Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 19 December 1891 — Page 1
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VOL. VI—NO. 269. CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER, 19,1891.
How a Manioc Broke Up n. Repast at His Boarding House.
HE FIRES INTO THE CROWD AT TABLE.
After Kilting a ftlnn ami Wounding Two OtliiT.H He lUoiv* (lift Own Brain* Out —A Woman Ilnrt Wliilo
Trying to Ksctipe.
A. C'KAZY MAN'S AWFUL DKKD. XKW VuiiK, Dee. lit.—Michael Har-
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yt'iirs old, a boarder at No. 183
Van DvUe street. South Rrooklyn, eamt suddenly insane Friday afternoon and .shot John Connerton, Sam Dielcerson and Mamie Dickerson. Catherine Duffy jumped from a second-story window to escape him and broke her unUltv Connerton am) Sam Dickerson were dangerously injured and were taken to the hospital, but Connerton died in the ambulance shortly after leaving Van Dyke street. Mumic Dickerson was shot in the arm by the desperate man'iac.
Killed l!hnrt«ir.
After shooting the others Harvey placed the muzzle of the revolver in his mouth and pulled the trigger. The top of his heart wav virtually blown off. Only two days ago Jlar\ey was discharged from the Flatbnsh insane asylum as cured, and immediately went to hord with Mrs. Duffy at 'So. IN:* Van Dyke street. The family live on the second tloor of the four-story tenement
Shot at Dinner.
Short1y after noon Friday while at dinner the crazy fit ea.no suddenly on Harvey again. He jumped from the table, ran to the bureau, and snatched from an open drawer a 32-ealibre British bull-do»f revolver. With this the mad man began firing into the crowd at the table.
ISi* victims.
The tirst shot struck John Connerton in the head, and in less than five minutes he was dead. The second bullet laid Samuel Dickerson low. Young Dickerson and Mary Dickerson had come on a visit to Mrs. Duffy. Dickerson was shot through the right arm. but made for the window. and before the maniac could fire again jumped to the street. Miss Dickerson's turn came next. The crazy assassin's bullet tore a hole in her right hand, and she ran out in the hallway crying murder. Mrs. Duffy, who was in the next ropm, hearing the shouts and the cries and suspecting the truth, jumped out of the window at once, sustaining painful injuries.
KIKHMI Mis Moody WorU.
While hli« lay groaning with pain, vainly trying to crawl out of the reach of the murderer, the fourth and last shot rang out. It rang the deathknell of the maniac. Being alone at the scene of earn ape, he had put the pistol in his mouth and blown ont his own brains. l'olieeiu.'n McCabe and Murphy ran in, and the street began to till with wildly excited anil yelling men and womfcn. A tnbulauccs vere summoned and came at a .lead gallop. The three injured wore at once removed to the hospital. The mad murderer and his first victim were dead.
PROHIBITION EDITORS.
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Tliey Mi'« in ('hlrng" and For tloiml Presn Amorlntion. CHICAGO, Deo. lt.—The editors of the national prohibition party press met at the Sherman house Friday, discussed the questions pertaiuiritf to their newspaper and part work, listened to the several papers presented and wound up their M*SS'HU by completing a permanent organisation to be known as the National Prohibition Tress association. The otlieers are: President, James Laujont. Kockford, 111. vice president, Allen H. Lincoln* Hartford. Conn.: secretary. Charles L. Stevens. Chicago. After a discussion of the "million voter plan,'* which Is a plan to secure pledges from a million or more electors to support the party candidate in the coming national campaign. the convention adjourned subject to the call of theexeeutive oflieers.
SLAIN IN A TUNNEL,
Two I.IVCM l.o*t a* the K*ij|t of it MUtiik on a »ii\ruy in rcmmylvaulH. CATAWISSA, l'a.. Dec.
V.K A terrible
collision between two fast freight trains occurred in a tunnel on the Philadelphia & Hea ling railway early Friday morning. The company is keeping the matter «|iiiet, and details are unobtainable. Kiifrincer Fisher and Fireman Smith are reported killed, and several others arc said to have byn fatally injured. A bout o'clock a. in. a west-bound freight received orders to pass an east-bound train at the tirsi switch, a mile from the Pig Mountain tunnel. A mistake iu the orders caused the two trains to meet in the tunnel, when both were running at a high rate of speed.
