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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Lsporte, Ind, Jan. 21.-7:3O 4. NJ
Ellsworth f. Weir, prominent young
lawyer, of this city, was shot last night
and probably fatally wounded by Joseph
w. Brill. of Cleveland, o., because be
would not confess that be had been in
innate with Mr.. Brill's wife.
Mr.. Brill arrived from Cleveland last
evening ct ) o'clock and went az once
TO Dr. Dakin's office. where be sent .
message to Weir asking him to come to
the office that be wanted to see him on
business. Weir went to the Office Of
once where be met Mr.. Brill, who de-
msnded that be sign confession that
be had been intimate with his wife.
Weir refused TO sign the confession, at
which Brill told him be would shoot
him If be did not. Again Weir refused
and Brill arose and drew q revolver,
shooting Weir through the right lung
just above the heart, the bullet passing
through bis body and lodging in his
cost.
At this instant DR.. Dskin interfered
and probably saved Weir's life.
Brill was at once arrested and placed
in jail, while Weir was removed to bis
home where his wound was dressed.
Although the bullet did not touch
Weir's heart the wound is thought TO
be fatal.
Mr.. Weir is one of the most promi-
nent lawyers of Northern Indiana. 10
1898 he was the candidate for judge OF
the 32nd Indians Judicial district, but
was defeated. His father is ex-stste
senator. He is a married man, 30
years of age, and has one child
daughter.
Brill is wealthy man from Cleve-
land, o., and is said to be the owner OF
several silver mines in Mexico. His
friends tried to secure bail for him, but
were refused by the prosecuting sttor-
ney
Mr.. Weir has been trsnsacting some
legal business for Mrs. Brill lately and
Mr. Brill became jealous and wanted
to use the confession as grounds for Sc
curing a divorce. Mr. Weir hss the
sympathy of the people and is known
to be innocent of the charge against
him.
Although Mr. Weir's wound is quite
serious be is resting quite easy this
morning.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Death of Mrs. kreider

Mrs. Christian Kreider died az her
home in Argos, Jan. l5. 1901, aged Il
years, months and days.
Deceased was born IN Jefferson
county. Ohio, July l2. 1929. ana moved
to Fulton county in 1887, where she re-
resided until her death. Her husband
died Dec. 8, 1875.
She leaves three children-Mrs. EN-
ma Schafer. Henry A. Kreider and
Mrs. Eta M. Metzger-snd three broth
ers. besides host of friends, to mourn
her death.
The funeral was held from the
Church of God in Argos, conducted by
Rev. Austin, with interment at the
Jordan cemetery.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Death of Job ID. AllertOn.

Job ID. Allerton, an old resident of
this county, died suddenly at his home
five miles south of this city Tuesday.
He had worked all day and was attacked
with a spell of heart tro uble in the eve
ming from which he died in few min.
utes. He was 62 years of age. He
leaves a wife and one daughter besides
q host of friends to mourn his death.
The funeral will occur at the Jordan
church in Green township at o'clock
this afternoon with interment at the
Jordan cemetery.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
MARVIN DONATED.
A Dollar Given by Him to Make Up the
Reward.

A Dollar Given by Him to Make Up the
An interesting incident which oc-
Cured in connection with the arrest
of Marvin Kuhns is told by Marshal
Cheney of this city.
All the information the arresting
parties had was that there was q re-
ward of $50 for the arrest of the trio
and the recovery of the horses and sur
rey.
After the arrest, Marvin and his pa
we're taken to livery barn and kept
there until Officers Cheney and Mar.
shall arrived having been telephoned
for to Lafayette, about six miles distant
On the arrival of the officers the ar
resting parties demanded the $50 but a
careful invoice of the officers developed
that there was not that amount of cash
on hand. One member of the party
was iverymsn. whom Gene and
Tom had just paid $3.50 for his services
After some dellberstion q check for
1888 that was in the possession of Gene
Marshall was turned, and the $500 be.
longing to the liverymsn and $3.50 from
other parties was borrowed. They
were yet short 81. That amount Kuhns
agreed to pay TO make up the amount
of $50 This is probably the first case
on record where q prisoner donated in
making up a reward offered for bic
arrest. However, Marvin was perfectly
willing that his money should be used
in that way. Marvin had about S25 in
money on his person at the time of his
arrest.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
LAW MAKERS WORK.
INSIDE INFORMATION OF WORK
AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

