davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
A NEW SWINDLE.
Two Men Work n Piano Trick on the
Madison County People.

Madison County People.
ANDERSON. May 24.-Special.-A new
swindle is being worked in this county.
Several days ago a fellow pretending TO
be the agent for Cincinnati musical
firm drove 10 Harvey Garretson's home,
near this city. and wanted the privilege
of putting a piano in his house for ex-
hibition.
In case the instrument should prove
satisfactory and Garretson wished TO
purchase it, he was TO get a discount of
SO 1-3 per cent. If any Of the neighbors
should visit his home and a pur-
chase was drummed up through his in
fiuence he was also TO receive 30 per
cent. of the purchase money. The in
strument was a beauty and the farmer
readily fell into the trap, seeing mill
ions in it" He attached his name to
what he thought was a receipt and an
order for his commission in case of a
sale. The agent left. and a few days
later - Wednesday afternoon - another
man put in his appearance. He had the
same receipt. and upon close eXamina-
ton il proved To be a contract for not
only the piano he had in his house, but
also a similar $3.50 piano. Garretsoa pro-
tested long and hard against the pay
ment, but this morning paid over the
5000.
He has since retained a law firm and
will resist the payment of the note. All
of the banks in the country have been
warned not TO cash it. The men gave
Cincinnati as their address. It is claimed
that they have worked the scheme all
over the gas belt
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
tracked by BIoodhounds.

VINCENNES. May 22.-Special.-The
Seymour bloodhounds were taken to
Oaktown to trace the robbers who blew
open the safe in Blann's store. The
hounds were placed in the store and at
once struck the trail. which they fol-
lowed to the home Of Samuel Orndorf
and George Craft. farmers, who lived
near town. Orndorf and Craft are
brothers-in-law. Orndorf had once been
a clerk in Blann's store. The combina-
ton of the safe had never been changed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
nrnke Gets a Lie sentence.

GREENSBURG. May 25.-Speclal.-
The jury in the Drake murder case came
in this morning with a verdict of gull
~ of murder in the second degree, with
Imprisonment in the states prison for
life. Notice of a motion for a new trial
was at once given.
In the case of the state VS.. Henry
Updike for murder the jury sworn yes
terday for the second trial was set
aside this morning by agreement and the
case continued till next term. Updike
was indicted for the killing of Andrews.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
Murdered Remains Found.

FIT. WAYNE, May 24-SpeciaL-The
remains Of an unknown woman wers
found on the farm Of George Koehlinger.
nine miles south Of this city today
They had been there for several days
and We're only found by accident, as the
place is in a swampy part Of ground that
is only visited by WOOdchOpperS who
have not been there since last fall. Her
clothing was torn from the body ami
found hidden in a tree; the skull had
been crushed in by a club, which was
found covered with hair and dried blood.
The remains were so far advanced in
decomposition that they could not be
Identified. 1t is evident that she was a
tramp and had been murdered by other
tramps after robbing and outraging
her. No one is missing in that section
Of the county. The remains are now at
the morgue, but will be buried tonight.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
ATTEMPT TO POISON.
YOung Domestic Admits Her Crime
and Goes to Jail.

and Goes to Jail.
HARTFORD CITY, May 24-Nelle
Weaver, sixteen years old, had a pre-
liminary trial before Justice Edison in
this city this evening on a charge Of
poisoning a whole family at Montpelier
eight miles north. She was bound over
TO court to be tried for attempted muir
der The girl was a domestic in the
family Of D. A. Walmer, Montpeliers
leading merchant, and last Saturday
evening, after eating meat prepared by
the girl, Mr.. Walmer, his wife and two
children, were taken sick and only saved
from dying by the prompt action of
doctors. 1t was thought that the meat
had been tempered with before it reached
the Walmer residence, but the butcher
proved differently.
Today the girl was accused of the
wholesale poisoning, and she admitted
that she had treated the meat with rat
poison. To Justice Edison she said that
she wanted to poison Mrs. Walmer be-
cause she had scolded her. She takes her
arrest very coOlly. She was unable to
give bond and went to Jail.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
O'MALLEY TRIAL ENDED.
One of the Jurors Arrested for Al
legged Misconduct.


