The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HAPPENINGS
INDIANA

Masonic lodge and one or the best
known lawyers in Indiana, shot and
fatally wounded his stepmother, Mrs
Grace Cravens, and then turning a
magazine gun on himself. fired twice
into his own body Mrs. Cravens died
at St Mary's hospital a few hours
later Young Cravens IL in the same
hospital and cannot recover. Two
years ago, while working In the quar-
ries at Hawthorne, Ill, the young man
fell under a train and lost his leg. He
has since held that he was OF no &C
count in the world.
Since the accident he was a student
at the Lincoln and Jefferson law col
lege here. A year ago his father. a
widower, married Mrs. Grace Green
OF Chicago, we'll known there as a
charity worker. II is alleged that the
feeling between young Cravens and
his stepmother became strained. he
believed himself usurped in his IA
theirs affections by the stepmother.
and doctors believe paranoia resulted.
Columbus-When David Mabe, a
farmer near here, discovered that
his barn was on fire. he rushed
from bed, bareheaded and barefoot
ed, TO save his horses and mules. He
saved his live stock. but is in criti-
cal condition from severe burns on
his head and feet. The barn, with its
other contents, was destroyed.
Observation-Disclosures chained to-
gether and guarded by Sheriff
James Browning and Prosecutor
NJ NJ Louden, William Gatlin and
George Goode, who broke jail here
October Is by drilling out section OF
the brick wall of the Monroe county
Jail, were returned from Henry. ILL.,.
where they robbed a store. They re-
fused to return until requisition pa
pers were obtained.
Laporte.-After a search lasting
week, men working with Chief
of Police Meinke found the body
OF Carl Buncbarger, one Of the
men who went hunting and failed to
return The body was found in about
boat in which the two men went out
was found.
vincennes.-James Murphy, thir
ty-eight years old. son OF a MIL
lionaire oil operator, was instant
ly killed in an automobile accident
Charles Tanquary and Samuel Whit
4 Ninconnoc Calnnp man had
their arms and limbs broken. but will
recover.
Michigan City.-Frank Roach and
Ernest Levine, seven and six
years old, respectively, were in
stantly killed by a Michigan Central
fast train. They stood on one of two
parallel tracks throwing stones at a
/ freight when the passenger train
from the opposite direction struck
them
Decatur-Samuel Debolt. a farm
er. was fatally injured, his head
being crushed. He was looking
into corn shredder when the trac-
ton engine backed upon him. His
skull was so badly crushed that sew
eral bones had to be removed. A
year ago Mr.. Debolt lost an arm that
was caught in a corn shredder.
Petersburg Liibs, son of
William Liibs, a baker OF this
city, submitted to an operation that
] c,v - 1.f
hip that was grated TO his brother
Henrys hand. in order TO save his
hand from amputation Henry's hand
was lacerated in a bread-mixing ma
chine several days ago.
Fort Wayne. - Fifteen minutes
after he had gotten UP from bed
and searched the yard around his
house under the belief that he had
heard burglars trying TO break in. Ma
thaniel Kunkle. sixty-two years old.
of Huntertown. died. His death was
due TO heart disease.
Fort Wayne.-More than one thou
sand Masons attended the ban
ouet which was the climax OF the
annual fall convocation OF Scottish
Rite Masons, Valley OF Fort Wayne.
Eighty-five men received the degrees
from the fifteenth TO the eighteenth.
inclusive.
oomington.-William Gatlin and
George Goode. who broke out OF
Jail here October IS by drilling
through the wall. were captured at
Henry, H.. after they had robbed a
store there. Each was in jail here
on larceny charges. Gatlin has brok-
en- out OF jail here twice. The first
time be went 20 Nashville. Tenn. and
was captured after he had robbed a
residence OF several hundred dollars
worth OF diamonds and other Jew
elry.
Vincennes Murphy. thir-
ty-eight years old. an oil operator.