The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-01
Brief State Items.

| considered by residents OF Economy.
Frank Rigsby, 81, was struck by street
car at Anderson and probably fatally in
jured.
Henry Miller, wealthy farmer living
near Waterloo, committed suicide with
carboic acid.
| Fire almost totally destroyed the Pennsyl-
vania roundhouse at Logansport Eleven
engines were burned
Frank Orman. aged 40, was killed near
Henryville while cutting timber A fall
ing tree crushed him.
Alonzo Perry. 25 years old, of Knights
town, is being held for trial at Newcastle
on the charge of bigamy.
Roger Barber, aged 50, fell from the bath
room window in the st. Edwards hospital
at New Albany, and was killed.
Arthur Harris, 20 years old. of Bryant,
was sent to the refOrmatory for larceny I'M
der the indeterminate sentence act.
Andrew Kicker, deaf and dumb, living
at Maplewood, was struck by c., ID.
passenger train and instantly killed.
In quarrel over nickel at Evansville,
Robert Braker, white, was fatally stabbed
by Robert Hill, colored. Hill was arrested.
Miss Eliza Grief, aged rs, of New Al
bany, committed suicide with revolver
Two bullets took effect. No cause is given.
Newton Turner, Is years of age, of Mad
ison, was killed by coming in contact with
q live wire which had fallen TO the side
| walk
Alex r. Reavis. aged 40, of Oakland City.
was struck by train at Fort Branch. lie
was taken to a hospital at Evansville, where
he died
OaktOwn suffered a serious fire, the loss
being estimated at $1,000, with an insur-
ance of $1,000. The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Cornelius Meyers, %, of Hymera. for
merly of Linton, while eating dinner,
chOked to death before medical aid could
reach him.
AT dance near ROckport, Sherman Port
lock was fatally wounded in a pistol battle
with Clarence and Frank Miller and sew
eral other men.
Henry Hesch. young merchant, died at
Mishawaka as a result of blood poisoning.
Heseh had tooth extracted. and his gums
became infected.
Mrs. John Cook is dead and four persons
are injured as the result of an explosion Of
acetyleine gas at the Cook home, three
miles east of Richmond.
Ten minutes after accepting employment
in the Big Four railroad coal chuteS at La
/ fayette, Robert Hamilton, a laborer, was
killed by passenger train.
The boiler in the Ferdinand brewery at
Jasper, exploded, seriously scalding County
Clerk Peter Huther. George Bremen and
John Hang were also injured.
The Central Academy building at Plain
field, was destroyed by fire. Some of the
furniture was saved. The loss on the
building is estimated at $4,000.
Oliver Harris, AZ years old, in The neigh
borhood of Chrisney, became suddenly in
sane. He was removed TO the Southern
Indiana hospital for treatment.
James j. Cooper, aged rs, expired sud
denly from heart failure at indianapolis.
He was State Treasurer in 1882, being
elected on the Democratic ticket
Otto Affierbaugh, Is years old, son OF
Daniel Affierbaugh, well-to-dO farmer,
Twelve miles north of Morgantown, was
from his injuries.
Mrs. Louise Lechlitner of Mishawaka,
committed suicide by drinking carbolic
acid. A friend named Julia Wilson killed
herself in the same way and it is said the
second suicide was in sympathy with the
first.
Emma Cooper of Newcastle, filed a cross
complaint for divorce from Frank w.
Cooper, demanding $4,000 alimony and
the custody of the children She has a
$4,000 alienation suit pending against
Anna ID. Welsh, a wealthy widow.
Fire caused s., 600 damage 20 the home OF
Miss Elizabeth Ames at Greencastle, and
the house filled so rapidly with smoke and
fame that neighbors had difficulty in res
cuing Mrs. Henry Ames, the invalid mother
of the owner. The loss is partly insured.
Edward Shaw of Newborn, while at
tempting to remove cartridge which had
damned in gun, caused the same to ex-
plode and fragments of the shell were
driven through his glasses into his right
eye, neceSsitating the removal of that or
gan. The eye was almost blown from its
socket.
pass between the strands of heavy belt
used in driving a saw, and was caught and
carried to the driving wheel, where his
clothing was torn from his body and he
was thrown to the ground, receiving very
severe injuries. There was surprise that
he was not instantly killed.
tank containing sc, 900 gallons of water,
on top of the plant of the Pittsburg Glass
Works at Kokomo, gave way under pres
sure. tearing out portion of the west wall
and flooding the interior. Several OF the
workmen had narrow escapes. The acct
dent is attributed to defective hoops. bind
iug the slaves together. The estimated
loss is $1,000.
Charles Goldsmith, employed in the Vul-
can coal mine at Linton, was caught by
falling slate and his spine and arm broken.
After twenty hours deIiberation, the
jury in the johnson Circuit Court returned
a verdict, finding John ID. Martin not
guilty of the murder of Jake Kelly, at Ira
falgar, last October. Martins plea was
self-defense.
Proceedings in the EacOck blackmail
conspiracy trial at Lafayette, ended with
the announcement that Attorney Joseph
Eacock, defendant, has suddenly lost his
son. A weeks continuance was
lied. Eacock's condition is serious.
ner Turpin, employed in the Atlas
l.. &c at Linton as driver, was accident
ally killed. The mule is supposed to have
kicked him, throwing him under the car.
Frank Smith, arrested for attempting TO
kill Frank Baton. has becl released, hay-
ing acted in self-defense.
Several wealthy Gibson county farmers
organized an oil company TO drill a test
well IN what is known as the Indian Greek
settlement southwest of Princeton. The
drill passed through vein of coal FIVE feet
thick at depth of 800 feet, and at a depth
OF 40 feet avein eight feet thick was drilled
through. A company is now being formed