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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-03
BROWNS TRIAL BEGUN
SLAYER OF MENDEL KNAPOFF BE-
FORE THE COURT AT MARION.
Two Curious Deaths in Indiana Towns
big Verdict Returned in the
Lingeman Case at Warsaw.
special to the indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Oct. 2.-The trial of VIII
lard Brown, an eighteen-year-old boy of this
city, for the murder of Mendel Knapoff
began in the Circuit Court here to-day, and
probably will engage. the attention of the
court for several days. The courtroom was
filed this morning at $50 o'clock when
Judge Paulus called the case. and the work
of securing a jury was begun and was COM
pleted a few minutes before IL o'clock, fol-
owing being the personnel: Willard Baird.
James Devore. f. NJ. Collins. Abe Bruba-
ker, Evan Massey. Harl Hamilton. o. L.
Stevens, G.. II. Slater, Robert Richardson,
Jacob Carl. w. p. Bradford and Thomas
Baird.
Prosecuting Attorney Amsden then made
his opening statement to the jury, covering
the points which he would develop by tes-
timony. He recited the circumstances of
the shooting on the night of June "a in the
pawn shop of Mendel Knapoff and Harry
Horwitz; the entry of Brown into the place
with & handkerchief tied over his face and
a revolver in his hand. demanding money;
the position of the owners of the store be-
hind the counter; that upon their refusal
to give money to Brown he began firing,
the first shot hitting the show case, the sec
ond finding Judgment in Horwitz's body
and the third and fourth hitting Knapoff:
that as soon as the shooting began both
the owners of the store grappled with
Brown, struggling with him out the front
door to the sidewalk. where a crowd quick
~ collected and separated them, and that
Knapoff died within thirty minutes from
the effects of the ball that penetrated his
abdomen. He closed his statement by ask
ing for a verdict of guilty in the first de-
gree. Court was then adjourned to permit
the attorneys TO arrange the order of tes-
timony in order that time might be saved;
Henry & Elliot, Peterson, Otto Allen and
William Panls and Hugh Brown. Will
Brown and Henry Brown, of New Castle,
Ind. are the attorneys for the defendant.
while the interests of the State are being
looked after by Prosecutor Amsden. assist
ed by Gus Condo.
Young Brown was brought into court this
morning by Sheriff Bradford, who, with one
of his deputies, sat near him at all times.
The defendant was attired in a neat new
suit of blue, and, With his smooth face,
looked like the boy that he Is. He seemed
wholly unconscious of the position he was
i'm. and talked frequently with his father.
who sat at his left. The boys mother has
died since the shooting occurred. and the
death has had considerable effect on the
boy. Harry Horwitz, who was shot by
Brown at the same time. sat in court and
listened to all the questions put to the jury.
Mrs. Knapof sat near him. heavily yelled
in black. She arrived Saturday from Chi
cage to be present at the trial.
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FoRT wAYxE CARNIVAL.
Thursday, Friday and saturday will
Be N0table Days.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct. 1.-The street
carnival and Mardi Gras festivities which
will be held in this city this week will
eclipse anything of a like nature ever held
in this part of the State. For months the
entertainment committee has been at work,
and a programme has been arranged which
will attract thousands Of visitors to the
city to enjoy the festivities. The main
streets Of the city will be used for the en-
tertainments. On Thursday night the grand
open air cake walk with al large number
Of entries, will be held on Wayne street,
with q full brass band playing the quick
marches. This will be followed on Friday
evening by the big open air masquerade
carnival ball on the asphalt pavement on
Berry street.. Hundreds of couples will be
in this dance, and rich prizes have been
hung up for the best costumes, etc. There
Will be MidwayS On the principal streets,
parades, balloon ascensions, with parachute
leaps, circuses down town, a big barbecue
and other attractions. In addition to the
Mardi Gras features a three days race meet
has been arranged with the following pro-
m
Thursday, Oct. 5-2:s2 Trot, $50; 2:23 pace,
$50; mile run, two best in three, 500.
Friday, Oct. 6-2:16 Pace, $500; Ply trot,
goo; amateur race. pace. 800; runners for
free-for-ali trot, 5000; amateur race, trot'
$l00; free-for-all mile run, 500.
