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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
ELECTROCUTED AT SING SING.
David Hampton Put to Death for tn
Murder Of Woman.

SING SING, n. Y, Jan. 2S.-David Hamp-
ton, colored, suffered death in the electric
chair in the State prison to-day. Within
three minutes and thirteen seconds after he
entered the death house, bearing crucfx
and repeating a prayer, he was strapped
into the chair and the current turned on
But one shock was given, and Hampton
was pronounced dead in fifty-seven sec
onds. The autopsy showed that Hampton
had died instantly. The body was not
burned or marked, and there were no I'M
usual symptoms
Hamptons crime was the murder of Mrs
Annette Aherns, widow of seventy years.
in her apartments in West Fifty-fourth
street on the night of Dec. 20, 1892. Hamp-
ton and his wife had at one time boarded
with Mrs. Aherns, who owned the build
ing in which she lived. She had accumu-
lated money by renting out rooms, but be-
ing of a misery disposition she kept most
OF her money in a cotton bag under the bed
Hampton knew this, and one morning stole
$40 and fed from the house with his WIFE
Mrs. Aherns followed him and demanded
heard to say that If the old lady did not
stop bothering him he would cut her throat.
her bdroon3 iSy1 VIII e, rna was wa round IN
to ear. On a wash stand near the bed was
bread knife and a finger stall which be-
longed to the murderer. This was all the
ciew the policemen had to work on. The
knife was identified as one Hampton had
stolen from a boarding house kept by Mrs.
Josephine Johnson The morning after the
murder Hampton went to Mrs. Johnson's
house and showed her roll Of bank bills
and gold. The money was in white cot
ton bag like the one in which the dead
woman kept her money. Next day he met
Joseph Papsico and told him he would pay
his expenses If he would accompany him to
Newark He showed Papsico roll of bills
and the gold. The two men went to New
ark where Hampton purchased a complete
outfit of clothing. He then disappeared and
was arrested Feb. 16. When the muir
der was committed Hampton had sore
finger and wore a. finger stall on the wound
ed finger He was placed on trial for the
murder and found guilty and sentenced to
be executed last year, but his case was
taken to the Court of Appeals, and when
the decision was handed down sustaining
the action Of the lower court he was SEN
fenced to die to-day
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

The date of the midwinter, High-school
commencement is Feb. l, to be held at
Plymouth Church.
Mary Ryan, an inmate of the House of
the Good Shepherd, escaped yesterday
leaving with no outer wrap on.
The rumor that Charles e. Wilson will
take a position in the office of Auditor of
State Daily is denied, but not by Mr.. Wilson
himself.
The Relief Corps of Phil H. Sheridan
Post alleges that their ex-treasurer, Mrs.
Mamie Pontius, now of Detroit, failed to
account for $50 of the corps funds.
J. A. Adkisson, who has been an inmate
of the county poor farm for year, died
at that place, yesterday, of scrofu1a. Mr.
AdkisSon was sixty-two years old, and was
at one time a member of the Marion coun-
ty bar. He leaves a wife.
The Senate committee on education held a.
meeting yesterday afternoon and decided to
recommend for passage Senate MeLeans
bill providing that a diploma from the
Terre Haute State Normal shall. entitle the
holder to a license to teach in the common
schools of the State without an examina-
ton.
A horse driven by Charles Literal, living
south of the city, ran away last Friday
afternoon as Mr.. Literal and two chill
dren were driving along the Mooresville
pike. The horse plunged down an en-
bankment at one end of the Eagle creek
bridge. but, fortunately, none of the &C.
cupants We're hurt, although the wagon
was splintered
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WESTERN UNION PROTESTS.
Don't Want to Be Compelled to Send
Messages in Order of Filing.


