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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
CINCINNATI SCANDAL.
Prominent Citizens Alleged to Have OBJ
tanned Money Under False Pretenses.

CINCINNATI Dec. 2S.-Sensational re-
ports have come from the grant jury this
week over the Investigation Of $50, i3S raided
from the treasury of the Widows horne.
The grand jury has not yet reported, put
IL is given out on good authority that j.
d. MacNeale, w. b. Burnet. Powell Cros-
ley, b. J. Mitchell, w. A. Thompson and
George M. Leighton have been indicted as
principals and accessories TO obtaining
money under false pretenses. MacNeale Is
a son-in-law Of Edward Sergeant, formerly
head Of Sergeant, Wilson 81 Hinl;le. school
book publishers. Sergeant Is retired mil
lionaire. devoting time and means to char
table institutions, and is a. trustee Of the
Widows Home. Powell Crosley was eX-Con-
gresham Benjamin Butterworth's law part
ner and prominent in State politics.; Burnet
was also prominent in politics and United
States district attorney under Cleveland
first administration. He tried Harper, or
Thompson and Leighton are equally well
known. MacNeale was the attorney for the
officers of the Widows Home, and in Civ
treasury to be loaned out on mortgage Sc
curity Is regarded as next TO leighton IN
working the game. Burnet Is In New YORK
and Leighton in Chicago. The names OF
other prominent citizens are being freely
mentioned as dupes or accessories, and their
cases have been considered by the grand
Jury but only six indictments unClii-
ciaily reported. Vacant lots were purchased
in obscure subdivisions for nominal
amounts Fictitious values were put on
the same by frequent transfers to each
other and to their wives. At every transfer
the consideration was put higher. When
the limit Of imitation was reached ned
many times the real value. Some
of the lots are on almost perpendicular,
mortgage securities by the attorney of the
Widows Home.
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by testified that DOMAIN had confessed TO
him that he had written the postal card
and the letters to the Vice President and
similar eplstles had been sent TO other per-
sons.
The prisoner testified in an Intelligent
manner He said that his idea In writing
letters to ssblc men was to find cut how
Judge Miller and the attorneys eldoaYored
To have him state who had cO-operated
with him, but he said he would not divulge
this until the final trial. DOMAIN SAID ne
belonged TO no secret society. He Rad not
intended to threaten the Vice President or
Senator'S, but merely to solicit sufficient
money for travelling expenses 10 come TO
Washington and give evidence as to Senator
Sherman's alleged improper connections
with silver and tariff legislation. In an
swer to question ne said he knew nothing
about dynamite.
Judge Miller bound the prisoner to await
the action Of the grand jury, fixing bail
at 1900. In default of bail DOMAIN was
remanded 10 prison. In holding the prisoner
the Judge was particularly severe against
the class of cranks who are threatening
TO assault and otherwise harassing public
men. He said the time had come TO bring
these peope-whether Anarchists or Social
lists or general cranks-up with a round
turn either in jail or at the ropes end.
DOMAINS attorney, lawyer Cuvillier, has
made appli cation to Judge Cole, of the Dis
trict Court, to determine whether or not
DOMAIN is sane. A hearing on the applica-
ton will take place in a few days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
REMANDED TO PRISON.
Crank DOMAIN Held to Await Action
OF the Graud Jury.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Joseph Domain
(not Donjon as first printed) was arraigned
in the Police Court to-day on the charge
OF sending threatening letters to Vice Pres
ident Stevenson and Senator Mills. lie was
represented by lawyer Cuvillier. who filed
a plea OF not guilty. w. s. Daniels. clerk
OF the Vice President, testified that Don
JAMS letters first began coming TO the Vice
President last summer. Some of them
were very violent. \ postal card was read
70 the court. in which DOMAIN asked the
Vice President to send him SO in order to
avoid being one OF those who had been
marked. Charles Mills. son and secretary
OF the Texas Senator read n letter received
by his father, in which DOMAIN said there
was "hell in store" for certain persons.
The letter made scandalous references to
Senators Sherman and Stewart, President
Cleveland and others. A request was made
for travelling expenses to come To Wash
ington, and the letter stated that the writer
was following divine inspiration. Mr.. Mills.
jr., testified that the letter was regarded
OF such a threatening character that ne
obtained a permit I'm the Police Court to
carry revolver. Police Inspector Hollins-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
Mayor Harrison's Murderer Goaded by
Mr.. Trude Into Jumping Up and
Making Wrathful Replies.
A COUGHLIN JURY SCARE
Alleged Attempt to Tamper with
One of the Twelve.
Suspected Woman Kept Out of the Court
ROom-Michael Davitt's Reply to
Newspaper Charges.

