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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03
HIRAM,s LAST EXCURSION.
A Maynard Husband Repents Under Rather
Sensational circumstance.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 3O.-A special TO
the american from BransfOrd, Tenn, says:
Some very sensational developments have come
TO light in regard to Hiram Crabtree. one of the
injured passengers in the wreck on the Chesa-
peake & Nashville railroad near this place last
Wednesday. Hiram Crsbtree lives with his
wife and three children near Lafayette, Tenn.
Hirsm's life has been somewhat hayward for
the last three years. One Mrs. Claiborne re-
sided near Hiram's abode with her three chill
iren, of doubtful parentage. Mrs. Claiborne
married several years ago 10 John Clai-
borne, who left her shortly after their marriage.
Mrs Claiborne succeeded several months ago
IN winning Hirams affections, since when
Hiram has spent much of his valuable time and
money IL the wOman's company.
\ few days ago Hiram converted a yoke of
oxen, a COW and the hogs he possessed into
cash and LEFT home Ostensibly to 60 TO Gibbs
crossroads, in Macon county, within some ten
miles of his home His good old wife vigOr-
ously protested against the sale of the stock
and bis excursion to the crossroads, but Hiram
went nevertheless. but not to Gibbs cross
roads, but to Mrs. Claiborne's, near West More
land, on the Chesapeake x Nashville railroad,
where he made arrangements to convey her
and her four children 10 Hopkinsville. Hiram
procured tickets for himself and Mrs.
Claiborne and her children, and boarded
the train at West MOreland on
Wednesday last with bright anticipa-
ton of glorious excursion before him. Hiram
vas also provided with quart OF whisky to add
10 the pleasures of the trip. But alas, Hiram's
pleasure trip was suddenly brought to close
IN the wreck OF the Inflated train.
Hiram's injuries are slight though he is
bruised up considerably and will soon be able
To travel. His paramoUrs injuries are slight to
herself and children. She was carried to Trous-
dale county by her father. who had abandone ed
her several years ago. Hiram's good old wife
walked twenty-five miles to the scene of the
wreck. where she is watching over her hayward
husband with the tenderest care. He has been
visited by minister since his shake-up in the
wreck, has promised to retrace his steps in life
and steer clear of the paths of the sinful and
wicked. Hiram says this is his last excursion.
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Mr.. BEGGS UNDER ARREST.
ANOTHER STEP IN THE cRoNIN CASE.
Salesman Hatfield of Nessrs. RsveIIe & Co.
Thought Him To Be the Mysterious cd.
b. simonds"-The Grand Jury and
Alexand er sullivan-After Cooney.

CHICAGO June 26.-John T. Beggs, senior
guardian of camp No. 20, Clan-na-Gael, is under
arrest. The police have kept the arrest secret,
and they tonight refused to tell where Beggs
was immured. Beggs' arrival at the grand
jury room to-day in a patrol wagon
was the first intimation that he
had been taken into custody. The prisoner is
a well-to-do lawyer, and has had some promi-
nence as q politician. He was certainly at lib
erty last evening. The impression gained
ground that he was arrested late at night
on orders from States Atty. Longenecker,
whose theory that committee of camp No. 20
tried and condemned DR.. Cronin a spy has
become the principal phase Of the investiga.
ton. II was thought that he was taken from
his home to the Warren-ave. police station, in
the extreme western part of the city, and kept
there until to-day, when he was brought up be-
fore the grand jury.
The indications are that Beggs' replies to in
terrogatories in the grand jury room did not
throw any light on the theory that camp No.
20 removed" DR.. Cronin as a spy. When the
senior guardian came out OF the jury room he
was quickly taken off in the patrol wagon
under guard.
Chief Hubbard, tonight when importuned
by newspaper men who desired to interview
the prisoner, said Beggs did not wish TO be seen.
On this foundation rumors spread that BeggS
was the camp No. 20 informer whom the au-
thorties have intimated they were in commu-
nication with. The idea that Becgs had turned
informer was not, however, credited to any
wide extent
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Indiana Postmasters.

