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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
A Marriage in Austria.

Special Judge William T. Brown yester-
day heard the case of Ephraim Kroots to
set aside his marriage with Sarah Phillips
Kroots claims that his present wife was
married in Austria and has never secured
divorce, while she claims she was di-
vorced before coming to this country
Kroots has not brought out any evidence
to sustain his claim.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
MRS. MACKENZIE'S WILL.
A Girl Baby Born Week Ago VIII
Receive $4,000.

The will of Mary Taylor Mackenzie was
probated yesterday. 1t was made Jan. s,
1896 and was Witnessed by Anna e. Turrell
and Austin F. Denny. Ambrose p. Stanton
is named as the executor. The will gives
one-half Of all her property to her husband
Arthur Stanley Mackenzie and the other
half to her brother. William NJ. Taylor
provided she died without children. A week.
ago yesterday a girl was born. and sh;.
will receive half OF the estate. amounting
to about $50 coo.
Mrs Nackenzie's estate is worth about
s100 200. She and her brother We're equa.
heirs of the estates of Franklin and Phoebe
NJ TAYLOR. The real estate OF their estate
was assessed at $53 $50 and the estimate of
the personal property was S126,0o0 making
the actual value of eli about $500 600. of
which Mrs. Mackenzie received half.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Smith Boyle, a former well-known young
man about the city. died yesterday at the
county asylum. Thomas Smith. saloon
Keeper, called and took possession of the
body and Will give it burial Boyle was
thirty-five years old.
The ladies contributing refreshments to
the patriotic social have been requested to
have the refreshments at No 256 Prospect
street by 6 p. m, Thursday Oct /. the
evening of the social. The @. A r. posts
have been especially invited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
The Little Girl Identified Him.

Conrad Miller. twenty-six years old, liv-
ing at the corner of Dakota and Jones
streets, was arrested yesterday by patrol
man Sixth on a charge of houeehrea king
Tuesday night between 6 and o'clock a
thief entered the house of Frederick
Truksess, on West Morris street and stole
50 lie was seen by little daughter Of
Mr.. Truksess and yesterday when Miller
was taken before the girl she identified
him as the man
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
Divorce Complaints.

Melvina Rector yesterday asked the court
to grant her a divorce from Samuel Rec
tor. They were married Sept. II, 1882, and
lived together just fourteen years, having
separated Sept. IA, 1886. She charges Rec
tor with all kinds of cruelty, specifically
stating many acts of meanness. She says
Rector has often beaten her face with his
bare fists, and struck her with an umbrel a.
This. she charges, mas been continued for
the last ten years.
Frank Winter asks a divorce from Mary
j. Winter on the statutory grounds of
na nd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
CITY sanitarian,s Report.

monthly report as follows: Samples of
water examined. H. condemned, IS;
samples of milk examined, 25; below legal
standard 8; samples butter examined, l.;
condemned, 1; Drimarv cultures for diph-
iberia 8: containing Klebs-Loeffier bacilli
Z free from klebs-Loeffler bacilli 2; sec
ondary cultures for diphtheria, l. negative
L. soutum examined for suspected tuber-
culosis 5; tubercle bacill found in 4.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01

Andrew NJ. Banks yesterday filed suit
against Eugene Pasquier asking that cer-
tain contract be set aside and that the de-
PENDANT be en5oined from negotiating GER
tain notes given him by the plaintiff
Banks claims that on false representations
Pasquier induced him to give notes, Sc
cured by mortgage for 81 500 In payment
for a half interest in the business of max
ing the Criterion baking powder. He
claims that PaSQuier represented that the
business was prosperous, in fact, so pros
porous that man with an interest in the
business was needed to handle the money
that was constantly coming in. Banks was
) to receive a salary besides half of the
profits. He claims that after being in the
and that later he found that the business
did not pay and never had He asks that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01

The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Mayflower Congregational
Church is TO hold its annual thank Offering
meeting at O'Clock this afternoon at the
church parlors, corner Delaware and Sew
Mrs. w F. Drummer of St Louis. who was
formerly a resident of this city before Mr.
Runners promotion As an official of the
Pennsylvania system. The meeting is for
Other ladies of the city Well as for megl-
bers of the society.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
Wouldn't Let Him Cut the Street.

