The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-09
Arrested, with Three of His officers, for
Attempting to Enterth City Against
Orders of the Council.
JENNINGS AT FRANKLIN
Aubrey and His Army Resting
and Feasting at Muncie.
General Sweetland Locked Up on the
Arrival of His Division at New York
-Kelly'sB Boats Almost Completed.
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LAPORTE. Ind. May S.-Acting on in
structions from the Common Council at a
special meeting, last night, Mayor Scott
and Chief of Police Purcell, backed by a
squad of twenty-five policemen, all heavily
armed, met the Randall army of common
wealers at the city limits this morning and
forbade them entrance to LaPorte. A cor
don OF officers was formed across the road
and the army halted while General Ran
dali and the Mayor held a conference. TIL
former and his officers grew abusive and
declared they would enter the town at all
hazards. Thereupon General Randall. Col.
Hoef1er. Major Lynch and S-ergeant-major
Gibson were arrested and hustled off to
Jail. where they are now confined awaiting
trial tomorrow. Seeing that their leaders
were gone. the army decided to go
around the city and camp in Nor
rison's woods, three miles out Of the city,
where they proceeded under of
Captain Leonard, of Company A, and DIR.
Frank Shaeffer, the army physician The
city authorities furnished a days rations
for the army. The Sullivan wing Of the
army, which mutinied at Valparaiso,
passed around this city in advance OF the
main body and created no trouble. 1t is
now In ST. Joseph county. Mayor Scott
declared LaPorte ~quarantined against the
army on account of the rumored presence
OF smallpox, or exposure thereto among the
soldiers. In arresting the leaders he acted
on the authority of the State law govern
ing such cases. Two of the commonweal-
ers were this afternoon taken to the coun-
~ asylum, being III with fever which, 1t is
feared, will develop into some contagious
disease. The two armies are being rapidly
l.~Vo4oI 49, dccnrrfonC onh RandQlDG 6iVi-
sion now numbers 2S4 instead of the $50
that left Chicago. Thirty-three have de-
serted the Sullivan wing since TINS morn
ing. The prospects are that the entire
army will disband before the week Is out.
Bunked in the Franklin Opera-House
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FRANKLIN, Ind, May S.-"Generar'
Jennings, with his army Of commonwsal-
ers. marched into Franklin at noon to-
day. They were covered with dust by
their ten-mile tramp from Greenwood, but
they shuffied along at a lively pace. They
reconnoitered in front of the courthouse,
but soon reformed and marched to Davis's
brick yard, where a dinner of soup and
bread was served. They have rented the
opera house, where they will spend the
night. a parade was INDUCED in this
afternoon and again at evening, AT the
close OF the evening parade the army
marched TO the opera house, where the
"Hoosier Kid delivered an address. They
Will not receive a great amount Of SYM
patty in Franklin. although a few indl-
viduals have interested themselves in their
behalf. 1t their evening parade they were
preceded in the march by a large number
OF young men and boys from the town,
who. with drmus and horns, added to the
confusion and noise made by the martial
band. The affair is looked on much in
the light of a huge burlesque. General
Jennings announces that he will remain
here with his troops until Thursday morn
ing, when he will resume his march to
the Ohio. Some recruits were added to
the army at Greenwood. but rone have yet
been announced from Franklin.