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-Attorney Wade adj
dressed the jury in behalf Of the prisoner
in the Prendergast trial to-day. Mr.. Wade's
address created considerable interest be-
cause Of his introduction of the quaint
practice of addressing the jurors indivi6u-
ally. He closed with an eloquent plea for
his clients life. Succeeding Mr.. Wade, at
torney Trude made the closing speech for
the prosecution. His address was eloquent
and at times bordered on the sensational.
In pleading for death sentence, he said:
1.-The Harrisons would be the last to ask
the execution of an insane man. The ques-
ton is: Are we to live under the stars and
stripes or the red rag of anarchy" While
Mr.. Trude was speaking Prendergast
jumped up and shouted:
~ was not animated by malice: I swear
by high heaven that 1 was not; you say L
am murderer If L do
For four hours Mr. Trude had been
speaking. He grew more and more earnest
and personal as the afternoon wore away,
and assailed the prisoner with all the in
vective at his command. AS the assassin
spoke Mr.. Trude turned the remark to &C
count by asking the jury:
Els he insane now? Does he act Hike an
insane MANI"
funeral and the fear that the prisoner
showed when the procession passed the Jail
and the prisoners shouted chang Preuder-
CAST" MIR. Trude said that even these men
accused of crime resented the act of Prem
dergast. Here the prisoner broke in with
"yes, they were the friends of Harrison
whom he had pardoned out of the Bride
we'll" Mr. Trude proceeded TO goad the in
furiated prisoner by abiding to him as a
coward. and once more the assassin sprang
to his feet and shouted:
You are the coward; you deserve to be
hung"
Later, when sarcastic allusion was made
to Prendergasts ambition to- be corpora
ton counsel. and the remark made that he
was unfit for the position, the prisoner lost
his temper and again shouted:
IT am fit; L fit for any job you are
Trude"
The court told him to keep quiet and he
subsidized. Mr.. Trude will finish his argu-
ment in the morning AMI the case will go
to the jury by noon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
TILLMAN's TRADE MARK.
Action of the District Court Criticised
by the Counsel for the Patent ONCE.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-Assistant At
torney-general Hall and law clerk Camp
bell, of the Interior Department, counsel
for Commissioner of Patents Seymour. have
prepared and will shortly file their brief in
the appeal taken by the Commissioner to
the District Court of Appeals from the de-
cision Of the lower court, requiring him to
grant Governor TillmanS "Palmetto'' trade
mark application. 1t is stated In the brief
that there is no warrant for the action of
the Supreme Court of the district in revis-
ing and reversing the Commissioner de-
cision and it concludes follows: THE al
lowance of a certificate under such circum-
stances seems to be wholly irreconcilable
with the mandatory requirements of the
trademark law. Ii is said that the law
never expects vain things to be done, but
to command the Commissioner of Patents
to issue a worthless and void certificate in
this case would be worse than vain. 1t
would be TO direct that Benjamin X. Till
man should be armed with warrant, In
the name and under the seal of the United
States, to go into all of the federal courts
of the land to hunt and criminally prose
cute his fellow-citiZens with oppressive, IDLE
and Vexatious litigation In order TO carry
out dlspensary law of the State OF South
Carolina" The case will be argued next
Thursday.
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Other Denfha.

