The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-19

William Snow, proprietor of q saw-mill nc T
Centralia, committed suicide by cutting l. )
throat with penknife. Financial sembarrs SIS
ment was the cause of the act
At Tolono two burglars for whom officers
have been looking for some timesvere found in
the police court, where they had been arraigded
for petty offense. Their names are Frank
Smith and Thomas Powers. A large quantity of
stolen goods was found in their possession.
At Rockford some one, prompted by malice.
turned the water in the second story OF Lakes
block at night and allowed 1T to run down in a
food upon E. Steinhael's stock of fancy goods
A quantity of faces and other articles was
ruined, the dana 70 being perhaps over $4,000.
At Duquoin, On Wednesday, the Harris a.
Harris hardware and furniture store was totally
destroyed. j. j. Higgins's establishment was
burned to the extent of about LOCO, ard
| Humphrey & Company about $500. The total
loss is estimated at $l2,0 with about half that
amount of insurance.
At Dixon7 Frank Tyler, n Chicago thief, robbed
a ven-year-old boy of a watch which the lad
had Just received from jeweler to take to his
mother Just before the boy reached home
| Tyler, who had followed him, robbed and threw
him over high fence He fled, but was over
taken at Sterling and the watch recovered.
JAMS Jansen. young Dane, farm laborer,
got into box car. on tho Chicago & Alton side
track at Lincoln, intending to go to Chicago.
| The next morning "wednesday ne was 1Ound
with his feet hands and face badly frozen He
was in a pitiable condition, but received medical
aid, and was sent to Chicago, where lie has
friends.
Bardstown has recently had three disastrous
fires, thought to be incendiary. and numerous
burelaries Henry Ruppel. merchant, caught
a fire bug, and turned him to the mayor
and policeman, by whom he was permitted TO
escape. The mayor was bitterly denounced. 1t
now appears that the party released was de-
tective employed by the mayor and he has sue
ceeded in capturing Con Shelly, charged with
arson; Charles Fee, alias Adams, and William
Williamson, charged with burglary, and break
ing up the gang.
Rev Ingram N. W. Irvine dean of the Ca
thedral of st. Johns an Episcopal church at
Quincy is undergoing church trial charged by
the Rev. LefIingwell. of Knoxville, and Rev. NJ
Shrimpton, of Galesburg, prosecutors appointed
by Bishop Burgess with immortality generally
divided into seven specifications, as follows
First suggestion of what is false; second, sup
preston of truth; third intention to deceive
fourth, Justification of an official document
fifth, falschood; sixth, false swearing; seventh,
laseivious conduct
An insurance fraud has been discovered at
Metropolis The plan of operation has been to
issue policies on men who have been dead some
time, and q short time afterward report the
DEATH make the necessary proof by the parties
in the conspiracy. and draw the money. 1t is
reported they have succeeded in beating the
Bloomington Insurance Company out of 81 900.
The company has freed them, and of course
win bring them up with a round turn if they do
not refund tho money. No names have thus far