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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
PROVING HIS OWN SANITY.
A Son of Former Cabinet Officers Affect
ing Plea for His Liberty.

Philadelphia Special.
There were some remarkable incidents in
court today in the trial to determine the sanity
of William Meredith son of the late William NJ.
Meredith, the famous lawyer, who Secre-
taly of the Treasury when Zachary Taylor was
President. Through the mouth Of his counsel,
Daniel Dougherty, Mr.. Meredith presented to
the jury an argument of fifteen closely printed
pages, full of acute reasoning, bri5tling with
citations to medical and metaphysical works,
and bright with witty thrusts at the doctors
and jury which deprived him of his
liberty Mr. Meredith is to all purposes of
elocutiOn dumb, through marked and pain
full impeachment in his speech. While his counsel
was rolling out his flowing periods for him he
sat apparently careless of their effect upon the
jury. George w. Biddle and Cadwalader Bddle,
distinguished lawyers, and several other persons
testified in Mr. Mcrediths favor, but the trump
cards of the defense We're the writings of their
client and the reading of his letters to his coun-
sci produced a marked effect The petition and
brief prepared by Mr. Meredith on which his
counsel went into court at Pottsville and de-
feated the motion to sell his estate, were also
put in evidence. When Mr.. Dougherty, the
slIver-tongued orator who nominated Hancock
at Cincinnati began to read Mr.. Merediths ar
gument to the jury there came litter through
the courtroom. which, at the outside, grew TO a
roar as the counsel read on.
Some insane deluSionS prove themselves.
One of these, frequently mentioned in the
books, is whore a patient thinks that his head
IS too big to go through door If one of these
doctors is ever on trial for insanity his deluslon
will probably take that form"
The last page and half of the argument con
tanned a severe denurciaton of medical experts
and a pathetic appeal for liberty. They inter
fere to prevent the punishment Of the law from
taking effect a condemned murderer, while
they punish an innocent man with Imprisonment
for life on their prophesies. If the punishment
for insanity, instead of Imprisonment for life,
were death, would you condemn me to die, on
such case as thisl They are asking you to con-
m n than death
After Mr.. Dougherty had been reading an hour
and half, he broke down at the words in the
perOration; II sit stranger in the halls where
my father practced his profession" and went
sat wiping his eyes, and many of the lawyers and
spectators in court were deeply affected. The
reading was finished by Mr.. White, Mr.. Daugh
erty's associate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
Fighting Il Judgment.

DETROIT, Jan. 4.-Last January Professor
Donald MacLean, demonstration of anatomy in the
medical department of the State University, oh
tanned a verdict of 500, 900 against j. E. Scripps,
of the Evening News, of this city, for libel in
Gus intercourse with a female patient who
sought his professional services. In December
tho Supreme Court affirmed the verdict below,
and yesterday denied motion for rehearng. In
the meantime certified check for the amount
of the verdict was lodged in the hands of third
party, as a condition precedent to consenting to
the delay to allow the motion for rehearing to be
heard and argued To-day injunction was
applied for to prevent MacLean from cashing
the check, on the ground that the verdict was
obtained through grossest corruption in the jury
room. The court ordered MacLean to show
cause why the INDUCTION should not be made per-
petual -. y-1t ,...t e..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
One of voorhees, Great Efforts.

Fitts burg Dispatch.
In the trial of James Mutt, on Saturday, Sen
ator Voorhees, attracted much attention. When
he came in after the noon recess, he sat down
beside the prisoner, and then suddenly got up
again, as though something harder than an or
binary thought had struck him. ''Voorhees is
going to speak now, the people whispered But
he didn't He rose to the full six feet and more
of his height thrust his left hand into his right
coat-tail pocket and drew ont a large apple, laid
it down on the table beside him, and sat down
TO look at it. 1t was not an especially noticeable
apple in appearance. 1t was rather above than
below the medium size, red toward the stem,
following toward the blossom, and freckle-
checked. There was dry rotten spot on one side.
Senator Voorhees, did not see anything in the
present aspect of the case interesting enough to
distract his attention from the fruit. He broke
it in two, by and 10y, and Hospitality offered the
larger piece to the prisoner. He declined it
with faint smile and shake of the head
Colonel Boudinot shook his long locks also, in
response to similar proffer, and the Senator
proceeded with perfect nonchalance to eat it
himself
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
The Considerate Physician.

