The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-14
UP AND DOWN IN
INDIANA
WIDOWS At MuRDER TRIAL.

WIDOWS AT MURDER TRIAL.
widows of the two Mccoy men, who
were killed by James Edward Ford
near Unionville, testified in the case in
Bloomington yesterday. Mrs. Frank
Mccoy said that she was the mother of
two children, one of whom was born
three months after her husband had
been slain by Ford. She said that
she and her husband had heard Of the
poisoning of the defendants horses,
and that the deceased husband had been
accused by Ford.
COLLEGE PRESIDENT TALKS.
Before an audience of 1000 persons
DR.. W. o. Thompson. president of Ohio
State University. delivered a lecture
at Fowler Hall in Lafayette last night
on Agriculture in National Develop
ment." 1t marked the closing session
of the farmers short course.
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Sale Karney. widow of David
Karney, of Portland the Corwell store
keeper killed on Halloween night, was
arrested yesterday afternoon following
Ian indictment returned by the grand
jury. just adjourned. charging her with
first degree murder.
"BLOwETH HIS OWN HORN.-
Il knew this Shank administrat ton
was coming out all right" remarked
Mayor Shank yesterday afternoon upon
receiving news of the statement of
Howard Kimba11, former city controller.
announcing that on Jan. 1 the city had
a cash balance of s2oo.5451s. The total
balance was 5000. 617.35. of which $780,
072.12 was held in reserve by specific
appropriation.
SEARCH FOR FATHER.
William Martin, living on Delaware
street. Indianapolis, has written to the
Evansville police to ask a search for
his father, Jane sMartin. whom he has
not seen for fourteen years. Martin
says he is dying and wants a reunion
with his parents before he goes. The
police are unable to find any James
Martin here
COLLIDE is FOUND.
Goldie Brush. 4 years old, who dis
appeared from Columbus, O., few
weeks ago after she had written to her
mother saying that she was going to
commit suicide in Elm Creek. was ar
rested by a Delaware County in Hunt
ington yesterday morning. The girl.
in the letter, told the details of her
suicide plans and even went so far as
to name the pallbearers for her fun
eral.
TRIES FOR RHODES SCHOLARSHIP.
To Claude Whitney. an Indiana Uni
versity student. whose home is at
Spencer. Ind, has been awarded the
honor of contesting for the Cecil
Rhodes schoIshfp of this state. Whit
ney was elected by the faculty of the
university, which means that he will be
Indiana Universftys representative to
contest for the final selection.
JUDGE is DEAD.
His enfeebIed vitality unequal to the
task of carrying him safely through
the shock incident to a surgical opera
ton, Judge Walpole G. Colerick of
Fort Wayne is dead He was SIS years
old. For two years he represented the
Fort Wayne District in Congress. He
was a former member of the Indiana
Supreme Court Commission and was
one of the states most distinguished
lawyers.
CULT VICTIMS THERE.
John F. Rosen of Chicago, attorney
for George E. banner of his $4,000
suit against Evelyn Arthur See. the
head OF the Absolute Life" cult. ar
rived last night in Lafayette and made
| the assertion that several Lafayette
people will be implicated with See in the