The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-30

the defendant accused Mr. Bousman of stealing
seven horses and failed to substantiate the
charge.
George K Davis. the L., N. A. e c. r. r. ex-
press messenger, who one of the victims OF
the robbery at Harrisburg few months ago, has
sufficiently recovered to resume the duties OF his
position
Ira Clark, thirteen years of age son of Harrie
Clark, grain dealer of Edinburg. was drowned
yesterday He was in swimming with number
of other boys. Silven Adams also came near
drowning, but was rescued after he had gone
under the water twice.
On Saturday evening William Oliver Moor,
aged fifty eight fell from the roof of barn on
which he working, Gaynorsviile, six
miles south of Greensburg, and broke his neck,
dying instantly. A man named Ferris fell at
the same time and was seriously injured.
At Shelbyville, yesterday, Judge Hord SEN
fenced Clarence Riggs to the House Of Refuge
C., l., st. l.. 81 G. road near Waldron a short
time ago, and turned his partner, Thomas
Splitter, loose on account of his tender age
For some time gang of thieves have been
troubling the people at Waynetown. on the l.,
B. d w. railway. On Sunday night the depot
there was broken into, and several pieces OF
baggage taken Among the missing articles was
"a trunk belonging to James Vaughn, of Craw
fordsvillc
No answer to the libel suit of Maggie Austin
against the Wabash Times Company has as yet
been filed. 1t is understood, however, that the
defendants will allege that the item which pre-
cipifated the action was not intended to mean
the plaintiff, but another girl of the name
A change of venue will almost certainly be taken
to Warren or Huntington county
Father v. A. Schneil, of the Holy Trinity
Catholic Church, Edinburg has been sent to ST.
Patricks Catholic Church at Terre Haute, Ind
He has had charge of the Edinburg church for
md NO mot nm
regretted by himself and entire membership,
but by the citizens at large. Father Oster, of
Cambridge City, will ill the vacancy
The Columbus Republican, in review of base
ball, calls to mind the Seymour club Of nearly
twenty years ago. In searching for the reason
of the breaking up Of the club it was found that
one of it's members was in the Missouri peni-
Tertiary and four others had been hanged by a
mob for it was a club which enrolled five of the
once celebrated Reno gang in its membership.
Squire Elias Myers, of Bogard township, Da-
viess county. has brought suit against Green
berry Patterson, farmer of the same township,
for SANDER and asks judgment for $40, 600
damages. The plaintiff alleges that the defend
ant, on last Saturday in Squire Merediths
office, liz Washington, that county, made certain
statements rejecting the personal and official
integrity of the plaintiff by accusing him of hav-
ing sold out a case that was brought before him
as a justice of the peace.
Mrs. Geo. p r. Wilson, the oldest natiy horn
inhabitant of Harrison county. is now lying at
the point of death at her home at Corydon,
aged seventy six. Mrs Wilson is the last sur
vivor of the family of Captain Spencer, her
father, who was killed at Tippecanoe in 1911,
and for whom the Spencer Greys, once famous
military company of New Albany named
She has the sword carried by her father at Tip
pecanoe, and prizes it as sacred relic She Is
the mother of Mrs. Samuel j. Wright and Jas.
Wilson, Of Edwardsvile, Joshua Wilson and
Lieutenant George Wilson. u. $. A.
SOME months ago. at Romney, mob visited
the drug store Of c. G. Sutton, at night, de-
stroyed his stock, and wrecked his building
The offeuse of Sutton was in selling liquor with
out going through the formality of procuring a
license. AS soon as he could conveniently do SO.
Sutton filed a 900 suit for damages against
twenty or more of the leading citizens of ROM
ney. On change of venue, the suit was taken to
Fowler, Benton county, where, ON Friday, a jury
rendered verdict of $400 against two young
men named Meigs, but exonerate9 all the
others. Sutton is really worse off than he would
have been had he not gone to court, as the costs
in the that did not stick will more than eat
up the amount of his Judgment