Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 26 December 1891 — Page 1

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A HUNT TO THE DEATIT. MOMI.R, Ala., Dec. 'JO.—The military, numbering twenty men, fully armed, have started from here for the house of Bob Sims. They took with them a »ix-pounder fieldpieee.

NEW OM.EANS, Deo. 28.—The TimesDemocrat's Buckatonna (Miss.) special confirms the report telegraphed Thursday night concerning- the murderous work of liob Sims and his gang in Clioctaw county. Ala., and says that (Sims was surrounded Thursday in his hduse by sixty men. Some forty shots were exchanged, and Bob Sims and five others retreated to the. house, where he is strongly fortified, having Winchesters and revolvers. His besiegers have a few rifles and shotguns. There are strong chances that Sims will break through the cordon and a reign of terror be inaugurated. If he does not it is expected 700 men will environ the house.

Terrible Deed* of the Slum Gang. DK SOTO,-Miss., Dec. 26. —Not since the days when the Copeland gang of thieves made Alabama the scene of their operation and Rube Burrows recklessly held up trains and defied the whole south have- the authorities of this section been so wrought up as within the last three months, when Bob Sims, the notorious moonshiner of this state, began to attract the attention of the people of the whole country by openly defying the officers of the United States government, as well as the local authorities.

It was in September that Sims and two of his family were arrested for distilling illicit whisky. The arrests were made by a deputy United States mar slial, and the prisoners* were kept guarded in a room at the hotel in Bladon Springs. That night relatives of Sims surrounded the house, and after killing two officers and a private citizen and losing two of their number they rescued Bob and his companions and escaped to the woods. Pursuit was instantly made, as the affair created the greatest excitement at the time, but neither Bob nor his followers were caught. I

Swore to lie Revenged.

A mob visited his home and destroyed everything he had in the world, and lie vowed vengeance against every man in the party, all of whom, to ':he number of thirty-seven, he iias sworn to kill. The first move in the direction of carrying out his threat was made ou the night of December 23, when Sitns nnd five of his gang surrounded and set fire to the home of John McMillan, who resided 25 miles from this place in a W'de and sparsely settled country, llere he committed an outrage that will linger forever in the memory of the citizens of this section.

Killed Women and Children* Before firing the house he and his gang called to the inmates, six in number—two men, two women and two children—to come out and surrender. The offer was refused, and then the house was fired. The flames ascended higher and higher, nntil at last the inmates were compelled to flee from the burning building. As they ran out John McMillan, John Kennedy and Kennedy's 7-year-old daughter were fired upon and killed instantly. Two other girls, 7 and 12 years old, were dangerously wounded, as was also Miss Belle McKenzie, a 22-year-old seliool-teachor, boarding with McMillan's family. Mrs. John McMillan and a man, Llewellyn, were seriously wounded. In the hurry to leave the building a little 3-year-old child of McMillan's was forgotten, and it was burned to death. After shooting everyone in sight McMillan's store was looted and the gang went for Sims' home, 8 miles distant

Avenger* Start Out.

The news spread with alarming rapidity and a posse was quickly summoned and pursuit given. At 8 p. m. Sims' house was surrounded and a hot fight ensued between the two factions. About 500 shots were exchanged, but as Sims had the advantage of position no damage was done to his forccs. The posse lost one man. The firing was then suspended and a courier came into DeSoto, Miss., and Gov. Thomas G. Jones was asked for aid.

Sheriff Gavin, of Choctaw county, thought best to takfc this act rather than sacrifice the lives of his men, who were at the mercy of bullets from the outlaws whenever they advanced on f,lic house. At 7 o'clock Friday night a detachment of artillery from the First regiment, Alabuma state troops, left Mobile with a gatling gun, and will proceed at once to the scene. In the meantime the outlaws are surrounded, and frequent skirmishes with the posse of men guarding the building occur, and people are wrought up to a high pitch of excitement, and hardly anybody in that section has been asleep in two or three nights, fearing a visit from the Rang.

