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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-08
NO ESCAPE FOR LAVELLE
The Daviess County High-Flying Demo-
crat Got Away with SIS, 1898.
Nearly Every One Believes He Paid to Have
the Court House Set on Fire, but an Earnest
Effort Will Be Made to Get Him Free.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.


WASHINGTON. Ind. March 7.-Those who
have been criticising the Daviess County
Board of Commissioners for ordering an
Investigation of the books of ex-Auditor
Lavelle will now close their mouths. A
nOn-partisan examination made by ex-
State Bank Examiner Samuel Ii. Taylor
Uemocratl and Colonel Edward F. Mere
deth (Republicanl was reported to the CON-
missioners to-day and showed that the ex-
auditor has embezzled the peo-
ple's money 70 the extent of S1s.-
463.SS. The investigation covered
period Of eight year, and according to
the statement of one Of the experts there
was discrepancy on nearly every page of
the record made durina Lavelle's second
term of Office. 1t is found that in one
place where q shortage occurred La
velle's poor old mother made good the
amount, which is S265. The steal is prin-
cipally in ''doctored" warrants and mis-
appropriated school funds. and it is found
that q considerable sum was collected by
Lavelle from lIqnor licenses and used by
him. The report was a very complete and
voluminous one, and covered oyer q hun
dred pages of closely written legal cap. and
perhaps ever exposed In the State.
Lavelle, It will be remembered, is now
under bond to answer to charge of arson
and mutilation of the public records. He
is accused of having hired LedgerwOOd and
HARLEM to burn the courthouse last Sep
TENDER. The two dupes, when arrested,
pleaded guilty and were recently SEN
fenced TO the Southern prison for seven
teen years. Ex-Auditor Lavelle, his
brother Michael and Burr Hawes were
all charged with being parties to the crime
aud are awaiting trial in the Pike County
Court, where the cases were taken on q
change of venue. The trial was continued
from December until the March term on
the cringing plea that when the experts
made their report 1t would be found that
Lavelle's books were all right. Thus the
motive for the court house fire wouldbe got
ten rid of. But instead OF the simply ''cler-
ical errors" which the eX-auditor alleged
in his plea for continuance, this enormous
shortage confronts him.
Lavelle's case is a most unhappy one. A
short time ago he was considered a.
wealthy, and lived like q banker. spending
money with lavish hand. Now his family
Is disgraced, and he is acting az an agent
for the Crescent City Brewing Company.
Secret meetings are being held In different
parts of the county, and the defendants
witnesses are being schoOled, it Is claimed
for the approaching trial. All that money
can do Will be done to get Lavelle free
from the charge. However, respectable
people of all parties are cry ing out that tho
consDirators be made to follow their tools
to prison. The ''ritf-raff" of this county
and Martin county is being mustered in
defense of the arch cOnspirators, and so
bold are they IN their planning that the en-
tire county is up In righteous indignation.
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HEARS MYSTERIOUS VOICES
And Sees Strange Faces Peering at Him
Phases of DR.. Scudder's Insanity.

