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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-13
Welded "A CHORUS GIRL
ESCAPADE OF A YOUNG GRANDSON
OF WILLIAM III. VANDERBILT.
Marriage of Elliott +. Shepard, II
Years Old. and Mrs. Esther Potter,
Ten Years His Senior.

NEW YORK, April l2-Society circles are
surprised the announcement of the mar
rage of Elliott Fitch Shepard, son of the
late Colonel Shepard and Mrs. Esther Pot
ter. The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. DR.. John Hall, d. D., last Saturday.
Mr.. William Irwin, lawyer, of No. 1910
Lexington avenue, said that he had been
instructed by Mrs. Elliott +. Shepard to Sc
cure publication of the marriage notice.
Mrs Esther Potter is a young woman.
twenty-seven years old, and has lived for
some time in Fifty-fourth street. Young Mr..
Shepard is said to have been very constant
in his attentions to her, and they have
been seen often together taking spins In the
park. Although her name is Potter. she is
not a member of the well-known New YORK
family. Young Mr., Shepard and Mrs: rot
civil marriage about three weeks ago, out
whether they were united by Mayor Strong,
a justice or one OF the aldermen Is not
known
Elliott Fitch Shepard is the only son of
the late Colonel Shepard. His mother, Tor
est daughter of the late William III. Van
derbiit. Her daughters are all married.
They are Mrs. William Jay Schieneiln. Mrs.
Ernesto Fabbri and Mrs Dave Hennen
Morris. The marriage of the latter was
rather romantic, too. She welded without
the sanction of her mother two years ago
happy one. and Mrs. Shepard after a few
months made up her mind TO receive her
AS the family has been in mourning for
some time. young Mr.. Shepard has been
about in society very rarely While a
freshman at Yale College. in February, 1898,
young Mr.. Shepard who was then only
eighteen years old and considered one of
the most demure youths that ever went TO
New Haven surprised his friends. relatives
and the faculty by entertaining three young
women from this city in his rooms, in the
Vanderbilt dormitory at : O'Clock in the
morning The place was raided by the po-
lice The three young women were locked
M until bailed out by Shepard. He eX-
planned that.the young women had become
III and as there was no other place he took
them to his room. For this escapade he
was expelled from the college.
II was learned to-day that Esther Potter
has been on the stage for some years in
n minor capacity, generally as chorus
singer. To this woman has been ascribed
many of young Shepard's recent outbreaks.
Great efforts have been made to persuade
him TO end his attentions 10 her. The groom
has lust turned twenty-one. The bride is
nearly ten years older. She has sung I'm
several of the opera chOruses, her last en-
gagement being with the De Wolf Hopper
Company. Little is known of her family.
except that she had husband, from whom
she was divorced about eight years ago.
When his father died young Shepard was
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WALL FROM DEMOCRATS.
Republicans ArraiEned Tax-Eaters
and Business Disturbers.

