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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-19
AN ECCENTRIC CHARACTER.
Death of Frederick Drinkbarst at Bieknell,
Knox County.

Death of Frederick Drinkharst at Bieknell,
Knox County.
VNcENNEs. April Especial. Tho
most eccentric man in the state died to-
day at his home near Bickne,.
His name was Frederick Drinkhsrst,
aged seventy-fiye years. For more than
a half century he lived on his farm within
three miles OF Bicknell and during all
that time was only known to visit town
twice. HIS vile died several years ago
leaving her husband to care for an imbe-
Gle daughter who ne managed by making
prison Of one room in the house and
keeping her confined therein for three
years. Twice the girl made her escape
and roamed the woods in a perfectly nude
condition. The nelghbOrs finally took
the matter in hand and after a desperate
fight with the father rescued her from
durance vile and had her placed in an
asylum where she died two years later.
Seven years ago the old man got mad at
a two-y ear-oid colt that jumped fence
and swOre that the animal would never
again attempt the feat. To guard against
a recurrence of the act he fastened the an
imal in box-stall where il had remained
ever since. unable to move out OF it's
tracks until liberated today. Its hoofs
have grown to great length and turn up
ward like sleigh runners while its flesh is
soft and fibreiess.
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DExTER SAW CLARK SHOOT.


Important Testimony In the Lafayette Riot
Case.
LAFAYETTE. April 17-[Special. THE
Clark riot case vas resumed this morning
at IL O'Clock and excellent progress was
made.
William Dexter testified that no saw
Clark fire shot from the front part OF
the opera house toward the stage. Later
he cav him lighting with William Sexton
and others. Dexter is the frat witness
that testified that Clark cred a shot. Other
witnesses saw him with a pistol in his
hand, the weapon pointed toward b. j.
Hendricks. This was after the shooting
on the stage.
William :. Peckhsm, boOkkeeper of
the First nstional bank, saw Clark with a
pigtol in his hand and ordered a police
man 10 arrest him, denouncing him as
the leader of the rioters. Mr.. Peckham
is an \. T. A and contributed money 20
assist In prosecuting the rioters. His sub
scription was made. he said, after Father
Walters, pastor Of 81. Mary's catholic
church, circulated a subscription TO assist
the defense. The witness saws the obi
CATION of The \. Z. 4. does not distin-
guish against a catholic IN business. but
does oppose him Tor three reasons: First.
because his allegiance to the pope 10
greater THAI to The nited States second,
because OF school questions; and third,
because of his biblical ideas
The state expects to complete its testi
mOny Wednesday There is not so much
local interest shown in this case as in the
Murphy case.
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After Six Years % Litigation.

KoKoNo, April 4.-[Special. Alter six
years litigation the numerous suits OF
Augusta Smith of Cass county against the
Christiauna Hooper estate were compro-
missed this morning. The principal actions
were for the possession OF a tin hoX con-
tanning securities valued at s. GOO, chimed
TO have been verbally beGueathed 10 Au-
gusta Smith blythe decedent and for 5000
for personal services. The Plaintiff won
in both suits and they are now pending
or appeal. She dismisses both at the cost
of the estate and taxes 500 aud nor one
ninth interest. The other heirs are Err
nestine Zacher OF Chicago. John Anewell
of New Jersey, G. G. Crumhie of Idavil 3
and Louisa Tyre OF Cass county. The es-
tate is valued at So. 900.
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MUST PAY THEIR TAXES.

Columbus Citizens Arrested and Fined for
Not Reporting Property for Taxes.
CoLUMBUs. April ID Special. l-Coun-
tv Treasurer James 5. Brown has created
a sensation here among our wealthy citi-
zeDs by searching the mortgage record and
disc osing over 100000 sequestsred prop
erly and restoring it to the county and city
tax duplicates.
The time for paying taxes expires Mon
daY mex; and this additional amount must
be paid in. bringing into the county treas
ury about $1,000 and into the city treas
ury nearly $4,000. The search still goes
on and it is thought as much more se-
queetered property will be unea-thed and
restored to the tax duplicates
Several Of the parties have been arrest
ed and fined SO each for not giving in this
property for taxation. The affair has Gre
ated big sensation.
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ATTEMPT At MURDER.

Sherifi-Elect sherry OF Delaware Shot At
Three Times Near 1Iuncie.
MUNcIE. April 17.-[Special. Sheriff
elect William p. Sherry had a close call
from being murdered Saturday while
shooting wild ducks in a dense thicket
east OF Muncie. Mr.. Sherry was with
Charles, the son of Druggist David Nihart,
when bullet from a Winchester rifle
whizzed over his head. The men were
unable to locate the source of the shot
Ind be gan to move when the second bull
act struck the ground at Nihart's feet. The
men hurried to their vehicle and were
preparing to leave when the third shot
sent bullet between the men within a
foot OF either anu buried itself IN fence
rail. The shooting is very mysterious as
no ono was seen about the pond, and Mr..
Sherry thinks some OF bis political enc
mics were trying to kill him.
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HIRED TO KILL A WOMAN.
\ Sensational Confession Made mt Terre
Haute.