WAsHINGToN, June 26.-[Speeial. The fol.
lowing Indiana DOstmasters were appointed to-
day: Bright, Dearborn county. William c.
Liddel, vice Thomas Cottngham. resigned:
Dunlapsville Union county. Susan Z. Aber-
nathy, vice George w. Booth, removed: Metz
Steuben county, Sylvester J. Store. vice Alonzo
Powers, resigned; Needham, Johnson county,
William L. Smith, vice John d. Mclean, re-
moved
WASHINGTON, June 27-[Special. The fol-
lowing Indiana pOStmasters were appointed To.
day: Lillydale, Perry county, John Sutclif.
vice +. NJ. Terry, resigned; OsceOls, st. Joseph
county, William A, Pierce, vice c. W.
Lampost, resigned.
WAsHINGToN, June 2s.-TSpecial.l - The
following Indiana postmasters were appointed
to-day: E. s Sappenfeld, vice Abraham Levi,
resigned, Birneville, Harrison county: W. ".
Woodrow vice J. VI. Woodrow, resigned, Coffee.
Clay county; David c. Gavartney vice II.
Bodenstadt resigned, Muchport Harrison
county; James H. Bennett vice James X. SOM
ner, resigned. New Amsterdam Harrison coun-
ty; Eliza A. Fouts vice J. c. Byrne resigned,
New Salisbury, Harrison county; Julius Johns
vice j. :. Lennon, resigned, Rehoboth, HarTi-
son county; Finley Weisberger vice John
West removed, ST. Magdalina, Ripley county;
Charles T. Felu vice n Y Ross, resigned
Valley City, Harrison county.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-TSpecial The iol.
owing fourth-class po stmasters for Indian
were appointed to-day; Bath Franklin coun-
ty, Marshal Kay, vice James A. Smith, re,
moved; Catlin, Parke county, William NJ.
Wright. vice W. r. Pence. removed; Cedar
Grove, Franklin county, +. 81. Collier vice Z.
Cooley. removed; Markle. Huntington county,
W. A. Gourley vice A. II. Kelley, removed:
Maersville, Franklin county. Robert Wilson.
vice F. B. Wilson, removed; Pleasant Plain.
Huntington county, Thomas Carl, vice y. 2.
Howell, resigned RusselPs Hill. Parke coun-
ty, James Sutherland, vice A Z. lawson, re-
signed.
WASHINGTON. July Especial The FOL.
lowing Indiana postmasters we're appointed to-
day: II. i. Lesson, vice George ". Walker.
removed, Centerville, Wayne county; Clineds
Celberson, vice John Owens, removed. Clark,
Randolph county; 7. NJ. COT, vice Nina 4.
Marks, resigned, DesotO, Delaware county;
Frederick Geiger, vice P. Goscherour. removed.
Edena Mills, Clinton county; Ransom Edwards,
vice John T. Johns. removed Jolietville, Ham.
ilton county; Hanford Benedict, vice 5. ?.
Vampire, removed, Springsport Henry county.
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dictments-Coughlin, P. o. Sullivan and
Woodruf-and a fourth. John F. Beggs, was
under arrest on suspicion. The fifth man was
Martin Burke, the suspect in custody at VIM
nipeg The sixth and seventh men indicted
are still at large-PatTick Cooney, ''the Fox"
and John Kunze, a friend of Detective Cough
lin, whose alleged completely was only brought
10 the attention OF the authorities within the
past two days.
Within an hour after the return of the in
dictment capias had been made for John F.
Beggs, the senior guardian OF camp No. 20,
Clan-na-Gael, whose place of detention has
been downtown police station. He was at
once transferred to a cell near the other &C
cused in murderers' row at the county jail.
None OF the prisoners or suspects were repre-
sented in court when the grand jury reported.
Few persons at all were present besides ON
Gals, except number of newspaper men.
Alter the last forrnalities of the long inquiSi-
ton were ended, States Atty. Longenecker
told number of reporters that he had not yet
dropped the case in its relation 10 Alexander
Sullivan. The states attorney claimed that
the grand jury had been unable owing TO the
expiration OF its term. to hear all the evidence
that could be presented against Mr. Sullivan.
The inquiry as to Sullivan would be continued
to the next jury. Whether it would be another
special panel or the regular body could not at
present be stated. Ii was conceded by Mr.
Longenecker In private conversation that up to
the moment that the term of the grand Jury
expired the authorities had not secured sufi-
cient evidence upon which Sullivan could be
convicted. An indictment of him, therefore, so
the states attorney reasoned, would undoubtedly
result in an immediate trial or acquittal barring
forever any other proceedings, result which,
from Mr.. Longenecker's standpoint was not to
be desired Another reason TOR the states at
tOrney's course is said to be hope on his part
that before the trial of the men indicted is
ended some of them may be induced, through
hope OF saving their own necks, to give evil
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The Board Returna.