Two DfiiiocratCumthlatv*. liATON lini'fiL:i., I ••. I'.t.—There was an infonnnl mortinr at the statehouse l'rulii.v between 1 lie anti-lottery alliance combine eamliilates ami (Jov. Nieholls anil Attorney (leneral ltogers. bater in the (lay Mr. Foster ami his fellow eandidates and their partieulnr friends in the convention held a caucus. Invinjr out a plan of eamiaifjii und deciding upon enlisting northern aid in making the fitfht. The lottery convention nominated .Indfre Mclhiery for governor.
I-:lj hti'ctt Y..:ir». In I'rimtn.
HAVANA, UCC. ID.--The late secretary of the treasury. Dtsi/.a, has been sentenced eighteen years iu prison, three months and "tie day in the chain gang and a tin of S^,.V)0 and tc return tins stolen from tl.c treasury. lli.llcl.'l r..|- I'MI'liery.
NEW VOKK. IVc. -The grand jury has returned an indie! inent against Edward M. Field, of the defunct firm of Field, bindley. UVuliers & Co., charging him wi^J, for?»iry in the second decree.
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
Members ul Congi-nnn l.lkcl.r to Vlail C'hlI'MCO on Til ill DILI p. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—Congress will hold an informal session in Chicago February 2'J, ISO'i. That will be its way of celebrating Washington's birthday and at,the same time informing itself about the world's fair. The proposed trip has been postponed until that time because it was found impossible to secure a representative delegation now. The postponement is the best- thing for Chicago and the. best for congress itself.
The Illinois delegation held a meeting on Friday and a committee was appointed consisting of Messrs. Durborow. Cable and l'ost, to represent tho Illinois delegation oflieially in asking their colleagues to attend. The committee got to work at once, but the more members they saw the more their doubts grew about the present being a propitious time. Nearly all the congressmen wanted to go, and they were nearly unanimous in saying that they would go if some other time were seL During the day invitations were mailed to every representative und senator with the date left blank.
Friday night, when the Illinois members and the committee conferred, there was no difference of opinion about the advisability of a postponement, and February 22 was fixed upon p.-. the proper time. Congress always adjourns that day. In 1S92 it will come on Monday. The congressmen can leave the city the latter part of the week without harm to the pullic business or inconvenience to them'selves and take time enough in Chicago to thoroughly investigate the fair. The world's fair committees of loth house and senate will by that time be iu working order.
ASK FOR WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.
American Federation of Labor Desiire an Addition to the Constitution—PresMent Goiiipem Knelcctcd.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dee. l'J.—The convention of the. American Federation of Labor on Friday adopted a resolution favoring a woman's suffrage amendment to the constitution. The convention refut-ed to adopt a resolution recommending political action on the part of trades unions. A resolution was passed demanding that no further subsidy be paid the Pacific Mail Steamship Company unless the" company discharge all Chinese and .lapauese in its service. Also a resolution to amend the shipping act of 181)0 so as to' make vessels liable in damages for cruelty to sailors at the hands of officers.
The convention elected officers. President Uompers was reelected president, receiving l,3Sll votes, against 535 for J. H. Bartli, of Wheeling, and 13 for August Delabar, of New York. Delabar withdrew his name before the vote. A motion to make Oompei's' election unanimous was objected to. The other officers are:
P. J. McOutre, of Ponnsylvnnlii, llrst vice president: W. A. Curacy, of Pittsburgh, second vice president Chris Kvitns. of New York, secretary, and John B. I.annun. of New York, treasurer.
All of them are reelected. Mr. Gempers has been president since 1SS8.
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Two A1IIKM1 NJ(-ro Mtirtlcrci'H Killed a Florida Muh. LIVF. OAK. I'hi.. Dee. 1—.lust before l'J o'cloek "Thursday night a mob of about 100 men, some of them disguised and all armed with rifles or revolvers, called on Sheriff Potsdamer and overpowered him. They took from him the keys to the county jail and set a guard over him. The mob then made a rush for the jail, and ertering it took from their cells the two negroes accused of the murder of Young l'arramore in the streets of Hranford last week. The prisoners were bound to trees a short distance from the jail and their bodies riddled with bullets.