C. L. Peck, plumber, complained to the
Board of Works yesterday that the In
diana Paving Company refused to grant
him permission to cut into the pavement
of West Second street in order to repair a
burst water pipe. The city engineer was
directed to grant the necessary permits
sion if he finds that the repairs cannot be
made otherwise and that they are neces-
sary. Peck is required to furnish a bond
to make satisfactory repairs to the street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
Female Theatrical Managers.
New York Evening Sun.

Among the contracts which Miss Eliza
peth Aarbury brought back with her from
Europe yesterday was one by the terms Of
p wnich she viii become Beerbohm Tree
business manager during his coming Ameri-
S Ss tour. rms viii be the first time in the
history of American theatricais that a
woman has undertaken SO important a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
Police News.

Justice Nickerson fined Mrs. Bertha
Boetcher, of No. 524 Francis street North
Indianapolis SIS for assault and battery on
Mrs. Madge Z. Jenkins, who lives Just
across the street from Mrs. Boetcher. The
two women became involved in a dispute
about some trouble which their children
hn6 no
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
INDIANA, DECATUR & WESTERN
RAILWAY co.

Office Of the Secretary, Sept %. 1896.
Notice TO Stockholders:
p The stockholders of this company are hereby
notified that the annual meeting Of the stock
holders will be held at the office of the com
pany in INDIANAPOLIS, md on Wednesday, Oct
IA, 1885, at o'clock p. for the election Of
directors TO serve the ensuing year and for the
transaction of any other business that may come
before the meeting GEO. r. BALCH,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
mechanics lien. Dismissed at PLAINTIFF 8
costs.
Criminal Court.
Frank McCray, Judge.


The State of Indiana VS.. Charles Smith.
sodomy. and Joseph Bly,, sodomy. Defend
ants withdrew former pleas of not guilty
and pleaded guilty. Smith, seventeen years
old and BLY, fifteen years of age. Taken un-
der Amusement.
The State of Indiana VS.. Charles w.
Green embeZZlement. Judgment on YER
dict of jury. Fined $50 and sentenced to
the Prison North for three years.
The State of Indiana VS.. Frank Dillon;
petit larceny. Finding of guilty. Defend
ant is sixteen years old. Sentenced to the
Reform School.
Circuit Court.
Edgar A. Brown. Judge.
Emma Stevenson VS.. Sarah Jackson; ap-
peal from justice of the peace. Tried by
court. Finding for defendant.
New Suits Filed
Henry c. Jackson VS.. John D. Haworth
to quiet title. Room l.
Melvina Rector VS.. Samuel c. Rector; d.
vorce. Room l.
Frank Winter VS.. Mary ]. Winter; di-
vorce. Room l.
John Teller VS.. Citizens Street-rairoad
Company; damages, s., 900. Room 2.
Anna Kendall. VS.. Martin f. Kendall: d.
vorce. Room 2.
Anderson NJ. Banks VS.. Eugene Pasquier;
to cancel contract. Room 3.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
Confidence Man Bound Over.

Joseph Miller, confidence man from Spen-
Ger, was sent to the grand jury yesterday
morning by Judge Cox. Charles Miller,
Paul KleinStein and Edward Smith showed
they had paid Miller money for various
positions about the Union Station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
DIED.


BEATTY-Died Sept. 20, Mrs. Mary j. Beatty.
Funeral Oct. / at y. from residence OF
John Armstrong, Twenty-second street. North In
dianapolis. Friends invited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
Contracts Awarded.