The state board of charities returned from
Brazil Thursday. The board has no official re-
port to make but each member has his view of
the situation and these views are quite har-
monious The boards proposal to the operat-
OTs to arbitrate was utterly refused, the Operat-
ors claiming that as regards prices paid to
carry on their work they were paying all they
could and would not submit to any arbitration
which would make them pay more. But they
said that they were willing to make concession
this far: That IL the miners would accept the
terms OF the operators they 1.-THE operatorsl
would reduce the price charged for sharpening
tools to 1 cent; the price for powder from s..
to s.; the rent in accordance with the wages
received by the miners. This proposition was
laid before the miners yesterday and it is
thought will be accepted.
There is no feeling between the miners and
operators" Judge Msrtindale thinks both
parties look upon the matter as a business
proposition, the one thinking the wages paid
too low, the other admitting this, but maintain
ing that more can be paid. There can be
no question that there is lots of restitution
among the miners"
The Rev. Oscar McCulloch could not say
when work would be resumed. He only knew
that the operators we're paying all they would
and refused 10 arbitrate.
Have your recent observations led you to a
different conclusion from that expressed in
your sermon two weeks ago."
"Not in the least" he said
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OF $1,000 tons in the shipment of all biIuminous coal
can be easily accounted for by the mild winter,
which has been very unfavOrable to the coal busi-
ness.
But il is remarkable statement that when ln-
diana had lost but per cent. aud Illinois had lost
81 per cent, Hooking Vail and Pittsburg % per
cent, and miscellaneous eastern per cent, that
the loss in Indiana tonnage should be sScrbed to the
extraordinary undertaking OF Pittsburg, Ohio and
other coal fields.
Further, your correspondent would have the pub
lie believe that the block coal miners should work
for the same or nearly the same as the bituminOus
miners This is evidence that the gentleman Is
in no immediate danger of having TO dig coal for
living. No sane man would even intimate that
miner should work three-foot vein OF coal at the
figure as is paid for hve-foot vein.
The author of the article referred TO makes IL very
plain thai, in his opinion the miners are at tault
and should not receive public sympathy, much less
more desirable substantial support. He foTgets 10
say that the block coal operators voted at the joint
convention of operators and miners at Indianapolis,
Feb ST. 1885, for the scale base, which calls Tor the
price the miners are asking. He forgets 10 IN
form the public that the miners have repeatedly
asked TO have the whole question submitted 10 an
impartial board of arbitrators, and that the opera
tors have refused to accept the proposition.
I might further add that the contraction OF the
block coal field is responsible for portion OF the de-
OF the general output OF the same, and thus
another argument in the miners favor.
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Urging the Good Work Along.

The Fort Wayne Journal publishes the fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. Charles A. Bookwalter,
superintendent of the state printing bureau
| see that you are raising a fund for the re.
lief of the Clay county miners, and being To-
Gated as | am hundred or more miles nearer
would write you and urge along the good work
I know that thousands of people are suffering
terribly, and unless help comes at once there
will undoubtedly be deaths from starvation. Any
attempts to prejudice the cause of the striking
and their tools, who thus seek to force the men
to accept scale which in itself means starva-
ton, though possibly of a more lingering ma
ture than would follow the further continual
ton of the strike. indianapolis has given so
far over 81 800, and the good work goes bravely
on. Yours fraternaily,
c. A. BOOKwALTRR.
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CTATE OF INDIANA, MARION COUNTY. S.:
y In the Circuit Court OF Marion county, in the
State Of Indiana. No. Asp. Complaint for parti-
tion and queting title TO real estate.
Caroline WilhOt George WihOf, Helena Eberhardt
ct al. Frederick Brenn, Lizzie Brenn, his wife,
Charles Brenn ct al.
Be it known that on 27th day Of Nav. iSso
the above-named plaintiffs by their attorney filed in
the Office OF the Clerk Of the Circuit Court o. Marion
county, in the State of Indiana their complaint
against the abOve-named defendants. aud the said
plaintiffs having also flied in said Clerks Office the
affidavit Of a competent person, showing that said
defendants, Charles Brenn, Oscar Brenn, Milton
Brenn, Emma Brenn, his wife. and John Brenn are
nOn-resdents of the state OF Indiana, and that said
action is in relation 10 real estate IN Marion county,
Indiana, to-wit for partition and Quieting title
thereto; and that said defendants necessary
ties 70 said action and whereas said plaintiffs having
by Endorsement said complaint required said de-
PENDANTS to appear in said court and answer demur
thereto on the I'd day OF September. 1859:
Now, therefore, by order Of said court, said de-
PENDANTS last above named hereby nOtifelcf tia
filing and tendency Of said complaint sgainst hem.
and that unless they appear and answer or demur
thereto. at the calling OF said the ID day ot
September, 1859, the being The first judicial
day of term of said court TO be begun and held az
the court house in the City of Indianapolis on the
first Monday in September, 1852 said complaint and
the matters and things therein contained and al
legged, will be heard and determined in their ahsencs
JOHN r. WILSON, Clerk.
W. +. Heinrichs, Attorney for Plaintiff 5-3t
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JUDGE LYNCH IN KENTUCKY.
One of the Murderers OF Peddler Lavine
TAKEN From Jail by a Mob.