I)ath of a Well-Knovrn Hnneiiatl MantiKvr. Driit'vri:. la., Ucc. IU.—William I!. Lapliam, well kuotvn iu baseball circles, died in this eitv Thursday, lie was a member of the I )ubnjiies in 18TII, Tpith liadbourm. Comisliey. I.oftus, Taylor, Sullivan and the (Ileasons, all of whom have since become f.nious. Lapham played lirst base, and out for ill health would have acquired great distinction, lie was manner of the Dubuque team in the Illinois-Iowa league bust year. Consumption was the cause of his death.
•30,000 In Catmtlian l'oultry. OTTAWA, Ont., Dee. ID.—A valuable train passed over the Canada .Atlantic railroad Thursday for l'.oston. It consisted of t/Aelve carloads of poultry, the value of which at the frontier amounted to nearly S'Jti.OOO. The duties on this freigh't amounted to SS.TaO. This is the annual Christmas poultry train for the American market, but is somewhat smaller than in previous years.
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TOI'HKA. Kan., Dee. 111. The National Citizens' Industrial alliance has issued a call for a general convulsion to be held at St bonis February 20, two days before the industrial council convenes. In pursii'inco to the national call, W. F. Ilijjhtmire, secretary for Kansas, has issued a call for each assembly in his state numbering 'J00 to elect one delegate.
Deutli of Itinhop Ifroivn.
LONDON. Dec. 11'.- I.'t. Kev. Kdward Harold Hrown, D. D., bishop of Winchester, is dead. lie was chairman of the committee employed on the revision of the translation of the Old Testament, and has published a number of religious works. riu Failure Itoconl.
NKW YOIIK, Dec. ID.—Tho business failures occurring throughout the country duriug the hist seven days number :135, as compared with a total of 320 last week. For the corresponding week of last year the ligures were 404.
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0AI.I.ATIN*. Mo., Dee. ID.—The retail mercantile linn of Mann & Wynne, of his place, have failed. The liabilities will probably amount to $20,000, with assets libout equal.
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A Wild Scene at the Treasurer'# Office in Cincinnati.
AN ARMY OF TAXPAYERS IN A PANIC.
Men und Wotnrn FIGHT for N CIIMOOQ Settle l'|» ami Kncapu the 1'cnul for llcliiy- I'tinillurc SIIIIIMIMMI to I'lf»
AL.MOST A RIOT.
CINCINNATI, Dec. HI.—Tho scenes about the courthouse Friday morning' reminded one «»f the riot of In the present eu*.e the mob consisted of property owners clamoring for uu opportunity to pay their tuxes before the penalty went in force. Owing* to changes in county hoards and the delay in assessing* the values und correcting mistuUes the tax duplicate, which should have been in the treasurer's bands by December. 1. did not reach him until last. Wednesday evening. It was necessary to have the duplicate in order to know the amount of taxes due from each property owner. The law provides that If taxes are not paid by December *20 a penalty of 5 per cent, attaches.
An Army of Tixpuy«'r8.
The treasurer began tuUinp tuxes Tluirsliiy. but on ly a few we re aware of the faet. the annouueement being brief. The news spread anil Friday morninjr by 7 o'eloek the bitf hull in front of the treasurer's otliee was packed ivitli men, women and children, and the crowd extended far out iu the street. There were fully 2,000 persons clamoring for admittance, and the throng was constantly increasing.
A Ti'rrlble CI'IIKII.
When the doors were opened at 8 o'clock a frightful crush ensued Women were crushed in the jam and clothing torn, while the air was filled with screams and curses. The treasurer's office, which is a lartre hull with a continuous counter and glass partitions around three sides, was soon packed to suffocation with the struggling mass of humanity. The clerks started to take money at their windows, but had to quickly give up the idea. \Voni4ii FHIIII.
In the meantime the crowd was constantly increasing, and the pressure liecame so great that men and women begun to faint The excitement grew intense. .Several of the glass windows above the counter were smashed, and the crashing added to the excitement until a perfect panic, prevailed. Fainting women were passed through the broken windows and doctors summoned.
At one time there were four insensible women in the treasurer's private oflicc and as many more out in the big hall. Mrs. Ilertha Wrampelies, Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson. Mrs. Mary Fox and Miss Mar.v tJerrard were among those who fainted and iu the confusion were trampled upon and severely bruised.
Touring tile Cash.
The safes had been opened and the money laid out at the desks preparatory for business. A rumor started
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Tin. Time Kxtiinh..l.
While the panic was at its highest the county solicitors and commissioners met and resolved to extend the time from December "JO to January 10. Speeches were made to the crowd, and the announcement of the extension did much to restore order. It waso'clock p. m. before the la't. of the crowd left the treasurer's oliice.
