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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-14

KOKOMO. Feb. 9.-Special--A verdict
OF guilty has been agreed upon by the
jury in the Cal Armstrong defalcation
case, but the punishment has not yet
been fixed. y sealed verdict will be re-
turned on the opening Of court in the
morning with punishment a from five
10 seven years in the peniteutiary.
From the close Of the testimony il was
certain that the defense had no hope
that favOrabie verdict would be had.
and its efforts were directed to securing
as light a sentence as possible. 1t had
little 10 build upon. Young Armstrong s
career as Tipton's "stdr plunger'' and
premier spendthrift was against him
and added 10 this was his abusive treat
ment Of his fathers bOndsmen after his
arrest and his two attempts TO escape
from custody. in the first OF which the
smuggling Of the sheriff by a hired thug
was planned and in the second the chic
reforming Of the sherif's entire family
was contemplated
Worse still was his parading Of the
irtan1y Of his own father in this case
by setting up the Iatter's conviction in
The Hamilton county court as "A bar TO
this action. All this was made much OF
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CONFIDENCE SHARKS FOnED.
The Attempt tn SwindIe Farmer God
frey of bartholomew.

The Attempt tn SwiRdIe Farmer Cod
frey of bartholomew.
COLUMBUS, Feb. S.-Special.-The at
tempt of two scoundrels yesterday after
noon 10 beat Farmer Godfrey by the old
three-card monte dodge was the subjec.
of comment on all sides today.
Although the men failed, the interest
is almost as great as that caused by
the robbery of William McClintie OF
$1,000 by "Glass-Eycd" Charley a few
years ago. Sharper No. l went to Mr..
GOdfrey's farm, near this city. and asked
about small tract Of land that he had
heard was for sale. Mr.. Godfrey offered
10 show the land, and together they
started in the strangers buggy.
No. ? was met on the road in a short
time. He made inquiry about a family
for whom he said he had large sum of
money that he intended giving them,
saying it was a part of an estate in Ten
nessee. He showed a big roll of money,
and said he had lost part of it in game
with a stranger. To show how il was
done he introduced three cards, and the
regular routine was gone through with.
Mr.. Godfrey saw what the fellows were
up To and got out of their company as
quickly as possible.
One of the men, Mr.. Godfrey thinks,
was with a party who came here a few
months ago from Chicago and started
a bucket shop and left soon afterward.
They seemed To be well acquainted
with men of means in this section, and
told a smooth. plausible story. AR. Cod
frey Will make n strong effort 10 over
haul the brace of SharpeTs.
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by the states advocates and it was only
the eloquent and touching appeal Of
Senator Kern. in which he braved the
wrath Of us fellow democrats in Upton
county. in the service of his client, that
saved the young KAN from possibly the
extreme penalty Of twenty-one years.
Beyond question Mr.. Kern was de-
cefved as to the strength OF this case.
He promised much in his opening state
ment, but when he consulted with the
witnesses, for the first time. he found
that his associate counsel had over
estimated the worth and mistaken the
character of the testimony
Then began one of the most remark
able defenses ever offered in a criminal
case In this court; a desperate attempt
TO confuse the jury by a maze Of figures
aided by the raising Of fine technical
points. some Of which. however, were
well taken, and may secure a reversal
of the verdict in the supreme court.
KOKOMO. Feb. 10.-SpecfaI.-Wh
the jury in the case of Calvin Arm
strong. the defaulting deputy treasurer
of Upton county. failed TO report on the
opening of court this morning, the court,
the lawyers and the laymen were sur
prised.
1t was known that the first ballot Of
the jury was unanimous for guilt and
that on the second ballot, fixing the
punishment, three votes stood for
twenty-One years. two for ten, three for
five and four for two years The gen.
enral guess was that compromise YER
dict Of seven years would be reached
by morning. Instead. there was a stub
born resistance by the short term peers
and after a struggle Of twenty hours
a verdict OF three years Imprisonment,
three dollars fine and three years dis
reimbursement was returned.
In this verdict the jury agreed that the
young man had stolen 81, 900: for this
reason the Shorty boys" call it the win
ming Of the gamblers. gig-3-3-3-43.
There was an awful howl from the
Upton county people, where Cal has
wrecked the fortunes of a half score OF
his fathers bondsmen. Notice was given
that a motion for a new trial would be
made, but it viii not be. Though young
Armstrong was advised before coming
into the court room that his sentence
would be light one he was himself
surprised that he escaped so easily. He
had figured it at five years. He is not
dissatisfied with the verdict
The result Of the trial is a signal vic
tory for Senator John W. Kern. With q
defense that In the beginning seemed all
but hopeless, he give gallant battle for
the minimum punishment under the law.
His address to the jury, and this alone,
saved young Armstrong from a long SEN
tence. In this he invited the displeasure
of the democracy OF Upton county, but
he did IL with earnestneSs and with evil
dence of the honesty of his effort.
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Three Thieves Arrested.