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NEW PASTOR AT LOGANSPORT,
Chaplain of 161st Regiment Goes to
Broadway Presbyterian Church.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Oct. 1.-The formal
service Of installing the Rev. William E.
Biederwolf as pastor of the Broadway Pres
byterian Church in this city will be per-
formed at that church on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Biederwolf came to Logansport in the
summer of 1897 to supply the pulpit of the
Broadway Church. made vacant by the
resignation of the Rev. H. Atwood Perci-
val. With the formation Of the One-hun-
Observation-Disclosures Regiment Indiana VOL
-~unteers Governor Mount rendered him the
commission of chaplain of that regiment,
and he served with the regiment until it's
muster out, returning from Cuba during
the spring. Upon his return the congrega-
ton of the church extended to him a call to
become the regularly installed pastor. This
call was formally presented to the young
minister at the recent meeting of presby-
terry and was accepted. Rev. Thomas L.
Hughes, ID. D.; was appointed to preside
over the installation service. Rev. D.. p.
Putnam, pastor of the First PRESBYTERIAN
Church. will preach the installation sermon,
and Rev. Sol G. Dickey, ID. D., will deliver
the charge to the pastor.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Mrs. G. A. LaughIin, of MiddIetown,
at Hot Springs, Va.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 2-Announcement
was made here to-day of the death of Mrs.
George A. Laughlin at Hot Springs, Va.
Mr.. Lapghlin, who was the owner of tin
plate mills at Middletown, Ind, with an of
flee in this city, sold out to the trust last
spring and he and his wife went to Europe
for the benefit Of her health. Later they
returned. she not having been benefited any.
Her death took place Saturday night. While
residents of this city Mrs. Laughlin moved
in the highest social circles.
George Ireland died yesterday at the
home of his mother in New Paris, o. He
recently returned from New York. Death
was due to pneumonia The deceased was
formerly in busines here. He was a
brother of Mrs. Edward Teage, Mrs. Charles
Braffett and Miss Dora Ireland.
Charles Lundy, aged forty-three, died
Sunday night of typhoid fever at his home
northwest of Centerville.
James Epps. aged seventy-two, died Sun
day at his home near Chester of heart
trouble.
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The Indianapolis Ministerial Associations
held its first meeting since vacation yester-
day morning at the Meridian-street M E
Church. Rev. A. ID. Berry presided. Papers
were read by c. s. Grout. secretary Of the
Charity Organization, on The Friendly
Visitor in Charity and Church, Rev. c. C.
Rowlison. "Neighborhood House and Arm
OF the Church, Rev. L. ID. -Woorman. The
Boys Home" IL was decided 10 devote the
next meeting exclusively to the subject OF
Y. NJ. c. A. work j. II. Cowan was elected
secretary and treasurer. and A. Il. Philput.
A. -. Berry, +. o. Ballard, w. A Quaylo
and i. ID. Woorman were named as the
executive committee.
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Good Wells at Loogootee,

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOOGOOTEE, Ind.. Oct. I'm we'll No. 4
of the Loogootee Prospecting Company at
this point a strong flow of gas was struck
at a depth of 55 feet this morning. Oil in
considerable quantities is being forced to
the surface by the pressure of gas, which
is throwing water and oil to the top of the
seventy-ive-foot derrick. Local gas men
are much elated with the result, as an am
pie supply of gas for heating and lighting
for mills, factories, etc. The town will be
piped Immediately, as the prospecting COM
pany was only awaiting the result in the
veloped three good paying wells within the
past few months, all showing a pressure
of over two hundred pounds, with good.
steady volume.
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The finale which Composer Herbert has
written for the second act of 1.-THE Ameer,"
Frank Daniels's new comic opera. is said
to surpass his remarkable finale of the Sec
ond act of The Fortune Teller"
There was a large advance sale for
the Thaddeus Rich concert Thursday
evening. which opened yesterday at Eng
lish's Opera House.. Boxes have been sold
TO Hugh MCGOWAN, James Whitcomb Riley.