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Dec 2S.-Samuel Nc
Koon. father of Hosmer =. Mckoon, presi-
dent of the San Diego Chamber of Com
merce, died at Fanita ranch, his sons resi-
dence, this morning, at the age of ninety
one. Deceased was at one time In politics
in New York, and judge of the Surrogate
Court. He was made a Freemason in 1923.
and is supposed to have been the Oldest
Mason In the United States.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 2S-Capt. Geo.
Cross, a veteran of the Mexican war, died
this morning at his home in this city of
pneumonia He was seventy years of age.
and at the breaking out OF the Mexican
war he Joined an Indiana regiment and
spent nearly year in the service. He
was wounded at Buena Vista, and received
a pension on account of the disability.
LONDON. Dec. 2S.-Chares Merival dean
of Ely, is dead. He had been i'll for some
time and became unconscious on Tuesday
night. The Earl of Derby used to say that
Dean Merivals translation of Homer's I'll
lad was one of the finest things in the
English language.
MOSCOW, Dec 2S.-Caroline Janich is
dead. She was the oldest living authoress
and was celebrated for her translations
from the French and German poets into
Russian.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-The Times announces
the death OF the botanist Richard Bentley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
THE HAWAIIAN INQUIRY.
It's Scope Probably siore Far-Rencb-
ing Than First Indicated.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.--The air Of mys-
terry assumed by the Senate committee on
foreign relations In its HawG an investiga-
ton gives the impression that the Morgan
resolution, under which the inquiry is held,
Is merely a cloak for a much more inlpor-
tant inquiry than any to the alleged ir-
regularity OF our diplomatic relations with
those islands. There Is reason for believing
that while. presumably. the present quest
is for information bearing upon the con-
duct OF Stevens and Blount. there viii be an
effort at the same time 20 obtain any infor-
nation which will. in the first place. prove
the capability OF the islands for self-gov-
eminent, and In the second the desirability
or otherwise OF annexing these islands at
some time in the future. 1t is understood
perfectly by members of the committee
that there is no hope of annexins the islands
under the present administration but those
who favor this disposition of the little
Kingdom do not intend to DE swerved from
their purpose by the fact that one admins
tration Il opposed to this course. Senator
Morgan. who is chairman OF the commit
tee, has been scrupulously careful about
pressing opinions upon the Hawaiian ques-
ton. manifestiug 81 disposition TO do or say
nothing which would appear extrajudi-
ciaI, but he IL known to be a firm believer
In the wisdom OF attaching the islands to
this country as part Of it. just as Alaska
Is at present attached. and the fact that
he has very recently introduced n bill in the
Senate providing form OF government for
any acquired territory lends plausibility to
the supposition that he is looking forward
10 possibilities far beyond anything in
Guided in the resolution under which the
committee is authorized TO conduct its pres
ent hearing. Those who know Mr.. Morgan
best say that he is not the man to at
tempt TO secure legislation that would fit n
supposition. Ii would appear probable that
when the committee reports il will. so far
as Ar. Morgan can direct the character OF
the report, smooth over the events with
which they were concerned and declare that
they a closed In the meantime
Minister ThurstOn, who is now in Hawaii
will have been heard from az to the ca
pacity OF the present government for tenn
porarily managing the affairs of the islands,
end his information, with corroborating tes-
timony which the committee will be able to
get together in the meantime, may have an
important bearing upon the future of the
committees investigations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
TOP-HEAVY BATTLE SHIP.
Experience Of n British WAR Vessel
I'm the nay Of Biscay.


