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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-18
ON B~UDSTONE'S COFFIN
His Wife Offers an Historical
Prayer and Falls Headlong.
The Murderer's Brain Weighed Forty
Seven 0uneeS-NO Clew to Arm
strong-Missing Brazil Girl.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

WASHINGTON, Ind, Feb. ia little
mound OF yellow clay on Squire Stones
farm, eight miles south Of this city, marks
the grave which hides from view the re-
mains Of murderer James E.. Stone. The
burial took place at noon to-day. One hun
dred neiShbors, Stones father, wife and
brother were present at the interment. The
body was taken from this city this morn
Ing by a l!veryman, the undertaken first
employed having refused to bury Stone
because of the threatening attitude of Har-
rison township citizens. There was no
ceremony at the grave, but the face Of the
dead man was exposed to the view of the
crowd. The only dramaticaI incident at the
grave was a hysterical prayer offered up
by Mrs. Stone She prayed in a wailing
tone for a period of ten minutes, calling on
God to save the soul of her husband and
his six victims. At the close of her wild
supplication she threw herself on the cof-
fin and remained there, calling the corpse
by endearing epithets until lifted TO her
feet and borne away. The grave is along
side a public road, about three hundred
yards from the murderer's fathers home,
and some distance from EbeneZer church.
yard, where the Wrattens are buried.
The post norton showed Stones brain to
be in a comparatively healthy condition.
The cerebrum weighed ~forty-seven ounces,
ceTebellum, SIS ounces. The convolutions of
the brain We're shallow, some of them mere
ly marks. indicating q low degree Of in
telligence. The weight of the brain was
two ounces less than the average. One lobe
OF the cerebrum showed signs of i~ncipient
'softness," but the doctors said he was
undoubtedly sane. Examination of the wen
or swelling on his neck proved it TO be a
dermoid cyst and that it had no connection
with the lynphatics or blood vessels. The
threatened opposition to the burial of
Stone in Harrison township did not develop
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ARMSTRONG GONE FOR GOOD.
Upton and Howard County Officials
Cunrrcling Over the Escape.

AtptVh unu ElDFfIEu NOElty OE1CkuES
Cunrrcling Over the Escape.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, .Ind.. Feb. 17.-The recapture
of the tramp. Sam Young, who escaped
with Cal Armstrong, Upton c%ounty's de-
faulting deputy treasurer, last Monday
night adds but little to the chances OF cap
turing the ex- preacher. The couple sepa-
rated at the jail door. and did not see each
other afterward. Young throws additional
light on the manner of escape. The day of
the delivery three saws were in some mys-
terious manner slipped into the Jail. these
tools being made from corset steels, evil
IDENTIFY contributed by one of Cars female
admirers. While in Jail here Armstrong
taught the inmates new tricks in jail break
ing. Several of the iron bars were sawed
almost completely off, but the
cred up that the most careful scrutiny
The holes made by the saw were filled with
composition made of soap and iron rust
scraped from the bars. and done so skill
deceived.
The escape has been the cause Of very Bit
ton county and the local officers, which puts
an end to any hope that may have been en-
tertained of the foxy young mans capture.
against the turnkey of the Kokomo jail,
and the county fatty declines to offer any
reward for Armstrong; ~recapture.
Yesterday the officers at Upton declined
to comply with a request from here to ar
rest Mae Shellenberger, Cal Armstrong;
sweetheart, suspected with having aided
him In his escape. Young PitZer, who was
suspected of furnishing Armstrong with the
saw with which the bar in his cell ives re-
moved. has been released. All this has net
tied the Howard county sheriff, and he will
take no further steps to apprehend the fugi-
tive. With this state of affairs Cal seems to
have a certain assurance of liberty and need
no longer be bothered with fear of pursuit.
1t is the general belief that tie fugitive is
now safely in Mexico, where his brothers
Mont and Joe are.
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T~ELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

There were 1906 admissions to the Cali
fornia midwinter fair Friday.
Manuelito, chief OF all the Navajo In
dams. died. five days go, and his wife a
day later
Burglars broke into the postofice nj
Rulo, Neb.. and got away with $500 in cash
and valuables.
The recent blizzard Is reported to have
destroyed the peach and plum crop of
southern Illinois. Currants and cherries
are badly damaged.
White Caps visited Robert Capel, OF No
bic county, Ohio. and gave him a terrible
horsewhipping because he was said 10 have
visited a ~disreputable woman.
The Dalton gang robbed a country store
near FL Reno, O. T., Thursday night. of
800 and merchandise. The pursuing officers
captured the leader. Bill Bowlet.
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RUBENS'S HANDS WENT UP.
FOotpads Rob Him on Ohio Street.
RevOlvers Flashed.

