The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Providence Base Ball Club has declared divi-
dend of Ito per cent, and still has $4,000 in the
treasury. A club may be organized to enter either
the Eastern or New England leagues.
B. T. G. Hubbard was found guilty in the United
States District Court at Chicago. yesterday the
charge of embezzing the funds of the First National
Bank of Monmouth, III. Sentence deferred.
Jasper F. Sweet who shot and killed DIR. Waugh,
practicing physician of Chicago three months ago
the alleged ground that the latter had seduced the wife
of the accused was found guilty yesterday and given
two years in tho penitentary.
At st. Louis, a German, forty years Of age, named
George Gabatz. committed suicide Friday night,
by shooting himself through the heart He was for
merly saloon keeper but had failed. Dependency
is supposed to to have been the cause.
At Philadelphia in the Court of Common Pleas,
yesterday the preliminary injunction restraining the
American Association of base ball clubs from expell
ing the Metropolitan club, of New York, was contin-
ued until further orders from the court
VIM. Champion, employed grinder at the Gibbs
Ball pillow works at Canton, o., instantly killed
yesterday morning, by tho bursting of thousand
pound grinding sandstone. The stone broke into four
pieces of the fragments striking Champion and
crushing his head Another piece of the stone pen
etrated twelve-inch brick wall Champion
married. and twenty six years old.
Grand Rapids, Mich, has been thrown into a fever
of excitement by the announcement that Samuel ID.
Clay a prominent lawyer of that city, has brought
suit against Enos Putnam, lumber merchant for
$50 900 damages for alternating the affections of his
wife. Clay charges that previous to the of
Putnam he had continued to receive her love and that
peace
At Pittsburg Edward Coffey. convicted of murder
in the first degree for the killing of Policeman Evans
while resisting arrest, refused a trial and
and sentenced to be hanged Before sentence
passed. he made sensational speech in which he said
he had been bounded to the gallows by men deter
mined to have his life. and that if the judge
quainted with the methods used to convict him he
would think differently. The will be appealed to
the Supreme Court.
c. D. Hess, ex-operatic manager has begun suit,
at Chicago against Lillian Russell, the actress, and
her husband Edward Solomon. to recover $25 600
for alleged libel He charges that after his failure
last fall the defendants sent telegram and afterward
caused articles to be published in the New York
Mirror and ST. Louis Chronicle saying that the COM
pany had been broken up account of attachments
issued various along the route against Hess
on old debts and that the current receipts of the
pany were used up in paying them.
Three men were shot, Friday night. at place
called Lppencotts about four miles east of Waynes
burg Pa. by David Lindsey Former. The men hurt
were Merchant Lippencott youngest son of U. b.
Iippencott shot in the chest and shoulders seriously
but not fatally William Woods, of Waynesburg shot
through the neck and side. and John kice who lives
near Jefferson, shot in the stomach and groin. The
two latter said to be mOrtaly hurt On Thursday
Former shot young man named Ross. just grazing
his neck Former is a worthless character, and has
been drunk for several DAYS. Ii is said there
provocation for the shooting He has been arrested
and is now in jail