The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-18

Francis whittimore, an American about
thirty years old, committed suicide on Tues
day in the Hotel Jardin, City of Mexico,
by taking morphine.
Advices from Tarbaro. N. c., state that
Dr. II. l.. Bassett, of that city, who was
shot Monday by DR.. j. NJ Baker. died
there Tuesday. DR.. Baker is in custody.
Judge Belden, of Hamilton, O., announces
that special grand jury will be called to
sit in that city on March % to investigate
the case of Alfred A. Knapp, charged with
wife murder.
Mrs Ellen Gallagher, under sentence of
fifteen years for perjury at Sioux Falls, Ia,
has taken an appeal to the State Supreme
Court and been released on $4,000 bail fur
nished by her uncle.
The body of Mrs. Angela Chabot was
found at Fall River, Mass, Tuesday under
a building used as a fish market. The head
had been badly battered, apparently with a
club: The police are searching for the hus-
band, whose relations with his wife are
said to have been unpleasant.
DR.. Kilbourne, superintendent of the Min
nesota State Hospital for the Insane at
Rochester. has reported to the State Pardon
Board that Ole Olson, whose execution at
Aitkin for murder was postponed to allow
an investigation, is sane, and the execution
will take place on Friday. March 20.
Leon Loeser and Ed Moore were found
guilty at Council Bluffs, Ia, of conspiracy
to defraud in connection with the famous
Webb City, Missouri, foot racing gang.
They had by their representations succeed
ed in fleeing citizens of Southwestern Iowa
and Missouri out of thousands of dollars.
Leopold Leist, a brewery worker, at
tempted TO kill his wife at 1908 Race street,
Cincinnati, Tuesday, and then shot himself
through the heart He fired three shots at
his wife, only one taking effect, and that
striking her hand. Leist had been out of
work over a year. having lost his position
during the brewery lockout.
William A. Webster, of Chicago, trav-
cling man for a New York house, shot
Uh a n
town hotels at Boston, Tuesday. He was
found unconscious in the bath tub in his
lay on the floor. Mr.. Webster was taken
to the hospital and died while the surgeons
had him on the operating table.
The horribly mangled body of a man was
found on the tracks of the Erie Railway at
Akron. o., Tuesday. The police believe
that he was either murdered and placed on
the track or that he committed suicide.
There was a bullet hole in his side and one
of the chambers of revolver in his pocket
was empty. A card bearing the inscrip-
ton, Paul MCGOWAN, lis Mill street,
Youngstown, o. was found on the re-
mains.
T. Bowling at Birmingham, Ala, on Tues
day stating that his brother. A. T. Dow
ling his brothers wife and two young
men had been shot by negro near Clay
ton. Andrew T. Bowling is dead and the
others probably are fatally wounded.
Cooper. the negro. was arrested, and it is
Bowling home he attacked his wife and
son, seriously wounding both.
Four arrests have been made as the re-
suit of the attack by robbers upon Mrs.
Reichelderfer. the aged woman who, with
her family. lives five miles southeast of
Lima o. Mrs. Reichelderfer's son caused
the arrest of Joseph Ames and ]. G. Beery
who occupied part of the Reichederfer
farm William Baumgardner and Oscar
Imley, two Cridersville young men, also
were held as suspects. A reward of $1,000
has been offered for the arrest and con-
viction of any one OF the gang.
Richard Jackson, OF Windsor. Ont, COL
ored. and Mrs. Jessie Hood, of Detroit.
white woman. were taken. to St Marys
Hospital at Detroit Tuesday night in
dying condition, having been shot by Will
lam Brown, colored, who was arrested
The two women were qCarreling near the
womans home, and ii is supposed about
her. Mrs. Hood ran out into the street
when she heard the shot that hit jackson
in the eye. Brown Immediately turned his
revolver on her and shot her through the
right lung.