The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-16
INDIANA ANDILLINOIS NEWS
Ernest Golda, of Upton County, Shot
and Killed by a Special Constable.
Important Action of the Trustees of Fort
Wayne COllege-SeriOuS Fire at FOw-
ler-Fatal Cutting ARRAY.
Ernest Coda Killed by Constable While
Resisting Arrest.

Ernest Coda Killed by Constable While
Resisting Arrest.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TIProN June 14-Some time ago Ernest
Coda, Of Windfali this county bought horse
of Frank Fouch, of the same place, and gave as
security, chattel mortgage on the horse and a
cow A short time afterward Coda sold the
COW, and Foush instituted suit on Friday against
him for trying to convert chattel mortgage prop
erty to his own use. He was found guilty and
fined and remanSed to Jail for thirty days. He
told Squire MullgAn, before whom the case was
tried, that he had no money with him, but if he
would let a constable accompany him to his
home, three miles east of that place, he would
get the money, and then come to Upton to lay
out the thirty days in jail The squire agreed
to it, and appointed William Fouch, brother of
Frank, as special constable to accompany him
They arrived at the place and Coda dismounted
and went into the house for the purpose of get
the money and bidding his family goodbye,
leaving the constable outside. After
waiting a reasonable length of time, Fouch at
tempted to enter the house to ascertain what de
tanned him, but on trying the door found it
locked. Coda ordered him to leave the prem
Fouch, after making one or two unsuccessful at
tempts to enter the house, gave it up and re-
turned to Windfall On Saturday morning
Fouch, accompanied by Charles Baldwin and
Charles Null, started for the residence of Coda
to arrest him and lodge him in jail. On arriving
at the house they saw Coda at work in corn
field Coda started to run, the officers COM
manded him to halt and he placed his hand IN
his hip pocket as though to draw pistol, at the
same time telling them that he would kill the
first man that laid hands on him. He started to
run again, but Constable Fouch pulled his revol-
yer and shot him. He died in a few hours.
Fouch came to this place and gave himself up.
Important Action of College Trustees.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
Fort WAYNE, June 14-Last night, or rather
at an early hour this morning, the board of
trustees of Fort Wayne College closed an i'm
portant business session. Officers were elected
for the ensuing year, as follows; President, Rev.
w. S. Birch, of Richmond vice-president, H.
c. Hartman, Fort Wayne; treasurer, John M.
Miller, Fort Wayne; secretary, Rev. J. K. Waits.
Fort Wayne, and corresponding secretary, Lem
r. Hartman, Fort Wayne. The board employed
Prof c. L. Cippinger as an agent to assist dur
ing the summer months in the canvass for funds
for the new college building. A contract was
made with President w. F. Yocum for the next
five years. The contract was approved, with
much satisfaction. President Yocum thad been
elected to professorship at DePauw University,
which he will now decline. 1t was decided to
lay the cornerstone of the new building on July
4, services to be at IL a. M, and to be made
part of the celebration of the national holiday in
the city. The principal address will be by DIR.
A. Marine, of the Central-avenue Church, Indi-
annapolis.