WASHINGTON April 1.-THE first meet
ing of the new executive committee of the
National Association of Democratic Clubs
took place here to-day at the Ebbitt House.
There was very full attendance of men,
bers of the committee. and in addition
some of the officers who are ex officio men,
bers of the committee. A committee con-
sisting of Messrs. Black. McMillin and Ma
guire was appointed to prepare an address
TO the Democratic voters of the country,
which the committee unanimously adopted
The address, after reciting the objects of
the association set forth in its constitu-
ton, and declaring that they are the prin-
ciples of Jefferson and of the Democratic
party never surrendered or abandoned, and
essential to the preservation of the Re-
public, proceeds
when an apparent majority OF votes
of the people was counted out of the ballot
boxes last year in favor OF the Repub-
lican candidates for President and Vice
President, while We deplored the result,
and were convinced that no possible relief
could be Afforded by the party so returned
10 power. we were more than willing TO
afford its agents every opportunity to
demonstrate whether or not their policies
were adequate. In common with many who
last year voted Republican tickets under
secret protest. and with serious misgivings
as to the future we supposed that the adj
ministratiOn and its friends In Congress,
scious of the grave responsibility, would
realize the necessity of proceeding in a
rational manner, and that they would. at
all even :. not feel IL incumbent on them
TO furthtr disturb the business of the peo-
pie by III hing into revision of the tariff
laws for the sole purpose of repaying the
vast OUTLAWS of the combined monopolists
in the late campaign. But we see at this
time. with alarm. that they are resolved to
grant delay in the execution of a fixed
and ruthless Il sign. They insist that taxes
are not high enough under the present law.
They are to be made higher. And the pro-
ducing people already impoverished by ad-
verse legislation are To be forced to suffer
still more i'm the increased prices of their
clothing, their food and other necessaries
OF life. including implements OF their in
dustries. This monstrous bill. tit sue
cessor TO the Mckinley bill OF abomina-
lions itself has been pushed through the
House under practical gag law. and is now
pending in the Senate. where already
threats are heard against the freedom Of
debate, and where n passage is To be
forced by the use of executive patronage
reserved for the purpose.
This is one Of the stones which the peo-
pie OF the United States are 10 get, instead
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-13
IMPEACHMENT CASE.
De kalb County Commissioners on
Trial at Auburn.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
AUBURN, Ind, April 12.-Not since the
discovery of the forgeries, nor even when
Borst, Moody, Sawvel or Dills pleaded gull
ty TO the charges of corruption and were
sentenced to the penitentiary, have the peo-
pie been so universally shaken up as at
the trial begun to-day to remove by i'm
parchment Commissioners Hague and Bate
man. The case is now being argued on
motions to dismiss before Judge Marsh, of
Winchester, who came especially to try
this case. The defense is being made by
Judge collars. of Fort Wayne, and Judges
Mcclellan and Rose, of this city, with +.
S. Roby. who was delegate to the Repub-
lican national convention. District Prose-
cutor Eugene Davis is prosecuting. To add
pie 1t was learned that Auditor Rorst, serv-
ing "a fve-year sentence for confessed for
gerry and larceny of public funds, had ar
rived in the city in charge of penitentiary
official and is now at the home of his wife
and children. He is brought here to testi-
to Impeachment proceedings against him.
self to remove him as the auditor of the
county. The office is now being filled by
deputies.
The courtroom was crowded by men and
women who have expected Mr.. Borst to ap-
pear on the witness stand and on account
of the prominence of the commissioners and
the deep interest they feel in their behalf.
The case is being argued on motions OF the
defense to dismiss, but the judges rulings
will not be known until later. Judge Pow
ers, of Angola and Judge Frazier. of Fort
attractive case, the first one brought under
the impeachment law passed March s.
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BALDWIN'S TRIAL FAIRLY On.
Lawyers Looking to His Conviction
Under an Old Statute.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, April 1.-THE taking of
testimony in the second Baldwin trial began
this morning with Grief Matthews on the
stand. His evidence is substantially the
same as that given at the former trial. He
told of the meeting at the home of
Baldwin was present: described again the
meeting at the office of III. j. Paulus,
his visits to the office Of Baldwin and his
missions to Juror Frank Ladd and to
Joseph KEN prospective juror. The attor-
neys for both sides are giving considerable
attention to an old statute on which the
judge will be asked to give instructions.
1t is Section 1872, Page 203, of the acts of
1881. and reads as follows:
Whoever corruptly or by force or threats
or threatening letters endeavors to influ-
ence, intimidate or impede any juror, wit
officer in any court of this State
or force obstructs or impedes or endeavors
ton of justice therein, shall be fined not
more than $500 nor less than $l0 to which
may be added imprisonment in the county
Jail not more than sixty days nor less than
ten days"
Had the jury been instructed on this sec
ton at the first trial there are reasons to
believe there would have been a verdict, in
asmuch as some of the jurors are quoted as
declaring themselves against the severity
of the penalty which they understood was
inevitably to follow a verdict of guilty.
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wANAMAKER DECLINES.
He VIII Not BE n Candidate for Treas
urer of Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA, April 12-John Wanna
maker this afternoon declined to be a cam
didate for state treasurer of Pennsylvania
In his letter of declination to the commit
tee of the National Republican League of
Business Men, which urged him TO stand
for the office, he makes some interesting
statements. One reason for his action is
stated TO be the conclusion reached, after
full inquiry, that the present Legislature
will enact law providing for the payment
of interest on state deposits, and thus cor
rect the most vicious evils in the conduct
of the state treasury Continuing. Mr.:
Wanamaker says: THE present system of
electing a state treasurer to conduct the
state treasury an adjunct to the state
committee Of the Republican party is
fraught with incalculabe evil. Favorite
banks and trust companies sometimes
specially organized and Differed. receive de-
posts9and control state moneys far out Of
proportion to the capital paid in, and are
not subject to any supervision of invest
ments except under the same power that
elects the state treasurer. Could anything
but a powerful political machine, holding
the treasurer under control, deprive the
public schools and suffering charities of the
State for months at a time of the moneys
due them which are lying idle for some
body's benefit in the favorite depositories?"
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ORDER MAY BE REVOKED.
Pension Agencies Are Not Likely to
BE Consolidated.