CHICAGO, Jan. A-The Times declares this
morning that DR. Temple S Hoyne of this city
found the body of a friend on the dissectine
although he has continued to attend the family
ever since, never disclosed the facts In the
meantime the family of the deceased have con
tinued to pay insurance premiums on policy OF
$50 900 on the supposition that he may be still
alive. In published interview Hoyne says the
deceased was addicted to drink and probably
died in the street from exposure, the body find
ing its way to the morgue He offers in ex
PLANTATION that he was shocked on discovering
the body and intended informing the family, hui
as the boys needed a subject Il letthem go along
with their work" He also declares that it might
have been a case of mistaken identity which
sustained him in keeping the matter secret
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
Determined Burglars.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 24-Last night William
Rolf, merchant at Collingwood, was aroused by
a lound explosion in his store. Hastily dress
ing, he ran to ascertain the cause, whereupon
five burglars assaulted him with pistols, firing
several shots. Being man of nerve land UNI
wounded Rolf showed fight, and the burglars
left, fearing the arrival of assistance but on re-
treating fired more volleys, in all ten or fifteen
shots. While Rolf, still unframed. was exanin-
ing what had been stolen the burglars returned,
and were about TO make another attack when the
appearance of some neighbors frightened them
away. They had tried to blow open the safe
containing tempting sum of money, but not
finishing the work made bold effort to COM
plete the job as stated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
Western Trunk Lines.

CHICAGO, Jan. "a The Western railway man
ayers, in their efforts to form a pool covering
trans Missouri business, are in session The
day was spent in general discussion of tonnage
and rates. AS result of this discussion and to-
upon, in whose hands the entire matter of pool
ing competitive business was placed. 1t was
agreed that this committee should proceed at
once to the consideration Of competitive business
from Omaha to Nebraska points Ii the com
mittee arrive at an agreement ON this vital ques
ton. it will then be directed to consider other
questions of minor Importance. AT late houl
this evening the conference adjourned until to
morrow,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
fmpracticabIe Temperance Men.

10 the Editor of tho indianapolis Journal:
If l were not a preacher 1 might be tempted
to nearly swear at class of impracticable tenn
peraDce men. Why should men who show good
sense on everything else go plumb daft whenever
temperance is mentoned-become monomaniacs
as it were9 They start off all right, and say
yes, drunkenness is bad thing, temperance
good thing, and tipping houses are abominable,
and produce crime and pauperism and other
evils in great abundance but just here they take
the crazy spell and begin to talk incoherently,
illogically, foolishly. You can always tell where
the spell strikes them; it begins with 'but."
They say, prohibition is good thing, but"
Now, get them a-gong schools or roads or
taxes, or anything under the sun but prohib-
bition, and they say good schools, good roads,
good banks, good insurance companies are good
things and we intend TO have them. If some
balf-witted fellow, who in heart does not want
good schools, or good roads, or any other good
thing, turns smart Aleck and says, But you had
better use the schools and roads that you have
before asking for bettei, and you had better
agree among yourselves as TO just what you do
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
JAMES MUTT.
His Statement as to the Killing of Dukes
Plans for the Future.

