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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
SERGT. SANDMAN'SC
HARRY sTROUT HELD ON CHARGE
OF GRAND LARCENY.
II 1t Had Not Been for Detective
Work of the Sherlock Holmes Type
He Would He at Large.

AS result of an arrest for lettering made
early yesterday morning by Sergeant Sand
man, one of the many thieves that have
bothered the police for so long was found.
Sandman saw a man near the little depot
that looked suspicious. He questioned him
closely and was on the point of turning him
loose. He told the officer that he was going
to Peoria, H., and when asked how he in
tended to get there the following answer
was received:
You don't think that / am going TO beat
my way do you!" He seemed to be insulted.
In Police Court yesterday morning he told
the judge very neat story and had it not
been for the sergeant he would have been
released. Sandman asked the judge to hold
him until Captain Kinney, of the detective
department, could see him. The judge
granted the request and when the sergeant
went after Captain Kinney he overheard
a conversation between Kinney and two
men who were telling how they had been
worked by young fellow. Sandman re-
marked: II have your man right up
stairs, and when the men saw him they
recognized him at once. His name is Har-
~ Strout. He gave his age as thirty-six
and his home at 23S Detroit street. When
Strout came to this city he applied at the
tailor shop of Joseph D. Eastman, 21S Mas
or. Eastman told the man he had no en-
ployes of that kind, but after hearing tale
of hard luck he sent him with letter to a
friend, 5. l.. Taylor. member of the firm
of s. l.. Taylor * Co., merchant tailors at
IL Virginia avenue. Mr.. Taylor employed
the man to solicit and was to pay him a
per cent, but Strout was not to collect any
money in advance from those who ordered
clothes from him. Strout started to work
and at the same time engaged a room and
board on H0vey street, telling them he was
an inspector employed by railroad. he
worked for a week, collected money in sew
eral instances, stole a watch from his
boarding house and then disappeared. He
had accidentally dropped one of Mr.. East
mans cards in his room and this led the
boarding house owner to investigate. He
found where the man had worked and when
he had told his story to Taylor both men
went to the police station TO tell the police.
Strout was then slated for grand larceny
and obtaining money under false pretenses.
He is thought by the police to be the cab
| man that did so much of that kind Of work
| in Peoria, ILL.,, his home, and whom the
! Peoria authorities want badly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
BECK DIVORCE SUIT.
The Woman Married Her First Hus-
band i'm Australia.

Yesterday was divorce day in Judge
Leathers's court, and a number of cases
were disposed of. One Of the most inter-
esting of the cases was on the petition of
Amy Beck for a divorce from George ".
Beck.
The plaintiffs maiden name was Amy
Parkhurst, and she has been married twice.
She married her first husband, John Brook
house. in Australia a number of years ago.
Brookhouse at that time was a prosperous
shoe manufacturer there. He failed in
business shortly after his marriage and
came to Indianapolis. and his wife, with her
two children. followed him here about
seven months later. The family had only
been in this city a short time when the
husband suddenly died.
In 1888 Mrs. Brookhouse married the de-
PENDANT. George ". Beck, theatrical man,
and the couple went to Wisconsin, where
they opened hotel. Beck became insanely
Jealous of his wife. and 1t not long
until misfortune came their way, and they
were forced to give up the hotel The
whole family went to Mississippi, where
one of the children died of yellow fever and
the other Of appendicitis. Mr.. and Mrs.
Beck returned to this city and rented a
house at CPS East Eleventh street. Beck
and lived at their Eleventh-street house.
supposedly as brother and sister. On &C
count of his insane jealousy Beck fire.
quently threatened the life of his wife, and
she filed her petition for divorce, which
was granted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
WILL PLANT NUTS GALORE
AT FORESTRY RESERVATION.
Secretary Indicates I'm His Annual Re-
port that Elaborate Plans Are
Under Way.

