Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-11-15


at Vincennes accused of embezzling SD
of the firms money, but he afterward
escaped from custody.
The fate Of Charles Dunn, charged
with assault upon and the murder Of
| ten-year-old Alice Cothrell, was in the
hands Of the jury at Fort Wayne, We'd
nesday.
The Chicago & Alton railway COM
pany is settling the claims at Coving-
ton of Christian Endeavor excursion
lists injured in the wreck several
months age. L. A. D. Harry and
daughter lola, who were terribly
scalded and SCARED, will receive about
$4,000. and Mr.. Harry may receive S.
600 growing out of the death OF his
wife The Adsits OF Hoopeston are
booked for $500 because of the death
of Mrs Adsit and the injuries sus-
tanned by Mr.. Adsit.
Fire destroyed the large tube and
pump manufacturing plant operated by
A. D. Cook. the largest and most val
liable industry in Lawrenceburg. Loss,
$4,000 partially insured.
The large factory of the Harrison
& Rudd Pants Company. on Water
street. Evansville. was destroyed by
fire. The fire originated in the stock
room, about the center of the fourth
floor, and spread so rapidly that in
few moments the entire building was
enveloped in a blaze The excellent
work OF the fremen saved the adjoin-
Ing buildings from destruction. The
loss on the stock is estimated at s70,-
600; building, $4,000.
The Marion Owls defeated the Hart
ford City eleven at the baseball park at
Marion, 80 to O. This is the seventh
game the Owls have played this sea-
son by electric light, and no eleven has
been able to score against them.
The divorce evil in Terre Haute
reached the climax when Thomas
Rhoads asked for a marriage license.
and when told the decree in his first
wife's suit for divorce from him had
not been entered, asked to have it done
at once, offering to pay all the court
costs at the same time he paid for the
marriage license with which he was to
marry a second wife. He said he had
defaulted in the suit against him pur-
pOsely. a few days ago a man paid
the costs in suit for divorce brought
by the woman whom he was to marry.
and in which decree had been en-
tered the day before but under rul-
ing of the court marriage licenses. can
not be issued to persons when either
has been a party to divorce proceed
ing in which the court costs had not
been paid. The costs In this case were
assessed against the defendant hus-
band, but the second husband paid
them. along with the 50 for his mar
riage license. One couple married a
few days ago were both under 80 years
Of age. but each had been married
three times. In October there were
twenty-five divorce cases and sixty-six
marriage licenses.
The Detroit A. C. and the South
Bend A. A. elevens battled at South
Bend for the western athletic cham
piOnship. The contest was fierce and
exciting throughout. but was played
without a mishap, ending in South
Bends favor. II TO 0. The local team
displayed superiority at all times and
offered its opponents but one oppor-
tunity TO score. Both touchdOwns were
earned by straight. hard football. and
at no time were gains of more than six
yards made. Pat O'Dea's playing was
about the best in his career.
Peter Matyaczko. a Hungarian boy
II years old whose home was at so
! Rawins avenue, Cleveland, and who
! had been member of Notre Dame
manual training school for the last
| three months, committed suicide at
that institution Thursday. AS the boys
were going from the refectory to the
recreation field young Matyaezko. who
was quite an athlete. engaged in a
| friendly bout with Tom Canty. "A chum.
In the contest young Canty's foot
caught on some obstacle and his leg
was broken at the ankle. It is thought
that MatyacZkO believed he had seri-
ously injured his friend and that the
thought temporarily unbalanced his
mind. He left his playfelows and
ran to the garnet of st. JOseph's hall,
secured a 32-caliber revolver and shot
himself through the head. The coro-
ners inquest was held The body
was sent to the dead boys parents in
Cleveland
Thirty-1ve years ago John Kaough
left Fort Wayne for the west, after
telling his brother William that IL he
made a fortune they would hear from
him. but not before Thursday Mr.
Kaough. who has since been postmas-
ter and become prominent in business
and politics. received a letter from
John stating that he has made rich
strike in mining claims in southwest
ern California. and asking about his
mother. The aged woman is still liv-
ing and is overjoyed at hearing from
her long-lost son.
Two Of the fire cisterns in connec-
ton with Indianapolis were wrecked
by gas explosion and two members
OF the city repair gang were fatally in
jured.
boat accidentally overturned and
precipitated DR.. E. r. Rhodes and
George Goss into the water at Roches-
ter. They chung TO the sides until
their cries alarmed Frank RAIDER. ONE
half mile away, who reached them
barely in time