Taken From Jail by n Mob.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June pa mob went to
the Jail at Shephardsville Bullet county, at 1
o'clock this morning They demanded of
,IaileT Bowman the surrender of Thomas
Mitchell and Charles Ardell. who were confined
there charged with the murder of a peddler
named Joseph Lavine. Mr. Bowman refused
10 surrender the men, and took his stand in
front Of the door with q shotgun, declaring he
would kill the first man who tried To pass.
Mrs. Bowman. hearing the threats and fearing
her husband would be killed, ran forward and
gave them the keys, begging Mr. Bowman not
u provoke them. The leaders then unlocked
the doors and went to the cell where the pris-
oners were confined The taller followed, beg
gIls ~ least TO spare Mitchell. whom he be-
l1ered was innocent They needed his en-
treaties, telling Mitchell he might thank Mr.
Bowman for his life. and binding Ardell took
him 10 the wood. The men ali wore masks
The BODY of Arr]el was discovered this morn
Iac hanging 10 a tree in the woods about mile
and halt from Sbephardsville.
the crime with which the men are charged
was 4 most brutal one. Iavine had stopped
az q house near SheDhardsville last Thursday,
an vas showing his goods, when two tramps
came no and asked Tor something to eat. They
remained a few minutes and when they left
they seccreted themselves by the roadside, a
short distance away. When Lavine came up
they demanded his money, and uTOn his re-
fusal, shot him down and robbed linn. The
men we're seen running away. Lavine, who was
Pole, was brought to his home in this city
and died last Sunday On Saturday Mitchell
n2d Ardell were arrested, and Ardell was iden-
tired as one OF the tramps. The identification
Of Aitchellwas not positive.
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BELIEVES THAT cRoNIN LIVES.
Editor Rothaker of Omaha Thinks thu
Doctor is in England.

Editor Rothaker of Omaha Thinks the
Doctor is in England.
KANSAS CITY, June go. II. Rothaker,
managing editor of the Omaha Republican, is
in the city to visit his friend, Recorder Michael
Boland. Mr.. Rothaker was asked by 4 reporter
for an opinion on the Cronn murder, and re-
piled: "CronIn is not dead. He is alive, and
will show up in England before many more
days"
Pushed for an explanation for his belief, Mr..
Rothaker said that for number of years he
had been in position to know of the character
and movements of Irishmen connected with
organizations in the United States interested in
the emancipation of Ireland from Englands
tyranny. He scoffed the idea that Recorder
Boland. Alexander Sullivan or any one one of
the triangle" were responsible for the alleged
removal ot Cronin. Mr. Rothaker expressed
himself as being positive that the body found
in the sewer not that of Cronin, but "a
stiff" obtained from a Chicago medical college.
Continued Dir. Rothaker: MY belief that
Cronn is alive is strengthened by a telegram
addressed to prominent Irishman in Omaha,
and which was shown me. 1t was sent from
Chicago and its contents we're TO the effect that
positive assurance had been received by the
sender that Cronin still alive and request
ing information as to his whereabouts"
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CAUSE OF THE STRIKE.
A Candid statement by a Man who is Wen
Informed.


Informed.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, like the
Indianapolis journal, has been printing good
deal Of matter evidently intended "for no other
purpose than to influence a charitably disposed
public TO close their bowels of compassion
against the Indiana miners, and thus reduce
them 10 starvation in its most abiect form and
drive the men to work" Mr.. Robert Watchron,
Gin behalf of the miners" writes the CONNER
eidi Gazette from Columbus, o., as follows:
Your correspondent would make it appear that
this reduction Is necessary, owing TO the extraOr-
binary undertakings Of the Pennsylvania and Ohio
coal operators. have before the statisi es COM
piled by Mr. BisbOff OF the Black Diamond OF
Chicago, froa which will make the following quo
tatiOns:
Tho total decrease in the consumption of btu
minous coal at Chicago from Jan. 1, 1889, to April
a. 1882 $50, 900 tOus. of this amount 2f2, 600
tons is known eastern bituminOus coal. such as
Pittsbury, Hooking Valley, Erie. Brier Hill. West
Virginia and Jackson; aud OF this amount 1873 600
tons Is western bituminous coal, from Indiana and
Illinois. OF eastern bituminous COAL the proportion
OF loss In the Hooking Valley in the time indicated
10000 tons; Pittsburgs loss "a, 900 tons, or
total loss from these districts Of 1913 900 tons out Of
total Of $4,000 tons Of eastern bituminous. OF the
13s 600 tons Of western coal, ind that the Indiana
block lost but 5000 tons, and that 10000 lost
By the mines In the state Of Illinois. The decrease
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A GnnstIr Accident.

