The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-03

engaged in taking a line from the steamer
to the shore their skiff was drawn under
knocked insensible.
Nine Union Pacific trainmen who ran be-
tween Cheyenne and Sidney, Neb.,
der arrest at Cheyenne charged with the
theft of goods in transit. 1t is alleged that
during the past two months several thou
sand dollars worth. of property was stolen
from freight trains cached in Cheyenne.
A thousand dollars worth of stolen goods.
IL Is said, have been recovered More ar
rests are expected.
Two girls. serving sentences for general
incorrigibility, have confessed to Superin-
tendent Allison that they set fire to the
dormitories in the State Industrial School
at Ogden, Utah, Sunday night. They said
that the fire was part OF plot for gen
eral escape by the girls nearly all of whom,
they allege, had knowledge of the contem-
plated break. The two have been placed
in solitary confinement pending further in
vestigation.
Two hundred and fifty years ago Mon
day the first municipal government OF
ton issued by Peter Stuyvesant. The pres
ent borough OF Manhattan, which consti-
tuted the new municipality then, became
known as New Amsterdam. The event Will
be celebrated in May, in connection with
the observance of the one-hundredth ami
versary of the erection of the present city
hall at New York.
Albert Jordan and wife. Ellen Jordan.
who are charged with the murder of a
four-yearold nephew. were given a pre-
liminary hearing and bound over to the
district court at Smith Center, Kan. In
lieu of bond the defendants deposited SlS,-
jail. Mr.: and Mrs. Jordan remain for fear.
1T is said, of lynching. 1t is alleged that
the defendants beat the child cruelty and
committed other acts which caused death.
A resolution introduced by Rev. ]. Kin
sci Smith was adopted by the Louisville
Ministerial Association on Monday calling
on the citizens of Louisville to take ac-
ton to prevent 1.-The reign of lawlessness in
LOUISVILLE. Recent murders were cited as
evidence of the lack of proper police regu-
lations, and the courts were arraigned for
their laxity In administering the law. All
the ministers were called upon to preach to
their people and to arouse them to some
action.
The court-martial at Fort Sheridan of
Sergeants Leonard and Swentzel, whose
fathers are New Workers, will be held in
the officers club at the fort to-day. Bishop
Swentzel, whose son is one of the two
men who stand accused of stealing revolv-
ers. has been in close consultation with the
officers of the post for the past week.
Judge Leonard. the father of the other al
legged offender: sent word to-day that his
judicial work in New York rendered it i'm
possible for him to get away.
Masked men at Mt. Gilead, Fleming coun-
b. Ferrow and demanded money of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferrow, whom they found asleep.
Inc aged couple gave them purse con-
tanning s., but the robbers insisted on hav-
ing more money. They bound them both
and made threats and even shot Mr.. Fer
row, but found no more money and made
their escape. Mr.. Ferrow's wound is said
to be fatal Three negroes We're arrested
last night, identified and lodged in Jail TO
prevent lynching.
Every prisoner confined in Jail at Quincy,
Fla, escaped Monday. Among the num-
Der was one who was incarcerated at noon
"a al of
is said TO be a noted postoffice crook. The
latter is credited with having formed the
plan by which the jail was emptied. In
some way they succeeded in turning in an
alarm of fire from the Jail. This brought
out the department and a large crowd of
citizens and the jail was entered in search
OF the blaze. The prisoners succeeded in
minglng with the crowd and walking out
of jail.
movement has been started in the New
England States for the election of Mai
Austin s. Cushman, of East Orange. n. j..
as commander-in-chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic at the annual encampment
in San Francisco next October. Major
Cushman at one time was department COM
mander OF Massachusetts,. For several
years he was lawyer in Washington and
| served upon a number of admiralty COM
missions He was a clerk in the war De-
partment during the Polk administration
! and private secretary to President Fillmore
in 1852.
| John Zane, an employee of the Latrobe
Coal Company, was found dead in his home
at Latrobe, Pa, on Monday with his wife
| standing over him, holding a smoking re-
volver Saturday was pay day, and Zanc
purchased a quantity of whisky and beer
which he and his wife drank Then they
quarreled. 1t is said Zanc charged his wife
with being unfaithful. She retaliated by
| taking a revolver from the cupboard and
shooting her husband four times. killing
him instantly. When the neighbors broke
into the house Mrs. Zanc dropped the re.
volver and fled, but was afterwards ar
rested.
Five soldier prisoners escaped last night
| from the guardhouse at Fort Wayne, De-
troit They were confined in the old bar.
racks and escaped by removing a glass
panel from the door of their room and un-
screwing the lock and removing it, The
/ fog was so dense last night that once out
side the building detection was impossible
| The men were Isaac Costing, sentenced tc
two years for forgery; Edward Norton and
| James Wilson, serving two years each fol
desertion. and Philip Gleason and William
/ S. Hopkins, serving three years for deser.
ton. Gleason and Hopkins escaped before
and were captured in Grand Rapids, and
another year was added to their sentence
| Fifteen other prisoners were in the same
room and refused to walk out of the
| opened door. The soldiers were recaptureo
/ at Port Huron last night.
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