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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
BOTH LOVE AND THRIFT
MINGLED EVENTS LEADING TO Ar
REST OF NOBLEsvILLE's MAYOR.
A Michigan Widow, to Whom He Was
Engaged, Seeks AID of Fed
eraI Authorities.

It has developed that among the indict-
ments found by the recent United States
grand Jury was one against Edgar e. VIII
son, mayor OF Noblesville. upon charge
of using the mails for the purpose Of per-
petrating a fraud. Thereby hangs tale Of
lovely woman's revenge. The indictment is
founded upon a series of love letters sub
mitted to the district attorney by Mrs.
Gibbs, a well-to-do widow, residing at
Dowagiac Mich. The letters were written
to her by Wilson two years ago. The let
tiers show a curious mingling of love and
thrift. In them he calls the widow all
sorts of sweet names, and now and then
ends by pleading for a loan, usually for
$780, They were engaged to be married, and
the first loan was to take up a debt of $500
he owed another woman. He had keen
sense of delicacy about being under finan-
cial obligations TO any other woman than
his beloved angel"
Mrs. Gibbs seems to have been an "angeP
in the theatrical sense as we'll as in the or
binary acceptation OF the word. for she
opened her purse to him at various times
to the total extent of $780, He had q diff
ferent reason for each loan, and plenty of
loving adjectives to go along with the re-
quest. He even sent her some poetry
which was probably original. for it was
very bad verse. Merely as a matter Of
form he sent her some mortgages to secure
the Indebtedness, but she readily saw how
absurd it would be for q bride to hold mort
cages against such a loving husband, and
neglected to have them recorded within the
time required by law.
In time the ardent lovers affections
cooled a whole lot. and the engagement
was finally broken off, Mrs. Gibbs placed
the mortgages in the hands of an attorney
at Noblesville, but he was unable to collect
the debt. Being unable to get her money
back, the widow was anxious to get even,
and the charge of using the mails for fraud
ulent purposes was laid before the grand
jury. 1t is intimated that the prosecution
will endeavor to show that other women
have loaned Mayor Wilson money IL the
expectation of marrying him, thus going to
show that his letters to Mrs. Gibbs were
written with the deliberate intention of de-
frauding her.
The capias will be served upon the festive
mayor at Noblesville to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
Russell HI. Converts Lecture.

Russell H. Conwell. preacher and lecturer.
will speak at English's Opera House
Wednesday evening. "Cuba's Appeal TO the
United States will be the subject of Mr..
Conwells lecture. Mr.. Conwell during the
past thirty years has delivered over 5000
lectures. He has had varied career as
editor, author, foreign correspondent, emil
grafton agent in Germany, lawyer and
preacher. DR.. Conwells church in Philadel-
phia has a seating capacity of 5000, but
he draws such large crowds that for the
past six years admission has been obtained
by tickets sec ured in advance and thousands
are often turned away. He is president of
the Samaritan Hospital and also of the
Temple College He receives many more
calls for lectures than he can fill, and all
the money he receives is devoted solely
TO the education of poor young men. The
sale of reserved seats opens this morning
at the English Opera House box office
While the sale of course tickets has been
quite large, few more may be had. There
are also about twenty season reserved seats
still on sale
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
ROBBED ON A BRIDGE.
willard Grayson Assaulted by Three
Men and Injured.

Willard Grayson, laborer, living in the
Bonanza block, at Washington and West
streets. sought the City Dispensary yester-
day evening, to have wound in the back
part of his head dressed. He told the dis
pensary physicians that he had been as
saulted and robbed. He said he started out
to take a walk yesterday afternoon, and.
about 4 o'clock, wandered down to the
Kentucky-avenue bridge. While standing
on the bridge young man he had seen be-
fore, but whose name he could not call, ap-
preached and engaged him in conversation.
In few moments three other men came
up and one of them, stepping behind him,
struck him on the head with a brick He
was so dazed by the blow that he was I'M
able to prevent the men from robbing him.
He says they only secured dollar. The
men, he says. left him at once, and, after
recovering his senses, he walked to the dis
pensary. The doctors took several stitches
in his head and sent him home. Grayson
did not know the names of the men who
assaulted him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
Door of Hopes Thanksgiving.