Representative KeIIy's Bill Will Probably
Fail-JOhn Lawler. of salem, Will be
Elected senator to Fill Nacancy-A pPrO-
priation Bill Passed-Senator Flemming 2
>eated-BiII Introduced Providing for
Inspection of Private Banks.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Business Men Choose Directors.

The annual meeting of the Plymouth
Business Mems association was held in
the Simons hall Tuesday evening and
the following directors were chosen to
serve for the ensuing year: L. Tan
ner, o. G. Soice, r. A. Chase, VIM.
Everly, e. G. Leonard, VIM. III. Conger,
ID. F. Redd. Theo. Cressner, l.. j. South
worth, Ed. S. Hogsrth, j. ID. Mccoy.
M. Altman, ID. L. Dickinson. Louis Nc
Donald. f. M. Burkett.
The directors will hold q meeting
next week to elect officers and re-orgsn-
ize, but the time Of the meeting has not
yet been set.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Alfred Matthewson, who stole the
robe from farmers wagon a few
weeks ago and sold it and left town
was arrested by Marshal Cheney M Mondsy
night. He was brought before Mayor
Jones Tuesday and waived an ex-
animation and was bound over to the
circuit court under 500 bonds.
His case will probably be brought be.
fore the court this session.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Mrs. Charles johnson died at her
home north of Donaldson Tuesday
of old age, after short illness.
Sarah Lena Johnson was born in Swe.
den July 8, 1925, being rs years, 6
months and days of age at the time
of her death.
She leaves a husband and one mar
ried daughter to mourn her death.
The funeral occurred at the Swedish
church north of Donaldson, yesterday
at o'clock, conducted by Rev. Peter
son, of the Swedish church. The re-
mains were laid to rest in the Swedish
cemetery.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

The recent opening of two saloons st
Windfsll when the town has been with.
out wet goods for several years, is csus-
ing lot Of trouble and open hostilities
are about to break out between the
temperance and liberal elements.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

cided to oppose it, they said that
they were fighting the Dill solely on
its merits.
They had practically their full
force IN attendance at the opening
of the session, while there were
number of empty chairs on the ma
jority side of the house.
The circuit court drainage law
provides that drainage shall be
done by petition to the supreme
court. Mr. Kelley's object is to do
away with this law, leaving petition
to the county commissioners the
only method of obtaining drainage.
The matter was carried over for dis
cussion on Wednesday of next week.
Ii looks now ss though Mr.. Kelley will
fail TO get his bill passed.
The bill providing for the election of
county superintendent by popular vote
seems TO be doomed There are nine
members of the committee and only
one vote in favor of the bill was cast,
the other eight voting NO" It is un-
GerstoOd that the affirmative vote was
cast by Mr.. Scott of Montgomery The
other members are Messrs Reser. Glenn.
Jack, Carmichael, Cravens, James,
Slack and Davis, of Greene, the demo-
cratic leader This action is believed
to indicate that the bill cannot pass.
The report of the house committee will
be that the bill shall be indefinitely
postponed and it will be an unprece
dented action if the house passes the
bill after such q report.
Senator Osborne has introduced bis
| congressional reapportionment BILL 1t
seeks to make the Third district repub-
licsn by adding Jefferson and Lawrence
and cutting off Dubois and Washing
ton. Dubois is given to the Second dis
trict and Washington to the Fourth, as
the state is now apportioned. The
First, Fifth, Eleventh and Thirteenth
districts are unchanged. Warren is
taken from the Tenth and added to the
| Ninth. Johnson is taken from the
Seventh and added to the Fourth. This
leaves Marion county q district TO
itself. Decatur lie taken from the
Fourth and added to the Sixth. Adams
is taken from the Eighth and added to
the Twelfth. The spportionment is
based on the population according tc
the census of 1900. 1t is said to have
the Endorsement of leading republican
politicians In Indiana, except a few in
Allen county who wanted to see the
Twelfth district rendered less demo
cratic. Senator Osborne says 20 "a;
not consulted single congressman in
preparing his bill.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Indianapolis, Jan. % The Indiansp
ollie Press of Monday contains the fol
lowing:
"From indications the democratic
members will vote practically as
unit against the primary election
bill, as well as against the fee and
salary bill. Representative Clay
Metsker, one of the real democratic
leaders IN the house, said today
that on the voting machine propo-
sition the democratic mem bers will
be divided. Il am against voting
machines, he said, 'on account of
the cost and because | believe il
would be easy TO corrupt elections
il voting machines were in use.
There is too much involved in an
election 10 trust TO mechanical
device Only a mechanic under
stands a voting machine and what
is there TO hinder a mechanic from
being corrupted to fix the machine
so that it will register any mum Der
of votes wrong"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

