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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
SELDOM EQUALED IN BARsARrrY.
Allen County Reports Fifteen divorces Suits
OF Various Grades.

Allen County Reports Fifteen Divorce Suits
OF Various Grades.
Fort WAYNE, Jan. 3l.-LSpecial. lon
the dockets of both the county courts at
Fort Wayne there are but fifteen divorce
suits pending.
In the case of Celia Smith against Frank
Smith the complaint discloses a state Of
affairs seldom equaled in barbarity. The
husband is charged with habitual drunk
eDness, gross cruelty and utter failure TO
provide. Instances are recitad where
Smith, in drunken frenzy, has attempted
to murder his wife. She alleges that he
has choked her and has drawn knife on
her which, in his uplifted hand, he seemed
about to plunge into her body when her
screams deferred him fTom his terrible
purpose.
OF the same character for barbarity are
the charges brought by Mary j. ReiteI
against John i. Reiter. After alleging
abandonment and failure to provide the
plaintiff goes on to recite details of hel
husbands gross cruelty. She AYERS that
on one occasion while she was administeIs
ing to their sick babe, which was nursing
In her arms, Reiter struck her down with
his clenched fist, and dragged her from
the house. The babe died within two
days afterwards. Ii is also charged that
Relter calls his wife bad names In which
he impugns her character for honesty and
for virtue. The defendant is SAID to own
a good home and some shares in build
ing and loan associations and is in re-
ceipt OF q salary of s. a day. She asks the
court to grant her alimony.
Christena Miller sues George Miller,
charging failure to provide.
Samuel kain seeks a divorce from
Josephine kain, charging abandonment
Pauline Bercot charges Charles Bercot
with failure 10 provide and abandonment.
Frank S Lightfoot was abandoned by
his wife, Mary P. Lightfoot. Service Of
the process was had IN Chicago. where
the pretty defendant resides with her two
sisters, one recently divorced because Of
adultery.
Henry Wolf wants divorce from Lena
Wolf, and expects to prove adultery. The
parties are Hebrews and are well cons
nected. Lena has recently removed from
Chicago-st. house and is said to have
gone 10 reside with her parents in Michi-
gan.
Louisa Sweeney wants to be judicially
separated from Alex Sweeney, who, she
alleges, is a habitual drunkard, and hai
failed to make provision for her support
Addie Suliinger charges Solomon Sullin.
ger with cruelty and seeks divorce.
Charles B. Goddard alleges that Made
line Goddard has abandoned him, where
fore he wants the matrimonial ties sew
cred.
John Sites charges Mary Sites with
cruelty.
Clara Cullars wants 10 be separated from
John E. Cullars because OF his alleged
cruel treatment
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
TIE RECORD IN PUTNAM.
A Woman Who Drew n Butcher Knife an
Another Who Won't Sew.


A Woman who Drew a Butcher knife and
Another Who Won't Sew.
GREENcAsTLE, Jan. 29.-[Special. The
courts of this county are not burdened
with divorce suits as we have only four of
that kind on the docket at this term for
trial. The first one TO be called will be
the case of Annie Brown VS.. Harry g.
Brown, but viii not likely be disposed of.
Annie charges cruel treatment and divers
other things too numerous to mention.
but the general public (who know, and
they always know say it is a case Of too
much mother-in-lsw.
The next case on the docket is that Of
James Burnett VS.. Martha J. Burnett, in
which he charges that they separated be-
cause of her cruel aud inhuman treat
ment, that she uses profane and obscene
language in her conversation, and at one
time drew a butcher knile on him and has
threatened his life.
Another is the case of Malinda Ann
Wallis Vs. Brice Wallis, who charges that
Brice did cruelty ill-treat and drive her
away from his house, and since then has
made no provision for her support, that
since she has supported herself by weeks
work, that they were married in 1869 and
have eight children. She wants the
divorce and custody OF the children.
The petition of James Williams VS..
Mary E Williams is rather the most
voluminous OF all. He says they were
married Sept. IL. year not named, and
lived with the defendant for period OF
years, during all of which time he dis
charged his duty as a good and faithful
husband should. He charges her with
having neglected aad wilfully disregarded
her duty toward him in the manner
as follows, namely; That she has
grossly neglected her household duties
and devoted her time and attention 10
mere frivolous gayeties and pasttimes,
leaving her husband at home and her
domestic duties totally uncared for in the
manner that good and prudent wife
would act; that she compelled him to
cook his own meals, mend his pants and
provide for himself as best he could. That
she sought and received the attention and
was often found IN the company of pera
sons of easy virtue. showing IN her mans
ner a levity that betokens a total disre.
gard to public sentiment or private moral.
ity, and an entire want of appreciation Of
the feelings of her husband and family
and injuring her reputation by giving rise
10 surmise, report and suspicion, so that
she has become a by-word and disgrace
among persons Of her acquaintance and q
continual cause of the deepest mortifica-
ton and shame and sorrow 10 her hus-
band, and that her conduct is such as to
satisfy any reasonable mind that she can
not be lived with.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
FOR LIBELING QUAY.
Editors of the Beaver "Star" Must Go
to Jail.

