The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-15
Murdered for Money.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
Fort WAYNE, Dec. I4-The engineer of the
south bound passenger train on the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern railway discovered the
bleeding body of man, on his hands and knees,
near the track near New Era station, sixteen
miles north of here, this morning. The man
was recognized as Lex Harner, and he died
shortly after he was discovered. Harner had
pany as track laborer, and boarded one mile
north of New Era. Being very steady
and economical, he had saved $500, which
was deposited in bank at Auburn He had
completed preparations to start for Wisconsin
tomorrow, and is supposed to have drawn his
money from the bank. In company with Lew
Kessler he left their boarding house an hour be-
fore he was found. this morning. walking in the
direction of New Era. Kesser boarded the train
at Stoner's, three miles south of where Harner
was found, came here, and left for
Lima o., via the Fort Wayne road,
this afternoon, where all traces of
him are lost Harner had two gunshot wounds
in the head, and his pockets were rifed. He
was twenty eight years of age unmarried, and
had relative residing in Wisconsin. Kesser is
thirty, unmarried, and regarded as a very hard
character. He has relatives living few miles
north of Lima, o., where it is believed he has
gone.
The democratic Row IN "Oid SneIDy.'
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYvILLE, Dec 1.-The editor of the
Democrat continues his fight upon Sheriff
Magill, whom he denounced as black mailer
last week. Early in the spring of 1884 the
Democratic editor was the special friend of
Magill, and secured his nomination and election.
Soon after the election Mr.. Magl desired to divide
the printing of his Office between the Democrat
and the Volunteer, the Times. Ray would
| not consent to this, and has been the enemy of
Magin ever since. The editor, tonight, in one
of his attacks on the sheriff exposes some of the
rascality of the campaign of 1884 He says:
1--WE would suggest to him and the man who
originally wrote his card that he (Magill) is the
| last man in the world who should be rushing
| into print with such stultifving statements. Ma
| gill posed as a poor man, but his friends spent
| $500 in this city for him the day of the last
| primary election This money was borrowed in
this city by Magil for the purpose of corrupting
voters for his own benefit, yet he has the gall to
| now turn upon us and say that we corrupted
| voters. If there is one thing we know better
than another, it is the methods employed to give
| Magll his nomination. We make these state
| ments because they have been called out by
| Magl's card. Suffice it now to say Magils
nomination in great measure was brought
about by the use of money, and we can prove it,
Arrest of a well-Known Pickpocket.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
| PERU, Dec. 14.-John Mccullough, thief and
| leader of a gang OF pickpockets. who have been
working" this State for some time past, was ar
rested last Friday, on a requisition from the
Governor, at his home in Dayton, o. MeCul-
Tough and one Harris robbed an old man at the
Wabash depot, in this city, some time ago,
Mccullough escaping in the crowd. harris
was tried, and sentenced to the peni-
| Tertiary. He confessed his crime to
| Deputy Sheriff Butler. and stated that he
was leader of the gang. Butler and Wabash
| railway Detective Potter. on information from
Dayton, went to Indianapolis the day of the
| Hendricks funeral, hoping to secure him. but
| failing in this, they went to Dayton on Friday,
| and there secured the man, returning to-day.
| Mccullough is a smooth talker. and an adept in
the art. His arrest is considered important
| His trial will be had on Wednesday, when Har-
| ris will be brought back to testify.