The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-18
I~NDIANAAND ILLINOIS NEWS
A SalOOn-Keeper's Son Fatally Shot by a
Rough While Assisting His Father.
Mysterious Disappearance Of an Express Agent
A Rough on Rats" Suicide-Sevsnteenth
. Indiana ReuniOn-0ther Happenings.


A Brownatown Tough Cleans Out a Saloon
and Then Fatally shoots a Man.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
. SEYMOUR, Got. 17.-Last night, at Browstown,
a rough named Dick Burrell went into q saloon,
owned by Dick Winscott, and commenced shoot
Ing the lamps out with a revolver, IN
the Texas cowboy style. The men in the saloon
rushed out pellmell, and Burrell followed. In
the doorway he was met by Winscott. and tho
two engaged in q fight on the sidewalk. The
ealoon-keeper's son, William Winscott, a young
man twenty-five years old, ran to his fathers
assistance, when Burrell turned on him with
his revolver and fatally shot him. BurreIl
is a desperate charact er. and has figured In q
number of ugly rows, his career opening with
the murder of David Haricott. the first marshal
OF Brownstown, q number of years ago. He isa
brother of < -Sheriff Hugh Burrell and Hon.
Bart. II. Burrell, a trustee of the Insane asylum
Of indianapolis. He has not yet been arrested.
Presbyterian Missionary Societies.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
|. LoGANspoRT, Oct. 1.-The sixth annual
meeting of the Women's Home and Foreign
Missionary Societies of the Presby serian Synod
OF Indiana is in session in this city. About two
hundred delegates are present The exercises
to-day were devoted to foreign missions, and in
the absence Of Mrs. Charles Hutchinson, of
New Albany. on account Of sickness, Mrs.
d. b. Wells, OF Fort Wayne, presided. Many
papers, full Of interest and profit TO the cause of
missions, were read. The report of the secre-
tary. Mrs. John Clarke, of Franklin, showed
that the society had increased in numbers and
membership, and in work also. During the year
over Sl2, 900 were contributed by the eight pres
byteries of the State. The synodical society
pledged $50 0 for next year. Officers for the
ensuing term were elected as follows: Presi-
dent emeritus, Mrs. Charles Hutchinson, New
Albany; president, Mrs. Chsrles Conner, New
Albany; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. j. NJ.
Coulter. Charlottesville. Rev. e.. VI. Wherry,
ID. D., delivered an address on India tonight.
Tomorrow will be devoted to home missions
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An Express Agent Disappears.
JASPER, Oct. 1T.-Thls town is much excited
by the mysterious disappearance Of Charles
Krause, q prominent business ma and one Of
the weAlthiest men in the town. He was agent
for the Adams Express Company, and as bis
deputy attended to his business in his absence,
no notice OF his disappearance was taken for
several-days. 1t had been announced that he
was to be married Oct. l to Roas Judy, of Fer
dinand, Ind, a prominent society lady. the
wedding trousseau was prepared, costly pres
ents bad been shown to admiring friends,
and q grand celebration OF the
event was anticipated. Sunday night.
Oct. z, a carriage was hastily summoned and
Krause went TO Huntingburg, seven miles dis
tant, where he took the 3 p. ". train east. His
relatives say he went to Germany on q visit,
others cay he is in Springfield, No., while others
think be is in San Diego, Cal
Suit for Possession or q Newspaper.
Special 90 the indianapolis Jcurpai.
MADISON, Oct. 1.-THE present Democratic
IL - -a:x-- A.
Barnett, has entered suit in the Circuit Court
against the herald-News Company Of this city,
and also against each director and stockholdsr Of
the Herald company. He claims that they took
possession OF his property without consideration,
and he desires TO be put in possession and paid
damages. The defendants are well-known
Democrats of Madison. There il q very IN.
friendly feeling among ''the faithful here,
several of the chief men Of the party being at
outs and not on speaking terms with each other.
Reunion of = Famous Regiment.
speeia! to the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON. Oct 1.-THE first annual reunion
of the survivors of the Seventeeth Indiana Regi-
ment was held in this city to-day. or the 1,046
men who composed the regiment whom it
marched to the front, IN June, 1861, only about
40 are living. Most of these were here, as were
also Gen. John 7. Wilder. the old commander,
and General Haskell. of Goshen. There was a
parade and exercises at Riverside Park during
the afternoon. and the reunion closed with a
fire at Music Hail tonight The matter
of fixing a time and place for holding the second
reunion has been referred to a of i've.
Injured by ap Explosion of Fireworks.
epeciaI to che JrdianspoIis journal
Fl. WAYNE. Oct. ia wagon-load of fire.
works-roman candles, rockets, fre-crackers,
etc.-acciientally caught fire this evening, on
Clinton street. Five men were on the load, and
three escaped. Albert Bouse, a married man
with thres children, was terribly burned, the
skin being almost completely burned off his
body. He cannot possibly recover. Robert l..
Smith was also badly burned about the body.
but he will recover.
Attempted to Enter the Wrong House.
epecial to the indianapolis journal
FoRTvILLE, Oct. Thames Shackelford, .
young man of twenty, while III a state of crazy
intoxication, attempted TO enter the residence
Of Mrs. Phoebe Fort, who lives alone with q
grown son, n school-teacher, about three qua:-
tiers of a mile northwest of town. He was met
at the door and almost killed by the son, who
welded a stick of stove-wood. The superstition
is that the young man thought he was at home.
He will recover.
ssRough on Rats" Claims Another Victim.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Oct. 11.-Miss Edith Poland, the
eiehteen-yearold daughter of Thomas and
Elizabeth Poland, who reside near Perkinsville,
this count v, took Rough on Rats" yesterday
evening, with suicidal intent, and died in great