The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
%INDIANAAND ILLINOIS NEWS
How Young MarquissCameto Wreck the
Wabash Atlantic Expressat Kellar's.
Ministerial Conference Of Friends-A Girl Who
Drank Half an Ounce of Carb0lic Acid and
Lives-A Covey Of White Quails.


The Youthful Has No Concep-
ton Of the Enormity of His Crime.
epeciai 10 the Indianapolis J ,urnaI
WABASH. Dec. 17.-This morning William
MARQUES, the Miami-county lad. who was
arrested yesterday, twelve miles north OF
Peru, for wrecking the Atlantic express on
the Wabash railroad at Rellar's, this coun-
ty. last October, waived IN examination,
and his bond was fixed at $4,000. which he
was unable to give. He is now In jail,
where he weeps almost constantly. His
father arrived in the city this morning, and
stated to your correspondent that the day
following the wreck he. suspecting that the
lad had ditched the train. accused him of
the crime, but his son denied it stoutly.
Further inquiry in the case reveals a
startling phase of human nature and mali
cious intent upon railway property,
without any thought as to imperiling
human lives. From the confessions made
at Peru to superintendent Gould, Chief
Clerk LaBanta, and detectives Furlong and
Solicit the eighteen-year-Old boy did not,
c r0T has " WS Se1 r ssEed # tine he s1 tbonaSt Of h o,s
many might rave been killed, he said no.
that had never entered his mind. His sole
idea was to cause the company trouble In
return for refusing him a ride. The boy
and walked to Wabash. fourteen miles.
where he purchased a ticket to Peru. and
he naturally built great expectations on
the ride. as never before in his life had he
ridden upon a train. Carelessly losing his
ticket, aud having no more money, he
walked to Kellar's Station and there en-
deavored to procure one to Peru. rendering
his handkerchief in payment. Being re-
fused this, he deliberately proceeded to
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then immediately trudged on homeward.
The complete wreck of the train and mar
row escape of all is well remembered. On
this handkerchief clew the detectives traced
down the case and arrested the boy in the
evidence of a weak mind and was always a
bright scholar. and the whole is put down
as due to petty, childish spite and disap-
pOlntment over the first anticipated rail-
way ride. This expledes the theory, Of a
that of completely with the wreckers on the
l.. T.. a. w. railway at KokomO the same
night, ia which three men lost their lives.
Conference of Friends.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
SPICELAND. Dec. 17.-At the late Yearly
Meeting of Friends, held at Richmond, a
new departure was made looking towards
educating the ministers of the church. A
proper committee was appointed to have
the matter in charge. Under the auspices
of that committee a large conference was
held here yesterday of the ministers and
active workers belonging to Spiceland,
Walnut Ridge and Dublin quarterly meet
lngs of Friends, the object of the confer
ence being to promote the study of the Bible
and sacred literature by the ministers and
active workers. Rev. Murray ShipIev, or
Cincinnati, was president, and Revs. Isaiah
Jay, of New Castle. and X. s. Bailey secre-
taries of the conference. A number of IN
teresting papers were read. and future pa
pers and lines of Bible study were laid out.
Swallowed Carbolic Acid and Survived.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE. Dec. 17.-Last night Miss Mary
Scott swallowed nearly a half ounce of car
bOlic acid, and, strange to say. Is lingering
yet. The attempt at suicide would have
been successful but for the effective work
done by Dr.. Horner III. Bowles, WHO had
sold the girl the poisonous stuff, = few
hours previous. upon her statement that
she wanted it to color clothes. Ten drops
of the liquid are supposed to cause instant
freak. The cause of the attempt is said to
be love affair.
The Sage Murder Trial at Marion.
epecial to the Indianapolis journal
MARION, Dec. 1.-THE second trial of
John Sage, for murder in the first degree,
was commenced here to-day. Sage is
charged with procuring the killing by
drowning of Harry Albert Cunningham. an
eighteen-months old child, by Eliza Sage. its
mother, on June Is. 1882. at Hartford City.
At Sage's first trial. held here last March,
he was found guilty and received a life
sentence, but was granted a new trial by
the Supreme Court on the ground of q de-
feet in the indictment.