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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mrs. John n. Coulter. of Bloomington, is
the guest of Mrs. II. 6. Gaylord.
Mrs. Harold B. Hibben has issued invita-
tions for 4-o'clock tea Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. d. B. Wells. of Fort Wayne, Is the
guest of Mrs L. &. Day, on North Meridian
street.
Miss Dill. of Charlottesville. will come
to-day to visit her aunt, HRS. Charles n.
Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Apologize have re-
turned from Ashevllle. n. c., where they
have been for several weeks.
Mrs. J. M. Neuberger. of Chicago, is ex.
pected early next week. to visit Mrs. Rob-
ert Cathcart on North Pennsy street.
Miss Harriet Cleland will entertain few
friends Thursday afternoon In honor of Miss
Messick and Miss Dice. of Charlottesville.
Mrs. John Ciune. Misses Margaret and
Anna Clune have issued invitations for q
reception April Z at their home on North
Meridian street
DR.. and Mrs. John G. Wlshard, formerly
Miss Annabette Bryan. will sail, to-day,
for Teheran. Persia. where they will do
missionary work.
Prof. w. H. Kirchner. of Rose Polytech.
mic, Terre Haute. who has been spending
turned home yesterday.
Mrs. Wellington Fergus and children, of
Florida. formerly of Ohio City. nre expect
ed to-day to spend several months with
Mrs. Thomas, on College avenue.
Mrs. Juliette /. Herriott has issued invi.
tations for the marriage of her daughter
Stella and Mr.. Frederick Burke TO take
place April 5. at the family residence.
A play called THE Veneered INDIAN
will be given the 18th Of April for the ben.
eft of the Fourth Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. r. l.. Dorsey has charge of the per-
Torrance. and has chosen q capable cast.
The ladies at home to callers to-day are
Mrs. Noble G. Butler, Miss Butler. Mrs. w.
w. Knight, Mrs. w. +. G. Colt, Mrs. Alex
ander Spruance. Mrs. Walter Goodall, Mira
Augustus Coburn. Mrs. II. S. Fraser Mrs
c. NJ. Walker. Mrs. Henry Eitel. Mrs.
George Jarvis Mrs. May Wright SewalI
Mrs. John Oxenford. Mrs. s. B. Dudbridge.
Mrs. A. +. Kleinsmith held her last for
NAL reception yesterday afternoon at her
home on Talbot avenue. She was assisted
by her mother. Mrs. Pattison, Miss Mar
garer Hamilton, Miss Strong of Shelby
willie. Miss Hettie Adams and Miss Jessie
Bybee. The house was tastefuily adorned
with flowers and Mrs. Klensmith wore
her wedding gown of white corded silk and
duchesse lace. The assisting ladies and an
equal number of gentlemen were enter
tanned at dinner and all received with Mr..
aud Mrs. Kleinsmith in the evening
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29
MURDERER OF JAY BLOUNT
Attendant Wood Is Granted a Rehear.
ing by the Supreme Court.
Decision Of Judge Brown Containing Some
New Points OF Law-TestimOny in the
Mcclure Murder Trial Yesterday.
WOOD CASE REVERSED.


Alleged Murderer Of Jay Biount Will BE
Given n New Trial.
The Supreme Court yesterday reversed
the case of Wood va. State. which came ND
from Wayne county In 1891 The appellant,
James A. Wood. was convicted Of the MUIR
DER of Thomas J. Blount o patient At the
Eastern Hospital for the Insane. He was
su attendant at the time. ana in Q fit OF
anger struck Blount. who was q noisy and
more or less violent patient. This oc-
Cured during the regime of the George
w. Kountz board of trustees. which was
notorlously incompetent. and under which
The cause of death was concealed by the
hospital authorities. aud Was not disclosed
until James Harmon. feliow-patient and
Q witness of the brutal assault, recovered
and was discharged few weeks alter:
lannon's affidavit led to Woods arrest
and caused the body to be exhumed. Inc
ribs were found TO he broken and tnere
were other evidences OF violence. Inc IN
cident caused q political sensation. occur
ring a few weeks before the cleo.
tion of 1890. The trial lasted several
weeks. and attracted much attention. end
ing in q verdict of guilty and q sentence
of twenty zone years. de has since peen In
the State prison.
The reversal yesterday by the Supreme
Court does not pass upon the question OF
guilt or innocence. and only requires the
case TO be tried again. The reversal was
made upon an error of the trial court In
overriding the defendants challenge to
seven Jurors, who acknowledged that they
had read lannon's affidavit as published
in the papers. The decision. which
was written by Judge McCabe. holds that
this should have been sufficient cause for
challenge, under the revised criminal code
Of the State. The defendant, having ex-
hausted, except one. his limit of perempto-
~ challenge. challenged these seven for
cause. but was overruled. The court was
unanimous that this was an error.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29
MCCLURE MURDER TRIAL.

