The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-12
INDIANAAND ILLINOIS NEWS
A Young Man Captured by Highway
menand Carried Away from Home.
Trouble Among the LaPerte Democrats Boy
Killed at Martiasville-R Railroad Man
Observation-Disclosures Case.


INDIANA.
a Bicyclist Captured and Abducted by High
waymen, Who Fail 20 Get His Money
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TIPToN Aug H.-On Monday afternoon VIII
Warren rode on his bicycle to Cicero, where,
after collecting $40, he monted for a ride home
by moonlight. After going short distance he
dismounted, took his money from his pocket
book and secreted it in the lining OF his clothes
He then proceeded on his way but soon encoun-
tered two men, who were apparently fixing their
buggy, but were really lying in wait for him
They seized, gagged and bound him, threw his
bicycle down an embankment, and after search
ing him again and again for mis- money without
success, put him in the buggy and drove away.
About 3o'clock in the morning Tuesday, they
dumped him out near Maiott Park. He soon
succeeded in freeing himself from his bonds,
but not until daylight did heascertain whore he
was He got home late in the day. bearing
signs Of rough treatment
A Row -Aneng the LaPorte Democrats.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPoRTE, Aug. 1l-There is mammoth row
% deck among the Democrats of this county.
which has been brewing for some time. and
finally came to the surface at the recent Demo
sratic county convention to select delegates to
the various State and district conventions. For
years the party in this county has been ruled
with rod of iron by 'the ring" of this city, and
the Democrats of Michigan City have been
ignored. They claim that, as they furnish the
maj GRITTY in the county, they are entitled to
proper representation. AT the recent conyen-
ton, their candidate for Congress, Harry
Francis. editor of the Michigan City Dis
candidate. and for whom the delegates were in
structed. The straw that broke the camels
back, however. was the instruction of the dele
gates for Martin T. Kruger for Clerk Of the Su-
DremH Court. To be sure, Kruger is q Michi-
Ran City resident, but has become unpopular
with the majority of the party in that city, and
the forcing of his candidacy upon them against
their protest has caused big row, which culmi-
uated yesterday IN the publication of the follow
Ing protest, containing nearly four hundred sig
natures, all of which were obtained in one day:
We the undersigned, Democrats of Michigan City
unqualifedly condemn the action of the Democratic
convention of aPorte county IN resolving itself into
elechoneerng clique for the purpose of foncing NJ.
Il Kruger UPON the party, who is obnoxious the
masses of the Democrats and feeling that such action
Is entirely undemocratic and wishing to give such ac-
ton entire and emphatic condemnation pledge
ourselves, in every honorable and legitimate way, to
use exertions to defeat any and all such schemes
anu 10 tue 6XLenI, necessary, casting
BUR votes for the opposing candidate.
Prominent Democrats Of Michigan City said
70 your correspondent that .'tbe Ring" in this
county had run things too long, and that they
we're now going to break it. Until recently
Kruger has been very popular in the City,
and has been city clerk. alderman and Repre-
sentative to the State Legislature, and, if what
his party say is true he has become too exalted
In his own estimation. and as one Of them ex-
pressed it this morning, He won't look at any
of us any more, and would sell ont his grand
mother The fight over the nomination for
county sheriff is also waxing hot and may add to
the disaffecton.
The Howard Comfy Abduction Case.
Epecial to the indianapolis journal.
KoKoMo, Aug. 1L-Wm- Walker, of Young
America, was arrested to-day and held for pre-
liminary hearing, charged with being an accom-.
plice of Amor Green in abducting Miss Lauella
Mabbit from her home last Friday evening, near
Young America. Her relatives are nearly dis
tracted over the sad affair." and hundreds of
people are in search of the missing girl It is
believed that Mrs. Green, mother of Amor
Green, knows all about the girls fate but TINS
far her lips have been Theoretically sealed rela-
tive to the designs of her son, who is still at
large. with no clew to his or the girls where
Rbouts.