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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
SUPERSTITION OF NEGROES.
COIOred Denizcns Quit Their Homes
After Seeing Strange ApparitiOns.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Jan. 1O.-Twelve
vacant houses in a certain neighborhOod
on y. Second-st. as a result Of negro
superstition and a sequel to a sensa-
tional story published extensively in the
newspapers last summer Seay Miller, a
colored man, with his wife had come
here from Cairo and later in the year
was hanged and burned at Bardville, KY,
for having assaulted and murdered two
girls. The affair created much excite
ment among the cOlored people of the
North, strong protests being made that
the wrong man had been put to death.
A few nights ago Mrs Morris, a colored
woman, who lived next door to where
Miller lived, heard a noise, and going to
the door, saw AIiller's body in a burning,
seething, writhing condition which al
most frightened her TO death. Two nights
later Mrs. Benson, another neighbOr, saw
the form Of Miller flaming and tumbling
through the air and dart into the late
Miller residence. On each occasion the
electric light on the corner went out.
The exodus has been complete and every
house in the vicinity is offered at low
rent with no takers.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
WHITECHAPEL MURDER OUTDONE
story of a Chastity Crime from Game
VILE, lay.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 16.-An evening paper
prints the following special from Gin
cinnati: capt. Grammar, chief of the
Grammar detective bureau of this city
has received from representative at
Ganeville, Ky, letter giving mea-
ger details of regular White
chapel murder at that place.
A woman of suspicious charac-
ter named Mortier had in her home a
beautiful girl Of seventeen. 1t was
admitted that the girl was pure. A
number of her mothers male friends at
tempted her ruin, but the girl resisted
them thought ii was understood that her
mother did nothing to protect her.
Jan the girl died. Her burial fol-
lowed in a hasty and secret manner. A
few days ago the better class of people
had the remains eXhumed, when il was
found that the girls neck was broken,
her ribs smashed in and her intestines
exposed.
other indignities. too disgusting to de-
scribe, had been offered the body. Abe
Higgie and the girls mother are under
arrest any may have been lynched by
this time. The location OF the place ac-
counts for the delay in reporting the
news
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 15-Rudolph J.
Peckmann, proprietor of the Cream City
hotel in which Mrs. Schrums was found
dead after the building was partly de
stroyed by fire last Friday morning, con-
fessed this afternoon that he strangled
his aged guest for the purpose Of rob
berry and afterward fired the room. He
failed to secure the woman's money.
PeclSmann is now in Jail.
Peckmann said business had been poor
with him for two years. He knew Mrs.
Schrums had money and it occurred to
him that he might manage to secure it.
For a week before the fatal night he
watched every movement Of his victim.
Just before he was going to bed last
Thursday night he heard Mrs. Schrums
get up and go to another room. He CON
cluded that his chance had come, and he
went into her room. When the old lady
returned he threw a blanket over her
head and choked her to death. He then
made a search, but found nothing Of
value. Then he went down stairs and
told his wife the old lady was dead and
that they might help themselves 10
whatever they might find. She refused
to accompany him up stairs and he re-
turned alone to make search. Upon his
return to the room he found that Mrs.
Schrums showed signs Of recovery and
he choked her again. Then he set ire
10 the place and threw a lamp on the
floor While the fire was spreading
Peckmann made a final search for
money, but was unsuccessful. When
there was a prospect that the fire would
leave him worse of financially than
when he committed the terrible deed,
the murderer called the fire department.
Mrs. Peckmann will not be arrested, as
she said she had no knowledge that her
husband intended to secure the money
by committing murder. The where
abouts Of the murdered woman's money
is still q mystery.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
CHURCH WAR ON
On Account OF n Festival with skirt
Dances, Etc.

