear to be much
perturbed. A nervous jerking of his hands
as he fumbled an old stove-pipe hat now and
then was the only indication he gave of any
feeling, and that only when Anna Emory
took the stand. She said:
81 became acquainted with Hathaway fit.
teen years ago, one week before | supposed
myself to be legally married to him. 1 do
not know the man who married u.s. There
was no one present but the three of us. I
lived with him as his wife for fourteen
years, and have had three living children
and one dead. l had not been married be-
fore. During the time I lived with Hathas
way as his wife was i'll several times through
his operations"
She described the instrument and pro"
cedure adopted by Hathaway in his criminal
practices, and also identified it. She said he
had been operating upon women as long as
she knew him. He told her that he
learned the practice when he was twenty
one. She had been present at some OF the
operations and assisted him. His charges
were $40, SIS, 500 and $25, according to their
conditions, She did not know
the names of any of the patients.
Most all of the children born in the house
were born alive, but they did not long remain
alive. Hathaway would take the children
away himself. When the house was clear he
would bury the bodies in the cellar. There
were dogs in the yard, but she did not know
whether he turned them into the cellar
Sometimes there would be as many as twenty
five or thirty patients in one day. The aver
age was about ten a day. Hathaway had
thrown some of the bodies into the fire three
or four hours after birth There was abund-
ance of corroborative testimony fropo Benz.
Hathaway, a nineteen-year-old son, and Ed
ward Rtcher, a son of Anna Emory. The
coroner said to the jury that the instrument
used by Hathaway, although a rough one
and probably made by blacksmith, was an
ingenious affair. 1t was so constructed as
to kill the child and injure the mother very
little,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE remote ancestors may have been trife
off color, but If your family is undeniably old,
you are sure Of distinguished consideration in
Massachusetts. The proud descendants of Re-
becca Nourse, who was hanged for witoEoraft in
Salem in 1862, will hold reunion and banquet
at the old homestead next month. Broth will
appear on the bill of fare.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE record shows that there were thirty-three
snow-storms at Boston from Nov. II, 1882 to
April 20, 1888, and the fall of snow was feet
a6l9 inches. During the past forty years there
have been III SHOWS there, with an aggregate
depth of 179 feet ga inches. This In measure
ex plains the frigidity of of the Adams family.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

IT is a common thing for lynching parties
to announce, after hanging their man, that
the evidence of his guilt was unquestioned
and conclusive. Then why lynch, if the
ishment according to law?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE highest society circles of Montreal are re-.
ported to be convulsed because of a scandal in
one of the best and most refined families. A
young wife has sued for divorce because her
husband maltreated her, he at one time knocking
her down on the street in daylight, and attempt
ing to choke her. In the States, now, a woman
wouldn't mind d little thing like that.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE contract for carrying the mail on one
OF the Nebraska routes awarded to Miner, a
star-route defendant, by Second Assistant
Postmaster-general Elmer, has been rescinded
BY General Gresham. The award was de-
cidedly questionable and the RECESSION is in
the interest of public morality.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE glowing picture of the prospects
awaiting the colored man in Liberia has lost
fits power to charm. The colored man has
been there. The emigration agent will
have to find some other scheme if he hopes
to catch the American negroes again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25
Big Money for ID. W. v.

Philadelphia Press.
d. Webster Voorhees, intimated that the
Democrats in Congress next winter will ops
pose the civil service commission and refuse
to appropriate the money necessary to con-
tinue its work. If Mr.. VOORHEES, talks bust.
ness, and will insure his party to follow out
the policy he describes, ne can get big
premium from the national Republican com'
mittee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

IF you are doubtful about your own views
upon public affairs, have yourself interviewed
and the concern printed. Then commit 1t to
memory and you are fixed for the campaign.
There is nolonRer an excuse for misunderstand-
ing on either hand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE Illinois Supreme Court has just de-
cided that contract made on Sunday is just
as binding as if entered into on any other
day The pretense that Sunday is not day
in law is about to be entirely done away
with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

WAsHNG special declares that the head
and face of Guiteau have been preserved in al
chohol, it having been peeled off the skull and
sewed together Possibly. But when the truth
full historian goes on to say that by means of cot
ton stuffed upon the inside "the exact outlines
of the murderers cOuntenance, as well as the
expression. has been retained" credulity gets
right up on its hind legs and bowls dismally.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25
The Future of the journal.

Indianapolis Saturday Herald.
The Journal is preparing to boom for 1885,,
1t will get a new dress, be enlarged, and
move into its own building, on the corner OF
Court and Pennsylvania streets, the house
now occupied by Seaton's hat store.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE Philadelphia Record proot-reader thus
gets in his work on Shakespeare:
81 swear tits better to be lowly born
And range with humble lives in content,
Than to be perked up with gittering grief,
And scar a golden sorrow"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25
A Popular Verdict.
Burlington Hawkeye.


Colonel Ingersoll says 'the star-route yer.
dict is the most popular verdict in all his.
tory" The Colonel should find time to read
a couple of newspapers. But then the doc
tors speak of q disease that is extremely
prevalent as "a popular disease" The Cclonel
may be correct
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

A MOVEMENT has been started for the relief
of the sufferers by the food in the vicinity of
st. Louis, Great restitution and some suf-
fering is reported from the localities most
affected by the leyee break.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE latest turn taken by duelists is to disagree
about the kind or weapons long enough for the
officers to arrest them. This plan gives them
the coveted notoriety without the danger
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

NEW York man has made $40, 900 in twenty
years by digging "wo'ms fob bait" and selling
them. But what way to make money! Think
of digging bait for twenty years aud never going
fishing!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

Missouri seems to be having rather more
than its share of disasters, and to add to the
horrors of the situation, the State is appar-
entity hopelessy Democratic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE South of to-day is prolific in argu-
ments for protection. The Alabama news
papers report that the price of common labor
in that State has increased twenty-five cents
per day as the result of the recent growth of
manufactures d.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25
The Frugal Farmer and His City Cousin.

Philadelphia Times.
The Woodworking farmer, who put his
hard-earned savings in the bank last fall,
will now use up half his bank account i'll the
effort to entertain his relatives from the city.
1t is custom that kind-hearted farmers af
feet during the summer months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THAT illuminated address which is being
prepared by the London friends of the Queen
of Madagascar ought to throw some light
upon the question of her reported death,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25

THE Mississippi and Missouri are giving
another proof OF their ability to rise above
levees-and big appropriations.