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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-23
COL. SAMUEL III. TAYLOR.
His Demise After n Lingering Illness
in Washington, Ind.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. - Special. -
Col. Samuel H. Taylor died this evening
after a lingering illness, aged ffty-six
years. He was a prominent attorney
and famous in politics. He leaves his
family in good circumstances.
Samuel II. Taylor was born in Cum
berland, Nd, Jan. q, 1887. He was
graduated at the Allegheny institute of
that city in 1855 and soon after began
the study Of law. He was postmaster
Of Cumberland under President Bu-
chanan, retaining the position until 1861.
Three years later he moved to Washing
ton, Ind. and began practicing law. He
was twice elected prosecuting attorney
Of the Vincennes district and was a dele
gate to the national conventions of 1872
and 1876. In 1872 he was elected prose-
cutor of the circuit court and resigned
that position to accept the position of
vtce-president and cashier of the Wash
ington national bank. In 1878 he gave
up the bank position and was elected
to the state legislature where he made
creditable record in the work Of that
session, being a member Of several i'm
portant committees. Col Taylor was a
democrat and was regarded as one of
the party's trusted leaders Of the south
ern portion of the state In his religious
views he was a presbyterian. In April,
1857, he was married to Miss Josette
Johnson Of Cumberland, Md. His eldest
daughter married Thomas F. Chandler,
a lawyer of Washington. Col Taylor
was highly respected by all classes of
citizens and leaves behind him an en-
viable record.
MADISON. Aug. Disqualification
Bradford Smith, president Of the First
national bank and for forty-five years a
leading and honored citizen of Madison,
died Saturday in the eightieth year Of
his age
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AT FORT WAYNE.

FORT WAYNE, Aug. 1.-THE morn
ing opened UP with bright sun. The
heat Of the early morning dried the
track, which was wet by yesterdays
rain and the races at the Fort Wayne
driving clubs park will be continued
during the remainder of the week The
races which were on the program for
yesterday were called this afternoon.
In the 2:32 class trot, Lemonee, a
Paris, KY, horse, sold a favorite, with
Gen. Alger backed in the field.
Corncracker in the pools sold for SO
in the 2:20 class pace. with George
Campbell and Walter Wilton backed for
s. and the field So.
Cambridge Girl was rank favorite in
the 2:35 pace, with the entire field
backed for s12 against her. She is a
Cambridge City horse.
In the fast trot, the 2:15 class, An
swer brought $40; Cheyenne. So; Parole,
50; Robin P, 81. and the field SO and S..
Today was the banner day for the
race meeting I'm this city. Seventeen
heats were started and every heat was
a horse race. Favorites were outfooted
on the stretch in almost every finish.
The largest crowd ever assembled at
the park cheered Justify each meritori-
Gus performance. The first heat Of the
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REMAINS sTREwN FOR MANY YARDS.
An Old Soldier Run Over and Killed
by the Cars.

PRINCETON. Aug. 20.-Special.--will-
lam Foster was run over by an early
morning train on the Louisville, Evans
VILE & ST. Louis railway just east of
the shops and his body strewn a distance
of 200 yards.
1t is supposed that he was attempting
to board the train at the time from what
information can be gathered.
He was from western Pennsylvania.
During the war he was member of the
Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania volunteer in
fantry and was a pensioner His age
was about fifty-five.
A brother resides at Evansville, who
is a contractor. He was a bricklayer
and painter and a member Of the Brick
layers union.
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The Besccker Accident.

FARMLAND, Aug. 15-Special.-The
Sentinel's Muncie correspondent has the
facts badly mixed in regard TO the sad
killing Of Harvey Besecker. The report
that the coroner found two bullet holes
in the body is a mistake, as he rendered
a verdict stating that Besecker was
killed by a west-bound freight train
and that he was too drunk 10 get OF
the track. The report that Alex Davis
has been arrested charged with the
murder of the victim is without founda-
ton. as Davis was not even suspected.
He gives a clear explanation of his
doings on the night Of the accident and
feels very indignant over the report
that has been sent out from Muncie
connecting his name with the matter.
Besecker's remains were inferred here
yesterday in the presence of a large
crowd.
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A Load of Shot i'm Him.