WASHINGTON. April 12.-The sweeping
order of President Cleveland effecting a
consolidation Of pension agencies will be
revoked by President Mckinley IL present
plans are carried out. Though IL is stated
that no conclusion has been reached. the
President has had time to inquire into il
and to hear congressional delegations and
IL Is learned. practically has been convinced
that IL should never be allowed to become
operative. The order is TO take effect Sept
i. but doubtless will be- rescinded long be-
for them Commissioner of Pensions Evans
shares this opinion and he to-day forwarded
for the consideration of the President and
Pecretary Bliss report setting forth that,
instead OF making a saving Of considerably
over 100000 in the way Of clerk hire, etc.
II would increase the expenditures by
Sz00.Cp. This is accounted for by the char
acter OF the business of the agencies. the
report claiming that the agencies consol-
dated with others are cheaper agencies ."
that Is. agencies where rentals. clerk hire
and similar expenses are not comparatively
high. New York, with pension roll Of
1900. is shown TO have a clerk hire allow
ance of $50 600, the amount accorded
the Columbus co. agency. which has dOu-
BILE the pension roll, or 10000. In this con-
nection the following figures are given as
gfCnifiCant-
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Of the bread they asked for and so much
need. Whether the promises made to them
TO other matters and the hopes they
were led 10 form through the extra0rdi-
nary expedients employed by the monopo
lists in the late campaign, are 10 be SIM
ilarly disposed of, can hardly be an object
of conjecture. A party which openly uses
the terrible power OF taxation for private
enrichment and fer corresponding oppres-
sion of the people cannot be expected to
use any other power with moderation and
justice. Although the paramount question
before the people was and is that of the
single gold standard as against the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and silver.
and mighty majority of the whole people
declared unequivocally for bimetallism,
either Independently or by International
agreement. as promised by the Republican
party. we see not the slightest indication of
any disposition to move in that direction.
While all industries languiSh, while the
gold dollar appreciates and the silver dol
lar is denied its natural economic function.
while a nation waits and suffers, tariff
schedules are being revised fos the ex-
elusive benefit of the tax eaters, and the
gold owners are tacitly<assured that they
need apprehend no encroachments upon
their monopoly which is visibly appropri-
ating the profits upon the labors of civil
liZed mankind. To the bitter complaints of
the people, the answer of the Roman
farmer of the revenues is returned name
ly: More taxes and a dearer currency
with which TO pay them "
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-13

