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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-09
A WICKED STATESMAN.
The Wife Of Senator Fair, of Nevada. Sue
for Divorce, Alleging Adultery.

Tor Divorce, Alleging Adultery.
sAS FRANcsco. May Complaint was
filed in the First Judicial District of Nevada
last Wednesday by Theresa Fair against Jas
g. Feir. The cause OF action is adultery on
the part of the defendant. the plaintiff
states that she was married to the defendant
in CalaFeras County California, IN Decern-
Der, 1866, came to Nevada with him in 1866
Has lived with him until q few months ago,
when sne became cosnizant of certain acts of
infdelity on the part Of the defendant,
since which time she Ese not lived with him.
The complaint saws the defendant com
mitted adul ary with enc Fannie Smishiat
\ house on Jessie street San Francisco,
some time in November, 1851 The Senator
IL also charged with committing the same
crime with I1ez Leonard, at q house on the
northwest corner of Dupont and Post streets,
San FranciScos on the Gff of April. 1889
The plaintiff states that the result of the
marriage between the plaintiff and defend
ant Is four children-%ames g., Jr., aged
twenty Charles Lewis aged sixteen; There
sa Alice, aged thirteen, aud Virginia, aged
eight.
The plaintiff says the defendant has pos
session and control of d ieree amount of
community property, particulars of which
as follows: (1) That divorce be granted. and
that she be awarded the custody of the
children; (2) that such portion of the COM
munity property be allowed and set apart as
shall BE equitable and just; ts5s that the de
fendant be required TO pay into the Court a
reasonable sum to'defray the expense of the
action and counsel fees and the defendant
pay alimony in such a sum as the Court
may deem Just for the support OF the plain
tiff and children during the pending of the
action, and further relief as me5 Ae deemed
just.
Mrs. Fair is represented by r s. Mesick, of
San Francisco, and the defendant by 5. ~
Wilson, of San Francisco, and VIM. Stone,
of Virginia. The Senator was in Comstock
last Wednesday, the dav the papers were
served on him, but left for San Fran cisco the
same evening The affair created quite a
sensation in Virginia on account Oi the high
standing in society of both parties. and the
great wealth Of Fair, who also represents
Nevada in the United States Senate. The
prevailing opinion on the Comstock is that
the Nevada statesman will not make de-
Tense in the suit, but allow it
to go by default, and agree TO
such a settlement OF property as may be
deteSmineEh upon by counsel. Gessi also
says that an amount has been agreed upon
as follows: Three millisn dollars. cash and
81, 500 600 in real estate, at all events in case
| of the divorce being granted bet this Is
merely a rumor. The case will come before
Judge Rising, and is looked forward to with
considerable curiosity oy nearly everyone on
the COAST
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-09
TIE HAKRODsBURG TRAGEDY.
Thompson Indicted for Murder-A DISPOSE
tton to Criticise the Conduct of NJ tss Buck

Thorn pson Indicted for N urder-A DISPOSE
tIon to Criticise the Conduct of Miss Buck
ner.
HARRoDsBURG, KY, May 2.-Ths Grand
Jury to day returned an indictment of mui-
der against Hon. Phil B. Thompson, Sr., for
killing Walter H. Davis April 81.
The return was made late in the after
noon. The witnesses for the CON-
monwealth are j. p. ChInn.
X. G. Smith, J. NJ. Wilson, Il. f. Coleman
and John Maurter. Thompson will be re-
arrested tomorrow. Under the much pre-
vailing custom he will probably be let out
of prison. being nominally under arrest in
charge of guardian whose salary is paid
by the prisoner. Then habeas corpNs
proceedings will lead to preliminary trial
| to determine if he can be bsiied. ard
whst the amount shall be. The indictment
creates surprise, though 10 is generally ap-
proved. The defendant and friends ex-
pected it to be for manslaughter. II is ex-
ppcied the prisoners father, one of the
ablest lawyers in Kentucky, will be of the
| COUNSEL for his son. The sentiment is
growing that the killing of Davis
IS to be classed as assassination. There
is a disposition to crlticise the con-
Il
statements to her cousin, Phil b. Thorn pson,
it is supposed he made his attack on Davis.
| 1t is said that Miss Buckner- some years ago
was in trouble somewhat similar to the
charge made against Mrs. Thompson.
Mrs Davis protests that justice has not
been done her husband, and that he was
as good, loyal snd kipd husband as ever
woman hal. She asserts over and ovei
| again her immovable trust in The
| honor and innocence of her husband. She
says the testimony against her husband was
| all concerted; thas Miss Bnckner had sworn
to have revenge on her, and her oath had
| been fulfilled.
Hon. J. C. 8. Blackburn arrived tonight
/ to assist in the defense of Thompson.
There are witnesses who contradict Miss
Buckner nth references to Mrs. Thompson' S
drunkenness. Tne implication that Davis
was fleeing TO Chicsgo is wholly wrong. he
| and his partner had sold their stock OF
groceries in order TO devote their whole time
to the whisky trade, aud Mr. Davis had
| agreed to go to Chicago TO close out branch
house and was on his way to Chicago on
| this business when he was killed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-09
MON'oAasERoN's PRorEOrING TREE.
The Venerable and Bistsrsc Tree Under
Witch Ae passed His Firss Night In Har I

