The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-08-29

the crazy creature hau been urtNen I
back within the West Side inclosure.--
Logafsport Pharos.
For several days two police officers
from GAINESVILLE, o., have been in the 1
city looking for Samuel G. Collins,
wanted In that city on a charge OF
blowing up a threshlng engine, the prop I
erty Of Willard n. Bowers. Collins is {
well known I'm this county. having been
a lifelong resident Recently he went I
10 GAINESVILLE and while there. SO II Is I
alleged I'm the AFFIDAVIT. engaged I'm an /
alteration with Mr.. Bowers. They were /
separated and no more was thought Of
the affair until an explosion occurred /
which literally tore % pieces large en- /
CINE used in running a threshlng ma
chine, the prOperty of the B0werses. 1t f.
transpired that Collins had inquired as
10 the wherea bout Of the engine. Short I
IS after the explosion he was seen 10 re- I
turn 10 the city from the locality i'm 4
which the machine was located. This ;
with other evidence led to his arrest In 4
this city yesterday by officers Benadum, .
Ban and BendOw. To secure his arrest /
Is was necessary for the officers 10 see /
cure requisition from Governor Nc !
kinley OF Ohio and Governor Matthews +
Of this state. Collins stoutly protested /
his innocence, but the fact nevertheless /
remains that he was SO badly scared /
when first arrested that he almost !
eliminated himself. He will be taken To ,
csVllle.-Muncie News.
1.-THE funniest experience / ever had" /
said an eX-baggage master Of the j.. NJ. |
& l. road. who is now several pegs
higher In the service OF the road, was (
while / was running as trunk smasher
between Louisville and Chicago. and that
was several years ago. / held the checks /
20 piece OF baggage that 10 outward
appearance, was only small plain pine
box. 1t contained something within, ,
however, that was very heavy. I placed
the box ON the top OF a travelling mans
trunk. and during a jar sustained by
the car. the box fell of and split open.
Out rolled three bags, one Of which was
broken. and out Iolled big yellow twenty
dollar gold pieces Maybe YOU think 1
wasn't surprised. The idea of some one
shipping several thousand dollars Of gold
as baggage struck me as very strange
/ at once hunted up the man who held
the check 10 the pine box, who | found
sound asleep In the sleeper and told him
OF the mishap to his baggage. / was
considerably more surprised than he. In
fact, his actions were very careless. He
showed his hand down i'm his pocket and
pulled out a quarter and said. Here, /
take this and tie the bags together and
store them In a corner. I'll call for them
when We get near Chicago 1 refused
20 take the responsibility OF the charge,
and finally he came back and tied the
bags together. but did not take them
out OF the ear. Just before we reached
Chicago the fellow got the baggage and
left the train in the night. 1 afterward
ter so lightly lie proved TO be a de-
faulter and was running away with all
the cash OF some concern In the South
and did not want 10 arouse suspicion by
sending The gold as express natter
Columbus Herald.
Some ten days ago w. IT. Kegley (or
Cagly) was the hero of a pretty romance
While at the worlds fair. according 10
the story. he met a fair maiden from
Brooklyne, Miss Margaret n. Davis,
daughter OF Millionaire John @. Davis
Che probably meant John @. Shafer of
Walton). Their acquaintance ripened
into a love affair and the day was set for
their marriage. As the story ran. Miss
Davis took down with hasty consumption
and died giving $4,000 10 Cagley, her
affianced. which sum ne was expected to
receive in a few days from the East. IL
was a very pretty, though gauzy and Inn
probable. story, and aroused the suspi-
cion OF Cagey's relatives. who were not
inclined 10 believe the tale. A few days
ago an uncle, William Cagley, OF Waupe-
cong. wrote 10 parties in Brooklyne,
Mass, the alleged home of Miss Davis
and yesterday received this answer
''Mr. w. Cagley: Dear Sir-In reply TO
within inquiry. l Will state that / be-
lieve II 10 be a fake l have lived here
since 1874 and never knew OF such per-
sons as John @. or Margaret y. Davis.
Furthermore. the records at hand, which
are very complete, contain no such
names. Your note was turned over to
me by the postmaster. You viii see on
the face OF IL that. as this is the town OF
Brookllne and not the city Of Brooklyn,
the writer was not even familiar with
the locality. Respectfully, A. 5. Arthur"
Mr.. Arthur is the editor Of the BrOokline
Chronicle and the letter effectively eX-
plodes the Improbable story. The uncle,
William Cagley, exhibited the above let
ter at the Tribune Office Thursday and
expressed the belief that his nephew
took this means TO work credulous
friends.-Kokomo Tribune.
About fifteen years ago members Of
the state legislature introduced measure
10 abolish the high schools of Indiana,
claiming that they only benefited the
rich. BY the citizens in general this
supposition was considered absurd, and
efforts were at once instituted TO thwart
the purpose of certain members of the
legislature. The citizens of FIT. Wayne
We're bewailing a possible loss Of the
high school and were anxious to assist
in movement to Illustrate any action Of
the legislature detrimental TO the public
school system Of Indiana. Before the
act was put before the legislature the
board Of school trustees Of FIT. Wayne
conceived Of a novel idea 10 thwart the
measure and still maintain the school
system of ct. WAYNE intact. Consequent
" the school board changed the name Of
the high school TO the Central grammar
school, but preserved the same studies,
teachers and methods. This action Of the
board reached the legislature before the
pending measure was acted upon and to
a certain degree forestalled the probable
course Of the legislature, and, in fact
convinced the authors of the law that the
measure would, even If adopted, be inef-
fective. The school law could not be
changed constitutionally, and the attack
on the high schools was killed at its In
efficiency. During these many years since |
the change was discussed the EFT. Wayne
Central Grammar School" has been the
title Of the high school Today the name
central grammar school was relegated to
the past and the board of trustees re-
sumed the old name high school," and
hereafter that distinctive appellation will
prevail when any reference is made TO
our central school building where the
higher studies are taught. The new name
was carved in stone on the building today,
and all the changes will also be made in
all the new printing ordered for the
school.--Ft. Wayne News.
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