The lady managers OF the Door of Hope.
recognized as one OF the most deserving
charities of the city. will receive Thanks
giving offerings at the Progress clothing
store all day tomorrow. 1t is announced
that all gifts of clothing, provisions, bed
ding, money, turkeys, etc. will be gladly
received. The lady managers who will re-
eeive gifts are Mrs. Harriet Jordan, Mrs.
r. II. Reese. Miss Harriet ]. Wishard.
Mrs. f. a. Potter. Mrs. c. L. Miller. Mrs.
c. +. Reynolds, Miss Magin and Miss Della
Brown. The finances of the Door of Hope
board OF trustees: John H. Holiday, presi-
dent Rev. u j. Ellison and Messrs. Frank
Fl. Blackledge, Jesse ID. Moore, l.. d. b.
Chandler, Charles +. Reynolds and M. A.
Potter.
AS winter is coLliIg on and the demands
on the Door OF Hope will be more pressing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
HER GRIEF UNBEATABLE
MISS DAISY RAsCHIG FOLLOWS HER
BETROTHED TO THE GRAVE.
Symptoms of Morphine Poison Indi-
cate the Manner of Her Sud-
den Taking or.

1t is the DID, yet. to one who has not
become case hardened from frequent
ly viewing sorrow, new story of
grief too great to be borne. Broken
hearted at the death of the one she
loved. pretty Daisy Raschig, new No. 2l31
Schriver avenue. decided some time Friday
night that she could not bear the burden
any longer. She was found unconscious
yesterday morning at about half-past 10
O'clock. DR.. Harvey was called in at once.
and he was shortly followed by DR.. De
Hass. Both physicians labored with the
poor girl all day yesterday, trying artificial
respiration and all other means Of resusci-
tation known but all were without avail.
She died at fifteen minutes Of last even
ing. Her death was all the more harrow
ing because, only a few short minutes be-
fore, the doctors thought the artificial res
piration would be successful She had be-
gun to breathe naturally, and her friends
and relatives were filled with joy and hope.
But relapse soon set in, and, without
recognizing any one about her from the
time she was first found, she gave up her
slender hold upon the life that seemed so
frksome to her. Morphine poisoning, it
seems, was the cause of death.
The dead girl was twenty-one years of
age beautiful, amiabe. loved by all who
knew her. She loved a young man named
Fred Nave. who reciprocated the wealth
of affection she bestowed upon him and to
whom she was engaged to be married, when
death took him from her. He died at ST.
NlncentS Hospital of typhoid fever four
weeks ago last night
The unfortunate girl leaves behind her.
10 grieVe over this sudden taking away of
their loved one. her widowed mother. Mrs.
Ida Raschig; her sister Mrs Louis Shelter.
ana ner aged grandparents. Mr. and Mrs
T. w. Befsheimer
or L. 5. Ayres & Co., and there she had a
most OF friends, to whom her death will
cause both surprise and sorrow. She had
complained for several days prior to her
suggested that she showed symptoms of
congestion of the lungs The heartbroken
relatives snatched eagerly at this hopeful
thought, for they did not want to think
that Daisy had taken poison But DR.. Har
vey drove. hope from their breasts by call
ing attention to the unusual contraction of
the pupils OF the eyes. the deep stupor and
9 m, Signs indicating morphine poisoning.
These indications, coupled with the fact
tnat rev days ago she had remarked to
an aunt that life was becoming unbearable
and that she would some time make an
other and successful attempt at suicide,
make 1t almost certain that Daisy Raschig
met death at her own hands When her
Frustrated with grief and illness for three
or four days. She has never been quite
herself since. Often she would remark to
her sister, or her aunt, or some other rela-
tive that she would not live long. Many
times her mother besought her to see a
physician, but to all such requests she
would piteously say: oh. mama, no doc
NO arrangements for the funeral have
as yet been made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

