The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-26
INDIANA Az rs news
Little Brothers Plays 20 and One Is
Fatally ShOtwith His ler's Pistol.
A Practical jake Binds I'm a1s DeaIth of One
Of the Jokers-A Fight vthe Death Be-
tween Two Farmers-Gleanings.
INDIANA

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INDIANA
A BOY Fatally Shot and q Man I1illed-Sad
: Cases Of Misuse or Firearms.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCax, March 25.--Eaton and New Corner
two small villages In the northern part of this
county. are to-day in state of great excitement
over the bloody work done by two pistols, one at
either place. At New Corner, Mr.. w. w.
Brown. aiwsll do gentleman. resides He has
two sons named Richard and Syivice, aged
eleven and seven respectively. They were yes
terday afternoon in an old dollhouse playing
show" and had secured their fathers revolver,
a thirty-two-caliber sef-cockiag bulldog, and
with this Richard, the elder, was impersonating
the character OF . brigand They thought they
had removed the cartridges from the pistol, but it
seems that one had escaped their notice,
and as he was swapping the ugly weapon,
pointed towards has younger brother, that cart
ridge was exploded. and the little fellow fell to
the ground. the blood gushing from the wound.
The bali entered his eya ranged downward and
lodged in the bones Of the face. bat several at
tempts ut probing failed to find its exact ioea-
ing. but it is thought he cannot pessibly recover
The older by and his parents are almost Wild
with grief
At Eatoa the result has already proved fatal,
and this affair is still more heart -rendiug, il pos
slide. than tbs New Corner case At q late hour,
last night. Olney Scott and William Haynes
went to tho hcnle of ths formers brother Mr.
Bishop Scott. fer the purpose Of playing
joke 0n him. They had previously laid
their plaus to 20 to his hen -roest and in fun,
play the role Of chick va thieves to get Bishop
Scett'to run after them. But the lastcnaned
gentleman had in some way become informed ef
their miscAiexous designs, and sought to turn
the joke on them by gFing shema scare. Ife
accordingly loaded an cid horse pistol with shot,
and seereted himself ia a ihay-mow NEAR wiinre
the beys must come. He intended to discharge
this weapon about the time they entered the
chicken herse and Shen SEQ ftem run. In
cerrse Of time the boys came, and as, they were
prowling about the ciaicken4cesn from his hid
ing place bishop attemptsd to diechxrge
his weapsa I'm the air; but it snapped,
iand me shrinking 1t had failed
to fire, lowered it, but WREN
rAarrsd and took effect an the back of young
Haymes's dead, dnfiirtiug fatal rwound, from
the effect of which he died ut e O'clock this nern
ing, Rfter mnch auffnriag. Scott, seeing whatGhe
had d0ne. became frantic with grief hut did net
80 Ear forcet himself hut that he assisted in
kindly caring for his svintim. Hs was arrested
this msrniug and is NOW in 1he county jail here
While his oardlassness lis severely Scensufea by
residemts of that locality. it is nousbted that
the awful result WAS an accident
Fight to the Death.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
EvAnsprLLE. Ind, March "a terr7bie
deuble tragedy took place this afternoon ia the
''barrens..r twenty-six miles from here
Christian Fieischman and Gottieib Scharndiei,
were neighbors in the odd country, and cousins
Flaischman having pforeduntrue to the friendship
and desauched hrs cousins wife, Scharpaiei
and wife came to this country three years ago
Coming West they settled ON farm ia Che
':barrens~ by singnlarsccineidencc Fleisch-
man came Se the came vicinity and rented a
farm. At various times the bitter ennlity
of Che two snen has cropped out
but never led to anything serious
To-day 4bvth were in Stewartsvilie
having farm implements :sharpenea and The
old trouble came up. Friends averted an en-
counter at the time. and about 99 N. STharn-
disl started home His harness became broken,
aud while repairfng it. F1cischsnan came up and
remarked tauntingly, You'd better buy
new harness.~ Scharndiel retorted sharply,
and, rushing at Fteischman with large pruning
I'm SsS1 hide or
man grabbed u piowlpoirt, and brought it
down with crushing force upon his assailant,s
head, Fhe weapon crushing through the skull
The wounded man grspraed with his assailant,
and Cell, Seharndiel uaaermese While in this
position he used knife vigorously, literally cut
sing his enemy 70 pieces About s O'Clock
neighber came along and found Fleisch-
man lying dead in . the road,
and Scharnden near him. with his skull crushed
and his brains oozing eut He was yet in semi
conscious condition. Both the bodies were
takea to farmhouse a half mile away where
Schsrndaea fingered long enough to tell his story,
and then died. Mrs. Scharndiel is in a
aeiicate condition. and the news has not
been cold her yet, her friends fearing
fatal consequences. Both men were ia pros
perons condition Scharndisl was q quiet man,
but onreienting In his ennlity. Fleischman was
somewhat of ooaster, and, it Is said, he de-
lighted to boast OF his influence over the wife of
his betrayed friend.
GreencastIe's New Postmaster.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREEacAsTLE. March 25-Wniis g. Ncf was
notified tonight Of his appointment as post
master of this town. The appointment has been
daily expected. as the present incumbent had
resigned just before the Inauguration Of Cieye-
land, and Neff had been the successful applicant
in postofice election held q few weeks ago.
Mr.. Lanesdale assigned as a reason for his