The Venerable and Bistsrsc Tree Under-
Witch Ae passed His Firss Night in Har >
risburg- Destroyed by the RsathIess AK
PITTsB5ne, May "A dispatch from Hsr-
risburg says. The irrevereat ak was on
Friday laid at the root of e. venerable and
historic tree in the park by the bank of the
river; that is to say, in the yernacular, it
was cut down.. 1t was the locust through
whose leaves the summer moonlight driz-
Eled down upea the upturnedlyouthful face
OF Simon Cameron, as he slept his first
night in Harrisburg upon the grass beneath
1t. The old General was fond oi pointing il
out to young men and telling how he first
came to Harrisburg many years ago, floating
down the Susquehanna on Iest, and how
he could sleep out on the grass then, and
asked no odds of the malaria. He is not
much of believer in malaria ret, but his
bones have got the better of
him as, the years have gone,
and the moonlight of that night has
taken possession of the hair tEat then was
brown. He is. as careful of himself now as
of fragile vase. When he fell over the OIL
toman one night about two months ago and
Western trip with Charles A. Dana, he lay
still on the floor and would not be carried TO
bed until the physician came. He has been
taking delicate care of himself since, but
his strong disposition 10 manage his own af-
fairs has been no end of trouble to his physi-
| cIan. He wouI1announce that upon Satur-
day he Wasgoing to sit up and see callers, or
that on Monday he was going down to his
farm at Donegal; and he always did il on
schedule time, regardless OF the doctors
protest. The raddy color has some back to
his face again.. and he sits up the greater
| part of the time now, but keeps
| pillow. on the sofa in his study.
He sayshe Isgoing West nezt winter. He
| went to Donegal for short visit Friday
morning, and ne missed the cutting down
of his old tree. The tree ives dead at the
root anyhow, and several of its main
| branches had surrendered TO the storm, but
| its stump ought 10 be preserved, and is the
stump which stands within a railing before
the old Generals residence-sll that re
mains of the tree to which the Indians tied
John Harris, the trader, in early days, when
| they had in visw a holocaust for one. 1t is
fair subject for guessing what the yourg
man dreamt about as he slept under tbe
locust that night Did he see past the raft
| to the Senate Chamber, / wcnder?
Senator Cameron is here now, and looks
100 per cent. better than he did six weeks
ago. He looked lean and ysllow then, end
enough nearer the grave than his father.
He sails for Europe on the 18th, and will
remain abroad Intil the eanly winter, which
is to say until after the election. The old
General says: donald wants to get out of
public life. He has had oothing but cnrses
since he entered upon it, a1d he wants 5ther
people to take some OF the cursing" The
Senator's family go with bin, and will spend
two years in Europe. lie has not mixed
lmuch witA the politicians since he came
here.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-09

had, at previous trial of the prisoner for
attempting to shoot Judge Lawson, pitied
him because he showed some feeling for his
wife and family. The prisoner would see to
what misery they had been brought by the
wretched system Of conspiracy.
When Caffrey was placed in the desk his
face wore a smile, The consequences Of
pleading guilty was again fully explained TO
him in open Court, but he persisted in his
plea On being asked whether he had cny-
thing to say why sentence should not be
passed upon him, Caffrey replied in loud,
clear voice:
"All / have got to say standing on the
brink of the grave, is that did not know
what was going to happen until twenty
minutes before the murders were commit
ted. L was bound to go to- the Park under
pain Of death"
The Judge, in passing sentence, said there
were no means of judging OF the truth of
the prisoners statement. He did not decide
that it was necessarily wholly untrue.
The sentence OF Delaney will probably be
commuted to life servitude.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-09
a CHICAGO SCANDAL.
A FemaIs Exhorter Who Left Her E8sband
FOR Another Gvapgelist.

