The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-28
THE BLOOMINGTON SUICIDE.
The Body Identified aud a Singular Story
Told by n Hsif-Brother.
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The Body Identified aud a Singular Story
Told by n H~sif-Brother.
Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
B~LooMINGToS. Ind. Sept. 2Z.-The body
found north of town yesterday was identi-
fed to-day by Herschel Sharp. of Salem.
AS that of as man giving his name as Mar
cellus Sharp. but as no didn't rave the
financial means. he allowed the body to be
buried here. Hersohel Sharp tells a mys-
terious story regarding the deceased.
though he has no theory as to the cause of
the suicide. He says that about three
weeks ago the man came to his house at
Salem. and said he was q relative. but
further than this he would give no informe-
tion. He remained two weeks, paid
all his expenses. and left sUme money. A
day CT two before leaving he expressed a
wish TO visit the cemetery where the father
OF Herschell Sharp was buried. and when
he had been shown the grave he remarked
that he was now rewarded after many
months OF search. but further than this
would say nothing. only that he would
write details. He left last Wednesday. and
on Saturday a letter came saying be was u
half brother; that his father had left him
and his mother In Illinois when he was u
small boy: that his mothers last request
when she died a year ago was that he find
his father if alive. Since then he had been
searching, and had finally succeeded.
Orthodox Friends Yearly Meeting.
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RICHMOND. Ind. Sept. 27.-The Orthodox
Friends Yearly Meeting opened this morn
ing at $50 O'clock. with devotional services
led by Carrie Nordyke. of New Vienna.
William T%hornburg offered some thoughts
on Justification" The New Birth"
"Christ's Work in Man" and urged the
absolute necessity of work on the part of
the Christian. Carrie Nordyke spoke from
the text "Ye have not chosen me. bur /
have chosen you. and ordained you, that
ye should 60 and bring forth
fruit" The remainder of the time
o'clock the meeting assembled In separate
session. X. W. Douglas spoke on the i'm
portance of assembling a religious body
and OF being kept In IL place where one can
best eXemplify Christ on earth. +. W.
Thomas. Daniel Hill and others spoke of
the divine source of all wisdom. Murray
Spiritly referred to Henry Clay's en-
comium on the Indiana Yearly Meeting,
charaeterizing it ms the most remarkable
legislative body he ever attended. AT
1l:10 Clerk Ellis read the minutes and
called the roll of delegates and a~lternates
from the quarterly meetings. Several
quarters were found to be without repre-
sentation. The credentials of visiting
Friends were read as follows: Isaac Sharp,
London. England; Lew Mills. Wilmington,
o.; John Pennington. Earlham. To-; j. Mat
son Thomas, North Denver. Col. The
venerable Isaac Sharp will speak In the
meeting on Friday. A committee on re-
turning ministers was appointed asfollows:
Eli Jay. Daniel Lawrence. Joseph K. Hunt.
Leander Woodward. Eliz Phelps. Alfred
Brown and Elkanah Bard. Committee on
gospel service: Josiah Bogue. Joel o.. Yer
man. benjamin johnson. NJ. NJ. Benford.
Robert W. Douglass. Allen Jay, Timothy
Nicholson and Samuel B. Hill. A commit
tee of thi-ty-seven. Asa L. Bald WIN. chair
man. was appointed to prepare epistles to
the corresponding yearly meetings.
Prisoner Breaks jail at Columbus.
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COLUMBUS. Ind, Sept. 2L.-To.day. as
Sheriff Lucas's son went into the cell de-
partment of the jail to bring away the
trays on which tho dinners of the prisoners
had been served, he was surprised TO see
that Harry Williams. confined and await
ing trial for grand larceny. had succeeded
in getting out of his cell into the hallway
of the Jail. Williams at once dashed out
of the Jail at the front door.
deputy, and he rushed TO the
large door 10 prevent the escape of other
prisoners. one of whom was confined for
wife murder. When Williams reached the
i lTOUt OI tLS JUL ne ouOWcu WODucTlUi COOl-
ness, walking down the large steps and
across the etreet. where many men were
! passing. without exciting alarm. When he
reached a back street bs broke into a run
apd escaped. Williams has a wife In In
dianapolis. Sheriff Lucas is ID pursuit of
him, and hopes to again land him
behind the bars. He escaped from his cell
by means of a key made from q piece of
wire which he picked up in the jail yard q
few lays ago. Williams is about forty-iye
years old, five feet tall. has a brown mus
tsche and shows signs of dissipation. bav-
ing squandered a fortune Of more than tf-
teen Thousand left him by his father some
years ago.
Hunting for Train-Isobber Hardin.
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