The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-22
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
4 Texas W0man'S Pursuit and Capture
Of an Indiana Sc0undrel,
Progress of the Block Murder Trial at
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Acquittal
in the ketcham Case.
INDIANA.
4 Texas Woman's Long but Successful
Search for the Man who Wronged Her.
Sr,ncial To tI.. Innin No -.,lis In1,rnn1

1 Texas Womans Long but Successful
Search for the Man who Wronged Her.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Feb. 2l.-City Marshal Coburn
this evening received a telegram from Spring
port, Henry county, informing him or the arrest
Of Marshall Dodd, former Andersonian. upon
a charge of seduction Dodd is well known
throughout this section Of country, and the news
Of his arrest upon such q charge causes general
surprise. Three years ago he was in San Anto-
ME, Tex. and while there made the acquaint-
anee Of Jennie L. Montgomery, a highly-edu
Gated and wealthy young lady, the daughter of
an eminent physician. He waited upon her for
two years, representing himself to be a single
man. and finally accomplished her ruin. Miss
montgomery pleaded with him to marry her
and screen the disgrace attendant but he re
fused, and finally left there in the night, coming
North and rejoining his family. The girl de
cided to follow and punish him, and she came
North. She traced him through Tennessee,
Kentucky and Ohio, and finally found him
located at Springport The arrest was effected
and Dodd is now in jail at Winchester.
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Testimony in the Block Murder Trial.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENsBURG, Feb 21.-The first day proper
of the trial of Jacob Block for the murder of Eli
Frank was begun this morning, with the exami-
nation of witnesses A motion for the separa-
ton of the witnesses was sustained, and Elsie
Block, the son, was taken back to jail The
wife and daughter of Jacob Block were present.
Major Blackburn, engaged as counsel for the de-
Tense, failing to be present as expected, his
partner Mr.. J. r. Ernstein, withdrew from the
case.
Prosecutor Tackett made statement of the
case to the jury Mr. Marshall Sexton, DR.. c.
H. Parsons and DR.. T. G. Hackleman, coroner,
each described the fatal shot as entering the
body of Frank near the navel, intersecting the
stomach and small intestnes four times, imbed
ding itself in the muscles of the thigh
E. d. Beher saw the encounter Frank was
striking Jake over the head. Elsie ran up with
revolver in hand. Jake said: Now shoot him.
Kill him. Elsie fired and Frank retreated He
fired twice more. Frank placed his hands on his
body and exclaimed: ''Tm shot!7 three times.
A. T. Mahan heard Block say: 81 will give
him three months to leave town." II will blow
his brains out" II will get even with the
---." On being cautioned, he
said, 'Cheap Jake is too old a bird to be caught
Will CudlI / GU must uOJ Jcll NudI SOu llOt'l
about here, or I will serve you the same way
Elsie once said, "There is nothing too dirty or
low for me to stoop to-
Joel Harrell heard Elsie say, i have got re-
vover to kill Frank if he ever crosses my path.
John Lakin heard Elsie say, speaking of Mr..
Frank, 'There is the meanest - - -
in town; if he ever crosses my path will do him
up"
Lewis Pugh heard the same.
R. Rutherford heard Elsie say that he would
not go a day without revolver; this, after talk
ing about difficulty with Frank
Robert Kelley, about halfbour before the
homicide, heard Jacob Block say to Elsie, i