The marriage of Miss Florence Seiuer and
Mr. Wilbur Cumberworth will take place to-
morrow evening.
Mrs. Eleanor Newson, of Richmond, Ind,
is visiting Mrs. w. p Wallace. No. 1903
North Meridian street.
Mrs. J. w. Armstrong is visiting in Chi
cago and will spend the holidays with her
sister in Milwaukee.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E.
Church of Irvington will give a Kloudike
social at the home of Mrs. Beecher Terrell
tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Arvilla M. Bistline has returned from
q four months trip to Denver Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek. She is at home
with her daughter, Mrs. Welton L. Dynis,
Ills Linden street
BICKEL GOLDEN WEDDING.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Nov. 21.-To-night,
at the German Lutheran Church, Michael
Bickel and Elizabeth Bickel celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bickel were born in Germany, both coming
to this country on the same vessel. Several
years later they met and were married
Nov. q, 1S47, at Lancaster, n. Y. They
came to this county at once and have re-
sided here ever since. Mr.. Bickel Is eighty
three and his wife is eighty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
RAN WITH SANDWICHES.
Two Men Charged with Violating the
Hotel Law.

w. w. Veach. of North indianapolis and
John Flaherty. of 257 West Maryland street.
were arrested early yesterday morning on
charges of violating the hotel law. With
them was arrested Peter Finkman, charged
with shooting in the city limits. Finkman
runs the wagon cafe which operates about
the streets at night. The two men obtained
sandwiches from him and tried TO run away
without paying for them. Finkman fired
two shots into the air TO attract the police,
and the men stood still for fear ne would
shoot az them, until Captain Dawson and
Sergeant Crane came up and arrested them.
Einkman was not locked up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
FAST MAIL DELAYED.
The Pittshurg Train Was Three Hours
Late.

''That will cost the railroad company
$780," remarked an employe at the Union
Station last night as the fast mail train
from Pittsburg pulled into the station three
hours late. 1t was the first time IN long
while that this reliable train has been be-
hind its schedule
The fast mail from Pittsburg runs
through to st. Louis, long train composed
exclusively of mail cars, each car bee hive
with its crew of postal clerks working in
cessantly during the nineteen hours or so
of the trip. Last night the engine played
out" and caused the delay. The government
fines the railroad company when it fails to
make connections
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22

Two young men connected with one of the
shops in the Arcade, on East Washington
street, while walking through the building
early yesterday evening. discovered a man
in the ticket office of Dickson & Talbot.
The young men hurried to the police sta
ton and reported that a burglary was prob
ably about to take place in the Arcade.
Three or four sergeants, who happened to
be at headquarters, went over to the build
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
A BILLIARD HALL FIGHT.
Three COIored Men Engage in a
Melee.

Bicycle Patromen Wallace and Lancaster
We're called yesterday at noon to the billiard
hall kept by Richard Singleton, at 119 Fort
Wayne avenue Singleton, George Mosby
and James Garrett all colored. became in
volved in a fight, and it seems that both
the others were after Garrett. He was
struck on the head with a club and received
a cut in the back from a knife. His coat
was almost cut off him, but the wound
amounted to merely a scratch. Singleton
and Garrett were arrested.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
Police Capture a Wagon.

The patrolmen in the Twenty-sixth police
district last night undertook to halt team
Of horses and wagon driven by three negroes
on McCarty street. The occupants Of the
wagon declined to stop. and abandoned the
outfit when pressed too close. The police
fired at the men as they ran. In the wagon
was found two barrels of oil and a barrel
of varnish, which the police think was taken
from a freight car in the neighborhood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22

Speaking of the petition that has been
circulated for the retention of j. w. Cot
ton as custodian of Military Park. the Jour
nal yesterday said 1T is understood that
Superintendent Power recommended that
petition be circulated in the interest of
Custodian Cotton" Yesterday Superintenc-
ent Power said that he had never recon-
mended the circulation Of petition in be-
half of Mr.. Cotton or any one else.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22