Plans for the Future.
Pittsburg Special
''Was it your intention to shoot Dukes when
you left home June 13!' was asked james
Mutt, after he left the Jail to-day.
sit was not" he answered. II always carry a
pistol. All boys have fancies, and mine was to
be a good pisto-shot. Many hours l have spent
practicing with pistol before my father was
killed, and after gotmy fathers pistol became
more than ever infatuated with it. How | made
such good shooting that night l can't say, for 1
am not what is known as a good pstol-shot
After got the mail l started home that night,
and turned into that building like boys do, where
they said | laid in wait for Dukes, for an
entirely different purpose. Coming out saw
Dukes pass, and the time from when l com
menced to shoot till / quit is now and always has
been blank to me. ] did not know how often
had fired till l heard from others. None ofmy
relatives ever advised me to shoot Dukes On
the contrary they always wished he would go
where none of us would see him. Boys have ad-
vised me to kill him, and L have received letters
advising me to kill him"
What do you intend doing when you go back
to Uniontown}H
81 don't know yet / am d great home boy
and would like to get work where l could be at
home'
"Will you continue to practice with pistol!'
pistol away, and never want to see one again"
Suppose you are attacked, how will you de-
fcnd yourself?'
II have no fear of being attacked. I don't think
have an enemy in the world OF course Mr.
Dukes's friends will not like me, but have no
fear of them hurting me- and if | were attacked
] should prefer to be shot myself than to hurt a
living being am no hero, nor do want to be. !
will take Mr.. Browns advice and stay away
from all company; will not put myself in the
way of any one, but will try and make man of
myself While | am dull at learning, 1 think
that there things that could do, and it is
not the smartest man that gets along the best
1t was my dead father who thought me very
dull. He was great reader and good talker
and, being the eldest boy, he expected me to be
smarter than I Lizzie was his pet and 1
am mothers pet so you see how it is. l take
after father in some ways He was very de-
termined man, and once he made up his mind to
do thing he did it. And L take after him in
that way"
Tho Unontown people will no doubt give you
hearty welcomep
81 have no doubt they will, but prefer to go
quietly home. Ever since the first day was in
jail [ have been looking forward to the time
when | would go home"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
Dancing ON Her Mothers Coffin.

KINGSTON, Ont, Jan. 24-When an under
taker was putting the body of Catherine Malone
who died during spree yesterday, into a coffin,
he asked the daughter of the deceased. Mrs,
Gray if she desired to have the corpse rcdressed.
Mrs. Gray said, NO, chuck her in the way she
is. When the lid was screwed on she leaped
upon the coffin and danced like maniac and
only ceased her antics when compelled to 10y the
constable The whole family were intoxicated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
Proposed Chastisement OF a Great Editor.


New York, Jan. 24-C S. Benham, promi
nent member of the Stock and Mining Elk
changes, announced yesterday on Wall street
that he proposed to fog editor Dana, of the Sun:
He stands six feet two inches and has powerful
physique. Recently Benham went to California,
when he says Dana ''intmated in his vile sheet
that had fed To avoid financial responsibility.
| was in San Francisco when he published the
libel, and the first animation j had of the black
guards work was an Associated Press report,
which had been made up from the Suns state
ment and autographed from New York broad
cast over the country 1t made me as mad as a
March hare. l rushed to the nearest telegraph
Office and telegraphed to Mr.. Dana that ] in
tended to hold him personally responsible for
what he had done, don't care fig for the
Sun, but | will make the responsible editor
squeal." When street hours were over several
friends started TO follow Mr. Benham to the Sun
Office, but he frowned them back No meeting
was had to-day. Benham swears he is i'll earn
est and his friends, who sympathize with his
plans, say his preference for fight over libel
suit means business Benham's finances are and
have been in good condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
Courts. and Teehnicalitie.s..

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journals:
While it is certainly necessary that the lower
courts of our State in their rulings on questions
of pleading and practice should be guided by
fixed principles, yet it cannot be expected that
these courts should be infalible in their decis
ions, which are often made during the progress
of trials, without time for deiberaton, whilst
courts of appeal not unfrequently arrive at wrong
results after weeks of careful delberation; hence
the position taken by the journal that cases
should only be reversed on appeal where it APP
pears to the Supreme Court that an injustice has
been, or may have been done to the appellant by
the rulings of the court below is undoubtedly
correct If any other rule of deciding cases is to
obtain in our Supreme Court, there is no telling
how often the same case may go up on appeal
and be reversed, on some technical question of
pleading or practice, although the rights of the
party appealing were in no wise prejudiced by
the ruling of the lower court on the same, and il
being clearly apparent the record that the
object of the appeal each time was for the pur-
pose of wearing out the other side and thwarting
Justice. If it were not for the known weakness
of our Supreme Court for deciding cases on
technical questions, without regard to their real
merits there would not be one half the number
of cases on the docket of that high tribunal of
Justice (l) that there at present. 1t would be
we'll for each member of the Supreme Court
and the Commission to paste a printed copy of
section 1891 of the Revised Statutes of 1881 in
his hat j. H. CLAYPooL.
CoNNERsvILLE, Ind, Jan. 30 1884
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
ather Mccarthy and the Amendments.