: George Rubens, employed as electrician at
the Model Clothing Company. was held and
robbed of between s. end So last night about
IL o'clock on Ohio street, between Illinois
and Meridian streets. He was walking along
when from the dark shadows of a doorway
he heard the summons. Throw UP your
hands" He obeyed with alacrity as he saw
the glitter of two revolverS held close TO
his face. The robbers were evidently
amateurs in the business. for after securing
the above sum they gave Mr.. Rubens orders
10 move on and fed down a near alley. Mr..
Rubens wore a valuable diamond. a gold
watch and chain ana also had a large sum
of money in other pockets that was not Sc
cured.
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Culinary.

SPRINGFIELD, o., Feb. I7-Dr. A. Dun
lap. one of the most prominent physicians
in Ohio. dice last evening. He was dele
gate from the American Medical Associa-
ton TO the worlds congress at London.
England. in 1881, and one of the earliest
physicians TO demonstrate the ion of
laparotomy, having performed over four
hundred operations III various parts of the
United States.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Feb. 17.-At Ben
tonville this afternoon the father of Con-
gresham Dinsmore. of this State. died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. l.. p. Wat
son.. at 4:40 o'clock after an illness of over
two weeks. He was seventy-five years old
and a man Of great force of character.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. T.-Aynsley Cook. a.
well-known English baritone singer, died
yesterday from bronchitis.
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Arrival of the EIbe.
ENTERTAINER, Feb. 17.-Arrived
from Kew York
Imnoraant paner. De.trovea.

DETROIT, Feb 17.-Special Agent Wood,
of the Treasury Department, recently had
occasion to look up some foreign manifests
in the Office of the custom house here. He
was astonished 10 find them all missing.
1t is alleged that Deputy Collector T1llman
sold the whole lot under permission from
the department to sell those useless Off
cial records An investigation behind
closed doors was begun this afternoon.
Some merchants have alleged overcharges,
and the destruction OF the manifests 90
away with proofs on the subject. Collec-
tor Moloney has recently succeeded ex-
in proper condition on the former officers
reDresentations.
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BAIL FOR ARNOLD.
The Whitley Bank Wrecker WIFI Be
Released Monday.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Feb. lion Monday, if
not this evening, Thompson Arnold, the al
legged South Whitley bank wrecker, who,
for a week. has been an inmate Of the Co.
lumbia City jail, on grand jury indictments,
will be released. Relatives and friends have
secured a satisfactory $4,000 bond. George
ShOrg, who charges Arnold with forging his
nam to a $1,000 note, which he sold to
WORTHY Ford, at Huntington, ~denounces Ar
nold's claim that the paper is genuine, as
untrue, and will strive to convict him OF
forgery. Since the indictment of Jesse Ar
mold, of North Manchester, president of the
ruined First National Bank of that place,
and interested in the rotten concern at
South Whitley, a bond in blank, signed by
men in and around North Manchester,
worth thrse-quarters of a million, has been
prepared and should he be arrested he will
be released forthwith.
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Of that road. in regard to a new agree
naent TO take the place OF the one abro-
gated by President Thomas after March
J. The conference ended to-day I'm a new
contract, substantially the same as the old.
but which was adopted with the under
standing also. in writing. hat the present
reduction or 10 per cent. Is to continue until
times so improve as TO warrant restoration
or the FORMER wages. Representatives Of
the other railway organizations are also
In conference with President Thomas and
q similar agreement is expected Monday or
Tuesday
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Nuncie Girl Fatally Burned.
70 tna ~IndiapanoiiS JourpoJ

Speclal 10 the lnuldhdpoIlS JouIhdi.
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. ia distressing &C
cident occurred last evening at the home of
George Richmond. Mrs. Richmond was in
Connersvilie visiting and the father was at
work. a daughter aged sixteen was pre-
pairing supper, and her little sister. Myrtle,
aged eight, was in the front room. Myrtle
got too near a red-hot stove and her clothes
caught fire. When found by her sister the
child's clothes were all ablaZe. The sister
carried the Child into the yard and covered
her with snow, but when picked up her
body was nearly nude and horribly burned.
Her hair was burned off, leaving her scalp
q solid blister. The older sister was also
badly burned and is suffering much. The
child cannOt recOVer.
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Traveunr Man I'm Troub,e.