AT IL o'clock last night the house at e5
South East street presented lively appear
ance. IL is next to the Indiana Bicycle
Company's factory and is occupied by a
varied assortment of colored people. Last
night Patromen Griffin and White con-
cluded TO make an investigation. The place
had a gala-day appearance. Lights were
burning in number of rooms and there
were sounds of revelry within. The patrol
men Knocked. When the front door was
opened the woman who opened IL uttered
the one word, Police with the accent
upon the first syllable), and in an instant
there was scramble heard in all parts OF
the house. Patrolman White went around
to the side of the house and arrived under
window just in time to feel something
brush past him in its flight toward the
ground. 1t turned out TO be corpulent Ann
Snyder, colored lass &C twenty-one. who
said she lived at is Athens street. She and
Mamie Williams, of 40s Blake street and
Jessie Wilson, of is Athens street. We're the
only persons captured. They were sent to
the police station charged with lettering.
The police say that half a dozen men and
women escaped by jumping from the win
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-13

cision Of the State Supreme Court. The
case involved the validity of the Minnesota
state law requiring all passenger trains on
state railroads 10 stop at county seats
which are railroad stations. which to-day 5
opinion affirms.
The court advanced the Texas antitrust
case on the docket TO be heard on the Sec
ond Monday OF the next term The law
In controversy defines trusts and declares
them to be illegal. Several arrests were
made under IL. but the prisoners were re-
leased by the federal court on motion for
haOeas corpus. The State authorities ap-
peal TO the Supreme Court.
Edward l.. Shaw flied "A motion for a
writ OF certiOrari to the Circuit Court of
Appeals of the Ninth circuit in the case
of the Mutual Life Insurance Company VS..
Nellie Phinney. executrix of the estate of
Guy {. Phinney. to have the case brought
to the Supreme Court The case involves
an insurance policy OF 800 nG0. liz was de-
cided against the insurance company by the
California federal courts.
The court took recess until next Mon
day. the 18th inst.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-13
Nest of Russian PIotters.

LONDON, April 12.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times says it is stated
in well-informed circles that another nest
of plotters was discovered there few days
ago in Sergius street, one of the most fash
ionable thoroughfares. The police raided
a private lodging house belonging to a we'll
known Russian prince. The raid was made
during the night, and the police found a
secret printing press, with mass of proc
lamations and large quantity of other
revolutionary literature. A number of ar
rests have been made. Most of the suspects
are young persons and both sexes are in
Guided. There are no students among those
arrested, but there is said to be at least
one government official. 1t is understood
that the conspiracy is in no way connected
with the labor strikes; and ii seems prob
able that there is n recrudescence of the old
revolutionary movement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-13
FORGER III. j. SANFORD
Turns Out to Be e. +. Moore, n Cleve-
land Business Man.

JAMESTOWN. n. Y. April l2.-The
forger captured here Friday under the
name of II. j. Sanford confessed to-day
that his real name is c. +. Moore, and that
he is the manager of the United States
Fuel Economizing Company. at No 100;
Woodland avenue, Cleveland Investiga-
ton shows this TO be true and that his
wife and partners knew nothing of his
forgeres. supposing that his frequent trips
out of the city were in the interest of the
company which was just being started
Moore was taken to-day to Fort Wayne
Ind, by a Pinkerton detective. there to
stand trial on several charges Of forgery
The detective who came here for the pris-
oner had with him 5000 in raised drafts
which had been realized on. The prisoner
acknowledged that all of them were his
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termlnate-sentence law was also passed.
About Two weeks ago. however, Judge Hub
Dard' OF the 81. Jospeh circuit, ia sentenc-
Ing young man named Allison for larceny,
declared the indeterminate law unconstitu-
tionai- Alhson was given a two-year SEN
tence and sent to Michigan City. The prison
on advice of the attorney general did so.
Should the question be carried TO the Su-
preme Court and Judge Hubbards decision
upheld. grave consequences might 1oiloW
This Is not probable, in this case. at least,
as under the ndeterminate-sentence law
Allison could be given a sentence OF from
not care TO risk it. After the decision a
conference was held between Governor
Mount and the prison officials, and the Gov
ernor gave orders TO go ahead with the
transfer. 1t is said the Governor holds that
with the observation-disclosures law
knocked out the system of prison reform
Reformatory has not been attacked, ana
the board of parole and pardons can get
around the observation-disclosures law
Three Columbus Wife Murderers.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind, April 12.-Three wlfe
murderers from here, each sentenced 10
life Imprisonment, went north in the prison
train from Jacksonville this morning
John Petilliott, Ralph Drake and Cyrus
Brown. The crime for which Petilliott was
sentenced was committed July 4, 1880. he
called at the Western Hotel, which is just
opposite the county Jail here, and asked
for his wife from whom he had separated
some time before. When she appeared ne
shot her five times, producing instant
death. He then quietly walked over TO the
jail and surrendered. He was taken to
prison Dec q, 1880.
Ralph Drake murdered Mrs. Ward, a
woman with whom he lived as man and
wife. He shot her and then tried to shoot
himself, on June II, 1893, at a boarding
house where it is said, another murder
was committed many years before he
was tried in Decatur county and taken TO
prison in November, 1893.
Cyrus Brown shot and killed his wife at
of this city, in August, 1893 The deed was
committed in the presence of their eleven
year-old son and not one hundred feet
from the place where the two were mar
ried and not far from the place where Mrs.
Browns brother was murdered about TWEEN
ty-hve years ago. Brown was on the west
side of the coach next the window as they
went up and could get clear view OF the
place where his crime perpetrated. He
was first sentenced TO hang, but obtained
a new trial and was given life sentence.
He was taken to prison Dec 80. 1895 There
We're about fifteen prisoners in the prison
from this county
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-13
ANXIOUS ABOUT HADLEY.
Gas City Business Man Is Missing for
Six Weeks

