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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
Bowman M~anspile, Who Compelled
Wife to Go with Him at Muzxle
of Pistol.
CHARRED BODY OF VETERAN
BETWEEN TWO BURNED HAY
STACKS NEAR DANvILLE, ILL.
Murder Theory Advnnced-VermiliOn
County Judge Orders Venire to
Try the Riot Cases.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE. ILL.,, Aug. 1~5.-Bowman Mans
pile was captured by the sheriff Of Cham
paign county at 6 o'clock this evening on
the Fitzpatrick farm, two miles from st.
Joseph. ILL.,, after wandering all last night
and to-day. His wife, in her night clothes
and barefooted, was completely exhausted.
She lay under a hedge, with her husband
standing over her with a loaded revolver.
He notified the posse that if they came
near him he would first shoot his wife and
then kill himself. While he was talking
Mrs. Manspile's brother slipped up behind
and held him until the sheriff came up and
arrested him. He was at once taken to the
jail at Urbana.
Manspile, who is a former resident of
Sidney, ILL.,, returned to that place from
Indianapolis at an early hour yesterday
morning. and at the point of a revolver
forced his wife, from whom he had been
separated for the past month, to accom-
pany him in her night clothes. The wom-
ans father, Frank Layman, quickly gave
the alarm, and in less than an hour after
the abduction a mob Of over two hundred
men and boys had been formed to capture
Manspile.
About a month ago Manspile quarreled
with his wife and they separated He left
Sidney, but returned q few days later, and
during the absence of his wife from home
kidnapped two of his children. He took them
TO indianapolis, and Thursday they were
located in a hotel in that city.
Mrs. Manspile's father, Frank Layman,
went to indianapolis Thursday and re-
turned yesterday with the two children.
Manspile followed him to Sidney and wait
ed until 5 o'clock yesterday morning. when
he forced al entrance into his wife's home
and at the point Of a revolver compelled
her to get up from bed and follow him.
had often threo tened TO kill her. Manspile
Is wanted on three charges, as follows:
kidnapping, threatening to burn property
belonging to his wife, and selling mortgaged
property. The mob had not formed to do
Manspiie personal injury, but TO capture
him IL possible and rescue the woman. Be-
fore the arrest Frank Layman, the woman's
father, offered $3.50 for his capture. dead or
alive.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 15.-The Board
of County Commissioners in special Session
to-day provided for the connection of the
Lafayette Street Railway and the indian
npolis and Northwestern Traction Company
at the city limits, by allowing the North
western the privilege of using the Dayton
road for a distance OF 600 feet from the
city limits east. The i~nterurban has been
making a right OF way along the road, but
on private ground. At the belt railway
crossing the interurban leaves the field and
energies into the public highway. Six hum
dred feet west of the belt is the city limits
swampy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. I.-Charles A.
Meeker, who has been travelling over the
State the past week. returned home this
afternoon and strenuously denied the allie
CATION that fraud had been practiced in
securing $1,000 of the money belonging to
A. S. Peacock, the Attica postmaster, when
he purchased five thousand shares OF the
Wabash Gas and Oil Company stock.
Meeker is a member of the concern, which,
in a complaint filed here yesterday is al
legged to be a get-rich-quick concern. The
members who are made defendants in the
suit are preparing to fight and have re-
tanned a brilliant array of counsel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
COLUMBUS'S LIQUOR WAR
TEMPERANCE ELEMENT IN INDIANA
TOWN. AGAIN AGITATED.
Must Make Another Fight Against
Application to Operate 'Third-
street Beer

