The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-15


ahot John Reynolds. a porter, during y
quarrel at indianapolis.
Mns. NJ. THOMAS. Of kclso. in Hunt
ing,on county. was taken Sick the other
morning while making arrangements
TO 90 10 Huntington. and died before
assistance could be procured.
EN-SlrRIFF LEMrEL WILLIS. OF Sulli-
van. found En- Prosecuting Attorney W.
&. llulc in the house with Mrs Willis,
and fatally shot him.
Ar Bolton. samuel Hammer. aged
twenty-five, single. was shot and killed
by Jacob Lambert, aged seventeen. the
other afternoon. The boys lived on
ncighboring farms and for some time
had been quarreling over line fence.
Lambert had been hunting, and tres
passed on Hammers farm They quar-
relied for some time. and when Hammer
advanced toward Lambert as il to
strike. the latter cmptied both barrels
into Hammers body. killing him in
stantly. Lambert then went To Yer
sailles. the county seat, and gave him
self up.
SOME unknown person made an at
tempt to poison the family of Henry
Page. living on a farm near brooklyn,
by placing the contents of a box OF
rough on rats wrapped in piece OF
ncwspap per. and as a consequence Mr.
Pages daughter Rosa is not expected
To recover other members Of the fam
lily are sick Several chickens died
from the effects of drinking the poi
soned water
TmE six alleged white cappers who
logged Mrs. Dalton on the night of
August ) waived examination and are
all in jail at Salem. awaiting court.
which convcnes September ~. The
friend who bailcd out Elijah Dalton.
the husband. refused TO go on his bond
longer. and he is now in Jail in default
of $500 bail
The trial of Frank Bruce John
Henry. Red O'Bricn. Mrs. Bruce and
Florence Wilkins. the gang of safe
blowers. began at Terrc liaute. the
other day. When the ease was called
for trial the defendants attorney made
a motion for n change of venue from
the county on the ground of prejudice.
HARRY CRAGIN. aged y, and Barney
Riley. II, were among the 1000 Lafay-
cite Labor day excursionists TO I.ogans-
port the other morning, via the Wabash
railway. The train was made up of ca
booses. and Riley and Cragin. with 9TH
crs, roGc on top At Colburn station
the spout Of n water tank struck and
instantly killed Riley. His body was
tossed from the train. Cragin's skull
was fractured by the spout lie will
die.
Miss MINNIE BRICK. a well-known
young lady of Miami county. was
thrown from buggy recently and ter
ribly injured She will die.
The family of William Sagus. living
north of Burrows Carroll county. was
poisoned by something in the food
Two children died and three other
members Of the family are not expected
to live.
WHILE James Cobb. wealthy farmer
living about five miles west of Nalpa-
raise. was returning home from town
he was assaulted by two men. who beat
him over the head with clubs until hs
was unconscious then robbed him OF
$50. started his horses on arun. and cs-
capped through the woods. Cobb was
badly beaten about the head and face.
lie thinks that it was the work of some
one from Valparaiso who saw him re-
ceive money during the day.
WESLEY LEE. ST., aged eighty. and
Sarah Richardson. aged sixty-eight.
were granted license to marry at Con-
nersville the other day. Mr.. Lee lived
with his son. Wesley. jr.. and said as
his son would not marry he just got
tired of washing dishes and scrubbing
around the house ard thought he would
take partner to help him.
SERIOUS forest fires are raging in the
suburbs of Michigan City. hundreds
; of acres have been burned over, miles
of fencing destroyed. and unharvested
crops have fallen fuel to the devouring
flames.
LEE WHIrTrNcToS. aged ). of .Icffcr-
sonvillc, while playing with matches.
set his clothes on fire. and was perhaps
fatally burned.
THE Burton family. which has about
10000 representatives in the United
States. held its annual reunion at Nit
chell the other day.
1nE Indianapolis and Michigan divis-
ions of the Biz Four men, with head
Il -
accept proposed reduction in wages.
A big strike was threatened.
A STATEMENT has been received ut the
treasury department to the effect that
the Citizens National bank of Muncc-
which suspended in July, will resume
business.
SAMUEL DEETERs. a batchclor. resid
ing just east of Waterloo. who built 2
new brick house this summer and los'
considerable money in the Davis banl
failure at Auburn. now has crazy
spells About o'clock the other even
ing he went to his mother, who resides
I near Waterloo. to borrow some money
On being refused he shot her. causing
a severe wound. and then set fire K
her barn, destroying IL with its con
tents Amos Bachtel and a married
. daughter, Mrs Lowe. neighhors, Wen
: to the rescue and were fred upon y
Iceters Bachtcl was shot through
the abdomen and died three hours later