more than two senators or repre-.
sentstives, except the senators or
representative to be elected by the
votes of the electors within the
boundary of TIE county,"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Hon. John &. Lswler, of Salem, has
been nominated by the democrats for
joint-senstOr from the counties of Jack
son and Washington, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Joseph II. Gar
rIott. The district will be fortunate
and the position of the democrats in
the general assembly will be greatly
strengthened If Mr.. Lawler is elected,
which doubtless will be the case, as the
district ls democratic.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Indianapolis, Jan. 23.-Mr. Metsker
introduced an amendment to Section Sc
of the county reform law Tuesday
morning. The object of the amend
ment coDtemplstes the doing away
with classes in the matter of letting
printing contracts and provides that
the lowest responsible bidders on each
particular item shall be awarded con.
tracts for the furnishing of such items
as their bids appear to be lowest. This
will prevent the Juggling of the bids by
which means the large printing con-
Germs of Indianapolis, Logansport and
Lafayette have been able to deceive
county commissioners throughout the
state. The amendment also provides
that the successful bidders must be en-
gagged In the retail, printing or manu-
featuring business in the county for
which supplies are contracted. BY this
latter clause good healthy competi-
tion is provided and the money will be
spent at home among the people who
pay the taxes instead of being sent out
to the large printing establishments of
the state. Ii has long been known
that there has been a printing trust
formed by the six large printing con-
Germs of the state and that they have
heretofore divided up the state, each
taking one-sixth of the counties. This
amendment of Mr.. Metsker's is GER
tainly democratic, as the purpose is to
destroy the big Six" printing trust
I Mr.. Metsker has also prepared bill
that will be introduced by republican
member of the house, which will be of
general interest to publishers
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

f.. Wise visited the house of representa-
tives this morning and shook hands
with his old friends OF the session of
1899. Mr.. Wise is on his way home
from Franklin where he delivered a
dedicstory address to the order of Mac
cstees. lie will return to Plymouth
tomorrow.
The committee IN rights and privi.
ieges reported favorsbly today on the
trading stamp bill, recommending its
passage 1t will come up for second
reading tomorrow and will doubtless be
passed on Friday. The Merchants
associations of Logansport, Lafayette
and Indianapolis have each passed res
oiutions commencing the efforts of Mr..
Metsker to abolish the trading stamps
by legal enactment.
The committee on printing, to which
was referred Mr.. Metskers amendment
to the county reform law, met today
and appointed subcommittee con-
sistiDg of Mr.. Metsker. of Marshall
county, and Mr.. Small, of Porter
county, with instructions TO draw up
an amendment TO the original amend
ment as proposed by Mr.. Metsker. The
committee is unanimously 10 favor of
taking the printing contracts for ma
terisls that local printing concerns can
do out of the control of the county
councils and permitting the commits
sioners to secure said supplies wher-
ever they may choose. This will pro-
vide for the expenditure of much of the
funds for printing with the concerns in
the county where they are taxed and
will furnish employment to additional
printers in the various counties
throughout the state, instead of ex-
pending such funds with the large
printing trusts located in Indianapolis
and few other large cities of the state
| The members of the legislature drew
their first money for their services to-
day.
Section 36 of the county reform bill
will, if the printing committee of the
house has its way, be changed in par'
to read as follows:
"Said board shall after satisfac-
tory bids are received, let contracts
to the lowest and best responsible
bidder or bidders, in said boards
discretion to the best interest of
the county, on supplies or materials
required.
"Provided, That the board of
commissioners may In their dlscre-
tiOn eliminate from said specfica-
tions and contract such items of
printing and supplies which can be
made by the printing establishments
within the county, to be purchased
by the county officers from time to
time as the needs of the county
may require
Representative Dirkson, Of the mi
nority, introduced bill providing tha
all notes must receive the assessor,
stamp or be uncollectsble. The com
mittee reported in favor of postponinQ
indefinitely. The democratic side oi
the house submitted minority report
The bill was indefinitely postponed b,
q vote of 40 to A, the democrats VOTING
almost unanimously against postpone
ment. The republicans will have the
trouble of explaining to their constitu
ents why they voted to aid the tax
dodger.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