Two Firm Ke*ult Fatally.

LAWRENCE, Mass., Dee. 26. Mrs. Philomena O'llare, wife of John O'Hare, was burned to death Christmas morning, the result of a lamp explosion. Her husband, who had been quarreling with her, was arrested. An hour later Patrick Cliye, a machinist, was burned to death in his boarding house.

Kleven Men Killed.

NEW YOBK, Dec. 20.—The accident which occurred on the New York Central railway Thursday night at Has-tings-on-the-Hudson has proved to be much greater than from reports received. The official list of the dead given out number eleven people.

THE DAILY JOURNAL.

ORAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1891.

REJOICING IN CHILI.

lorge Montt Declared I'reddent iu All CltleH—Hit Inntallatlou Will He Marked by Much Ceremony and (taneral Amnesty to llaliiiacedanft.

VAMMHAISO, Dec. 20.—Adiuir&LJorge

the country Friday. Elaborate preparations are being made in Santiago for the inauguration ceremonies to-day. Two regiments of troops from the south have arrived iu that city, and these, with a battalion of sailors, will act as a body guard to President Moutt during the ceremonies.

It is proposed to proclaim a general amnesty to all the minor civil, military and naval officials who served under Balinaceda.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The an-, nouncement from Valparaiso that the Chilian supreme court would render its decision immediately, and the goverment then proceed to make amends, was read with much interest, and the hope generally expressed that Hie statement may prove correct. The conviction is quite positive in everybody's mind that it rests with Chili alone to prevent war. As far as can be learned none of Minister Egan's latest advices lend any encouragement to the hope that it will try to avoid the inevitable.

The statement published in these dispatches that Chili will be warned that a reply must be forthcoming by the time congress assembles or the case will be transferred to that body for action is further verified from other reliable sources. The note of warning will be sent' before the end of next week unless some information of a reassuring nature is received in the meantime, and it can hardly be said that any is expected.

SA.V FKANCISCO, Dec. 20. —The steamship Monowa arrived Friday morning, twenty-five days from Sydney and eight days from Honolulu. The United .S'ates cruiser Charleston. Capt Remely, left Honolulu on December 17 for Valparaiso, Chili. It was understood at Honolulu that the Charleston would endeavor to meet the mail steamer Mariposa from San Francisco and ascertaiu if new orders had been sent to the cruiser regarding its movements.

GAVE HIM AUL THEY COULD.

A Tenne**ee Jury Give* a Criminal Two Ijlfe Sentences and Eighteen Year* lie•Idea.

NASIIVIT.I.K, Tenn., Dec. 26.—The jury in the case of George Dunnaway, charged with killing his uncle, James Dunnaway, attempting to kill his aunt, Mrs. James B. Dunnaway, and his cousin, Newton Dunnaway, and outraging the person of Miss Melissa Dunnaway, returned .a ver diet of guilty of murder in the first degree with mitigating circumstances. They also found him guilty of rape and of both charges of shooting.with intent to kill. He was accordingly sentenced to two life terms and" two terms of eight and ten years in the penitentiary.

Kite IVui Determined to Kill ller*elf. PITTSBUKGH, Pa., Dec. 20.—Bertha Pregner, a servant girl employed by Harry B. lloyd, of Allegheny.committed suicideThursday night. She first hanged herself to the chandelier in the dining

room, but tli3 pipe broke, filling the house with gas. She then slashed her wrists with a butelierknife. This failing, she went to the laundry and hung herself to the water pipe. This also broke, flooding the cellar. By this time she was too weak to move, and when found this morning her body wus lying in a pool of water. The young woman was laboring under religious excitement. llraxlllan Revolutionist* Fight.