FOWLER, Feb. Disqualification
Fay. who has been in Jail since Jan. s,
charged with stealing a lap-robe, made
a voluntary confession yesterday. He
made an affidavit that Floyd Kirtley,
George Blackwell. Homer Stanley and
Roy Simmons broke into the store of
Mcknight Bros. at Boswell, Sunday, Jan.
g. After stealing five arm loads Of
clothing it was hauled away by Homer
Stanley. and Fay believes that it is all
concealed about the Stanley premises.
Homer Stanley was arrested yesterday.
He was endeavOring at the time TO bor-
row $50 but was unsuccessful lmme-
diateIy after the robbery he went TO
southern Illinois, and supposing the coast
clear he returned. Floyd Kirtley is the son
of James Kirtley, a man OF spotless rep
utation. Roy Simmons was reared by
the Hon. Henry Robertson. Blackwell is
a drayman.
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The Result of a Duel.

ORLEANS, Feb. u.-Special.-The lat
est information concerning William Ma
han, who shot and killed Samuel Nor
gan i'm a duel near French Lick. in this
county. some time ago. Is that he Is
growing weaker and his physicians say
he cannot recover. Clotted blood is &C
cumulating on his lungs and his death
is only "A matter of few days. Mahan
has a large family, which will be left in
almost destitute circumstances. One
hoy. who is twelve years old. is said TO
be deaf and dumb. Samuel Morgan,
whom Mahan killed, also left a large
IA Y0ilv
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Suicide of an Old Lady.

SHELBYVILLE, Feb. 11.-Special.-
Mrs. William Cox for some years has
lived with her husband and family in
Van Buren, township, this county. This
morning she was missed from the house.
and when found in an clubhouse she was
unconscious and bleeding to death. She
had secured her husbands razor and sew
cred the arteries and veins at the wrist.
She lived about two hours after being
found. She was sixty years old and was
the daughter of Jacob Fox. wealthy
farmer OF this county. No cause was
assigned for the deed.
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More Indian Homes.

ELWOOD. Feb. S.-Special-p Or. Dan
Sigler of this city discovered son. " more
Indian bones today while explorii rs the
Pleasant Hill sand pit During one
past few years some queer relics w we
been unearthed there and confirm l ne
belief that the spot was for many ye v ;
IT," camping ground OF Indians. DR.. s Va r,
Ter found two skulls, that of a man al 10
woman. both in an excellent state Ct
preservation, even the teeth remaining
undisturbed in the jaws. At the same
place several years since the bones Of
some gigantic animal were found. The
teeth were larger than mans fist and
the other bones Of tremendous size and
weight,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-14
STRUCK WITH RAFTERS.
Serious Accident Attending n Barn
Raising Near Huntingburg.

HUNTINGBURG. Feb Especial
Ben Niehaus and three other men met
with a serious accident today while en-
gagged in assisting John BurgalOrff, a
farmer living near the city. in raising
and setting rafters on his barn.
About naIT or the rafters had been
placed in position, when a rope used in
hosting them broke, letting a rafter
fall to the ground below, striking Mr..
Niehaus upon the head and inficting
a CHASTITY wound eight inches in length.
Mr.. Niehaus was carried home in an I'M
conscious condition and medical aid was
hastily summoned. His condition was
pronounced critical, but not fatal
Immediately afterward the other men
proceeded with their work and while
three of them were in a group discuss
ing the situation. a heavy blast Of wind
swept the rafters from the building and
hurled the-.l with "A crash upon the I'M
fortunate men below, seriously injuring
one of them. The other two escaped
with slight bruises.
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AN ENTIRE FAMILY DOOMED.
The Mother Dead. Father Dying and
Children Past Help.