CHICAGO, March 7.-Henry NJ. Scudder
still hears mysterious voices and sees
strange faces peering in at his window In
the detention hospital. At least he still
says he does, and DR.. Noble. the county
physician. seems inclined to believe him.
While the Doctor was eating yesterday his
wife and two children called on him. He
was pleased to see the boy and girl, but as
soon as his eyes lighted on his wife be be-
came excited. Get out of here" he cried.
Get out of this room. Leave me alone,
can't youi You are one of them; l know
you. Yon are trying to torment me.
Everybody is against me-" His wife ap-
preached and attempted to soothe him,
but he pushed her angrily away and told
her to leave the room. DR.. Noble was with
Mrs. Scudder and told her husband that
he should speak kindly to his wife. "You
are not acting like gentleman" said DR..
Noble. IL don't care if | am not" shouted
Soudder. Make that woman leave me.
You have NO right to let her come here to
torment me. / want to be left alone, and
she Is against me-" As he finished speak
ing Scudder attempted to force his wife
from the room. DE-. Noble then advised
her to leave the room. She did SO. and the
alleged crazy man became calm. His chill
dren remained with him over an hour. and
seemed TO have good effect on him. Scud-
ders health has improved since he went TO
the hospital He eats and sleeps well. but
claims to hear whisperiDgs and sees strange
faces peering In at his windows. Dr.. Noble
said he and DR.. Lyman had examined
Scudder for several hours yesterday, but
declined to make public the results of their
examination.
Late last night as DR.. Scudder was walk
ing up and down the corridor IN front of
his cell he suddenly gave q shrek, seized
a chair and exclaimed: $50 you are in
league with my wife, are your At the
same time striking with terrific force q
harmless patient confined in the corridor.
and who was taking walk. Scudder was
soon dlsarmed by attendants and thrust in
his cell, where he WAS manaCled and the
door securely locked. He was terribly ex-
cited, and kept repeating: They told me
to do it; i could not help it: it had to be
DONE" The wound given to the other
patient, while bad one, was not serious.
DR.. Scudder followed up his attack of
last night upon fellow-patient by attack
ing DR.. Noble, III charge of the hospital,
this morning. He was overpowered aud
will hereafter be confined tn his cell.
Contrary to general expectation Dr..
Scudder Will be tried in the Criminal
parent attempt TO railroad him into an
asylum has been nipped In the bud. 1t
was practically agreed to-day by Judge
Scales and State Attorney LOnenecker that
a bIunder was made by the police In sur
rendering the prisoner to the deputy sheriff
who held the insanity writ procured by
the friends of the accused. 1t Is the inten-
ton of the States attorney to have the
charge of insanity dismissed. therefore, and
arraign DR.. Scudder on the original charge
of murder. The insanity question must be
Incidental TO O trial In the Criminal Court.
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TEN DER HEARTED CONGRESSMAN.
Representative Funston Moved to Tears BY
What He Saw in Room on Ellis Island.

NEW YORK, March 7.-Congressman Funs-
ton, of Kansas, a member of the House
committee on immigration, had his eyes
opened Saturday, while he was at Ellis
island. and was much affected by what he
saw. With Congressman Epps and one or
two others and an interpreter he visited Q
room where portion of poor family had
been detained. 1t was thought that this
family must be sent home There were
several children in the family. the young est
a little girl of four. The mother had been
taken away from them. sick with tvphus.
With the aid Of an interpreter, Mr.. Funston
talked with the children. They were very
poor and as they told of the hard time
they had they began to cry. The little girl
was moaning for her mother. The Con-
gresham could not stand 1t. He took the
little thing up In his arms. and before he
could comfort her there were tears in his
eyes. Then he drew his pocket book, put
the little girl down and began distributing
two-dollar bills. He gave one to every
member of the family. from the father to
the r-year-old. Then he Strengthened to
his full six feet, and his voice was husky as
he said: Il am not used to this. l have
got some children of my own. ] can't
stand it to see that little thing crying for
its mother"
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NERVOUS And SICK HEADACHE
How to Perfectly Cure Them.

All forms of headache are of a nervous char
&C ter. and are caused by We akness. irritation.
ordisease ofnerves of the or to the disorders
OF the system from Spring Debility, malaria, and
to cure such cases it ia absolutely necessary to
use DIR. Greene's Nervura. The Grip also, which
has been so prevalent, causes more headache
and leaves the nerves 6f the head in moro
weakened and diseased condition than any other
known affection. This condition should nerer De
neglected. Many persons who suffer from head
ache have. by repeated failures to find relief.
despaired of cure To such we would say, By al
means secure bottle of this wonderful remedy,
and watch its marvellous effects. 1t ia the most
perfect cure known for headache. Purely veg
etable and harmless Druggist, 81.
"For orer trenty years my life was made mis-
cradle by frequent and terrible headaches. At
times they were so severe feared would 90 insane
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AN OLD MANS WEALTH.
He Had Made Gifts of 1t to His Son. Law,
but the Court Takes 1t Back.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFORDsvILLE. Ind. March Ken
needy 81 Kennedy and w. L. Wilmington
have just won closely contested suit
brought by the administrator OF Uriah
Deer's estate against John r. Teegarden.
A verdict for 800 was rendered in favor
of the administrator. Deer had resided
with his son-in-law. Teegarden. in Parke
county, and was worth $4,000 in lands and
cash. But when he died in was found that
he WAS penniless. Job Deer a son residing
In Kansas. employed attorneys to find out
where the property had gone. and it was
found that Teegarden possessed 400 acres
OF land formerly owned by Deer, and about
$4,000 of his cash. The son in Kansas had
only received $1,000 from his father. 1t
was shown that Deer had almost lost his
mind and had been giving his possessions
to TeegardeH las gift" Some very funny
things IS to the peouliaritles of Deer were
brought out at the trial to prove that his
mind was unbalanced. At one time he
took basket of wool to church and dis
tributed il among the congregation, re-
qussting that the people pick it for him
while listening to the sermon. The case
was tried at Rockville ON O change of
venue and lasted two weeks. There Will
now be $4,000 to divide between the heirs
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the party has no fears of the result of the
first skirmish in the campaign of 1892
Minor Notes

