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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-01

from her knees, gentlemen of the jury,
with an abiding faith that that prayer
would be answered.
Gentlemen Of the jury. it is said that
the Almighty works through human
agencies. Can not that prayer be an
swered by your verdict here, and by the
finding Of the defendant not guilty?"
LEBANON, Oct. 29.-Special.-It was
the impression that as Judge Stephenson
had left the city last night a YER
dict would not be received until Mon
day morning. but he had left orders with
the sheriff that if he were needed to tel
egraph him and he would come on the
first train.
At the hour of o'clock this morning
Sheriff Troutman had succeeded, with
the assistance of his deputies, in arous-
ing all persons necessary to receive a
verdict, and also the friends Of the
parties concerned in The great trial that
had just ended. All had been made TO
understand that a verdict had been
made. and all seemed to feel sure that
they knew what that verdict was.
Judge Stephenson arrived about 2:30.
the train being late. MIR. Brown was
brought from the Jail to hear the YER
dict for which he had been so anXiously
waiting. His noble little wife accom-
panied him as she has accompanied him
throughout this trial
The jury was brought into the court
room and was asked if it had agreed
upon verdicb to which the foreman
answered:
I'VE have, your honor"
Pass il up 10 the clerk" said the
Judge
Beside the jury only about twenty-five
persons heard the clerk read:
We. the jury, find the defendant not
guilty"
Tears of gratitude filled the eyes of
James Coly Brown, and in a sobbing
tone as he took each juror by the. hand,
he thanked him for what he had done
for him. Nor did he leave them with
thanks alone, bur before leaving to en-
ter that home from which he has been
SO long separated, he made provisions
for the entertainment of the jurors until
morning and for their breakfast this
morning.
Thus ends the greatest trial in this
county since the famous Glenn murder
trial more than twenty years ago. For
more than five months Mr.. Brown has
been confined in Jail on the charge Of
murder. No one than he knows the suf-
fering he has passed through unless
he or she judges by his sorrOwful face
and emaciated form. But the jury has
said that the deed committed by Mr..
Brown was done in the defense of his
own life. and by that verdict the bur
den that has whitened his hair is lifted
from him. He was confident of an ac-
quittal and never lost hope. fer he said
that he firmly believed that a jury Of
men who had known him all his life
would believe him now.
He was out early this morning calling
on the friends who have stood by him
through his trouble and all are glad to
welcome him once more to his liberty
and to mis- place in society.
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SENSATIONAL LIBEL SUIT.
a Woman Sued for SANDER by "a Citi-
zen of Valparaiso.

- ny ~ NAtl-
zen of Valparaiso.
VALPARAISO, Oct. -Special-Suits
for libel are becoming epidemic in the
Porter circuit court.
This afternoon a sensation was created
in church circles by the filing of suit
for damages by Henry Stockman, a
prominent church member and real estate
Spectator, against Mrs. Meribale Will
Jams, also prominent in church work
and president of the w. G. T. u.
The complaint charges that Mrs. Will
Jams, in the presence of divers persons,
did. on Oct. 10, in speaking of plaintiff
and his business to his wife while the
two ladies were having trouble, stated
that he, Stockman, had served a term
in the penitentiarys which, the plaintiff
alleges, is false and malicious and asks
for damages in the sum Of $1,000. He
also AYERS that since that date, by rea-
son Of said statement, parties have re-
fused to transact business with him, and
that he has suffered great damage to
his business, and for that he asks judg-
ment to the amount of 81, 600.
Again he AYERS that said report has
injured his standing i'm the community
to such an extent that he has lost the
confidence and esteem of his neighbors
and has become the object Of contempt
and ridicule in the community, for which
he asks for judgment of 81 900.
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After the sports.

NOBLESVILLE, Oct 27.-Special--
Sheriff Philip Rhodes has decided to
bring the two pugilists, Evans and John
son, who fought a finish fight at Fishers
Station, in this county, Monday night to
justice, providing, Of course, they can
be apprehended. He will exercise his
most vigilant efforts to capture the VIC
lators Of the law and let justice take its
course. Not only has he said he would
do this much toward putting a stop to
prize fighting in Hamilton county, but
he is now engaged in working up cases
against parties who sold whisky and
beer on the battle-ground. He proposes
to punish all who had anything to do
with Monday nights fight
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wOULD-BE JOkERs.
Mailing Alleged SmaIl-POx Sc"bs
Over the Country.