COLUMBUS. o.. Feb. III T. Stephen
son, a ~well-knoWn travelling man, was ar
rested here tonight on a charge OF utterine
a fraudulent draft on the Norwalk Lock
Company, OF South NOrwalk. Conn, with
which he was until recently connected. The
draft was for 500 ana was cashed by John
Cashatt. The arrest was made on the ad-
vice OF the lock company. who were teIe-
graphed concerning the affair. Other drafts
ION the company payable To prominent citi-
tens were found on Stephenson. Stephen
son claimed he was laid or last fall and the
company mad honored his drafts until Jan,
He was In financial straits, he said.
and Issued the drafts TO tide over.
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An illegal Assignment.

PITTSBURG, Feb. T.-Judge White, of
the county court, to-day filed an opinion in
the contest between the factions of the Or
der of the Scion in the contest over the
voluntary assignment to NJ. c.. Clark. The
court attacks the methods pursued by the
order in securing a charter and the society
which they organized under it, saying:
THE master has found that the assign
ment was Illegal. In that | think that he
was right. The order was not insolvent in
the sense hat it would justify a voluntary
assignment. There were very few credit
ors. and for small accounts, and very few
for money paid out for the order. | know
of no law that authorizes an assignment
merely for the purpose of winding up the
business" Rev. w. r. Covert this after
noon entered an appeal to the Supreme
Court from the decision.
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women Parade with strikers.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb. 17.-Over two
thousand people participated in a parade Of
the Washington mill strikers this afternoon.
Half Of them were women, the first time
women have ever participated in a public
parade here. The procession was about a
mile in length and was viewed by thousands.
Every division carried trenspareucies, show
ing wages OF January. 1893. and january.
1881. After the parade a mass meeting was
held in the City Hall. TO which thousands
were unable TO obtain admission. Addresses
Armenian
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DEMOCRATS
Number of Them Vote with Repub-
Iicnns at Muncie Yesterday.

IscaDs at Muncie Yesterday.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, Feb. 1.-THE Republican
primary nomination in Delaware county,,
to-day, was equivalent to an election.
There were thirty-six candidates for the
nine offices. At noon nearly one-third more
votes We're polled than had ever been reg
istered by that time at any previous Re-
publican primary. One reason is the ac-
ton OF the hundreds Of factory people who
took advantage of the occasion to cast
their first Republican vote. The Demo
Gratis who voted are by no means all fac
tory people, either. Among some of the
others is Roscoe c. Griffith, a candidate
for the collectorship in this district under
the present administration, together with
a well-known attorney; Andrew Braun,
proprietor of the Abbott House.; Jacob
Vogt, Muncie's leading merchant tailor, and
many others. Mr.. Griffith explains his ac-
ton that he has a relative on the ticket,
but Democrats are not pleased at his ac-
ton. The indications now are that Della
ware county will give 5000 majority for
the Republican ticket at the next election.
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ASSETS ONLY ID CENTS.
Receiver Appointed for n Kansas Lay
and Order League.

WICHITA, Kan, Feb. IA sensation
was caused to-day by the appointment Of
a receiver for the Law and Order League of
Sedgwick county. Thomas Jackson, the
chief "joint spotter' for the league, made
the application. The petition states that
Rev. j. w. Woods is president of the league,
n. B. Hegen secretary and treasurer and
O.. H. Bently and Rudolph Hatfield its at
torneys. The league is wholly insolvent and
Its assets are in danger of being squandereS
and appropriated TO the individual use OF
certain MEMBERS; that the league has re-
ceived in subscriptions $1,000 and has now
in its treasury only IL cents, and that it
tanning evidence against the Joints and
other debts. The court appointed L. a.
DEAN receiver.
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ASS Feb. IA c-ourt-martial under
General Heusch has tried seven of the riot
ers who were recently arrested in the dis
turbances in this city and its vicinity. Four
of the prisoners We're charged with be-
longing to the malefactor league and with
melting To civil war. Carlo Gattino, ar ex-
convict and leader of the band, was SEN
fenced to twenty-five years solitary i'm
prisonment and Petro Gattino to twelve
years solitary Imprisonment. The other
members of the band were sentenced to
terms of Imprisonment varying from three
months TO five years. In some of their
cases solitary Imprisonment was also inn
poEa6
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Calls 4. Nonsense.