Major w. j. Richards and Charles f.
Sayles.
Liveliness promises not to be an absent
quality in my Innocent Boy" the English
farce in which Otis Harlan appeared as a
star at the Garrick Theater last night. The
author of the play is George r.. Sims. and
II mas a record OF 80 nights at the Royalty
LheaIer IN London. The story of the farce
Smith. an architect by profession and a liar
by force of circumstances
NJ. b. Leavitt's spectacular extravaeanza
The Spider and the Fly" will be the next
attraction at English's. giving one perform
ance on Friday evening. Forty-ave people
are included in the cast and new specialties
new music and numbers of elaborate trans
formation scenes have been added. The gold
and silver ballet and the sailors hornpipe
bring into prominence pretty girls i'm natty
costumes. The coral grotto beneath the sea
and the final transformation are specimens
OF the scenic artists Skill The play appeals
especially TO little folks, for whose edifca.
ton there are provided a number of clowns,
specialties and novelties. The advance sale
is already open.
The Park will have the Joseph Hart
Speciality Company the week of Oct. IS.
Hart and his wife, Carrie De Mar, were
here with a good company last season. Dur
ing the summer they were In Europe and
Hart engaged several good acts. They
themselves present a playlet called The
Quiet Mr.. Gay" Henri French. "A trick
cyciist and juggler. Is real French talent.
Fred Dickson. the manager of the Park,
saw French I'm Paris a short time ago and
he says his work Is strikingly novel. Phi
OFT. u brother Of Joe OFT. :. fhe efs-
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MAKES THEM AL UP.
Revenue Collector mt Marion Is Seek
ing Stamp Tax Dodgers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Oct. 2--Revenue Collector
J. A. Gauntt, of this district, is a busy man
at present. He is attending all the fairs in
his district, both agricultural and street
fairs. and exercising the law upon the own
ers of side shows and other enterprises upon
which a tax is required by law. He also
is coming down hard upon the county re-
ccrders who are in the habit of taking in
struments of record without their being
stamped according to the internal-revenue
stamp law. At Logansport he found the
recorder had accepted papers TO record on
which he should have received $50 for
stamps, but had not collected a penny. OF
course it Is necessary for Mr.. Gauntt to see
all these parties and require them to stamp
their records, and this Is causing him con-
siderable trouble. This week he will attend
the Bourbon and South Bend fairs.
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r. FAIR.
Thousands Were in Attendance on the
Opening Day.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind, Oct. 2.-The
second annual street fair and merchants
carnival opened in this city to-day, and the
prospect for one of the largest crowds ever
entertained in this city are fattering. The
city is full of attractions and shows of all
kinds. The streets are lined with booths
and the entire city presents a gala appear
ance. The live stock display will be one
of the largest ever seen in the State. sEx-
cLrsion trains will arrive daily from all
parts of the State. and although an enor-
NOUS crowd is anticipated, the citizens have
thrown open. their doors, and every one
will receive CrawfordsviTle's hospitality.
Over one thousand member of the Horse
Thief Detective Association gave a parade
at Z o'clock this evening. and will remain
here during the fair. The weather is all
that could be desired. 80
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GRAND LODGE X. OF P.
Disposition of Woods Point Property
Will Probably BE Made.

h Grand Lodge Knights Of Pythias of
Indiana begins its annual session in this
city to-day. Among the questions which it
is thought will be settled at this meeting is
the one regarding the disposition to be made
Of the lot known as Woods point, on
Massachusetts, avenue, on which 1t was
planned to build a fine hall. Offers have
been made for the property and II will prob
ably be sold. A petition asking for changes
in the ritual will be acted upon. The Grand
Lodge will be asked to vote $4,000 toward
the building Of a Pythian sanitarium at Hot
SpriugS
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Found ON ..Kid, Bruner.

Detectives Asch and Dugan arrested
kid" Bruner a confidence man. last night.