lt Attracts Big Crowd at the Criminal
Court Room-A Days Evidence.
The Criminal Court room was crowded
to its utmost capacity at the second day OF
the trial of Lon Mcclure for the murder OF
his wife, and il was with difficulty that
bailiff Sheehan maintained order during
the progress of the trial The front rows
of chairs were occupied by ladies exclu-
sively, who seemed to take q deep interest
in the welfare of the young mal on trial for
his life. The first thing done in the trial
yesterday was the examination Of plat OF
the yard where the shooting occurred.
Attorneys Spaan and Pritchard, for the de-
Tense. and Prosecutor Hoffman and deputy
Cox spent considerable time in this exami-
nation. locating. with reference to the sur
rounding buildings, the exact spot where
Mrs. Mcclure fell after she was shot.
Mr.. Laura Blyon %fs Of Chs. Bryan
whose house Mrs. Mcclure was when her
husband came after her, She testified that
twice during the afternoon Mrs. Mcclure
had come TO her house. which 10 In the
Mrs. Mcclure resided. and again about
O'Clock in the eveniLg she came. The wit
ness said that at about o'clock In tho
evening. while herself and husband were
seated at the supper table and Mrs. No
Clure in an adjoining room fondlinR the
child of Minnie Bryan. a sister-in-law of
the murdered woman, Lon Mcclure. in
very rnde and unceremonious manner, en-
entered the front door and, advancing TO
where his wife was sitting, caught her
to go home, which she refused
to do. Witnesses husband then spoke
TO Mcclure and told him that he wanted
to see him MoClurel about something and
49, ho ar1 ho
were ont there she heard Mcclure say to
her husband that he would kill him. Mrs.
Mcclure had come out into the yard and
threw her arms around her husbands
neck and begged him not TO shoot; Nc;
pointed upwards. He jerked his wife and
told her to look ont and then shot. His
wife fell to the ground crying that she was
shot. and Mcclure threw the revolver upon
but returned and picked MP the revolver
and helped his wife into her mothers
house. and then started. as he said, for q
doctor. She testified that Mcclure, after
he had assisted his wife into the house.
nation she testified to having gone to the
home of McClure's parents and finding
him there.
Mrs. Minnie Bryan testified that she was
at the house of Mrs. Laura Bryan on the
night of the shooting when Mcclure came
In. She said that he walked into the room
very quiet and orderly and WALKING to
where his wife was sitting kissed her and
asked her to 60 home with him. She said
that Chat Bryan then said something to
Mcclure about his conduct on Christmas
day when he had broken the turkey dish.
AS to the scene In the yard she said that
Mcclure had tried. she thought, to reach
over his wIfe's shoulder when he had the
revolver in his hand. Several other
witnesses were examined. but their evil
dence was about the same in regard TO
what took place in the yard. The State
It's witnesses to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29
The Court R,cora.
SUPREME COURT OPINIONS,

1888 Olivia Comegys ct al. va. Nancy
j. limerick et al. Marion 5. C.-When the
trial court has placed a reasonable con-
struction upon the averments of the CON-
plant W hich might bear two constructions
this court will be disposed TO ad there tn the
construction which Is received by the trial
court :. when proceedings for sale of
land by an executor are regular upon their
face the fact that. after such sale. the pur-
chaser. son of the executrlx. conveyed
the land to the executrix, does not make
the sale void. bnt voidable. which she de-
visees might have had set aside. on proper
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29

tency will be left to the court trying the cause
but when the court to which party appeals for
such On order discovers that the party Is not
within the provisions or the law it has no power
In my Judgment. TO order the witness to give his
deposition. am compelled for the reasons
given. to hold that the court has no power to
enforce the order prayed.
The question involved was one of. much
interest. and one that had never before
been presented
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29
Arguing the shutter Case.