BEAVER, Pa, Feb. 1.-The final act in
the criminal libel suit brought by Senator
Mathew S. Quay against the Beaver
Star, commenced this afternoon.
The defendants. Messrs. John II.
Melton, proprietor, and William
Porter, editor, who were recently con-
victed, appeared in court before Judge
Wickham tor sentence. The court i'm
posed penalty of six months in Jail and
$500 fine upon each of the prisoners, the
costs of the prosecution also being assessed
against them. In imposing sentence
Judge Wickham made brief review of
the case and said:
Nearly two weeks have elapsed since your
conviction, yet not one word OF explanation,
retraction or apology has appeared in
your newspaper Under the cIrcum-
would be to turn the proceedings heretofore
held in this court into mockery and to JUDI
cially condemn and abrogate the law itself.
For your own sakes and indeed, for my own,
! am panied that you have left thu court with
out the shadow of pretext for being largely
merciful.
In conclusion I may add, that if you had
libeled the humblest man in Beaver county to
the same extent that you have traduced the
prosecutor, the same sentence that is here i'm
posed would be inflicted.
The sentence occasiOned some surprise.
1t was supposed that Senator Quay would
be satisfied with a nominal fine, and per-
haps one day in jail There was a large
crowd present in court to see and hear the
sentence.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03

THE SENTINEL recently instructed its
correspondents in the various counties 10
report all divorce cases pending In the
courts of their respective counties.
1t is gratifying to record that in many
courts not single case was found fled.
This county leads in the number Of appli-
cations, there being forty all told. Van
dreburg comes next with thirty; Howard,
twentyfour; Henry, twenty-four; Allen,
fifteen; TippecanOe, fourteen; Marshall
and Spencer each with twelve. while many
counties range from one to six. The total
number amounts to 42O. This would in
dicate that for the entire year the divorce
cases in the state would reach in round
numbers about fifteen hundred. The
principal cause for desiring divorces seems
to be for abandonment, although a vast
number indicate cruelty or drunkenness
and frequently both.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03

MEMPHIS, Jan. 3O.-The grand jury this
afternoon handed in its decision in the
Ward-Mitchell murder case. The re-
suit OF their deliberations is that both girls
Alice Mitchell and Lille Johnson-are
indicted and the charge set opposite their
names will read: Murder in the first
degree"
There are two counts, one charging that
the accused murdered Freda, alias Fred
erica Ward. with a razor, and the other in
dicating the weapon used as an ''inbtru-
ment unknown to the grand jury" the
object OF presenting two counts is to guard
against the possibility of the defense
showing that the cutting was done with
some instrument other than a razor. 1t
may be stated that the razor used by Miss
Mitchell has not yet been found.
The routine of the life of the two young
girls at the Jail remains unchanged. No
one except members of their families is
allowed to see them, and nothing new has
developed in this most remarkable and
deplorable affair.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03