Bruner has been in several scrapes In this
city, and follows the John Robinson circus.
he is well known to the police. They saw
him on the street last night and when
spoken TO. he pulled his hat over his face
and tried 10 evade the detectives. They
caught him and took him to a hotel. where
he was searched. On his person was a billy,
9 star with the Inscription. Deputy Sher-
liz" two small locks. with which the old
time lock game In worked. and q check.
wh&oh - supposed 70 b forged. The chick
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doing business SO long as they have eff
fected a combination 10 keep up the rate of
premium and so long as the local agents
are in a board of underwriters, all of the
policies emanating from it being submitted
to ar Inspector.
This suit, In addition TO the one brought
by Mr.. Hawkins, is to settle any question
that may be raised as TO the right Of a
private individual to bring such an action
as that now pending in the local Circuit
ground
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COLUMBUS. o.. Oct. 2-The consolida-
tion OF all the street-railway lines OF CO.
lumbus Vas completed tonight. The prop
erty Of the Columbus Streef-railway Conn
pany, the Cross-town Street-railway COM
pany and the Columbus Central were trans-
ferred 10 the new Columbus Railway COM
pany. The new company then executed a
mortgage OF E.00.oe0 TO the Union Saving0
Bank and Trust Company. OF New York.
r.. T.. Sheldon is the president. and p. Y.
Burlington secretary OF the Company L.
X. Stewart will be the vice president and
general manager IL will be several months
before details for the joint Operations OF She
various lines are arranged.
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Guns for Bailey Post.

Special to the Indianapolis JournaI.
PORTLAND. Ind, Oct 2-W- ID. Sebring.
commander of Stephen j. Bailey Post
Grand Army Of the Republic. of this city.
has received a letter from Congressman
George w. Cromer in which he says that
the posts request for cannon has been hon.
ored, and that two eight-inch
guns and forty eight-inch shells will be
shipped here from Benicia, Cal. They will
be mounted in the courthouse park.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind. Oct. 2-The first
day of the street fair opened with every in
dication of success. The attendance prom
Uses to be large and the exhibits are good
The agricultural and buggy exhibits sur
pass those of former years. At night
Heck's vaudeville performance and fire.
works were the attractions. Tomorrow
will be old settlers day and a large crowd
is expected. Gambling is prohibited and the
prohibition is strictly enforced.
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PLANS ARE COMPLETE.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Oct. 2-H. B.
Smith, of this city. left yesterday for Pitts
burg in the interest of the new window
glass combination. The combination which
will succeed the American Glass Company
will be completed this week. All the deeds
and necessary papers which figure in the
formal transfer of the properties have been
deposited with the Union Trust Company.
at Pittsburg, which acted as registrar.
Within a week or so payments on the con-
Germs will be made. Permanent officers are
also to be elected this week. The only differ
ence in the plan of operation of the new
trust is that it will own the plants, while
the old trust only owned the products of
the factories. The company will have TO
earn $4,000 to pay its preferred stock diyi-
dend. The American Glass Company the
past two years has been earning consider
ably more than s2,00,W0 yearly.
Much interest is centered In the perma-
nent organization, but il is believed that the
old American Glass Company's officers will
be at the head of the new trust
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both men were on their metal and their eff
forts went a good way towards establishing
them as joint favorites i'm indianapolis. In
winning the sympathy of the audience, even
as much as the poor wife, Mr.. Kolker sue
ceeded admirably, and he was manly about
IL, toe. Mr.. Macy, perhaps, does not arouse
the resentment of his audience as much as
Kirkland, who was with the ompany last
season. yet he left a. convincing impression
that Sir Francis. Levison a a villain of
the, standard quality. Allen Patton, as
Richard Hare, had a small part, and took
care of it sufficiently. John Stepping, as
Lord Mount Severn, was unduly stiff Ruby
Merriam was little Willie Carlyle.
A feature of the opening nights that gives
some annoyance to most of the patrons is
the hand" which is given by a few of the
friends of this and that actor or actress, as
first appearances are made, no matter what
the circumstances may be. 1t seems these
people who give the glad hand" go in
lunches, and sometimes the favorite with
the smallest part has the biggest bunch of
friends. East Lynne" will be the bill the
rest of the week, with the usual Wednesday
and Saturday matinees.