For Anotheo Evangelist.
CHIcASO, May The Womans Christian
Temperance Union is-ali torn up ever a re.
cent scandal which. has fallen upon the
membsrs as a terribls. blow. It will be re-,
membsTed that Dan Hogan, the pugilist.
gam aler and tough, of New YORK; reformed
two. years ago. ana becoming converssd
joined the Evazselist Army and cams. 10
Chicago. His pretty wife followed ia his
footsteps, and both were wszrnly recsived
ba the clergy, AID became pzGminent .sad-
sTs and exhoraHTs, with suclNsAccess taat 500
sinners were converted by their Efforts.
J They were pSid by the West Side branch of
hthe Woman :. Christian Temperance Union.
Five weeks ago Ben went to Omaha to wres-
| tie with ths heather, leaving hss little,
black-eyeG vile here to keep the bsCksliders
| in line.
| Last night, upon his seturn, he found his
wife had eloped with q married and well
dressed evangelist ns7aed Geo w. Briggs,
and that they were living as Easband and
| wife At No. 13l 3o1sh Green street Ben
sought them out, and, while his stalwari
frame shook with emotion, and great tear:
| swelled in his eyes, he urged Briggs to treat
the woman kindly, and then bid them good
by forever. The woman obtained no di
vorce, but Hogan will not take any action IL
the matter. he is prostrated by the sac
event. When he married her, six years ago
she was known as Jennie Kaiser. of Pitts
burg. She has been dismissed from her po
sition by the Union, for which she was re
ceiving $40 per month. The Union is par
alyzed by the scandal.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-09
A .CostlR Mistake.

Special % NJ sentinel
FRAszLrS, Ind, Nay 2.-Aloert Viok,
who fgnrea some time ago in. q shooting
scrsps with Peter Conner, in tie southern
jpart ces this County. has suddenly left for
parts unknown. T. appsars. thst he has
been working foramsn. by the namsOfi
MusselmaD, and, Izpon.sestlement, the latter
owed Nick SA07. Est having a cheek at
hand Nusselman semi en- order TO, his
brotksr, who was here attending Court, to
writs. out a check sOgr the amount and give
it to Nios. When tho order was written,
VIch suggested that il Do made even %, and
seven was marked oul with. the psn. This
mase il appear 80 insteadIof 81, end when
presented to MusSslnan in this city he gave
a cAs3k Tor the hTmeE sum. NiclS drew the
money and left for parts unknown, the mis-
taxa having been LEANED when the brothers
met on yesterday. There is o. fine in the
Ci5ouit Court against Wick fer shooting
Conner, and tl5s nodDubt constrained him
to leave when he.xas so ahead.
Cur community rs considerably exercised
over = case % 3sBnaGpoI, which was doEel-
ope6 Today IN. this city. Tae victim is the
infant child Of Noah Rodgers, and contract
ed the diseesa while in Indianapolis wiShiits
mother. who was visiting william Greasy.
The latter WAS sGAt TO the 6est House 9 few
sinys ago. Another child of Rodgers has
been sick for q day or two, and 1T is no
doubs affected with the disease.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-09
AMERICAN PORK PRODUCTS.
The Cause of ths Prohibition of Exports-
tiara -f,to Germany.

NEW YORK, May,A-A Committee of i'm
porters of pork products at Hamburg writes
tlls Chamber of Commerce that the PAM
phiet by t. Byrtettsy New York, is mainly
responsible for the prohibition of importa-
ton of American bacon, and says the Cham
Der should make il publicly known that the
pamphlet must 5e considered as a mere
stroke of business enterprise" and that no
importance whatever must be attributed TO
its remarks about Sne quality of goods. The
Committee add that some remarks of the
LEW York Stats 8eitung, as well as some
other American papers, to the effect
that dead hogs ere used for the manu-
facture of lardi and that the product
af hogs, used for me ehanical purposes, is
called "lard, (" haTedone the greatest harm
land contributed tevard establishing preju-
sGice against American hog products with
some members of our Government, who
without any expe1 ,ense of the matter take
theoretical view Of.it, and seem to think the
public may be led TO believe this lard is also
st Tor consumption. Everybody acquainted
with the trade knows this is impossible
Nevertheless we would recommed thai for
this name be substituted another, perhaps,
Refuse All" which would render misun,
Outstanding of that kind impossible. Any
term that does net contain the word 'larCf
would suit the pRgpOse. In order 10 secure
the repeal of the prohi Ation tits OF the grees
est importance that your Government
should take tbs trouble of making neoss-
sary investigations which would establish
the following fxets. ~ That no diseased
hogs or dead hogs are used for export trade;
(2) that the examination of goods when
shipped is very strict one, so much so aAat
only fully, cureaa and wholesome meat san
pass it. When the opinion of our lea ling
men has change3agesn in favor of imlSrta
| A.<r. nrlr hou
a beneficial ;naneDce on the Hhole
trade in American products in general AT
the same time the certainty will prcrs the
best means 6f removing the existing -pedju
dice and securing the repeal of the psOhibi-
tion lately Issued. 1t is, however, sTident
that such measures, or in fact any eHort in
this direction, can be of avail only # sane
toned and Saeke6 by your Government,
and if upon suoh Official examins ions the
prohibition appears to be based on -aisrepre-
sentation repeal of the prohibitDn ought
to be obtaii ed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-09
ne Dynamite ConsPiracies OrisinalIy On.
earthed in New York.


