The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-14

years old and has wife and two children It
is not probable that he will live, as he has lost
much blood.
Vanderbilt, Valparaiso burglar, who broke
into a saloon at that place. two weeks ago, and
stole $l5O has been sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary.
Mrs. Letitia c. Rice, the victim of the mys
ferrous poisoning case i'll Jeffersonville, last
week, died on Saturday. She stated before her
death that some one gave her poison.
Conrad Baker. street commissioner of Fort
Wayne from 1873 to 1877, died at his residence
in that city on Friday afternoon He was long
the superintendent of the Wabash & Erie canal.
The jury in the regulating case against Lester
and son. at Nashville fined the son $40 and i'm
prisoned him fifteen days in the county jail, and
disagreed as to his father A big victory for the
defendants.
Bob Charles, notorious ex-eonvict, was ar
rested at Galveston, on Saturday, by Constable
John Burrows and DR.. 2. A. Loop, and taken to
Forest, Clinton county, to answer a charge of
assault with intent to kill.
The time of the last liquor license, at La
Grange, expired on Tuesday, and LaGrange is
now without single saloon The county com
mlssioners refused to renew any licenses in
town at their last term owing to infOrmalities.
The Allen county grand jury on Saturday,
returned an Indictment for murder in the second
degree against William Boyle for killing Daniel
Casey, companion tramp and burglar, in
March last, near Monroeville, ten miles east of
Fort Wayne.
young man by the name of Cavott, brake,
man on the W., st. Il. d z. railroad, was horri-
bly, mangled on Saturday morning while making
a coupling in the Wabash yards at Peru. He
died shortly after the accident occurred He re-
sided in Logansport.
The body of young man about eighteen years
OF age, name unknown, was found near North
Vernon, lying near the Ohio e. Mississippi track.
His head was crushed and it is thought he was
killed by falling from the cars during the night.
The letters 7. S. and a Roman cross were
stamped on his arm.
At the last term of court, at Vernon, an in
dictment was returned against William Martin,
charging him with stealing $40 from one James
w. Mills Martin has been lodging about for
some time, evading the officers, until Saturday
he came in and gave himself up. He gave bond
in the sum of 81, 200 and was released
A sixteen year-old boy, named Hanna, was
seriously hurt, on Friday, about two miles west
of Kokomo. He was at work by wood-kiln,
when boy who was playing near by kicked out
one of the supports, and Hanna was caught I'M
der the wood as it fell. his head being cut and
bruised and his leg broken above the ankle.
The grand jury, at Fort Wayne, was last week
instructed to investigate the Sunday base ball
playing which has been INDUCED in by the Fort
Wayne base ball club, of the Northwestern
League, and also having games advertised for
Sundays the coming season. The grand jury
| failed to return an Indictment, and Sunday play
ing will be continued.
Timothy Daily and Mike OLeary, two section
men, while at work on Saturday at Terre Haute,
putting il frog on swith near the Vandalia
round house, were struck by a ch-engne.
Daily died from his wounds some hours after.
He was a widower and leaves several small
children. OLeary had his right leg broken.
He has wife and large family. z
William Gilbert, Hope and Fred Grithe stole
a fine team of horses from John h Dusang,
we of an Eiri1 x-1aiO
They took them to Muncie on Saturday and
tried to trade them. The owner arrived in town
and offered 500 reward. The thieves tried TO
escape, but were arrested four miles south OF the
city, brought back, and are now in jail ~
The W. c. T. U of Henry county met at
Knightstown on Friday. The president, Mrs.
Harriet Gordon, made the opening address and
was followed by Mrs. NJ. A. Wells, of Indian
apolis, Mrs. A A. BrookbanK, of Jefersonyille,
Mrs. DR.. Boor Of New Castle and Others Resolu-
tons favoring continued effort in favor of pro-
hibition and approving the act of Congress in re-
fusing to extend the time bonded whisky may
remain in the warehouses without tax were
adopted. Mrs. Wells again addressed large
meeting held in the M. E. Church at night
Glen Miller, near Richmond, is being put in
fine shape for the July encampment. The Sec
ond regiment Indiana National Guards will be
in command Of Colonel n r. Ruckle, of Indian
apolis, and will go into camp July and remain
until the 9Th. The Second regiment is composed
of the indianapolis Light Infantry, Richardson
zouaves, Tecumseh Rifles, Dick Thompson
Zouaves, McKeen Rifles, Porter Rifles, Peabody
Rifles, Mcclure Cadets .Shelbyville Light In
fantry, Knightstown Light Infantry, Miller
Grenadiers, Winchester Rifles and the Indian
apolis Light Artillery.
The committee chosen by the Clark county
old settlers to secure funds for the erection of
monument of Jonathan Jennings the first Gov
ernor of Indiana, has organized by electing M.
P Alpha president, w. S. Ferner secretary,
and NJ. B. Cole treasurer. A circular will be
printed in a few days setting forth the object of
the association and appealing to the people of
county, for the necessary funds to erect the
monument. 1t is recommended that all sub
scriptions be reported to M. B. Cole, treasurer,
Charlestown, within sixty days.