A NEGLECTED CHARGE.
It Kxjtlotli'* in a Ciilnrmln Mint*. Killiiif TlirtM. len ami Injuring Srv.-r-l. 1,|:.\ I)VII.I.K, ol., Dee. 1'.'. -—A terrible accident occurred Friday morning at I'.nsk tunnel, near Leadville. Three re in jured and a number of others hurt 'I be accident was caused by the explosion of a missed hole which had b.^en clf:i'd a. fewdays ago anil WIIK thought to have exploded, as several other charges were fired at the same time. l'hc failure of this one to explode was noticed at the time, but upon being struck with a drill it exploded with terrible force..
KlllnU Hilt I'lliymilti'.
CiiAMi'.vinx. 111., l'ec. in.—At Sidney last Sunday Charles I'orter, aged II years, shot lioulie Kvans, a cripple boy, aged years, in the head with a target rifle. Kvans dietl Friday and the coroner's jury held young I'orter to answer to the grand jury for the crime, which was shown to have iieen Intentional.
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l'lTTSUUKGll, I'a-. Dec. l'J. William Wilson's jewelry store window was smashed with a coupling pin Friday night and a tray containing Si.DUD worth of diamonds was stolen. The robbers fastened the door on the outside before mstking the attempt.
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Polleo Itefttorc Order.
A riot call had been sent to the Central station and a detachment of special police under Lieut. (Jill had been hurried to the scene. The entire force of watchmen and other employes about the courthouse were called in for the protection of the county funds. Men. apparently to avoid being trampled to death, had climbed upon the partition, but good grounds existed for the belief that they were awaiting an opportunity to plunder. The police arrived !p two patrol wagons and charged with their clubs through the crowd. After effecting an entrance, they drove out a sufficient number to allow the closing of the big doors. Order was then restored anionc the remainder. but it wan necessary to use some of them roughly.
A GOOD BEGINNING.
firogrcss Made at Detroit Towards a Channel to tho Sea.
WORK OF I 111: WATERWAY CONVENTION
IteHoliilliihM AitoptAil Anklng IIIM Govern-^ liinnt to CuiiMtruct llout.o Tureli-tj-One l'Vet from Chly.- to the Atlantic.
DliTiioiT. .Mich.. l)cc. l'J. When the deep-waterways convention reassembled Friday the committee oil resolutions reported a lengthy memorial to the senate and house of representatives. setting forth the history of lake navigation and dilating upon the importance of the 'ju-foot channel from Itulfalo to Duluth and Chicago. The memorial abounds in interesting statistics, all of which go to show the advantage to tie derived from the proposed action, and earnestly appeals to congress for such legislation as vill provide for the immediate beginning of work at each of the required localities, so as to insure the, completion of a '.20foot channel along the whole line by the time the works now in progress on the St. Mary's river are completed.
Till. Krttollttloilfl.
The resolutions accompanying the memorials anil which were adopted, urge congress to authorize immediate commencement and speedy completion of an unobstructed channel not less than •JO feet in depth and sufficient width through the lakes and connecting waters between Chicago, Di'luth, Superior and Buffalo, and that the secretary of war be authorized to make contracts for the i-ntire work, and a sufficient sum of money be appropriated therefor, as every consideration of prosperity in time of peace and protection in time of war demands the construction of a waterway of sufficient capacity to allow the free passage of vessels drawing !i0 feet of water through^ our own territory from the great lake!I to the Atlantic ocean. The convention" strongly favors the improvement of the Hudson river to a navigable depth of 30 feet from C'oxsackie to Troy. It respectfully urges upon congress the necessity for the most liberal ap-] proprintions for the establishment and maintenance of all needed lighthouses. fog signals, buoys and beacons throughout the entire chain of lakes, to the end that added security may be given to life and property.
A committee of legislation was appointed to place the matter before concress.
There is a general feeling that the best results have been accomplished that were feasible at this time and the Lake Ontario people are satisfied in the prospect of having the merit of the Niagara ship canal further looked into by experts. The convention will do good. The sentiment represented here has been broadened and actual progress has been made. A permanent organization has been effected and when the 21-.foot channel has been provided for larger work will undoubted ly be cut out. While the matter has not developed as far as the sanguine could wish, good seed has been planted which will bear future fruit. -t