The Marshall county representative
has prepared and will Introduce a bill
today providing that the proceeds from
the sale of all mesndered lands shall,
instead of being paid into the state
treasury, be appropriated and expended
for the drainage of such meandered
lands. The bill will be presented upon
request of Judge Cspron, who believes
that the passage of such law will
hasten the reclsiming of swamp lands
in the northern part of the state.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

1t is the general opinion that officers
should be allowed their expenses out of
the county treasury while in pursuit of
thieves. Had Miles Pomeroy been a
pee man and unable TO defray the ex-
penses of officers, it is likely that nei-
ther the stolen team nor the thieves
would have been captured.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Engene Marshall says be did not
sleep a wink from Monday night until
Thursday night. during which time he
was In pursuit of the horse thieves.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
SHOT AT LAP0RTE.
ELLSWORTH E. WEIR PROBABLY
FATALLY WOUNDED.

Joseph w. Brill, of Cleveland. o., Shoots
Weir Because He Would Not Confess
That He Had Been Intimate with His
(Briil's) wife-SOn of Ex-Senstor Weir.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
LAWS ARE PROPOSED.
AMENDMENT TO COUNTY RE-
FORM LAW INTRODUCES BY
c. w. METSKER.

Object of Amendments l. TO Break the
Big Six" Printing Trust Bill Regard
ing Appropriation OF Funds Derived
from Sale of Meandered Lands County
Superintendents Are Not Likely to- be
Chosen by Direct neutrality-suspicious.
Bill.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

The democrats of the house have
csucused against Representative Kel-
ley's ditch bill, the farmers in the house
being unanimously opposed to 1T. The
bill proposes to repeal the law which
gives the circuit conrt Jurisdiction in
ditch cases. Marshall county is scarcely
affected whether or not kellev's bill
passes, as there has not been but one
circuit court ditch case in Marshall
county during the last five years. Many
of the republicans will vote against the
bill, sufficient, it seeme, to defeat 1t.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

The Cooper-Skidmore contest which
comes from Clinton county is creating
considerable comment. rhe argument
is considerably in favor of Skidmore,
the democrat who has the certificate of
election, but it is likely that Cooper,
the republican contestant, will be
seated, as the majority is inclined to
ignore the merits of the case.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Indianapolis, jan 23.-Atty. Adam
F.. Wise visited the house of representa-
tives this morning and shook hands
with his old friends OF the session of
1899 Mr.. Wise is on his way home
from Franklin where he delivered g
dedicatory address to the order of Mac
cstees. lie will return to Plymouth
tomorrow.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Carlin, uad visited him a few
moments before, hailed from Albion
and had given the Information that he
identified him as Marvin kuhns and
VINO had further stated that be had
talked with Marvin on the streets OF
Albion last Friday, the big desperate
Strengthened up and In very strong Ian
guage denounced Csrlin as an impostor.
why, says he, "thst fellow said his
name was Baker; he's film fam and q
d liar. l think he's a little off
anyway"
BY way of psrenthesIs, Marvin
turned TO Gene Marshall and said:
Those women make potato soup out
of sight used TO think that my
grandmother was the only woman who
knew how to make potato soup, but
these women trot in her class"
Marvin said ne is not drinking man
and John insists that he is having his
first experience in such trouble as this.
John claims to be only - years of sse.
He looks to be about 80
When Gene Marshall offered Marvin
a bible to read, he pushed it away with
the remark, I'm too religious now. "
Asked as TO what he would have done
to hls captors had he gotten the drop
on them, he replied that the chances
are that he would have "cut them loose. T"
After giving his order for % cents
worth of English Navy" the Sheriff
had both prisoners retire and the re-
porter and officers withdrew.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25