Yesterday afternoon In Judge Taylor's
court was occupied by attorney Frank
MoCray IN argument upon the petition of
Gertrude Shutter for writ of hsbeas cor
pus to secure her release from the Board of
Children's Guardians. A number of au.
thorities were cited in support of the petit
ton and che argument not being completed
BIZ the time of adjournment IL was con-
tinued until this morning. when the other
side of the case will be presented to the
court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29
An Unsafe Precedent.
PitteDurg Chronic


Mr.. Christy. of Indianapolis. il q negro
and Democrat, and he wants an Office.
He went to Washington and explained
beer Democrat longer than Gresham"
This has destroyed all his chances for If il
once became known that u man had re-
ceived al Office on that ground the pres
sure of seekers would become something
too awful to contemplate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29
Drove Her from Her Home.

Lille Clinton has filed suit against James
Maloney for $4,000 damages. She alleges
that on March 3. 1893. hs took forcible
possession of her home. No. Cos North Mis-
sissippi street and assaulted her. driving
her from the house and refusing to permit
her To return. The beating and kicking
received by her and the mental suffering
entailed thereby. it Is alleged. has perma-
nently injured her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29

The Independent Order of Charitable
Sons will give concert at Mozart Hall. on
Easter Sunday night. for the benefit of q
young man confined to his bed with CON-
sumption. The talent will be largely CON-
posed of that which participated in the
Cleveland Club concert. at the Empire
Theater. q few weeks since.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29

In Room of the Superior Court, yester-
day afternoon, the evidence was completed
in the case of George Lowe against the
street railway company. Frank Lowe.
son of the plaintiff. was killed last fall by
College-ayenue electric car at the corner
of Massachusetts, avenue and New Jersey
street and the suit IL for $4,000 for loss of
aarvlcxA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29
Fighting Over Their Child.

Several days ago George Hartz was
granted divorce from his wife, the court
granting him the custody of their child.
Now Mrs. Hartz is petitioning the court for
modification of the decree, asking that
she be given the custody of the
child. She alleges that Hartz is
about to remove to Louisville, and
take the child with him, out of the
Jurisdiction of the court. The petition
was to have been argued yesterday, but it's
consideration was postponed until this
morning la the meantime by agreement
of the parties. the child was permitted TO
60 homo with Its mother. she agreeing TO
produce 1t in court at O'clock this morn
inQ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29

Webster w. Butterfeld and Cornelius B.
Holloway were yesterday made defend
ants in suit for damages growing out of
the snle of very peculiar horse. Zaoha-
riah P. Keller is the plaintiff In the suit
and he says that on March 4. 1893. he pur.
chased O horse of the defendants
which they warranted TO be Sound, gen.
tie and quiet harness" He says,
however, that the horse was not as repre-.
sented. bnt had the "thumps and heaves"
and was broken winded. and had an ulcer
ated throat and was otherwise unsound.
diseased, sick. sore and disabled, and was
FESTIVE, tricky and ungovernnble In har-
meas. and was utterly worthless.
Keller returned the horse and dem ant ed
the money paid for is. and sues to recover
$500 as damaQes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29
Tariff Reform"

B0BtOn JOufndl.
If q year hence there isn't stiff duty on
sugar. tea and coffee. it will be because the
"tsrlff-reformers" are afraid to carry their
theory out to its logical conclusions And
these revenue duties unlike the protective
duties on w0ollen goods. and cottOns, and
iron, are undeniably paid by the consumer
every cent of them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29
Undemocratic Suggestion.

The Charleston News and Courier ex-
poses itself to the dislike of the hordes of
Democratic Office seekers by suggesting
that In every case where q woman can be
found VINO Is c0mpetent TO manage post
Office she should be appointed instead Of
any male applicants
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29

Now your blood should be purified. Take
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the best spring medi-
cine and blood purifier.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29

Washington Post.
Col Don NJ. Dickinson's status has final
ly been determined upon. He il to be the
floor walker of the ADM nistration.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-26
------------------
Is Caused by Religious
Differences
OF HUSBAND AND WIFE
Which, Aggravated b,
Business Difficulty
LED TO CRIME AND SUICIDE
A Suicide and Uxoricide Or
phans Seven Children.
By Associated Press 10 The News.

