The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-02
Minor Notes.

J. O. Davis, of Button. groceryman, has
assigned. Liabilities, $1,000; nominal assets,
81, 900.
On THANKSGIVING day at Linwood John ".
Beale and Miss Matte Bates, school teachers,
were married; but an hour after the ceremony
the groom disappeared. and has not since been
heard Of
The farmers in the vicinity of Charlestown are
considerably annoyed by the depredations of q
strange animal. which they think is a catamount
Sheep. poultry and valuable dogs are killed near
ly every night by the animal.
An infant daughter of James Bozarth, living
In Allen township, Miami county. fell into a
Kettle of boiling water and was scalded to death.
The mother had left the water sitting on the
floor, and during her temporary absence the
child fell In while playing around it.
Benjamin B. Richards. young attorney of
Russiaville. Howard county. has filed his com
plant against tho town of Marion, demanding
on Thanksgiving night, and while on the way 10
his hotel fell over an impediment in a sidewalk
and broke his left wrist.
Thomas O. Peacock of Rockville, a photo
grapher, has been arrested for printing obscene
photos of young girl sixteen years old.
She claims to have been drugged. Her
father caused the arrest. three of the photos
coming into his possession. Peacock was put
under 800 bonds. and will have trial on Fri
day.
AT Lafayette, on Monday night, a passenger
on a Wabash train reported to the conductor
that man who had occupied seat with him
had left the car and taken the wrong vaise. The
vallse of the passenger who had disappeared was
then opened and found to contain an AK, with
the handle broken, and ST. 200 The man whose
valise was taken was en- route for Springfield,
Ill.
Allen Carr is under arrest at Bedford on a
peace warrant sworn out by his brother whom
he had tried to kill twice His brother saws he
burned his barn and threatened to Kill M. N.
Moore on sight. In attempting 10 take him to
the Jail he cut the sheriffs thumb almost off
and nearly amputated the right foot of the dep
uty sheriff. Three knives were taken away
from him that were as sharp as razors.
Miss Carrie Harter. prominent society lady
and teacher in the public school at Akron, was
arrested on the charge of assault and battery
preferred by Miss Maud Pontious. The latter is
pupil under the control of Miss Harter, and
the arrest grew out of p chastisement admins
tered by Miss Harter during school hours. The
case was tried before jury, but it disagreed,
and the case will probably come to trial again.
George w. Brown wealthy farmer, who ten
years ago deserted his wife, living south Of Lo-
gansport, appeared at school near his former
home on Monday and carried off his boy, twelve
yeals of age An older son followed the kid
naper. and caught up with him in the depot at
Logansport. Father and son INDUCED in fight,
during which the younger boy escaped. 1t was
the intention of Brown to take the latter to Kan
sas where he now resides
On Monday evening, William Wilburn and
John Gee. each about nineteen years old were
PLAYING cowboy at Glen Miller, near Richmond,
and firing guns at each other Gee had an old
fashioned Springfield musket and planted a
heavy wad against Wilburn's stomach the wad
entering about an inch and tearing hole into
which the attending surgeon could insert four
fingers of his hand. The bundle of paper was
removed, bus the wound is SO severe that he
cannot possibly recover