The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-30
jackson Wallace Shot Dead and His Son
Mortally Wounded by Deputy Sheriff
Simon Williams.
A Nine-Year-Old Girl BrutaIIy Out.
ragged by a Negro.
Horrible Double Murder Near Alton, Ill.,
Items of Criminal and Other News
from Two States.
INDIANA.
One Man Killed and Another MortalIy
Wounded by Deputy Sheriff

One Man Killed and Another MortalIy
Wounded by a Deputy Sheriff.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
EVANSVILLE, March 29-Simon Williams.
deputy sheriff of Warrck county, shot and
instantly killed Jackson Wallace in Walker
Trisler's saloon, at Boonville, at midnight,
and at the same time mortally wounded
Thomas Wallace, his teen-year-old son.
The younger Wallace, it is expected, will die
tonight. The fatal difficulty grew out of
an old grudge between Thomas Wallace and
Williams but which had been partly set
tied. Last night while Williams was in the
saloon, the two Wallaces, accompanied by
several friends came in, and the elder Wal
lace made friendly advances to Williams, and
the party, with the exception of young
Wallace, drank together; Tom Wal
lace, though, seemed to object to his
fathers intimacy with Williams, and it is
said applied the term thief to Williams.
Otto Nestor, a friend of Wiliamss, seeing
that trouble was brewing, seized him to push
him back. At this, Williams said: LET go,
or they'll kill me-" He then drew his pistol
and opened fire. The first ball struck Tom
Wallace in the groin, passing through the
lower part of his body; young Wallace
turned, as soon as hit, and ran out of the
saloon. His father then advanced on
Williams, the latter continuing to fire, hit
ting Jackson Wallace twice, one ball piercing
his heart Wallace fell in Williams's arms,
and, being laid on the floor, died almost in
stantly. Wallace had been keeping a saloon,
but had recently disposed of it.
Williams is brother of ex-Sheriff Will
Jams, of Warrick county, and brother-in-
law of the present sheriff. He is married
and has three children. He is about twenty
five years of age, and is of reckless dspos-
itien-even desperate when drinking Two
years ago he was tried in the Warrick Circuit
Court for shooting with intent to kill Jacob
Franz, proprietor of the st. Charles Hotel at
Boonville, but he was acquitted. He has
been under arrest number of times for
minor offenses. Williams made no effort to
escape, but was not arrested until 8 o'clock
this morning, and then only at the urgent
demand of a number of citizens who felt
outraged at the freedom allowed him. The
feeling against him intensified after the evil
oence was taken, and late this afternoon the
officers left town secretly with Williams 10
avoid mob 1t is reported they will bring
the prisoner here.
Horrible Outrage Near Mount Vernon.
Evan sville Special, 2sth.
horrible outrage was committed on the
farm of York Polk, situated seven miles be-
yond Mount Vernon, across the Wabash
river, in Illinois, three days ago. Mr. Polk
is well-todo farmer with quite large FAM
lily. He had an interesting daughter nine
years of age. She is pretty and prepossessing.
negro named McGee, farm hand on Mr.
Folks farm, enticed the girl short distance
from the house, in the absence of the family,
and ravished her. The girl lay unconscious
for hours after her assailant had fled, and
the family, becoming alarmed, began a search
for her. She was found exposed to a biting
air, and with difficulty was aroused. An at
tempt was made to raise the victim to her
feet, but she was unable to place one
loot before the other, and had to be
carried into the house. After her garments
had been removed and proper care taken of
the child, search was instituted for the negro
but he could not be found. He is about
twenty-five years of age black, and of most
brutal cast OF countenance Vigorous search
has been kept up since the outrage by the
neighbors, and every effort made to keep the
circumstances from the ears of the officers
for fear that the law might interfere in the
summary disposition of the villain should he
be captured. 1t is rumored that the brute is
now in Posey county, about nine miles
above Mount Vernon. a posse is going to
leave here tonight to deal summary Justice
to him if found. The Mount Vernon vigil
antes will be joined at Wabash bv relatives
and friends of the unfortunate girl, and thew
swear if he is caught they will lynch him.
The victim is not expected to live.
President TuttIe's Enforcement of the Les
sons of Recent Events at Wabash College.
Charlottesville Review, 2ith.
A most pathetic episode occurred in the
chapel of Wabash College, yesterday morn.
ing. The faculty and students were, OF
course, very sore on account of the terrible
experiences of the week-the arrest and ad.
mission to bail OF three young students OF
respectable parentage, charged with the afro
cious crime of arson. 1t was an inauspicious
moment, but the distinguished president Of
the college was called upon to look the
matter in the face. He could not have done
otherwise; he was equal to the situation, and
performed his duty with characteristic cour.
age. He spoke informally, but with feeling
and power. He was deeply moved himself, and
his chaste words of Christian warming
touched every heart, They cannot be for-
gotten by any who heard them. 1t was the
voice of the college, and that the presidents
remarks cannot be literally reported is
public misfortune We can give but the
merest outline:
This incident" said the Doctor, IT'S very
distressing, and hangs like cloud over us.
We are full of grief for the young men-or
rather boys-who have confessed the crime