Secretary Freeman. of the State Board of
Forestry. is hard at work on his report to
the Governor. which is already due 1t will
contain from 200 to 400 pages with topo-
graphical and botanical maps of the condi-
ton at the reservation in Clark county.
One OF the features will be an article on
farm forest cultivation, carefully prepared
by Secretary Freeman.
The total appropriation in the hands Of
the board this year was 1!.1S and all Of
Il has been expended. Next spring there
will be planted on the reservation twenty
six bushels Of black walnuts, ten bushels OF
shell-bark. hickory nuts, four bushels of
American chestnuts and eight bushels Of
acorns. II Is the plan to maintain at the
reservation a nursery for the purpose of
supplying seeds and seedlings to planters
within the State. Indiana by nature"
says the report. lis a tree-growing State.
Every condition is favorable to successful
forestry. The people have but to know the
right processes, do them, have patience,
and either they or their generations will be
rewarded"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
ENMITIES FORGOTTEN
AT DEAD RELATIVES BIER.
p. Hoffman, Whose Body Was
Replevined.

The relatives OF John p. Hoffman, de-
ceased. who went to law over the possess
sion OF his body, met yesterday, forgave
each other. and attended the funeral to-
gether. Hoffman died at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Emma Heber, 140s Sample
street. and before the funeral shroud could
be spread. an officer came with replevin pa
pers and took the body to the home OF his
widow, 90 South Wright street. This is the
first time in the history OF Marion county
that such papers have been issued for the
possession OF dead body and the value
fixed on the body was So When the daugh-
ter and widow met at the funeral each
thought that she had done the wrong thing
and that the body had rightfully belonged
to the other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
MRS. FLORENCE F0x'S DEATH.
In Rendering a Verdict Coroner Tute-
wiler Speaks of Conditions.

The verdict rendered by Coroner Tute-
wfer on the death of Mrs. Florence Fox,
who was killed Nov. 20 at the West-street
crossing of the vandalfa tracks, states that
she came to her death from severe and
crushing injuries, due to the railroad"
Though responsibility is not fixed on the
railroad In the verdict. the coroner has in
vesigated the condition of affairs at the
place where the accident occurred. He
found that cars were switched back and
forth across West street just as though
there were no street there. One watchman.
working from $50 a. m. until d. m. guards
the whole nineteen tracks, and after he
leaves in the evening the place is not guard
&c at ALL
There are three crews of men that work
In the Vandalia yards during the day and
two during the night, and often five crews
work there through the day. Besides all
the switching that is done there, all the
Eandalia trains pass through the yards.
The busiest time in the day is from D. m.
until O'Clock, and until $50 there is no
light there. At $50 a single arc lamp
maintained by the city, which Is stationed
in the middle of the crossing is lighted, and
this one Is altogether insufficient.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
A SURE TEST
OF whether Coffee Really Hurts or
Not.

Some folks drink coffee and suffer day
after cay but console themselves by say
ing 81 don't believe II hurts me or at any
rate am not that IT does"
The sensible thing 10 do Is 10 make sure
by leaving off coffee and using Postum for
a week or so. The trial is pleasant and you
RAY learn something worth more than
money TO you IN the way of health and
strength.
An intelligent woman who valued her
health and comfort made sure. She says:
II have proved positively that when / used
coffee / had kidney and bladder trouble,
palpitation OF the heart. stomach trouble,
insomnia and my complexion was sallow
and muddy, but l got rid OF all these
troubles when / quit coffee and took on
Postum Food Coffee. All my troubles dis
appeared quickly, almost as II by magic
and In their place / became strong and
well.
81 soon learned to like Postum as well as
ever liked coffee and / would not ex-
change my delicious cup OF Postum for
coffee ana sickness for anything In the
world. Name given by Postum Co.. Bat
tie Creek, Mich
Look in each package for copy OF the
famous little book. THE Road TO Well
ytlle.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
NEITHER ONE A READER
OF THE DAILY PAPERS.
Two Persons in Police Court Charged
with Stealing COaI-One Al
lowed to Go.

Emerson Nancy, a young man who re-
Gently came here from North Carolina,
was saved a heavy fine in Police Court yes
terday for stealing coal through not being
a newspaper reader. Manney told the court
that there were no papers down his way
and he had never heard Of anybody being
arrested for stealing coal. He convinced the
Judge and was let go under suspended SEN
tence.
The next person tried was Mrs. Carrie
Hampton, who told the judge, when asked
If she did not know 1t was wrong to steal
coal, that she also never read the papers.
She had been caught stealing coal before
and was fined $40 and costs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
AGED WOMAN'S APPEAL
FOR RELEASE OF HUSBAND
Mrs. John Arnold Asks Judge Afford
to Release Him from the
workhouse.