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Aug. 15.-The question
OF granting a liquor license to operate the
Third Street Beer Garden" a saloon with
in the so-called residence district of the
city, is to come up again. Three times sue
cessively have the temperance people of the
Third ward successfully fought against the
granting of a license for this particular
place by means of the blanket remonstrance
After their last successful crusade and to
avoid the future necessity of securing sig
natures on the remonstrance against a pos
sible applicant, they thought to clinch the
matter for all time to come. They executed
what was thought to be a coup by inducing
the City Council, with the aid of the Civic
League. to pass an ordinance defining the
business and residence districts of the city,
thus relying on Clause IL OF section
500 or Burns Revised Statutes of 1901,
which grants to cities the power Ito license.
regulate and restrain all shops, inns, tav-
ems or other places where intoxicating
liquors are kept for SALE" etc. The clause
to designate the room, building and struc-
ture where such liquor may be sold, and
may exclude such sales from the suburban
or residence portion of such city and con-
fine the places where such sales may be
made to the business portion of the city"
etc.
The recent ordinance passed by the City
Council, by a devious route, excluded the
location In question, but embraced all places
where saloons were at that time located
and operated.
The saloon people have again. through one
George Piel published a notice of intention
to apply TO the County Commissioners al
their September meeting for a license
for the contested location. If the ants fail
TO resort to the blanket remonstrance and
rely wholly on the new city ordinance, the
fight is likely TO resolve itself into a legal
contest which will in all probability end in
the Supreme Court. Some of the questions
involved, particularly that of the right OF a
city council to arbitrarily establish and by
boundaries prescribe the business and resi-
dence districts of a city, have not yet beer
passed upon by the court of last resort with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
VETERANS BODY FOUND.
Member of Soldiers Home mt Dam
Vile, ILL.,, May Have been Murdered.

Member of Soldiers Home mt Dam
Vile, ILL.,, May Have Been Murdered.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, ILL.,, Aug. 15.-The charred
body of a man was found between two
burned haystacks near the Soldiers Home
at 3 o'clock this morning. Fragments of
blue cloth and some brass buttons indi-
cate the victim was an old soldier and prob
ably a member of the home. An AK will
the handle burned out was found near by
and leads to the belief that the man was
murdered. n story told the coroner by a
Waterman at the home strengthens this
belief. When he discovered the hay stacks
burning he saw a man running away from
them. AS further evidence of the murder
theory there was a hole in the victims
skull about two inches in diameter over
the left ear. The entire affair is shrouded
in mystery. The two hay stacks had stood
but a short time and were a little way back
from the building occupied by the hospital
nurses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
AT MUNcIE.


Ep<cszi 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Aus. B.-In the past night
or two Muncie has been visited by an or
Eanized gan OF thieves who nave broken
into several houses and places OF business.
Last night the home OF G. L. Mcclure was
entered and ransacked- They found us In
money. Tna thieves helped themselves to
a large watermelon in the kitchen. Mr..
MCGUIRE IS claim clerk for the C, l. 81 T..
Railroad and formerly lived in Indianapo-
West Jackson street. was also entered last
night through a front window, the glass
being broker out. The amount taken was
SIS The home OF G. G. Armstrong, three
miles northwest OF Muncie, was robbed
while the family was away from home.
When they returned they found the house
police lave no clew.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
DAY WANTED FOR FORGERY.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Aug. 15.-Gov-
srnor Durbir will be asked next week to
Issue a requisition on the Governor of New
Jersey for the return OF Robert Emory
Day. who Is wanted here for forgery. and
who Is now residing in New Jersey. Six
months ago Day passed a forged check and
draft IN William Otto. OF this city, for
SIC. Immediately after securing the money
and before the forgeries became known Day
left for parts unknown. Officers were
placed on the fugitive's trail, and he was
traced TO Grand Rapids, but he eluded the
officers by leaving that city. Some days
ago Day wrote to Attorney Charles NJ Sal
low, OF DanvflIe, Ill. for his pension pa
pers. Sallow notified the local officers, and
the forger will be taken into custody on
his application for his mail in the New
Jersey town.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
KILLED BY TOWLINE.