CREENSBURG, Pa, Jan. IA
church war which promises 10 assume
serious proportions has been inaugurated
here. The cause is a kirmess festival,
which IS to be held next week in the
episcopal church Of which DIR. Fidler -
the rector. The affair was denounced
from the pulpits Of several other
churches today, particularly the metho-
dists and united brethren The minis
ters declare that the scandalOus skirt
dance and other questionable capers OF
the ancients should not be tolerated in
civilized society. least OF all In church
societies. Members Of either Of these
two churches who patronize the enter
tainment were publicly warned today
that their names would be promptly
stricken from the membership rolls.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
MURDER IN OKLAHOMA.
:. II. FOss, n Wealthy Citizen of Guth-
rie, Shot by Young Deer.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Jan. 12.-S. ii. Foss,a
wealthy citizen of this territory, was
killed this noon on the corner of Davi-
son-st. and Harrison-ave. by one of the
Derr brothers. F'oss was being tried for
the murder Of Derr, senior, at the time
of the killing. Testimony was then be-
ing introduced to prove that Foss either
committed the murder or hired some one
else to do it. Young Derr fired three
shots from a breech-loading gun. After
emptying the gun he coolly reloaded
and fired the third shell straight into
the face of his victim.
1t seems that Foss. the dead man, was
intimate with the girl of the Derr fam
lily and that the boys of the family felt
humiliated and that a row occurred in
which. a year or so ago, Foss received
the contents of a shotgun in the face.
Old man Derr was murdered about
twenty days ago. F'oss was being tried
for completely. All the evidence was in
and it indicated that he would prove an
alibi
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
FATHER CORRIGAN DEAD.
Career of the Well known Catholic
Priest Ended.

JERSEY CITY, y. J., Jan. 9-The
Rev. Patrick \. Corrigan, d. D.. Of
Hobokan died ut S:45 this evening.
Father Corrigan was born in Irelan6
ffty-eight years ago. After taking holy
orders he came to the United States and
was assigned to Jersey City. Fifteen
years ago he was transferred to HO-
bOken. Father COrrigan was a jealous
worker and an advanced thinker. In
events which have kept the catholics in
the United States in a turmoil for the
past few years, Father COrrigan took a
prominent part. He was a vigorous sup
porter of Archbishop Ireland and the
liberal and progressive element and at
the time of his death was as widely
known as any catholic in the country.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17

ST. JOSEPH. 40, Jan. 10-For the
second time within few months this
city has been the scene Of an attempted
train robbery. On the 25th Of last Sep
tember an attempt 70 hold Up a train
on the Council Bluffs road was frus-
trated by the officers being informed OF
the proposed plan. Two OF the robbers
were killed and another was recently
sentenced to ten years in the pen. This
was thought sufficient 10 put stop to
the operations Of this class Of people In
this city, but tonight another train was
held up and this time il was almost
within the city limits
The Burlington ELI" leaving this
city at 6.25, was held up about three
miles east Of St. Joseph by five masked
men. The train was stopped by tor
pedOes being placed on the track and a
red lantern swung across the road In
regulation custom.
Robbed the Express Car.
As soon as the train stopped, three
men boarded the engine with drawn re-
volvers and ordered the engineer and
fireman to accompany them TO the ex-
press car and order the express messen-
ger to open the door. This they did and
upon being ordered 10 open the door
the express messenger did so, when he
was covered with a rifle in the hands
Of one Of the men. Three others with
revolvers in each hand entered the
car and the messenger was ordered 10
open the safe. lie did so. The robbers
then took all there was in the safe.
which amount IS claimed by the railroad
officials not to exceed $50. This state
ment IS not credited here, however. as
Superintendent Hohl of the Burlington
road and ". II. MOsely Of the Adams
express company have been in consul
tatiOn with the sheriff and chief OF
police and a posse IS now being organ
lied.
one Of the robbers was a slim man
and wore a light brown suit The other
was a short man and wore black suit.
The engineer and other trainmen were
unable TO give description or the other
three. All the tTainmen think the rob-
bers were amateurs, as they were nerv-
Gus and appeared much excited.
Reward ORered.
p. II. Houlahan, superintendent OF the
Hannibal & St Joe railway, with head
quarters at Broo6feld, has offered a re-
ward Of 500 for the arrest Of each Of the
robbers If captured before tomorrow
When the train stopped a brakeman
went back to flag the St Louis train
following, and when he was several
hundred yards down the track. ne as
serts, ne heard shots fired and suddenly
the train pulled out. He secured
horse and came TO this city and gave
the alarm. He says the robbers entered
the mail and express cars and took all
the registered mail in the former and
all the packages in the safe out OF the
latter.
The shots fired, If there were any,
were probably fired by the robbers as
the train was ready 70 pull out 70 hlghten
the tr-ainmen. This brakeman followed
the Eli" on the st. Louis train which
leaves this city about half an hour after
ward IN the hope OF catching his regular
train On this account no one was per
mitued to see him and secure a complete
report Of the hOld-up.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
TO SEARCH FOR GOLD.
Expedition Ready at st. Louis to
Look for Hidden Treasure.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. PA peculiar story
developed here today from the fitting
out of an expedition for the purpose Of
searching for gold alleged to have been
hidden near this city during the war
Nearly two years ago a similar expedi-
ton was fitted out here by DIR. A. c.
Finney, and on the previous trip he Sc
cured $500 in gold bullion. This time
he hopes to find the main treasure, esti-
mated at $4,000, 900 in value. His infor-
nation, he says, comes form a confes-
sion Of a dying man. His aids in the
expedition are a DR.. Goggan Of Chicago
and another man whose name could not
be learned. The treasure is supposed 10
be buried near Funks Landing. III.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
KILLED WITH AN Ak.
One Jealous Lover Brains Another on
the Way 90 Church.

