The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-09
INDIANA


Acknowledgment Can BE Made to take Out
Frosted Windows.
epertsl 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
VrxcESSEs. March s-The suit of the
town of Monroe City against Sylvester T.
Sicily. to enforce a town ordinance. has
been decided In the Gibson county Circuit
Court in favor of the plaintiff. Sicily is q
saloon keeper at Monroe City. Knox coun-
". Several months ago the Town Council
passed an ordinance requiring that al
screens. frosted windows and hinderances
20 an unobstructed view of the interior of
a saloon In the village be removed. Sicily
refused to comply with the provisions OF
the ordinance. and hence the suit. The de-
Tense denied the legal right of the town To
pass and enforce such an ordinance. Judge
Shaw, OF Knox county. and Judge Wei
born, OF Gibson county, have now both
upheld the validity of the ordinance. The
case attracted much attention. as it Is the
first OF the kind ever tried in Indiana.
The Rebels Not All Dead.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
NORA. March Son Saturday evening
the flag and the pole that supports IL at dis
trict No. 4. Clay township. Hamilton coun-
ty. were again leveled with the earth. The
pole being full of nails so that it would
have been next to impossible TO have cut it
down chain was put around 1t. and it was
pulled from the ground, the flag being
allowed to dangle az the end of the pole
while this was done. On Monday morning
the patrons of the school district again
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from the top as proudly as ever. Since the
scene In which Mrs. Albert Whitinger 40
Loyalty defended the flag it declared
that peace reigned, bnt facts show that
such is not the case. A young man attend
ing school, and who was there on that
Saturday IN question, on being closely
questioned by the teacher on Monday
morning. Acknowledged that they started
to the school-house. with the intention of
taking the flag down. but changed their
minds. This goes to show that q mueh cir
culated story. printed In one of the lndl-
annapolis evening papers concerning the
dIsgraceful affair. is not Money has al
ready been contributed to purchase O gold
medal for Mrs. Whitinger. When 1t is pre-
sented grand time will be had.
Prizes for Chess Players.
SPECIAL 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
KoKoMo, March s.-Great interest in be-
ing manifested by chess play ers all over the
State in the coming Kokomo tournament
All the prominent players will be present
Co compete for the championship. and ar
rangements are made whereby all W no play
the game may enter the list jackson w.
Showalter, the champion of the United
States Chess Association. will be present.
and a match has been arranged In which
Mr.. Showalter will play fifteen games stimuli
taneously with as many different oppo-
nents. Champion Showalter is the Morphy
OF American chess players to-day. Twelve
prizes will be offered by merchants and cit
liens of KokOmo as follows T..
* Martin, sepla crayon portrait
Capt. WV. Pearee. set Stanton chess and
board, 50; G.. L. Meek. album, S.; Harbster
d Cole. toilet case, s.; William Haseltine.
umbrella. So; Ross J. Haseltine silver orna-
ment, So; Strickland IL Co.. hat or umbrella,
g; Z. T.. Hill, box of cigars, 8; L. G. Nc
Govern, box of cigars SIS. /. Stern " Co.,
box or cigars, 50.
Has n Fortune In England.
eyeciai 10 the Indianapolis journal.
KoKoMo. March s.-Thomas AnsdelI. an
employe of the Diamond Plate glass works
here, has fallen heir to n fortune of s65, 900
by the death of his mother in England
When q mere lad. Ansdell left his
home, at ST. Helens, near Liverpool, and
came to America. preferring to carve out
fortune for himself In the new world.
This was thirteen years ago. BY industry
and frugality he made n living foreman
IN the plate-works here since il started.
and prior 10 that was employed in factories
over the country. He received q cable
gram to-day. telling of the death of his
mother which leaves him. with one
brother and two sisters, the owners OF an
estate valued at nearly 100000. Mr. Ans
dell leaves Monday for New York. where
he Will take passage on the City of Berlin
for Liverpool.
Lees Murderer Acquitted.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
PRINCETON, May s.-The jury n the case
against Marion Townsend for the murGer
of Samuel Lee returned q verdict of &C.
quittal The killing took place in Posey
county last June. and was brought here on
change of venue. A political quarrel was
the cause of the murder Lee fired two
shots at Townsend from the formers door
step. Townsend then shot Lee through the
heart. and he fell back dead in his wife's
arms. The case had been on trial for two
weeks.
Too Much Drink Caused HI. Death.
Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
GREENFIELD. March S.-The east-bound
Panhandle train killed a man at Gem this
afternoon. de was under the influence of
liquor. While the train was slowing up to
let ham off he gave the engineer the sig
nal to go ahead. Then. stepping from the
car, he fell backwards and his head was
crushed. The body was brought here TO
await q coroners inquest. He was O wood
cntter named John Nagalle. a native of
BIssinger. Wittenburg Germany. He had
half brother in Brooklyn.
Bloody Brown County A ffair.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS. March Sword has just
reached this city of fierce fight in Nash
VILE. Brown county. between James Deck
er. candidate for county commissioner,
and Alfred Brown. a farmer. last Saturday.
Decker was getting the best of il, when
Browns brother Interfered. brother of
Decker then came up and dealt Brown O
blow across the side of the head. Just above
the ear. which fractured the skull. maxim z
O mortal wound.