MUNCIE, Oct. .-Special.-Some
practical joker in Muncie no doubt had
great sport over the announcement in
this evenings papers that Marshal
Woods of Celina, o., had received by
mail a nice assortment of fresh small
pox scabs from some fiendish person in
Muncie.
The Ohio official, or people of Celina,
need not lose sleep because of fear from
the consignment received. as it was no
doubt a select lot of Feelings taken from
we'll developed corns, such as have been
sent persons in a dozen different cities
near Muncie. The city marshals of
Eaton, Hartford City and Winchester
were nearly frightened to death several
weeks ago by the same source, and DR..
Metcalf, secretary Of the state board of
health, was appealed to for protection.
These shipments by mail are simply a
great hoax and are becoming very chest
nutty.
There is not the least possible chance
to get a scab from the hospitals in the
mail as no articles of any kind are ac-
cepted from there, all letters from pa
tients being dictated by telephone. When
a patient is released every article of
clothing is left behind and the person is
Thoroughly scrubbed in strong disinfect-
ants
At the postofice all mail matter is so
thoroughly disinfected i'm an oven of sui
phur that no microbes could get out alive
if a dozen scabs were placed in letter
to be posted
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Death OF ID. l.. Thomas.

RUSHVILLE, Oct 29.-Special.-D. L.
Thomas, a well-known citizen of this
city, died at o'clock this evening OF
typhoid fever.
Mr.. Thomas was a native of Rush
county, having been born here fifty-two
years ago. He was an able, fluent
writer and was prominent in church and
state. He was a valiant soldier in the
late war serving three years in the
Sixty-eighth regiment, company ID, In
diana volunteers. Since his return from
the army he has served in many posi-
tions of trust and honor and was at
the time of his death in a fair way to
receive a prominent and lucrative APP
pointment under the present admins
tration.
His funeral will be conducted under
the auspices Of the G.. A r.. of which
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HOTEL PROPRIETOR ABsCoNDs.
e. C. Short of Laporte Skips for other
Pastures.

LAPORTE, Oct. -SpeciaL-Quite a
sensation was created here today over
the report tina e. G. Short, proprietor
of the Teegarden house. the leading hotel
of the city. had decamped leaving a
large number of unpaid bills.
1t was known that Short had been I'M
able to pay his bills, but nothing serious
was thought of the matter until yes
terday, when Short in company with his
two young brothers and mother left for
Chicago, taking all of their personal eff
fects with them. The father of Short
was left in charge of the hotel. but he
departed on a west-bound train before
daybreak this morning, telling the night
clerk that he was going to Chicago after
money. The belief is so strong that none
of the family will return that the house
has been placed in charge of Frank Rey-
nolds of this city, who will continue the
business.
The Shorts came here from Chicago
last summer and purchased the fixtures
of the hotel, paying a small amount
down and giving a chattel mortgage for
the remainder.
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WINAMAC, Oct. O.-Special.-Excite-
ment reigned high here today when the
report was made that the Rev. J. Orten.
a presbyterian minister Of this city, had
been publicly horsewhipped on the main
streets Of this city.
Merl Moss and John Thompson, two
prominent young society men, attended
church Sunday night and were accused
by the minister during his sermon of
misbehavior. He told them TO leave
the church.
This morning as the Rev. Mr.. Orten
came down TO the postoffice for his
mornings mall he was confronted by
Moss and Thompson. They each had
blacksnake whip in hand and proceeded
at once to use it.
Seeing his peril. the Rev. Mr.. Orten
started on a run down the main street
and at every jump for a block and
half was cut with the long lashes.
The young men were promptly arrest
ed and will be granted a hearing tomOr-
row.
The disgraceful scene has created much
talk among the church-going people Of
this city. All the parties connected with
the affair are well known and highly re-
spected.
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Death of Charles Vance.

sEELBYVILLE, Oct. &c = Special. =
cha nes Vance, aged forty years, and
serving his second term as trustee of
Sugar Creek township, was stricken with
uaTaIvAs a. his home this morning and
died i'm a short time without regaining
conscfol,s ness. Yesterday he went fish
ing with a party of friends and had a
good DAVIS sport. His first seizure oc-
Cured ealAy in the summer but he APP
parentlv recovered. He leaves two chill
dren. His present wife is in Chicago
seeing the wards fair and could not be
reached by telegraph. Mr.. Vance pos
sessed the resp ect and esteem Of all who
knew him
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Penitentiary Sentences.