PITTsnuRG, Pa, Sept. 90
Samuel g. Stodhsrt, c.r account
ant for the Carnegie Steel Company
Works, this morning shot his wife
in the heart while she was sleeping,
then placing the muzzle of the re-.
volver into his mouth sent bullet
crashing into his own brain. In
sanity caused by religious differ
ences and dependency over bust
ness troubles are the causes which
led to the awful deed.
MIR. stodhart was forty.fve and
his wife was two years his junior.
The couple had been married six.
taen years, and had seven children,
the eldest girl being fifteen years
old. Mrs. Stodhart was a Catholic.
The two frequently suarreled over
the education of the children.
Recently Stodhart'a salary was
red uced fifteen per cent. This
also preyed on his mind. He arose
al 5 o'clock, and after smoking a
cigar, he took a bulldog revolver
and fred at his sleeping wife. The
first shot killed her. Then he turned
the weapon upon himself and ended
his miserable existence.
The children were awakened by
the firing, and rushed from the
house, screaming with fright.
When the neighbors arrived both
were dead. The crime was pre-.
meditated. Last night he told his
oldest boy that times were hard and
that if anything happened to tell the
neighbors.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-26
Transfers of Real Estate.

Transfers of real estate reported
by Waco Abstract and Investment
Company, room II, Provident
Building, Waco, Texas, Sept. 26,
1898.
Jas Moore to Hugo w Jost, lot
/, block 3, Edgefeld Addition,
5000.
City of Waco to Waco Building
Association, lot near Washington
and Seventh street, $3.50.
Anna Il and w w Plattenburg
to o Darwin, 2544 acres La Vega
grant, $l97l.26.
j Neice ct ux to A w Albert,
interest in Charles and Rufus Bird
estates, $500.
Miller Bird ct ux to A w Albert
same as last above, $500.
s 8 Bird ct al to A w Albert,
2ooY acres Mary Ware league,
$500.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-26
SCOTTISH RITE MASONS.
Ancient and Accepted Broth
rem Of the South.
Special to TIL News

~fN'tM 10 an NcWe.
ST. nj. 26.-For the
hrat tim { .ttr of q century
the sul convention of the
Ancient a.u Accepted Scottish
Rite of the Masonic order, southern
Jurisdiction, is in session in this
CITY. Most of the conclaves since
the war have been held at the
national capital, which is the head.
Quarters of the jurisdiction, and it
Ma notable fact that the conven-
.Ion meets today in the same hall az
mat occupied by the gathering of
twenty-five years ago.
The officers and delegates repre-
sent all sections of the south. The
presiding officer is Lieut.. Grand
commander Crosby Tucker, of
Salyeston, Texas, who occupies
'nis poaition az the result of the
recent death of Grand Commander
games 4. Bachelor. The oonven.
uon' which will be in session for
nfee days, will elect grand com
~"haer for life term.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-26
Cotton,

BY Associated Press TO The News
New ORLEANS, Sept. 6.-Glen-
ny II Co. say: Liverpool closed
partially l64 higher. Spots I'M
changed. Sales 10000 bales.
New York declined, and at p.
III. was . points lower than yes
terday.
New Orleans opened 3 points
lower, advanced | points, declined
md at noon was points lower than
yesterday.
The American markets opened
slightly lower, advancing sharply
on predictions from ashington of
light frosts for tonight in North
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, and in North Carolina,
South Carolina and Tennessee. The
advance, however, was lost on the
longs selling to cover on the fear
Of heavy receipts and the apathy of
Liverpool.
New York stocks were also lower
and had depressing effect.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-26
American Secular Union
Refused a Hearing.
THE SCOTTISH RITE MASONS
League Of Democratic Clubs
Endorses Cleveland.
Tailors' Manifesto.
speclal to The News.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. &C.
Under the caption "What Are We
Coming To" several members of
the National Merchant Tailors' as.
ISOLATION are sending to the trade
throughout the country copy of
the agreement reached between the
boss tailors of st. Louis and their
employees, who are members Of the
Knights of Labor, and which has
just been ratified and promulgated
by the executive board.
The agreement is characterized
81 one OF the most extraordinary
and iron clad in the records of trades
unionism. Among the agreements
made by the employers are the fol-
lowing:
To employ none but men in good
standing in l.. A. 10, 1853, on ma
chine work, pressing and bsating.
We shall hire no help outside Of
the Labor Bureau of l.. A. lO,353,
and will pay fee of twenty five
cents for each man 10 hired.
We agree upon receiving notice
from the executive board of l.. A.
1883, TO discharge any specified
hand, and to do 10 at once and
should be furnished with another
man in his place free of charge.
We shall allow chairman in our
shops to be appointed by the exc
cutive board of l.. A. lO,353, to
preside over any minor difficulty
that may occur in our shops from
time to time.
We agree to allow no one to woi k
in our shops who has not shown his
working.card to the shop chairman.
Should any member of L. A.
1883 desire to become partner
with us, we agree: lst. To show
statement of the warehouse that
the work comes in both names.
snd. To show an agreement of
partnership duly acknowledged be.
fore notary public. 3rd. To urge
him to deposit the sum of $50 with
l.. A. 10, 1858, for six months, as an
earnest OF prompt payment of
wages.
We agree not to refuse employ
ment to any hand who may have
been discharged by former en-
ployer on the ground of some dis.
agreement, without first submitting
the case to the executive board of
l.. A. 1895
No boss shall allow an apprentice
except by permission of the joint
board, meaning the executive board
OF l.. A. 10, 1853 and the executive
board of L. A. 1860.
No hands to be given to new
boss without consent of the joint
executive board.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-26
SOLDIERS INDICTED.
A Murder Which Appears to
Have Been JuStifiabIe.
BY Associated Press to The News.