Rio GRANDE no SUI., Dec. 20.—Fights between the government troops and revolutionists are reported at the bor der towns, San Juan Baptista, San tana and Liveratnent The govern ment of Uruguay has posted large bodies of troops on guard along the frontier to prevent the .'Brazilian revolutionists from crossing the border. An overflow of Tercero river has de stroyed" tho railroad tracks, wharves and warehouses at Villa Maria.

Sheet* of lee on London Street*. LONDON, Dec. 20. —Che weather here is still foggy, but the fog is white on account of the absence of smoke con sequent on the holidav season. The streets present the novel appearance of sheets of ice on which it is possible to skate.

8^ept by Fire.

JACKSOXVII.I.K, 111., Dec. 20.—The business section of tiie town of Waverly, this county, was swept by a fire Thursday niglit and damage to tho extent of SH,000 done. The principal business houses were entirely destroyed.

Large Syndicate to Operate Coal Field*, LONDON, Dec. 26.—A gigantic syndi cate with several millions of capital is now forming here t» work the pew coal fields in Staffordshire and Worcestershire, which will be the most important in the midland counties.

Was llnrned to Dcat*:.

SAN FKANCISCO, Dec. 26.—At Reading an oil lamp explosion caused a fire at the residence of John Condon. Mrs. Condcgi, in an attempt to save a 3-year-old child, was enveloped in burning oil and died in a short time.

Little Child Terlalie* Iu a Fire. LINCOI.N, Neb., Dec. 26.—The --yearold elfild of A. A. Howaru wus ieft alone in a room Friday afternoon. Fire broke out and when the firemen arrived they found the child dead, smothered by smoke. 1

Killed the llrother of a Sheriff. ST. JOSEPH. MO., Dec. 26.—Lem Spratt, brother of Eugene Spratt, sheriff of Buchanan cotinty, was shot and killed by Esau Bivens at Wallace, the result of a quarrel. BlVens wu arrested.

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Terrible Butohery of a Detroit, Mich.

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Ill* llody round lit a Cemetery in Horribly Mutilated Condition —-Thought to Have lleeu

Slain to Securo 114.

A MICHIGAN THAGKIV.

DETUOIT, Mich., Dec. 211. -One of the most atrocious murders ever committed in Michigan, and which rivals in brutality the Whiteehapel murders,

The amncstv will !swns brought to light here Friday after .. l'-i. .1 „r *l„„

not, however, extend to officers above noon. William Schroeiler, son of the the rank of major, to ministers of state, judges, councilors, members of congress, governors, or others who were particularly prominent.

superintendent of the German Lutheran cemetery, left his father's house in the cemetery with a friend at 2 o'clock, and in order to make a short cut to the street went through a section of the graveyard which is seldom used.

A Horrible Dlacovery.

When near the corner of Mount Elliott and Kerry avenues they saw the body of a man lying on the ground, and found him to be dead, having been literally hacked to pieces. They soon had a number of people around, and one side of the face of the dead man was half buried in the mv.d, the ground in that vicinity bearing evidence of a fierce struggle.

The Viotlm Identified*

Ten feet from the corpse was a hatchet, but it was not stained with blood, as were the man's clothing and face. Before the arrival of the coroner man rushed into the cemetery, and upon seeing the luitehet said it belonged to his brother-in-law, Frederick Zpiuden, of 1428 Catnpau avenue, who hail left home Wednesday night to cut some evergreen trees for Christmas and had not since been seen. Me had notified the police but they were unable to find liiin. lie identified the murdered man as Zpinden.

Imtelieroil fur Sm ill sum. On the back of the man's head were eleven distinct wounds, while he was stabbed in the throat, right eye aad ear and the bones in his face were broken. The. only cause assigned for the murder is that he had S14 with him when he was last seen and nothing when found in the cemetery. The police believe they will capture the murderer or murderers.

BLOODY SHOOTING AFFRAY.