Counsel and local repI esentatives of the
Western Union Telegraph Company were
before the House judiciary committee, last
night to protest against a favorable re-
port on Mr. Wilson's BILL which provides
that the sender of a message shall be enti-
tied to- recover from, a. telegraph company
the sum OF 500 for the failure to properly
transmit in the regular order of it's turn
a message filed in business hours. The
representatives of the company stated that
the passage of the bill would greatly Grip
pie the business in the State and would
make it necessary to cut off many of their
smaller offices Final action on the bill
was postponed until the next meeting of
The committee will recommend the in
definite postponement of Mr.. ALISON ; bill
providing that the power of returning in
dictments for misdemeanors and crimes of
a less degree than felonies be taken from
grand juries Like recommendations will
be made Mr.. Merritts bill proposing
amendment to the law of provoke, Mr..
Nicholsons bill granting certain powers to
justices of the peace, and Mr.. Bohannon's
bill making it unlawful to kin quails until
Jan. l. 1900. The committee decided to
place the seal of its approval the bill
introduced by Mr.. Longwell, which changes
the rule in relation to changes of venue
in Circuit Courts, Mr., Gregg's bill in re-
lation to appeals to the Supreme and APP
pellate courts, and Mr.. McGeath's bill pro-
viding for the issue of county bonds for
the construction of a courthouse where the
building has begun,
The Judiciary committees of the House
and Senate will hold a. joint session at 4
O. clock this afternoon to> hear the people
of Seymour and Brownstown discuss the
proposition to give the voters of Jackson
county chance to say whether they want
to Seymour. There will be big delegation
from each place here to-day
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Legislative Notes.

The reformatory committee of the House
will go to Plainfield to-day.
The Sheridan Relief Corps is selling tick
cts for entertainment, Thursday night
The member selling the most tickets is to
receive watch.
The State Board of Charities, yesterday
received and distributed among the legis-
lators printed copies of it's annual report
which was filed with the Governor six
weeks ago.
The insurance committee of the House
evening to give all those who have griev-
tunity to air their complaints.
bill introduced by Mr.. Van Arsdel yes
terday concerning dog taxes will affect tho
dog fund in this city. AS 1t is now dog L.
censes are used largely for the benefit of
Center township outside of indianapolis
Clerk Brown, of the House, has appointed
the following clerks: Engrosslng, j. @.
Lambert. of Henry; Jonce Monyhan, of
Orange; H. c. Daugherty, of Tippecanoe
Enrolling clerks: d. F. Ball, of Howard !:
Walter Thomas, of Hendricks, and Sydney
Monk, of Clay.
Mr.. Merritt's labor commission bill pro-
vides that a board of two electors shall
be appointed TO investigate the causes of
the recent labor strikes and report sug-
gestions TO prevent further occurrences
The board in investigating local trouble
that may come up hereafter is to operate
with the judge of the Circuit Court of
the county in which the trouble occurs.
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DEATH OF A SENATOR
JOHN ID. THAYER, OF WARSAW Dis
TRICT, EXPIRES AT HIS HOME.
Senate AdJourns-Important Bills In
trOduced i'm the House-Several
Measures Are Passed.

A telegram received yesterday morning
by Senator McManus brought the tidings of
the death of John D. Thayer, Senator from
the counties of Kosciusko and Wabash.
Senator Newly, president pro tenn, called
the Senate to order at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon and Senator McManus being
recognized announced the intelligence that
he had received. With it he submitted the
following resolution:
Whereas the members of the Senate
have heard with great sorrow of the death
of our co-laborer, Senator John D. Thayer,
therefore be it
Resolved, That the Chair appoint COM
mittee of four to attend his funeral and to
prepare suitable resolutions concerning the
demise of our beloved fellow-Senator, and
that this Senate do now adjourn.
The resolution was adopted. and Senators
McManus, Boord, Mcdonald and McHugh
were appointed to compose the committee to
attend the funeral. Senator Thayer's death
was the result of an attack of paralysis, or
rather the result of several attacks. He
was nominated for Senator in 1892 and
made an active canvass of his district. A
few days before the election, while address,
ing a large audience, he was stricken down,
and for several days his life despaired
OF. He recovered sufficiently to attend the
session Of two years ago, but never COM
pletely regained his health. At the begin
ming of the present session he came to In
dianapolis, but shortly after his arrival he
sustained another stroke, and from that
time until his removal to Warsaw two
weeks ago, he was confined to his room at
the Denison Hotel. After his removal to his
home the reports of his condition that came
were uniformly discouragng, and the an
I nouncement of his death was not unex-
pected.
John D. Thayer was native of Ohio,
and was about sixty-five years Of age. He
was extensively interested buyer and
shipper of grain and was part owner in a
number of elevators located on the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago railroad He
was a man of fine business qualifications
and was a safe, conservative and valued
member of the branch of the General AS
sembly to which he had been elected He
leaves widow and four children The
funeral services will be held at Warsaw to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock.
After the adoption of the resolution above
the Senate adjourned until this morning at
10 o'clock.
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THE CITY'S AFFAIRS.
Spirited Discussion Before the Legis-
Iatiye Committee Over Annexation.

