The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-26
Details OF the Double Murder at AL
louisville on Friday Afternoon.
Acquittal of Wheaton at Bloomington, ILL.,
Affairs at the Diamond Nine, ut
Braidwood-G leanings.
INDIANA.
A Spirit of Increasing bitterness in the
Lafayette SANDER Suit.

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the judge and jury to go home. Colonel A.
O.. Benin testified that Wallace, on the morn
ing he went to DIR. Ingersoll, when he spoke
to him about going to the mayor, was ex-
cited. When he saw Captain Wallace, on
the evening of Nov. 10, thought he wore a
light hat.
Lac. Hirsh was put on the stand and asked
if he ever saw Mrs. Cougar go into Wallace's
Office after dark. Objected to, on the ground
that it was not rebuttal. The defense
claimed that Mrs. Cougar swore she was
never in Captain Wallace's Office after dark,
and that it was therefore admissible. The
court thought it was admissible, but, on the
earnest solicitation of counsel for the
plaintiff, took the matter under ad-
visement until Monday. Mr., Davidson,
in objecting, said that they had been
so overwhelmingly appalled, by the rulingso on
rebuttal that he was compelled to admit that
it was doubtful if he and the counsel knew
anything at all about it. Judge Gould re-
piled that his mind was clear, but if counsel
had anything to submit he would be pleased
to hear them. He added: ~ do not care to
hear any more bombastic declarations, as
they will not assist in arriving at a conclu-
sion, nor add anything to the dignity of the
proceedings or the history of this case"
The case has overshadowed spring politics,
and threatens yet to tear up the city, or at
least cause a great many dissensions among
hitherto friendly n~eighbors. The articles in
Mrs. Cougars paper have been effective in
bringing the newspapers out more boldly
against her. Colonel John S. Williams, ac-
cused in Our Herald of insulting Mrs. Cougar
on one occasion, says over his initials in his
paper of to-day:
n such scene as that narrated by this
woman ever occurred between herself and
John s.. Williams. Every woman knows
that a man advances just in proportion as he
is encouraged, and the consequence is that
no virtuous woman is ever improperly APP
preached. John S. Williams is no saint, but
that he is a man of common sense, and that
his knowledge of the world would prevent
him from ever offering familiarities to this
woman standardization or encouragement,
even his bitterest enemies will admit"
II the affair continues to grow worse, and
personal angers advance in the same ratio
in rebuttal as they did during the past week,
the case will certainly terminate in some
thing too serious to prophesy..
A very bitter, scathing attack on Mrs.
Cougar for the articles in her paper of Sat
urday last, published in the Lafayette Cou-
rier, closes as follows:
"In friendship for Wallace and profound
respect for the court and for the jury, we
have carefully RETAINED, under sharp provo
cation, from the expression of any opinion
on this case. Our reports, taken by a gen
tleman of culture, whose HE and hands are
clean (whatever this venomous creature may
hiss to the contrary, have been
highly commended for their ac-
curacy and completeness. Pending the
verdict we refrain from editorial comment.
Those who know the true inwardness of this
case will appreciate our forbearance. We are
glad to note that Judge Gould bias sat down
on any more 'bombastic defamation and
now. in common decency and Justice, this
community may ask a ruling that when a
blameless and good citizen like Lehnen, the
blacksmith, takes the stand, he shall not be
asked on the viperish suggestion of plaintiff,
how long since he was in Jail. Nor should
the plaintiff be allowed, in yenomous revenge
and reckless lying, to smirch the blameless
name of a young girl, as in the case of Miss
Doll. But we forbear. The Courier is not
trying the case. By-and-by we may have
something to say about it."
The AifordsviIle T-ragedy-Death of the Sec
Ouu ticLiMs |
Washington Special, oath.
A terrible double tragedy occurred at Al
louisville, in this county, fourteen miles
southeast OF this city, yesterday about noon,
in which John Bigham was instantly killed,
and DR.. August W.. Bigham was MORALLY
wounded.
join Bigham, who is seventeen years of
age. was fighting with a son of DIR. Walls,
aged fourteen years, when DR.. Bigham inter-
fered and parted the boys. The report says
that DIR. Bigham and his son John then COM
menced abusing the Walls boy, and the noise
they made attracted the attention of
James S. Gold, a young farmer of twenty
two years. Gold expostulated with DR.. Big
ham, who is his uncle, and told him it was
shameful for a lot of men to ''pitch on to- a
boy. THIS enraged the Bighams, and, being
reinforced by another of the Doctors sons,
named Orville, they commenced an attack on
the cousin and nephew (Gold), driving him
into the middle of the street, and hitting him
several times. Gold, thinking retreat impos-
sible, pulled a large pocket-knife and stabbed
John Bigham to the heart at the first blow.
Then he inflicted three dangerous wounds on
DIR. Bigham, one being in the abdomen. Or
willie Bigham fled, and Gold walked over TO a
justice of the peace and surrendered. He
was brought to this city, and furnished bail
in the sum of S 5000.
Great excitement prevails at Alfordsville,
and it is thought DR.. Bigham cannot recover.
The Doctor is a relative of the indianapolis
Bighams, a family we'll known throughout
Indiana.
The best people of Alfordsville think Gold
was justified in the murder, and it will be
hard to convict him. A correspondent had
a conversation with the murderer this morn
ing. He did not seem the least bit shaken
over the tragedy. and said that while he was
sorry that he was compelled to kill his W
relatives, yet he believed the law would
justify the act. He is a plain country boy,