New YORK, May 6.-Concerning the cable
gram from London saying that the Irish
corspiracies had been originally unearthed
here, Mr.. Pierrepont Edwards, the English
Vice Consul here, said this evening that the
statement was substantially true. The con.
spiracies had been unesrthed here
and without much trouble on the parl
of the English authorities, for there
had been a great deal Of information for
nished voluntarily by Irishmen. The great
trouble was TO select what was true from
what was false, as there was no limit to the
information furnished. Ii seemed to be
gener ally thought by many IrIshmen ont OF
work that by going to the Consul with in
formation concerning the conspirators they
might get So or $50 apiece. As it was, the
English authorities had been able TO keep
fully informed about all that was being
done here By the Irish plotters.
Concerning the cablegram that Sheridan
and Walsh were arrested III this city, Mr..
Reuben T. Carroll. one OF the counsel for
the two men, said in Sheridan's presence in
the Astor House this evening. that there wes
no shadow of foundation in that rumor
Neither of the men had been arrested nor
mad any attempts been made TO arrest hem
He was very certain, however, that strenu
Gus efforts would be made 10 bring about
their extradiuon. The whole weight oi
Minister Lowelrs influence would undoubt
edly be thrown in that direction.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-09
RING CONTRACTS.
Bow the Government is Piundered of Vast


sums.
WASHINGTON, ID. c May 5~-The trouble in
the Interior Department over the Hot
Springs contract illustrates a ifficulty
which attends the letting Of contracts of all
kinds in Departments where forfeits are not
exacted. The Hot Springs contract has
been pending row some time, and is not yet
actually let. 1t is for the making of \ sewer
out of Hot Spring Greek, which flows
through the town. The engineers estimate
OF the cost of the work IS about 800. coo,
The Job was advertised In the usual way,
and u large number of Bidders appeared.
and the lowest bidder was notified
| to qualify in bonds of StOi0O0, the work 10
be done under the supervision of the GoT-
eminent engineers. The lowest bidder
dropped out, so did the next, and so on un-
| til. after considerable delay, the contract
was awarded to A. P Robinson, of hot
Springs, who bonded and Immediately be-
gan the work. The bid was about $4,000
A difference of opinion on measurement Of
the stone-work arose between the contractor
and the Government, which was fnally
| compromised by a permission to throw up
| che contract. This the contractor d;a, as he
saw thsre was no money in the lob. The
Department then readvertised he,work, 10
which advertisements about scoZs of bid
1 Qerb 2tSDOuutUs lhc iOWCcb vi bA1NtcC Ndo III
the neighborhood Of $40 600, and The highest
ran some 500 eco more The tozzner was an
ex. policeman here, who hasn't 81
| The next highest 5ellar-digge,
hsre, was a man esnally irresponsible, and
the next, a saloon keeper, whose bondsnAaSl
was no good, left it open to-day TO Coloze
Bardwell, of Philadelphia. al S7S,089. Nov
sthe secret of all this is the. system of con
Itractorss rings which obtain slch mystezion
control Of the mail letuEgs. A dozea bid
ders are thrown forward snd men without
|. dollar and without responsibility are inter
iected. These men are ION the make" AM
are either acting on their own hook or ar
mere tools of somebody else. One of thes
may be just below scvae of the ring. If tn
I bidders drop out belSw him he is master o
, the situation. He can either form a CON
) b:nation with others above him sell on
for consideration. That is what he is j
for, and that is what he does. In this way
r precious ring of professional bidders her
assist to pirnder the Government.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-09
BORKp SENTENCE.
Buffalo's PeculatiDS Ex-City Treasurer
Given Five Years at Hard Labor.