Spirited Discussion Before the Lesis-
Iative Committee Over Annexation.
The committee the affairs of the city
of Indianapolis gave hearing last night,
to the several interests that are demand
ing the attention of that committee. The
principal matter discussed was the pro-
posed annexation of Woodruff Place to the
city. The amendment to the city charter
that has been proposed, through which it
is hoped to annex Woodruff, provides that
the residents of that corporation may have
the right of appeal to the Circuit Court,
and if it is shown that less than rs per
cent. of the persons owning property in
the place are demonstrating they shall be
annexed. If it is shown that more than
rs per cent. are demonstrating then they
shall not be annexed unless the court is
satisfied that property is ENDANGERED, or
that the prosperity of the place is being
retarded The residents of Woodruff Place
are willing that this provision shall apply
to implanted territory, but they ask that
in the case of plated territory a remon-
STRANGE signed by two-thirds of the voters
residing in the territory shall be a bar to
annexation.
Judge Ayres speaking for the residents
of Woodruff, submitted to the committee
that if two-thirds of the residents were
shown to be demonstrating against annexa-
ton that it was evidence that to annex
them would involve hardship that the COM
mittee had right to impose
J. r. Hussey. president of the Town
Board of Woodruff, spoke at some length.
giving reasons why the corporation should
not be annexed. He recited briefly the his
tory OF the place, the tremendous outlay
that had been made by the founder to rem
der this an ornament to the CITY, and how
the present residents were endeavoring to
carry out the intentions of the man who
laid out Woodruff. After the place had
gone to decay, he said the present owners
had restored the fountains and the statu-
airy, had put ia electric lights, water and
gas, and had taken steps for permanent
and expensive street improvements. He
showed that the tax rate was 5 cents
greater than the city rate of taxation and
that the increased rate was going into a
class of improvements that could not be
maintained if the corporation was taken
into the city. He showed that Woodruff
had paid its share for the construction of
the Clifford-avenue sewer, and claimed
that it had borne its part of the cost of ev-
cry Improvement that could, with justice
be taxed to it. Tt was the only real park
that the city had. and the city should be
as much interested in maintaining the
place ir It's beauty as Woodruff was
William II. English who has been active
in securing legislation that would make it
possible to annex Woodruff. said ~ haA =
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LINE.
FLORIDA
Ard the South

Leave Indianapolis 3:45 a. m, $40 a. m
and 3:25 p. M, landing passengers in tha
Union Passenger Station at Louisville
where connections made for the South
Through sleeping cars Louisville to jack
sonville, Tampa, Fla, and intermediate
points
Tourist tickets on sale; good returning
until May 81, 1895.
Call on agents, No. 4S West Washington
street, No. As Jackson place and Union Sta
ton. GEORGE E. ROCKWELL.
District Passenger Agent.
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Action mt Winchester.
Special to the Indianapolis. Journal,

WINCHESTER, Ind, jan 2s--At a mass
meeting of the citizens of this city, to-day
resolution was offered by the city Mayor.
w. s. Diggs, and unanimously adopted,
Endorsing the Nicholson bill.
WESTFIELD, Ind, Jan. PA meeting of
)citizens of Westfield and vicinity was called
at the M. E. Church yesterday afternoon
There were about one hundred present, one
third of whom were voters. Great interest
shown by members of all the political
parties, and resolutions were unanimously
adopted favoring the passage by the Legis-
lature of the Nicholson bill.
PARAMOUNT, Ind, jan 2S-A union
service of all the six churches of this place
was held last night and was attended by
more than eight hundred persons. The
Nicholson bill, now before the Legislature.
read and discussed, and enthusiastically
Endorsed. Many voters present signed petit
tons asking and urging the Legislature to
pass the bill
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29

rec s.sfng the least gas of all the suburbs. In
West Indianapolis the majority Of the mix
t.rs have been removed in order to get
&. ouch gas with which to cook. A sub
scr tutson paper Is being circulated TO raise
enter damage suits against the gas COM
pany for failure TO fulfil its contract and
Int timing money under false pretenses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
Abe Wolf Badly Injured.

