Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
All Over the State.

Two confidence men secured SlD1
diamond ring in Leeds jewelry store ut
Terrc IIaute by substituting an imltatOn
stone 4 suspect was caught in the depot
and another man was followed to Brazil
and arrested there. One man gave the
name of Joseph Phillips. The ring was
not found.
An exciting scene was witnessed in a
crowded court room ut Logansport. Geo.
Forgy. money lender and broker, was SUI
ing Il man for money loaned him. Judge
ID. ID. Dykcman was counsel for the de-
PENDANT In his argument he denounced
Forgy us robber of poor people, Il Shy
lock. and Il scoundrcl. Forgy remained
quiet until Judge Dykeman made some
reference to his dead father then he
sprang To his feet and ut the speaker,
calling him "a liar" He would have struck
Judge Dykeman had not court bailiff
interiered.
Three complaints were filed at Indian
apolis in the United States Circuit Court
by the American Loan and Trust Com
pany atA Noble c. Butler against the
Louisville. Evansville and st. Louis Con
solidated Railroad Company, Edward q.
Hopkins and James III. Wilson. receivers:
the New York Security and Trust Com
pany, and T.. l.. Huston and Henry REFS,
trustees The bill sets forth that the
Louisville. Evansville and st. Louis Con-
solidated Company is hopelessly insolvent.
and asks for receiver. The case will be
heard April 6.
A lightning matrimonial act was per-
formed ut Kokomo that is believed To
break the record The feat of changing
her name three times in three minutes
was successfully accomplished by Olive
Smith. at 2:J5 o'clock she went into
court and obtained IA divorce from Fran
cis NJ. Trader: from there she repaired to
the clerks office and secured license to
marry Joseph y. Tyler, and before the
ink was dry on divorce or license Squire
Loop was pronouncing the ceremony that
made her Mrs. Tyler. In the divorce her
maiden name of Smith was restored, Civ
ing her three names in three minutes.
Several Greensburg boys have been ped
ding whisky and other liquors TO country
business men, in any quantity. from
drink to jug full. They went to the
farm house or place of business and offer
cd to sell ut almost any price drum
mcr who bought whisky III Il greatly re-
| duccd price recognized two of the boys as
a couple he had seen Il few months ago
working on Il farm near Nashville. Brown
County Moonshining has been suspected
| there for some time. since Il recent break
| ing up of Il gang of moonshiners. and il is
| discovered that this is Il produce of the
moonshiners who take this means TO dis
pose of it. Federal officers are watching
for them.
T.. II. Schmidt. n Muncie carpenter. re
ccivcd Il message informing him that
| Francis Schmidt. his grandfather. ip Ger
many. had bcqueathcd to him SiSo0oO in
| his Will.
At Goshen. Chloe Stroup. n pretty IL
ycar-old school girl. went into Stein Bros.
| Chicago Fair To buy ribbon last Sep
| tcmber Samuel Stein. the junior member
of the firm. is merry jester. He inform
| ed Chloe that he saw a mouse. Chloe
| jumped An open trap in the floor ex-
tended her saltatory effort one story. She
lost two front teeth and the other day
] sued tile firm for $4,000 damages,