The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-11-12

N&MW4 &WIs MWAMF 4H<|tXF<4 W8* ~
tenccd % f~c.rseen years imprison ment for
attempting the murder Of Miss Ida o'Nein
near That city a few weeks ago. Miss
osNeili Is recovering.
GRA>vllLE Moons has arrived ~ the
Southern prison. and will serve one year
for stealing III Ears Of corn from = Craw-
ford County farmer.
A. ,. WILLIAMS, agent Of the Grand
Rapids and Indiana Railway Company IT
Ceylon. fifteen miles south Of Decatur, was
run over by q freight train while In dis
charge Of his duties. He was instantly
killed. Deceased was . highly respected
citizen Of the county. He leaves a family
well provided for.
Jos. RrEnMAx. Of Evansv ille committed
suicide election day, just after casting his
vote. Remorse is said 70 have been the
-ause.
AT indianapolis the Boswellmurde mys-
terry Of 1870 has been cleared up and the
murderer arrested In Utica, N. Y. His
name is Littleton. and he skipped out with
the murdered mans wife just after the
dead body was found.
AxpRE GARNER. an employe OF the Wa
bash Importing Company, was shockingly
lacerated recently by a Canadian stallion.
Garner was engaged in currying the ami
NAL, when IL grnsped him by the shoulder,
shook him and forced him into the mangcr,
stripping the flesh from his left arm.
Prompt assistance only saved his life.
ALEX. BELL an incorrigible youthwho re-
Gently escaped from the Indiana House Of
Refuge. was arrested At Columbus and
taken back
JoHx PulLIrs and Joshua Elliott were
killed By = dynamite explosion 1t Asher
willie.
A CHILD about a year and . half old, son
Of Nixon Copps, living near the fair
ground, half . mile south OF Kokomo, fell
into b we'll and was drowned.
EDWARD R~oHERrsox, OF Monitor, has A.
signed Liabilities, $4,000; assets, $4,000.
He is . WOODEN mill man.
Arcusr KEEswALLrR, . German. COM
mitted suicide At Indianapolis. He was
found dead in his room. Bad health was
the cause.
JoHx Orr, wealthy farmer near Lafay-
cite, assaulted and fatally cut Edward
Morgan, twenty-four, because the latter
paid some attention to bis daughter. Nor
gan will die. Opp Is under arrest
JoHx SIMMONS, an SUPPLEMENTARY bird.
was arrested the other moning near La
fountaine for stealing a horse and buggy
belonging q Solomon Ulshafer. The prop
erty wa In his possession and he confessed
his guilt Simmons was bound over in the
sum OF $500.
GENTLEMAN and his family, In com
pany with the sheriff, could have been
seen the other day vending their way to
Heichert's gallery, Lafayette. 1t was NAL
chus Stephenson, accompanied by his wife
and two bright little children, TO have .
family group taken before the unfortunate
father would be cast into prison for twelve
long years for manslaughter, the court
having refused the prisoner q new trial. II
was indeed q sight that would turn q heart
Of stone 10 see q large. robust man in the
very prime Of manhood. his large, brawny
hands claspiug those OF his prastling, in
nocent children, marching with his wife 70
the photographer 10 get . likeness taken
that he might be permitted TO look upon
} during his prison solitude. IL IL to be
hoped that he will often look 1t the picture
and be urged to lead . better life when
once restored to the bosom Of his family.
WILLIAM 4AHf. = H0stleI tmBiyyeu ~
, the livery stable OF Jas. c. Ross. Wa
bash, was fatally injured by being thrown
from a horse. which be was riding reckless
~. Ia his fall he struck . telegraph pole,
suffered a conclusion Of the brain and has
since laid unconscious. and the physicians
pronounce his case hopeless.
AT Columbus, large numbers OF German
and mirror carp from one TO -four pounds
in weight are icing caught in White river.
the result OF the escape from large ponds
by overflow during the heavy rains re-
Gently.
MISS MELvrSA WHITMAN, who sued the
city OF Elkhart for 5000 FOR injuries re.
ceived through a defective sidewalk, has
; been awarded sl,653.
Miss ALICE HALL. daughter Of a promi
, nent farmer OIL ogan Township. Wabash
! County, eloped with Philip Fowley, Of
Hillsboro, o., . few days ago. Two Of the
young lady's sisters married brothers Of
Fowiey, aud when the latter came TO In
diana on a visit last summer he became
infatuated with the handsome Alice, and
before his departure proposed and was &C
: cepsed- Mr.. Hall. who 10 a Democrat
learning that Philip was . Republican,
opposed the match and ordered his daugh'
ter TO break the engagement. Instead Of
obeying her parents she signifed her will
ingness TO elope with him. and when hs
had gotten his affairs in Ohio settled up he
came on. and meeting Miss Hall 81
Wabash they went TO Niles, Mich, were
united and returned 10 Wabash. Mr.. Hal
Indignantly refused 70 receive them. ant
the young couple left for Ohio, where thsy
' will reside.
AT vincennes, Geo. Banks, charged will
killing John Hammond at Monroe City II
> December. 1856. while ejecting the latter
| from his saloon. was found not guilty By
ajury a few days ago. At the time Of tn
alleged killing Banks was arrested AM
! given . preliminary trial before . justic'
. OF The peace. who released him on <i.O0
bonds. In February, 1851. the accused VA
a~rraigned in the Knox Circuit Court. III,
, prosecution made a vigorous fight agains
! him, but the jury, which was out twenty
-four hours. failed 70 agree on q verdict
In May following the second trial was be