The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04
Horrible Cruelty To a Boy

Horrible Cruelty to q Boy.
LAKE BENTON. Minn.. Jan. a-One OF the
worst cases of cruelty and inhumanity ever
known in this State came to light today.
Christ. Niggard, farmer living at Dramen,
northwest of here. applied to the Chicago
society which supplies homes for friendIess
children for boy, and through the recon-
mendation of persons in the town OF
Elkton. the society sent him q
boy of eight. years OLD. Rumors of ILL
treatment of the boy grew into plain
sertiOns. Men from Elkton investigated
and found them true. They notified the
ont 20 the mans farm. found the child in
terrible condition. His feet were frozen
until the toes were almost of; his hair was
OH In spots. leaving raw sores de was
beaten and bruised until hardly able to
walk. In this condition he had been made
to 60 ont to do chores on the farm, and the
agent found him hobbling around on HE
heels. fully on the grounG. The people OF
Elkton threaten to lynch Niggard.
Wants to Be Hanged.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Jan. a-Aibert E.
Wing, who murdered his wife. the beauti-
ful. but depraved. Miriam Eaves-Wing.
about two months ago. was brought before
court for trial to- day. He had no attorney
and asked for private conference with
the judge which was granted. He stated
to his Honor that he was tired
Of hfs; i that remaining in jail
and that, as no believed there was no pos
sible chance for him to-escape the Gallows
he desired to plead guilty and ask for the
death sentence to be pronounced. The
judge expressed his surprise. but Wing
reiterated his desire. but was persuaded
that perhaps there might be q chance to
escape death and he finally consented to
plead not guilty and ask for q continuance
OF his case to secure attorneys, wAlch was
granted until Feb. 13.
In the Hands of n Mob Of Lynchera.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, Jan. a.-The viii
lage of Bakersville. n. c.. forty miles from
here. is in stste Of terror. A mob of three
hundred armed men are in possession of
the town determined to lynch Calvin
Snipes. who is In Jail for the murder Of
Aaron Wiseman. The jail is guarded by the
sheriff and posse of fifty armed deputies.
An ATTEMPT to lynch the murderer met with
hrm resistance one man being reported
killed and several others seriously If not
fatally injured. The mob is being aug
mented hourly and another battle is ex-
pected. The Whits0n brothers. who are SEN
tenced to hang Jan. II, will be lynohed if
the mob gets inside of the Jail.
LynchinR In Idaho.
LEwIsTOwN. Ida. Jan. Sat midnight q
mob of twenty-five or thirty masked men,
armed and determined TO take the law into
their own hands. called upon Deputy Sher-
if Wright. who has rooms at the court
house. and at the muzzle of revolver de-
manded him to deliver to them the key to
the cell of Albert Roberts. who murdered
Jack Sutherland, at Leland, about two
weeks ago. The key was obtained and
Roberts taken from the Jail across the road
to an old grist-mill and hanged. The coro-
ner and his jury held On inquest. and found
verdict In accordance with the above
facts.
Another Chapter In the ST. Louis Scandal.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3.-To-dsy Mrs. III. III.
Morgan filed q suit for divorce, thus in
teneifying the sensational features of the
scandal which cuiminsted in last nights
shooting of Mr.. Barrett by her husband.
The climax Is expected when Morgan files
his cross-bll giving correspondents Bar.
rett, who was shot last night. is in so Sc
rious a condition that the surgeons do not
dare to probe for the ball. Morgan Is still
under arrest the court having refused to
accept bail until Barrett is decla red out of
danger.