The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-06

point this afternoon in the testimony of
DR.. j.. r. Weist, who had been the physi-
g Thn o. des lanes ! w l, MoTri hors Tor r. twenty sen,ya years ar.
Weist's testimony on the ground that an
opinion from him would be a betrayal of
professional confidence. put tailed 70 10 =.
Morrison's mensdl- condition he nswere
that he considered him Of unsound mind.
The question read to DIR. We.st was a hypo-
thetical one. covering the entire case, re-
quired three hours to read 1t, and is the
longest on record In the court.
Camping In Midstream.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Feb. last fall, Joseph
Shaffer, of Burlington, near here, conceived
the idea of going South for the winter. He
loaded his family in a small boat and
started down the Wildcat. On reaching
Monitor. his wife took sick and died. Shaffer
then sold the boat and returned home. Last
week Shaffer, who had not recovered from
his navigation fever" married a Miss Nc
CURE. fitted out another boat and embarked
on their bridal voyage. When but a few
miles out the cold snap imprisoned their
craft in midstream with eighteen inches of
Ice. where they must remain until the
spring thaw releases them.
Was $4,000 short.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
hohOHiO. Iiu+, r cd. O.-1NO IuTlUeE Llu-
ings have been received from John E. Hol-
man. the Kokomo attorney, who disap-
peared last week. His debts aggregate S 5000.
but there is no evidence of fraud further
than carrying away 1878 belonging to j..
Dickerson d Co., of Richmond. Holman was
agent for the State Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION of Indianapolis, and $500 of it's
money cannot be accounted for. His debts
We're mostly secured by personal indorse-
ment. Holman has a fine residence and
mllch 0fhar Tnol acfofa al anxf1 49,
fair.
Crusade of spirituaIsts.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. Feb. 5.-The spiritual
lists OF this city are arranging for a series
of revival services at the Temple. which
promises to carry the warfare Of spiritual
ism into the s%trongholds of Anderson
churches. There are nearly one thousand
avoWed spirftualists in Anderson. Leading
mediums. slate writer's and materiaIizing
agents of national reputation have been Sc
cured Tor this work. 1t is proposed to hold
nent cnurch people and leading citizens will
pc invited free of charge in the hone of
converting them to spiritualism.
Warming to Sausage Eaters.
special to the indianapolis journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 5.-The
family CT Emmett Wcodworth was poisoned
last night with bad sausages. Mr.. Wood
worth, wife and three boys ate heartily of
the sausage, and this morning a neighbor
found the family suffering from poison and
in great agony. Two boys had crawled from
bed and lie unconscious on the floor. DR..
irwin was at once and has
worked with them all day. 1t is not vet
known whether they will all recover. The
ma ter is to be investigated.
Anti-Toxin in Anderson.
Spacia1 fO fhe Ind{apapolis Ior1rnaJ
ANDERSON. Ind, Feb. 5.-Anti-toxin
the new cure for diphtheria, has been sue
cessfully tried in Anderson by Drs. j. B.
Fattic and S. C. Newlin. The cases in ques-
ton are the children of Joseph Campbell,
two of whom were treated Saturday and are
now thought to be out Of danger; The ten
garded as hopeless, was treated by DR.. S.
c. Newlin the same day and is decidedly
improved.
Ex-PoIiceman Sent to Prison.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Feb. s. William
Worthen, an ex-policeman, was found guilty
of larceny to-day and sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary. The charge against
Worthen was that while a member of the
merchant police he entered Ayers's grocery
and stole a bag of silver, containing about
Sao; Il WAS WAS a ca naoit il or af the f hnnt to put ho the
in a bag and hiding it over night. Worthen
knew of the practice, having formerly been
ID c.eTk III the sore.
Five Sidewalk
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONyILLE. Ind. Feb. 5.-Five
persons, Miss Louise Laws, William Schell,
William Dietz, Totart. Watts and j. S. Fer
rier, all fell to-day on a slippery concrete
pavement in this city. two Of them being
badly injured. They all fell at the same
place. Miss Laws broke her left arm at
the wrist. and William Schell, in falling,
struck his head and has symptoms of con-
Cussion of the brain.
The Interstate League.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Feb. 5.-President
Fl. F. Schmidt, of the Western Interstate
League, has received applications from
Lafayette. Fort Wayne and South Bend for
membership in the Interstate League. Terre
Haute, Bloomington, ILL.,, and Joliet COM
plete the circuit. At a meeting soon to be
held. two more towns will be selected. The
league will have Decatur, Ill.,, Burlington,
Ia, Danville, ILL.,. and L~ogansport to Sc
Suicide Of a Kelley Graduate.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Feb. many at
tempts at suicide, John H. Freudenburg
foreman of the ten-inch mill at the Indiana
.ron works. killed himself. at his home or
Park street, last night. by aking carbolic
acid. Freudenburg took the Kelley cure
some months ago, but since that time be-
came addicted to drink again. He was thir.
ty.six years old and leaves a wife and three
children.
The Jones Twins.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RUSSIAVILLE. Ind. Feb. 5.-The cele
brated Jones twins, which attracted so mucl
attention in 1890. being shown In every larg,
city in the United States, and when the,
died were buried in the dooryard of thu
Jones homestead. three miles south of THU
place, FOR security from possible ghouls
were disinterred last week and removed L
the New London cemetery.
The wildcat Killed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT. Ind, Feb. 5.-A Gras,
creek correspondent of a Logansport pape