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, April 12.-The friends of
j. r. Hadley. of Gas City, are alarmed at
his prolonged absence from home. He
was i'll and left about six weeks ago against
the advice OF his physician. He estab-
lished business at Chicago last fall, to
which he gave part OF his time. and has
made frequent visits to that city. but has
always kept In communication with friends
at home. For some time. however. nothing
has been heard from him, and his parents
at Danville state that they know nothing
as 10 his whereabouts. There are fears that
possibly he has met with foul play. or is
lying i'll somewhere uncared for. His alb
sence is in no way TO be attributed to bus
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-13
RETRANsFER POSSIBLE.
Judge Hubbard's Decision May Affect
Prison Arranuem eufs

MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. April 12.-Behind
the transfer of convicts Iifs interesting
bit of history. and it maybe that the State
will yet be compelled TO emulate the exam
pie of a certain general who tradition states
marched his soldiers up the hill and
marched them down again: I'm other words
the prisoners may have to be retransferred
on account of legal complications. At the
last session OF the State Legislature law
was passed converting the Southern Peni-
tertiary into reformatory and making the
Michigan City Prison the penitentiary for
the State. The law provided that all pris-
oners under thirty years of age serving
their first sentences were to be transferred
10 Jeffersonviile. the exceptions being those
sentenced for treason or murder. An inde-
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Indiana Obituary.

SHELBYVILLE, Ind, April PIX
County Clerk John r. Sedgwick died at
MS residence i'm this city this afternoon al
/ o'clock. Deceased was born in Franklin
county, Sept. 4. 1874, coming TO this county
when a small boy. He was deputy county
clerk under j. q. Wolf. in 1861. and held the
same position under j. Wesley Power at
the time of his death He leaves widow
and three children. The A. o. U. w. will
have charge of the funeral ceremonies.
VALPARAISO, Ind, April 12-John
Cloyske, of Jackson Center, this county,
was found dead in bed last night by his
family on returning from church at Ches-
terton. He was sixty years old.
WARSAW Ind, April 12-Mrs. Melissa
Baker, wife of Rev. f.. NJ. Baker, one of
the Methodist ministers of this city, died
last night after a lingering illness, aged
SiXty-fOur.
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CASE OF SUICIDE.


CANNES, France, April l2.-The fact has
become public to-day that the Grand Duke
of Mecklenburg-Schw whose death here
was announced as having occurred at
o'clock Saturday night. committed sui
eide. 1t had been stated that his death was
due to aneurism of the heart. The grand
duke it appears. had been suffering terribly
and Saturday evening he asked his doctor
to leave the room in order that he might
try to get sleep. During the absence of
the medical man. and while supposed to
have been delirious from high fever, the
grand duke left his villa and threw him.
sci from the parapet of bridge near the
house He was found few minutes later
still living. but so injured that he died in