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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
THE CHICKAMAUGA PARK.
Report of the Indiana Commission to
the Governor.

Some time since Governor Matthews APP
pointed Gen. NJ. C. Hunter, Gen. J. r. Car
nahan, Felix Shumate, Judge D.. b. Neon
nell, Capt. Milton Garrigus, W.. p. Heron,
NJ. NJ. Thompson and G.. H.. Puntenney,
whose regiments were in the battle of
Chickamauga, commissioners to represent
Indiana in establishing the positions of the
regiments and batteries of Indiana in that
battle. That commission has just made a
report of its work to Governor Matthews.
The report is made up of ten pages, was
written b. the secretary, General Carna-
han, and contains many interesting facts
concerning the Indiana regiments and bat
teries engaged in that memorable struggle.
1t is an interesting fact that, next to Ohio,
Indiana had the largest number of regi-
ments of infantry, three regiments of cav
airy and eight batteries of artillery in the
battle. The Indiana infantry regiments en-
gagged at Chickamauga were the Sixth,
Ninth, Tenth, Seventeenth, T~wenty-ninth,
Thirtieth, Thirty-first, Thirty-second Thir-
ty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, Forty-second. For
ty-fourth. Fffty-eighth, sixty-eighth.
s set sIf5ftb' s~evens ssTfntS-f0uT Eighty-t ssx-
Eighty-second, Eighty-fourth Eighty
sixth. Eighty-seventh, Eighty-Esighth,
and Observation-Disclosures. Indiana batter
les, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh. Eighth, Elev-
enth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twenty
first. Cavalry regiments, Second, Ihird and
Fourth.
A considerable portion of the report is
devoted to the work which the government
has already done upon the seven thousand
acres of ground upon which the battle was
fought, by which it has been made one of
the most magnificent parks on the CONT
nent.
ION the first visitation of your commits
sioners, in October, 1885," says the report
I'VE spent a week in the work of locating
positions occupied by Indiana troops in
the battle of Chickamauga. During the
week f~ifty-hve positions occupied by our
Indiana men were definitely located and
marked. Your commission has kept an ex-
act copy of the record of these positions
as made by the engineers, and can furnish
a copy of the same to any member of any
regiment or battery that may desire the
same. This work for Indiana at Chicka-
manga was not completed upon our first
visitation. but we We're compelled TO quit
at the close Of the one week. for the reason
that the national commission had fixed the
next week for another State. On May IA,
1894. your commissioners returned to Chick
amauga and spent another week, when
twenty-five additional positions of Indiana
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o'clock before Prosecutor wiltsie arrived.
None of the other attorneys for the state
Vas present Pending the coming OF inc
prosecutor the police had succeeded in seat,
ing the spectators. The room was packed
and the air was oppressive
Just before Prosecutor WiltSie arrived,
Landon Thomas, the brother of w u.
Thomas, and Mr.. Little, the father-in-law
Of the murdered man, came in through the
on the opposite side of the room from the
prisoner, Near them sat Clayton II 4 Car
brothers. He had been a schooimate OF
Western B. Thomas. These three men con-
laboring under considerable mental strain.
Landon Thomas appeared to be intensely
wrought up. He nervously fingered a small
the article to his mustache. A deathly
silence fell. over the thnong when judge
McCray ordered the bailif to bring in the
jury. The twelve men filed into the box
exactly at 5 O'Clock. AS they did so Landon
Thomas turned his eyes toward the prisoner
and there they rested until the final ordeal
was ended.
Gentlemen. have you agreed upon a YER
w have replied foreman Bunnell, as
he stepped forward with a sheet of paper.
The clerk of the court read the verdict
without a auaver in his voice. " jury,
find the defendant guilty OF manstaughter
prison for a term of eighteen years, IL
said.
The eyes of every man in the courtroom
were upon the prisoner before the last
words left the mouth of the clerk. Smith
glanced curiously at the bit of paper con-
tanning the verdict as it was passed up to the
judge His eyes were directed toward the
clerk during the reading, but fell as the
last words reached his ears. For a full
half minute the silence that followed this
last official act was thrilling. OF the several
hundred pair of eyes that rested upon the
face of the prisoner not one, perhaps, de-
tected the slightest change in his features.
Els face grew pallid for an instant. but the
same placid cou~ntenance was there He
made no attempt to address those around
him until his step-father turned toward
him and spoke. Then he talked for a few
minutes to his father and Harry Sells be-
fore leaving the courtroom. No words
passed between the prisoner and his attof-
neys. Judge McCray asked the defense if
they desired to poll the jury, but Mr.. Dun
can replied:
"I see no good in that. it is not necessary:
we will. in a day or two, enter a formal
motion for a new trial.
Just before Smith arose to leave the
courtroom Landon Thomas turned to an
acquaintance and remarked:
Notice the expression on that mans
face. 1t is truly wonderful"
Then he called CAPTAIN Quigley anu asked
If the jurors would expect him to thank
them individually for the service they had
that he did not think it necessary: Prose
cutor Wiltsie walked over to the jury box
and administered a hearty hand-shake 10
each juror. Many Anderson people were
present in the courtroom and We're gener-
Gus in their congratulation to the brother
of the murdered man and to the father OF
his widow. The spectators tumbled pell-
each commenting upon the verdict after his
own fashion
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HOW THE JURORS VOTED.
Two stood for Acquittal and Nine for
Life imprisonment.