UNION SPRINGS. Ala. Jan. 1e-Last
evening while Wash Roberts, a young
farmer, was escorting Priscilla Dawkins
to church, Israel Johnson, another farm
er, and a jealous rival, emerging from
hiding place, dealt Roberts a blow on
the head with an AK. killing him. John
son then pursued the girl with the in
tention of killing her also, but was pre-
vented by friends coming up opportune-
ly. Johnson was captured and taken to
the Bullock county jail.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
SUIT OF THE HOSTETTERS.
Executors of the Bitters Man Want
Assignments Set Aside.

and Christian Stoner, surviving eXecu-
tors of Jacob Hostetter, have filed in
equity against d. Herbert Hostetter.
The bill alleges that David Hostetter,
George W. Smith and Charles Boughter,
in 1853, entered into a partnership to
manufacture Hostetter bitters. The re-
cipe for the mixture was the exclusive
property Of Jacob HOstetter who later
purchased the interest Of David Hos
tetter. II is charged that at that time
Jacob Hostetter was in a state Of i'm
becility and could not understand any
business. The complainants ask that
said assignments be set aside, and that
an account since 1858 be rendered 50
that they may receive their share. The
suit involves several million dollars.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
BANK CASHIERS SUICIDE
Caused by BroOdinG Over n ReOrgani-
zatiOn-AccOunts Straight.

NORWALK, O., Jan. 10.-D. A. Baker,
cashier of the First national bank of
this place, committed suicide this morn
ing. Baker shot himself through the
right temple and heart. He has been
connected with the bank for twenty-five
years The cause Of his act is supposed
TO be the result Of brOoding over the
supposition that he would sever his con-
nection with the bank under the recent
reorganization. His accounts are said
to be perfectly straight.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
THE SOCIAL EVIL.
Crusade Against DisreputaBIe Houses
in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, Jan. IA novel
crusade against the social evil was be-
gun here today, when four keepers OF
disreputable houses We're arrested on
indictments returned by the grand jury.
1t is proposed to test the statute which
designates such places as nuisances.
The crusade was started by citizens who
have become tired of the police policy
of granting immunity to all immoral
women who register and submit to medi-
cal examination. The county prosecu-
tor will try to secure from the commit
tee on pleas an order suppressing all
disorderly houses.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
GIVEN ROUGH ON RATS.
\ Pretty Young Wife Accused of
Poisoning Her Husband.

LINDEN, Ala, Jan. 9.-James Rem
bert, a farmer died here under sus-
picious circumstances yesterday. A
coroner's jury investigating the case
today caused the arrest of Hannah Rem
bert, the dead mans pretty young wife,
and William Kellar her alleged para
mour. The dead mans stomach was
found to contain a large quantity of
rough on rats, which it was ascertained
was given him in a dish of soup Sunday.
The woman had previously been unsuc-
cessful in an effort to secure a divorce
and the evidence shows, too, the poison
ing method at Kellar's suggestion.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
PLOT AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Prominent OhiciaIs Mixed Up I'm
Smuggling Operations.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. "a recent
expose of smuggling at Portland, which
dragged into the mire some of the United
States treasury's most prominent Of
ficials on the coast, bids fair To be
equaled by an exposure Of smuggling
operations at this port. Three men We're
arrested last night. One is Frederick
Miller. a young law student; another is
George y. j. Wickman, a wholesale
candy manufacturer here, and the third
is named Lewis Greenwald. Warrants
are out for the arrest of ten or a
dozen others Prominent customs officers
here are said TO be implicated in a con-
fessiOn made by the prisoners.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
A LONG FAST.
Death of n Woman Who Refused to
Take NOurishment.