4 Sensational Confession Made mt Terre
Haute.
TERnE HAUrE. April 14.-[Special.]-
Carl Richard. a fortune-teller. confessed
today that Mrs. John 9. Prelles. French
woman who is having divorce suit and
other litigation with hsr husband "A saloon
keeper here, hired him. for 500. to 60 to
Riley, small town in this county. IN
January last, to murder Mrs. F. Miller, a
well-to- do widow, whom Mrs. Prelles sus-
pected OF being criminslly intimate with
her husband.
Richard went to Riley and. learning
that Mrs. Prelles had daUgh er Josie, no
went to the telegraph office and sent this
message TO August Wagner OF this city,
where Mrs Preles was stopping:
RILEY, Ind, Jan. G. 1894.
Tell mother tina. Mrs. Miller died a. sos
o'clock this morning. NED.
After sending this bogus message Rich
ards boarded the train back TO this city
and at once hunted up Mrs. Prelle, who
received the dispatch. She thereupon
paid him 500. promising to pay the re-
naming 800 as soon as Mrs. Miller was
buried. Richards fed from the city the
same dav and only recently came back.
When taken in charge OF by the police
this afternoon he made a clean breast Of
the whole affair.
Richards says Mrs. Prelle suggested
poison as the best way to get rid of Mrs.
Miller but Tor him to use his own judg-
ment
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on the violin and piano and also enter
tanned the company with some artistic
whistling. Many beautiful and expensive
presents were given.
The following is a partial list Of them:
Stand table and rocker. by the brides
parents; hair pin receiver, Royal
i. w. McClGin nut cracker
and pickers. Miss Arretta Cotton,
Indianapolis; sugar bowl and cream
pitcher, Miss Anna Cotton, Indianapolis;
jarvenier Dir. and Mrs. j. VI. Cobb; In
dianapolis; beautiful vase. Mr.. and Mrs.
f. T. White. indianapolis; silver gravey
spoon, Mrs. Brumfield, Indianapolis;
carving set, Mr.. and Mira. p. w. Cotton,
INDIANAPOLIS; silver fruit basket, Messrs.
5. d. and J. c. Crane. Indianapolis; set of
silver knives and forks, Mr. and Mrs. III.
w. Miller set OF silver knives and forks,
NJ. and Mrs. VI. J. Wagle carving set. DR.
and Mrs. u. \. Coble Columbian tea set,
Miss Cora Huffman; water set. W. j.
Fink; and a duplicate by (. NJ. klingen-
smith.
The crowd dispersed about 10 O'Clock 10
the music of Home Sweet Home"
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Deaths.

PAoLI, April l1.-[SDecial. Mrs.
Susan /. Springer aged eghty-two
years. died yesterday at her home
and wss buried here this afternoon. She
was the widow OF John S. Springer, who,
in his day, was one of the leading and in
fluen!ial citizens of this county. She was
born near Nashville, Tenn, and WAS the
daughter OF Joshua Nichols, who was a
soldier in the war Of the revolution. She
was a good woman and was highly
esteemed by ali who knew ner. She
leaves three children, John Springer and
Margaret Springer of this county and
Mrs. John Gibson of New Albany. Her
death 10 the cause OF genuine sorrow TO q
host of relatives and friends.
SEYMOUR, April l3-.[cpecial. Mrs.
Polly Love is dead, aged eighty one years.
Deceased came to the Ridge, this county,
from Bath county, Kentucky, aud settled
on the farm where she died nearly sixty
years ago. She was lifelong member of
the baptist church, and died as she had
lived. without IN enemy.
Died at his home in the western part OF
the county yesterday of general debility,
Thompson Plummer, aged eighty-iive
years. Mr.. Plummer had resided on the
farm where he died nearly seventy-five
years ago. lie was an honest man and
held in high esteem by ail Ills wits died
recently.
MARION. April IL Special. THE Hon.
James 5. Shively, one OF Marlon's Oldest
and most highly respected citizens. died
today at III o'clock after an illness OF more
than year. He was eighty years OF ege !;
served In the lower house of the legisla-
ture in $780, II and AZ, n and '45 as state
senator, and from 1854 to 1888. he was the
chairman OF the frat democratic conven-
tion ever held in Grant county and was
the most prominent and influential demo
crat in this county during his lifetime.
ENGLISH, pril ll.-[Special. John V.
Benz. the well-known politician OF De-
Pauw, Harrison county, IS dead. He for.
merry lived here. Though he never held
an elective office, being never a candidate,
he filed several positions by the gift OF
the state and the general assembly. he
was highly valued by the democratic
party.
HUNTINGTON. April ll.-lSpeciaL /
George IL. Roberts, con of one OF the
oldest and moet respected residents OF the
southern part OF this county, WAS found
in the woods yesterday afternoon with
bullet. hole Ia his hand and head. He
had been out hunting, and is supposed 10
have met an accidental death.
WABASH. April 13-[Specisl. MRS.
Nancy EVERY. eighty-four years old, died
today. For twenty-five years she has
been under the halucination that she was
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An Aroused Husband.