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The typewriting contest for the cash prize
Of SO in gold. which was postponed from
the state fair. took place at Vories's Bust
ness College yesterday and resulted I'm a tie
between Miss Edith Lingle and Miss Alma
was from Longfeilow's "Hiawatha." and
was written at an average rate of sixty
five words per minute, Including correct
punctuation. for ten consecutive minutes.
While a higher record has been made in
previous tests, the work was very salts
farfOrv
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Oct. 2-Cholera
has appeared among the hogs in this county
after a period of several months, during
which there was no trace of the disease.
1t is unusually malignant this time and
seems to be spreading rapidly. One herd of
~sixty-five head wned by Lee Reynolds was
a few days after the disease made its APP
pearance. Mr.. Reynolds believes his hogs
took cholera from eating green corn, which
diet of dry corn. Many herds are affected
by the scourge and the loss will be enor-
nous.
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Special n the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Oct. 2.-Mrs. Myr-
tie Bright, daughter of ex-Postmaster j.
B.. Plymate, died this morning. the result
of an attempt at suicide last Saturday. Be-
ing angered at a reproof of her father she
went into the back of the store and. sat
urating her dress with oil, set IL afre, and
before the flames could be e~xtinguished she
was horribly burned about the body and
face. She was thirty-three years old and the
mother of an infant son.
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Verdict In the Linseman Case.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW. Ind. Oct. 1.-The jury in the
case of John Lingeman VS.. the Milton Shirk
Estate, brought here on change of venue
from Miami county. which has been before
the court for two weeks, brought in a YER
dict for the plaintiff for $40, 304. 10. Among
the attorneys for the plaintiff were the Hon.
r. j. Loveland and H. p. Loveland, of
Peru; Hon. Warren G. Sayre, of Wabash;
j. d. Widaman and j. w. Cook, of War
saw. For the defense were Hon. j. b. Jones,
of Little Rock, Ark: Judge Mitchell and
N. N. Antrim, of Peru; j. H. Johnson, of
Brownstown, Ind, and Hon. L. w. Royse,
of Warsaw.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. Oct 2-John F.
Staley. while hunting in the west part Of
the county yesterday in company with Will
liam and Charles Wright, was shot in the
chest and died in a few minutes Both the
Wright boys say ttat Staley stumbled and
discharged his gun, killing himself. They
ran to their home and brought their father.
Staley was dead when they returned.
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Died ON His wedding Day.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Oct. "A sad scene
took place this afternoon at the Methodist
Church, the funeral of Clifford Elder being
in progress. The deceased's betrothed, Miss
Bertha Haines, tainted at the bier and had
to be carried from the church. Mr.. Elder
and Miss Haines were to have been married
on Friday evening, but he was taken i'll
with typhoid fever, and Friday afternoon
he died.
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other Deaths In the state.

NEW ALBANY. Ind. Oct. 2.-Thomas
Boardman, a native of England. died to-
day, aged seventy-eight years. His death
occurred on the fifty-frst anniversary of
his marriage. His widow and five children
M. Boardman, is a member OF the board
of police commissioners.
GREENSBURG. Ind, Oct. miss Mar
garet McManus, for man years a popular
clerk of the firm of Zoller. Reiter & Minear,
is dead, after an illness Of several months.
Consumption was the cause.
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Horse Thief Detectives Meet.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 2.-The
thirty-ninth annual convention of the Ma
tional Horse Thief Detective Association
began In Charlottesville this evening and
will continue over tomorrow. Over one
thousand delegates are in the city and will
hold their sessions. behind closed doors.
This evening the detectives paraded the
principal streets before going into session.
The president, Governor Mount, is absent,
having gone to Texas, but Vice. President
Anytime. Of northern Indiana, arrived this
afternoon and presided. The association
has lodges in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio,
sented in the crowd now here.
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found several days ago In an unconscious
condition on a country road four miles from
Brandenburg. Ky. Misfortune has visited
him in the past few years. and last winter
he was sent to the poor asylum. He es-
capped several weeks ago and nothing was
heard from him until he was found near
Brandenburg. He Is nearly eighty years
old. II he RECEIVERS he will be brought TO
his CITY