Mrs John Arnold. feeble old lady,
eighty-three years old, OF Sheridan. Ind,
appealed TO Judge Afford. of the Criminal
Court, yesterday morning. for the release
OF her husband. who was recently sent to
the worihouse for a term of four months
for the theft OF n set OF harness from a
Washington township farmer
Mrs Arnold told the court that her hus-
bands pardon was necessary. as she had
been left without support The only fuel
that she had was that which she has been
able 10 pick up on the streets. Many times
she has been without fuel and food. Judge
Afford showed great deal OF sympathy for
the old woman. but said the matter OF par
don rested entirely with the Governor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
SOME CHINA PAINTING
FOR THE WORLDS FAIR.
Mrs. w. l.. Bergman, Of Upton, II
Making n Collection for tie In
diana Commission.

The Indiana Worlds Fair Commission
will hold its monthly meeting at the State
house to-day. Secretary Alexander, OF the
commission, has made application; for space
for an exhibit of china painting, pottery,
needlework, etc.. which Mrs. w. II. Berry
man, of Upton, is collecting. as. superin-
tendent of a department. Fl. o. Paunsch,
of Richmond, a well-known portrait paint
err, is doing some special work for this ex-
hibit One of his pictures will be a por-
trait of Mrs. Mckinley, mother of the late
President painted on china. Mrs. J. H.
Hadley, Mrs. Carver and Mrs. Walter Day,
of Indianapolis Miss Bessie Whirridge and
Mrs. l.. ID. Stubs, of Richmond; and Mrs.
those who will contribute to the exhibit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
PETER SINDLINGER's DEATH.
A Well-known business Man and Pol
ftician Passes Away,

Peter Sindiinser. president of the Sind
linger Fresh Meat and Provision Company,
died at his home yesterday morning at sos
North Delaware street, after an illness of
four weeks OF typhoid fever. Mr.. Sindlinger
was very prominent Democratic politician
and twice he received the nomination of
his party for county treasurer. In 1898 and
1900. and both times was defeated.
He was born in Cincinnati, Dec %, 1852.
and came to this city when ten years old.
In 1878 he was married to Miss Emma
Kuhn. and she and three children survive
him. They are Freda and William Sind
linger and Mrs. William q. Siebert. TIE
funeral services will take place at the home
OF his wifes mother, Mrs. +. S. Kuhn. 4i3
West Michigan street. tomorrow afternoon
Rev. J. q. Peters, pastor OF lions Evan
gelical Church. Of which Mr. Sindlinger had
been member for many years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
APPELLATE COUR'
Minutes
THE COURT RECORD.
SUPERIOR COURT.

SUPEKlOH COUhT.
Room 3-vnson Carter. Judge.
Indianapolis Foundry Company vs. Iron Mold
ers' Union Of North America ct al; temporary
Injunction. On trial by court
CIRCUIT COURT.
Henry Clay Allen. Judge.
F1anner & Buchanan VS. Abraham Grofr's Es-
John II. Baptist va Abraham Walkers Es-
tate. Allowed for $40 at costs of the estate.
Calvin l. Fletcher VS.. Dora r. Settegast's Es-
tate. Allowed by administrator at costs OF the
estate
William f. wiese Caroline Ffen's Estate.
Allowed for s4245O at costs of the estate.
Flanner 4 Buchanan VS. James A. Thompson 8
Estate Allowed for $20576 at costs OF the es-
tate
Arthur Hugg VS.. Charles H. F. Johnson's Es-
tate. Dismissed for want OF prosecution. Judg-
ment against plaintiff for costs.
Thomas Kane Charles II. f. Johnsons Es-
tate Dismissed for want OF prosecution. Judg-
ment against plaintiff for costs
Ella A. Rowe vs.. Charles II. f. Johnsons Es-
tate Dismissed for want OF prosecution. Judg-
ment against plaintiff for costs.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford. Judge.
Ben Wilson: selling liquor to minor appeal
from City Court) Defendant arraigned and en-
ing OF not guilty.
NEW SUITS FILED.
James Maxey VS.. National Candy Company eft
al; complaint for damages. Superior Court.
Room 2.
Alice johnson VS.. Edward b. Johnson; d.
Gottlieb Camphausen VS.. Sarah NJ. Camp
hansen: divorce. Superior Court. Room 2
Minnie Johnson Charles Johnson; divorce
Superior Court. Room 3.
Elizabeth shelton. administrative. w. Ameri.
can Hominy Company ct al. complaint for dam
ages. Superior Court Room !.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
Cross-COmplaint Filed.