4
BUFFAso, n. Y, May 4-Joseph Bork, ex-
City Treasurer, who was convicted two years
ago of peo~.ation while n Office, was fhis
morning sentenced by Jusge Daniels, of the
Supreme Court, to hard labor in the Stxe
Prison at Auburn for five years. The case
y one which Has attracted wide attention.
IN December 1915 it was Gscovered that
Bork, then Treasurer of the cisy of Buffalo,
anoJsmes S. Lysns,h his partner in the bank
ing business, had appropriated nearly s4OO, :
o00'os the city's money to theYy own use
The SFznd Jury of the followizs : January
found ten indictments against Bork.
charging him with the embezsiement
sf various SUNS of public money, agg7egat-
ing nearly $4,000. he was tried ct the
Jane term OF the CoUrt in 1877. The trial
lasted from June % to July 3, and re5clted
In conviction. stay of proceedings and D
wrisof certieTzri was granted in November.
In June, 1879. the genersi term of the Su-
preHe Court reversed the conviction and
sent the'case back for a new trial. The peo-
pie took an appeal to the court of Appeals
which affirmed the order of the genersi
term. The case came bacS to the Court of
Oyer su3Ter1siper, and JhSgs Barker pro.
| nounc,d the Indictment defective. TRe
general term aSSirmed his decision, and AZ
appeal to the Court of Appeals gave the
same res.54t. December IL, $50, Judge Bar
ker granted an order quashlrg ali the indict-
menis, thus dfesDissing the case. Prior to
| this. and at the January term of the Court
| of Quarter Sessions in 1877, siz other indict-
ments were'found against Bosk, charging
him with ersbe Zslement of bonds various
| sums of money, and funds of the city.
Bork was cFraiE0ed December IL. 1880,
and gave bail in the sum of S37, 600 to
appear for trial. The second trial lasted
eight days. He WAS tried on the last of six
| indictments. the allegation being that he
embezzled C5ry and County Han bonds to
the amount OF SdG5 900. The trial resulted
granted b writ %, error. The case Eas argued
lin the general term at Rochester, and the
conviction was affirmed. An appeal was
ltsken to the Cc1rt ef Appeals, where it was
argued in September last. The conviction
was affirmed in January, and on this con-
lviction sentence was pronounced to-day.
Since the decision was handed down in JAN
nary, Bork has Seen the chief witness in a
case against his old partner, Lyons, who was
convlcted and is now waiting sentence.
| That Bork has 4nagly been sentenced is q
| Fact greeted with much satisfaction. As an
appeal from the sentence will be taken to
| she June term o. the Supreme Court, and OF
course from there to the Court OF Appeals
il will be long time probably before he
sees the inside of ofkuburn. In the mean
time he will be confined in Jail here.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-09
A BOSTON DEN.

A Frigkffur Co7d1ttcn OF Affairs DeSeIoped
at the Examfnstion OF a Boston Ciairvoy-
ant, MAe. wslsetty y Seer of the Home OF
Culture.
BesroS, Nay L--Madsme Walcott, WELL
known cla.Tvoyant, was held IN the Police
Court today in 81 Sse on six charges of abb
duction and ef keeping house of iA-fAme.
The testimony at tbs worEanTs hearing was
that OF six school girJs from fourteen to six
tsen years of age. whsm she had enticed
tem good homes to a Nfe Of vTee The tes-
timony was horrible sad sicBening to the
last degree. The girls have been in the
business only kooe September yet all are in
pltoble condition. Some of the girls at
tend school dsilyr going to the house after
evening JeturD :c- tbe:g homes. They
are keps in school ior the pur-
pose Of procuring other school girls for
like purposes. ka-employe Of one of the
Northern Esilro eds who wac called away
nom home recently. having his sick wife in
ch arge ofhJB littls girl, retained the other
aay TO fnd ais wide dead and his girl an in
ns te of Gms. Walcott's den. There is. an
ether del ofl siEilHr nature on Harrison
sTenue, where ssme sixteen girls from
one schsOf are sisziarly EMPLOYED
Walcott's den is saiSto have been patroni5ed
by ssIme of tia weAlthiess men IN Boston.
Her arrest as the result ct detective work,
and marke5he beginning of determined
war or sonDe'h6af hundred SAedsvils adEer-
tisiog under shs guiss of s1eirvoyants
|: Mad anne Kalcett, being unable to obtain
81 eco bail, ID now in Jail She is large
woman, weighing 200 pounds. When she
appesre in the dock to-day she was dressed
IN foe suit of black material and was
heavily veile6 with Grape and carried book
ia Der hand. Boston possesses no more
eisreputs BILE haunts OF vise than those pre-
sideS ore by women of the Walcott ty pe,
WHO style themselves claIrvoyants.