DETROIT. Mich. Feb. 17.-Ex-Senator
Palmer was interviewed tonight in refer
ence TO the reported plan for digging a
ship canal across the State from Lake
Michigan to Lake Erie. He characterizes
the report as nonsense. and said he had no
thought OF being Interested i'm such a
scheme. He further claimed that while IL
takes about two days - male the triD
around the lakes 1t would probably take
three TO get throUsh a canal.
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Mrs. Jones Makes Serious Charges.

DOWAGIAC. Mich, Feb. 17.-AIrs. Minor
1. Jones has begun suit In the Circuit Court
Chicago, charging him with fraud. by which
he obtained a deed of the property Of her
late husband. She alleges that she was i'm
prisoned in the Clarendon Hotel in Chicago
by young Jones and his ~accomplices, who
charged her with poisoning her husband
and told her that she would be sent over
the road unless she signed away her claim
to the property. She now asks the court
TO make the deed invalid. The property is
valued at several thOUIand dollars.
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INDIANA
Francis McNairy, Who Made a Fort
.unc on n Start of 10 Cents.

FTUnCis NACNUIFy, " no WuUt II FOFI-
.ur;c on n Start of 10 Cents.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 1I.-Francis Nc
Marry, aged seYenty-nine, died at his home
in Yorktown. last night, of Bright's dis
ease and dropsy. In 1884 Mr.. McNairy was
left an orphan boy and was penniless. He
was bound to a family that he did not
like. near his former home, i'm Guilford
Courthouse, y. c. AT the age OF eighteen
he ran Oft and walked all the distance
to Indiana. Arriving in Delaware county.
he found work in Salem township as a
farm hand. He had but 10 cents and no &C
quaintances. He worked hard, saved his
money, and before death had accumulated
property valued at about s20.CcO. which IS
left to his five children, ali prominent resi-
dents IN Delaware county. Mr.. McNairy
cleared five farms from the forests of this
county.
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FIGHT WITH MOONSHINERS.
Two Officers and Two Illicit Distillers
Killed and Another Wounded.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. IA few
months ago Ham Collins. of Pocahontas
county, with three companions named Jones,
Francis and Murdaugh, opened an illicit dis
tillery in a cave near the Pendleton county
line. Deputy Marshal R~ollingood, with two
special deputies. raided the place four days
ago. In the fight that ensued Jones and
Francis and the two deputies were killed,
and Collins so badly wounde that he was
tracked five miles through the snow by the
blood from his Wounds. He has not yet been
taken. Raftsmen who arrived to-day tell
this story.
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ER.ZIL GIRL MISSING.
Sadn barker Runs Away and Covers
Up Her Tracks

special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind, Feb. 1.-THE sudden dis
appearance of Miss saba Barker, the four
teen-year-old daughter of Mrs. G.. Barker,
OF this city, has created much excitement.
The child left mysteriously last evening.
and a diligent search all night 10y friends
and relatives has failed to discover any
trace of her. Her relatives believe she is
temporarily insane, as she has been in a
disconsolate mood for several DAYS, and
had frequently threatened to run of. II is
believed the child Is hiding in a dense wood
south of the city. Yesterday at school she
told ore of her playmates that she had
saved up considerable money and was 60
ing 10 California, but il is known she had
little means, and could not travel far un-
less assisted by someone.
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THE DISABLED PARIS.
Official Account Of the Accident to
the American Steamship.