I'm the nay Of Biscny.
LONDON, Dec. 2S-Adnlral Algernon dc
Horscy has written Il letter TO the Times,
inclosing a letter which he has received
from an officer on board the British bat
tie ship Resolution, describing the terrible
experience of that vessel during the recent
gale In the Bay OF Biscay. The officer SAYS
that he never before went through such a
terrifying time. The Resolution, even In
moderate weather rolled As degrees each
way directly she entered the Bay of Biscay
Continuing. he writes: 1--WE steamed slow
ly, keeping the vessels head TO the sea-
/ knowing full well that any deviation of the
helm would break down the engines, AMI
we should breach and capsze. The engine
room had i've feet or water in 1t. and we
Everything was closed, except one small
hatchway amidships. which was we'll pro-
tected, and through this for eighteen hours
seven hundred people had to go. The at
mosphere below became filthy and poison
GUS The next day the gale moderated
and, coal running short the question arose.
what was best TO do. We dared not turn
Tor fear OF going over. At o'clock in the
afternoon of Dec p the weather allowed
us TO alter our course a couple of points
and make for Queenstown. The ship be-
haYed splendidly as far as she could but
the evident absence of stability makes ev-
thoroughly unsafe"
this letter. says: The Resolution may be
a good design for fighting. 1t is possible
though / do not admit 1t, that the ext
gencies of war necessitate top-heavy and
unseaworthy ships. But nothing is an ex-
cuse for a new iron ship so constructivey
weak as TO become dangerously strained
and leaky i'm gale
In the House of Commons to-day the
Rt. Hon. Sir L.. Kay-Shuttleworth, Score
tary of the Admiralty. replying TO a ques-
ton regarding the recent experience of the
Resolution. said that the structure Of the
Resolution was not damaged, and that the
cost of the repairs to her would only be
Sl,750
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
VETERAN FIREMEN.
Another Interesting Meeting Held Last
Evening.

twenty-five members OF the Veteran
Volunteer Firemen's Association met IN the
office Of Fire Chief Webster last night The
purpose of the meeting was to arrange for
another and larger meeting on next Thur
day night Thomas ]. Atkinson, president
of the association. presided over the meet
ing. II Is the purpose Of the old-tme fire.
men to form an organization similar 20 those
maintained in other large cities. and the sec
Rotary was instructed 10 correspond with
the secretaries Of other organizations in re-
lation to bylaws and general regulations.
There ara in Indianapolis nearly two huns
dred members of the old volunteer compa-
MES and 1t is the desire to open the books OF
the new association with many charter
members as can be obtained. In time IL Is
expected TO operate the society on the bene-
fetal plan in addition to the renewal of old
social ties and acquaintance. 1t Is espec-
tally requested that all old firemen turn ont
at the meeting on Thursday night when
definite plans for future organization will ID
adopted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
COOPER And HOLMAN
Two HOOsiers Who Fear Being
Turned Down" by Constituents.
Voorhees, Plan to Catch Them Coming
and Going Adopted by the Fifth
District Statesman.
AUR0RA'S SAGE REAL ANGRY
His Stock of Brickbats to Be Soon
Hurled at His Enemies.
Alleged Motive of the Senate Hawaiian
nvestigation-Crank DOMAIN Held
to Await Grand Jury Action.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.--Congressman
George Cooper is playing last and loose
with the Indiana soldiers. He has one pen
sion policy at the capital and another for
home consumption. He has been writing
letters to the soldiers of his district telling
them that he was opposed 10 the pension
policy of Hoke Smith, while here in Wash
ington he has been posing as the defender
of the Pension Bureau. There is an eXpia-
nation for all this Cooper is frightened.
He is afraid he will be defeated for re-
election. He is hanging also at the White
House. praising everything Cleveland does.
He wants patronage to aid his reelection,
and 1t Is verify believed he has deeper de-
signs. If defeated, he hopes to induce
Cleveland to give him job. He will tell
Cleveland that he was made q martyr for
standing up for the administration. That
IS the Washington view of 1t. Then there
Is another side 10 the story. which Cooper
looks at from the Columbus, Ind, stand
point He wants to be reelected. He
knows he can't be II his people understand
he is trying to defend the acts of Cleve-
land. and particularly his treatment of the
pensioners: so In Indiana George must be
unders tood as the unfaltering foe Of the
administration and the undying friend OF
the soldier. Thus George hopes to catch
'em comm or gwine"
Another Indiana statesman will bear
watching. Mr.. Holman has q hod full Of
brick bats TO hurl at the administration.
He Is going TO smite Cleveland for his Ha-
walian policy and for the suspension OF
pensioners, and will also shy few bats
at the ways and means committee and the
appropriations committee at the proper
time. The old man is thoroughly cut of
tune His political hide ia in danger of
violence at the hands of his own party.
He Is distressed at the uprising against
him among his own people and p!qued at
the administration and Speaker Crisp for
turning him down." He has a fund Of
information on hand, which he will employ
against his enemies. soon after Congress
meets. TIE "Old Director has confided
his plans % his colleagues but may get
frightened off before the time comes for
action.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
Davitt Dfdn't Know Cronfn.

