The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-28
FIVE TIMES MARRIED.
Facts That Came Out i'm Mrs. Chris
TOPPER GrOss's Law Suit

Special to the Indianapolis Journal:
COLUMBUS. Ind. June 2.-In the Circuit
Court this morning Mrs. Christopher Gross
won the suit in which she sought a divi-
sion of the estate of her fourth husband,
Lucus Covert. The defense was set up that
she ought not to recover On the grounds
that she was not divorced from her Sec
legal wife of Covert. During the trial it
was brought out that the plaintiff had
been married five times. First TO a man
and drowned himself. Next she married
Thomas Jones, who left her, saying that
he might be back some day. Five years
later, presuming that he was dead, she
married William .sentrigger. who deserted
her and secured a divorce. She then mar
ing to recover one-third of his estate. Aft
err filing her suit she married Covert's old
friend, Christopher Gross, with whom she
will now live and enjoy her fourth hus-
bands estate.
Prosperous Tin-Plate Works.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, June 27.-The signing of
the new tin-plate wage scale insures steady
employment for the army of ~workmen in
the American t~in-plate works here. There
will be no increase of wages. The American
tin-plate plant has had a most successful
year. and during the time many changes
have been made in all departments. Ten
hot mills, one bar mill and fourteen cold
rolls. with twenty-four stacks, are in full
operation. On April Y ground was broken
for a new mill. 160xSO feet, to contain six
hot mills. This building is now completed,
and operations will begin about July Is.
Two large engines are 10 be used to fur
n m;,h power, and are direct; left t, and nd right,
weighing sixty-fve tons each. A new
boilerhouse, s0x50 feet. has been completed
and fitted up with Serling boilers. Three
large DiCklprg are in full blast and a npu-
sorting room, 15OxSO feet; has been added
to the plant; Orders are coming in SO fast
1t is impossible TO supply the demand. The
new part will begin operations about the
middle of July, and then the plant will be a
sixteen-mill plant. with twenty-four stacks,
men, with an output of nearly fifteen thou
sand boxes Of tin plate per week, and a pay
roll Of nearly $4,000 per month.
Not ON the B~urIington Gas Line.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSSIAVILLE. Ind, June 2.-The Ko-
komo correspondent was in error in his
statement in Wednesdays issue. that the
gas company which made an assignment
this week supplied Russiaville and West
Middleton. The Lafayette Company owns
the plant that supplies this place and West
Middleton: The Lafayette company owns
an entirely different organiZa Ion, and was
the eefhieeif patr ealpA"Tf The ei lafayette lafaSea eaD a1se
WHICH is now COHtTOlleu Dy the Dlelerlcn
syndicate, has a large field, and has offered
$4,000 for. the Burlington plant. and will
become the owners as soon as the courts
can settle the litigation, and will connect
with its main line, six miles south. The
four-thousand-dollar offer was made before
the receiver was appointed.
Suters's Skull Crushed I'm n Fracas.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, June H.-Henry Su-
tiers had his skull fractured this after
noon by Frederick Smith, a carpenter, near
the latter's shop on Sixth street. Suffers
and his son got into an alteration with
Lewis Kistler. of Georgetown, and the lat
ter was being worsted. when Smith went
to his rescue. Smith claims the two Suffers
struck him several times, and that he ran
to his shop and seized a wooden clamp
about two feet long, with which he de-
Tended himself. With this he struck the
elder Suffers and fractured his skull. Su-
ters was taken to ST. Joseph Hospital.
where he is in a critical condition. Su-
tiers WAS shot a few wears ago in an en-