MICHIGAN CITY. Feb. 11.-Special-
4 few weeks ago a family named
Kruger of this city purchased a dressed
pig and had it delivered at their home.
II was cut up and being new and
toothsome a liberal supply was partaken
Of by each Of the eight members of the
family without being sufficiently cooked.
Last night Mrs. Kruger died and the
other seven members of the family are
past help.
Trichina. the deadly worm had had too
long n start.
After they became sick the first ply
sician called in pronounced the case la
grippe and prescribed for that disease,
allowing the parasite To get such a head
way that the next doctor called in could
do nothing for the family. and he is OF
the opinion they viii all die.
The father is so far gone that his
death is hourly looked for tonight.
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ANOTHER swINDLER ARRESTED.
Samuel Garrison Reaches the End OF
His Rope i'm Philadelphia.

His Rope I'm Philadelphia.
ANDERSON, Feb. -Special.-Samuel
Garrison. a well-known stock dealer who
came to this city from northern Illinois
about one year ago, and who has been
doing an extensive business, was ar
rested last night in Philadelphia, Pa,
upon various charges.
He skipped out of Anderson two weeks
ago. taking with him horse and buggy
belonging to Amos Davis. The horse
and buggy were found at Wilkinson.
where he had sold them to a farmer for
$25.
Deputy Sheriff Coburn was put on his
trail and tracked him TO indianapolis,
and from there to Terre Haute, where
investigation revealed the fact that he
had worked the Red Men of that city
for SO, claiming that he was on his way
to Illinois to bury a friend and was out
Of money.
From there he was traced TO Cincin-
natl, where he tried the same game but
failed. Then he was followed up the
Ohio river to Georgetown. Pa, his old
home. He had worked the game I'm
several Ohio towns and was flush"
He was arrested last night upon an or
der from Coburn.
Requisition papers are being secured
and he will be brought home the first of
the week to answer several shortages.
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Gold in Jay.

PORTLAND. Feb. 7.-Special.-Dr. c..
s. Arthur of this place discovered gold
and silver in his lime kiln last october.
but said nothing about ii until he had
the product of his lime stone cUarry
assayed. He sent samples Of The stone
to Chicago. Denver. Columbus and In
dianapolis and had il assayed. The re-
suit shows gold and silver worth from
$50 10 500 per ton. The best report
showed $40 ounces Of gold and e3
ounces Of silver and the lowest showed
5 9-10 ounces of gold and two ounces of
silver. His stone quarry is located two
miles west of Portland. Great excite
ment prevails here.
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He smeIIed the suns.

SOUTH BEND. Feb. THE Illicit
still which Revenue Officers Neff and
Pierce yesterday seized at Bremen. Mar
shall county, was detected by a farmer,
who had lived in the South, had
breathed the whisky odor as ii was be-
ing manufactured and thought he could
smell a distillery as far off as anybody.
He became convinced that there was
still i'm Marshall county and began an
investigation Of his own. lie traced the
smell down TO farm three miles east
of Bremen Here he approached the
house, climbed up on a fence and looked
over curtain into the room, where the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-14
Costello Heard From.

VALPARAISO. Feb. 7-E. d. Crum-
packer. attorney for the Columbian
athletic club. this afternoon re-
ceived a telegram from Martin Costello
stating that he was in Chicago and was
ready to appear before the Lake circuit
appealed to the supreme court 10 test
the McHugh law, under which the CO.
lumbar club was organized. If the SUI
preme court reverses the decision of the
circuit court the COrbett-Jackson fight
it is predicted. viii take place at Grown
Point
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-14
THE CHARM OF
INDIVIDUALITY

In the selection of a costume
it is not alone necessary that a
dress should be beautiful, tasty
and becoming. 1t should
above all else be DISTINCT.
In order to insure that we
have bought hundred pat
terms, each a gem and every
one different. No duplicates.
All our own importations.
New Printed India Silks, e.
elusive designs, one line 75c.
A very fine selection of pat
terms at 81.
New Black Duchess-ask TO
see them.
Priestly's black Dress Goods;
all the new weaves just opened.
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Hack Brute Jailed.

a-aAF'AYETTE, Feb. 11.-Special.-A
VIII, te girl named Mabel Cottrell, aged
tI,irA, cen. tonight filed an affidavit charg-
ing {, aleb Parrish. colored. with criminal
outraN The man lives in a stable and
the pol ice came in on him just after the
girl en- cred his room According to the
chfId's ~ tatement there are a number of
other VIA tie girls who have been ruined
nv Parrish !. The police believe the num-
her. will b ten or twelve. Parrish is in
TAIL
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Only n Locomotive spark.

