The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

John l.. Fiddler. proprietor of the Forest
Hotel at Marienville, Pa, on Wednesday
shot and killed his wife and himself.
"Fanshawe" one of the first editions of
Hawthorne's unacknowledged stories. his
work written while he was a student at
Bowdoin, was sold at Boston on Wednes-
day for $3.50.
detective of Summerville. NJ j.. cap
tured in New Orleans George Ringlemann,
who is said to be wanted in Summervile
for the embezzlement of $1,000 from the
Central Railroad of New Jersey.
The will of Samuel Thomas, the million
aire railroad operator, who died Jan. IA.
was filed for probate at White Plains, N.
Y, on Wednesday. The estate, valued at
100000 Is left to the widow and children
of the deceased.
singular case of loss of memory is ex-
citing interest at st. Stephens Theologi-
cal College at Anandale, n. Y, where Sam
uel A. Chapman, student of Boston, has
lain in semi-conscious condition for over
a week. He fell on icy sidewalk, and
it is believed injured his spine.
In the banks of Columbia s. c., wednes-
day, subscription lists were opened to raise
fund for the erection of monument to
n. G. Gonzales, late editor of the State.
One thousand dollars was subscribed dur
ing the morning, and Ii is expected the
fund will reach 5000 before the end of the
week.
Mrs. Alice Hoeffer was accidentIy shot
and killed at Boonville, Mo-, Wednes-
day night by her four-year-old son. Mrs.
Hoeffer and her husband were shooting out
of window at English sparrows. While
the parents stopped to talk the son pulled
was holding and pointed at her left breast.
Five American fishing vessels. laden with
cargoes of herring, are frozen in the ice
in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland. and three
others are ice-bOund in Bonnie bay. Ii is
feared that they will be obliged to stay
there during the rest of the winter The
fishing vessels in Placentia and Fortune
bays are not impeded by ice and are Sc
curing fair catches of herring.
C.. f. Fultz, of Canton, O., secretary of
the Interstate Building and Loan Company,
committed suicide at Youngstown Wednes-
day morning in his office by inhalng nat
ural gas. Fultz inserted a rubber hose con-
nected with the gas pipe in his mouth, and
fastened 1t securely with string tied around
his head. He was about sixty years old
and left a widow in Canton. No cause is
known for the deed.
Additional evidence that band of swim
dlers has systematically defrauded New
York life insurance companies by substi-
tuting bodies was discovered when several
representatives of several insurance COM
panies opened a grave in Long Island City
N. Y, supposed to contain the body of a
young italian recently insured, and found
the body OF an elderly, emaciated man.
This is the second discovery of the kind in
ten days.
Phillip Baer. librarian at the New
York City Hall, Moses r. Springer
Nathan Springer and Walter p
Sawyer, arrested Tuesday I'm con.
nection with the alleged tax swindlins
frauds. were arraigned Wednesday before
Justice Olmsted, sitting as a magistrate
Application by counsel for the accused fol
separate examinations was refused Dis.
trict Attorney Jerome announced thai
Sawyer had been accepted as a State wit.
ness. He said that there was little against
Moses Springer
Chief of Police Benjamin Murphy ant
Detective Robert Pearson. of Jersey CITY
N. J., have been served with notice of sui
brought by David w. Buckin, the alleged
manager of Richard Canfield's gambling
house for $4,000 Jointly for false arres
and Imprisonment. Bucklin was arrested
| in Jersey City on Jan. 20 as a disorderl,
| person. After being in custody three hour.
he was released. there being no evidenc,
| against him. The arrest was made on 8
telephone message supposed TO have com,
from District Attorney Jerome's office il
/ New York.