EAST SAGINAW, Mich, June 2S.-The body
Of John Davids infant child was laid out pre-
paratory to interment at Milbourne yesterday
and lighted candles were placed around the
coffin. One of the candles fell and set fire to the
coffin draperies An alarm was at once given,
but in the excitement of renpving Mrs. David
an invalid, from the house corpse was for
gotten and the body was Grned TO clnders
Mrs. David mother of the cremated baby. will
probably die from the shock.
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KUNZE "SQUEALED."

The German the Important Witness Before
the Grand Jury Saturday.
CHICAGO, July 1.-To-night it is learned that
the German, John Kunze, who was indicted by
the grand jury Saturday last, together with six
others, for completely in the murder of DR..
Cronin, is in the hands of the police, and has
been for several days. 1t is stated further that
Kunze is the important witness whose
testimony before the grand jury Saturday
fastened the indictments and final report. 1t
is understood that Kunze has told the police
all he knows about the affair and confessed
that he drove Detective Coughlin to the Carl
son cottage on the night of May +, the horse
and wagon used being the property of P. o.
Sullivan, the indicted ice-man. What further
information the authorities obtained from
Kunze is not yet known.
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MURDERED BY A BURGLAR.
A Young Girl Fatally Stabbed-The Assas-
sin Made His Escape.

A Young Girl Fatally Stabbed-The Assas-
sin Made His Escape.
IA CROSSE, Wis, June pa burglar en-.
tered the house Of John Weber last night
through window in a room occupied by his
two daughters, Kate and Lena. The girls were
awakened while the robber was searching their
clothing. Lena, the younger sister, aged
eighteen years. attempted TO escape. She
stumbled and fell, and before she could arise
she was seized by the burglar, who plunged
knife into her body below the tenth rib
The knife was pulled upward and deep cash
about nine inches long was cut leaving ex-
posed the heart lungs and intestines. The
assassin then went TO the bed and made thrust
st the other girl, who managed, however, to
evade the knife. The family were aroused by
TIE noise, but the burglar escaped from the
house. The entire police force is at work on
the case and have made about twenty arrests Of
suspicious characters up TO noon. There is
much excitement, and if the murderer is caught
be will probably be lynehed. His victim is ex-
pected to die at any moment
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PHILADELPHIA, June 27.-Thomas Ewing
Sherman of Woodstock college, Howard
county, Maryland, oldest son of Gen. w. t.
Sherman, will receive the orders Of sub
deacon, deacon and priesthood on Friday Sat-
urday and Sunday of the coming week Arch
bishop Ryan will confer the orders in his own
private chapel and only bishops, prominent
members Of the clergy, and the friends and rel
atiyes of the young Jesuit viii be present.
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ooRseYs STAR ROUTE CASES.
Diet. Atty. HOge Has Them Stricken From
the Docket.

the Docket.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-The docket of the
criminal court of the District Of Columbia was
to-day finally cleared of a number of
cases which have been on the books
ever since the initiation of the celebrated
star route cases against ex-senator Stephen W
Dorsey, Thomas q. Brady and others. Dist
Atty. Hoge stated in court this morning that
there were twenty-four of these cases on the
oocket. and that the government had failed TO
secure a conviction IN the main case His prede-
esssOT had recommended to the announcement
that they be nOlle pressed, but nothing had
been done in the matter. Recently friends of
the parties had called on the encouragement,
who had instructed him 10 use his discretion in
TIE matter. He therefore asked leave
10 nolle prosque the case, and the
court directed that this be done. The indict-
ments in these cases charged conspiracy and
perjury against the defendants, among whom
are John W. Dorsey. Stephen w Dorsey, Will
lam Pitt Kellogg, John r. Miner Thomas j.
Brady, II. ". Vale, a. o. Buck. John NJ Peck
and others