The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-15
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Mrs. Richardson has been indicted by the
grand jury of st. Joseph Mo-, for the MUIR
der of her husband, Frank Richardson, the
wealthy merchant, at Savannah, last
Christmas eve.
Gus Davis, a negro, was hanged at Belle
Vile. Tex, yesterday for the murder of
december The crime was a coidbicodei
enc and Davis narrowly escaped lynching
at the time.
Deputy United States Marshal Lowering
has arrested, in Fillmore county,, Mime
sofa, Emile Sandlie. charged with counter
feiting. A complete set of counterfeiters
paraphernalia is said TO have been found
In his possession.
AT Rolling Fork, Miss, last night H. +.
killed by a. L. Denman, proprietor of the
Delta House, and Denman was fatally
wounded by Hill. A business dispute
caused the shooting.
The trial of the nine men charged with
the lynching of John Knox, a Canadian,
for shooting and killing his stepson began
at Scranton, Miss, yesterday: There was
much talk of trouble from the friends Of
the accused. but everything was quiet and
the proceedings regular.
The man who. about two weeks ago. COM
mitted suicide in a Belfast Ureland) hotel.
by shooting, has been identified by a photo
graph and description furnished TO Captain
Titus. OF the New York detective bureau,
by the Belfast police. as Col. James Sher-
idan, of Bridgeport, Conn.
Claude and VIII Baker started to settle
an old grudge against George and VIII
Wright at a church near Easton, Mo-, yes
terday. Pistols and missiles of all kinds
were used. Claude Bakers skull was
crushed and he died. All participants in
the fight were injured. No arrests have
been made.
The attorneys of James Callahan, of
Omaha. charged with being one of the alb
ductors of young Cudahy. yesterday filed a
motion for the continuance of his trial,
which was set for March 20. They urge as
grounds for a continuance the necessity of
the presence of Pat Grove, as set forth in
Galatians affidavit.
After five hours elaboration the jury at
Tifin, o.. yesterday returned a verdict
against Edward Trout of murder in the
first degree. with communications for
clemency. Trout shot Henry Koch at
Green Springs Aug. II, 1900. He claimed
Koch was unduly intimate with his wife.
Trouts defense was insanity.
Benjamin f. Davis. who was arrested in
New York a week ago on a charge of
to-day. The New York police say he is
wanted In Chicago for the theft Of $1,000
from Hippclyte Didishe.m & Bros. jewel
crs Of that city, Davis having been their
Chicago agent. He pleaded guilty.
Jimmy Coogan. local light weight pugi-
| list, was shot through the head and killed
by Frank Salter. better known as PUNK
Salter, in a Denver saloon. According to
witnesses Coogan first shot at Salter. de-
claring the latter had slandered him. Sal
ter is under bond on charge of conspiring
with j. T.. Wanamaker to assassinate
the latter's son-in-law, ex-senator d. c.
Weber.
Burglars broke into the Missouri Pacific
station at Sheldon, Mo, dynamited the safe
and robbed il of considerable money. Sew
eral mail sacks were cut open and letters
broken and scattered over the floor, and
a number of express ackag were rified.
| One contained a draft for several thousand
dollars on the Farmers Bank at Sheldon,
hut the draft was left behind. This was
the fourth robbery of the depot in four
| years.
Governor Sayres did not send the ex-
rected message TO the Texas Legislature
Yesterday touching on the burning of the
negro Henderson at Corsicana wing to
the fact that he is awaiting an official re-
port from there. He will, it is said, urge
prompt and vigorous prosecution OF all
members of the mob regardless of their
standing in the community and VIII exert
his effort TO bring to justice those impli-
Gated in the burning.
The United States authorities and the au-
thorities of Custer county, Montana, have
arrested Robert Lee and another cowboy,
who are said to be implicated I'm the theft
of cattle valued at SCI. 600 belonging to the
| Crow Indians. The leader and other men,
bers of the gang have escaped, and are
now being pursued by the officers. The
''rustlers' had changed the brands on the
cattle. and had expected TO run them out
of Montana and ship them to Chicago in
small punches.
The post-mortem examination on the body
of Herbert G. Wadham, who is alleged
TO havegmet his death by violence in the
Manhattan State Hospital. New York,
brought out facts which will cause the
fullest investigation by the authorities.
The coroner's physician found that the
fifth. sixth and seventh ribs on the left
side had been fractured. The left lung was
injured. possibly by one of the broken
ribs. and there were numerous discolora-
tions ON the face and body.
Governor Aycock yesterday sent a special
message TO the North Carolina General
Assembly, stating that a $1,000 deficit had
been found in the accounts of the State
Prison in the treasury department. To
State Treasurer Lacey. Maj. w. H. Mar
tin. a clerk in the office for years until the
10th Cf March. 1901, confessed that he took
the missing money, which he says he gave
to the church and in charity. He was
arrested on a warrant charging embeZZle-
ment and went to jail in default OF $4.000
tOnd. jor Martin IS sixty years of age.
The United States District Court graTd
iury Yesterday considered the cases of Geo.
NJ. Foster. formerly cashier of the South
Danvers National Bank, Of Peabody, and
John w. Dickinson, of Boston. a share
holder in the bank. charged with misap-
preparation of funds of the institution. and
to-day returned a joint indictment in hf-
teen counts against the men. The indiCt-
ment places the total sum involved at
$40. 900. The grand jury also returned a
separate Indictment against Foster in three
counts. two alleging false entries and one
the willfu, misapplication OF $1,000.