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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
Indiana Notes.

A revival meeting is in progress in the
NJ. E.. Church at Wilkinson, in charge of
Rev. S. F. Harter. Forty-five persons have
been added to the church.
Jacob Mullendore, farmer living near
Rockheld attempted suicide Monday for
the second time. He inflicted cash in his
throat with rusty knife that took TWEEN
ty-seven stitches to close, and is in crit
ical condition.
The Gas Belt Torpedo Company has been
organized at Knightstown. The capital
ed Mr.. j. d. Whitfield is president, j. H.
Bennett manager, and Mr.. c. Beard secre-
tary and treasurer.
The pocketbook and money of Bernard
Hamel, whose body was found at Logans-
port, was discovered yesterday, hidden at
his late residence. This dispells the theory
of foul play. Coroner Downey rendered
verdict Of accidental death.
The revival meeting at Alexandria, con-
Quoted at the Christian Church, by j. ".
Coombs, is creating great interest. Sunday
forty people protested conversion. Four SER
vices We're held. The house was crowded
A new Christian church was dedicated
L. L. Carpenter, of Wabash, conducted the
dedicatory exercises, and raised sufficient
money to pay all Indebtedness. The new
church Is one of the finest rural edifces in
the State.
Bernice Lodge, No. 120 X. of p, of No
blesville, last night celebrated the thirty
first anniversary of the founding of the
order. The hall was deliberately decorated,
and a programme of high order, both lit
cipal address was by Rev. Fred NJ Stone,
of the NJ E. Church.
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Other Deaths.

LEXINGTON. KY, Feb. 19.-Major
Thomas H. Shelby, collector of internal rev.
enue for this district and father of John
T. Shelby, Colonel Breckenridge's law part
ner and counsel in his famous suit, died
this morning of paralysis of the throat, in
his sixty-sixth year. He was grandson
of Isaac Shelby, the first Governor of
Kentucky, and was related to leading fam
lilies Of kentucky, Virginia and Missouri.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 19.-W. c.
Barber, aged eighty-four, died here to-
day of old age. He was formerly capital
list in Worcester, Mass, but lost his fortune
days he was we'll acquainted with Daniel
Webster and Henry Clay. Mr.. Barber
leaves a widow in Worcester, who is almost
as old as himself. He also has several
sons and daughters in the East.
PARIS, Feb. 19-M. Auguste Vecquerie
a well-known French literal If and editor
in-chief of the Rappe a Radical Republican
organ, is dead. He was born Nov 49, 1879
at Vulequier, Department of Siene-ln-
feriure. He was the author of number
of works, of prose, poetry, and also wrote
several dramas.
FRANKFORT. KY, Feb. 19-Colonel
Robert p. Pepper, wealthy stock breeder
and the owner of the famous stallion On
ward. died at IL O'Clock today, after three
weeks illness with Brights disease
CHICAGO. Feb. 19-Colonel J. P. Mar
tin. acknowledgement of the Department OF
the Missouri, died at the Chicago Beach
Hotel to-day. He had been i'll for some
time with kidney disease.
LONDON, Feb 19.-Dr Hulke. president
of the Royal College of Surgeons of En-
gland, is dead.
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A CONSTABLE'S MISTAKE.
Shot the Cashier of n California
Bank Instead of a RObber.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb "Details
have been received from an attempted bank
robbery at Azusa, Cal, early this morn
ing. The bank was entered week ago
and an attempt made to open the safe. Fail
ing in this the robber took frcm the counter
a satchel which contained money put up
to pay the Azusa Valley Fruit Association.
At the time of the first entrance book
keeper Anderson, who was sleeping in a
rear room, heard the robber but, having no
revolver, did not go out. Last night CASH
Ter Daniels and boCkkeeper Anderson who
were sleeping in the rear room, heard the
burglars enter They jumped out into the
bank. Daniels with shotgun and Ander-
son with a revolver. The robber jumped
through a window and escaped. Daniels
fired at him. At the time when Daniels
fired at him constable Stevens was passing
the bank and supposing that the robber
had fired from the window, opened fire.