DANVILLE, KY, Jan. 10.-Miss Cath
crime Blackerby, aged seventy years,
died at her home, eight miles from Dan
Vile. this morning after existing twenty
eight days without nourishment Of any
kind the only thing passing her lips
during that time being a few sups OF
water. All efforts to induce her TO take
food were fruitless and she literally died
of starvation.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
CREMATED HER BABE
And EIopcd with Il ShOwman-A Hor-
rObIe story.

LAGRANGE, Ky, Jan. 12.-Benjamin
Bryson, who lives near WestpOrt, came
here today and related a horrible story
to Detective Hit. He claims that after
a short absence he returned home yester-
day and found his wife, who had been
confined only six days, missing. He in
stituted a search and found the baby in
the stove cooked to a crisp. BTysOn
claims the woman eloped with James
Evans, a Snowman, and says the last
seen of them was at Twelve Mile island
making their way for Louisville.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
COLLISION ON A BRIDGE.
One Killed aud Five Injured Near
Clinton, In.

CLINTON. Ia, Jan. 9.-One man was
killed and five others were injured as
the result of a collision today of two
trains on the bridge here. The victims
are:
EDWARD BENTLEY Of Clinton,
killed.
Martin Murray. dangerously injured.
A. Robertson, Garrison, Ia, shoulder
dislOcated.
Elmer Shaffer, Garrison. Ia, cut and
bruised.
Chester Nelson, Gordonville. slightly
injured.
The men We're in the telegraph office
at the end of the bridge. When the
trains struck several cars were dashed
over against he telegraph office, wreck
ing it and imprisoning the occupants in
the ruins.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
WILL NOT PLAY THE RUBBER"
Ives and schaefer to Divide the Re-
ceipts Equally.

CHICAGO. Jan. 14.-The tie game be-
tween Schaefer and Ives to determine
first and second place in the billiard
tournament which closed Saturday
night will not be played owing to diff
Guilty in securing a suita BILE hall. Sweep
stakes. $500, and so per cent. net door
receipts will be equally divided between
Schaefer and Ives. each OF whom under
this agreement Wiu receiYe nearly s2.000.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Double Tragedy the Result of Too
Much strong Drink.

SISTERVILLE, W. Va, Jan. IA
horrible wife murder and suicide oc-
CURED on Water-st.. in this place. late
last night. The murdered woman was
Mrs Edward Hoffman and her husband
after firing several shots at her. took
his own life by shooting himself through
the head. The firing was heard by
neighbors. who ran into the house.
There they found husband and wife ly-
ing upon the floor, the wife dead and
the husband dying. There was no ex-
PLANTATION for the tragedy. and IL is
attributed TO drink on the part of Hoh-
man.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
rrnin Robhers Confe.e.

TOPEKA, Jan. 1O-A special TO the
capital from Parsons says: 'HydricS
and Sheppard, the two men confined in
the county iail Of this county charged
with robbing the Frisco passenger train
at Mound Valley ON Sept 3, 1898, have
made a confession. Sheppard admits he
IS the man that killed Express Afessen-
ger Chapman" tt.-.ls.ssaai
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
CHARGES OF MISMANAGEMENT.
Against the British Worlds Fair
Commission.

LONDON, Jan. 9.-Mr. Henniker
Heaton, conservative member for Cam
terbury. il is said, will move for the ap-
pointment of a select committee to in
quire into the management and eN-
penditures of the British section at the
worlds fair. 1t is charged there has
been gross mismanagement. inadequate
representation and wasteful eXpendi-
lures.
Chief Henry Wood. chief of the COM
mission. says the charges ara bsseless.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
CHARGED WITH CRUELTY.
MatrOn of an Asylum Accused of
ScaIdinS Inmate.

