The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-10-05
Brief Sta to Items.


G. w. Lyons was fatally stabbed by John
Vincent during a quarrel at Montpelier.
Vincent escaped.
The safe in the McLane poultry house
at Edinburg was foiced by explosives and
SIS in cash was taken.
Fire destroyed the Fitwell clothing store,
damaged the Novelty department store and
the carpet store of w Elmendorf at Evans
vile. Loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Farmers Oil Company has shotwell
| No. ON the Cal EmmersOn farm near
Princeton, and has heavy production OF
oil. The well appears to be one of the best
in the field.
George Rooney, IS years old, brother OF
| Robert l.. Rooney, capitalist, of Fort
Wayne, while hunting north of that city
accidentally shot himself in the stomach,
causing death.
While chasing his pet kitten, Edward,
the 2-year-old child of Basil Covert, of 555
Lincoln street, Indianapolis, was run down
by heavy dray in front of his home and
instantly killed.
Asa Bullock, a prominent attorney Of
northern Indiana, is dead at his home in
Hobart, and his daughter, Jessie Bullock,
is seriously injured as the result of an au-
! t0mObile accident.
The grand jury failed to indict Thomas
McCleary, the alleged slayer of Melville
Stuckey at Mackey, Gibson county, on the
| ground that the act was in self-defense.
McCleary was released.
The planning mill department of the
| I olar
City was destroyed by fire. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000, fully covered by insur-
ance. A nearby residence was also
burned.
While Owen Martin of KokomO was
using an AK in driving a wagon coupling,
his four year-old daughter Jennie walked
within range of theaX unseen by the father,
and was struck in the face, to her very
serious injury.
Mrs Clara 0ddou Rathert Of Fort
Wayne, bride of six weeks, died from
the effects of burns from an explosion of
coal oil. She was lighting the fire for the
noon meal, when the can from which she
was pouring oil ignited.
Willis Ii. Bonham, 10 years old, and
Lucy ID. Miles, aged l6, were drowned
at Broad Ripple park, eight miles north
east of Indianapolis, while out canoeing.
The boat upset and before assistance could
be rendered both were beyond help.
Eugene Kivel, so years old, of Evans
vile, fell off freight train on the Glover
Leaf railway near Kokomo, receiving a
crushed knee and internal injuries. He
was removed to the county intirmary. His
injuries are thought TO be permanent.
Two attempts to murder occurred in Har-
rison county the other day. Eli Wolf shot
Cad Briles in the breast and he will die.
| Both are farmers. Thomas Woodward
struck Hardin Thomas on the head with a
harrow tooth, in saloon at New AmSter-
dam, breaking his skull. He will die also.
A valuable horse driven by Alfred Will
liams of BrOOkyille, frightened by an
electric car in Richmond, plunged and fell
on an iron hitching post, driving the post
entirely through its body. Despite its
awful injuries the animal made frantic eff
forts TO release itself until shot by police
man.
Frank Balser, % years old, farm labOrer,
while driving homeward, went to sleep in
his buggy and he was caught by the Chi
cago express train near ElwO0d, which re-
duced his buggy to fragments, killed the
horse and hurled Balser to one side with
dangerous cut in his head and many body
bruises.
Wcrkmen employed in excavating for
switch near the Big Four freight station at
Marion unearthed two human skeletons,
in an excellent state of preservation. The
bones showed that they were those of ex-
traordinary large and powerful men, the
jaw bones being twice the size of an ordin-
AIRY man.
Fast mail train No. 10 on the Pennsyl-
vania lines, westbound, struck buggy at
Winnamae, instantly killing Miss Minnie
Enyart, IA years old, and slightly injuring
eer sister, Miss Blanche Enyart. Houses
near the track INSTRUCTED their view and
the train struck them square, killing the
horse, and smashing the buggy.
Alfred Toms, % years old, of Noble
county, has been found guilty of kidnap-
ing Edna Spice, 10 years old, daughter of
Lagrange county farmer, and he will be
committed to the Indiana reformatory
under the indeterminate sentence act. The
people eloped to Lafayette, where they
were captured before they had opportu-
nifty for marriage.
Three railway surveying parties are re-
ported at work in Morgan county One
party of surveyors has passed through
Martinsville going south, coming from
Indianapolis through the country near
Brooklyn. 1t is said they are making
survey for steam road to be known as the
Chicago, Indianapolis 81 Evansville rail-
way Another surveying party is nearing
Martinsville, coming through Waverly,
and are making survey for an electric
line for the Indianapolis, Vincennes &
Evansville electric road. 1t is also said
that the Indianapolis & Martinsville trac-
ton line is making survey to the south
for an extension to Bloomington
A cellar at the home of j. c. Williams,
six miles southwest of Muncie, in the Del
aware county oil field, proved a death trap
when Mrs. Williams and her daughter
Maggie succomed to salt water gas in it
and Mr. Williams and young son, John
were rescued more dead than alive
Josephus Griffin, IL years old, of Rich
mond, has been the victim of many acct
dents. Four years ago he was run over by
a cab and his left leg broken. Two years
later he fell from car and broke both
arms. Nine months ago he broke the other
loo haf fell