PARIS, Aug. b.-The Antarctic expedition
OF Jean Charcot, son of the alienist, was 10
sail from Havre at ? O'Clock this afternoon
on the steamer Francois, but a fatal acct
dent, which occurred soon after the depar-
ture of the vessel. led to the return of the
expedition.
Before embarking the member of the ex-
petition had been entertained at the court
house, and President Loubet had sent his
congratulations and good wishes for the
success OF the voyage. The anchor was
weighed at 3 o'clock, a crowd of over two
thousand persons lining the quays to see
the expedition off. TIL vessel moved out
amid the booming of cannon and the strains
OF the 'Marseillaise.'
When about a mile out the hawser IF the
steam tug which was towing the vessel
parted, an end striking a sailor and killing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16

venire of Sixty Men Drawn mt Dam
VILE, HI.-MiIitia to Remain.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, ILL.,, Aug. 15.-Colonel Tan
ner, of the Fourth Regiment, arrived here
this evening. He said that Company A,
from Arcola, will stay here until further
orders. 1t is the general impression that
the company will remain until Aug. %,
when IL Is expected to go to Camp Lincoln.
Judge Thompson this morning ordered a
venire Of sixty petit jurors TO report Mon
day, Aug. "A, for the trial OF the rioters.
The plan of having them arraigned this
morning was postponed until Tuesday,
Aug. Is. The petit jurors are selected from
all over the country. They represent all
the walks of life, and it is expected the
verdicts will be a fair reflex of public opin-
ion In Vermillion county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
GIRL WENT BACK on HIM.
The Reason a Young Jefferson County
Farmer Shot Himself.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, Aug. L5.-Lealdes Hal
wager. twenty-one years of age, is dying
at his home near Kent, this county, from
a self-infiicted gunshot wound in his breast.
He hot himself soon after IL o'clock Fri
day after working about the farm with his
father all morning. He left q note for his
parents saying he lad had a broken heart
since last Sunday and stating who he
should like to nave preach his funeral SER
mon. He told his mother that the girl he
loved had gone back on him and for this
reason he did not want TO live any longer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
Bethany Park Notes.

Miss Anne McCune left to-day for Jeffer-
sonville.
Mrs. f. NJ. Davis and son Foster returned
to Scottsburg to-day.
Miss Bertha Montgomery left for Mobiles.
vile to-day, after spending a week at the
Atkinson cottage.
Rev. L. +. Mahan, wife and daughter
Mildred returned to their home in Shelby
vile to-day.
Mrs. L. J. Heaton. who has been the guest
of her sister, Mrs. w. S. Moffett. at the
Butler cottage, returned to her home al
~Irvington to-day.
j. w. Mahan, wife and daughter Mayme
and Miss Virlie Wright, of Shelbyville, who
have been tenting on Cedar Hill, broke
camp and returned home this morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
Receiver for Undertakers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind. Aug. 15.-At Michi-
gan City to-day, in chambers. Judge Tut
hill, on petition Of Mrs. 7. Minor, Of this
city, appointed John Brodies receiver to
take charge of the F. A. Lepell g. Co. I'M
dertaking establishment of this city. Liza
bilities. $4,000. Mr.. Lepell has left town for
parts unknown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
STATIONARY FIREMEN ADJOURN.
C.. L.. Shamp, Fort Wayne, Made Sec
retary-Treasurer.

ROCHESTER. N. Y. Aug. 1.-THE sixth
annual convention OF the International
Brotherhood Of Stationary Firemen closed
to-day with the election of these officers:
President, Timothy Healy. OF New York
city; first vice president, Michael p. Flan-
agan. of Boston; second vice president, p.
l.. Farrell, ST. Paul; third vice president,
Peter Miller, ST. Louis; fourth vice presi-
dent, Thomas +. Kane, Danbury, Conn. /;
sixth vice president, r. C.. McClain, New
ark. n. j.; seventh vice president. George
II. Dorr, Madison. Me-; secretary-treasurer,
c. l.. Shamp, Fcrt Wayne, Ind.
The next convention will be held in
Washington in August of next year. 1t
was voted 10 remove the national head
quarters from New York city TO Omaha,
as the organization is about to begin a
crusade TO organic the stationary firemen
Of the West.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
REGULAR SERVICE BEGUN.
First Regular Dayton d western Car
Reaches

