The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-08
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Mrs Davis was also fatally bun aca.
a LARGELY attended mass meeting
was held nj the opera house for tho
purpose of raising funds 10 relieve the
great distress prevailing here among
the unemployed. senator Voorhees,
and ex-Secrctary Of the Navy lhomp-
son addressed the meeting. senator
Voorhees, prophesicd that within ninety
days the greater part of the present
industrial depression would be over.
UNIoNrowN. near Seymour. the other
night, furnished quadruplc murder,
followed by suicide. 1t is stated that
John Foster. well TO do but erratic
farmer of Cniuntown. in fit of tenn
porary insanity. killed his wife and
their three children with revolver,
and then blew out his own brains
Foster has always been regarded by his
acknowledges as little weak minded
and queer lie has frequently had
trouble with his wife, and several
years ago they separated Recently a
reconciliation was affected and Foster
returned to his family. There was no
witness to the terrible affair. but the
that the wife was the first one killed,
and the slaughter Of the three children
followed, then his suicide.
EIGHT trainps attempted to over
power the crew of "A freight train on
the Lake Shore railroad. near Goshen,
late the other night. intending to un-
couple several of the ears and leave
them standing on the track so that the
fast express could dash into them.
leaving the dead and wreckage to be
plundered. Owing to the pluclSy be-
havior of the crew, however. they were
foiled.
john MEssfcK. brakeman in the
Monon yards at Bedford. fell under the
wheels from the top of box car, and
both his legs We're cut off above the
knees. He was also severely injured
internally and can not possibly live.
Ar Marion VIM. Mendenhall was
thrown upon his head from a wagon in
runaway, and has since been lying
unconscious, with but slight prospects
of recovery lie is well-known citi-
zen of Marion. He is being cared for
at the home of David Overman.
GEORGE JORDAN. a well-known and
wealthy farmer. was found lying in his
yard. west of Richmond, the other
morning. with bullet hole in his head
and loaded revolver at his side. Ii is
thought that he suicided. but as no
cause can be assigned for such deed a
theory of murder exists.
AT indianapolis the L. $. grand jury.
before it adjourned the other day.voted
Z, indict the five men who are under
bond for the wrecking of the lndianap-
oils National bank. These are Theo-
dore l.. Haughey, president of the In
dianapolis National bank: SCHUYLER c.
IIaughey. president of the indianapolis
Glue Co. and of the indianapolis curled
hair works; Francis A. Coffin, president
of the indianapolis Cabinet Co; Per-
cival T. Coffin, secretary of the Indian
apolis Cabinet Co; A. $. Reed. treas
urer of the indianapolis Cabinet Co.
THE other forenoon, while John
Grondahl and family. living east of
Chesterton. were attending church,
parties entered the house, taking every
thing Of value they could carry away
book containing sum of money and
several valuable notes, and two revolv-
ers- Upon the return of the family the
above discovery was made, and search
was made and tracks leading toward
Chesterton were found. 4 stranger
visited the saloons of Chesterton in the
afternoon, and was spending consider
able money. When the robbery was
reported in Chesterton he was hunted
up. and found on the street in company
with another man. When an attempt
vas made to arrest them they showed
fight one of them being knocked
down and severely injured. He broke
away. and in his effort to escape shot
at the crowd. lie was followed
through the park. and captured. lie
gave his name as John Wolf. of Cleve-
land, p His injuries are considered
serious. as he was kicked in the head
and side several times.
Ed MCGUIRE. cattle thief. of Bloom
field. was taken to the penitentiary to
serve out fivc-year sentence. lie had
pleaded guilty
REDFIELD NELSON. a farmer living
about eight miles above Petersburg.
was killed by a falling tree, his body
being frightfully mangled.
AL MCPHERSON. who walked out of
the courthouse at indianapolis, where
he was being tried for criminal assault.
went straight to the house of John
Haviland and robbed il of sa5.
A DETERMINED gang of thieves looted
the town of Linwood. just north of
Anderson, robbing the post office, rail
way office and two stores
THE Martinsville electric light an1
power plant was solo at auction for
$50, 600 10 the Central Thomson Houston
Co. Of Cincinnati.
Mrs PERRY LAyMAS. who lives in
the oil field eight miles north of Port
land while building fire in the cool.
stove was literally roasted from head
TO foot She can not recover.
WM VIM and his son Tord. man
ayers Of the Mutt house, Crawfords.
vile, have disappeared.
An Anderson firm has patented n new
balloting machine built after tnc order
of cash register. each KEY bearing the