Life I'm risOnInent.
The men who composed the jury in the
Smith case were Newton j. Mcdaniel, ia
cob r. Morris, George III. Huran and Louis
Theme, of this city; John Fellenzer, FRANK
r. Harding and William r. Johnson, of
Wayne township; Hezekiah Jones, William
Privett and Reuben Bunnell, of Washing
ton township; John Reagan, of Decatur
township, and William II. McVey, of War
rem township. Many of those who watched
the faces of the jury from day to day dur
ing the progress of the case insisted that
it was certainly a hanging jury" Then
after the case closed and the twelve men
were cut off from communication with the
outside world it was predicted that a YER
dict would not be reached. just how many
ballots it required to convict Winnie Smith
MEMBERS maintain the strictest reserve.
They decline to discuss the character or
their deliberations, and say they entered
into an agreement before leaving the CHAM
Der that no one should talk. 1t is known,
however, that there were several very
stubborn men.
The first act of the body after retiring
to the jury room was to elect a foreman:
This honor fell upon Reuben Bunneii, OF
Broad Ripple. 1t was agreed that the first
ballot should decide as to whether or not
the prisoner should be found guilty. On
this ballot two of the jurors voted for &C
quittal and ten for conviction. After that
the balloting was solely upon the degree
of punishment. Nine members Oh the pouy
voted for life Imprisonment on the second
ballot and held out stoutly for this punish
ment until yesterday afternoon. Ihey only
consented to a lighter penalty when they
found that unless some concessions were
made a verdict would not be reached. Late
Yesterday afternoon the life men came over
to the side of those favoring a punishment
for manslaughter. The lowest sentence
proposed at any time during. the twenty
nine hours deliberations was for ten years.
The others ranged from fourteen years to
a life sentence. None of the jurors at any
time voted for the death penalty. Two or
three held out for some time for twenty
one years, the limit Of the crime for man
c1auphtQr-
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troops were marked. and there are other
important positions which have not been
marked. The commission has not marked
the positions OF Indiana troops on LOOKOUT
Mountain and Missionary Ridge
The report states that Ohio has appro-
prlated $4,000 icr and ex-
sioners asked why Indiana, which had so
many troops in that great battle, should
not remember and horror her sons on that
field in the years to come On this point
the report continues:
Certainly not less in proportion to the
number of troops she had on the field than
has been done by Ohio. The men of Ohio.
of Indiana, of Illinois. of Minnesota and
the other Union States stood side by side
during the terrible storm OF Chlckamauga.
If the men of Ohio and the other States
were brave. the men of Indiana We're with
them in every line: il the soldiers of the
other States received the terrible charges
of Longstreet and the combined forces OF
Bragg's army, the soldiers of Indiana stood
by their sides in the heat and death that
reigned all around them; the soldiers of In
diana who gave up their lives on Chicka-
mauga's bloody field lay side by side with
their comrades from Ohio and Illinois in
soldiers graves.
1.-The Chickamauga Park will be dedi-
Gated on the 10th and 10th of September,
1895. the thirty-second anniversary or the
battle.
Congress has recently appropriated $50
600 to be expended on behalf OF the Unitec~
States in the dedication. 1t is desired by
the War Department and by the United
States commissioners for the park tnat
each State that had troops engaged at
Chickamauga should be represented at the
dedication of the park. If this is done. 1t
seems to your commissioners that, IN addi-
ton to the Governor of the State, suitable
those of the Indiana soldiers who We're
participants in the battle of Chickamauga.
The expense would not be great, and we do
most respectfully urge your Excellency to
bring the matter TO the attention of the
Legislature, so that Indiana may be fifty
represented at the dedication of this great
battle park.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
SCENE IN THE JAIL.
Visited by His Mother and Aunt
NIxrt:e Qxerfurf CalIS