Sellers and Ritter on Monday if they ar
lived, but this report is probably erron-
eous, as Sellers telegraphed the committee
that he was sick and could not be here,
and the committee accordingly excused
him.
1t is the general opinion that the hear
ing is over with as far as the judiciary
committee is concerned. One report is
that the committee will report the Judi
cial nominations to the senate on Monday,
but if SO Judge Woods will probably not
be among the others as a great amount OF
testimony was taken and it was
serious enough to keep the committee
thinking for a week.
Miller Not Present.
The attorney-general did not appear
today. Neither did Dudley. The latter
went to New York day before yesterday
and il is intimated that he did so to avoid
a summons before the senate committee
Smiley Chambers is in town tonight, for
what purpose is unknown, but presum-
ably in the interest of his own candidacy
for the district judgeship to succeed
Woods in case the latter is confirmed.
Mr.. Ochiltree leaves for home tonight,
Judge McNutt tomorrow night and Mr..
Rice at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow. Judge Clay
pool and Mr.. Bailey will probably remain
until Sunday.
The senate committee on judiciary held
its regular meeting Monday, but no
business of importance was transacted.
Senator Hoar is having trouble with his
eyes and is confined to his house. The
Woods matter will not be acted upon un-
til Senator Hoar is able to attend the COM
mittee meeting. This may delay the mat
ter Tor week or more.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
ON THE WAY HOME.
Mr.. Cleveland's Outing in Louisiana Is
Over.

New ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-Ex-President
Cleveland arrived here this morning from
the plantation OF Joseph Jefferson, near
New Iberia, where he has been fishing
and hunting during the past two weeks.
Mr.. Cleveland was breakfasted by some
friends at the Pickwick club, took drive
around the city with Judge Thomas j.
Semmes, and was given fashionable
luncheon by that gentleman.
In the evening he held public recep-
tion at the City hall and shook 5000 hands
in less than two hours, including that of
Governor Nicolls. Salutes for Cleveland,
Mrs. Cleveland and baby Ruth were fired
10y the Louisiana field artillery.
President Cleveland left tonight by the
Louisville q Nashville for New York. He
would not talk politics. but was delighted
with his trip.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
NO POLITICS IN 1T.
The Governor Exp aims HIS Mission TO
Washington.

The Governor Exp aims HIS Mission to
Washington.
Governor Chase, in conversation with a
SENTINEL reporter yesterday, denied posi-
lively talking to President Harrison on the
subject of the appointment of a successor
to Judge Woods. He disclaims the men,
ton of Judge Olds' name to the president
while on his visit to Washington. Said
he: although l would naturally feel
friendly toward Judge Olds. no being a
soldier and G.. A. r. man, still | have
taken no hand in this fight, and had no
chance to speak to the president on the
subject had been so disposed. did not
go to Washington on political mission,
and did not discuss politics nor the pros
pective appointment to the judgeship here
with anyone. My business was strictly in
the interest of the state. l wanted TO
press Indiana's claim for the $500, 900 that
is due her from the U. S. government, and
/ think we made some progress in this
matter while absent. We at least COM
PEELED the department to take up our
claim and investigate it.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03

pleting their labors, they adjourned until
o'clock tomorrow morning. Among the
witnesses examined were Miss Jo Ward
and Miss Purnell.
A Spanish woman named Campbell,
who saw the cutting, states that when
Misses Johnson and Mitchell drove in the
buggy to the custom house Miss Mitchell
jumped hurriedly out OF the vehicle and
yelled to Miss Johnson, wait I'll 90 and
fix her"
This cOmports well with the remark, "I
have done it" when Miss Mitchell re-
turned. The grand jury will probably COM
plete its labors tomorrow.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03

MENToNE, Jan. 31.-Mr. Spurgeon died
shortly after IL o'clock tonight. His end
was painless. He remained unconscious
TO the last. His wife, DR.. Fi;zhenry and
Miss Thorne were present when he died.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born in
kelvedon, Essex, England, June 10. 1884. he
was educated at Colchester, Cambridge, and
elsewhere, aud became usher in a school OF
Newmarket. Against the opposition of many
Of his relatives who were Independents, Spur
geon adopted baptist views, and became very
active in religious work. He preached his
first sermon when only sixteen years OF age at
Teversham, near Cambridge, and little later
preached at Waterbeach by invitation, becOm-
ing pastor of the chapel there. This edifce
soon failed to hold the crowds that came there
TO hear the speaker. Invitations came to Mr.
Spurgeon from London, and he finally accepted
the pRstorate of the New Park-st chapel. ad-
dressing his first congregation there in 1Sj3
The chapel was soon found TO be too small and
II was enlarged. The first enlargement, how
ever, proved insufficient, and its size was again
build the Metropolitan tabernacle, which was
opened in 1851. Mr.. Spurgeon published one
sermon week for many years until the full
series reached into the thousands. Mr.. Spur
geOn ever extremely active in charitable
work. book fund, which was established in
his own house and suDerintended by his wife,
in ten years supplied INDECENT ministers with
over eighty thousand volumes.
Mr.. Spurgeon exercised great influence in Lon
don, because he made his advent therein fresh
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
deplorable affair.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. I.-BIiss Alice
Mitchell, the murderess of Freda Ward,
and her friend, Miss Lille johnson, were
arraigned before Judge Dubose in the
criminal court this morning. Chairs were
placed for the two girls, who were closely
veiled, and they sat down facing the
judges seat, after drawing their chairs so
close together that a mans hand could
scarcely be. inserted between them.
Judge Dubose ordered the prisoners to
stand up and remove their wells while the
indictment was being read. Miss johnson
obeyed but Miss Mitchell kept her face
covered. When called upon to plead
Miss Johnson SAID: II am net guilty"
and dropped her veil instanter. Miss
Mitchell was immovable. Not a sound
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
A BREAKING AWAY,
One Long Chapter from
Darkest Indiana.
Revelations Of HOOSier-
dOm's Divorce Courts.
MARION COUNTY THE TOP
Several Angelic Creatures in
Monroe and Putnam.
The Male Brute Not Peculiar to
Any One Section.

