The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-21
T%ELEGRAPHlC BREyiTIES.

Isaac Keen, colored, OF Baltimore. convicted
of the murder of John Heilly for 81. 80, was yes
terday sentenced TO death.
Henry Plo,zman and family, in charge of the
Bee-lins station ct Hariwell, O., were chloro-
formed and robbed OF $500.
James II. Dougherty, the fellow who went
crazy about Mary Anderson, the actress. was
yesterday taken to the insane asylum on Wards
island.
James Nolan, OF New York, an unemployed
expressman, shot and killed his mistress. Emma
Buck, yesterday, at her lodgings, No. 8 Second
street, because she had, on account or MS pen
less condition, taken up with another man.
Nolan was arrested.
John Atkinson, OF Philadelphia, who, with
VIM. Morrow, was assaulted by several negroes
and stabbed on the sidewalk at Thirteenth and
Linbard streets. early Sunday morning, died
yesterday from his injuries at the Pennsylvania
Hospital Several arrests have been made.
A dispatch from Upper Sandusky, o., says:
Mrs. John Boardmsn left her two children alone
in the house. last evening. while she went out
in the yard to milk. While gone, the children,
in playing near the crate, veutured too close.
their clothing caught FIRE, and both were burned
to death.
A dispatch from Summerfeld. Ala, says that
the family Of William Morgan, a white farmer.
were poisoned on Monday, and some of them
may die. They ate food for dinner prepared ny
a negro servant. and immediately all fell i'll.
The food has not yet been analysed. The negro
has been arrested.
Taylor Smith, a well-known sporting charac-
ter Of Springfield, Mo-. was killed yesterday by
Margaret Miller, HIS mistress, In a trivial dis
pnte. Taylor and the woman were discussing
q laundry bill, when she suddenly seized an AK
aud split his head open. He lived long enough
to make an ante norton statement
Mrs. Anthony Newell. of Pi,tsburg. widow Of
the well-known r~estaurateur who died suddenly
a few weeks ago, committed suicide at her home
yesterday, by shooting herself through the
heart. Dependency over the death of her hus-
band and fear that the estate was heavily in
yolved are the causes assigned for the deed.
George Faebel, a member of the Chicago
Board of Trade, committed suicide by shooting
himself yesterday, at his boarding house. 1t is
understood that he Loot about $40, 600 in the
Septemb Der wheat corner, and dependency grow
ing out of the loss is supposed to have been the
cause of the act. His father lives in Cincin.
matt.
James Housemap, a wealthy resident Of New
Concord, n. V, committed suicide, Monday
evening, about 5 o'clock. He had been on a
spree for several days, and had just been put to
bed when the household heard a report, and on
going to his room found him lying on the bed
with two cuts on his throat, aud a bullet hole
between his eyes. He was about forty years
old. and leaves q wife and two children.
Doormen John H. Porter and VIM. Heard. of
rhe Bridgeport, Conn, police force, were each
fined FIVE days pay by the Board Of Police Com
missiouers for peglecting to feed two children
who were locked up in a cell in the female de-
partment for nearly forty-eieht hours without
food. The officers claim that they did not know
the children were there, although the rules re
ouire that they make the rounds Of the cell.
once each hour.