A cross-complaint in the suit Of the city
of East Chicago against the East Chicago
Water Works Company was filed in the
Federal Court yesterday by the Lake
County Water and Light Company, alleg-
ing that while 1t was in possession Of the
water and light plant it was necessary to
expend the sum of sS5,OOO for repairs and
appurtenances of the system because of
the failure of the original company to sup
ply them when 1t constructed and turned
over the plant to the compliments. The
bill asks that the Lake County Water and
Light Company recover besides the sum
spent, because of the incompleteness Of the
suit by which the plant was taken from
the cross-complainants
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
Nent Sum Tor tine CHG.

Yesterday was banner day ir. the liquor
license business, the city controllers Office
issuing forty-two licenses. incifding both
new ones and renewals, between the hours
OF sunrise and sunset.
This rush of business brought the total
number OF licenses issued by the control
ler's Office this year up TO $685. The one
days business brought into the city treas
ury at the rate of $3.50 for each license, the
sum OF S10.500
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
IN JOHN CLINE'S BEHALF.

Frank Ii. Posey Is Interested in Sc
curing N Pardon for Him.
An application for the pardon of John
Cline. who is serving a life sentence for
a crime alleged to have been committed in
Vanderburg county. has been referred by
the Governors office to the State Board of
Pardons, which will meet Dec. IL. Cline re-
ceived life sentence six years ago for the
alleged poisoning of a farmer in Evansville
Frank Siples who was said to have been
implicated, also received life sentence but
has since died. Frank b. Posey is taking an
active interest In the case and the petition
presented is headed by w. T.. Cox, who
prosecuted him, and nine members of the
jury which found Cline guilty. Ii is
claimed the evidence on which Cline was
convicted was insufficient. While drunk he
made a confession, but afterward declared
he had nothing to DO with the farmers
DEATH
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATION.
officers Elected, New Members Admit
ted and Committees Named.

The Indianapolis Bar Association met
yesterday morning and elected the follow
ing officers:
President-Judge Daniel Waite Howe.
First Vice President-John b. Elan.
Second Vice President-James Z. Baker
Secretary-Ernest r. Keith.
Treasurer-Lafayette Perkins
The executive committee is composed of
Alfred r. Hovey. a. G.. Smith and " H
Lockwood. Charles w. Smith, William A
Ketcham, Charles W. Moores, Henry N.
Span, Charles .. Roemler, Judge Law
son NJ. Harvey and James W. Noel were
appointed on the committee for admission
To the bar. Henry III. Hornbrook. Charles
T.. Barrett, Frederick l.. Matson and Will
lam c. Mitchell were admitted to member
ship In the association.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
CLAYPOOL BAR PORTER
THOUGHT WELL OF WINES.
Henry Bonner Had Been for Some
Time LOOting the Cellar Of Cost
ly Champagnes.

Henry Bonner, living at 221 Toledo street,
was arrested by Patrolman Shine yester-
day morning and charged with petit lar
ceny. Bonner has been employed as a por-
ter in the Claypool Hotel bar and has been
in the habit of stealing imported wines and
champagnes. which he afterward sold to
different saloon keepers. The extent of the
theft Is not known, and Bonner says he
does not remember when he began TO steal
the high-priced booze.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08

The grand jury for the December term re-
ported yesterday morning and received it's
instructions. There are about fifty cases to
be presented. including the cases of twenty
men who are held in Jail on charges Of
grand larceny or robbery. The presentation
of these cases will consume all Of this
week. Prosecutor Ruckelshaus said last
night that the Purdue wreck matter. would
not be ready for presentation to the jury
before next week and that Deputy Prose-
cutor Charles +. Benedict would probably
present it at that time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08

Charles Heiner. a young man living at Cos
West Tenth street. became quite I'll while
on Senate avanue car Sunday night. and
leaving the car at Sixteenth street he went
70 the home OF sister nearby, where he
died few moments later. The coroner In
vestlgafed the case and stated that his
Death waS due 70 natural causes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
Wilson Wa. sick I'm Bed.