New YORK Jan. "a Frey. Father Mccarthy
of Brooklyn; the priest who was deposcd last
week for New York spree, seems to have ac-
copied all the constitutional amendments in
good faith. Ii now turns out that the woman
who accompanied him on his hilarious sleigh
ride belonged to the tribe Of Ham. Also, that n
baby figured in the party. Catholic Brooklyn is
much exercised over the ownership of the baby
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25

An uptown grammar school boy became so
obstreperous yesterday that the teacher, new in
her vocation, young and pretty, determined to
sat with grim determination until it became
dark. and then she let him depart, What was
her establishment at the gate to find the youth
awaiting her. He greeted her with ITS too
dark for young lady to be alone on the streets.
Will you allow me to see you homer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
A Mistake in the Types.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal
In your account yesterday of the ruling of
Judge Howe in the case of Smock, guardian of
Cornelia E. Little, an insane person, against
Spiegel & Thoms, involving title to one-third of
the ground on which their mandatory stands.
the types made you say that the demurrer to the
answer setting up the proceedings in the Circuit
Court was sustained They should have said
overruled. CARTER e. BINFoRD,
ATTORNEYS for s. 81 T.
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A Man with a Bad Heart.
Bismarck Tribune.

In playing game of seven-up with young
lady from St Paul, wicked Bismarcker told her
that every time she held jack of trumps it was
a sure sign that her lover was thinking of her
Then the impenitent ficnd watched her face at
each deal, and every time she blushed and looked
pleased led out and CAUGHT her iaek
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25

THOUSANDS die every winter of consumption,
bronchitis, diphtheria. and lung fever, whom a
few doses of Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
given in time would have saved from a prema-
ture grave Sold by all druggists. |
Pixies TOOthaehe Drops cure in one minute
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25

bred letters to answer and it took his entire sal
airy to pay clerk hire If he had not indie
pendent income, he would either be pauper or
out of this house.
The joint resolution passed Adjourned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25

Thu vigor of youth given to the aged and in
firm by using Hop Bitters See advertisements.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
I" Mighty Interesting Reading. y

From the 1st of January, 1884, to the list of Jan
uary, 1855, We are to have an Interesting success
sion of stirring events Of which every one Will
wish to hear. Two military campaigns are at
present in progress-that of ii Mahdi in the Sou
dan and Of the French in Tonquin-bUth of
which are approaching the critical point The
next session OF Parliament is to be marked, ac
COrding to the announced purpose of Mr. Parncll,
by bitter struggle of the Irish nationalist to
compel their English and Scotch colleagues to
cOnCede to Ireland some measure of home rule.
In default of this, Mr.. Parnell promises TO employ
his following to so obStruct the transaction OF
parliamentary business as to render the presence
of Irish members at st. Stephens intoleTable.
This programme insures a succession of exciting
scenes in Parliament. The new reform bill, which
Mr. Gladstone proposes to carry during the SeS-
sion of 1884, will also doubtless excite general in
tereSt in the United States, as well as throughout
the British empire. Vastly more interesting to
American readers will be the discussion to take
place at Washington within the next few months
over our own reform bill. The republican mem
bers of the present Congress are opposed to tariff
reform. The democrats, it is said are divided,
the majority of them iavoring, the minority OPP
posing it. Which will get the upper hand? Will
the high tariff democrats cooperate with the re-
pubicans to maintain the present absurd law
Or will the democrats act together, and send re-
form tariff bill to the Senate, which the Senate
will decline to pass Every step of the struggle
in the Capitol at Washington Will be watched
with lively concern all over the country and by
the time Congress adjOums the public mind will
be ripe for the opening of a presidential cam
pagn which, it is safe To say, will exceed in
warmth any of its predecessors since 1850. Tn
meeting Of the Maryland Legislature at Annapolis
on the I'd of January, and the reasSembling of the
Baltimore city council later i'll the same month
will prove also events Of cmgrossing interest. But
surprising the existence of citizen concerned
about none of these things, still he will need tn
read The Sun for news OF the thousand and one
other events of interest that go so far to make up
| the current history of the world. The period is
! one of rapid movement, and the citizen who does
not take n paper is sure to be left behind. If Il
! man ever means to subscribe for paper, now is
| the time before the actors on the worlds stage
during the year 1854 have taken their places and
! begun to play their parts. When 1t becomes a
! question of securing Il reliable newspaper, which
| will contain all the news, succinctly expressed
and fairly reported, the proper course to pursue
| is plain: take THE Sun.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
DAILY EXPRESS.