FINDLAY. O., Jan. u.-SensatiOnal
charges have been preferred against
Mrs. Louisa LightfoOt, matron OF
the county infrmaTy, by the society for
the prevention of cruelty. She is
charged with having scalded John
Fletcher, an inmate, with boiling water
and afterward applying a mustard plas-
ter to his battered head. Fletcher is
represented as having narrowly escaped
insanity from his subsequent sufferings.
The case viii be tried tomorrow.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17

CARROLLTON, O., Jan. 12.-The
Rourke brothers. John, Patrick and Lar
~ have been positively identified as the
parties who few nights ago so cruelty
tortured and robbed the Pearch sisters
of $500. The Rourkes waived a prelim-
mary examination and were bound over
by Justice West
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
Robbed in broad Daylight.

LOS ANGELES. Cal Jan. 1O.-Charles
II. Baker Of Chicago was robbed and
nearly murdered in broad daylight this
morning. He was walking along the
river bank when he was seized by two
men. who beat him on the head with a
stone. The robbers got 500 in ready
money, a gold watch and chain. Baker
is badly bruised, but will recover The
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
COLLISION IN A FOG,
Rear End Wreck at the
Hackensack Bridge,
In Which Ten Are Killed
and Many Injured.
Accommodation Runs Into
the Dover Express.
UNABLE TO SEE SIGNALS.
The Slow Train at Fault for
Not Decreasing Speed,
Otherwise the Disaster Would
Have Been Avoided.
The Two Coaches Almost En-
tirely Demolished.

The Work of Relief Prompt and Ef-
fective. Little Time Being Lost in
Getting Out the Dead and Injured
The Total Number of the Injured
Put at ThirtY-ScVeR - FriEhtfuI
Wreck ON the Northern Pacific
Coast Road in Which an Engine
Goes Through n BridSc, Drowning
Five Men.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17

DETROIT. Jan. 1O.-Peter B. Gallagher.
an attorney, related today that he was
gagged and robbed Of $l,174 in his room
in the Victoria hotel early this morning.
There appears TO be no clew 10 the rob-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
Five Men Holding Up the
Burlington "Elp
ENTER THE EXPRESS CAR
And Loot the Safe or an I'm
known sum or Money.
The Officials Say the Amount
Is About $50,

But the Statement il Not Given
Credence-Revard of 500 for the
Arrest OF Each OF the RObbers-The
brakeman Flags a st. Louis Train
and Gets Left-NO CIew 10 che
DesperadoeS,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
MURDERED BY A LANDLORD
AN AGED WOMAN CHOkED TO
DEATH IN 4 HOTEL.

The Guilty Mans Confession of the
Crime-Set Fire to the House After
StrangIing His Victim-NO Money
Found by Pcckmann in His Search.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-25
THE DEEDS SECURED II E
FOR oaNALsIN THE REDRIVER
TERRIT0RY. a*
i7 % .
Drainage Commission VIII Open
u Bids Sept. 1 for Digging
- More Canals.

x Hon. Ezra G.. Valentine, of the Red
river drainage commission. has secured
The right OF way deeds for the building
of the several drainage canals in the
Z Redsriver valley. &2.sfe Of .a'S2 -
The rump ditch, which is five miles
long, will connect the two portions OF
the Wild Rice river. The ditch is situ-
atedin Norman county, one mile north
of Clay county. The Snake river ditch 5
is three miles long, and situatedfn Polk
county, one and one-half mites south Of
Marshall, and viii therefore benefit the
two counties. The Lake Ada ditch is
hree miles long and in Norman county,
about one and one-half miles above the
town of Ada. This ditcir will carry
away the overflow of the Wild Rice
river into the Marsh river. Bids will
also be received on two small cuts in the
Wild Rice river in n ornIan county,,
which will shorten the length of the
stream over one mile. The two cuts
will be. less than half a mile, and
these bitches will prevent the overflow
OF the river at two points. The scenI-
mission, will meet Sept. L at the capitol
TO open bids Oh a portion of the work.
Spring Lamb, Spring Chicken s,
Chickens for broilfng. baking or roast.
ing. The finest ever fed. -. ar
ST. PAUL PROVISION Co..
AL Wa basfla.