An Italian Miner Kill* TWO Companion* uiul I* lllinaeir Slain. CIEOHGKTOWX, Col.,- Dec. 20.—A serious shooting affray occurred near the '7-30" mine Thursday night in which three Italians were fatally shot Marco l'erotti and wife lived within a short distance of the mine, and a young Italian by the name of Adamo Chiarottini. aged 10 yoars, was boarding with them. In the evening Gulseppe l'eretti, a brother of Marco, called, and during the evening Adamo •uttered some remm-ks which Marco did not like, and he arose and left the house.

As soon us he was gone Adamo slKit out the light, and began firing in the dark, two of the bullets hitting Guiseppe and inflicting fatal wounds. Marco Pcretti, hearing the firing, returned and attempted to enter the house, when Adamo, who had reloaded his revolver, turned upon liim and shot him in the abdomen, killing liim instantly. Adamo then went outside of tho house, two more shots were heard, and when the door wus opened his dead body was found. It was at fir^t thought that he had committed suicide, but as liis weapon could not be found it is thought that he was killed by one of the infuriated Italians.

AN OUTRAGEOUS DEED.

Four llonilm Thrown Among tVorahlpers In a Spunlali Church— Many lluill.v II urt.

MADKID, Dec. 20. —During midnight muss Thursday ut Alcnica four bombs were exploded with terrific effect. The church was thvonged with worshipers when the explosion took place. One bomb burst in the sanctuary, and the explosion shook the building and brought down large quantities of masonry, which fell into the audience, terribly injuring many. At first the audience was paralyzed with fear. Then came the groans and cries of the injured and the shrieks of women who supposed that the ehuycli was about to collupse upon them, and the work of rescue began. Two arrest have been inii.de.

Foul 1'lny buapecteil.

BUAZII., Ind., Dec. 20.—The body of Albert Kennedy, engineer at the Chicago mine, belonging to Brazil Block Coal Company, was found ou the Indianapolis & St. Louis railroad track near Corbon mangled al most bcyoud recognition. It is thought that he was murdered and robbod and his body laid on the railroad track to hide the crime. He had considerable mont^y when last seen at Carbon Thursday evening. The proper authorities have been notified of the supiKiscd murder and au investigation is being made.

Murdeicd Iter Lover*

Si'niNOFiiM.n, O., Dec. 20. —Paul Harvey was fatally stabbed Friday afternoon by Julia Freeman, with whom he had been living. TJie pair became engaged in a drunken quarrel and Harvey reproached the girl with unfaithfulness to him. This enraged her, and, picking up a knife, she plunged it into Iris breast, inflicting a wound from which Harvey died an hour later. The woman was arrested, but denies having struck the fatal blow.

lleat li of a Veteran.

CAIH.ISI.E. Pa., Dec. 20. —Gen. Alexander Brady Sliarpe, a prominent Carlisle lawyer, was found dead in his bed Friday morning. His demise is attributed to heart failure. He was 64 years of age. At the opening of the civil war he enlisted as a private in Company II of the Pennsylvania reserves and served with distinction until the close o( the war.

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TROUBLOUS TIMES.

The Former Siild to lliive Item Led Into Amlmali—Fourteen of Tlielr Number Killed—tinrimflrmcri Iti'tmrt* ol flarxu'H Dentil.

A BTAHTI.ING Rt'MOIt.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 20.—A startling report reached liere. early Friday morning from Fort Mclntosii mat Capt. Francis llardic of the Third cavalry and his detachment of fifty I men met an armed force of Gar/.u's followers near Carriso, Tex., Thursday, and in the engagement that ensued fourteen of the United States soldiers were killed. No official confirmation of the report has been received at the department headquarters liere. Gen. Stanley has been expectantly awaiting some word from Capt. llardie all day, but no communi- I cation has been had with him for three days. It is known that he is in pursuit of a detachment of the revolutionists, and, if the bloody event occurred as reported, it is believed at the I post here that he must have been drawn into ambush and his men mas-

