The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-02-06
TOUGH BOY IN COURT
Wanted to Go wild de Rest of de
Gang" but Was Not Ac-
commodated.
BURG LARS TACKLE A BIG CONTRACT
Where There's q Drove of Mastiffs on
the Other Side-Terre Haute
Strike-State Items.

indianapolis, Feb. 1.-The toughest
boy that has been in the criminal court
in long time was there yesterday
morning. with bad case of "Jeffer-
sonvillitis," He didn't want to go to
10 Plainfield. seeT He wanted TO 90
vivid de rest of de gang" Bill used
to be good boy. but he went bad''
delivering messages. He took several
unexpected and unannounced vaca-
lions. One he spent in Buffalo and
another in Tennessee. He will here
after spend his leisure moments at
Plainfield. When before the court he
wanted to wait and have his case 90
to the grand jury, like the cases of his
older pals, and when his mother spoke
for Plaintield he Swore viciously at
her. He left the room still abusing
her because he couldn't GO to Jeffer-
sonville
Buck Wheeler Gets Stay.
Indianapolis. Feb 1.-The supreme
court yesterday granted Buck Wheeler
stay OF execution until June 6 to give
the court an opportunity to pass on
his appeal Wheeler was under SEN
tence to be hanged Saturday. Feb. s..
for the murder of his son-in-law at
Bonneville last September. The court
limited the time for filing appellants
brief to March 1. and set the case
for oral argument April %.
Quarrel Over a Woman.
Alexandria, Ind, Feb. 1-During a
quarrel over a woman. Fred Pearct
aged u. was shot and fatally wound
ed by James Raines, aged 2S years
in Thomas Endeberry's saloon last
evening. The men met in the saloon
and Pearce claimed that Raines had
insulted the woman. and fight en-.
sued. Ra-nes drew a revolver and
fired two shots. one bullet entering
Pearce's breast above the heart, infiict.
ing fatal wound.
Turned His Mastiffs Loose.
Upton. Ind. Feb lit is reported
that a highway robber was nearly
killed by three dogs near Devils Den,
In the northeast part of this county.
Burley Wyandot was driving home
ward, and a highwayman stopped his
team. and with drawn revolvers called
upon the farmer to give up his money.
WyandOt had three mastiffs in his
wagon. and he turned them loose with
such success that in few minutes
they had nearly stripped the robber of
his clothing and had bitten him severe.
ly. Wyandot then called off his dogs.
TERRE HAUTE STRIKERS ACTIVE
Preparing TO Push the Campaign Against
the Traction Company.
Terre Haute. Ind, Feb. s1.-Repre.
rot ix-ac Of mi lob In, -l,;e
section of the state met Thursday
night and decided to have a labor DEM
onstration next week to show the peo-
pie of Terre Haute the numerical
strength of those who ask for the boy
cOtting of the street railway company.
Several thousand miners are to join
the $500 Terre Haute trade uniOnists
In parade.
There are to be mass meetings. with
President Gompers. of the American
Federation of Labor; President Mahon,
Of the Street Railway Employees or
ganiZatiOn: the presidents of the cleo
trical workers and stationary firemen's
organizations. and perhaps Ben Tillett,
the English labor leader, as speakers.
Mother Jones is to be invited for the
especial benefit of the miners.
When G. f. Trip. of the Boston
syndicate which owns the street car
lines. left for home he said that the
strike was over. and the only question
was the length of time an effective
boycott could be maintained. The cars
are running regularly, but usually
without a passenger.
Trial of Ex-Cashier Davis.
indianapolis. Feb. 1.-The case Of
Richard c. Davis. former cashier of the
Peoples National bank at Washington
Ind. who is charged with embezzling
$4,000. has been taken up in the Unit
ed States court. and attorneys for Da-
Wis endeavored to withdraw the plea
of not guilty to the Indictment of the
federal grand jury in order to inter
pose a demurrer. The court called for
briefs.