Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
WESTERN.

notified jobbefs and dealers that if they
sell the refined product of Nebraska beet
sugar factories the trust will decline TO
Sell them the cheaper grades.
John X. Tanner. chairman of the Re
publican State Central Committee of
Illinois. has resigned his position and
announced his candidacy for the Guber-
Material nomination in 1886
Ferdinand Kennett. cx-Chief of Police.
of st. Louis. who killed Detective a. j.
Lawson. was sentenced ut Los Angeles
Cal. To ten years in State prison. The
case will be- appealed to the Supreme
Court.
Wednesday was Thurman's SD birth
day anniversary. The old Roman" was
in receipt of a number of testimonials of
regard. He continues To improve and
now cOnversPs with friends. The Thur
man club of Columbus sent him bcauti-
full basket of flowers.
Annie Elliott secured Il divorce in Judge
Woods court ut St. Louis. No. She tes-
titled that her husband was cruel TO her.
| She kept Il heavy veil over face through
| out the trial. 1t developed that she was
| Barnum's bearded lady ami her husband
| an inda-rubber man by profession.
The term .Trlby" was before Judge
! IIollister. of Cincinnati for judicial inter
probation In the Moxey murder case
one woman was asked 10 compute dis
! lance by feet and answered: Il am no
| Judge of Tribes Her answer WAS
stricken out as being impcrtinent and
| indefinite.
The Findlay. Ohio. team won its third
successive game of football Friday. the
| Fostoria Athletic Association being he
| victims The score waa III To d. While
running with the ball Tom Shafer. one
of the Findlay players. was tackled by
| three of the visitors, and in the scrim
| mage that ensucd his right leg was
broken.
In trying TO capture Clarence White
n desperate criminal. who is wanted for
many rObberies, operatives of the Berry
detective agency ut Chicago killed his
| brother Frank White. who was seated
| in buggy with him. White was killed
| in an exchange of shots. after the detec-
| tives commanded the occupants 10 sur
render.
Arthur Johnson. of Leavenwor;h Kan.
went coon hunting with his uncle. John
Ieleg. with II pack of hounds just re-
| ccived from the East When they freed
| game Johnson climbed the tree to shake
down. He slipped and fell and The dogs
bounced on him by mistake. 1t WAS
| dark and his uncle. being deaf and not
hearing his cries. instead of taking the
dogs off, encouraged them. Johnson :
, life was saved 10y neiyhbor coming along
and taking off the dogs. His friends fear
| he may not recover.
The Brotherhood o: Locomotive Engi-
neers has decided 10 offer Il large reward
| and employ detectives to assist in cap
| turing convict George Roberts. who Is
| capped Il few weeks since from Jefferson
| vile. Ind. and was not caught DESPITE
| all efforts made to catch him. Roberts
crime consisted i'll wrecking Big Fcur
| train near Tcrre Haute during the late
coal strike, killing Engineer Merrman
| and his brakeman. Roberts was en-
ployed as IL trusty around the prison ST.,
bles. and taking advantage of this man
aged To get away
Mayor Sutro of San Francisco has re-
ccived rambling letter from Cincinnati.
signed by Alexander Russ Kenshaw, Nj.
d.. i'll which the writer says that he acct
dentally came into possession of facts
that he claims lead 10 the discovery of
the murderers of Blanche Lamont and
Minnie Williams. He says that two pro-
fessional gamblers committed the crimes.
but fear of death at their hands seals his
lips. He would he glad 10 give additional
information if he could come To Cali
fornia in safety. The police look upon the
letter as the work of n crank.
| An attempt was made by four men to
rob the Monroe County Bank at Woods
field. Ohio. They drilled several holes in
the vault, destroying the time lock, but
failed TO get in. just before they began
operations Sheriff j. Il. IIeyser had oc-
casion To go To his stable in the rear of
the bank building, and while walking
down the alley the four cracksn.-n
pounced upon him. bound and gagged him
and robbed him of 500 and gold watch
Then they placed him in the stable, where
he was found in the morning. There WAS
large amount of money in the bank
vault.
The Rev. Madison Swadener, of y >.
IL Elizabeth street, Cincinnati, Ohio, the
other night found Il man employing the
pockets of the coats i'm the hall The
! burglar ordered the Rev. Mr.. Swadener
:, to hold up his hands, whercupon the rev.