His first shot struck cashier Daniels in
the left shoulder. Constable Crawford ran
up at this time and gave chase to the rob-
Der, capturing him. His name is Ellsworth
Myers. He came to Azusa last December
from Colorado and has been hanging around
here ever since. He claims he did not fire
count of the attempted robbery and the
careless shooting by deputy constable Stew
ems. Daniels is reported to be in a precar-
ious condition. Myers says he had no con-
federates, but this is not believed.
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MISS YORKE'S SLAYER
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS ON A DOOR
STEP IN PHILADELPHIA.
Was Suffering from Wounds I'm the
Lungs and Fractured skull.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2O--James b.
Gentry, the murderer of Madge Yorke. the
actress. was found unconscious on a door,
step at Thirty-third street and Columbia
avenue shortly before I o'clock this morn
ing. A patrol wagon was summoned and he
was taken to the German Hospital, where
he soon afterwards gained consciousness.
disclosed his identity and acknowledged
himself the murderer. An examination by
physicians revealed two wounds penetrating
the lungs. Gentry explained these by say
ing that he had attempted to commit sui
eide by stabbing himself with pen knife.
put the knife broke or he would have
ks ste il, in his attempt. He had
days except snow. besause he was afraid raid
OF being arrested. He was wandering about
the parks since Sunday night and had fallen
in the corner wher he was found from
sheer exhaustion. Gentry is also suffering
from a compound fracture of the skull
and is severely bruised and wounded. These
injuries, he says. he received in jumping
from the fire escape in the rear of the
Zeiss Hotel after the commission OF the
crime: The physicians at the hospital all
say that he Is in very dangerous condi-
b. Gentry, aged thirty-eight years Of Rich
mond, Va In one of his pockets was found
these said Twill meet you in New York;
unable 10 come to-day on account of rehears-
al" The other told him that she would be in
adelphia on the 10th. Both were signed:
with love- Madge." After his admission
to the hospital Gentry started to tell the
physicians rambling story and 1t is their
opinion that he is Stimulating insanity.
A dispatch from Cincinnati says: Gentry
is a Cincinnatian by adoption, being by
birth virginian of good family He came
here when a STRIPPING. His first venture
was with the Robinson circus ticket
seller Then he went on in the concerts
in a black face act. He drifted to New
York, and with one Johnson. joined the
Irwin Brothers. doing white face act;
finally became a successful artist"
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Rev. A. C. McCabe, Phi. d. formerly edf-
tor Of the Maryland Churchman. accepted
g call to the rectorship of Christ Church. Of
Springfield o.
Vencenzis Nino. a barber yesterday cut
MS wffe's throat from ear to ear in New
York tenement. The deed was committed in
the presence of the couples two children.
The Arkansas and Missouri Yellow Pine
Lumber Company is the name of new or
ganization preparing to open offices in St.
Louis, but those interested deny that it is
lumber trust.
Colorado burglars wear bullet-proof coats.
Thomas Cook a merchant mt. at Eilmora, at at
bullet, though striking the burglars should
er, fell fiattened to the floor.
The Electrolytic Copper Company of
Ansonia, Conn. in the business of refining
day with unknown assets. Frank and Ed
ward Smith conducted the business.
Canao Braico, alias Frank Charley" OF
No. l25 Ewing street. Chicago, who, on
Sept 10, 1894. murdered Dominic Buonana
in Chicago, was captured in New York yes
terday. Braico is seventeen years old.
The John Moran Packing Company has
given deed of trust on all property in st.
Joseph. Mo-, John Donovan, jr. being named
as trustee. This action was caused by the
depression In business for some months past.
dismissed the case against Rev. Frank
Spalding. principal and five members of
denny who We're arrested last week for
severely fogging two unruly cadets.
The carriage manufacturing establishment
of McLear a. Kendall of Wilmington, Dell
one of the largest in the country, was
closed by the sheriff, yesterday, on local
judgments amounting to $4,000. Henry c.
Mcf4ear senior member of the firm is Sec
rotary of the Carriage Builders National
Association.
The Yale Freshmen Debating Union has
been challenged by the Harvard freshmen
union to debate to take place within
three months The Yale and Princeton de-
batting societies have chosen this subject for
4, ali nhufo ot an Afoxy n.