legged Misconduct.
CROWN POINT. May 24-Special.-
The first case against Dominick O'AIal-
ley. president Of the Columbian athletic
club, on a charge of riotous conspiracy.
came to an abrupt termination this even-
ing and the jury was discharged.
The character Of one Of their number
is smirched with the suspicion that he
had been seen or been Influenced.
Thomas Steams Of Lake Station is the
juryman suspected and eight or ten wit
nesses testified today that he had BEEN
seen in a certain saloon at late hour
last night drinking and playing cards
with some Of the witnesses and defend
ants
Judge Biggs Of Warsaw, who is hear
ing the case, discharged the jury this
evening and the suspect was taken into
custody by a bench warrant. He Is
cited to appear in court tomorrow morn
ing and show cause why he should not
be fined for contempt Of court.
1t has been decided TO try another
hitch at the case on the last week in
August next.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30

The conditions OF the wrecked safe indi-
cate that il had been opened and the
money taken, then the interior blown to
pieces with powder. No hole had been
drilled in the door. Craft and Orndorf
were given a hearing before a squire.
Their wives swore that the men were at
home in bed that night. The men were
released. A meeting Of the business
men Of Oaktown was held last night and
a purse raised to prosecute the case.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
ncnth nf ann ErnngeIist.

MARTINS FERRY, o., May 25.-Spe-
cial-The Rev. David b. Updegraff, the
quaker evangelist, died at his home at
Mt Pleasant, o., yesterday. aged sixty
four. He was of the orthodox branch of
quakers, was a brother of the late Con-
gresham j. T. Updegraff. and was well
known in indianapolis and throughout
Indiana
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
CnftIe Thie,es sentenced.

SHELBYVILLE, May 2S-Special.-
John Branham and John McBriar. the
two cattle thieves who We're arrested
here May 9. pleaded guilty before Judge
Johnson today and he senten ced them
to four years each in the states prison.
They stole three head of cattle from the
farm Of John b. Harren, near Falkland,
drove them to this city and tried TO sell
them to Adam Flaitz, HarrelPs partner.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
Corydon High school commencement.

CORYDON, May 25.-Special.-The six-
teenth annual commencement of tina
Corydon high school was held Thursday
evening in the public hail at this placs
and was Witnessed by about six huns
dred people. The following persons grad
uating with high hOnors: Miss Harriet
Mathes. subject, The Development OF
American Literature" Miss Olive Griffin,
THE Mythology of the Norsemen;' Miss
Maud Jordan, ''Afterwhiles." Rileys
Miss Julia Fried. 1.-THE Future American
Girl" Mr. AMI Weaver, ''Napoleon's
Good Traits" Marshall Jordan, Ma
poleon's Bad Traits" Annie Bullet,
'.Electricty." Music for the occasion was
furnished by the First regiment orches<
ira Of the Louisville military band.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
GRADUATION DAY.
commencement Exercises of the High
school Class in Rensselaer,.

RENSSELAER,, May 25.-Special-A
large and appreciative audience assem-
bIed at the opera house to witness the
graduation of the high school class and
the following was the program:
ocation.............The Rev. r. ID. Utter
Mllsic........... Rensselaer, String Orchestra
aCompulsory Education" 80. .Orren +. Parker
ssTerritorial Growth of the United
States ........... Marion L. Splitter jr
Music ..... Rensselaer, String Orchestra
1.-The Coming Nation Kay ID thompson
Importance of Good Roads" Jesse M.COen
Violin SOlO...........s.+....s. MARY +. OllcE
George Washington Childs ............
s................ Florence Neal
'sClass History" ......... Joseph II. Marshall
Music Rensselaer, String Orchestra
Presentatio of Diplomas. ................
......E f. l.. Clark. President of Board
Benediction. .........The Rev b. T. Ferguson
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
Shot Him Twice.

MARION. May -Special-Word
comes from Fairmount that this after
noon James Lustier was shot twice by
Richard Dillon, once in the head and
once i'm the arm. Alvin Scott then inter-
fered and fractured DillOn's skull with
a Ratchet The trouble between Dillon
and Lustier Is said u have arisen from
the refusal of the latter to meet the de-
mand of the former for money. Lustier
and Scott are both seriously injured.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
swindIIng Farmers.

ANDERSON, May 5.-Special-The
latest swindling scheme out is being
worked on Madison county farmers. Men
representing themselves as officers are
calling upon the unsuspecting country
people and demanding that they get vac
cinated as prescribed by law" They
do the work and charge so cents. Their
quills have been examined and found to
fo1
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
Bogus Mortgage maker Sentenced.

