The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-14
MINOR MENTION.
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THE detectives OF Detroit. who gave the
man accused of murder the first information that
such crime had been committed, and those Of
st. Louis, who arrested stable hands as
thieves while they were saving livestock from
burning barn, and those of Cincinnati, who re-
fused to believe reputable gentleman who had
been robbed, and took interest in the case only
after he had died from injuries received at the
hands of his assalants, have found their equals
in New York city On Tuesday morning man
reported at the police station for the purpose of
giving himself up for having shot man. 81
have just had muss," he began,
with bartender, and he threat
ened to kill me. l." He was
here cut short, with the remark that they could
do nothing for him; that he must 60 to court and
get warrant for the bartenders arrest" Sur
prised at his reception, he turned away. Next
day he found that his shot had killed the bar
tender. and he again went to the authorities and
gave himself up, this time successfully. The
police had absolutely no clew to the killer, and
but for his persistence in surrendering it might
have been that the mystery would never have
been solved, though the shooting was done in
the forenoon. and in one of the principal thor
oughfares. The professional detective is not
a remarkable success.
AT pigeon shooting match near Reading
Pa, it was discovered that one of the contest
ants, or his friends for him, had attempted to
cheat by picking the eyes out of the live birds
that he was to shoot at This would render
them unable to direct their fight and he would
the more easily shoot them. The fraud was dis
has been made for the crime. A miscreant that
would do such brutal thing deserves iogging.
The sport" of maugling birds by shooting them
in such match is barbarous enough without in
creasing their sufferings.
Our friend, the college sophomore: Though
fully aware of the popular interest in the
fascinating theme Of civilservice reform
and with the greatest anxiety to keep
our congressional readers fully posted, we
shall be unable to find room before next August
for the forty five minute essay on the subject
lately read by gifted junior and pronounced by
the faculty the most thrilling production of the
year Had it been forty or even forty two min
utes in length space might have been found at
an earlier date.
WHEN man in Kentucky is called upon to
kill neighbor, as is often the case in that
State, he does not give up the hope of being
somebody. If he doesn't stay and stand trial.
he goes to West Virginia, like William Stiyers
did in August last, after killing his man. Once
there he reformed, took new name, Joined
church. got married and was a candidate for the
ministry, when the officers came and took him
home.
PHILANTHRoPISTs in various cities are anxious
to have sewing taught to the girls in public
schools in order. among other things, to fit them
for remunerative employment. If the girls read
the newspapers, and note the disclosures made
from time to time concerning the starvation
wages paid to seamstresses, they will not be en-
thusiastc in acquiring skill with the needle
A MISSIONARY of Pekin writes of a wonderful
Chinese boy who can repeat the entire New Test
ament without missing single word, and who
is now committing to memory Dr. Martins .Ev-
licences of Christianity" The Chinese on the
Pacific coast could recite some evidences of
Christianity which would differ somewhat in
character from those taught by book
LOUISVILLE, that city that only few months
ago was overwhelmed with grief over the sdas-
tardly' murder of Harry Clay, society young
man given to drunken sprees, has laid aside its
sackcloth, busted the ashes from its hair. ard
signed petition for the pardon of the slayer of
the city's favorite dude. ''Are we so soon for
gotten when we are gomez
THE New York Graphic regards the death of
Governor Seymours widow as fitting" and says
it is an additional testimonial to one of the men
whom the Nation most loved The Graphic evil
IDENTIFY looks upon widow as superfuous