SALT LAKE CRY, Utah, Sept. 20.
Lieutenant Buck, of company L,
and Sergeant Lime and Private
Sheffield, of company D, sixteenth
lnfantry OF the regular army,
stationed at Fort Douglas, have
been indicted by the grand jury for
murder in the second degree. The
indictment is the result of the kill
ing of Joseph w. Leonard, an ex.
soldier, at the fort, June 10Th, last
Leonard was intoxicated at the time
snd had hsen causing trouble at the
fort by reckless driving. He was
repeatedly warned to desist, but
refused, and in an sttempt to arrest
him he was killed for resisting.
Lieutenant Buck was born in Mis-.
sls'lppi and appointed from Texas
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-26
AMERICAN SECULAR UNION
Angry Because the Fair Man.
agement Opposed Them.
special to The News:

special to The News:
CHICAGO, Sept % .-Plqued by
the refusal of the powers that con.
troll the Worlds parliament Of
religions to give them any recogni.
tlop, or to allow them the use Of
one of the halls in the Art Palace
the 9th 'ers of the American Secular
Union are putting forth extra
ordinary efforts to secure an i'm.
mense attendance at their in,erna.
tional convention, which opens here
two weeks hence.
The co operation of the Canada
Secular Union, of the Free. Thought
Federation of America, and of the
Polish Free Thought Society has
been secured, and the executive
committee has expectations that
fully five thousand delegates will
take part in the proceedings. Col.
Robert lLgersoll has consented to
preside, snd delegates will be
present from London, Paris ana
q iterent parts Of Canada. The
committee of arrangements of the
religious parliament denies that the
free.thinkers were refused accommo-
datlons right out, and say that a
hall was offered to them conditional
only on their pledge to abstain from
denunciation of religious denomina-
tions and religious ideas.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-26
Odd Fellows at the Fair.

SpeclhI 20 the N6WH.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-Odd Eel.
lows are pouring into the Worlds
Fair grounds in their thousands
this morning, The sovereign
grand lodge left by steamer for the
grounds at 10 O'Clock under escort
of the United States vessels Blake,
Michigan and Andrew Jackson.
Commencing at noon special exer-
cises were held in Festival Hall and
Music Hall, while the ladies' branch
of the order, the Daughters Of Re-
becca, held festival of their own
in Recital Hall.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-26
Discussing q Strike.
By Associated Press to The News

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept, Co.
Chairmen of the various committees
representing the employees of the
Cleveland division of the Big Four
road leave for Cincinnati, o., this
evening. 1t is said the question of
strike will commence in the latter
city tonight, but final decision
will not be reached until three or
four days. Assistant Chief A. B.
Youngson, of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, left for Gin
cinnati yesterday. He has the
trouble on the Big Four in charge
for the engineers. and Chief Arthur
claims to know nothing of the
status of the situation.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-26
A Lively Debate Begins Today

DJ Anboointeu ETesh 70 Nc N0Ws.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26-M Mem.
bers of both sides of the political
aisle in the house have expressed a
general desire to participate in the
debate on the bill to repeal the
federal election laws which begins
today. Tucker will conduct the
fight for the Democrats. johnson,
of North Dakota. who will have
charge of the opposition, has de.
cided to place Dolliver, one of the
star orators on the Republican side,
in the breach 10 lead the assault
against the measure. Thereafter
Democrats and Republicans will
alternate. johnson has arranged to
have Tom Reed close the debate for
the Republican side.