Nei0 tnSiie Acc0mlno,'ati TnIi9&--Leave Wiz
mtggtof6 a. M aud sf. n. leave New Castle
at s5K. II. and 4,40R N.
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINs.-leave smyrna
for Cldyton III aaa "a aud lass 4, NJ, 2.S, 10
7.4J f,M leave Clayton for Smyrna 7.20, O,05
1A4l aud lllU 4. NJ, A4O, 5.06 and 500 p NJ.
CaNHEcTIoNs--At poFler. with Newark & Della
ware City Railroad, At Townsend, with Queen
Anne'ssS Kent Railroad AtClayton with Delaware
Ii ChesapeRRe Railway and Kent County Railroad.
AZ Harrington, with Delaware, Maryland 4 Vir.
ginia Railroad. At Seaf0rd, with Cambridge &
Seaford Railroad. AT Delmar, with Eastern Shore
Railroad. Wioomico & Pocomoke Railroad. and
Peninsula Railroad.
CHAs. K. PUGH, General MANAGER,
]. R. WOOD, General Passenger Agsl.s. AZ
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20

Trains on the Delaware Maryland Il Virginia
Railroad connect with trains on the Delaware
Railroad at Harrington at 1912 A. NJ. and 325 p NJ
going North, and ll.44 A. NJ. and 332 p. NJ, going
South. The train leaving Harrington at II. 50
A. NJ, going South connects at Lewes Pier with
Steamer for New York on Tuesdays and FRIDAYS
At Georgetown with train for Millsboro Frank
ford, Selbyvile, Berlin, Snow Hill and all inter
mediate stations to and from Franklin City.
THOMAS GROOM, Superintendent
a, BROWN, Traffic Manager.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20

Mr.. I. Carpenter, 463 Fourth avenue,
New York, after running Il gauntlet ol
eight years rheumatism, used st. ia
cobs Oil, the great pain reliever, by
which he was entirely cured and has
had no return Of his complaint.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Dry Goods and Notions.

Here full line staple special
tlann, Flanne and
Underwear Ladies'
marked make
lew Ladies Coats Sood than
make Bed
OF broken
short of Goods 0 nd bargain
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Books and Stationery,

cannot sell and
NJ f. iiynrals Then Books
Juvenile Albums Of and
Memorandum Books Record Books
Writing Envelopes.
Ask anything A1yl
will be ordered
sold at Publishers price
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Lamps and Lamp Goods.

IS anothGr leading item and the variety almost infinite Iluy
for any pTrIose for Paro Hall Kitchen stable any
Lantern that all
the Perkins House Non Explosive Lamp
ter now often or how hard drop Hanging Extension
by the cVarl
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
RANDOLPH PETERS, Wilmington, Delaware
ALL FOR NOTHING,
Why the Doctor was Disguised, and what
Mirht hnX,. hcen Done NNilhnni Him.

Might nav" been Done WithOmi Him.
Well wife," said Dr. E, as he entered his
house. which was situated in cozy village in
central New York, q have got back from Il long
and dreary ride away down among the noun
tains, and Gll to no purpose whatever. The mes
when the fact is he had only All ordinary attack
of collie. If the simp.ctonS had only had sense
enough TO put q BENSON'S CAPCINE POROUS
PLASTER on his stomach he would have been all
right in an hour or two, But some folks are slow
to learn" added the old physician, swallowing
the cup 0f steaning tea which his Wife had just
poured for him.
Doctor E was right yet people do learn even
though slowly. The rapidly increasing use OF
BensOn'S plaster proves this bey0nd question. and
the good doctors are certain to be saved much OF
their needless toll. In all diseases capable of be
| ing affected by plaster Benson's act efficiently
| AMI at once The genuine have the word CAP
! CINE cut in the centre. Price p cents. Sedbnry
! & johnson, Chemists, New York.