Reaches
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. Irregular
service was inaugurated over the Dayton
& Western Traction line into this city this
morning. The first car arrived on schedule
time, with Valentine Winters, president Of
the company on board. Mr.. Winters ex-
pressed himself as well pleased with the
start made and the patronage accorded at
the opening. Just at present the company
is slightly hampered on account of a lack
OF motors, which prevent the operation of
six of the large cars. In speaking of
through service from Indianapolis TO Day.
ton, President Winters said he does not
think Il. practical unless all the roads are
under the control of one company. He says
through service would no doubt be a very
fine thing, but so long as traffic arrange
ments exist and connections are good, such
will probably answer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
HAS AN EYE TO BUSINESS
LIBERAL OFFER OF INDIANA HAIR
BoR SECURES BIG STEEL PLANT.
The Concern tn BE Exempt from Taxes
for Five Years-Indiana In
dustrfaI Notes.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HAMMOND, Ind. Aug. 15.-The city Of
Indiana Harbor has offered to exempt the
American Steel Foundry Company, of Chi
cago. from taxes for five years, and to give
a reduced water tax, provided it will locate
at Indiana Harbor. The offer was accepted,
and the company purchased thirty acres of
land and will move its plant from Wallace
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS streets,
Chicago, to the Indiana town. They will
employ $50 men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
MYSTERIOUS DEATH By POISON.
John c. Gearhart, OF Troy, o., Found
Dead at Lafayette.

speEtaI 10 the Indtanapofs JournaI.
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Aug. 15.-John c..
Gearhart. a carpenter, of Troy, o., who
had bean here about seven months, was
found dead tonight in bed at the house
where he roomed. He was apparently a
victim Of poisoning, but whether by sui
cidal intent or the administration by some
person unknown in foul play the coroner
Tonight was unable to determine. The
limbs OF the corpse were distorted, and the
sgony OF death depicted on the face. Gear
hart was in o cheerful mood the early part
OF the lay. He was not a drinking man.
He received some money from an estate
IN Ohio y ftw days ago, n a been car
ryfng 1t. but only So was found in his pocket
tonight. The house where the body was
found In eminently respectable. and light
on the poisoning mystery is being sought
elsewhere. Two daughters are supposed to
be residing In Troy, o.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
CHLoKoFoRMED THE WOMAN,


Special u she Indianapolis Journal.
HAMMOND, Ind. Aug. 15.-Thieves en-
tered the sleeping room OF Miss Andrew
sehsart. at Robertsdale. near this city,
last night. chloroformed her while she was
sleeping. and without awakening the other
persons in the house. ransacked her room.
getting away with a large sum OF money
and some jewels. Miss Schaart is danger
ously sick.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Aug. ia tele-
gram from Valdez, Alaska. announces the
safe arrival there. eight lays behind its
schedule. OF the United States senatorial
party. The delay is attributed TO the fall
ure OF the boat from the lower Yukon 10
arrive at Dawson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
Many Mills 10 he Idle.

FALL RIVER. Mass, Aug. 15.-The cur
tailment in the cotton mills next week
will involve 5000 sDindles for the full
week and about $4,000 spindles for a part
of the week. The plants that viii be wholly
idle embrace fourteen mills in all and 5000
operatives.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
coLoRED PArRoLMAx EDGED.
S1ancfe Negro Arrested I'm a House
with a white Woman.