MARION, Aug. 16.- Special.-Solomon
Pence, a farmer living six miles west Of
here. has a melon patch which he has
looked upon as something to crafty more
than his palate and his pride. A young
man named Hardacre and a companion
were crossing the patch. They say they
were hunting and crossed the patch to
shorten the distance to their destination.
Il line melon tempted Hardacre to ex-
anime It. but not, as he claims, with q
view to taking It. Mr.. Pence had shot
gun and used it. Hardacre has a load
OF shot in him and. is seriously injured,
though he will recover. Action for dam
ages and criminal prosecution are threat
ened by Hardacre's family.
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Mrs. DaIton's Assistants Arrested.

SALEM, Aug. 16.-Special-AIrs. Eme-
line Dalton, who was brutally whipped
by white caps on the night of Aug. in
the southern part Of this county, has
sworn out warrants against the follow
ing parties: Elijah Dalton. the husband;
James Dalton, brother Of Elijah Dalton;
Edward NJ. Boiling and Author Barnett.
They have been arrested and committed
to Jail on failure to give bond for their
appearance before Justice Berlxy, Sept. /,
for preliminary trial They are
charged with riotous conspiracy under
the white cap act. More arrests are
likely to follow soon. This is the first
case OF white-capping in Washington
county.
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under the train. AS he was known TO
be drunk, II is not reasonable TO think
II a case Of suicide. Finding mis- shoes
standing uninjured by the side of the
track would indicate that he had volun-
tary taken them off and then lain down
on the roadbed and went TO sleep. Never
in all the history Of railroad mortalities
has there been a parallel instance OF
such complete managing and forced dis
indignation of the organs and parts OF
the body and their widespread distribu-
ton between extremes seventy miles
apart
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DICK TURPIN COME AGAIN.
a Merchant Robbed and Shot by
Masked Men.

LOGANSPORT. Aug. 15.-Special-
Cleon Keyes, the leading merchant of
Flora, Ind. was assaulted last night by
two masked men while on his way home
and robbed of $115.
In the encounter. one of the highway
men drew a revolver and shot Keyes
twice, seriously if not fatally injuring
him.
The community is greatly excited over
the occurrence and has sent out several
posses after the men, but as yet without
success
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A Boy Fatally Crushed.

FRANKFORT, Aug. 19.-Special-Mil-
ton Poland, a nineteen-year-old boy
who lives in Anderson, was fatally in
jured by falling from the morning Monon
train here. He was stealing his way on
the front end and in some way thrown
under the train. His head was badly
torn, his skull fractured, left arm broken
and three ribs crushed He said his
parents lived at Anderson and he was
sent there this afternoon. He cannot
racOVpr
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THEY CHASED HER THIRTY MILES
A Young Woman Steals a Horse and
Surrey ut Valparaiso.

VALPARAISO, Aug. 90 = Special. -
This afternoon a horse and surrey were
stolen from the farm residence of P. L.
Clifford. three miles west of this city.
1t was the property Of his father, P.
w. Clifford. who resides here and who
had driven it out to visit the young folks
He tied his horse near the house and a
woman was seen taking it. This fact
was ascertained about two hours after
she had departed.
A chase began and she was captured
near Crown Point.
She is a young woman of intelligent
appearance, twenty-three years Of age.
She gave her name as Nellie Gray, from
Rochester, this state.
She gave the officers a chase OF over
thirty miles, which ended tonight at
Crown Point, where they captured her
The officers brought her back here to-
night and put her in the Porter county
TAIL
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IT Rnined an Alligator.

ANDERSON, Aug. Respectable
rained alligators near Summitville yes
terday. Farmer Jack Bramble, who re-
sides near that place, had occasion to
go out to his cornfeld after the rain
and found an alligator about twenty
inches long squirming around in the
mud. Farmer Bramble went to the
house and got basket and now has the
young saurian cooped up at home. He
is at a. loss to know where the reptile
cama from
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HE SAVED THE PACKAGE.
Robert Smiths Desperate Encounter
with Two Robbers mt Huntington.

HUNTINGTON, Aug. 1s-SpeciaI-
Robert Smith, driver of an express wag-
on. was sandbagged here last night by
two men just as he was climbing into
his wagon at the Chicago & Erie depot
with a package containing a large
amount of money which had arrived on
the through express.
He drew his revolver and fred three
shots at the men.
They then closed in on him and while
he was holding one the other knocked
him senseless and both fed without hav-
ing secured the express package.
Smith is badly used up, but will re-
cover unless blood poison sets in
The officers have succeeded in arresting
FIVE suspicious characters. who were
given a trial today and fined for va
grancy.
Smith could not identity any OF them
as being his assailants.
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Born Without a Foot.