ANDERSON. May 7.-SpeciaL-wes-
ley Wise. the young mortgage forger.
who obtained money from indianapolis
parties by giving bogus mortgages on
his fathers property. was sentenced 10
two years in the penitentiary last even
ing. Two weeks ago he escaped while
under arrest. but was captured a few
nights after near Florida, a small sta
ton north Of this city.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
Arrested for Forgery.

MARION, May 22.-SpeciaL-George
Adams was arrested here last night for
forging a check for Sl2.65. signed by
Elliott & Hogle. painters. The check
was presented to the bartender of a
saloon here and cashed. The figures did
not appear in the place reserved for
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
A PrnhnbIe Murder.

GREENCASTLE, May 22.-Special.-A
man named James Key. while intoxicated
in New Maysville. Yesterday afternoon
fatally wounded John Bousman by shoot
ing him through the right lung. Bous-
man was a constable and at the time
was trying to arrest Key. The latter
was brought here and placed in jail to-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
worIG. CoIumbInn Expo-ition

VIII be of value to the world by Illus
trating the improvements in the mechan-
ical arts and eminent physicians will
tell you that the progress IN medicinal
agents has been of equal Importance,
and as a Strengthening laxative that
Syrup Of Figs is far In advance of all
others.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30

NORTH MANCHESTER, May H.
Special-During the storm this afternoon
about ? o'clock the large barn of Christian
Waller north Of the city, was struck by
lightning and Immediately took fire and
burned to the ground. The live stock
was removed in time, but large quantity
of hay. together with the building and
some farming implements. are a total
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
Fouua dead i'm the.woods.

MARION, May 26.-SpeciaL-The body
of a man named Fack Linte was found
in the woods three miles east of Fair
mount today. A gun lying by his side
indicated that he had shot himself acci-
dantalIV
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
HE WAS NOT MURDERED.
JOHN CROW TELLS A REMARKABLE
STORY AT MUNCIE.

His Brother-in-Law, John Van MINI
man. Serving Out Life Sentence in
the Michigan State Penitentiary for
His Supposed Murder Ten Years Ago
The Alleged Deed Said to Have Oc-
CURED at Big Rapids-CrOw's
Whereabouts Since Then-Other
State News.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30

Elliott pronounced the check a forgery.
The officers took the forger TO jail, and
letters We're found on his person ad-
dressed TO George Adams and George
Jeffrevs
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30

NoBLESvILLE, May Especial
George McAIahon's fine trotting stallion.
Judge Mack. with a record OF 2:20 died
very suddenly today. He was valued at
ooO
The evening world., 1894-05-28
ELECTION INSPECTORS FREE.
Indictments Dismissed Against
Marks, Humphreys aud Collins,
Judge Barrett Says the Evidence
Against Them Is insufficient.

Tho i,5i,,,oor,s Gov viola t,op Of tho
Election law lound against Election IN
spectors Meyer Marks, Joseph Hum
nhreys and lanes Collins. of the Second
-
Assembly District. were dismissed by
Judge barrett IN the Court of over and
lerihincr to-odS'
These men left the CITY when released
-, MT -.
on Dali some Time ago lhey returned
l,st month anJ g~,rr,p1.ra} thapoSalN,e
The evening world., 1894-05-28
TRIED TO sMUGGLE JEWELRY
Sculptor Trsntanove's Pockets
Were Well Lined.
Trlnkets Valued at $500 Seized by
the Authorities.

Prof. Gaetano Tr~entanove, a sculptor.
of Florence, Italy, who was a passenger
on the North German Lloyd steamship
Vera, which arrived in port this morn
ing from Genoa, made an effort to pass
the customs officials, when the vessel
locked at Hoboken, with a lot of valu-
able jewelsy upon which he should have
paid duty.
In making his declaration on the pier
he stated hat he had brought over
nothing dutiable. Inspectors Brown and
Donahue. however, thought differently
They instituted a search and in his
clothes found the 1ewelry. 1t consisted
sapphire gold ring, one, diamond and
pearl brooch. one diamond scarf pin and
one moonstone and diamond scarf pin.
The lost pin was particularly hand
some. 1t was a perfectly shaped heart
trimmed with SIN Ill diamonds, and was
cleverlY tucked away in a cigar-case
The other jewels were scattered about
in various pockets. The total value will
probably amount to about $500.
Prof. Trentanove said the jewels were
presents from a lady In Italy to friends
In this country, and he was bringing
them over for her. h two scarf-pins
were for Fitzgerald Paploe, of 10 Union
square, he said, and the remainder were
for Mr., Eldridge and Miss Wilder, of
Milwaukee.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
EAST ATCRlSON IN PERIL.
sudden Rise in the Missouri Causes
Great Damage.