Copyright. 1893, by the Associated Press)
LONDON. Dec. 2S.-In reply to a dis
patch sent to Mr.. Michael Davitt, the dis
tinguished Irish Nationalist, on Dec. "a.
addressed to Land League Cottage, the
following letter was received to-day. dated
from Bali Beach, County Dublin, Dec q:
II am obliged to Mr.. Stone for asking
me to reply to statements made In some
of the Chicago papers alleging that / had
advised the removal of Dr. Cronin. I can
only answer that IL would be Just as true
to charge me with having advised the re-
moVal of julius Caesar or Abraham Lin
coin. | never even heard of DR.. Cronin's
name or existence until the spy LIE Caron
spoke of him at the Parnell commission
hearings and the news of his brutal muir
der came to Europe. The further allega-
tionS that I wrote a letter TO detective
Coughln, at that or any other time is
without the shadow OF foundation, as
neither knew him, nor of him, nor wrote to
him directly or indirectly. nor have / been
behalf IN my life. The whole story is a
monstrous fabrication from beginning TO
end. and must emanate from some. mad
man, or perhaps from some interested
knave who wishes to satisfy some feeling
of malignty in coupling my name with the
commission OF so foul and cowardly crime.
at am reluctantly compelled to say, in
connection with this infamous SANDER, that
the press of America is the only press in
the civilized world to-day through which
ruffianly attempts like this, at the moral
assassna ton of public men, can be made
with impunity. MICHAEL DAVITT."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
Cable Notes.

IT is stated that Emperor William is try
ing to purchase the new Cape diamond,
said to be the largest in the world and more
valuable than the Kohinoor. 1t weighs 9Il
caratS.
The Vienna correspondent of the London
News says that he is authorized by Arch
duke Charles Louis to deny the engage
ment of Stephanie TO Archduke Francis,
his son.
Muravieff the State Secretary of the
Russian Imperial Council, has been APP
pointed Minister of Justice. He is a young
man of great talent, who has risen rapidly
during his public career.
Count William Bismarck, governor of
Hanover, second son OF Prince Bismarck,
has received a letter in which the writer
threatened TO blow UP his house. num-
Der of detectives are now watching the
governors residence.
A scare occurred last night in the Paris
opera House. Ii was found that the chain
of the great chandelier had been cut half way
in two and would have fallen during the per-
Torrance but for discovery. There were
numerous detectives present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
CHEZ ARTHUR ENJOINED.
Served with the Order Issued by Fed
eraI Judge Jenkins.

CLEVELAND. o.. Dec 2S.-Writs were
served to-day on Chief Arthur and the other
national officers OF the Brotherhood OF Lo-
comotive Engineers from the United States
Circuit Court OF the Eastern district OF Wis
corsin. enjoning them and the order from
interfering with the operation Of the North
ern Pacific railroad. Chief Arthur declared
ti,at this action was a surprise to him as
the brotherhood had taken no action in the
troubles on the road and he supposed IL to
he merely Precautionary.
A dispatch from Seattle, Wash. says:
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
az 10 O'Clock last night, secured an injunc-
ton from United States District Judge
Hanford against the employees similar to
the one granted in Milwaukee. The in
junction was placed i'm the hands of United
States deputy marshals. who will see that
IL is served at all points along the line, If
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
4 Ennailinr story.

TROY, Ala. Dcc. 28.-At Brantley, a
toxin twenty-six miles below here on the
Georgia Central extension. yesterday morn
ing a negro named Mack Segars, met a
daughter OF well-known farmer. Al
though she was accompanied BY some little
children. the negro seizcd hcr and attemot-
ed an assault. With great presence OF mind
she told him her father was coming along
and would soon b. there. whereupon the
negro became frightened and ran away
without accomplishing his purpose. The
young lady gave the alarm and Segars was
captured When the sun rose this morning
it's beams fell upon the BODY OF the negro
dangling ~ the end or a rope and riddled
with bullets.