PAOLI. Aug. 19.-Special.-Mary Nus
scar. a stout, healthy woman, an in
mate of the county poor asylum, gave
birth yesterday to a male child that
hasn't the semblance OF a foot on the
left leg. The child is we'll and hearty
and otherwise perfectly formed, but the
left leg terminates at the ankle joint.
which has the appearance Of a perfectly
healed amputation. The mother is thirty
years old and this is her second child,
the first. now about twelve years Of age,
being also with it's mother in the asylum.
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Time-2.33. PA. 2.32

In the half-mile race, purse SIPS, Jersey
Hunt, s, won both heats with ease
Time, 0:52. The other horses in order
were, Jerome L., Roxey j., Daisy c.
Happy Jack, Rolly Bolly, Colonel, Jack
Mochet and Maud G.
In the mile dash, purse $50, Charlie
Shawhan, s g. won both heats; Mollie r.
second; Rosa Lewis, third. Robert Hunt
was distanced and Jack Mochet drawn
Time, 81 and 1:51%.
The fair has been the most successful In
every particular of any other meeting.
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A Woman Marries Them.

NOBLEsvILLB. Aug. 17-SpeciaL-
Irwin W. Newlin, the son Of the Hon.
Ad Newlin, who represented this county
in the last legislature, and Miss Phebe
Henley were married at O'Clock last
evening at the brides home, southwest
Of the city, Mrs. Lydia Palmer Pearson
Of New Castle officiating. The contract
ing parties are well-known society people
Of the county.
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A Farmer Robbed.

MITCHELL, Aug. 19.-Special.-Last
night the house of David Cox. farmer
living FIVE miles west of here was en-
tered and $500 taken from his desk.
Bloodhounds were brought from Sey-
mour today to track the thief. Mr.. Cox
is a prominent and very wealthy man
seventy-five years old. He and his aged
wife live all alone.
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A YOUNG GIRLS SUICIDE.
The Dismal Ending of Retta Lacy's
Life at Columbus.

COLUMBUS, Aug. 6.-Special.-Retta
Lacy, who resides with her widowed
mother took strychnine about o'clock
this morning and died in great agony
in very short time
She has had periods of dependency
for some time. She made attempt
about year ago to kill herself with
laudanum, but prompt medical attend
ance saved her.
The girl was about twenty-one years
Of age and has always borne a good
reputation for chastity and morality.
In her trunk the following letter writ
ten this morning was found. The jeff
she refers to is Jeff Thompson, who has
been paying attention TO her for some
months. "Will Me- is the name of an
other of her admirers:
COLUMBUS, IND, Aug. Is, '93.
Dear Mother and Sisters-If this day
/ should die don't think anything strange
for l have queer feelings and l am going
to heaven. Don't grieve for me. have
money to put me away. My insurance
papers and policy and my book are in
the trunk, and my slippers. l want to
be buried in them, and you take my
money, ma, which is in the drawer and
get white shroud of some kind. Let
my hair fall around my shoulders. Well.
ma, my umbrella l give TO you and all
the clothing and you can divide them,
and my trunk, ma, is yours.
Now L bid you all farewell hoping
you will all be good and will meet all
in heaven where there is no more part
ing. Don't grieve; so goodby one and
all.
well, JEFF, 1 want your picture buried
with me, l must say If L could see you
and talk a few minutes l would die
happier, but as it is L can't. L want you
to be better boy and meet me in heaven
is the dying wish Of Retta, a girl that
thinks more of you than anyone living,
so good by forever.
Good by to Will Nc.
well jeff, l will say a few words to
you as 1 don't think we will meet any
more on earth, but hope we will in
heaven.
Don't think anything; my time it
come Do you remember the words
spoken on that last morning? 1 thought
then that I would see you no more.
'T want to be buried by father and
I want flowers on my grave"
The letter was addressed to Mother,
sisters and jeff" but had no signature.
The girl had a 5000 policy in the
Prudential life insurance company on
which number Of payments were
credited. The family came to Columbus
from near Ewing, Jackson county, about
two years ago.
The girl stated, after the fatal dose
commenced it's work. that she had taken
rnorphine but afterwards said she had
taken cents worth OF strychnfne that
she got down town Tuesday evening.
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Commis.ioner Hughes Dead.

