The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-05
GENERAL STATE NEWS.

dentany released the trigger. She was nit
/ by the bullet somewhere in the collar bone.
Violent hemorThages resulted from the
wound. The lite glr. vii survive the
wound.-Ft Wayne Journal
Friday night burglars broke into the
catholic church at Henderson and made
their way to the safety vault, in which
there was an amount Of si,verware, the
communion service and other articles OF
church service, amounting TO an estimated
valuation Of $500 This was a.. taken and
the vault left bare. In edition to this a
handsome stained glass window was
+ broken in effecting an entrance.-Evans-
/ vile Courier.
/ DR.. Jones was driving north on Walnut
St, and before crossing the Big -Four tracks
he stopped, but the fagman motiOned him
on. Just as he was in the act of crossing
the switch engine pushed several cars
down the track. 1t was impossible for the
doctor 10 get across or to turn back and he
whipped his horse down the tracks toward
the depot. while the cars were coming at
lively rate, four feet behind the buggy.
The engineer noticed him in front, and.
reversing his engine, stopped the train be-
fore DR.. Jones was run down, which
would have meant almost instant DEATH
Muncie News.
Isaac Locket, while out hunting, car
ried his gun cooked. He stopped a few
minutes 10 rest and set the butt of the
gun against the ground, resting both hands
on the muzzle. In some manner both bar
rels were discharged. Locket's hands were
torn into shreds. Ii was found necessary
TO amputate the right hand about half
way between the wrist and elbow. The
left hand was torn half in two. The
thumb and the first two fingers had to be
taken of. The man viii be crippled for
life. Both hands will be practically use
less. He is married and has a family de-
pending on him for support.-Evansville
Journal-News.
The relatives Of George Cady, the young
man wanted at Larwil on the charge of
having caused the death Of man named
John Worker by striking him on the head
whit a beer bottle, deny the report pub
lished in the papers recently to the effect
that he was engaged in a similar affair at
. Greentown. They admit that he was con-
/ nected with the fight, but say that a man
named John Griffin struck the man with a
beer bottle and he induced young Cady to
plead guilty with him, saying that he
would pay his fine. The relatives also
deny that Cady IS under bond for the crime
and say that everything has been settled
satisfactorily and it was proved that he
was not the guilty me.
Hundreds Of people gathered at the old
Stephen Allen home in Brown township to
attend a double funeral. James GaleNand
wife had spent Thursday night watching
at the bedside Of Mrs. Aien and went
home early to get breakfast. They We're
ily who said Mrs. Allen had died short
" after their Departure and that about
the time Of her death Charles r. Allen,
her husband. had gone ont 10 the barn,
cut his own throat in grief and was dead.
Mr. Alien done the deed with a penknfe.
SO. Mr.. Galley came to town and that af-
tcrnOCn heped sa,ect two collins and two
shrouds. Mrs. Allen was the daughter Of
Eliza VanschOyOc of Russellville. Mr..
Allen was fifty-five years Old, and
lct-ffs
The enbar IRA ssing situation of a young
man who wanted to purchase a marriage
license furnished those in the clerks office
with something . laugh about this after
noon The young man I'm question, after
giving his own name, was asked the name
of his wife 10 be. Imagine every ones
surprise when the fellow said he Couldn't
quite remember her given name; 1 always
called her darling or pet Good-natured
Deputy Clerk Walters quickly stuffed a
handkerchief in his mouth to keep from
laughing and aftcrward began going over
all the names he ever heard Of when The
blushing young man stopped him and said
he kind a thought was her name
The license was made out and handed TO
him and the happy young man departed
minus two silver dollars.-Washington
Democrat.
Laborious Lupkin was driving his farm
team on Hanna-st., near the Pennsylvania
railroad crossing. when the horses be-
Z
dashed down the thorOughfare in a mad
| dened run. The gates at the railroad
crossing We're down and through this bar
rier the animals crashed. A switch engine
pulling a train Of fiat cars was near and
when the engine puffed in front of the
horses the animals turned suddenly 10
avoid the train. The velocity of the quick
turn hurled LupSin into the air and he
landed on top Of one of the cars. A
switchman was standing on the car near
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IN time TO prevent Lupkin from rolling
from the end of the car and falling TO the
rails beneath the wheels. Strange 10 say,
neither Lupkin nor his horses were in
jured.-Ft. Wayne News.
\ bloody fight took place In Melser's
saloon and Joseph Reed IS in a bad con-
dti1n, the left side of his face being
chewed into a pulp. Reed entered the sa-
loon about IL o'clock. He and Melser had
some words over an old bar bill and
Melser ordered him from the place. Reed
did not start II leave and the salOOnkeep-
er jumped over the bar and landed him
ons on the nose. The blow knocked Reed
! down. He got up and returned the COM
pliment The two men clinched and in
the hlnd-to-hand struggle which followed
Melssr got hold Of Reeds cheek with his
teeth and chewed it into 4 pulp. 1t was
found that beside the horribly lacer1ted
cheek. the right cheek had been cut with
A knife or a new boot, and that other and
serious injuries were inflicted in other
parts. He was bandaged up and taken
home. He is in a bad condition and may
have serious trOuble.-Anders0n Herald.
Probably there has never been suit
filed in the Daviess circuit court in which
so many persons were concerned as the
one entered upon the docket at the clerks
office Friday. Henry II. Hyatt is the
plaintiff and nearly one hundred persons
are made defendants. The Plaintiff COM
plains OF the defendants and alleges that
he is the owner in fee Of the following real
estate situated in Daviess county: Lots 6.
and s. in the subdivision of lots No. SO.
"a. 55 SO. 105 106, 107 and 10S, in the city of
Washington, formerly called Liverpool;
that the defendants claim an interest
therein adverse TO plaintiffs rights which
claim. he alleges, is without right and I'M
founded. and a cloud upon plaintiffs title.
The plaintiff asks the court that defend
ants calm be declared null and void, and
that Plaintiffs title to said real estate,
which involves the Hyatt house, be quiet
ed The case promises TO be a very inter-
esting one and will come up for trial at
the next term Of court-Washingto DEM
ocrat.
Indiana pensions: Origlnal-Peter Curns,
New Albany, Floyd; Jacob Grindle, Sway
zee. Grant: Jonathan Dark, Sharpsviie,
/ Upton; Abijah Green, Bartonia, Randolph;
Edwin p Bag.ey, Mason, Wabash; Perry
V. Fitzgerald, Lafayette, Tippecanoe. Ad-
Renewal-Isaiah Lehman, South Whitley.
Whitley. Increase-John J. Stumph, In
! dianapo.is. Marion county; Jacob Halen-
I bua.r Not al ffarr ar4A.