Minor Notes
The Charlottesville Star has come out as
q Democratic morning paper.
An epidemic of a peculiar form Of humps
is raging in the vicinity of Evansville.
Emanuel Rich. aged eighty-four. died at
his home, III Muncie, Sunday night. He
had resided In Muncie half century.
Rev. S. w. Brown has resi- gned the pas
torate of the Christian Church at Craw-
louisville. and will enter the evangelistic
field.
During the recent revival meetings held
in the different New Albany churches.
three hundred people are said to have Joined
church.
John Boyer, "trusty" who has twice
escaped from the Jacksonville peniten-
tiary, was recaptured at his mothers house
at Princeton.
A lodge of Knights of Pythias was organ
lied at CIoverdale. Putnam county, last
night. the Greencsstle knights officiating
on the occasion.
Mrs. Gabrielle Reed, colored. who claimed
to be lis years of age, died Sunday evening
at the residence of her granddaughter,
Mrs Charles Gray, In Jeffersonville.
While Mrs. John Praim. of Montpelier,
was washing yesterday her twO-year-old
baby fell into a tub of hot water, scalding
its head and back in a frightful manner.
Rev. II. c. Fack. pastor of the Madison
German Lutheran Church, has accepted q
call to st. Lucas's Church. Cincinnati, and
will enter his new charge the first Sunday
after Easter.
The new steamboat Belmont was de-
stroyed by fire on White river four m lies
west of Washin gton. Sunday night. The
boat was owned by Hyatt IL Rogers. Loss
about $4,000; uninsured.
1t is reported by telegraph from English.
Crawford county, that Emory Slavin ate
two cans of cove oysters in two minutes.
thus winning n wager of $40. 1t Is not said
what will be done with the guilty wretch
if found.
Burglars broke into John McNary's resi-
dence at Fillmore, Putnam county, while
the family was at church Sunday night.
and stole S460 in money. Mr.. McNary's son
is the village postmaster, appointed under
the Cleveland administration.
The Parker Commercial Club. of Parker.
Randolph county, wishes to correspond
with manufacturers wishing to locate in
the gas belt. Free fuel will be furnished to
anyone who Will manufacture corn plant
ers. hay-rakes, harrows and cultIvators.
1t 10 announced from 'Jeffersonville that
William Ryan, alias whisky Bill" was
arrested by Marshal Applicable. Ryan
wanted to talk politics to every man,
woman or child thas he met. but the Mar
shall thought he was too drunk to discuss
reciprocity.
On recommendation of the Franklin In
stItute of Phiisdelphis, the bronze medal
and premium of $40 provided. out of fund
left under the will of John Scott chemist.
executed in 1918, has been awarded to
Henry Goetz and nj. w. Mitchell. of New
device for anchoriLg buildings invented by
| than
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STABBED HER OWN SON.
The Double Crime of the Mother of Rodergo
Martinez, Caused BY Peep Villain.

SANTA FE. n. NJ, Marsh 7.-Rodergo
Martinez, who mad just returned from a
long stay In old Mexico. was stabbed to the
heart by his mother. last evening. at FL
Rito. q Mexican plaza about fifteen miles
from here. The stabbing vas the terri BILE
result of an intentional piece of misin-
formation by George Hallstone. a young
American.
Some years ago Rodergo Martinez went
to old Mexico TO make his fortune In the
mines. leaving behind a mother and q
sweetheart. TO whom he promised to re-
turn and marry when his fortune was
made. Hallstone. when Martinez left.
loved the girl. but before making known
mis- love 10 her be brought the mother and
sweetheart the news that Martinez bad
been killed in fight. The Girl. however.
refused to marry him. To make sure that
MARTINEZ would never return he sent false
news TO Martinez that his rLother was dead
and the sweetheart married.
MARTINEZ returned To htA native town,
however. to see about this. and found his
betrothed unmarried and he mother alive
About the first man he met was his sup
posed friend. Hallstone. fhe latter per-
suaded him to visit his mother with him in
disguise. While disguisih4 himself, his
rival ran to the mothers aOuss and said
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Struck His Wife with q Lighted Lamp.