For cementing and curbing the south
sidewalk of Thirteenth street, from College
avenue to Ash street to c. II. Carter. at
$l5S lineal foot.
For lowering the canal bridge at Vermont
street to C. S. Robbins. at $40.
Contracts Deferred.
For cementing the sidewalks of Arsenal
avenue. from Washington street to the first
alley south of Meridian street.
For putting girders under the West-street
canal bridge.
Final Action Taken.
For grading and filing the following
streets and alleys across the State ditch
Columbia avenue. first alley west of Yandes
street: Yandes street first alley east and
west Of Alvord street: Alvord street first
alley west of L., n. A. & c. tracks, first
alley east of Cornell avenue, first alley east
of Bellefon tame street and Beilefontaine
street.
For the construction of a. main sewer in
Cruise and Dillon streets, from Washington
street to the first alley north of Fletcher
avenue with branches
For a local sewer in Charles street from
Ray street to Sycamore street with
branches
For a local sewer in the first alley south
of Fletcher avenue, from Dillon street to
State avenue.
specifications Adopted.
For the construction of masonry and SUI
perstructure for a pate girdei. bridge across
Pleasant run. at Beecher street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
Some Bad Engineering.

Every time there is high water some one
complains to the Board of Works of in
efficient drainage outlets Elmer F. Jones
reported yesterday that a good natural
water course Grace street had been
ruined by the construction of a sidewalk
50 that pools of water stand in the street
and overflow into his eel ar. He asked hat
some remedy be provided. The board re-
ferred the question to the engineer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
Creene Receiyes sentence.

Judge McCray yesterday sentenced
Charles w. Greene to three years in the
pententiary. He is the man who embeZzled
about 81 500 from the United States Express
Company and suddenly left the city a few
months ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01

9th e County Commissioners yesterday de-
cidedsss 20 put new copper roof on the
conrthdgsuse. Bids will be called for imme-
diateIy. Il Each bidder will be required to
give ce4 -tiaed check for 500 as iaridated
damages In case he should fail 10 carry
out the cod tract IL 1t should be awarded to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
Final Action Taken.
Neuralgia and Headache

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Sept IS 1ses-.sI
have taken five bottles of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and il has done me SO much good
that my husband says that / must take
Hoods Sarsapariila whenever l need 4
blood purifier. My blood was in a bad con-
dition. and j was troubled with neuralgia
and headache, but have been relieved by
Hoods Sarsapariila-
MRS. &. a. DOLL. so omer street.
Hoods Pills are the best after-dinner pills.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01

Have been conveniently located at the following
drug stores in the various sections of
the city, from which
ADVERTISEMENTS WILL BE TELEPHONED
Direct TO this Office at regular rates.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
To Try o,Conner and Bolen.

The Board of Public Safety will meet to-
night to hear charges against patrolmen
OConner and Bolen. O'Conner is one of
the tunnel policemen. and. it is charged
insulted a man and his wife the other day
while he was intoxicated. Harrison Ogborn
chairman of the Pooulist county commit
tee. claims that Bolen tried to break up a
political meeting which Ogborn was adj
dressing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
The clark Estate suit Filed.

he be given Judgment for $1,000 and that
Pasauier be enjoined from negotiating the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.

The police and fire forces will receiv
their salary to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01

FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

FNNERAL DIREtTUK5.
FLANNER & BUCHANAN--172 North
Illinois street. Lady erubamer. for
ladies and children. Office always
open. Telephone cal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01

TO MAKEt YOUR WIFE LOVE you
n ~oariand Stoves and Ranges.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
BRASS WORKS.

PIONEER BRASS WORKS.
Brass, Bronze and Aluminium Castings
- SPECIALITY -
40 to 116 s. Penn St. Tel. 61S.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
JouRNAI. AnvERTIsING sTATroNs.
THE JOURNAL

BRANCH OFFICES
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01

Samuel Felton,, receiver and president of
the Queen & Crescent, has issued his
nual report for the year ending June 30.
The income account shows a balance of
$2191,2l5 after paying ali charges for the
year, against balance of 81 1888, COS year
ago. The cotton crop was the smallest
along the comDany's lines in it's history,
and cotton earnings decreased 29.61 per
cent. Passengers carried. 144, TAT. increase
1913 per cent: passengers carried one mile.
5,325, 466, increase 527 per cent; earnings per
passenger mile, 2.63 cents, decrease lib per
cent. Sales of lands We're insufficient to
allow further payment on the third mort
sage land grant bonds. The condition of
the property has been fully maintained
There is practically no floating debt.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-23
A DANGEROUS HOUSE.
The Police Take Possession of g
House That Is Out of Plumb.

