The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-15
The Christian Women's Board of Missions
at Island Park-Site for Life-Saving
Station at Michigan City.
Appointments of White River Confer
ence, United Brethren Church.
Mill Burned by Incendiaries-An Aurora
Sensation-The Delphi Rapist's Bond
Increased-Other Notes.
INDIANA.

Arrests for an Old Murder at Evansville
New Developments.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Aug. IA year ago. yesterday
morning, a family OF three persons, by the name
of Weber, were murdered while asleep IN their
house. The house stood at the extreme north.
limit of the city, and only five feet from the
line, which is also the dividing line between
Pigeon and Perry townships The walls were
spattered with the blood that flowed from
their throats when cut by the assas-
sins, and the beds on which they
lay covered with the gore, when the muir
der was discovered, the next morning. The day
of the discovery was Sunday, and the news
spread like wild-hre. A driver of wagon had
stopped at the house. There was a saloon in
front, and finding the front door open and the
bar disordered, he went into the sleeping groom
where the mutilated bodies were lying From
7 o'clock in the morning until far into the night
there were streams of people going to
look at the house. To-day the house
is of the chief curiosities of the place, cheap
and mean as it is. George Lenhardt, German
laborer. arrested, charged with the murder,
His wife was the owner of the house in which it
was done, and it good stand for
saloon, he wanted TO Dust Weber and occupy it
himself. His record was very bad. lie had to
leave Germany on account of a murder. In
Mount Vernon, Ind, he smothered his child to
death and barely escaped hanging. On the trial
for the murder of the WeiDefs, wsile reasonably
sure that he was guilty, the evidence
could not be brought into court to
prove it, aud the State was
forced to abandon the prosecution on the ground
of no evidence. He had lain in Jail for several
months before his trial. and he endeavored to
obtain compensation for this confinement in
Jail, and has since been working in a stave fac
tory near the scene of the murder. On
tho 10th of July superintendent of
Police Pritchett received letter
from an anonymous correspondent
saying If he would ask for information of Mrs.
Barber, living seventeen miles from the city,
down the Ohio, he would obtain a cew. Mrs.
Barber, whose husband is a farmer in small
way, told the superintendent a connected story,
which duplicates both her husband, Barber, and
Lenhardt. The police has, i'll addition to this
confession. procured a chain of evidence
that will succeed in fastening the crime upon
the two men. Yesterday, after Superintendent
Pritchett and Detective Resting arrested Barber
at his home, they Immediately telephoned Cap
go - = - A'..ii~a who a-~-.~a Ten
hardt, and both are now in the county Jail. The
excitement in the vicinity of the scene of the
crime, where the feeling has always been
against Lenhardt is intense
Annual Meeting of the Christian Women's
Board of Missions.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
i9iANo ann aug - inuiana 0hristian
"onlon ooalu Vi Hiissiohs "eI l" convention at
tne Aaoerhaeie yesterday, Win Tine president
MIS- MARY ArhsbronS' Vi hokoino' III Inc ehar'
A1ter oevotionai exercises the state secretary,
Mrs M Il. shank' OF IrVlngton' submitted her an
nuai report Oh WORK uone during the past year.
mouei report irom the auxiliary society at
New Castle shows the manner of work to include
deyotinr one day each week TO sewing and ouiIt
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,"s IN inc oasemen' rooniS oi sne cnurcn' taxing
luncheon for dinner, which is shared by husbands.
brothers, fathers and sons, who leave remuner-
80" - 9o"'' ~ 20
alton for the privilege. standing committee
in each warfvisits all families therein, inviting
than IN snnaav-school and churcb sarvices
- - 80, .,.H,
year aSo tnere "efe uine SALOONS III inc Town,
but, through the influence and prosecutions
brougbt to hear upon them there are now IN.
-ouS4s ~ uea, uppn sne.n. 'Hese are nov ou,
t"o brethreh walk benton ana Jameson, all
OF Indianapolis, publicly commended this re-
mort.
,,,
paper on THE Needs OF Auxiliaries" was
read by Miss Mary Winfield, of KOkomo Then
came a paper on "Missions.n nresanted Inv Mrs
U. J. stitt, OF Wabash.
lie evening ADDRESS was oehVered by A. l.
HOODS OF LOUISVILLE KY
On THURSDAY next the national Sunday school
convention commences It's three days session.
Acknowledgement. nj xyh,to T,;v., co,e...
of .ha rJ,,.aa ur.thra,
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opeol@i ~ 'o 80
oALBhO' aug A4'-Ahe following appointment
Of preachers for the ensuing year was made at
the session of the White River annual con ference
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bec Jay county. Ind:
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