The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-16

had with q supposed burglar in q North
Carolina hotel. Il was located at the
Tennessee. Every spring while | was in
that country i would buy all the mules l
could get at a reasonable figure and drive
them over into western North Carolina,
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After having made one OF these
trips and having disposed of about twenty
head of mules L was riding back to Tonnes
ceived for my stock. about So. 500. in an in
side pocket. l made no display of my
wealth, however. and. trusting IN the fact
that l hadn't the appearance of a man pos
back through the mountains without o
thought of danger, except at night. Every
night / would awaken two or three times,
with a presentiment that there was q burg.
ION night 1 had put up at a little mount
ain tavern. and was assigned to O room on
the first floor. The bed stood IN one cor
ner of the room, and at the foot
of it was a window. / went to bed that
night with a feeling of uneasiness, and lay
for several hours half asleep and half
awake. i rolled over on my side, and when
my eye wandered toward the window the
eight that presented itself awakened me
INSTANTLY. There stood a big. brawny
man with his head poked through the win
dow, just in the act OF springing into the
room. i drew my revolver from under the
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commanded him to stop. He stopped. /
asked him what he wanted. He
remained perfectly quiet and did not
deign to answef: 1 again demanded
that time of night. The man never moved
a muscle nor uttered o syllable. l warned
him that If he did not speak l would shoot.
This had no effect uDon him and l pulled
stood perfectly stlll. / then determined to
move him if possible and emptled my re-.
volver at him. During the shooting the
fellow shook his head violently. and at the
last shot dropped out Of sight. The whole
house had been aroused by the shooting and
came rushing into my room. In q hurried
and excited manner / told them to 60 ont
and see If the man was dead.
The window was not raised. though
was positive the fellow was Just ready to
spring into the room when i first saw him.
There was 40 dead man lying on the ground
outside, no blood nor any traces of a per-
son having been there; every one OF my
bullets were found buried in the wall of
my room. and on the floor at the foot of
my bed lay my hat literally shot to pieces.
Slowly the true state OF facts began to
dawn upon me. When l had gone to bed l
hung my hat on the foot-post of my bed;
being uneasy about the money i had with
me when i went to bed. and in q doZe when
i saw the hat. l had supplied the man."
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have been dead and have beep buried
alive. There is one man in this city, how
ever, who has experienced all the sensation
attendant upon such a horrible fate, and
still lives to tell the story. The police had
arrested an old man several times for
drunkenness. Each time he was fined. and
released upon payment of the fine.
The last time he was arrested and
brought before Hizonner he was sent 10
the work-house. He was in n drunken
stupor, and on the point OF delirium
tremens when he was sent TO the work.
what is called the sweat box" to revive
him. The "sweat-boxn is a box about the
size of an ordinary coffin, and closed
tightly, with the exception of the top,
which is Slated to admit air to the
occupant. When the old man woke up and
found himself in the narrow confines of the
"sweat-box." be at once came TO the con-
clusion that he had been buried alive. The
box was no longer needed 10 produce per-
spiration. Cold sweat stood out upon his
forehead. and he called for help with n
force sufficient to tear into shreds any or
binary pair of lungs. His yelling brought
one of the guards TO the room in n hurry,
ana he was released from his grave. He
never attempted TO describe his feelings
upon regainlng consciousness and fndlDg
himself in the "sweat-box." Il was buried
alive" he said; Il knew il; i was positive
l was buried alive. and made up my mind
that | bad seen the last l was to sec of life
on this world"
Whether the OK Experience made a total alb
stainer OF him OF not is not known, but the
police in this city nave mover had eanse TO
arrest him since the day he was buried
alive" =
The agitation by the Central Labor
Union of the bob.tail.car question on the
street-car lines recalls an incident told by
C.. ii. Minor. a delegate to that body from
the Carpenters Union, No. 1901. During
the former agitation on the same. question,
Minor was among those who believed that
tho proper way to force the company into
the employment of conductors was for the
passengers TO refuse TO pay their fire unless
il was called for by u conductor. He
boarded q bob-tail car one day while the
agitation was at it's highest pitch, and was
asked by the driver 10 drop his fare IN the
box IF you want my fare. come after
it." be replied with the serenity of q man
conscious of his rights and a determination
Il insist upon their recognition.
The driver having "been there be-
around the brake-handle and slipped back
into the car for Minors fare. He thrust
his hand into his pocket but found not a
thing. He suddenly remem bered that be-
sore leaving home he had changed trousers
aud lett his money in the others. His en-
barrassment Is best left TO inauguration.
but Minor was one of the strongest oppon-
ents at the last meeting of the Central La
Dor Union TO the adoption the same plan
this time as was suggested by some of the
delegates. =
1t Is the custom of prospective BRIDE
grooms To give farewell dinners to their
bachelor friends. Whether this custom is
the outgrowth of a desire on the part of the
coming benedict to enjoy bis departing
liberty 10 the last moment. or whether it Is
the manifestation of "a wish to fsunt his
approaching bliss before his envious friends
Is not quite clear: but at all events such &c
casions are apt To he celebrated with a
great display OF enthusiasm and sentiment
of one sort and another. The dinners given
by the numerous indianapolis BRIDE
grOoins during the past week or two
were TO exception to the rule.
One was made especially memorable to
those who participated. The table was re-
splendens with costly china and glass. and
the viands were of the finest. The feast
had progressed 10 the stage where express
sions of sentiment We're IN order and u
toast TO the bride was proposed and drunk
wiz due feeling by the assembled bache-
lor-. Then the groom raised bic hand I'M
pressively: "Gentienen," he said. with