Many Counties Have No Divorce Suits
Pending-The Angel OF Peace in
Pulaski A Woman Who Makes
Her Husband Sew His Breeches-A
SyIph Who Sports n Butcher Knife
and Another Who Uses Unparlia-
mentary Language - Drunkenness,
Cruelty, Abandonment and Various
Other Types of Wickedness-A A Dark
Record.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
ADMITS HIS ERROR
Judge Woods Confesses
One Of His Offenses.
Drew an Indictment on
Which He Was to Pass
And Thus Acted as Judge
and Prosecutor.
SENATORS ARE AMAZED
At the Evidence Against This
Partisan Judge
And Will Probab bly, Not Report
His Nomination.
impeachment Proceedings Are
Likely to Follow.
And Thus Acted as Judge
and Prosecutor.
SENATORS ARE AMAZED
At the Evidence Against This
Partisan Judge
And Will Probably Not Report
His Nomination.
impeachment Proceedings Are
Likely to Follow.

The Witnesses from Indiana Make n
Strong Case Before the Judiciary
Committee-MilIer, Sellers and Rit-
ter Fail to Appear and Side Partner
Dudley Goes to New YOrk-Senator
Platt GaZes on the BIOcks-of-Five
Letter-Judge ClaypooI Describes
the Remarkable judicial Antics OF
Judge Woods "The SentineTs'
Deadly Parallel Column Causes a
Sensation Among the Senators.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
A Four Round Go.

CHICAGO. Feb. Tonight at Battery d
5000 people saw Jim Hall, the Australian,
try to stop Mike Boden of Philadelphia in
four rounds with four ounce gloves. 1t
was an exciting struggle, but Hall. though
plainly Boden's superior, by far failed to
knock out the Philadelphia. Boden en-
ployed wrestling tactics and made no at
tempt to punish Hall. The latter made
Boden sick-looking particularly in the
third round
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03

escaped her lips. Col. CAN'T, Of counsel
for the defense. interposed on her behalf,
saving: Your honor, we plead not guilty
as to Lille Johnson, and present insanity
as to Alice Mitchell"
'In the event Miss Mitchell is declared
insane, what will be the effect of the YER
dict on Miss Johnson's case?" asked a re-
porter of Col. CAN'T.
"In law none-morally speaking, q
great deal" replied the colonel at is
not reasonable TO suppose that any sane
person would conspire with a lunatic to
commit murder"
No application for bail for Miss johnson
will be made if'the case shall be set for trial
at an early day.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
BAD LANoUAoE IN MONROE.
Several Peculiar Cases FILED Near Leading
InStitution of Learning.

Several Peculiar Cases FILED Near n Leading
Institution of Learning.
BLOOMINGTON, Jan. 2S.-[ Special. The
following divorce cases are pending in the
Monroe circuit court: Nancy Axiom vs..
Morton Axom; plaintiff alleges that she
was under fourteen years of age when
married and not legally capable of con-
senting to marriage and asks to have the
marriage covenant annulled. George A.
Schultz VS.. Edith; plaintiff alleges that
defendant abandoned him without cause
and refuses to live with him. David
Crouch VS.. Huldsh Crouch; plaintiff
charges abandonment and infdeiity.
Susan Payton charges her husband Lafay.
etie with abandonment and that he has
failed to proyidefor her and her five chill
dren; that he cruelty and inhumanly
treated plaintiff "by beating striking
and kicking and drawing dangerous
knife and threatening to kill and mprdas
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
BOMB ON THE TRACK.
Narrow Escape of a Union Pacific
Passenger Train.