WABASH, Feb. S.-Special.-Job +.
Timmin, proprietor of a band saw-mill
at Brownell, "A small station on the De
troit division of the Wabash road, has
sued the Wabash railroad company for
$4,000 damages, alleging the destruction
of his property by fire. Mr.. Timman
claims that the connagration originated
from a spark from a locomotive, and
that he has "A contract with the COM
pany made when he built alongside the
track that the railroad would assume all
risk of fire resulting from locomotive
sparks, The blaze occurred last Sep
ternber
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No sleep for Seven weeks.

LAFAYETTE, Feb. 11.-SpeciaI-The
case of George Woodruff. a prominent
farmer near Mulberry, is attracting
great attention among medical men. Mr..
Woodruff is the victim of a peculiar all
ment. and the last seven weeks he has
not slept an aggregate of an hour. He
has no desire to sleep and appears to
have suffered no Inconvenience from his
long wakefulness except weakness. He
has a good appetite and his food digests
easily His case battles the science of
physicians and opiates have no effect.
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farmer was busy at work making
whisky. There was a full outfit. worm
and AL The investigator reported to
tne revenue officers. who seized the
pant, which was found % be on the
farm OF John LAGER. who had previously
borne good reputation.
IL IS thought he found an outlet for
his whisky through some saloon in the
neighborhOod Considerable excitement
has been caused in Marshall county on
account Of the seizure.
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FIRE AT woRTHINGToN.
Seven Frame Buildings Destroyed
Who Occupied Them-LOsses.

WORTHINGTON, Feb Especial
This morning about 8 o'clock fire broke
out in the west end Of BOgard Bros
saloon and before assistance came the
entire building was destroyed along with
six others, all One-stOTy frames. The
wind was from the southwest All the
buildings burned We're situated on the
west side OF the public square, south OF
the Williams hotel. which was by very
energetic work saved. but some damage
was sustained The buildings were occu-
pied by the following persons
James Bruner, harness, all goods saved
James Burris. barber. loss slight.
D. SaucefTnan. restaurant, damages
and loss, one-half his stock and furni-
ture.
Bogard Bros. saloon. loss heavy.
John Carroll, restaurant. loss over
half
Williams house sample room, no loss.
There was no insurance on any of the
buildings or contents.
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THE OLD FAMILIAR SOUND.
FairmOunt's Periodical Sensation of
Blowing Up Building.

MARION. Feb. .-Special.-Another
episode in the saloon war at Paramount
is recorded.
Last night at 1880 o'clock the familiar
report of the dynamite cartridge was
heard and the front of the Fairmount
News office was scattered about the side
walk, the street and the adjoining prem
ises. The damage is chiefly confined TO
the building as most Of the material is
I'm the rear room. The front part of the
building however. is demolished.
Suspicion fastens upon the saloon ele
ment The News has been staunch
advocate of the anti-saloon cause, and
this is not the first time that the editor
has had attention from the other side.
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NobIesvtIIc Democrat suspends.

NOBLESVILLE, Feb. 6.-Special.-The
NOblesville Daily Democrat, after an
existence OF six years, suspended publ
cation last evening. No reason is as
signed by the editor for his failure 10
issue the paper any longer II was the
only democratic paper in Hamilton coun-
~ and has always been stanch sup
porter of Cleveland and his doctrine.
The supervision came in the nature Of a
surprise TO the organs many friends and
the public in general.
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un udred and one Fools.

BRAZIL, FEB. 9.-Speoial-One day
last week MASS Mabel Whitmore. aged
sixteen years. Z this city advertised in a
Cincinnati papa for gentleman CORE
spondent. Up Thursday evening OF
mis- week 1O1 le. tiers had been received
AZ the postoffice A n answer to the maid
ems advertisement +, none of which had
been called for uI' TO that hour They
come from all poiA ITS of the compass
throughout the tina led States and Can
ada
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brown County Democracy.

