The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-23
ILLINOIS.
News Items Culled from Exchanges and Cor
reRnondenee.


John Herman, of Atlanta, was knocked down
and robbed within three miles of town, receiving
fracture of the jaw in the encounter.
The grand jury at Decatur has indicted Alice
Gasaway FOR killing her baby by throwing it out
of house, last winter, and letting it freeze to
death
In the breach of-promise suit of Kate Madden
against Thomas Moran at Lincoln, the jury de
eided that the sum of 81 900 would be the amount
of damages sustained.
A student, N. E. Condell, Of Bates, Sangamon
county, was taken with cramps, while bathing
in Morgan lake. near jacksonville on Wednes-
dav, and was drowned, despite the efforts of his
companion to save him.
The residence of Joseph Clayboldt, at North
Alton, was entered by burglars on Tuesday
night, and robbed of $780, On the night previ-
Gus, two gold watches and chains and $40 in
money were stolenIfrom the residence Of Mrs A.
5. Barry
An emory wheel burst in Emerson. TALBOT
Cos shops at Rockford, on Wednesday
afternoon, and a piece weighing twenty-fiv
pounds struck Fred. Erelson with terrible force
full in the face, crushing him frightfully and
killing him instantly.
Mrs. Belle Hall, indicted at Lincoln for an ac-
cessory before the fact, in connection with the
triple murder at Mount Pulaski, appeared in
court and asked for counsel to defend her
Judge Herdman appointed 7. T. Beach, the at
torney who acquitted Carpenter.
William Holiday, the last of the Holiday gang
of counterfeiters, who have been operating in
the western part of Wayne and Jefferson coun-
ties, has been captured and is in Jail at Spring
field. Holiday and his eonfederates have been
engaged in makslg silver dollars The marshal
secured the dies and a lot of bullion.
P. I. Nichols, of Monticello has been elected
superintendent of the Sullivan tMoultrie county,
schools for the coming school year. Professor
t. F. Hughes, of Sullivan, has been elected
principal of the Mount Pulaski schools. b F.
Peadro, county superintendent of Moultrie
county, will have charge of the Bethany schools
next year.
In the case of Frederick NJ Ker, now serving
term of ten years at Joliet for robbing Preston
Kean 4 Co., of Chicago, the Illinois Supreme
Court decides that the federal government VIC
lated no treaty with the republic of Peru in Sc
curing the prisoner, and that in way is Ker
entitled to immunity from prosecution The
judgment is therefore affirmed.
Governor Hamilton has issued his proclama-
ton transferring the counties of Calhoun
Greene, Jersey, Maceupin, Montgomery, Chris
tan, Fayette, Shelby, Moultrie, bingham,
Douglas, Coles, Cumberland, Jasper, Edgar
Clark, and Crawford. from the Southern to the
Northern penitentiary district, and convicts SEN
fenced to the penitentiary from these counties
will hereafter be sent to the prison at Joliet.
In the case of the people against Dr. c. Buel
Rice tired at Springfield the court rendered
decision holding the defendant guilty of violat
ing the medcal-practce act in praeticing with
out a license from the State Board of Health
asserting that the board is the Judge, under the
law, of the qualifications Of applicants for
license TO practice medicine in Illinois, and as
sessng fine of $50 and costs. Rice is one of
the K & *. specialists and travelling doctors who
make their headquarters at Cincinnati.