Brazil, April l7.-[Special. IA serious
fight occurred at Newburg east OF here,
last night. For some time Charles Miller
of that place has been jealous OF his wife,
and he accused Samuel Honiler, wild
over seventy-fvo years old, OF undue
familiarity with her. Last night Miller
lay in waiting tor HOniter, whom he saw
about 8 O'Clock crawling in lis doorvard.
Miller seized a feEce-rail and assaulted
him. beating Horiier over the head until
no believed that life was extinct. Friends
carried Honiter to his home. He is in a
serious condition and may not recover.
Miller is under arrest.
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MUST PAY THEIR TAXES.
Citizens OF Columbus and Bartholom'
County Who Forgot to List.

Citizens OF Columbus and bartholomew
County Who FORGOT to List.
COLUMBUS, April l6.-[Special. Below
8 list of the tax dogers and the amounts
disclosed against each, extending back as
ar as 1886, by County Assessor James 5.
Brown.
These amounts were certified to city
and county treasurers yesterday and duly
placed on the duplicate and tax on 1t
must bs paid tomorrow. 1t will bring
into the county treasury nearly $4,000
sui the city treasury over $1,000. +. f.
CrGmD, Martina Ruddick, Eliza beth Lucas.
kellar & Brocxman and Adam kellar
have pleaded guilty and paid fines o. $50
each 10 suits brought b. Prosecuting At
tOrley Mailman against them for failure
10 list their property fox taxation, md
suits are pending against most Of the
ut he -
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MALL ST. kAooRR FREE
AGENTS WANTED.

A GEN1s-MALE AND FEMALE. IN EVERY
"A town in Indiana: something news S. dai Z:
S. nd stamp. Nine Dyas, so55 DearboEn-st, Ch.csgo.
dlTl Nkyl
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NoBLEsvILLE, April l4-[Special. j
Simeon Coy Of indianapolis is about es-
tablishing a sporting and health resort on
an island in White river near the north
eastern part OF this county. The proposed
seat of the new enterprise is what the
residents of this section know as Syca-
more island. Il is reported that Gov is at
the head of o syndicate whose scheme 1t
ls TO erect q tine club house there, build
bathing and boat houses and inclose o
ball park. Lying in the center OF White
river as it does, it is not the property oil
either Madison or Hamilton counties,
consequently local laws would be worth
'ess in case prize fight for a purse should
be arranged to take place on this pat oil
GOl's fair footstoo. Only national Jaw
could touch 81 odense committed there
go declared by gu act of congress, being
situated in a nayigable river.
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i Tragedy.

ANDERsoN, April u.-LSpecial. Am
other tragic affair occurred here few
minutes after o'clock this afternoon.
For come time past the American ex-
press company has been missing valuable
money packages from this point Detect
ives were detailed 10 investigate the mat
ter, and the result. was that the robberies
were traced to young Dan McCailister,
who has been employed as one of the
company's drivers 1. was developed that
since last January he bad taken altogether
not less than $1,000. John T. Clark, gen.
eral superintendent of the express CON-
pany, arrived here this afternoon and had
aswarrant issued for young McCailister's
arrest.
In the meantime, the detective had
taken McCsllister 20 his room in the
Griffith hotel and there obtained q full
confession from him. They then came
down stairs and as they reached the side
wax, Officer Rogers approached them and
took the warrant from his pocket TO read
it. McCallister stepped TO one side. and IN
an instant pulled a revolver from his
pocket and. placing it to his forehead.
pulled the trigger. The shot scattered the
unfortunate fellows brains even upon
the arresting officer. he sank to the
ground, death having been instantaneous.
Young McCallster was we'll connected
here and had secured eYerybody's conf
dence.
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OR sALE-snscELLANLOUs.

n q PATENT FOR VALUABLE PIECE OF
L. =. mach.nery. or viii trade Tor Eood farm
I.na in indiana OF ajjo.n ng states J Ihickstan,
Belmont, Ind
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A Shooting Array.

