The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-14


the animal. 1t measured thirty-two inches
from the nose to the tip Of the tell and
weighed fifteen pounds. In removing the
skin OF the cat several shots We're found
in its body, evidently several years old
He brought the skin to Cambridge City
yesterday and placed it on exhibition. 1t
Wildcats are not often found in that locaii-
~, and especially not so large as this,
which, in size, is equaled only by those of
Arkansas and the Southwest. Just where
it came from how long it has been in
that vicinity is not known, as no evidences
OF its presence was manifested
A Famous Turkey Case.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD, Ind, March ia big
lawsuit was decided here to-day. William
Holland brought salt against Henry S.
Wales to recover the price of twenty-three
turkeys which Wales sold and Holland
claimed. The evidence showed clearly, how
ever, that the turkeys belonged TO Wales.
The case was tried before a justice and
Wales won Then it was brought 10 the
Circuit Court and continued once. 1t was
tried Monday and Tuesday with thirty-five
witnesses and the jury, after being out ten
hours, at 3 o'clock this morning decided in
favor of the defendant, Wales. The costs
in the case amount to $500. The costs in
this case do not amount to much by
800 as those in the celebrated calf case
of Barnard vs. Maroska = tried liz in this coun,
settled by the lost calf being found.
Outrage ON the Youart Family.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
MADISON, Ind, March 81 F. Limbert,
attorney of Greenvile, o., arrived here
to-day to settle the affairs of the Youart
family, consisting of the mother, Samuel,
Emma and Mrs. Roodhammer, a married
daughter, and young Youart. who
student in the Hanover College the family
having moved there to educate him. They
were all induced to return to Greenville re-
Gently to testify. as they supposed. i'll
case trial, but their arrival all were
a at coum bne M Alden Ramsay e repn
table citizen. was in Madison to-day and
told your correspondent he knew the family
well, that they were good people with whom
he had frequent dealings; that they were
sane as anybody and that they were prob
ably arrested and held for some sinister
motive
Conspiracy to Trap Farmer.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
LOGANSPORT, Ind, March 15.-William
Stanley. a farmer OF Carroll county, was
arrested here to-day charge of lar
ceny preferred by William s. Welborn, a
sawmill owner of the same county. STAN
ley recently brought suit against George
Appleton, another Carroll county farmer,
for Islander, and Stanley alleges that there
is conspiracy against him. Tie charge
on which Stanley was arrested to-day is the
theft OF bride. in this CITY on Jan. 8.
Stanley claims that the bride was placed
it he took it to a magistrate. who told him
to keep it until tie owner proved the prop
erty He claims la1 that Ia lap re robe was re-
which he also turned over to the authori-
ties. Stanley was released on bail.
.BandIt of the wabash" Caught.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAITTE, Ind, March 13.-Ernest
Whitehouse, ''tha bandit of the Wabash
was returned to the insane hospital at In
dianapolis to-day. He escaped some weeks
ago and since then the police of this city
had made frequent efforts to capture him.
He offered no resistance when arrested.
cution He talked nationally. but after he
had been in jail a few hours he began raw
n at the WHITE ae9 ne by an
audience with President Harrison. He
gained the name of the bandit of the Wa
was fugitive from justice and led the Of
icers and posses a lively chase IN this part
OF the valley
Cheap Telephones at Fort Wayne.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 13-The off,
GERS of the Fort Wayne Harrison Telephone
Company met here to-day with the repre-
sentatives of the officers and stockholders
in Chicago, and arrangements were made to
commence the cofSt tdction of the new tele-
phone system for Fort Wayne Immediately
The superintendent has. been here for sew
eeral days laying out the lines. and the plans
that he furnished were approved at the
meeting The new telephone company will
start with seven hundred subscribers and,
owing to local capital being interested, is
assured of success. as the prices but
one-half of the charge of the Bell COM
pany. The Harrison company have now 100
plants in active operation throughout the
country
Now with the Jury.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SALEM, Ind, March 13.-The argument
in the Crawford county-seat case closed at
p. m. to-day, and Judge Davis gave
a brief charge to the jury. The court room
was crowded with people to hear Hon.
r. J. Tracewells closing argument for
Leavanworth. followed by Hon. Charles l..
Jewett- on behalf Of English. The jury is