Resolved. That the income tax of 1894 was
a justifiable measure
Charles w. MONK. manager of Overhotz
derously assaulted Monday night by two
men, Monk was the principal witness in
the charges brought by Pennsylvania Con-
gressmen against T.. p. Kearns, internal
revenue collector, and to this is attributed
the assault made upon him.
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terson confined in the jail here for six
months. serving sentence for assault and
battery in which he uSed knife with al
most murderous results on a Colfax man.
While confined he organized among the
prisoners what he termed the Kangaroo
court, whose mission it was to try every
new prisoner. Patterson acted as judge,
and the verdict of the court was invariably
guilty" The culprit being sentenced either
to SO many lashes or to pay fine or to-
baccO, cigars, or both. When a tramp was
admitted for lodging and breakfast he was
always sure to get a good bath, Patterson
ordering his assistants to carry the fellow
to the wash room, where he was given
thorough securing, no matter how hard he
fought. While in Jail here Patterson
claimed to have reformed and was used
by the officers in obtaining admissions of
guilt from other prisoners. His cunning
made him an adept at this and several fell.
lows now in the Prison North owe their
sentences to misplaced confidence In Pat
terson. The officers here say that Patter-
son is as smooth william as they ever came
in contact with, and that the story Sexson
tells is in keeping with the methods or that
notorious crook.
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THE KUHN POISONING
BEGINNING OF A SENSATIONAL
TRIAL AT GREENsBURG.
Shelby County Widow and Relatives
Charged with Murder-Ex-AudftOr
Coles ShortaGe-Indiana News.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Feb. 19.-Mrs. Mar
garet Kuhn. charged with killing her hus-
band, Edward Kuhn, was placed on trial to-
day in the Circuit Court. The case comes
here from Shelby county. Fourteen attor-
neys, seven for the prosecution and seven
for the defense, appeared in the case. The
defendant appeared in the court room in
deep mourning and walking with a cane.
She was suffering with a severe attack
of rheumatism, affecting the knee. She is
twenty-three years of age and has black
hair, dark eyes and the appearance of
woman of refinement. She has heretofore
borne an excellent character and is a MEM
Der of the Baptist church. having become
a member several years prior to the death
of her husband. Her maiden name was
Midkiff and her mother, a widow and
two brothers are jointly indicted with her
for killing her husband Edward Kuhn, by
strychine poisoning.
The Midkiffs and Kuhns lived near the
village of Melser, Shelby county, and the
parents of both branches are farmers and
wealthy. Opposition sprung up in both fam
lilies against the proposed marriage of Ed
ward Kuhn and Miss Midkiff, but the young
couple had their own way and were mar
ried in September, 1892. On the 9th of last
June. after eating supper and retiring for
the night, the husband became violently
Ill with commissions and died. Soon after
his death charges We're made of foul play
and an Investigation followed as to the
cause, which led to the arrest of Mrs
Kuhn. Mrs. Elvira Midkiff. John Midkiff
and Alvin Midkiff on charge of murder in
the first degree.
A jury, consisting of the following named
gentlemen was secured without much de-
lay: JOB L. Coil, Frank p. Sharp. Matthew
Mccormick, Alfred c. Mccoy, Oliver God
dard, Frank M. Thompson, Strauther V.
Pleak, Charles Remy Thomas Edmeads,
Albert Smith, Hayden S. Magee and Amos
Eddleman.
State. He was called. he said, to attend
Edward Kuhn in his fatal sickness. When
he arrived he found him in commissions,
which required every minute or two and he
died in convulsion. He asked Edward if
he had ever been bitten by snake
to know why he was so particular and the
Doctor replied that he asked the question in
order that he might be able to give proper
treatment. She told the Doctor that before
retiring that night she took a quinine cap
slile and so did her husband. The sick man
told him he had taken quinine. About nine
months before his death Edward Kuhn
brought the Doctor a drawer of q coffee
mill and in 1t was white powder which
was intensely bitter The State considers
this as "a very strong circumstantial
will be able to show that the husband and
wife were together and not at home until
late in the evening and that the powder
was put in the coffee mill in their alb
sence. The court adjourned with the wit
by attorney Smith, who was testing his
knowledge of Strychinal poisoning.
