The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-07-31
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

apolis=David J. Nolan. spe-
cial police Judge on several occasions.
Will sit in the trial of Bat Masterson
this afternoon. Masterson is charged
with malicious trespass in connection
with the breaking of the front window
OF the Budweiser cafe, two weeks ago
Sunday. The window was broken
when three bricks were hurled from
an automobile at 2:4O O'Clock in the
morning.
Grover Peters, who drove the auto
mobile from which the bricks were
thrown, testified in the trial of eleven
other men arrested in connection with
the case, that he hauled Masterson
and that Bat arranged the entire af-
fair. Masterson was arrested at New
castle. He was brought back here on
Judge Deery's order.
indianapolis. = Governor Ralston
went to Plainfield yesterday on his
first visit to the Indiana Boys School
since becoming the states chief execu-
tive He was accompanied by Dan VI.
Link, James A. Houck and E. II. VOL
colt of the state board of tax commits
sioners. They were dinner guests Of
superintendent and Mrs. Guy c. Han
ma at the school.
The 600 boys of the institution drill
ed In review before the Governor and
other guests and later they were adj
dressed by the Governor. The bows
greeted the Governor with friendly
cheers. The Governor returned home
last night greatly pleased with what
ne saw at the institution. He express
ed the belief that the school is doing
excellent work and commended Super
lntendent Hanna. The Governor. who
is somewhat of farmer, was enthusi-
astic over the prospects for bumper
corn crop on the schools farm.
Warsaw.-In suit filed in circuit
court here yesterday afternoon James
r. Peterson, Charles r. Britain and
James Shepard, trustees, and An
thony j. Forbing, clerk of the town of
Milford, are declared to be holding Of
nee illegally and the court is asked to
Dust them. The men are holding Office
on their contention that they were
elected in November, 1913. The COM
plant declares no legal election was
held In 1913; that they failed to quail
fy within ten days; that they never
took the oath of office, and that they
failed to comply with the new corrupt
practices act in filing statements of
expenses.
Lebanon.-Fred Clifford, the con-
Wet who assaulted Deputy Warden
Jus Rogers of the Kentucky State Re-
and jumped from a Bio
rour train at the eastern edge of Leb-
anon Monday afternoon, was captured
yesterday morning by David and For
st Worrell, brothers, who were men,
,ers OF posse of farmer boys. in
'luding Jesse Troutman, Than Scott
md Clyde Robinson, who had been
searching for the man since dawn.
olumbus.-Melvin Parks. 20 wears
Id, son of Henry Parks, farmer of
uneven township, was arrested az
us fathers home yesterday afternoon
no, when placed in the Johnson coun-
y jail at Franklin, confessed COM
nitting seven burglaries here and az
rankin. Ralph Lee, who was ar
ested at the same time at the home
his mother in Brown county. three
Niles from the Parks home, and was
rought here and placed in Jail, in
lists that he only watched"
Rochester.-Ezra Bryan, 10 wears
Id, was killed near here yesterday
forming when he was run over bv
agon loaded with thrashed wheat
ne young man attempted to jump on
he wagon while it was in motion and
I'll under the wheels. He lived two
ours after the accident.
Columbus.-Harry Arthur, 80 years
d, contracting painter, fell thirteen
ct from ladder to a cement side
ak, while painting the Columbus
Hing Company's mill here yester-
~. The back OF his skull. which
ruck the sidewalk, was crushed and
died three hours later.