Ernest ELI came over on the l., d. & w
excursion yesterday from Iroquois, ILL.,, and
made a day of it in the city He managed
to absorb considerable alcohol in the course
OF his rounds. At o'clock he was found
by two citizens lying on Washington street
near Delaware. He was too drunk to walk
and they dragged him TO the police station
and surrendered him TO Patrolmen Wallace
and Lancaster who slated him for being
intoxicated. He was limp as a rag, but
withal, seemed to enjoy the situation
hugely.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22

F. M. Heron, jeweler. has recently moved
into the new building erected for him at Is
North Pennsylvania street, Immediately
north of Odd Fellows block, and now has
one of the handsomest stores in the country.
He wants 1t distinctly understood that he
warrants all goods as represented and will
make the lowest prices that can be given.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22

ing to investigate. They found the facts
as represented. There was a man in the
ticket office but he proved to be the watch
man of the building instead of a burglar.
He was recently employed by Dickson &
tenants, and he soon convinced the police
that his business in the building was legit-
innate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
CITY NEWS NOTES.

DR.. Fremont Swain will give a short talk
on osteopathy at the next meeting Of the
Society of Hygiene Wednesday evening.
On Wednesday evening, at 1880, at the
Central Christian Church, Bertha Rose
Short will give a recital for the benefit of
the church, after which refreshments will
ha served
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22

No. As school football team and the Or
chard team played an exciting game Sat-
urday morning. The ASS were lighter, but
won by score of u to L. The ass lineup
was: Center, Newman; guards, Shohan and
Hadley: tackles Swain and Robinson; ends,
Marks and Heatherington. The half backs
were Spencer and Coburn. Hamlet played
full and Maddox quarter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
'LittIe Pete" and Thirteen Suits.

The thirteen members of F. Ed Spooner's
circuit-chasing aggregation have filed suits
for $1,000 each growing out of the fondness
of Little Pete" the midget mascot" for
the society Of the bicyclists. Little Pete is
seventeen years old, but so small is he that
he readily passes for a nine-year-old boy
He had been with the circuit chasers until
Trenton was reached, and then he went to
his home in Philadelphia. But he heard
frequently of the lucky thirteen during the
Southern tour, and he longed for their So
ciety again. He went to New York and
slowed himself away in a steamer bound
for Jacksonville, and was there, smiling and
happy, when the circuit reached Jackson
vile.
From Jacksonville the party went to Bel
lalre. Pete accompanied them, and started
with them to Atlanta, distance of six hun
cred miles: He escaped the eyes of con-
ductors until Macon was reached, but there
a conductor demanded his fare to Atlanta.
1T was only $1.32, but Pete" had not half
the sum. The riders refused to pay his
fare, disclaiming any obligation, and hest
tatlng tC pay even SO small a sum for the
reason that they might then justly be suS-
pected of having been in collision with
Little Pete to beat the railroads as far
as he had already come.
The crowd reached Atlanta, and Little
Pete was with his friends, though the fare
had not been paid. The next morning the
party started to take a train for Chatta-
nooga, where they were entered for races
In the afternoon. They were informed that
they could not get their baggage until they
paid the $1.32. While they were arguing the
matter the train pulled out, and they were
unable to fill their Chattanooga date.
A lawyer secured the release of their bag
gage at noon. but it was too late to reach
Chattanooga in time for the races. The
suits aggregate $4,000, and are against the
Central Railroad. The complaints demand
Ieparation for humiliation, loss of money
that would have been won at the races.
damage to professional reputation and puni-
tive damages.
Charles Ward, who trained Owen Kimble
team. was with Spooner's aggregation as
trainer for one of the riders. He says the
men intend to push the suits to the last ex-
IRENE.
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than through the summer months the
managers hope that contributions will be
liberal. The work of this organization is
among the friendless women and girls. The
society seldom makes calls for public as
sistance, but proceeds about the good work
IL has in charge quietly and without osten-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
every
$8 ButteriCk
II Is Here