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ALBERT wHIppLE,s CAREER.
Developments Regarding an Abb
sconding Nebraska Banker.

ScOnd1nE NeDraSkA DanheTs
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 19.-Nebraska and
Iowa people were startled to-day by devel-
opments which Indicate that Albert Whip
pie, the absconding banker, merchant and
army contractor, of Crawford and Hyannis,
now a fugitive from justice with creditors
left i'm the lurch for $4,000 to $4,000, and
Albert B. Whipple, who was sent to the
Fort Madison prison, in Iowa, in Decem-
ber 1886, are one and the same man. Whip
pie was the agent of the 90 at Coin, Ia,
at that time, and though a young man,
soon attracted attention by the rapidity
with which he grasped business PROPOSE
ton, and was slated for an executive posi-
ton with the company when gigantic
scheme involving the forgery of vast
number of the company's tickets
traced to him. He had succeeded in dispos-
sent to the Iowa penitentiary. young
woman of Coin, who was desperately in love
gresham Hepburn and others that they
interceded with Governor Larrabee for his
pardon He went West ss,u when 11 released I'd
prison, Whipple mastered shorthand and
upon his release secured a place with an
a quartermaster. He was stationed as
transfer agent of the government at Rush
se aeo at Fop na f9 e
opened store at Crawford and and one at
entered and robbed, he claimed of
$4,000. His stenographer had been sent on
an errand and Whipple alone at the
time of the alleged robbery. Some one
passing heard half smothered cries and
found Whipple locked in the vault from
which his stenographer soon released him.
1t was thought impossible for him to have
locked himself in until Charles Cradle, the
banker, investigated and found a fine wire
leading inside by which Whipple had been
enable to throw the bolts. One stockhoIder
learned he was about to leave Crawford
and went to the bank with gun and
compelled Whipple to buy his stock. paying
cash therefore. The audacity of Whipple,
who could not have obtained bond even as
night telegraph operator if he had applied
for it, and who yet became banker and
merchant and was trusted to the extent he
was leads his relatives, who are among
some of the most eminently respectable
people in the West to believe he was in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
Novel Fraud at baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 19.-The system in
vogue here of banks lending money to pack
ers on receipts for goods in warehouse has
received a shock and the Second National
Bank, the Bank of Baltimore and the Cam
ton National Bank are said to be out sew
eral thousand dollars. William w. Crozier
of the firm of H. S. Lanfair & Co., killed
himself some weeks ago. For twenty-five
years he had been known as an upright
business man. An inquiry by the firm into
its condition showed $4,000 cases of canned
the banks. The banks started an investi-
CATION and the result is that among the
5000 cases 400 cases, supposed to contain
cove oysters. were found to contain toma-
toes, string beans and corn. All these cases
were stenciled cove oysters and the piles
oysters.
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Voorhees, and the Wool Market.
Press

The Hon. Daniel w. voorhees,, of Indiana,
ex-tali Sycamore of the Wabash, late tariff
statistician and wool expert In ordinary
to the Cleveland government, and now
chief promoter of bill providing for the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver. staked
his reputation GOD wotD some time, since
sell below 1872 cents per pound. A modest
Philadelphia merchant offered to sell Mr.
Voorhees, a certain large amount of wool
at the price named. 1t was never given
out whether Mr. Voorhees, really wanted
to go into the wool market or not, but lie
he did he must have lost money, for the
price fell to 161s cents last week. The new
tariff bill has failed to put up the price
age price per bale of Australian wool in
London in 1898 was $50 per bale. in 1894
it was $685. and at the end of the last year
after Mr.. Voorhees, statutory stimulus had
been in operation four months it was $50
per bale, the lowest price on record
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Criticism of a. New Play.

WdSHIfIBlOI IUSI.