A lively tight was expected in the
house when house bill No. 80 (Mr.
Kelley, repeating the circuit court
drainage law, came up on second
reading.
The minority members of the
house held q caucus and decided TO
oppose the bill. Such an action is
unusual on q bill that is not politi-
cal in it's character and much sur
prise was expressed by the legisla-
tors at the course taken by the dem.
Gratis.
1t developed, however, that there
is q political side to the affair. Mr..
Kelley, of Laporte and Stsrke coun-
ties, is republican, and was elected
in a district normally democratic,
on the pledge that he would obtain
the passage of q bill repeating this
drainage law.
If Mr.. Kelley can succeed in get
ting his measure enacted into law,
he stands an excellent chance of
reelection two years hence, when q
United States senator is to be
elected by the general assembly.
1t is known that on the merits of
the bill number of republicans
oppose it, but an effort is being
made to hold them in line for party
purposes.
The democrats disclaim any po-
liticsl feeling in their attitude
toward the bill, aud while they ad-
mitted that in caucus they had de-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Ex-Sheriff Eugene Marshall is here
and visited the house and senate today.
He is on his way home from Columbus.
o., to which city he accompanied Mar
vim Kuhns. Gene says that be and
Marshal Cheney got the $3.50 reward
and divided it even. He will probably
return to Plymouth today.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25


ant. Both are democrats.
A bill is before the house and re-
ferred to the committee on banks, of
which committee the Marshall county
representative is a member, providing
for an inspection of private banks and
the appointment of receivers of failing
or insolvent private banks. The bill
also requires reports from private
banks and provides penalties for fail
| ure or refusal to make reports or sub
init to inspection, or to pay the expense
of such inspection. The committee
will act upon the bill this week.
The primary election bill has been
made special order of business for
next Tuesday afternoon. 1t is vol
luminous bill and very comprehensive.
Representative Chas. w. CrusOn, of
Scott and Jennings counties, will intro
duce an amendment to the state consti-
tuition to prevent gerrymsndering. 1t
is ss follows:
"Be it resolved by the general
assembly of the state of Indiana,
That the following proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the
state of Indiana be, and the same
is now hereby agreed to aud re-
ferred to the next general assembly
of the state of Indiana, to be
chosen at the next general election,
to-wit:
amend. Sec. =, Article =, of
said constitution to read as follows:
No elector shall vote for more than
one senator or representative. 1t
shall be the duty of the legislature
at the time of year for redistricting
the state for senatorial or represen-
tatIve purposes, to redistrict in
such manner that no elector can
vote for more than one senator or
representative, and the district
shall be 30 formed that there will
be, as nearly ss possible, an equal
number of electors in each sena-
torial and representative district,
and the district shall be of contigi-
Gus territory and in as compact q
form as possible; but in no case
shall county be divided 80 as to
vote for more than one senator or
representative when there are sufli.
cient electors in the county for
senatorial or representative district,
nor shall any county be so divided
for district purposes that the elec-
tors of the county will vote for
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Atty. Adam Wise was at the Grand
hotel yesterday on his way to Franklin
on business. He renewed old acQuaint-
ances aud stated that he expected to
visit the house on his return trip from
Franklin today.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

The senate voted Monday to seat
Senator Flemming, Of Ft. Wayne.
Senator Ryan was the defeated contest
ant. Both are democrats.