KEARNEY. Neb., Feb. la dynamite
bomb was discov vered on the Union Pacific
tracks near West Kearney this afternoon.
The bomb was placed in a switch in such a
position that it would have exploded when
struck by train. Two boys found the
bomb just before the east-bound passen-
ger train was due and removed the deadly
missile. which was turned :over to the
nolice
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
STURGEON IS DEAD
Quietly Breathes His Last
at MentOne
Surrounded by Family and
Friends.
THE END IS PEACEFUL.
No Revival OF Consciousness
in the Last Hours.
The Body to Be Taken to En-
gland for Interment.

EngIand's Most Powerful Clergyman
Goes to His Long Rest-A Preacher
at the Age of Sixteen-His Remark
able Influence Over the People of
England-Theories and Practices of
the Great ExhOrter.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
THE MEMPHIS TRAGEDY.
Grand jury Investigation Begun
Further Evidence.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. .29.-The grand
jury convened this morning TO investigate
the killing OF Miss Freda Ward by Alice
Mitchell. At l:30, without having COM
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03
Russian Famine.

Minister Smith at st. Petersburg re-
ports that the famine is all that it has
been pictured In the press dispatches.
He says that fully 100000 people are
Without sufficient food.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03

took everything from the house, even the
chair in which she sat and the little pro-
visions she had purchased with her own
money and moved away, leaving her and
her young babe sitting on the floor, and
since thar time he has made no provision
for her support.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-03

receiving an affirmative answer he hand
ed the fac simile to Senator Platt, who
examined it curlously and with a smile
handed it to some of his colleagues, each
OF whom manifested lively interest in
the notorious letter. Mr.. Bailey also had
with him scrap book containing a great
many newspaper clippings concerning the
Woods matter, most of them being from
IIIE SENTINEL, but when Mr.. Bailey pro-
duced the two decisions of Woods in par
allie columns the greatest interest was
manifested,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-04-28
The polNas OF JUSTICE.

Two roos were recently arrested tn
New York for following people In the
street and two more for lighting
A LAW is to be passed In Costa Ricu
making the sale to foreigners OF Indian
antiquities collected in the republic d
crime punishable with severe penalties.
A similar law is to be passed in Ecuador,
GUSTAV WuLLIscH, Berlin shop
keeper, was fined twenty dollars by q
police court two weeks ago for having
called telephone girl who kept him
waiting fifteen minutes "a miserable,
brazen-faced woman"
A STRANGE law exists in England. 1t
prohibits the queen from reading docu-
ments or receiving any letters, except
from her own family, until they have
been first scanned by the official author
lied to examine the royal correspon-
dence.
HANDLING short Holsters Is risky
business in Maine. Recently warden
seized from two eXpiessmen twelve bar
rels containing 1924 short Holsters, and
the culprits were fined S1,924 EACH The
Holsters were dumped overheard, and
may now attain decent size.
AT the recent term of the supreme
judicial court of Franklin county, Me-,
no indictments were found, and the
members of the grand jury, when dis
missed, presented to Judge Emery n
pair of white kid gloves rs an emblem
of the purity of the county's morals
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-04-28
Homeiy but Useful.

The burro is not pretty beast, but
in the wild western plains he is some
times very useful. The burros in
stinctively know where water is TO be
found, and Il miners have been out n
day or so without water they are very
liable to be deserted by their jacks, the
animals breaking away and rushing OIL
in the direction of the nearest pool.
More than one party of prospectors or
travellers has been saved from perish
ing from thirst by the Instructor in
telligence, or whatever else you please
to call it-of the burros, for these ami
mails, even if battered, will smell the
water when they can not go to 1T, and
give brays of joy at its proximity. II
one of them is released when they ex-
hibit these signs of enthusiasm, and his
steps are followed he will be sure to
lead the travellers to the nearest water,
st. Louis Globe Democrat.