NEW YORK, March Mrs. Kate Seaman
died in New York Hospital this morning.
the victim of her jealous husbands rage
and his outraged feelings. Richard Scan
Ian went home last night about ii 80 O'Clock
and, he alleges, found his wife In company
with his own brother. Michael Seaman.
A vigorous quarrel ensued and harsh words
followed. The husband snatched q lighted
lamp from table and hurled it at the head
of his wife, The lamp struck her under
the left eye and knocked the woman to the.
floor. in moment she was q blazing
bundle. and. reQaining her feet, ran shrek
ing to the street. where she was caught
and carried to a neighborlng house. the
flames having been quenched. She was
horribly burned on every part of her body,
and six hours later she died in terrible
aGOny.
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PITTsBURG. March robert Mcclure.
the agent of the Law and Order League
who has been waging war on news-dealers.
carriers and newsboys for selling news
papers on Sunday. was arrested to-day fol
willful and corrupt perjury. and gave bail
in the sum of $1,000 for a hearing on Thurs
day. Last Thursday Mcclure swore POSI-
lively that he purchased a copy of the
Pittsburg Press at 100 o'clock Sunday
morning. Feb. 25. from James NJ. Sharp, q
South-side news-dealer. Sharp went on
the stand and testified that ne did not sell
papers that day. and at tho hour named he
was eating breakfast Notwithstanding
this Sharp was fined the usual S25 and
costs by Alderman Robe. Mr. Sharp claims
he has evidence that will convict Mcclure.
The penalty 10 $500 fine and Imprisonment
not exceeding seven years.
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She Drank n Fatal Drug.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal
RICHoND. March About six weeks ago
Mrs. Jennie McCracken, of Chicago. nee
Carter. of this city. came here TO visit at
the old homestead. She was in poor health.
had pleaded in vain for her husband to
move here and felt that she must. at least,
come home for sojourn. On arriving her
state of melancholy. on account of the
death of her mother and the impairment of
her own health. seemed to deepen. and last
hight she took a fatal dose OF cyanide of
potassium to end her sorrow. Her brother
heard her difficult breathing went to her
room and found her unconscious All eff
forts 10 save her were futile. She was for q
time an attendant IN the insane hospital at
Indianapolis. and. 10 is understood. married
there baker named McCracken. now of
Chicago.
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To Form a state Union.

SPECIAL 70 the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, March THE tin. sheet
iron aud cornice- workers of Indiana met
here to-day. and organized State associa-
tion of the several unions. The cities rep
resented were Indianapolis. Fort Wayne.
Lafayette. Evansville and Terre Haute.
The object is to promote the organization
of unions in other cities. The officers
elected are: President. William Leavy. of
Terre Haute; independent, Chris Boone
witt, of Lafayette; secretary. George Nj.
Hockett, of Indianapolis; treasurer. John
Eeeney. OF Fort Wayne; executive board
j. H. WeiZers, of Lafayette; Henry Eli
singer, of Evansville; Charles V. 10y, of
Indianapolis: John Feeney. of Fort Wayne
The next meeting 10 to be at Indianapolis.
the second Monday in March 1898.
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RiOtous Italians.

TUXEDO, n. Y. March 7.-Between and
o'clock last evening. there was q riot
among large number of Italian laborers
employed by the Erie railway company at
this place. dispute arose between q
couple of men. which led TO blows. Friends
of each of the fighters came 10 their assist
ance and soon the fight became general.
Pistols and knives were produced by the
rioters. who shot and stabbed in a reckless
manner. One of the pistol bullets killed
Michael Demotto. Five other Italians,
whose names are not known, were terri bly,
slashed with knives IN the hands of their
frenzied assailants. Captain Busch, with
force of officers, after o hard battle,
Quelled the disturbance.
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White Is . Poor Paint for War Ships.

