The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-09

sure to win anyway. whether they voted
or not. A ''passel' OF them, and pretty
vote and it looks as il certain other
"passel' let their overconfdence so far
| get the better OF them that they voted
| the republican ticket-presumably to
keep that ticket from being beaten SO
badly as to hurt the feelings Of the cam
! didates. Confidence Is a good thing.
| Overconfidence can be overdone-Terre
Haute Gazette.
A girl living as a domestic In family
of this town had saved up her wages and
| accumulated quite number Of ten-dol-
lar bills. A tramp came along and got
employment about the house. and made
love to the girl. He found out she had
some money and after brief courtship
proposed marriage and was accepted.
The fellow was unwilling to marry here.
but proposed they should go TO Cincin-
| natl TO marry and live. This she agreed
to do, Notwithstanding the lady for
whom she worked advised her to have
nothing 10 do with the stranger. Finally
finding she could not persuade the girl
10 give him up her mistress advised
her 70 spend her savings for some fine
clothes suitable 10 wear I'm the city. This
advice she acted on. When the tramp
found out that she had spent her money
he skipped out. The girl had thrown up
her place, expecting TO go to Cincinnati,
she can thank her mistress for giving her
some good advice.-Sulllvan Democrat.
Our municipal election passed off tame
~ and with considerable loss 10 the re-
amount OF Scratching" on the part OF
the independent voters. The republicans
elected officers as follows ID. Z. Ken
nedy, mayor; NJ. y. Collins, clerk; James
Singleton. marshal, John w, Lewis,
treasurer. and b. Il. Krlner and Il. II.
Thronburgh as counclmen in the First
and Third wards. S. NJ. Guthridge.
democrat. was elected councilman In the
Second ward. strong republican ward.
by twcuty-nine majority. showing his
popularity among his neighbors. James
Singleton. the republican candidate for
marshal. went in on scratch. His ma
jorty Is only nineteen. His opponent,
Mel Bauhard, tied him IN the Second
ward. There was no opposition to y. +.
Nrtner, the republican candidate for
council I'm the First and the democrats
had no candidates for mayor, clerk or
treasurer. Had all the democratic voters
III the city cast their ballots. Bauhard
would have been elected-Martinsville
Gazette.
our neighboring town OF Brooklyn was
the scene OF a murder case on Saturday
evening of last week Albert Page shot
and killed Hiram Gregory. using pistol
for that purpose The ball took effect
I'm the lungs and death ensued from
bleeding. Gregory was under the In
nuence or liquor at the time ne was shot
and was somewhat quarrelsome When
he met Page warm words followed, and
Page undertook 10 walk away. saying
he did not want any trouble, and asking
Gregory 10 let him alone The latter
took no notice Of the request. but adj
vanced on Page with an oath, as II I'm
the act ~ striking Page was aware OF
the desperate character OF his assailant
ttba
second doing the work. The cause Of the
tragedy was a private AFFAIR concern
ing n cousin OF Page, an attractive
young woman. whom Gregory had prom
ised 20 marry. Miss Page filed suit
against Gregory az the February term OF
our circuit court and recovered damages.
He was charged with securing an abor-
ton, and was indicted by the grand jury,
arrested and placed In jail. Monday OF
last week he was released on his own
recognizance Hiram Gregory was a son
Of the late Nelson Gregory Of Clay town.
ship. a former treasurer Of this county.
and also brother OF Mrs. Humke OF
Vincennes. Page was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Odin Smith on Saturday night.
brought TO this city and placed in jail.
Gregory was buried at Brooklyn on Mon
day afternoon by the X. of P.-Martins-
willie Gazette.
The trial Of Frank McCarty for as
sault and battery with attempt 10 rape
Marcy Kritch. took up the time of court
Tuesday A heinous offense II proved TO
have been. without shadow OF excuse or
reason Of Justification. and the sem
tence of three years In the penitentiary
is considered by many as plenty light
enough penalty. Mrs Kritch, ffty-three
years old and all but strong, lives with
her half-sister. Mrs. Mary J. Ale, sixty
nine years of age. Their home is a log
cabin I'm Rich Grove township on the
Of tae ~ ~ nd
Tom Conway. both strong young fellows,
the former twenty years Of age and the
latter a few years older. who had been
known 10 the women about all their
lives and had been treated by them as
II they were their own sons, went there
In the absence Of Mr. Ale, no one being
al home but the two women and Mrs.
Ale was sick and I'm bed The boys were
drinking. They terrorized the women
with profanity and vulgarity for a time
and after repeated commands and re-
quests TO go home they went outside
and began 10 stone and club the house
Mrs. Kritch went out at the suggestion
Of Mrs. Ale and asked them to desist
when she was seized by the brutes, or
at least by McCarty. and thrown 10
the ground. Mrs. Ale had got out OF
bed and hobbled 10 the scene with a
heavy cane. and McCarty, probably fear
ing she had strength TO brain him, as
he richly deserved let Mrs. Kritch go,
AFTER words ana acts that are not MT TO
be detailed In print. and got away. Then
he proposed later 10 send the women $25
II they would let the matter drop That
Is the story In substance as told by
the two women. Two days later Mrs
Kritch went to Medaryville and swore
out a warrant for their arrest. but both
eluded the officers until a month ago,
when Sheriff McCay surprised McCarty
hiding In a barn and took him in. Con-
way has not yet been found.-Pulaskl
Democrat.