One of the most pitiable scenes in the
distressing drama that has just closed was
witnessed at the county Jail last night,
when Mrs. Wands, mother of the prisoner,
visited her erring son in his cell. In a pitt
able state of prostration, that began to in
crease with the news of the jury's verdict,
Mrs. Wands, visited the Jail about 1880
O'Clock. She was assisted from the car
riage by her husband and the sheriff, the
support of both being necessary to help
her into the building. She was sobbing
bitterly when the jailer adjusted the prison.
er's cell so that she could enter. Smith was
lying down, but arose with the exclamation:
Mamma, I'm glad to see You" As the
broken-hearted woman took her wayWard
boy to her heart the Jail officials withdrew
an6 kindly refrained from intruding upon
the sacred communion of mother and son.
Mrs. Wands spent an hour in the prison.
er's cell. At the end of that time she babe
him a fond farewell and withdrew to the
office. Here she was so overcome with
grief and weakness that she was compelled
to retire to the sheriff's apartments and
lie down for a time. She finally recovered
sufficiently to be taken home in her car
riage. Later in the evening Mrs. Plumb,
of Evansville, sister of Mrs. WandS, visited
her nephew and remained half an hour.
About . O'Clock a carriage dashed up to
the Jail entrance and a smart-looking young
woman stepped out and marched briskly
up 10 the jail QOoT. one puSQ6u the eieC-
trio bell and was admitted at once. The
girl was very pretty, and wore a long,
stylishly cut coat and jaunty black hat,
with a modest feather. She was let into
the corridor leading to the cell of Winnie
Smith. Her interview was prolonged, and
when she came back 10 the office her eyes
were red with weeping. The caller was
Myrtle Overturf, and she, too. had begun
to realize some of the bitterness that must
come to the transgressor.
Smith declined TO be seen by anybody
outside of his family and intimate friends.
Yesterday evening he called the sheriff to
his cell and requested him to admit no one
except his parents and Myrtle Overturf. He
told the sheriff that he had expected an
acquittal and was greatly surprised at the
verdict. He said, however. that he was
glad the sentence was for eighteen years
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
investigating CIesgett Infanticide.

Yesterday Coroner Castor began an in
vestigation of the murder case, in which
Nettie Cleggett is charged with numbering
her child, Dec. 80, 1894. Although the woman
confessed her crime to the coroner when ar
rested, a few days ago, she has now secured
Thomas Hanna and J.. T. ". Hill as at
torneys, and intends to fight the case. She
now refuses to talk. acting on the advice
boarding house the crime was committed,
testified before the coroner that the child,
when born, was strong and healthy. and
that it suddenly died under suspicious cir
cumstances the day after it's birth. She
also said Mrs. Cleggett wanted her to
drown the child, but that she refused. Geo.
A. Henry, with whom Nettie Cleggett has
been living, and who is the father of the
child, still denies all knowledge of the
crime,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
VERDICT OF THE JURY.

Intense Interest Manifested When
the News Became Known.
Tt was 4:30 O'Clock before a word of news
was passed from the jury room. All after
noon there had been an air of unusual
quiet about the interior of the Criminal
Court. Clerks and bailiffs devoted the time
to gossiping over the merits of the case
with lawyers and newspaper reporters. At
torney Spaan, of the defense, spent nearly
all afternoon in the courtroom. He was
hopeful of a favorable verdict and felt that
the long silence of the jury augured well
for his client. The noon hour wore away
until it began to grow dark and the lights
We're turned on. At 4:S0 o'clock bailiff Roy
ster came down from the jury room. He
said there was no verdict yet. Ten minutes
later he went up stairs again. When he
came back his face told that there was
news. He walked into the telephone room
and closed the door behind him.. Then it
was rumored that a verdict had been
reached. The rumorS were ve~ll-founded,
n it wasn't fifteen minutes until every
body within two or three squares of the
Courthouse was in possession of the news
of a verdict.
Judge McCray soon appeared in answer
to the telephone message. Then the bailiffs
began summoning the attorneys. John S.
Duncan and Charles w. Smith We're the
first to come. They sat down on the side of
the room occupied by the defense during
the trial, and were scarcely seated before
the prisoner walked in, followed by Sheriff
Womack. Smith dropped into a seat by
the side of attorney Smith. He smiled at
the attorneys salutation and for a mo-
ment or two conversed with his friends.
Harry Sells, who has been with the prison
err day and night lately. took the chair on
the other side of him. The prisoners
mother was not in court, and none of his
relatives were there except his step-father,
DR.. Wands. The latter sat behind Smith
and appeared to taxi the matter far more
seriously than his son. Smiths face was
perceptibly pale, and a drawn expression
could be noticed about his mouth when he
first entered the courtroom, but by the
time the jury came in his features had
cleared and there was no visible concern
noticeable In his face or actions. Some
little delay was accustomed by the attor-
neys for the State, and 1t was nearly s
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
SURPRISED THE DEFENSE.
Verdict Contrary to Expectations
VIII Appeal to supreme Court.

