The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-11
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings Of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
The Bible School Conference at Westfeld--
The Case Against Bishop and 0lney Scott
The Cougar Williams Quarrel.
INDIANA.
Annual Bible School Conference of Western
Yearly Meeting of Friends.
Special to the Ind annapolis Journal

Annual Bible School Conference of Western
Yearly Meeting of Friends.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WEsTFIELD, June 10.--The annual Bible
school conference of the Western Yearly Meet
ing of Friends, now in session at this place. held
its first meeting last night. The meeting was
called to order by the president. Hiram Hadley,
of Indianapolis, and l.. c. Hadley. of Friends
wood, was appointed secretary pro tenn. The
president announced that the evening session
would be devoted to praise, through the mediums
of song and prayer, and appointed Thomas
Brown, of Vermillion, as leader. These exercises
were opened by reading the 103d Psalm and
prayer by E. G. Siler, after which the next hour
and half was devoted to very short, earnest
and eloquent speeches. Joseph j. Mills presi
dent Of Earlham College; Calvin Pritchard, edi
tor of the Christian Worker; DR.. Ellis, of
Illinois, and a large number of others took
leading part in this service, and all dated back
their first religious impressions to the Sabbath
school when they were boys.
The first session of the conference for work was
opened at o'clock A. NJ There are about two
hundred visitors, all prominent men and women,
from various parts of the country.
officers were present, and devotional exercises
were led by the president. The address Of
welcome was delivered by Miss Belle Roberts,
of Wessfeld, and responded to by Mrs. Beuhla
Ellen Stanton, of Plainfeld, in very touching
address of about three minutes. Five minutes
was given for salutation, which means hand
shaking and social chat, after which the work
of the conference began. First in order was the
presidents address, which was a very ably
written document delivered in q manner which
pleased the audience. It's recommendations
were excellent, and called forth number of
short speeches. The address, with its recon-
mendations, was referred to committee of one
from each quarterly meeting.
After short recess, Milton Hanson was intro
duced and read an ably prepared paper the
subject of How to Promote Conversions in the
Bible School, Mr.. Hanson gave ample evidence
that he understood the Importance of teaching
the word OF God IN a spiritual manner, and gave
many excellent examples This address called
out an earnest and able discussion of the sub
ject, the following persons participating: l.. @.
Hadley Calvin Pritchard Richard Nixon. Will
lam Brown jeremiah Grinnell Mrs Frances
Jenkins Mrs. Abbie Trueblood, and number
of others whose names were not learned. The
| remainder of the forenoon hour was taken up
with routine business.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, June 10-Bishop and Olney Scott
who were arrested Oh Monday evening for the
murder of William Hanes. were taken from
Jail this morning on writ of haheas corpus
and are having preliminary hearing to-day be-
fore Judge Lott. There are between fifty and
sixty witnesses to be examined, and the trial
must necessarily be protracted several days.
Bishop Scott, who did the shooting, has been on
the stand the greater part of the day, and has
been subjected to very searching examination.
He adhered very closely to the story told by him
at the time the boy was killed, namely, that
Haines was the victim of prac-
tical joke which he and Olney
Scott had joined to play upon him, and that the
evidence was given with unusual coolness and
in the midst of the lawyers entangling ques-
tions visible signs of nervousness or excite
ment could be detected in him. He claims to
have held no malice toward Haines but states
that they were close friends The prosecution
contradict this story throughout. The witnesses
summoned are the leading merchants of Eaton
and farmers of Union township, and the septi-
ment of these people is very unfavorable to the
Scott boys. The State.is represented in the case
by Prosecuting Attorney c. l.. Medsker eas-
sisted by Hon. John w. Ryan and Hon. j. E.
Mellette, while the defense is represented by
Templer & Sanders. All strong lawyers.
The court room is crowded with spectators in
terested in the evidence and &he result of the
trial