The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
A Diabolical Attempt Made to Poison an
Entire Family with Arsenic.
A Sensa tional EIopement Case in Sullivan
COunty-A Blind Soldiers Queer Expert
ence-Dead Body of a Suicide Found.
INDIANA.
A Case of Poisoning in Gibson County-One
Child Dead aud Two in Danger.

A Case of Poisoning in Gibson County-One
Child Dead aud Two in Danger.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
VINCENNEs July ia poisoning affair took
place III Washington township. Gibson county
Indiana, day or two ago, which has created
wide spread excitement in the neighborhood
where it occurred On last Saturday Mrs Lynch
visited her sister-in-law. Mrs. Howell, in the
same township. Mrs Lynch's husband spent a
part of the day at Mrs. Howell's. During the
morning Mrs. Lynch prepared some apple cob
bier for dinner, but very little of it was eaten,
as Mrs. Lynch was indisposed, and the pastry
was put aside until the next day. Mr.. Lynch,
however, ate a small piece of one of the pies,
but refused to touch the other. On Sunday the
pastry was given to the four young children,
of Mrs. Howell Almost Immediately the chill
dren were seized with violent vomiting and nau-
sea, and, summoning the nearest physician, DIR.
Williamson, of Union, he found that all of the
children were poisoned. An examination of the
pie developed the presence Of arsenic in large
quantities. Everything was done 70 save the
lives of the children, but one of them is reported
dead and two in a precarious condition, while
the fourth may recover 1t is alleged that Lynch
live happily, and had quarreled. He has skipped
out for parts unknown. The neghborhood is
very greatly exercised and the terrible affair is
the chief topic of conversation.
Sensational Elopement in Sullivan County.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
TERRE HAUTE, July 15-The town of Paxton,
in Sullivan county, is greatly excited over the
Of Tobr mil G., Iapa
Walters, youngest daughter of William P.
Walters, and sister of his first wife, who has
been dead only few months. What makes
the affair SO unusual is that Rogers a few
weeks ago. went to Illinois, where a girl, who
had been staying in his family some time pre-
vious by the name OF Miss Alice Boon, was
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Paxton, and told Miss
Boon he had come for her. She told him she
did not want to 60. Then he proposed to her,
and in a few hours they were married. They
returned at once to their home, and
lived together fourteen days. The union
did not prove happy one, so he had her
bundle up her clothes and took her to Terre
| Haute. There counsel was employed, and he
returned to Sullivan, Ind, obtained a license
and gave her $50 to sign her right away to his
property. The general opinion now is that he
only married Miss Boon as blind, so he could
the more easily steal Miss Walters out, las the
old folks had been watching her very closely for
some time, he thinking that the Waiterses would
suppose he had given up all hopes of getting
Miss Walters by his marriage with Miss Boon.
Miss Boon and Miss Walters are both of ex-
cellent families, but they are both young and
have never been allowed to go in society.
Rogers is perhaps forty years old, and brother
to the young Rogers who was arrested in TeIre
Haute last fall for attempting to rape young
girl near the depot.
The Remarkable Case of Jacob Biggs.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SELMA July 15.-The blind pensoner spoken
| of in Mondays Journal is Jacob Biggs-not John
Biggs. Mr.. B. had both eyes driven out of their
sockets in front of Atlanta by being struck with
a we'll nigh spent ball on the side of his face
! just back of the left eye. The ball passed
through just behind the eyes, forcing them out
upon his cheeks, and lodged against the skin
just behind the right eye, where it was cut out
by the surgeon. Mr.. B. carries the ball in his
pocket yet After he had recovered and grown
strong and hearty he went to work at his trade
(that OF broom MAKER, ana TO board with JOnn
Keefer, of Elizabeth Ind. Keefer, who had
been a soldier Also had recently taken to wife
Miss Arta Mason and settled down to peaceful
| pursuits 1t became evident to Keefer
that his wife, Arta, was neglecting him and
lavishing her affections upon the blind boarder.
After giving the matter serious thought, he de-
termined to have talk with Biggs. During
| that talk, Biggs proposed to buy Keefer's wife
of him, and give him a house and lot in the
town of Elizabeth as payment. This was ac-
cepted by Keefer who skipped out and left
Biggs in possession of Arta. They lived together
in constant turmoil for several years. until she
ran away with Money, the justice of the peace
Money is brother to Mark Money, who com
mitted suicide in New Albany few years ago.