Ben Wilson, & West Indianapolis saloon
keeper, charged with selling liquor to Har-
vey Netherton, a minor, was tried in the
Criminal Court yesterday morning by Judge
Afford and acquitted. The case was ap-
pealed from the Police Court by Wilson on
a Judgment of $50 and costs.
Wilson was able to show to the satisfac-
ton of Judge Afford by number Of wit
nesses that he was sick in bed on the day
the liquor was alleged to have been sold to
Netherton and he was discharged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
INDIANAPOLIS DENTAL SOCIETY
Object Is the Study of Literature and
Intellectual DevelOpment.

A number of local dentists met at DIR. C..
A. Barnhills office in the Lombard build
ing last evening and organized a ;dental So
ciety. to be called 'The indianapolis Dental
Society,"" the object OF which viii be intel
lectual Improvement and the awakening Of
an interest in the literature. scierc and art
OF the profession of dentistry. The follow
ing is list of the officers elected for the
ensuing year:
President, DR.. W. A. Heckard; i vice pres
ident, DIR. c. Il. Worth; secretary, DR.. c..
A Barnhill: treasurer, DR.. j. AZ Johnson:
board of censors. Drs. G G. Miller, Horace
Thompson and Joseph Goode; beard OF di-
rectors. Drs. III. A Sampsell, Il. l.. Slime
and A Z. Steinheiser.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08

The Union National Bank solicits your
business: facilities second to none. william
]. Richards president,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
HIGHER COURTS RECORD.
SUPREME COURT.

SUPREME COURT.
Minutes
2O16e winona, Warsaw, Elkhart South Bend
Traction Company Samuel A. Collins. Elk
hart c. c. Appellee's petition to advance.
20211. School City Of Rushville ct al We. Will
liam j. Hayes ct al Rush c. c. Joint petition
to advance and for oral argument
20175. John c. Nelson. administrator vs. Sarah
H. Udson ct al Grant c. c. Appellants objec-
tions to dismissal. Appellants brief 90 Oh mo-
ton to dismiss.
2O17s State ex rel. Adson Beree VS.. William
Seely, trustee. De Kalb c. G. Appellee s
APPELLATE COURT.
Minutes
1911 William H. Kendall John A Harde-
beck Howard c. c. Appellees reply brief s.)
1880 Sarah @. Warner Buena v. Marshall
ct al. vigo G. G. Appellees' petition for extern
sion of time, ETC., and waiver of notice by APP
pellant. Thirty days granted
1885, Maggie Vansell ct al VS.. James II. Car
rithers. Parke G. c. Appellants reply brief o.
4974. City OF Indianapolis VS.. James Shockley.
Hancock C. C. Brief of appellant city Of In
dfapa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08

Mrs Austin says: MY buckNheat cakes
win .plense you. II you love the good old
fashioned favor.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29
V0UCHES FOR $225 IN
DUST FROM ONE PAN.
Reports of Fabulous Discovery Of Gold
on Dahl Greek, North of
Nome, Alaska.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Tao una, March 2.-Important informa-
lion has been brought over the ice of a
fabulous discovery Of gold on Dahl Creek.
IN the kougrock country, north of Nome.
The Information comes In private advices
COMPANY. Robert G. Walker. The writer is
Z Q. Steiner. superintendent of Kougrock
mines for the company. The find is not on
any property OF the company. but on No.
Dahl Creek. owned by one Eric Olson
Mr.. Steiner says that one pan of dirt which
SZ2s In dust. He declares Olson to have run
into patch Of dirt where the gold has
been concentrated SO that $50 and $50 mans
were quite common. The last clean up was
Se.Iss from five men shoveling into the
boxes two shifts of six hours. Says Mr..
Steiner:
"Olson is off for town at once to secure
thawing plants at any cost. SO that he can
work the coming winter So great n con-
centration of placer gold has not been dis
covered since the early days OF Ell Dorado
II IS not on our ground, but send you this
own guidance. Olson comes from San Fran
cisco. ~
He ran into this patch Of dirt COLI
PIE OF DAYS ago. and at first was skeptical
or Its holding out. but the drift he has
pushed into it continues TO make the same
The rich pay is a little to one side of the
valley proper, really under the hillside, and
has to be drifted. The creek itself is about
four miles long. hardly as long as FL Do
RADIO, but with the same amount of water.
Inc ground Is just right for winter dig
Further advices say that large dumns
are accommodating on this creek especially,
ana the cleanup In the spring is going to
prove revelation.