Abe Wolf slipped on the ice at the corner
of Washington street and Virginia avenue.
last night, and was seriously hurt. He was
found lying unconscious on the sidewalk
by patrolmen Dilts and Griffen and an am
bulance called. Mr.. Wolf was removed to
his home. at No. 2S3 East New York street,
and DIR. Maxwell called to attend him. 1t
could not be learned to what extent he was
injured as. up to a late hour, he was still
unconscious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
An Abusive Young Man.

Pstrolman Meyerpeter found young
man near the Union Station, last night.
about s o'clock, who was causing consid-
efable disturbance because, he said,
had been sold a railroad ticket to st.
/ .ouis which, he asserted was not good.
h @ had been in McConneys cigar store,
trying to compel them TO give him the
a nount which he had paid for his ticket.
u-nen asked his name by the officers he
refused TO talk and then abused the officer
until the wagon was called and he was
sent in.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
Mrs. EmiIx Lourx seriouslx uu,

Mrs. Emily NJ. Lowry, widow of Major
John A. Lowry, is lying at the point of,
death at the residence of her grandson,
W. w. Lowry No. 40 Woodruff Place. Mrs.
Lowry has been resident of Indiana for
fifty-five years. She was an intimate friend
of the wife of President Lincoln, and is
a daughter OF Professor Moorecraft, of
Cincinnati. who many years ago was as
ISOLATED with Henry Ward Beecher
teacher in that city.
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MARY Anderson Nnvarro mi.

NEW YORK, JAM 2S.-Nrary Anderson is
very i'll at Brighton, England. according
to a letter received from that place to-day
by Rudolph Aronson, of the Casino. The
letter says: MARY Anderson, who has
just had very serious illness, is here
(Brighton), being wheeled up and down
the promenade in a bath chair. She is
amazingly changed, all the sylph-iike indi-
cations of her once pretty figure and the
somewhat ethereal face having gone, and
in place of this have a matronly wom-
an. with plump dairy maids cheeks She
is followed about by Navarro who looks
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
Installation of "a Pastor.

The Olive Branch Synod, of the English
Lutheran Church, met, yesterday after
noon. at the First English Lutheran
Church, corner of Walnut and Pennsyl-
vania streets. There a large attend
allce of the ministers of the denomination
in the State. The congregation was present
in large numbers, last night. at the install
lation of their new pastor, Rev. David L.
Mckenzie. The sermon was preached by
Rev. DR.. Samuel III. Ort, president of Wit
tenberg College,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
A woman Get. 100000 Damages

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Sa-
rah Spencer, whose case against the Iron
Mountain road has been on trial in the
United States Court the past week, OBJ
tanned a verdict this morning for 500 0OO
Mrs. Spencer is a resident Of San Fran
cisco, and sued the Iron Mountain company
wreck at Texarkana on May "a, 1888
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
Leg Broken by a Horse. Kick.

Christian Hungerberg, one of the Pabst
Brewing Company drivers was kicked on
the leg by one of his horses yesterday
while near the Washington-street bridge
over White river. His leg WAS broken In
two places He was removed to st. VIM
CENTS Hospital
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
old Auctfoneer Dead.

John Gustin died at his home. 81 Pleasant
street, Sunday night. He had been trou-
bled with Inflammation of the bladder. Mr..
Gustin was associated with G. w. McCurdy
in the auctioneering business for many
him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
Engli.h's-ssIn the Tenderloin.,


