The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-14
Report that the Straight-Line Railway Has
Been Absorbed by the Evansville
s. Terre Haute.
WindfaII, Upton County, Visited by
a Destructive Fire.
Proposition to Convert the Lincoln Resi-
dence at Springfield, Ill, Into
Memorial HalI-Gleanings
INDIANA.
Continuation of Captain WaIiace's Iesti-
mony in the Cougar Case.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

mony in the Cougar Case.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, March 13.-Captain Wallace
was on the stand in the SANDER suit from
converting to adjournment to-day and his
direct examination was not completed The
admission of the anonymous note of warning,
which the Captain swore he found at his
office in the morning after Nov. 49, which
was held over from yesterday, was admitted
as evidence. The note is as follows:
NOVEMBER 20.
Captain Wallace-There is a plot to disgrace
you and Mrs Cougar; the chief OF police and
some saloon-bummers are at the bottom OF 1t. 1t
is something that has been sprung since the
election. Think they will jerk you up before
the police court OF the grand jury to-day.
cannot tell you any more, but I am your
friend in this, and tell you the truth-be on your
guard. FRIEND.
The witness said that the note caused him
to go to Dr. Ingersoll and ask him to go to
Mayor Mckinley, which the Doctor did.
His testimony denied in toto every charge
brought by the defense, and was a corrobora-
ton of Mrs. Cougars testimony He
touched on the time when he and Mrs.
Cougar were at the Bates House. Indianap-
oils the same night, on return from camp
meeting, and swore he did not see her after
leaving her at the ladies reception-room.
He swore that he saw her but
once or twice at Chicago at the Garfield con-
vention, and his testimony corroborated that
of Elizabeth Boynton Harbert He testified
that he wore dark hat last summer instead
of gray, as the defense swore.
At 8 O'Clock it was concluded to adjourn
i 90 % oil
Counsel Coffroth, Wilson and Davidson to go
to indianapolis to argue the case of Timber
lake against The City, and Ross against The
City, in the Supreme Court.
Judge Gould delivered a caution to the
jury, and said in addition to the usual
charge:
al will state that it would not be proper to
accept the hospitality of either of the parties
to the suit l make this charge because my
attention has been called to the fact that
such an invitation has been rendered to one
of you"
Juror Shipley had been invited to dinner
yesterday by one of Mrs. Cougars lady
friends in attendance.
THE SYMPATHY OF THE PUBLIC.
Fort Wayne Gazette
Mrs Cougar has both the sympathy and
active support of the better people of La
fayette. Judging from the published pro-
ceedings of the case Mrs. G. will be thor
oughly vindicated. The facts as produced
by the evidence would indicate clear case
of conspiracy to get rid of one of the strongest
opponents the whisky interest has to contend
with The case has now been on trial for
six weeks, and is apparently not approach
ing the end yet Such cases have demoraliz-
ing influence on community. The liquor
element in that community must be hard
run when it became necessary to attack the
good name and character of a woman in
order to sustain itself