NEW YORK, March 7.-Navsl officers are
trying TO discover what is the most suitable
color for the vessels of the navy. Two
years experience with white paint has con-
WINGED the officers that it is not the best.
1t is the most conspicuous of all colors at
night, and is, therefore, not at all adapted
for war service. Most experts agree that
some neutral tint like that the French have
for their coasting guard ships would have
to be adopted. The shade referred to IL
lead color, with q slight tinge of green SIM
liar to that of atmospheric condition dur
ing the morning and evening. Ships paint
ed this color are almost lndistin guis ha BILE
after darkness falls. During the CHILEAN
war the torpedo boats Lynch and Condell
were painted this color. On two occasions,
one at Iqulque and tho other at Coquimbo.
both these vessels entered the ports named
at night. and were scarcely visible q few
hundred feet away.
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Tarred and Feathered by White Caps.

MrNNEAPoLIs, March 7-Intelligence has
been received from Elgin, Mimi, that on
Saturday. late at night. a band of White
Caps visited the farmhouse of John Reid,
dragged Sidney Green, q Farmland, from
his bed. gave him coat or tar and feath-
ers rode i'm on a rail. and ordered him to
leave the country. He returned to Reds
house, but was ordered away. Refusing to
arrest. and he is now IN Jail The white
Gaping grew out of an elopement, IN
which Green and farmer Crawlords wife
were the principals.
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A Man Weil.known to the Theatrical
Profession Tells His Story.

The following story Is told by N. Helmer
Of Helmer & Lietz, wigrnakers, No. 125
Fourth Avenue, New York. ~ have had
Q combination Of catarrh and bronchitis
from my early infancy. Two years ago
the symptoms became greatly aggravated,
and was afraid Of running into consump.
ton. Have tried fnhalatiols, douches and
medicines numerous, but mono with as
marked success az Dr.. 6age's Catarrh
Remedy, coupled with the use of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery tfor tho Bronchitis
and the blood. Having used two bottles Of
the Catarrh Remedy and . like amount Of
the Golden Medical Discovery I find my.
self a well man."
The makers Of DR.. Sags's Remedy lose
$500 If you're not cured Of Catarrh.
DR.. Sage's Remedy has proved q cure for
80 out Of 100 cases Of Catarrh In the Head,
and It's makers can afford to take the risk Of
your being the one hundredth
The only question fs-ere you willing to
make the test, If the makers are willing to
tal0e the riskf
If so, the rest is easy. You pay your drug
gist 80 cents and the t. ial begins.
If you're wanting the $500 you'll get some.
thing better-G cuTeI
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The Boycott Works Both Ways.

SAN Francisco, March 7.-As q result of
the boycott declared by the federated
trades some weeks ago against the shoe
factory of Calm, NieOlsberg g. Co., which
it was claimed had reduced the scale OF
wages, the Manufacturers and Employ ers'
Association. on the LIST of this month. post
ed notices In nine OF the shoe-factorles OF
the city which were considered union fact
cries to the effect that unless tho boycott
was declared off by March the factories
would discharge the union help. The boy
colt not being raised. nine factories opened
to-day ss non-unIon shops. They employ
altogether about 200 hands.
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Fired by q Hot shaft

JERSEY CITY. March IA shaft in q
picking machine in the United States Car
pet-lining Cempany's works, in the rear Of
No. ISL Grand street. got hot this morning.
The works were on the second floor of q
double two-story frame building. Ten
men and boys were at work near the pick
ing machine when the hot shaft set fire TO
some jute. In a flash the machine and the
rooms were in flames. The boys about the
machine had their hands, arms and faces
badly burned. Every body made their es-
cape, jumping through windows, dropping
down the hatchw az and every other avail
able means of exit. The loss is about 2l5, COO.
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Think. tha WIZ. AIso Guilty.

Special TO The Indianapolis Journal.
UNION CITY. March 7.-Considerable ex-
citement was caused here by the news of
William Boyce's disgrace. the man who
drowned his baby in the Ohio river at Gin
einnati. Boyce was very bright young
man. had resided in this city for q number
of years. and was always very well thought
of. He has been In the employment of w.
T WorthIngton 81 Co. selling buggies and
sewing machines. and for the last two
years has been making hlsl headquar-
tiers at Portland, Ind. His mother.
Mrs. Joseph Gray, resides in this city.
and is almost distracted with grief. She
says she never saw her sons wife, but be-
lieves the girl as guilty as her son, limiting
that he was driven to 1t.