BRAZIL. Oct. 26.--Special-Jack Huey
and John Huey, brothers and profess
sional thieves, who were caught some
days ago having in their possession a
wagon, harness, sacks and twenty bush
els Of wheat, all stolen property, since
identified, were brought into court today
and confronted with other charges as
well, when they pleaded guilty. admitted
having served terms in the penitentiary
and were given ten years each for
burglary. The Hueys are men of mid
die age.
Red Reffitt. the all-round home
talent crook, tried in the Clay circuit
court last week for burglary and given
five years by the jury, whose conviction
was set aside by Judge McGregor be-
cause of irregularities in the filing of
the affidavit and Information, when ar
raigned today for trial for the same Of
Tense confessed and was given five years.
Reffitt has heretofore done service in the
states prison.
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For Criminal Outrage.

WABASH, Oct. 80. - Special - Today
Brent Derff. a young farmer Of Chester
township, this county. was sentenced TO
two years in the penitenuary on a plea
Of guilty TO the charge Of criminal out
rage upon a ten-year-old girl living near
his home during the summer Of 1892.
Brent Derff enticed the girl TO a saw mill
and repeatedly assaulted her, afterward
informing his younger brother Stewart.
Both brothers outraged her for months,
terrifying her into silence with threats.
When the girls parents learned the
truth they caused the arrest of both men.
Stewart was given a sentence Of one
year In the case of Brent the sentence
would have been more severe but for his
being an invalid
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Died from Her Burns.

PLAINFIELD, Oct. 3O.-Special-
Mrs. Joseph Bolan. the wife Of a farm
er, living two miles northwest Of this
place, died this morning from the effects
of burns received last Saturday. The
lady had been for some days suffering
from neuralgia and from loss of sleep.
Saturday she was seated near an open
fireplace engaged in Smelling beans and
throwing the bulls on the hearth at
her feet. 1t is supposed that while thus
engaged she fell asleep and that the
hulls taking fire communicated it to her
clothing She was fearfully burned
about the limbs and body. She leaves
a husband and several children.
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ELEVEN YEARS.
A Desperate Gets His Deserts in the
Delphi Courts.

DELPHI, Oct 27.-Special.-Sept 20
last the hardware store of c. b. Lyon of
this city was burglarized, and guns and
a revolver taken by two thieves.
One of them was caught near the town
Of Burrows the same day with the stolen
property and lodged in the Jail. He was
captured after a run of three miles and
an enflading fire was kept up until he
was shot, when he surrendered. His
trial has just been concluded, and the
jury this morning returned verdict OF
eleven years imprisonment. He was
prosecuted under the name of John Doe,
refusing to reveal his true name, which
is William Nearho0. He served a SEN
tence of six years in the northern prison.
having been sent up from Marion coun-
~ under the name of Harris. He has
the reputation of being desperado, and
it is now believed that he was the man
who shot and robbed CleOn Reyes of
Flora last August.
He was discharge from the prison early
in last August. The verdict is unani-
mously Endorsed by this community.
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A Compromise Made Too soon.

BRAZIL, Oct. 29.-Special-A suit
was disposed Of in the Clay circuit
court Saturday last which presents
phenomenal coincidence in court adjudi-
cations. John Harmless had brought
suit in a Justices court against the ]. &
ST. L. railroad to recover the value of a
hog killed and got judgment for $40
The railroad company promptly ap-
pealed to the higher court. The cause
was called jury impaneled. the evil
dence submitted and the case argued
While the jury was out the parties
compromised, the company agreeing to
pay the $40 and the costs, both sides
agreeing to stand by the compromise
regardless of the finding of the jury.
A half-hour later the inTy returned a
verdict. finding for the plaintiff in the
sum of $50, with Judgment also for
costs.
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COoprider Indicted.