House That Is Out of Plumb.
About O'Clock in the afternoon Police
Commissioner Tobin appeared on the
scene, and he and Police Captain Spillane
lad their attention called to the three
story building adjoining the fallen one on
the north. They noticed that il was no
longer plumb, but was leaning to the
south.
They at once summoned Fire Marshal
Towe, who agreed with them that all the
inmates should be given notice TO vacate.
This was done at once by the police, and
three officers were placed on guard, with
instructions not to allow any one to re-
enter. The Fire Marshal then served a
notice on Charles Finey. the owner, to
secure it with snoring posts without delay.
The Fire Marshal viewed the debris for
hours after the disaster. He shook his
head in an ominous way saying:
This is very rough when you stop to
consider that not only several human be-
ings have been crushed to death, but that
scores of people might have met with the
same fate.
"You see that building over there" he
said, pointing at 90 Fifth street, the frame
and brick two-story next to the one that
fell. ''rhe studdIng Is only 2x4 on the
first two stories and even less on the tor
stories. The building is not built even to
bear the weight of the bricks.
Nowadays we will not allow studdng
to go up smaller than Axe. But this build
ing was put up years ago in most Grim
inal fashion,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-23

! had two wounds in his scalp, one being
long and deep, but the skull was not frac-
tured.
John Lyons, 154 Clara street. hod-car-
rier, was going up a ladder with a hodful
of bricks when the building collapsed.
He was dragged out of the debris by S. M.
Scott, manager of the Manhattan Rubber
Company, who accompanied him to the
hospital. The blood was squirting from a
cnt artery in lyons right wrist when
Scott dragged him out, and Scott made
tourniquet from a broken cigar-box and
handkerchief and probably saved him
from bleeding to death. Lyons was also
cut on the scalp, but after having his
wounds attended to he was able to go
home with his wife, who had hurried to
the hospital.
One of the most pitfful sights at the hos
pital was that of a Mrs. Davis, who called
TO see if her husband was among the in
iured. She said he had been working un
derEeath the building. She was assured
that he was not there, and just then her
eyes rested upon the sheet covering the
dead man. With shrek she threw down
the sheet, gazed upon the dead mans face
and fell into fit OF hysterical sobbing when
she found he was not her husband. She
grew calmer, and some one said in her
hearing that there were two or three men
yet in the ruins, and she rushed out of the
hospital in the direction of Fifth street
with the tears streaming down her face.
Last night Griffin and McKeown were in
critical condition and faint hopes were
entertained of their recovery. They were
both very severely injured internally.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-23

kissed him. McKeown Gained her by
saying he was all right.
Miss Sarah Byrne was upstairs in her
room when the building collapsed. She
was hysterical when taken to the hospital,
and said she could remember nothing
after hearing the cracking of the walls.
Her right arm was broken, her right thigh
injured and she had a deep wound in her
scalp, but her skull was not fractured.
Richard Buckley, porter in the coffee
house, escaped with cut on the forehead
received from falling plank.
Emile Leuenberger of 431 Minna street
was in bed in one of the rooms on the top
floor. He heard crash. then the plaster
cracked and the floor sank. He was
found among the debris of the bed. A
lady friend who was talking to him at the
time escaped without a scratch, Leuen-
berger assisting to drag her out. Leuen-
berger's left side was badly confused and
he was suffering from internal injuries.
II. Shepherd, hotel employee, was in
his room on the top floor. A beam fell on
his chest, knocking him down, and he
sank among the ruins. His right foot was
broken.
Dennis Griffin, 81 Page street, hod-
carriers aborer, was worse injured than
any of tie others. He was working under
meath the building at the time of the col
lapse. He had an ugly cut over his eye-
brow and he was badly injured internally
He complained of severe pains in his
thighs, but no bones were found to be
broken. He has wife and child.
Simeon Deane, 1909 Union street, was
also working underneath the building. He
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-23
THINGS WERE AWRY.
Two Men Who Believe That Some-
BODY Was CuIpable.