Verdict Contrary to tai
Will Appeal to Supreme Court.
John S. Duncan, one of the chief counsel
for the defense, left the court room i'm
mediately after the verdict was read. His
face portrayed the surprise and disappoint-
ment he felt.
"In a day or two" he said, I'VE will en-
ter a formal motion for a new trial. We
expect to carry the case to the Supreme
Court and hope to have it reversed there.
OF course we. are surprised at the verdict.
We were confident of something better,
but there is nc certainty about what a
jury will do. That is all there is to say
about the matter at this time"
Charles w. Smith, MIR. Duncan'S law
partner, remarked, as he left the court
room:
winnie Smith will never serve that time.
We will take the case to the Supreme
Court and get it reversed. h record is
full Of errors"
Attorney Henry Spaan expressed himself
as much surprised at the verdict. He ex-
pected an acquittal for his client. Attor-
neys Van Vorhis and Spencer. who gath
cred and compiled much of the evidence
for the defense, share this opinion. All of
the attorneys for the defense will go to
work at once getting the record iii proper
shape for an appeal in case the lower court
declines to grant a new trial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
Want water Mains i'm East End.

The people living between the Big -Four
and c., III. & ! railroads and State and
Leota streets are getting very much in
earnest in their request for fire protection
in the way of water mains. Several meet
ings of the citizens of that territory have
recently been held at the grocery Of Tay-
lor & Ormbsee, on Michigan avenue, and
much dissatisfaction has been expressed
that petitions which were flied as much as
two years ago have not been acted upon
This territory can only be reached by fire
apparatus after climbing a long grade from
the center of the city, and as no water
plugs lie within the territory the depart
ment is of little service after it arrives.
The railroads mentioned form a continual
menace to property, and at one point, it is
said, the sites of eight fires. which have
occurred in less than two years, can be
pointed out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
Butler select. an Orator.

TIL primary oratorical contest to select
a representative from Butler University to
the State contest in March resulted in the
selection of John Butler, whose subject was
individual Liberty" f. G.. Roberts was
second and b. 3. Bales third. Mr.. Butler
leader in the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
Iumbcr Wen Elcct omccr..

The Retail Lumber Dealers Association
of Indiana concluded its annual meeting
yesterday morning by electing the following
officers for the ensuing year: President, J.
d. Bosworth, Anderson; vice PRESIDENT NJ.
$. Huey, city; secretary and treasurer, f.
B. Fowler. city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
Violated the Postal Laws.

George Jasper was yesterday arrested at
the Union Station by Deputy Marshal Fo-
ley, who wanted him on a charge of violat-
ing the postal laws. He had formerly been
a prisoner on the charge of counterfeiting,
but the case was not strong against him
and he was dicharged. He returned to his
home in Lafayette and became involved
in trouble with his family, for which he
was arrested on a peace warrant. He was
discharged on this complaint yesterday.
and. having heard that he was TO be ar
rested for violating the postal laws, he took
the first train for Cincinnati over the Big
-Four road, and was on his way through
this city when Deputy Marshal Agnew ar
rived in Lafayette. The latter tclegraphed
Marshal Hawkin of the fact and Deputy
Foley went to the station to make the ar
the car. having partaken heavily of two
large bottles OF whisky which he had with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17

instead Of three. If he had been given a
light punishment his attorneys he thought.
would have advised him to accept 1t without
appeal As 1T is he expects his lawyers to
use every effort to get him a new trial. He
was considerably agitated after the verdict
and ate but little supper. Should Smith GO
to prison with a determination to behave
himself he win be able TO serve out the
penalty in thirteen wears and nine months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
Sale of Brightwood Bonds.

At a special meeting of the Brightwood
Town Board, Tuesday night, eighteen thou
sand dollars worth of bonds issued by the
town were taken by S~easongood & Mayer.
a Cincinnati firm, at 81, ILLS premium. The
bonds bear s per cent. interest and run
thirteen years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
Mr.. Twiname Convalescent.

Mr.. James E. Twiname has been confined
to his bed for several days from blood pois-
oning caused by a large splinter which ac-
cidentally became lodged in his hand. AL
though for a time, Mr. Twiname was in a
critical condition, he is now thought to be
out of danger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS.
Distributed by superintendent Worries
for State school Fund.

The school apportionment of State
money was yesterday completed by Super
intendent OF Public Instruction Worries. The
total amount distributed is 81, 436, S52.04. The
number of children of school age is sos. 261.
The per capita is s1.74. The amount re-