The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-18


Bend and Patrolman Stoney found Ellis
with part of the stolen property. Ellis
was subsequently given seven years at
the Jackson (Mich) prison, which he
has served minus good time. Patrol
man Stoney says Ellis was innocent of
the crime, but for some reason known
to Michigan justice he could not get
out. The man who committed the burg
airy received a five-year sentence and
got out In three months.-South Bend
Tribune.
Grant county footpads have introduced
new wrinkle in holding up people after
nightfal. A few nights ago Nathan
Mccoy. prosperous farmer living near
Fairmount. was accosted by two men
while he was on his way 10 attend lodge
at that place. The men drew revolver
upon him and backed him into fence
corner. They then tied him securely TO
a rail fence and went through his pock-
cts deliberately. Mccoy was gagged so
that he could make no noise. After the
footpads had relieved him Of his watch
and money they went away and left him
tied to the fence. He remained in that
position for several hours, when he
was released by some Of his neighbors
who happened to see him standing in the
corner while on their way home.
James Mitchell and son VIII fell from
the roof OF the Lower ward school build
ing yesterday afternoon, says the Owens
boro Messenger, and, strange to say,
neither was killed. At the time Of the
accident they were putting slate on the
! roof OF the tower, and the scaffold on
which they were standing broke. VIII
fell to the ground sixty feet below, and
was very much bruised and shaken by
the fall, but no bones were broken.
James Mitchell's fall was stopped by the
scaffolding lower down. and he sus-
tanned a bruised heel His injury Is so
slight that he will probably go to work
again this morning. DR.. Stirman is i'm
attendance on the son, and announced
late last night that he will probably be
out again in a week or two unless un-
looked for complications arise.
The Michigan Central has been doing
an enormous passenger business. Mon
dav seventeen trains passed through this
city for Chicago. They were composed
OF total OF 16l coaches and landed
9.458 passengers In the worlds fair city,
while the Chicago & West Michigan ran
three trains over the same route into
Chicago and carried 2074 passengers to
the fair, Seven Of the trains passing
through the city Sunday were specials
-Four OF them were from the New York
Central. one from the Rome, WATERFOWL
a Ogdensburg IN New York state one
Brooklyn Eagle train. and the seventh
was from Connecticut, carrying the gov
ernor and his STAFF six specials went
west Tuesday. All were Michigan Cen
tral trains and came from some OF the
| principal cities OF Mlchigan.-Mlc
City Dispatch.
Albert Green Of Darlington. Ind, and
MISS Josie Chambers OF this city were
| married yesterday I'm the presence OF n
rev relatives and intimate friends. the
heN y II. Whltlock OF Kimbor church
oiheiating. Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs Green departed for
their future home In Darlington. The
groom " well-known young business
man OF Darlington and Is held IN high
esteem by all who know him. lie has
accumulated considerable property and
VIII furnish his bride comfortable
home The bride has lived many years
IN DanVille. whore she As extensively
known and highly respected. She h
ViVacioua, Industrious and full OF snnp
and her husband will find her n most
valuable helpmate N llfe's battles. MAY
their welded life be one OF prosperity
and happlness.-Danvllle Qll) News.
The grave OF Governor jennings has
been located In the old graveyard Mrs
Keys, Messrs. William Patterson. Harry
Daily and NJ. T.. Alpha were present al
the burial and these four witnesses
agree about the exact location OF the
grave. This settles the question for all
time Mr. Ferrier has for the past forty
years kept the cemetery inclosed az his
own expense. Mr.. j. NJ. VanIlook has
Interested himself In locating the grave
ana visited the old graveyard with the
above named persons, separated Dad all
together, and at different times. They
all agree upon the same spot, which a.
on the east side OF the ground near
where school house stood at the time
OF the funeral Mr.. VanHook deserves
credit for his efforts and success in To-
eating the grave. which has heretofore
been In doubt.-Clark County Record.
AZ Wesley chapel, Sunday, oct IS.
an old peoples service will be- held
which promises TO be very interesting
All the old members OF the church VIII
take part I'm this service. Wesley chapel
was organized by the Rev. John Shrader
on the nth day or November, 1917, and
is therefore the pioneer church OF the
city. The meeting Will have as "A feature
the relation Of experiences by the old
members. Probably the oldest SURVIVE
ing member OF the church Is Mrs. Eliza
beth Beeler. mother OF Mrs. Il. n. Stoy
and Miss Hattie Beeler, who united with
the church when services were held in
log church on Lafayette-st on the
present site OF Wesley chapel parsonage.
Mrs Catharine Wilkinson, now ninety
three years old. was one OF the pioneer
members. This "old folks" meeting
promises TO be unusually interesting
New Albany Ledger.
The Washington Gazette GAYS the Of
| ncerS who arrested Lon Williams, Oscar
Brown and BIZ kase. on warrants charg-
! ing them with the murder OF the Wrat-
ten family, returned home Saturday
night, having left the men I'm separate
| cells In the southern prison. The men
insisted on their innocence and there is
no doubt but that Brown IS discharged.
He was at South Washington on the
night Of the murder as can be proven
by half dozen good citizens. williams
broke down when the prison doors closed
| on him and declared that he has no
knowledge whatever of the crime. He
says he was at home when the murder
was committed. Kase informed the Of
| fcers that they had the wrong man
that he had nothing TO do with the
butchery. 1t is believed, however, that
Kase knows more than he seems willing
TO tell and his may be very important
capture.
Oscar Darnall, the suicide, was buried
at jamestown Thursday afternoon Miss
Title Mayors, the victim OF his murder
Gus assault, is improving and WILL il is
thought, recover. Coroner Il. Q. Wills
of Hendricks county found that Darnall
came 10 his death by pistol in his own
hand. The jamestown Journal throws
affair: I'VE have learned since the spe-
cial that she was deceived from beinning
10 end. He proposed that they would go
to North Salem, take the train for
Illinois and get married. The idea OF
going to Darnall's farm was to change
horses so that no one would know how
they had gone. IL Is believed that she
was chloroformed. for she did not know
what transpired from the time they ar
rived at Darnalls farm until she was
shot about o'clock I'm the morning. II
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