TWO Men Who Believe That Some
body Was CuIpabIe.
r. E. Saunders, who lives in the lodging
house Immediately adjoining on the west,
said: II had been working under the
house and had left only few days ago,
because L thought l was not sufficiently
paid. thought when | left that too much
water was allowed to run on the sand OF
the foundation. The workmen had cut
holes in the water pipe and let out the
water in order to soften the fouhda-
ton. The sand was completely saturated
with the water, and I was fearful when l
saw it that an accident might happen"
Frank Coleman, who works in the Cali
fornia Hotel, occupied a room on the mid
die floor. He was unaware of the acct
dent until told later in the afternoon. He
said:
Last night endeavored to get into my
room, but the door was so sagged that |
was unable to open it. l was obliged to
awaken the landlady, Mrs. McKeown.
who told me that a new foundation was
being placed under the building. After
much effort at last succeeded in opening
the door.
"Mrs. McKeown told me at that time
that she had consulted the landlord, and
that he had told her that everything was
perfectly safe and that there was nothing
to worry about. The only way that l can
account for the accident is that it was
owing to carelessness on the contractor
mart"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-23
WHERE MEN WERE EATING.
Scene In the Coffee Saloon When
the Building Collapsed.

There were few stains OF blood on the
white cravat OF Martin A. G. Christensen,
as he viewed the ruin of his coffee house
after the crash. He endeavored to con-
verse with John Hansen, his cook, who,
in white apron and cap was nursing
bruised arm on the street.
Three men customers were sitting at
the tables" he said, as he began to review
the situation, land / was behind the desk
working on the books.
1.-The windows began to rattle. and right
away there was a noise of crashing up
above. Everybody made break for the
DOOR. The III got out-the three men,
my three Walters, the cook here, }. Han
sen, and his two assistants in the kitchen.
There was another waiter named Chris
Jakenson Tin English Johnson), he has not
shown up yet. don't know if he was in
the building at all.
II bought out my partner year ago for
$4,000. Then l spent $1,000 last July in
hitting up the place and refurnlshlng It,
My loss must be $4,000. Anyway
wouldn't have sold out Tor that.
1.-The building has been sinking the last
couple of years. I complained to the
proprietor a year ago, just after the prop
erty changed hands. When the contractor
came the other day to examine the under
pinning he said he was surprised the
building had stood SO long with such
rotten foundation.
"The men just started to-day to put in
brick work. They have been on the job
about two weeks I think there were
twelve or fourteen of them at work in the
basement"
"And ]" added the cook, twas in the
kitchen with Frank, the porter, the dish
washer, whose name I do not know, and
Chris, waiter. The slide came and
every thing went and l don't know how
got out, but | think l was pulled out
through the roof. The other men all got
out, but | think there was one customer
in the mems part of the restaurant, but
think he got out"
Were there any ladies' in the ladies'
saloon2" he asked the proprietor, who de-
clared that he could not tell.
Christensen was watching until after
midnight in front of his old place of bust
| ness. Not satisfied with having saved his
| life be moaned over the fact that there was
$40 in cigar-b box and $50 in the cash reg
| lister, all of which he did not think would
ever be reached by him. In the debris he
| also had safe containing $500 which he
| confidently hoped to recover.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-23
SAVED BY THIRST.
The Narrow Esca of E. S. Abbott
of Ninth Street.

The Narrow Esca ape of E. S. Abbott
of Ninth Street.
E. S. Abbott OF II Ninth street probably
owes his life to glass of beer, for just be-
fore the fall he was on the temporary
bridge that had been constructed over the
undermined sidewalk in front of the death
trap. He felt a thirst coming on and
sought neighboring saloon to discuss a
foaming schooner.
When about to return to his former po-
sition he was delayed on the sidewalk by
the voice of a friend calling to him to
come and have something" and as he
automatically hesitated before the don't
caretido he says he saw two women and a
little child on the footbridge, heard the
crashing of glass and the breaking of tim
bers, and saw the trio hasten wildly off
the platform, so quickly in fact that one
woman dropped her cloak and the other
let her pocketbook fall. And then the
crash and crush came.