NY Associated iress')
ATCHISON. Kan, May 2s.-The Mis-
souri, River rose nearly six feet in forty
eight hours and great damage was done
to property in the vicinity of East Atchi-
son. The stream cut away nearly two
hundred feet of and Eear that town,
including a strip of land known as the
Point. and which has heretofore pro-
tected the place. The main current now
strikes the town almos directly from
the north. 1t will probably be only a
question of IA few hours before the cur
rent has full sway at East Atchison and
then no power can save the place from
being swept away.
Great excitement prevails. and many
persons lay moved to his side of the
river for safety. Store buildings and
houses which stood IN the north end of
the village are being torn down or
moved by their owners. Many buildings
have been moved. and laborers and
team from this city and from the sur
rounding country assisted in the work.
Just north of East Atchison there are
three lines of railroad paralleling each
other, the Rock Island, the Santa Fe
and Hannibal, and st. Joseph.
The river has encroached to within
thirty feet of the tracks and II Is pos
sible that the railroads will be com
PEELED to stop running trains over them,
Riprapping the bank has failed to stop
the waters e~ncroachment.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
SAW THIEF IN HER ROOM.
Mira Blodget Screamed and the
Fellow Ran Away.
hut He Took Quito . Sum Of Money
md Jewclry.

Detectives Cashin and Jerolamon, of
the West Thirtieth street police station.
are looking for a burglar, n Mrs. Blod-
rat. wife of the manager of the Will
tamsburg Gas Works. g suffering from
shcck. consequent upon the discovery of
the man in her room.
Early Saturday morning Mrs. Blod-
get, who lives at a West Thirty-seventh
street was awakened by hearing foot
steps ON the ioor above her in q room
occup&ed by NJ. e. Ingersoll. She dosed
on 10 sleep again and was shortly after
wards awakened by the opening Of a
bur eau drawer In her room and saw a
man standing beside the open dra wer,
which contained a number OF articles
Of 1ewelry. She screamed and the man
ran ont of the room and made his es-
care by the front door.
The fellow had broken a pane of glass
IN q basement window, and, reaching In,
undid the clasps and raised the window.
Going upstairs, he had unlocked and
opened the front door, as a means of
escape In case Of detection. He then
proceeded to h third floor to the room
occupied by Mr.. Ingersoll. where he Sc
cured q watch and $40 in cash. Coming
down to the second floor, he got into the
Blodgets' sleeping apartment, and had
taken some $50 In cash and several
pieces of jewelry when Mrs. Blodget
Mr.. Biodget thinks the thief stole sew
eral valuable papers. as he has been I'M
able to find them since.
An ccura description of the thief
has been furnished to the police.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
POLICE SUSPECT FOUL PLAY.
Think that. Boxer Mahoney Was
Murdered by Tramps.

WORCESTER. Mass. May as.-The
police o believe that John Mahoney,
Of Lawrence, who was oun dead near
the railroad tracks yesterday. was muir
dered by tramps. Trainmen on a freight
which passed through here late Satur-
day night say that there were three
tramps on the train and that at Westboro
one of them was missing. One OF the
others said he had fallen from the train.
6snc iat ef an9 SaS ramp; wMS bore EVIL so,
car. He said that he had a row with
the missing man and put him off the
train.
1t is believed that the tramps killed
Major ey by throwing him off. The men
have disappeared and the police are now
looking for them. Mahoney was a light
weight boxer Of some notoriety.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
SUES FOR FREIGHT MONEY.
Coils +. Huntington Wants Some
of His Brazilian Mail Noney

