Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
news Of ILLINOIS
ITeMo or GENERAL STATE IN.
TeREsT fReSH FROM THE
TELEGRAPH.
CONFESSED SLAYER CAUGHT
Noah Barker, Wanted In Montgomery
County for Shooting Marcus Mar
celia &c Death at witt,
10 Captured.

County Tor shooting Marcus Mar
celia &c Death at Wit,
10 css.ursd.
Shelbyville-Noah Barker wanted
In Montgomery county for shoot.
ing Marcus Marcella to death at
Witt, three months ago, was captured.
Policemen irwin 0illiland saw barker
going from freight train toward his
home, and Sheriff F. d. Crook and
Deputies Frank Stone, Sidney Biggs
and Frank Curtis aided in the arrest.
Marcella 10 said to have been shot
without provocation. Tony Barker.
Noah's brother, has been in jail at
Hillsboro ever since the shooting.
Noah Barker admitted his guilt, but
claimed he shot in self.defense. He
says he will be acquitted on q second
trial because the first trial jury will
be hung.
Springfield.-The ONCE Of Secre.
tary Of State Harry Woods has
received in three months what IL prob.
ably q record.breaking amount Of fee
collections. The secretary has sum.
married. the situation for the quarter
ended June 80. when the total net
collections amounted to 9316.040. Col.
lections credited TO the general fund
amount to @125,600. To the road fund
@189.440 ID credited. OF the corpora.
lions which aid In fees domestic cor.
porations contributed S104.6s0 and
foreign $13,S20. Net receipts from the
automobile department were $780,.
440.11.
Peoria.-Dr. VIII Barnes Of De.
catur was injured when his car
turned turtle coming down the steep
hill south Of East Peoria, on the
Springfield road. The car was be.
ing driven by Tom Cannon. his chauf.
feur. when the wheels got into q rut.
In trying to get out again he lost con.
troll and the machine turned over,
with Doctor Barnes and the chauffeur
underneath. Cannon received Q bro.
ken shoulder blade and other injuries.
The other occupants Of the car were
Frank Powers and w. J. Grady, both
| Of Decatur.
Marine. - Miss Edna Neudecker
who was accidentally shot through
the head by Clarence Bernard. q
close friend. was improved con
siderably. and the physicians declared
that unless tetanus developed her re-.
covery would be rapid. SO certain ID
her recovery that friends Of the
couple are wondering whether the
near.tragedy will not hasten the cul'
mination Of the romance that every
one suspected.
Rockford. - Rev. ]. A. Erickson
has announced his resignation q
pastor Of the Swedish Baptist church
here to accept . call to the Evanston
Swedish Baptist church.
Paxton.-The board Of health Of
Paxton issued Q statement deny
ing exaggerated rumors regarding
smallpox In this city. The bulle
tin states there are now four persons
who, have what IL commonly known
% q light case Of smallpox. All are
safely guaranteed in tents about q
quarter of q mile outside the city linn
it,. Churches and theaters are closed
temporarily. merely AZ Y precaution
The danger Of contracting smallpox
here 10 at minimum and there 10 no
danger whatever to outsiders who
wish to visit Paxton. the statement
says.
Marion.-sampson Hitler. thirty
two years old. shot and killed
himself near the residence OF his wife
In Marion. Hitler and his wife had
been separated. He called on the
wife and asked to be taken back. He
walked two blocks away and fred the
fatal shot.
Murphysboro.-Henry Buckets died
one hundred and two years old. He
was born In North Carolina March 6
1911. and has lived In this county one
hundred years.
Mount Sterling.-Rev. T. ]. Car
roll arrived from Virden and -
sumed charge Of st. Mary's Catholi.
church. succeeding Rev. w. A. Hef
fernan. who died last October. Thu
church has been In charge OF III
Their Tanning the assistant. since Oc
tober.
Galssburg.-Frank H. Mills, fore
man Of Swift q Co.'S local branch. va,
fatally injured when he was run dowI
by 10Y riders" returning from I
Fourth OF July celebration.
Wapella.-Mrs. Julia Bethel. sav
enty years old. leapsd into . cisters
while respondent over III health. and
was drowned.
Do Kalb. - Robert Caughy VA
killed and Lee Hart seSiously IN
jured when their automobile turue(
turtle near Malta. Both were from
Dixon. An eyewitness says that tn
car was going 20 miles IN hour evs
. smooth road whsn the accident hap
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