Send the catalogued price of any
Butterick Pattern made and it is
on lis way to you by return mail.
We Pay the Postage.
Send IL cents in stamps to pay
for mailing and we will send you
the Monthly Fashion Sheet Free
for One Year.
Send one dollar and The Define
ator will be delivered to your add
dress Until January, 1890.
Order it at the counter. We
give in addition a large catalogue
of Butterick Fashions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
THE NEW BICYCLE CLUB
MASS MEETING IN CRIMINAL COURT
TOMORROW NIGHT.
Much of Work of Entertainment OF
l.. A. w. Meet to De-
vOIve on 1t.

The wheelmens mass meeting in the
| Criminal courtroom tomorrow evening will
| probably be well attended. Not only are
| active wheelmen urged to attend, but bust
ness men in all lines and others who would
| be benefited by the National L. A. W. meet
| are asked to support the new club, the or
ganization of which is to be completed.
There is no danger Of getting too many
members in such club Four or five hun
dred members are needed to aid the Meet
Club in handling the meet, and twice as
many can find places on the various COM
mittees. From this new club will be drawn
the active working committees which will
have charge of reception and entertain
ment. There are about a dozen of these
committees and some of them may we'll
have a hundred members or more each
BUT it is not to be understood that the In
dianapolis L. A. w. Cycling Club. as the
new club will probably be called is being
organized solely in the interest of the
league or the meet. The Importance of
having such a club in Indianapolis has been
recognized for long while. and the belief
has been that only the lack of general
movement for such club prevented it's ex-
istence, and the coming of the meet is taken
advantage of as presenting a good oppor-
meet would be a dismal affair from the
standpoint of the thirty to fifty thousand
visitors, for there must be some solid or
ganization back of the entertainment, and
the entertainment must not be on a small
scale. There must be daily and almost
hourly tours and runs for the benefit of
those who wish to ride out and see the sur
rounding country. There must be the all
night smoker. several dinners and banuuets
ana other entertainments which have be-
come established adjuncts to the national
meet, and then the entertainment commit
tee may offer other and novel entertain
ment This requires a great deal of work
and is to be done by large committees so
that too much work shall not fall on a few
shoulders. Properly distributed lit will be
very agreeable work, but If handful Of
men have to do it all. it will be burden
some and impossible of being carried out
IN a. manner worthy of this city of conven-
lions.
1t is expected that the coming of the
meet will give the club a good, healthy
start, and that it may begin it's existence
In suitable clubhouse and continue there
after the meet as first-class. up-to-date
is made a league club will probably give 1t
more stability and permanence. This has
Deen the experience In other cities. There
nave been a number of cycling clubs or
gained. but they have had unfortunate ca
reers, and there Is hardly a club worthy of
the name in the city to-day.
AT the meeting tonight VIM. E. English
VIII preside and Merrill Moores will act as
secretary. Addresses will be made by
number OF prominent citizens who are TAX
and in the organization of this club. To-
night officers will be elected and committees
Tor various purposes within the club or
ganization will be appointed.
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There is q certain young man in this city
belonging to the four hundred, who does not
call on certain young lady or his set any
more and the great hired girl question is
at the bottom of the trouble. The young
man and three companions, in their efforts
to add to their fund of worldly knowledge.
attended one of the dances where the do
nestle help are wont to congregate on
Saturday nights, and they had a very de-
lightful time. The young man In question
paid marked attention to a petite young
lady, but pleaded a previous engagement
when the time to escort the young ladies'
home arrived. The other evening In glancing
that 1t was about time to return party
call due young lady, and started out to
fulfill his engagement. He arrived at the
house and rang the bell. The door was
opened by the maid who looked at the
Young man for a minute, and then said:
Good gracious. you must not come TO the
front door to see me; the help must re-
ceive their company at the back door" It
was the petite young lady of the servants
ball and the young man fell or the steps
in his hurry to leave, and this Is the rea-
son whv the certain young man calls no
more on a certain young lady.
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