The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-13


cipal stakeholder, failed to open its doors
Monday, having been closed by order Of
the Comptroller of the Currency. Gov
eminent officials are making an exam
nation of the banks affairs.
In San Francisco Henry W. Heine as
phyxiated his 14-year-old daughter and
himself by turning on the gas in the
girls room. Five other children occupy
ing an adjoining room barely escaped.
Mrs. Heine became a raving maniac
when she learned of the tragedy.
Louis A. Mallory of Minneapolis, so
years of age, and a graduate of Oberlin
College. Ohio, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head He
had been 10 business at Wooster, Mass,
but latterly has been connected with the
Santa Fe road at Sioux City, Iowa
Eight convicts escaped from the fed
eral penitentiary on McNeill's Island,
Tacoma. Wash, leaving the island in two
government boats. The convicts disabled
the government launch by destroying the
dynamo. and the officers were unable to
take up the pursuit for several hours.
Charles DURAN, for thirteen years
clerk of the police board in Toledo, Ohio,
and formerly city clerk, resigned the
other day and at the same time con-
fessed that he had embezzled the funds
Of the city. An investigation shows that
be is at leas. $1,000 short. He will be
prosecuted.
The jury in the case of the contested
will of the late Mrs. Reuben Hoyt re-
turned verdict in Tiffin. Ohio, sustain
ing the validity of the will. Mrs. Hoyt
gave property worth 100000 to Judge
Bum of Tiffin. Two sisters of Mrs.
Hoyt objected, holding that Judge Bum
had used undue influence with Mrs.
Hoyt.
That he had become tired of support
ing his aged wife, who was an invalid,
was the excuse which August Otto, a
6S-year-old German, gave the police in
Cleveland when he confessed he killed
the woman. The woman's head was al
most hacked to pieces. Otto was arrest
ed and admitted he had done the deed
with a mallet.
Frederick Nurenberger, charged with
land frauds, was convicted on seven
counts in the United States court in
Fargo, n. ID. There were thirteen counts
in the Indictment. Nurenberger secured
a number of quarter sections by paying
the expenses and $500 each to the entry
men. Judge Amidon ordered Nurenber-
ger into custody and fixed his bonds at
$4,000 until a motion for a new trial
can be made by the defense.
Antoinette Seidensticker, the 14-year-
old girl who has been on trial in Whea-
ton. Mimi, for the murder of Herman
Ship. has been acquitted. The verdict.
which is a popular one, was reached af-
ter only thirty minutes deliberation. The
crime for which the girl was on trial was
committed last May. She and Ship had
been sweethearts. but she discovered that
he was paying attentions to other girls
and shot and kned him. At the same
time she made desperate effort to COM
NIT suicide by shooting, and, when that
failed. by throwing herself In front of a
moving train.
Having fear of the stability of banks,
Sam Shearer. an aged farmer near
Hammond, Ind, made hole in his cell
lar wall for his cash box. When he
moved to town after passing his life as
a hard working farmer he had an iron
box made and placed $1,000 in gold and
bills therein. Shearer sealed up the box
in the cellar wall hole a few days ago.
The other day he went TO see if it was
safe. The box and money were goie.
Shearer and his wife may have to go to
the poorhouse.
The half million acres Of Indian pas
ture reserve lying southwest OF Ell Reno,
l. 10 L 6
the Interior Hitchcock opened to settle
ment. This means the furnishing Of
3.125 more homes to settlers and another
tide of emigration to southwestern Okla
homa. Indian Agent Randlett. has been
notified to prepare leases and advertise
at once for bids. to be opened Dec.
next. All the lands will be leased in 16O
acre tracts for period of five years from
Jan. l. 1905. at the minimum price of
% cents per acre per year.