COLUMBUS. Feb. 9.-Speeial.-The
democrats Of Brown county held a pri-
mary election yesterday for the nominal
ton Of county officers. The excitement
was intense and the democrats Of that
county are wide awake. Ben l.. Smith
was nominated for auditor. Perry
Hanna was renOminated for clerk. sam
ueI Walker was renominated for treas
urer. George /. King was nominated for
sheriff
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very sudtIcn Death.

ALEXANDRIA. Tseb. u.-Speeial.-
John Lorden. a. chimu ey-blower. thirty
years Of age. whose hclme was formerly
in Cambridge. Mass. fell upon the street
last night and was carried 10 the city JAIL
where he died i'm short tine. Heart dis
ease was the cause. LorClt n was at one
time A member Of the BoSto literary in
stitute. an orator and a lal or leader in
the flint-workcrs' convention =
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canneIton wants the Mig Fight.

CANNELTON. Feb. 11.-Special-Can-
Melton, although a small town, is con-
sidering the proposition of erecting a
large club house on the base ball
grounds with arena, etc, and make a
big offer for the Corbett- jackson fight
1t claims that il could so arrange mat
ters that i'm twenty minutes the pugilists
could cross the river to Kentucky and
evade arrest. The people that hereto
fore were very quiet on such subjects
are the ones now that propose TO make
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Anothcr Case of BetrayaI.

NOBLESVILLE. Feb T. Special -
Charles ID. Ward was arrested here this
afternoon on a warrant sworn out by
Miss Lizzie Weiand of Anderson charg-
ing him with betrayal. The case against
Ward was continued until March p He
was released on bail. The defendant has
heretofore sustained a good reputation.
He graduated from the Noblesville high
school only a few years ago.
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Anothcr Mr.ferious Disapncarnnce.

SHELBLVILLE, Feb. S.-Special.--
William T. Owens, a pensioner and pro-
prietor Of the Owens house Of this city.
drew his quarterly payment few days
ago. Yesterday he disappeared and, al
though the town and surrounding cOun-
try have been searched thoroughly, he
cannot be found
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Three Horses nnd a Rnrn nurned.

GREENFIELD, Feb. 10-Special-A
large barn belonging to County Commits
sioner William NJ. Thomas, nine miles
northeast of the city was totally con-
sumed by fire last night, including a
large amount OF grain, farming imple-
ments and three valuable horses. The
fire originated by an incendiary. Loss,
81 200: Insurance. $500 in the Hancock
farmers insurance company.
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Horse Thieves.

FARMLAND. Feb. 10.-Special.-Horse
thieves are again infesting this vicinity.
A fine horse was stolen from Elmer
Franklin, living two miles southeast OF
town, last night. A fine set of harness
and buggy robe was also taken from
the barn OF Edward Botkin. neighbo-,
the same night. It is presumed that the
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WABASH, Feb. 7.-Special.-Fire last
night destroyed the barn on the farm
near Lafrentane, this county. owned by
Philip Adler OF Lebanon. together with
several head of horses. a threshing ma
chine. three hay balers and a large
quantity of grain and hay. Origin Of
fire is a mystery. Less. $500; insurance,
$500 in the Connecticut of Hartford.
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DingIedey Found Guatty.

RICHMOND, Feb. 9.-Spe cial.-The
case OF the state VS.. the Rev. IA I'm Din
gledey, for alleged cruelty to the in
mates of the Wernle orphans home,
was continued in the circuit COURT today.
The court room was packed To suffO-
cation and an intense interest in thte case
was manifested. The jury was cha rged
at ) O'Clock and after taking five ba9 lots
returned a verdict Of guilty and inn 'os-
ing a fine OF $500 and costs.
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4 nnnk for MnrtinsriIlc.

MARTINSvILLE. Feb. Especial
Parties from Hamilton. O., have been in
the city during the past week looking
over the ground here with a view TO
starting bank Word now comes that
application has been made TO the comp
troller of currency for permission to or
ganize the Citizens national bank here
with a capital stock of 100000 The
dictatorship will be vested in local stock
IGl6
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a,Ir.. winrIow,r soothinr srrun,

Has been used over Fifty Years by mill
ions Of mothers for their children while
Teething with perfect success. IL sOOtheS
the child. softens the Gums, allays Pain.
cures Wind Colo, regulates the bowels.
and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea,
whether arising from teething or other
causes. Tor sale by Druggists in every
part of the world Be sure and ask for
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, 25c a