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-An official telegram
concerning the accident to the steamship
Paris has been received here. 1t states that
when she was seven hundred miles west
ward OF the Sicily islands, on Monday, the
rudder stock was broken in a gland below
deck. The steamship proceeded, amidst a
heavy westerly sea, and at 2 p. m on Tues
day headed for Queenstown when 74 miles
out. She ran to noon on Friday, Feb. u,
2G6 miles, to noon on the 18th 39 miles, and
finished the remaining l99 miles by 1875 a
M. on Feb. l6. when she anchored of
Daunt's Rock. The Paris did all this I'M
assisted. thereby showing the great adVan-
tage Of her twin screws. The only signals
made were the company'S rockets, which
we're fired off Brovyhead and Daunts Rock.
The Berlin will take as many Of the cabin
messengers Of the Paris az possible. The
d1nard conpany has kindly offered 70 take
ali the second cabin and steerage passengers
on board the Aurania. Sewers OF the
cabin passengers of TIE Paris have already
awaited themselves Of this offer.
Arrival OF the Elbe.
BREMERHAVEN, Feb. H.-Arrived:
Elbe. from New York.
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Other Dcntha.

CO>.NERSvILLE. Ind. Feb. II. Miss
Rosa Rodgers. a sixteen-year-oId girl. re-
siding in this city, died yesterday. and was
buried this afternoon.
ELNHART,, Ind. FEB. 17.-Mrs. Sarah
Miller. aged seventy-four. died here to-day
from TIE effects OF a fall received a few
days ago.
PETERSBURG. Ind. Feb. 1I-Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Mount, the oldest woman in this
community. died to-day. aged ninety-two.
eight.
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Murderer Artman Nor Insane

EVANSVILLE. Ind, Feb. 1.-THE coro-
ner of Perry county has conducted his in
vestigation into the murder by William II.
Artnan of his wife and son several days
ago. Artman confessed his guilt He shows
no sign of insanity now. Judge Cough Will
have a special jury impaneled TO try the
case Immediately.
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HELPED in the Murder.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

SptCIdI 10 tIIG II~N4IaIIdpUlIS JtAIIIdI-
SEYMOUR, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE trial Of
George Jeanes, as an accomplice of Thorn
ton Jarvis in the murder OF Peter Boiling,
at Brownstown, about a month ago, was
concluded last night and the jury found
him guilty and fixed his punishment at four
years in the southern prison. Tee trial OF
Jarvis has been continued Until the next
term OF court.
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Murderer Caught i'm Tennessee.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PETERSBURG, Ind, Feb. IA message
was received from Union City, Tenn, to-
day by Sheriff Kinman stating that James
Spradlin had been located there. Spradlin
shot Henry and William Mitchell at Pixies
vile. this county, Jan. IS. Henry Mitchell
was only fourteen. and died from the wound.
The other wounded man has not yet recov-
cred. Trouble is anticipated when Spradlin
against him.
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Fort Wayne Delegates Elected.
ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, Feb. 1.-THE Re-
uublicans of Allen county met in mass con-
vention this afternoon and elected thirty
seven delegates to the State convention.
Resolutions were passed indorsing G.. w.
Wilson's candidacy for State Auditor and
the delegates We're instructed to vote for
him. Hon. James f. Watson, of Rushville.
candidate for Secretary of State, addressed
the convention.
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Great Northern EmpIoyes.

ST PAUL Mimi. Feb. 1.-THE Great
Northern engineers and fremen have ac-
cePted the company's proposition for re-
uuced wages with certain notifications
probably grant. Some of these modihca-
lions being refused the men called on Grand
Chief Arthur. of the engineers. and Sar-
gent, OF the Frenen's brotherhood, who
Will hold a conference with President Hill.
The Great Northern employees not being
federated, these grand officers have final
authority in the matter.
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ST. HELENA, Cal, Feb. IA large
wine cellar owned by G.. Il. Crane and
rented by John Il. Pike burned to-day. Two
hundred thousand gallons OF wine were de-
stroyed. Loss, $4,000.
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss, Feb. 1.-THE bus
mess portion OF the town was destroyed by
fire. Sixteen residences and business houses
were burned.
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Anarchists Reproach Each Other.

PARIS, Feb. 11.-Before the examining
magistrates yesterday Henry and Bernard,
the two Anarchists, were confronted. Each
prisoner had been previously informed that
the other had confessed, and a scene was
the result Both Henry and Bernard began
reproaching each other in bitter terms for
the alleged traitorous course each of them
believed the other TO have adopted. During
the exchange of biting comments between
the prisoners the police were able to obtain
some valuable information.