We do not wish to appear captious, but
1t seems to us that THE Girr' also shows
a superfiuity Of lingerie. In fact, at times
1t quite. reminds one of some of John Wan
counter line. In the first act the young
doctor thoughtlessly washes his hands with
out first looking round for towel He Is
extricated from the dilemma by demure
little prairie maiden who frankly offers her
underskirt. as towel This is very gener--
seems to us that the doctor might have
utilized his own coat tails with equal eff
feet from a dramatic if not from a spectac-
ular standpoint, and at the same time
spared Eastern ideas of etiquette the
shock they receive at this bit of Western
fraa10m
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
BRICK WORKS BURNED.
Adams & Root Suffer a Loss of $685.
900 at Sheridan.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHERIDAN, Ind. Feb. 19.-The Sheridan
brick works, owned by Justus C. Adams
and o. H. Root, of indianapolis, were de-
stroyed by fire this morning. The loss is
$4,000; insurance about $4,000. The fire
was discovered shortly before last midnight
by Harper Teter, the Waterman. The SUI
perntendent, Rolla Staley, and citizens gen.
orally did all in their power to save the
buildings, but the dryness of the timbers,
owing TO the great number of gas fires in
the sheds. caused such hot blaze that the
chemical extinguishers. with which the fac
tory was literally supplied, were useless.
The entire buildings, including machinery,
were soon a mass of ruins The sheds
contained, it claimed, nearly one hundred
thousand green bricks, all of which were
ruined. This factory was erected about
three years ago, and has been very bene-
fetal to the community, especially the la
boring class, as it was run steadily all
winter. Usually the factory employed about
ing has not yet been decided.
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The Brazil Coal Situation.
ecial IN fha India ma ruoIiS Journal

BRAZIL, Ind, Feb. 19.-The coal situa-
ton in this district is growing more serious
daily. The conference held here between
the operators and officials of the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois railway accomplished
nothing. A prominent operator said this
afternoon that the principal object Of the
meeting was to consider the appeal made
by the officials of the c. & E. ]. to the
operators to reduce the selling price of
coal and thus aid them in competing with
the Wabash and Illinois Central. A ma
jority of the operators was not in favor of
this, and the situation is more complicated
now than ever. 1t is claimed that the c.
& E. I. must haul coal from this field at
% cents a ton to compete with the Wabash
and Illinois Central.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
A SENSATIONAL KILLING,
Having It's Origin in the Railway
Strike Troubles of Last Summer.

Having It's Origin in the Railway
Strike Troubles of Last Summer.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HAMMOND, ind, Feb. 19.--Lying in
small room in a house in Ogden street. in
west Hanimonr, is the body of John Kvo-
jak, of No. 1865 Kelley street, Chicago, shot
through the heart by John Piotrousk, late
of Company F., Fifteenth United States In
fantry, who also shot Klyrnme Kovkoski
through the calf of the right leg. The
shooting occurred about o'clock this after
noon, and. according to the murderer's
story. which is corroborated by number of
witnesses, was done in self-defense. Imme-
dlately after the shooting Piotrouski walked
to the Office of Judge j. p. Davis and de-
livered himself up to the authorities. Pho
trouski, who was discharged from the army
on Feb. 8, came to West Hammond yester-
day, and last night was married to Katie
Lusula, of that village. He was seen to-
night at the office of Judge Davis where he
is held by the marshal of the village, await
over the shooting, and talked freely to the
reporters. He said that he first met Kvo-
jak several weeks ago in Chicago. and was
recognized as one of the United States sol
strike last summer; that Kvojak told him
that If he ever got chance he would kill
him; that last night, while attending
ception given in honor of his marriage,
Kvojak in company with Kovkoski and
three other men, came to the house and
tried to carry out his threat but was frus-
trated, although they succeeded in breaking
up the party. They went to the prisoners
house this morning, but We're again driven
away. only to return again this afternoon
about o'clock They then broke into the
house and went up stairs where the pris-
oner lived, and, after assaulting his wife,
tried to break through door into the room
where Piotrouski had gone to secrete HIM
self. While they We're doing this the pris-
oner shot twice through the glass in the
door. one of the shots striking Kvojak in
the left breast, Just over the heart, the
other woundinG kovkoski in the leg. Kyo-
jak staggered into the kitchen and fell in a
chair saying that he was fatally hurt and
would die. which proved true. The other
ing to this city. where his wounds were
dressed by DR.. +. O. Johnson.