BEDFORD, April l3.-[Special. IL. A.
Evans, young merchant OF Sprin gville.
while visiting at OWensburg q few miles
west of here. was followed by two young
men. who attempted to whip him. Evans
struck one of his ASSISTANTS with a lantern
which he had in his hand, aud he, HIM
sell, was then hit with stone and knocked
down. Upon regaining his feet ne used
his revolver, shooting one of his assail-
ants twice. 1t is reported that the wounds
are fatal
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Refused to Marry Her.

MUXCIE. April l4.-[Spec al Thurs
day Miss Bertha Combs came to
Muncie from Tuscola, H., and caused the
arrest of Thomas Rogers. The young
man was willing to adjust matters with a
marriage certificate, bu: lie was under
twenty one and had TO go to Jail until his
guardian could arrive from Illinois. Alter
going TO jail Rogers felt disgraced and to-
day refused to marry the girl. He was
bound over to the court and went TO Jail,
and the disappointed girl, vino will soon
be seriously troubled. returned home
heart broken, threatening to take her
llfa
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The amour, and names of those located
AT HALcYoN GRANGE.
Miss Bernice NcCIain and Henry j. Fink
Married at New Augusta.

Miss Bernice NcCIain and Henry j. Fink
Married at New Augusta.
NEW AUGUSTA, April H. Especial =
0ns Of the most elegant weddings that
he's occurred in this section for many
years was soIemnized Wednesday even
in0 at Halcyon Grange, the pAlatial resi-
lence Of the brides parents. Miss Bernice
r., the beautiful and highly plished
daughter Of William I. and Anna Nc
CLAIM. was married to Henry J. Fink.
q prominent and prosperous young farmer
Of the neighborhOOd.
The Rev J. c. Bart of Lebanon Of
fciated. There were present seventy FIVE
guests, many from the city. Talfe's
orchestra furnished the music during the
evening Messrs. Schroeder and futile of
indianapolis rendered some fine selections
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KILLED BY A POLICEMAN.

Warren Blackwell Meets Death at the
Hands of Policemen.
FoRT WAYNE. April p Special. AT
Butler this evening Warren Black well,
one of the weathiest men in this portion
of the state, WAS shot and killed by Night
Policeman Thomas Revell, who was try
ing 20 arrest him.
Blackwell drew his revolver and fred
three shots at Revell. saying as he did so
that be would never be taken alive. The
shots all missed and Reveli in return shot
Blackwell through the heart.
Blackwell had been on drunk for sew
eral days, and when in that condition ne
was considered "a verv dangerous man.
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4 Traln nalded by Robsers.

LAPoETE April II. - Especial. - The
three I. train that leaves here about II
D. m. was burglarized at Millsboro, this
county. night before last, but nothing was
known here OF the robbery until to-day, ss
the officers OF the road kept the matter
secret with the hope OF securing the arrest
OF the thieves. While the train was do
ing some switching car was broken open
and large quantity of fine eilverware,
come shoes ans a b.cvcle were taken. Thew
evidently took ali the silverware they could
carry. rs portion Vas lei; in field where
the boxes were opeaed. 1t was mauU!ac-
tu:ed by Holmes 4 Edwards of Bridge
port, Conn, and cons gned to r. jacobson
x Co., San Diego. Cal. Tho bicycle was
addressed 10 tirm 81 Guthrie, o. T. Nc
clue to the thieves hiss been obtained.
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Suicide by Shooting.

LAPoRrE. April l7.-[Special IT. A.
Andrew, IN inmate OF Dr. Grays sani-
tariun in this city. committed suicide this
afternoon by blowing the top of his head
of with a shotgun. His brains were
spattered eli over the walls Of tho room
and be presented most siekening sight.
Andrew formerly had charge OF DR.. Gray Z
office in Chicago. but last fall he became
partially deranged and was brought here
for treatment. He had improved in
heath, mt had occasional tits OF despond-
ency. ana it was while in this condition
that re took his life. He leaves a widow
aud three children, who live at Rogers
park, Chicago.
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HALF Drochm of fther Killed.

TEREE HAUTE, April 15.-, pecial. THE
death Of Col. Elliott r. Shepherd of New FORK
by the use of ether was recalled today by the
sudden death of Max Ehrmsnn, q well-to-do
German citizen. who was placed upon an Oper-
atlng table al his hOne 20 have difficult oper-
alton performed On him Tor intestinal Oh.
s;ruction. All Preparations were ready for the
operation and ether was administered the
preliminary. Soon ntterward the patients oOn-
dition became suddenly worse and in short
time he dead. Not more than half Of =
drachm OF ether WAS administered. Ehrmann
was sixty-three years old anu hls death caused
a great shock 20 his family.