special 70 fne inaidnapoits journal.
MUNcIE, Ind. Aug. b.-Norvey Curtis.
the only colored patrolman on the Muncie
police force, was suspended from duty to-
day II II charged that he has been init
mate with a white woman. He was arrest
cd In the house with the woman. Fifty
|~Ae5ghbors gathered around and made q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16

him instantly. The Francois half-masted
her colors and returned to her basin. The
authorities boarded the ship and took on
the corpse, the departure of the expedition
being postponed until tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16

threatening demonstration against the coll
ored officer. He was hurried away to pre-
vent further attacks. When brought from
the house he was pe1ted with eggs The
police commissioners will hear his case
Monday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16

QUEBEC. Aug. l5.-The steam tug Mer-
sew fohndered on Wednesday night near
Outardo shoal. about 10 miles from here.
A dispatch received says that five of the
eight men aboard drowned. Details are
unobtainable.
Warren sheaf., 1903-06-04
Auction Sale.

At the Abelson farm on Sec. 80,
Town OF Helgeland, 9 miles south
east of Warren,
Saturday June 13, 1903,
At 10 O'Clock in the forenoon (free
lunch at noon), I will sell at public
auction the following described
property: horse, ten years old, 6
milk COWS, 16 head of young cattle,
2 years old; l6 head Of yearlings, /
full-blooded pedigreed short horn
bull, weight 1900 lbs, (formerly
owned by P. r. Spaulding), l single
buggy, l Racine surrey (nearly
new, Mccormick binder, l wide
tire>Hwagon, l narrow-tire wagon,
l l6-inch stubble plow, l set of bob
sleighs, De Laval Cream Separa-
tor, NEARLY new, capacity $50 lbs. per
hour; l Fargo combined churn and
butter worker, l Story & Clark
organ, and some household articles.
Terms of sale: Good notes will be
Warren sheaf., 1903-06-04
BACCALAUREAT SERMON.
BY the Rev. Isaac Peart.

. The baccalaureate sermon to the
graduates Of the Warren High
School was delivered by Rev. Isaac
Peart, at the NJ. E. church last Sun
day evening and was an able and
eloquent effort, full of good senti-
ments and inspiring to noble deeds.
The subject was: ''How to sue
ceed. He said in part: Two
questions present themselves to
those who are taking an active part
in the great drama of life.
First-Will I succeed? Second
What is essential to my success?
Before pointing out the elements Of
success let me call attention to a
few things which seem to be no OBJ
struction to it. Youthfulness is no
bar to success. A number of those
persons who have figured conspicu-
ously in the worlds history were
young at the time they accomplished
the work that made them famous.
Napoleon, at the head OF the armies
OF France astonished the world by
his marvellous victories before his
Both year was reached. Pitt was
prime minister Of England at
twenty-five. Alexander Hamilton
reached the pinnacle Of fame as a
statesman before twenty-five. Mo-
Warren sheaf., 1903-06-04
'. II. DIXON, Auctioneer-
Low Summer Tourist Rates

Via Chicago Great Western Rail-
way. Round trips to Colorado,
Utah, Black Hills, New Mexico and
Texas points. Tickets on sale
daily June lst to Sept. 30th. Good
to return Oct. 3lst. For further
information apply to any Great
Western Agent, or J. P. Elmer, G..
P. A., Chicago, Ill.
Warren sheaf., 1903-06-04

Strayed-A gray mare pony, 8
yrs. old, branded, from my premises
in Lower Snake. Finder will please
return to my farm in Sec. 8, town of
Vega. MARTIN SANDS,
st. Warren, MINI.
Warren sheaf., 1903-06-04

If you want loan on your land at
lowest rates of interest, without de-
lay andon the on or before plan, see
L. Lamberson, Cashier of the Bank of
Warren, Warren, Mimi.
Warren sheaf., 1903-06-04

taken, due Oct. Is, 1903, interest at
z per cent. On sums of over $40
time will be given till Oct. 15, 1904,
on one-half,S4if desired. Five per
discount for cash.
OLE ABELsoN, Owner.
w. H. DIXON, Auctioneer-