FRANKLIN. Aug. 1s.-speciaL-J. NJ
Hughes the commissioner Of Johnson
county OF the First district. died this
morning after a short illness Of typhoid
fever. Deceased was in his siXty-sev-
enth year and leaves three sons TO mourn
his demise, his wife having died two
wears ago.
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Found Drowned.

MICHIGAN CITY, Aug. 1s.-Special-
The body Of Charles Williams. who until
last Tuesday was baggageman on the
steamer 500 City, vas found floating in
the harbor today. How he got in Is
mystery. He was eighteen years old.
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Time-2: 30. 80.

TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 18.-Special.-
The races closed today, with six events
on the program, four being consolation
purses.
The big event was the 2:15 pace, in
which Barney, 2:11A, carried the bulk
of the money. The result was q great
surprise, the chestnut gelding W. w. p.
Of the Duboise stable, Denver Col,
stepping in and Keeling off the race in
straight heats, pacing the first heat,
when he was chased out by Barney, in
2:10%, cutting his record from 2:14la.
Charley Doble drove w. w. p. for the
first time. and did wonders with this I'M
steady performer. The gelding is an
actor of the Tip o. Tip stripe, and to-
day he was on his good behavior bring
ing sheckels to his owner and honor TO
himself. Barney got the flag in the sec
ond heat, being off his feet all the way
around.
A rank outsider, Featherage, of the
Bonnell stable also won in the 2:2S trot,
the favorite Dancourt, the brown colt,
being able 10 take nothing better than
second money.
Jersey Wilkes put a new one in the
list, the three-year-old filly, Cytheria,
owned by J. r. Kendall of Terre Haute,
who won the second heat of the 2:40 trot
in 2:221a. The favorites took the other
events. the two-year-old Prince Axtell,
son of Axten, making a poor showing
in the consolation trot. Summaries:
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Remains Gatherd an baskets.

BRAZIL. Aug. H.-Special.-The re-
mains of Morris Gibson, the man killed
by Vandalia passenger No. IL Tuesday
night. which We're gathered in fragments
along the line CT the road from Brazil
to Indianapolis and placed in baskets,
were inferred at Cottage Hill. near Bra
iii, today. The coroner's inquest has
failed to develop any well-defned theory
as to how Gibson came to be caught
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KILLED I'm n ConI Mine.

BRAZIL, Aug s-Special.-William
McMains, a miner, living at Donaldson
Vile. aged ffty-two years. was killed
bv falling slate today at Sellers new
shaft at Asherville. He leaves widow
and four children.
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Two women Kill Themselves.

VALPARAISO, Aug. B-Special-Mrs.
John Alsfasser OF Chicago committed
suicide last night at the residence of her
father, Miller Baum, where she was WIS.,
iting. Handing her Ell 9ven-months-old
baby to her mother she went up stairs.
where she fastened a rope around her
neck, and, tieing 1t to the transom,
discovered Continued i'll health and
tendency to dependency was the cause.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Aug. Especial
Mrs. Mary Gardner of Clarksville
drowned herself last night in cistern.
Her husband disappeared several weeks
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AT MUNCIE.

MUNCIE, Aug. .-Special.-Fifteen
thousand people attended the Muncie
fair today and saw a double race pro-
gram. The track was good and the
weather fine.
The unfinished 300 pace Of yesterday,
purse $175, resulted as follows:
Dick Wright. s, Quiua
Chief, Blue Bull, Will
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Fire Ribs Broken.

MUNc1E. Aug. 17.-Special-Fred
Brandenbu-s OF Chesterfield stood on
the race track at the fair today and
was fatally injured by a running horse.
He had five ribs broken and was in
jured internally.
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NEARLY ALL THE TOWN BURNED.
Only One-Fourth of Birdseye Spared
by the Flames.