There is an interesting plot to I'm the
Tenderloin,' which opened a half weeks
engagement to a good-sized and enthus-
astic audience at Englishs last night The
kidnapping of child by Jack Forsett
Frederick Bryton) who holds her for a
ransom, is the basis of the plot, into which
are woven numerous sensational incidents,
several Of which have no apparent connec-
ton with the story. One of the latter is
the 'green-goods'' scene in which the
modus operandi of that class OF swindlers
is shown and which concluoes with rep
resentation of the well-remembered Jim
Holland tragedy. Holland was a Texan,
who went to New York to beat the green
goods game and succeeded in doing so, and
also in killing the operator.
The most entertaining portion of the piece
is the last act, which shows Tom Gould's
notorious "Sans Souci' saloon as it flour
ished some years ago in New York. In this
scene John Page introduces an acrobatic
song and dance that is gem" in it's way
Page plays the part of newsboy, Car
rotts," and is an active little man, who
does some astonishing gyrations which
catch the audience. His act is more than
clever. James B. Radcliffe is quite enter
tanning in his songs. and there are other
specialties. Frederick Bryton has the vii
forceful style His work is always strong
and Impressive in whatever character he
assumes.
I'm the Tenderloin' will be seen again to-
night and tomorrow matinee and night
The cast is follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 2s.-Mr. c. H.
Buckley went, to-day, to H. r. Jacobs's
Cleveland Theater, on st. Clair street,
which he owns, and demanded the arrear-
age of rent, which amounts to consid-
cradle sum. J. ID. Burns, Mr.. Jacobs's To-
cal manager, could not pay it,, and Mr..
a temporary verbal lease. The theater is
comparatively new and handsomely fur
nighed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
They Favor the Nicholson Bill,

Special to the 1ndianapolis Journal.
THORNTOWN, Ind, Jan. 2S.-A mass
meeting of citizens, called by the Law and
Order League, was held at the Presbyterian
Church yesterday afternoon. The Nichol-
son bill was enthusiastically Endorsed,
speeches in its favor being made by the va
rious pastors. the superintendent of the city
schools and others. delegation consist
league; DR.. j. NJ. Boyd and Mr.. w. o. Nc
Kerns was appointed to present a petition
favoring the bill and to urge its passage
Sentiment here is all in favor of the bill,
and especially in favor of the section giving
localities the power to free themselves from
the saloon through petition. The w. c. 7.
L. petition for scientific temperance educa-
ton was also unanimously Endorsed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
Gas SUNNY was SHORT.

There We're more complaints yesterday
about the weak gas than any day yet The
South Side is the greatest sufferer in the
city. and West Indianapolis. as usual Il
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29

exhibition at the opera house last night.
The troupe is from the Midway Theater III
San Francisco and Is the one that created
such sensation in Chicago. A number OF
ladies at the performance last night left
the theater on account of its alleged in
obnoxious feature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29

No menu is complete without Cooks Ex-
ira Dry Imperial Champagne on it. If not
on ask for 1t.
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PeffiSDryGOOdsCO
ADJUSTMENTS.
Grand-"Jane."

An exceptionally small audience greeted
the reproduction of Jane" last night. The
company is fairly good one. The plot
OF the play Is familiar to Indianapolis the
alter goers, yet it may be well to repro
duce it in brief The humor of the situa-
lions hinge on the attempt of Jane to carry
out the character of the pretended wife of
Charles Shackleton, who has to find a help
meet in order to deceive an uncle who be-
1ieves the nephew is married. 1t is hard
to compare Miss Minerva DORIS rendition
as their work is entirely unlike. Miss Dorr
has not followed the business of her pre-
decessor, but has in her own way sue
ceeded in presenting the character of the
housenaid elevated to a higher life, with
its assumptions of the manners of the aris-
rocracy and the inevitable lapses into the
mannerisms of below stairs. with ccm-
mendable skill. The William of Mr.. Au-
gustus Balfour was done with sufficient and
satisfactory ability. The other characters
of Mr.. Fred Mower, as Mr.. Kershaw, the
rich uncle, being acceptably done. The per-
Torrance was preceded by very pretty
curtain raiser, entitled, "The Lost Sheep"
by Sedley Brown and Frank Norcross,
which is In Denman Thompson's style.
Jane remains for two more nights and
a matinee. Jane is cast as follows:
Charles Shackleton. Frank Norcross
herShaW.. Fred Mower
William Augustus BaIfour
Claude. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT frankie Gordon
Ike N,,.;,, ra,. Fayne
Chadwick her maiden aunt.
...........................-. Trace HEyck
Mrs. Pixton. Lutte Page Mower
Jane. Minerva Dorr