Reports from Laredo say that the-re-volutionist Garza- was killed bv the United States troop* under Capt.' llardie, but no untlie.iitsc:itiin has been received, and an»ther r-pnyt '-UVN that Garza nnd his baud ei-i-:sfd the ltio Grande ami murched into Mexico to Las Terrila-. v.-here they encountered the Mexican troops and defeated them, leaving fort.v of the lutter on the field. The Ins? report seems to be more credible, as it is known that after Capt. Itourke's engagement with them Garza's men started to avoid pursuit and met at an agreed rendezvous. Here they got reinforcement, of 2.V) men and receded considerable support from the .Mexican ranchers this •.ide ot the Ki Grande. Then they cros-e.l the liver 1 Mexico.

Kxri t'tlirnl 1 ti TCA'N.

President Diaz has written Gen. Stanley asking him for his cooperation in suppressing the revolutionists this side of the Uio Grande. There is great excitement all over the state over this matter, and this is especially alarming on both sides of the Hio Grande, where the lives and property of citizens are jeopardized.

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Wild Rumors of War on tho Moxlcan Border.

TROOPS AND GARZA'S MEN FiGHT.

SHOUT SPECIALS.

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A lliilldlng Wrecked In rilt»lHirt tlif Occupant* Injured. Prrrsl'iiou, Pa., Dec. 20.- The three story brick dwelling of M. F. Pritchard. No. 21110 Sinallman street, was blown to atoms shortly before 1 o'clock Friday morning by an explosion of natural gas. Mr. Pritchard, wife and three children, a hired boy named Davis Bennett, and Barbara Iteich, a servant girl, were buried in the ruins. When rescued they were all found to lie more or less seriously burned and bruised, but no one was fatally injured. The cause of the explosion was a gas leakage in the cellar. Mr. Pritchard keeps a grocery store in liis building, and went to the cellar to get a basket for a customer, which he had stored away, lie struck a match and the explosion followed. The concussion was terrific, pieces of the building being blown half a square uwaj-.

Itiirlnd by f«aiidNltde.

Sioi'X CITY, la.. Dee. 20.—Early Friday morning a heavy landslide occurred in the big cut on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St I'aul & Omaha road loading to the Missouri river bridge. A train passing through was buried in the debris. No one was badly hurt, but the bridge was blocked and cannot be cleared for forty-eiglit hours Trains on the Union Pacific, Elkhorn & Pacific short line are cut off from the west until the wreck is cleared.

The late King Kalakaua. of Hawaii, left debts aggregating SSO.OOO. Early Christmas morning at Lowell, Mass Frank L. Moulton, a barber, murdered his wife, Alma, with a flatiron.

In an ulleeration Thursday night il) a KIIOOII in Lyons, la., George Jones, A bartender, fatally wounded Frank Red-. field, of Clinton.

The Sault Ste. Marie ship canal was open to navigation 225 days in 1801. The average number of vessels passing each day was -15. H. I Edna ltoserbrook, 17 years old, of

Constantine, Mich, awakened Friday afternoon, having slept continuously for three days and nights.

Maurice Daly is going to Europe next month to secure a French billiardist to 'come to America and take part in a series of tournaments. I In a woodshed in rear of a dwelling at Sedalia. Mo., the booies of two in-

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who had been murdered were found Thursday. No clew to tlieguilty persons.

Jennie Clarkson was arrested at Detroit, Mich., Thursday night, charged with shoplifting. Christmas gocds worth nearly St.000 were found in her house. I A verdict for $1,500 damages has been nssessed against O. M. Landon, a

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sacred. I Would Annex l'art of Trxns. In a telegram to Gen. .Stanley Thursday night Capt John Bourkc stales that Garza recently made a speech to his followers at Los Angeles, Tex., in which he nsserted that the present campaign would be completely successful, and after he had overthrown the administration of President Diaz he would then insist that part of Texas be added to Mexico. He has also told his men that if tliey can't get supplies anywhere else when in Texas, they can capture Fort Ringgold and find plenty, lleliel* Defeated.