BRAZIL. Oct. 26.-Special.-The grand
jury has returned an indictment for muir
der in the first degree against Charles
Cooprider for the shooting and killing of
Thomas Kress at Middlebury, on the
evening of July &c last. CoOprider has
never been committed to prison, having
been admitted to bail in the sum of S10-
OO0 No other homicide in Clay county
has ever developed as much interest and
excited feelings on the part of the pub
lie as this. CoOprider is the youngest
son Of the Rev. Elias COOprider. one Of
the earliest settlers of the county, now
past eighty years of age, who repre-
scented Clay county in the legislature of
1881
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Died from a Rams Buttinr.

PAoLI. Oct. s.-Special-wfIliam
Peacher, aged eighty-two years. died
yesterday at his home in Orangeville
township from injuries received last
Tuesday from a vicious ram. The ami
NAL attacked and knocked him down
and continued butting him until driven
away by some neighbors who were at
tracted by the screams of Mr.. Peach
er's aged wife, who was unable to go
to his assistance. When rescued il was
found that he was fatally injured, his
body being badly bruised and injured and
several ribs broken. Mr.. Peacher was
one of the oldest citizens of the county
and was very popular with all who knew
him.
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Death of a Noble Woman.

DANA, Oct. 27.-Special.-This town
was greatly shocked and panied this
morning when it was passed from lip
to lip that Mrs. Armstrong was dead.
Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong died last night
Of paralysis of the heart. She was a
noble woman in every sense of the word,
a worthy Christian, life long methodist
and an ideal mother Her life was de-
voted to her family, who will keenly feel
the sad vacancy that death has made.
A beautiful life full worthy Of imitation
has closed here to unfold in eternity.
Her family has the true and sincere
sympathy of every heart in this COM
munity. Her remains will be taken to
Ohio, her former home, for interment.
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A Good Cntch.

NOBLESVILLE, Oct. Especial
Alb Copeland, John Elder, Ellis Elder and
Luther Elder are behind the bars in the
Noblesville jail on the serious charge of
being members of a gang Of toughs in
this county whose sole purpose was to
steal all the loose property they could Sc
cure. Copeland, whom the officials be-
lieve to be the leader, is an old hand at
such business. He has been mixed up
in offenSes Of this nature on several
previous occasions. The greater part of
the plumber which they stole consisted
of vehicles horse blankets, lap robes and
brides. Sheriff Rhoades has in his pos
session a horse which is thought to have
been stolen by the gang.
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An Anderson wedding.

ANDERSON, Oct. 3O.-Special-The
marriage of Jules Kreusch Of Chicago
and Miss Bessie Norton was sOlemnized
at st. Mary's church in this city this
evening at $50 o'clock. The event was
attended by a large number of friends
from the surrounding towns. Father
Mulcahy officiated An elegant recep-
ton was rendered Mr.. and Mrs. hreusch
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. 7. NJ. Nor
ton. parents Of the bride. After short
bridal tour Mr.. and Mrs. kreusch VIII
return to Anderson and in a few weeks
will take up their home in Union City.
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A Child Terribly Burned.

MORRISTOwN, Oct. 30-SpeciaL-
This morning while playing near a
trash fire the little two-year-old daugh-
ter of Ellsworth Dunn was seriously
burned. Mrs. Dunn had told an older
child TO burn some rubbish. She sud-
denly heard a scream. when looking
around she was Mortified to see her child
wrapped in flames. She rushed TO It's
assistance and succeeded in tearing the
burning clothes from its body. but not
until the face and hands were terribly
burned. 1t is impossible for it to re-
cover. Mrs. Dunn's hands were burned
badly in trying TO save the child.
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Aunty Badly 1o4 Years old.

TERRE HAUTE, Oct. 24.--Special.-
"Aunty' Badly, the oldest woman in In
diana. celebrated her 104th birthday at
the old ladies' home here today. AS
usual on her birthday. she had many
callers She was born in Saratoga, n.
Y, Oct. "a, 1888, her maiden name being
Ann Sixbury She came to Indiana in
1919 and to Terre Haute when the city
was only three years old. In 1923 her
husband started to New Orleans on a
f1atboat and she never saw him after
ward. He was either drowned or muir
dered by Indians. She is very deaf and
her eyesight is poor, but her mind is
sNill active.
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irwin. Bo,,u in the woods.