Trial was begun in the United States
District Court this morning of the suits
of c. +. Huntington and Brown Bros,
bankers. against the freight money of
the steamers Joshua Nicholson. Kate.
Enchan;ress and Ethel, which We're
formerly chartered by the United States
and Brazil Mail Steamship Company.
The United States and Brazil Mail
Steamship Company went into the hands
OF a receiver about a year ago. The
complainants in the action now on trial
claim to have advanced money to the
Company which was never paid back.
AS the Company has no assets Hunting
ton and Brown Bros. are seeking to OBJ
tain Judgment against money collected
Tor freight carried by the vessels char
tered by the COMPANY. and which, 1t Is
alleged. was never turned over.
The Atlantic Trust Company, as trus-
tees for the mortgage bondholders of The
United States and Brazil Steamship
Company, and Henry Winthrop Gray,
receiver for the Company, have inter-
vened and are. opposing the action Of
Huntington and Brown Bros.
The amount involved Ia in the neigh
borhcod Of Si0O, 900. Some sixteen cases
of a similar character which are pend
ing in court will be affected by the re-
suit OF those now on trial.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
RICHARDSON'S TWO WIVES.
First Got n Divorce, Second Wants
Her Marriage Annunrd.

Judge Dugro to-day heard the trial Of
he action OF Grace II. Richardson for
an annulment OF her marriage to Ed
ward C.. Richardson, IN the ground that
he had a wife living when her married
her.
Inc PAIR were married Sept. Is, 1856,
and lived together only three months
Then Mrs. Richardson left her hus-
band, having discovered that he had an
other wife.
secured an absolute divorce in Novem-
Der, 1880, from Richardson. The sec
ond wife was named as correspondent
in that action.
The record Of the former divorce ac-
ton was a part OF the evidence in the
action tried to-day.
Judge Dugro reserved decision.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
CAUGHT MANY MERCHANTS.
Samuel Springer Charged with
Wholesale Swindling.

Samuel Springer. twenty-nine years
old, of st. Paul, Mimi, was held for
examination in the Jefferson Market
Police Court to-day or the charge of
swindling.
He is accused Of obtaining a quantity
Of goods from various merchants by
representing himself as a buyer for ].
Palmer & Co., of 2240 Third avenue.
dealers In musical Instruments.
At the close of the month. when the
bills were sent, Palmer q Co. at once
repudiated the purchases which had
been made, and notified h wholesalers
that they had been swindled.
Complaints poured into Inspector Nc
Laughlin's Office in consequence, and De-
t~ectives Price and McCafferty were. sent
out to work ON the case. They found
Springer last night and arrested him,
Brothers. 4s6 Broadway. se2; c Bruno
& Sons, $50 Broadway. Al.95i August
Pollmann, " Franklin street, $40; Mace
4 Co. of Houston and Chrcystie streets
SIS; Stirn & Co, OF COS Broadway. $2S. 90.
The complaint at Jefferson Market
Court to-day was made by Butler
Brothers.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
NEW CREW FOR THE LYDGATE
She VIII Sail Tomorrow II These
Men Do Not Desert.

The four-masted British bark Lyd-
gate. Capt. Ridley. will sail for Shangai
some time during tomorrow, unless the
third crew shipped on her this voyage
desert at the last moment.
As previously told in THE Evening
World" the Lydgate had a very hard
passage from Shields to this port In "a
last. This was her maiden trip. She
vas twice disabled by heavy gales
pairs. She then changed captains and
reached this port after a forty-eight
days run from Queenstown.
The sailors and officers, with pro-
verbal superstition, declared that she
was an unlucky ship and would surely
go to the bottom on her next trip. Ac-
cordingly all hands. from the irst officer
TO the cabin boy, refused to stay by her.
Thirteen sailors left her as soon as she
%~sdistsiIy allied, but these men have also
The evening world., 1894-05-28
RECKLESS DRIVER FINED.
He Said He Was Thomas JONES'
of the 81. Cloud Hotel.

A well-dressed young man, who gave
the name OF Thomas Jones'" was fined
$40 by Justice Feitner this morning in
Yorkville Court. Jones was arrested
for reckless driving in Central Park yes
terday. He drove a fEe team, and
was accompanied by q pretty young
woman
He first stopped his horse at a point
where the team blocked the entrance to
the Casino, and when ordered to move
by Officer Monahan struck his horse
sue a vicious blow that the animal
overturned the vehicle.
Neither Jones nor the young woman
was hurt, and when their light wagon
was righted started of at such a rapid
rate that Monahan blew his whistle and
another officer arrested Jones. He was
locked up, and later vas bailed out by
DR.. Gill Wylie. OF IS West Fortieth
street. Jones gave his address as the
st. Cloud Hotel, and II Is rumored that
he Is the son OF a very wealthy and
prominent resident Of this city.