Dr.Clutarco Ornellas.the Mexican consul here, lins received a dispatch from the Mexican consul at Neuva Laredo, Mexico, stating that a force of Garza's men and a regiment of Mexican troops metyesterday some .distance below that place, and the revolutionists made a stand, but were defeated with a loss of four men.

Mexican Troop* on the llordvr. The Mexican government is rushing troops to the frontier, aboutO.OOO Mexican soldiers being stationed along the border between Neuva Laredo and Matamoras. Among this number is President Diaz's favorite regiment, the Fourth cavalry, which is pronounced the best regiment in Mexico. Gov. Hogg lins sent a detachment of rangers to tlie scene of trouble and they will aid tlie military authorities in suppressing the uprising. (.argil Itcported Killed.

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STRANGE MEDICAL CASE.

A Michigan Man AVIio Had Hcen Wyl us I lor Fourteen Years Finally Kxplre*. I OTSKOO. Mich., Dec.-2ft.—\V. P. Blakeman died Friday of a decidedly novel malady. His death is probably I the longest on record, 'having covered a period of fourteen years. During the time the man's pulse has been gradually and slowly slackening. The disease first made itself manifest by an inert feeling and a bloodless condition of the complexion.

Investigation disclosed that tho heart beat was less than sixty a minI ute. 'J'lie usual stimulants were taken without visible effect, and the pvlse steadily decreased until death came to the relief of the singularly afflicted man. During a year past it is saiil that Blakeman's pulse has been only twentyeight a minute. The patient wasted away to a living skeleton, and for months was more dead than alive. I The heurt and neighboring organs have been removed and preserved in the interest ot science. They will be sent to Ann Arbor for examination.

I HELPED THE ROB8ERS.

Mr*. Minnie Hilton, of Colorado, Aecttmul of il NovM Otl'eiifie.' DKNVKII, Col., Dec. 20.—A warrant has been issued for the. arrest of Mrs. Minnie Hiltou, charginglier with being an accomplice in tho robbery of the Denver Rio Grande train near Texas Creel some months ago. The woman is a daughter of Dick-McCoy, one of the alleged robbers now under arrest in 1.IV city. She is also a friend of John Price, another one of the train robbers. It is alleged that she shared the secrets of the plot to rob the train and aided the outlaws in escaping. :^ie will be arrested and brought to Denver.

Flag* for Salt l.ake Schools. SAI.T LAKH, Utah, Dec. 20.—Christmas day, with much ceremony, wera presented twenty-five flags by the P. O. S. of A. to the public schools of this city. Exorcises took place in the tabernacle, and were participated in by leading citizens. Mayor Scott received tha flags in a brief speech, after the pre sentation address of Rev. \V. M. Lane. Brief speeches followed from many leading men of the city, including Chief Justice Fane and Bishop Leonard.

A Hlioi't Ice Crop*

AIIOITSTA, Me., Dec. 20.—The "continued mild weather is creating no little interest among the ice dealers and speculators who sec money in a short ice crop. They are watching the Hudson with a vigilant eye and hoping that river will not freeze thick enough for harvesting. There are now only about 50,000 tons of ice on the Kennebec river, the quantity being less than for many years at the opening of tli* harvesting season.

Two Trainmen Kilted.

CLKVKi.ANri, O., Dec. 20.—In a rear end freight collision on the Baltimore fc Ohio railroa I near Plymouth, O., Brakcman W. II. Cullisor., of Newark, was burned to death, and .Fireman s. S. Switzer was fatally injured. The wreck took'fire, and the loss to the company will be SI0.000.

flw Failure Itccord

NEW YOUK, Dee. 20.—The business failures occurring throughout the country during the last six days number for the nitcd States 257, and for Canada 35, or a total of :i !5 last weejc and 320 the week previous to the Inst For tlie corresponding week last year the figures were 33 5, representing 803 in the United States and 30 in the dominion of Canada.

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