The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-11

thing was an announcement that new
books must be bought. 1t was a great
scheme and the monopoly's agent, with
the assistance of the county superintend-
ents. worked the unsuspecting school
patrons for many thousands Of dollars
in every county in the state.-Anderson
Bulletin.
The trial OF Cassius I. White. for ap-
propriating to his own use the funds
received for car load Of cattle. is end
ed and White is free man. White was
indicted by Adelma Lupton several years
ago, but until a few months ago has
been in the West, and was not brought
to trial until the present term OF court.
About FIVE years ago, while in Iupton's
employ, White purchased a car load or
cattle from his employer and gave his
note for SST3.95 in payment for them
White sold the cattle ard Lupton claimed
that there was an agreement that the
cattle should remain his property until
the note was paid, and that White had
committed a felony in disposing Of the
cattle before paying it. IL was claimed
by White that there had never been a
settlement between Lupton and himself
and that Lupton owed him enough 10
about balance the accounts, and that
under these circumstances there could
be no intention TO defraud The trial
has been long and tedious. and was de-
We call the attention Of those dead
beats who have defrauded us OF hum
dreds OF dollars of subscription and adj
vertising within the past few years, to
the following confession Of a govern
ment thief; IAN unknown man who
says he defrauded the government OF
$4,000 during or before the war sent
to the treasury a few days ago $500
with this letter: This money Is the
balance Of $4,000 which I have refund
ed to the government in the last thirty
years. During the war defrauded the
government Of $4,000, and now / am re-
turning double the amount. During Mr..
Wanamaker's term IN office I sent him
money twice-Once S2.50O-but have
never heard whether It went into proper
hands or not. can assure you that this
refunding has cost me more than pen
can tell, and I pity the thief because l
have experienced what he must feel
here or hereafter. Would TO God that
He would now pardon my sin and let
me go free. Don't you think double re-
funding sufficient ?'-Goshen Democrat
S. B. Agnew Of Agnew Bros, the
horsemen, has a dog which is decidedly
useful, though not very large or very
pretty. 1t is a sort Of mongrel, part
TERROR and the rest oOg, but IL has q
powerful influence over the big horses
the firm keeps. Sam says that when
one of them gets TO kicking and raising
l
tic until she gets into the large box stall
with the horse, and then within a few
minutes after she gets in there the horse
will be found standing quietly In a
corner cycling with apprehension the ut
tie dog lying in the center Of the stall
| complete master of the situation In
one case a few days ago she was not let
in where one Of the most powerful ami
mails was going on at great rate ana
she finally dug under the stan and got
h hrr-u
would make quick work OF her, but in a
few minutes he was quiet and she was
lying idly watching him IT crawled
into the barn one day last spring dur
ing a heavy rain nearly drowned, being
then but a pup. 1t had strings to Its
tail and hind legs by which brutal boys
had attached tin cans. sam removed
them and showed II some little kindness,
and IL seems now TO consider itself one
of the firm.-Pulaska County Democrat
Charles NJ. Hill. the insane man, was
taken TO Liberty, Ind last night by
Sheriff Homburg Hills brother resides
there, and IL is likely that his case viii
receive proper attention. Miss Fediah
Hill of Dunlapsville. Ind, sister or the
unfortunate man. in letter TO Capt
Thomas, tells the following sad story:
"kIy brother is naturally very intelli-
gent, has a good high school education
and taught school when a young man.
He went 10 Marshall county over twenty
years ago, engaged IN the saW-mill Dusl-
ness and accumulated several thousand
dollars, but finally lost it all. He finally
drifted TO Mentone. Kosciusko county,
and while there became insane in April,
1886. We had him taken TO The insane
hospital at Indianapolis, where he re-
manned until September OF the same
year, when he was released. apparently
as well as ever. We brought him here
for a Visit, and after a few weeks he
went to Marshall county. and he and
his wife kept house for her brother.
Mr.. d. S. Bowers, who now lives In
Fulton county, near Rochester. Trouble
and anxiety had undermined his wife's
health, and she died during the winter.
About the same time he again became
| insane and was taken back TO Indian
apolis, where he remained until the
next summer. when he again seemed
all right and was released. He has
been committed to asYlums seven differ
ent times."-LoganspoT Pharos.