HUNTINGBURG. Ind. Aug. 2O.-Spe-
cial.-A fire broke out in the town of
Birdseye, small village of about seven
hundred inhabitants lying in the east
part of this county, about 10 o'clock to-
night.
The flames totally destroyed three
fourths OF the town including the en-
tire business portion.
Kerner Brothers, Hubbard Brothers
and Frank thinner, the principal mer-
chants Of the town, are the heaviest
losers.
No estimate Of the loss can be givez
at this time.
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Ilne-z.lolz, Z1412, 2:154, 2:lo12, 2:l0tz.
Fourth race, 2:35 class, pace. purse $500
cam bridge Girl, the favorite, started in the
second tier of horses in field Of eleven
finish down the stretch, with Thorn
dale Prince running the heat by a neck in
third and Tom Webster fourth. HID a.
strongly backed field horse, got the flag.
FORT WAYNE, Aug. 18.-Special-
The, day was an ideal one for perform
ances on a race track, and one of the
largest crowds ever assembled in this
city witnessed the fourth days races at
the Fort Wayne driving clubs park.
The program was a good one, and the
betting on the different races was spir-
tied.
In the 2:35 class pace. unfinished from
yesterday, Cambridge Girl sold favorite
at $40, with many takers, while the field
found as many hackers at S14. Thorn
dale Prince was the strong field horse.
In the three-year-old stake race, 2:40
class, pacing, Frank Egan sold at even
money against the field.
DR.. Halle was the strong favorite In
the 2:15 pace. He brought even money
against the field. Blonde sold for short
money in several Of the pools in this
race.
The free-for-all trot was sent away
with Alix selling favorite Belle Flower,
Belle Archer and DR.. Sparks were the
Jay Hawker was the only horse sold
in the three-year-old trot, and the field
was not backed in many instances.
The event of the afternoon was the
free-for-all trot with a field of six start
ers. Alix sold a strong favorite and was
beaten three straight heats by Lord
Clinton, beating the track record for
trotting. Five exciting races were
finished and in every heat the
winner, except Charlie P. in
the fifth heat of the 2:15 pace. lowered
their records. In the slow pace Cam
bridge Girls driver, Raybould, was taken
from the sulky and Anderson was put
up behind her. The Girl was a favorite
and her hackers claimed she was being
pulled. The change did not better her
position at the finish. In the fifth heat
of the 2:15 pace Doctor ]. and Blanche
Louise collded in the back stretch
Parker, who was up behind Doctor j.,
was hurled from the sulky and his horse
finished the heat in a mad run. No
serious damage resulted. The accident
was pronounced unavoidable and the
horse entered the race in the sixth heat
and won. 1t was bad day for favorites
and the sport was in consequence more
exciting. The summaries are as follows:
First race, pacing, unfinished, 2:S5 class.
nurse S5f0-
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TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 17.-Special.-
Five events were on the card today,
two being brought over from yesterday.
Tip o. Tip, the fleet but cratic son of
Peacock OF the Doble stable, sold as the
favorite in the 2:25 pace. He did not
dance the money of his hackers away
this time, but he was simply out-paced,
after a desperate struggle, by Vassar.
the full brother of Bell Vara, 2:0S%,
who had TO pace faster than he did at
Grand Rapids last week to win.
Tip o. Tip acted bravely today and did
not cut up any capers. which made the
talent feel that they had at least the
worth Of their money. The three heats
between these two fleet PAGERS were
all desperate finishes, and in winning
the first heat Tip o. Tip had to reduce
his record to 212A to beat the great son
of Vatican. The finishes were all neck
and neck affairs. Lucille, an outsider,
from the Fuller stable of Hermitage,
Tenn, carried off the 2:25 trot in straight
heats over the favorites, Fred II. and
Letcher, and this stable also won the
2:19 trot, with Commodore Porter, the
game son Of Nutwood, another rank
outsider. Billy DIS performance in the
last named race is worthy Of note, as
he acted badly in scoring, and got start
ed after the others had made the turn,
but finished right up in the head set,
coming within a neck OF beating Com
modore Porter in the second heat. veri-
tas and Sternberg were the favorites in
this race, and Veritas in the first heat
pushed out Commodore Porter in 2171z.
making him slash his record from 219A.
Mcdonald drove Globe and Cora of the
Hamlin stable an exhibition mile in 2:19.
Globe was somewhat lame, and honest
Georhest, who was advertised to go,
was not in condition. Summaries:
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Found Dead in Bed.

LOGANSPORT, Aug. 1s.-Special.-
Jonah Baldwin was found dead In his
bed today. He was one OF the oldest Cit
izeBs of this section. being eighty-sevep
years old.
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Her desertion and extreme poverty
drove her to the act is the explanation
| given by her friends.
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HOW HE KILLED HIS WIFE,
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE TRAG-
EDY NEAR TAYLORsvILLE.

Sad Suicide mt CoIumbus-A Roch-
ester Maiden Steals n Horse and Is
chased Thirty MiIes-FIora Merchant
Killed and Robbed-Big Fires at
Union City and Huntingburg-Other
State News.