The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14

Mayor Hoffman spent yesterday in Mari
on on legal business. He will return this
morning.
President John Mitchell returned yester-
day from a meeting of the Civic Federation
in New York.
The Missionary Society of the Tabernacle
Church will meet in the church parlors
next Tuesday afternoon at 2:30.
The Epworth League of the Mapleton
NJ. E. Church will observe its fifteenth an
niversary tomorrow morning and evening
with song service.
Rev. j. S. Ward. pastor of Howard-place
Church, will preach at Irvington M: E.
Church tomorrow morning. There Will be
a song service in the evening.
A box social will be given by Ingomar
SiPGle mo las &C. at its hall 5S
able programme has been arranged.
The Industrial Technical Institute has
been presented with a Hazelton grand
piano. valued at 81 2O0 by George c. Pear
son. Of 1913 North Delaware street.
Mr. c. A. Wallingford has returned from
France. In his travels he found that most
of the foreigners were in sympathy with
japan in her fight with Russia.
The congregation of the College-avenue
the Rev. II. n. Quisenberry, with a gold
purse to defray his expenses to the Baptist
anniversary meetings at Cleveland, o., next
week.
Commercial Travellers Association will
meet at the First Presbyterian Church.
corner Delaware and Sixteenth streets. The
annual sermon to the associate will be
preached by Rev. NJ l.. Hainesj d. d.
After July l depot transfer agents and
other officials connected with the mails will
be forbidden TO use private postal cards
with the words postal card printed upon
the address side. Many large manufacture
ers of Indianapolis use thousands of these
cards every year.
Sam Brisband. a tramp, fell beneath the
wheels of a freight train which he was
attempting to board near Lafayette early
yesterday morning, and his right leg was
crushed off below the knee He was brought
to this city and taken to st. Vincent's Hos
pital in the Dispensary ambulance.
Frederick S. Chase. father of Moses Fow-
Ter Chase and defendant in the famous
Chase case, was at the Statehouse yester-
day and had talks with number of the
state officials. 1t was said that the talks
were purely of social nature and had
nothing to do with the case which is now
in the courts.
The Rev. o. A. Becker will speak at the
Second English Lutheran Church to-mor-
night. Mr. Becker and his wife have re-
Gently returned from India, where they
have been as missionaries: They are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclellan at 1852
North Pennsylvania street.
Mrs Louisa Lewis, forty-six years of
age, died at o clock yesterday morning in
her ROOM No. %, in a rooming house at
2fh Kentucky avenue, of tuberculosis. The
death was a sudden one, and after the
body had been removed to the city morgue
Coroner Tutewiler was called to investi-
gate. In his opinion death was due TO nat
ural causes. sister, Mrs. Ella Elkins,
living near Indianapolis, was notified.
The last meeting of the year of the His
tory Teachers Association was held at
Shortridge High School building yesterday
morning. The topic yesterday was Early
Highways and Means of Communication in
Indiana" The following officers were
chosen: President. Arthur William Dunn,
head of the history department at Short
ridge: vice president, Miss Flora Swan. of
school No. Is. and treasurer, Miss Irene
Buckley, of school No 8.
In Judge Whallons opinion a man has no
right to assault his wife simply because he
finds her conversing with another man.
This opinion was delivered in Police Court
Yesterday morning for the benefit of Ed
Mccarthy. who was charged with having
assaulted his wife on two separate occa-
sions The prisoners defense was that.
having furnished his wife with tickets for
q local theater. he afterwards discovered
her at the conclusion of the performance,
talking to a man near the theater entrance
He assaulted her. and was arrested. Civ
ing bail he enjoyed his freedom just long
enough TO meet and attack the woman
second time. He was found guilty of both
offenses and was fined 81 and costs and
thirty days in the workhouse in each case
An appeal was taken.