The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-21
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SIX NUGENT SUITS DISMISSED.

The six suits charging embezzlementl
and two for defacing public records, In |
the Daviess Circuit Court, at Washing !
ton, which have been pending against
Thomas Nugent, former county audi !
tor for about year. were dismissed
yesterday by Judge j. w. Ogden. upon
motion OF Nugent's attorneys against
the protest of Prosecutor Seal. Seal
says he will appeal the embezziementl
cases. but is content to allow the de-
facing charges to rest where they are.
ESCAPES REVOLVER, browns.
Rather than face a revolver in the
hand of strange negro who was pur-
suing him. Edward Weaver. colored. SO
years old, at Evansville, yesterday aft
ernoon plunged in the river and was
drowned. Weaver and the stranger
were shooting craps on the wharfboat
when Weaver, 1t Is said, snatched the
money and ran. The other negro drew
his revolver and Weaver dived and
sank before lines were thrown to him
from nearby boats
TESTIFY IN PRICE TRIAL.
Attorneys for the defense In the case
of the state VS.. George Washington
Price, charged with the murder of
Henry Butcher. in the Circuit Court at
Lafayette. yesterday, passed their open
| ing statement until all the states evil
dence has been submitted. Myron I.
Slonaker, former Purdue student, testi-
| fed that Butcher was not in a threat
ening attitude when Price shot him.
Harrison Raub and Edward Bolser both
saw the flashes and heard the shots,
and both testified that Butcher retreat
ed after the first shot was fired and
seemed to be trying to ind refuge.
| LANDS ON HEAD OF SHERIFF..
| Mrs. Amanda Taylor Brock, of
tLogansport, weighing nearly 200
pounds adjudged insane and sought by
officials armed with papers to commit
her to an asylum, yesterday leaped
from a third-story window of the
house in which she had taken refuge
and alnded on the head of Sheriff War
rem Butler. bearing the officer to the
ground and rendering him unconscious
| After flooring the sheriff she dashed
lup the street in scant attire, but was
lovertaken by deputies. who removed
her to the asylum
MOTHER KIDNAPS HER SON.
Warsaw residents were greatly ex-
cited last night because OF the kidnap-
ling of Joseph Shultz, the 5-year-old
son of o. P. Shultz. Sheriff Charles
Knitted chased the kidnapers and was
surprised to find that 1t was the childs
Imother. She was caught at Mentone.
mine miles from Warsaw. she was
boarding an interurban car for Indi-
annapolis. and placed in jail. A year
lago the father and mother were divorce
ed and the father was given the Gus
to-day of the baby. Yesterday the mother
lcame to Warsaw from Marion and took
the child from the home Of it's grand
parents.
DEPAUw GETS ENDOWMENT.
Announcement of donation of land
valued at 100000 to the endowment
fund of DePauw University by Noah X.
IBlough of Lagrange County and his
launt, Miss Marie C. Kline, was made
Iby President Crosse yesterday. The
property consists of a 160-acre farm in
colorado and 1.oo-acre tract in La
grange county, given by Mr.. B1ough,
and a fifty-acre farm given by Miss
Kline. Mr.. Blough was student of
tDePauw for three years. The donors
Twill receive an annuity from DePauw
during their lifetime.