The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-22
An Uninteresting Day in the Cougar Case
Examination of Additional Witnesses
for the Defense.
One Man Killed and Two Others
Wounded by Boiler Explosion.
Burglary and Arson at Crawfordsville-
Freak of a Upton County Woman
Notes and GIeanings.
INDIANA,
President White Places His Resignation in
the Hands of the Trustees.

PRESIDENT White Places His Resignation in
the Hands of the Trustees.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Feb. 21.-Emerson E. White
to-day placed his resignation as president of
Purdue University in the hands of the
board of trustees, to take effect as soon as
possible, and not later than the close of the
present college year. This is brought about
by the Senate ''rider" to the appropri-
alton bill for the college. Mr. White
also sent a long communication to
the Senate, saying that he was resolved
upon this resignation, in order that he could
release the college of any embarrassment of
which he might be the cause, in procuring
money that should rightfully come to it.
The comm unication then goes into an argu-
ment against the admission of Greek fraterni-
ties, and closes by beseeching the Senate to
protect this young and fiourishing institution.
The president tonight received a telegram
from indianapolis to the effect that some
members of the Senate would come over to-
morrow to confer with him on the natter
Progress of the Csoaeor-MaudIer Case-Ad.
ditionaI Testimony for ths Defense,
Special to the Indianapolis Jorrnaz
LAFAYETTE Feb. 81 Bar very little testi.
mony was int uoe iu ,he Cougar Mandier
slander case to sy. mast OF tae time being
taken up with e oreument oi points Soon
after the openi = court, Captain Joseph
Park was called. He testified that he was
acquainted with Mandler but not with Mrs.
Cougar; barely knows her by sight Knew a
man called DIR. Burk, who lives on Columbia
street; have known him by sight for some
time The witness met DIR. Burk and others
in Neibaurs's saloon on Tuesday or Wednes-
day next following the Sunday on which
this affair should have taken place There
were statements made then by those parties
in reference to the 10Th of November
The question as to what statement, If any,
DR.. Burk then made as to a scheme being set
up on Captain Wallace and Mrs Cougar, and
in which he took part on the Sunday even
ing before, was objected to by the defense as
being suggestive, irrelevant and improper,
and because 1t had not been shown that
Mandler was present at the time Mr.. Da-
wilson said it was but preliminary to what
they proposed to show as to a conspiracy ex-
isting The court said he would hear the
gentlemen argue the point, and the attor-
neys entered into lengthy debate, and did
not finish until $3.50 this afternoon Judge
Gould reserved his decision until in the
morning.
The defense were allowed to reopen their
case, and introduced Harry Gay, printer in
the Journal Office who swore that one night
last summer, about II o'clock, be saw Captain
Wallace and Mrs. Cougar come down the
stairs of Captain Wallaces office
Frank Dutvel, of the Wabash railway was
also called by the defense, and swore that he
was on a Wabash train near Tilton, ILL.,,
during the last campaign, and saw Captain
Wallace meet Mrs. Cougar there, while the
latter was returning from Nebraska they did
not stop here when the train arrived. The
defense then rested.
John C. Dobelbower, OF the Dispatch news.
paper was called by the plaintiff and swore
that Mary Sims, the servant who swore so
severely against Mrs. Cougar, was discharged
from the latters employ in his presence in
stead of leaving, as she claimed. Dobelbower
will be put on in the morning for cross-ex-
animation