The Indianapolis journal., 1896-10-12
sTIFLED 1T BY FORCE
POPOCRATS CAPTURE TIE NONCON-
FORMIsT BY AID OF POLICE.
Editor Mathews Arrested for Pro-
family. While His Enemies Took
Possession of the OHice.

i mere Is Il neaD OF trouble ABOUT the OIL
flee of the Nonconformist the national or
gan of the Populst party. The moving
spirit in the row is Mrs. Cuthbert Vincent,
wife of a professor of elocution, journalist
and what-not, who was one of the original
founders of the institution. She is after
the scalp of Charles X. Mathews, the edi-
tor of the paper, who has been making it,
of late, about the hottest middle-o of the
road organ that could we'll be ina gined
Mrs. Vincent gets her inspiration from
Popocratic State headquarters. and has
occasional conferences with Chair
man Martin. The net result OF the trouble
just at present is Charles X. Mathews,
arrested on a charge of PROFANITY and out
on bail, Mrs. Vincent and her supporters
camping out in the Office of the Noncon-
formist, with the doors locked and barred
against Mathews, and a certain prospect
of an application for a receiver by the en-
ployes of the concern this morning.
The history of the row goes back to the
founding of the paper in 1888 by Cuthbert
Vincent and his brother out in Kansas
somewhere They removed it to Indiana
in 1890 and ran it until after the campaign
of 1892 1t was not a paying concern and
they succeeded in unloading it upon Leroy
Templeton probably the wealthiest Popu-
list in the State, who was their candidate
for Governor in 1892. Templeton ran the
thing at a loss until about the first week in
August, when the property transferred
to Mckee IL McAflister, a couple of young
men who were employees of the concern.
Charles X. Mathews, who mad been editing
the paper under Templetons regime con-
tinued in that capacity. Just what Mckee
& McAllister paid for it, if anything, does
not appear. 1t has been reported that they
paid small sum for it, and 1t has been
reported that they got 1t at a purely nom
inal price, assuming its debts. Since the
sell-out to the Popocrats the Nonconform-
ist has been peculiarly bitter against the
men who made the deal and has been mer-
ciless in its treatment of the indianapolis
gang of Populists. Naturally it has been
a thorn in the side of the Popocratic man
ayers. A couple of weeks ago they en-
deayored to get control of it, but failed
t. T.. Johnson (half-breed) has been very
anxious that Mathews should be ousted
and succeeded in getting Mckee & Neal
lister over to his way of thinking. On Sat
urday Mrs. Vincent, who ordinarily has not
a dollar, appeared at the office of the Non
conformist to take possession. She bore a
note from Mckee stating he and McAllis-
ter had sold the paper to her. Mathews
asked her if she prepared to pay him
p-pp DdCh salary. one SdIu Sne was not
then he asked if she was prepared to pay
the pressmen, and got the same answer.
Some warm words ensued and Mathews
ordered her out of the office. She applied
to the police for assistance .in obtaining
possession of the office, but they declined
to interfere.
About II clock Saturday night Mrs. Vim
cent, W. G.. Hendricks and one Beadle APP
peared at the Grand Hotel and
wanted to see Taggart and Chair
man Martin. of the Popocratic State
committee right away Mr. Taggart
had gone home and Martin was out
somewhere. The old man was left to watch
while Mrs. Vincent and Mckee went out to
soour the town for Martin. They did not
find him and returned at u to find that
he had not yet come in. They seated them
selves in the little Turkish loggfa overlook
ing the office and waited until he appea red
az lZ;So They unloaded their troubles upon
him and got consolation. advice and some
cash.
,uiaad Yesterday morning Mrs. Vincent and her
friends appeared at the office of the Non
conformist. Mathews in the meantime.
had hustled out an issue of the paper on
Saturday full of pins, pitchforks and bay
ing his victuals sent in to him. He was
not feeling in the best of humor, and when
the Vincent crowd turned up the atmos-
phere WAS blue and yellow for several min
utes. The row attracted the police from
the station across the street and Captain
| Dawson and Sergeant Schwab came to see
what was the matter. T. f. Johnson pre-
ferred charge OF profanity against
Matthews and he was yanked off to dur
ance vile. 1t only took him FIVE minutes
to put up 81 bail and be released but that
five minutes proved fatal While he was
getting out of hook the Vincent crowd took
possession OF the office. barred him out and
have been camping out there ever since.
Last night Mrs. Vincent slipped away
long enough to have a conference at the
Populist State headquarters. in the English
Hotel. with Rosenheime.. W. Pinkerton
Smith and other fusionsts. In the mean
time Mathews is yearning for the gore OF
Johnson and the people who have fixed up
the deal.
1t develops that on Friday Mckee and
McAllister conveyed the presses type and
other tangible property of the concern 10
w q. Hendricks. The transfer to Mrs.
Vincent. or alleged transttr. includes only
the subscription list and good will OF the
paper
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