ECKERTY, Oct 26.-Special-A very
poor family passin through here yes
terday in an open wagon drawn by a
horse poorer than he FAMILY, camped
in the grove west oa town, where the
wife gave birth to twin rs, two nice boys.
The night was cold and very frosty and
the woman had no warn lth out from an
old quilt and fire built against an adj
jacent log heap. few visitors this
morning found their misera bile condition
and the woman and babieA were taken
to the hotel where they will be carefully
attended till the mother is able to re-
sumo her journey.
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More Gold Found in MORGAN.

MARTINSVILLE, Oct. S0.-Special-
The finding of gold in Morgan and Brown
counties is no longer a myth. Winfield
S. Richards was in the city today ex-
hibiting gold valued at $45 that he had
washed from Sycamore creek, this coun-
ty, in two days last week. He had a
twO-ounce bottle filled with the glitter
ing treasure, besides some fine specimens
of shot gold
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myself by. Good-by and forget me. God
bless you. 1 am dying of this terrible
burden. l can face nobody any more.
GRACE"
Miss Collins is an extremely pretty
brunette Of dashing appearance. She
graduated from the Terre Haute high
school last year. Beckwith's home is in
Boston. No trace of them. can be dis
covered
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wouIdn,t BE a Badger.

ECKERTY, Oct. -Special.-Andrew
Badger, a respectable young fellow who
had high hopes of winning the hand
and heart of Miss Fora Cannon, was
heartlessly Tilted here yesterday on &C
court of his patronymic. She says it is
bad enough to be known as The
Cannon" but she could not think of
her husband being A. Badger, herself
Il. Badger and the children known as
the little Badgers.
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A Husbands Life Valued.

NEW ALBANY, Oct. 9O.-SpeciaL-
In the ,ase Of Mrs. Emma Kemper,
whose husband, William Kemper, was
killed in a wreck at Huntingburg, Ind.
December last on the Louisville, Evans
vile & st. Louis railroad for S100 coo
damages. which has been on trial in the
Floyd circuit court for the past three
or four days, the jury found verdict
this morning for the plaintiff, placing
her damages at Sc. 500.
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A STIR IN TERRE HAUTE.
EIopement of Grace Collins and Ed
ward Beclxwith.

TERRE HAUTE, oct. 2e.-Special.-A
great stir was caused in social circles to-
day by the discovery that Grace Collins,
aged nineteen. the only daughter OF A.
b. Collins, a well-known contractor and
senior member Of the firm Of Collins &
Ohm, who built the Indiana building at
the worlds fair, had run away last night
with Edward Beckwith Of Boston, a
young drug clerk. who came here about
four months ago.
Her parents had refused to allow Beck
with to come to the house. Mr.. Collins
notified the police today and turned over
the following note which the runaway
girl left behind her:
Dear Papa and Mamma and Brother
Crawford-Forgive me. / am going
can stay no longer. l take papa's watch,
but will send it back. l want 1t to time
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Denth of Mrs. Judge New.

NORTH VERNON. Oct. SO.-Special.-
Sarah New, the widow Of Judge New,
died at her home at Vernon this morning
at 5 O'Clock. She was fifty-seven years
of age Mrs. New never fully recovered
from the sudden taking off of her dis
tinguished husband a short time ago.
She leaves surviving her three children,
Judge Willard New. Burt New and
Mary Stemm, the wife of DR.. Stemm Of
this city Mrs. New was greatly es-
teemed and beloved by all who knew her.
The funeral will take place Wednesday,.
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Has been used over Fifty Years by mill
ions of mothers for their children while
Teething with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child. sofJens the Gums, allays Pain,
cures Wind Conc. regulates the bowels.
and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea
whether arising from teething of other
causes. For sale by Druggists In every
part of the world Be sure and ask for
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25e q
bottle.
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Rats Emf n Rnhr,s III, !.

ECKERTY. Oct 2S.-SpeciaL-A horri-
BILE story comes from Bristow, Perry
county, by reliable authority, of rata hav-
ing eaten almost all the flesh off a ba> by s
hip while the helpless victim, only SEA ven
months old, laid in its cradle. 1fhe
mother had gone to the potato patch to
dig potatoes for dinner. leaving her hus
band, who is totally helpless with rheu-
matism, and the child at the house. The
father heard few piercing screams from
the child, but then it became still and he
thought no more of it till his wife re-
turned.