The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-07
NEWS In SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume of Important Events at Home and
Abroad Chronicled in the Issue Of March 6.

Greece is in a state of great political dis
quiet
France does not like the American copy
right law.
Free trade has been abolished in New
South Wales
President Harrison returned from Viz
ginia Beach, Va.
Nebraska's Legislature will not be called
in special session.
The threatened coal strike in Engla nd
may prove tiasco.
A bottle of alleged poisoned wine was
sent to Z. ID. Armour.
Dexter MOI citizens suffered $40, 900 loss
by an incendiary fire.
The Coldwater Mich bank loss is now
said to have been $4,000.
The United States grand jury may get
after the Cordage Trust next.
The Ion gshoremen's strike in New Orleans
is interfering with the city's commerce..
1t is reported that war has broken out
between Guatemala and San Salvador.
1t is believed at ST. Paul that Archbishop
Ireland will return from Rome q cardinal
Russia empowers Polands governor to
declare a state of seige III that country If
he sees fit
Edward Owens killed Isaac Elan at Dali
las Tex for speaking disrespectfully of
his mother.
Congressman Hatch attacked Mr. Hol-
man on question of appropriations and
won his point.
ut Chicago against Christ" Schwelnfurth
and his heaven"
Cincinnati physician has discovered q
remedy for consumption, which he claims
will cure without danger. 1t IS founded,
he says. on kooh's treatment, but goes
further back.
From The Second Edition Of The Sunday Journal.l
Like the Deacon Case.
SAN Francisco, March 5.-News from the
Orient of an extraordinary parallel of the
Deacon case reached here to-day. The
scene of the tragedy IS Yokohama. Japan.
aud the American husband is Lieutenant
Hetherngton, of the United States navy.
The dead Lothario is q wealthy English
resident OF Japan. The report brought by
Cover Robinson, n weli-known resident of
Yokohama, was shot and killed Feb. Is by
Lieut.. j. Ii. Hetherington. of the
United States steamer Marion. The latter.
it is alleged. was jealous of RobinsOn's at
tentions to Mrs. Hetherington. The Lieu
tenant surrendered himself and is confined
aboard the Marion.
Robinson, the young man killed by Heth
erington. was young banker. He was
born in Yokohama and educated in En-
gland. He was very handsome, moved in
the best society and being well-known
man about town was extremely popular.
Some time ago he began paying attentions
to Mrs. Hetherngtou and was SO devoted
that their intimacy became the gossip of the
town. Hetherington told Robinson that
he must refrain from seeing Mrs. Hether-
Ipgton, and that he had better leave town.
Robinson promised to obey and went away.
In two weeks he returned and became more
devoted than ever to Mrs. HetheringtOn.
On the evening of Feb. IL, Robin
son. with a friend named Pars. was
f, out driving, when some one on the
road called out for HIM to stop.
| Robinson pulled up his team, when immedi-
| ately two shots were fired from a pistol.
| The first one missed, but the second took
| effect in RObinsOn's groin aud he fell out
| of the buggy. Pars also jumped out and
| seized HetheringtOn, who had done the
shooting. He soon released the naval Of
| ficer. who walked away, followed by Rob-
| lnsons native servant, who pointed the
| shooter out to the police. HetheripgtOn
| was arrested and placed IN Jail. Robinson
| died soon after the shooting. On account
| of the prominence of both men and ROBIN
| sensation In the colony. Public sympathy
| is largely with Hetheringtop. Passeng gers
from Yokohama. who arrived on the
steamer to-day, state that it was common
| report that Robinson had been unduly
| intimate with Mrs. HetheringtOn.
Mrs Hetherington sailed from San Fran
| cisco last October on the steamer China to
IeiOin her husband. She is about twenty
| four years old and has one child year old.
She is O handsome, stylish LOOKING
| woman. Her maiden name is not known
| here. but her father Is a prominent citizen
| of Wilmington, Del. Mrs. Hetherington
spent last summer at Marine Villa. Cape
| May. Robinson, on his death bed, denied
| he had been criminally intimate with her,
and said that they had merely been carry
/ ing on Irritation.