Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 28 December 1891 — Page 1

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TO PARENTS.

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survival of the me« who are mentally and physically the fittest. Aside from the duty

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life, there is a parental duty devolving upon you to qualify them for the battle which they will

have ti wage in the world's great arena, whether their lot be cast in the professions or in the no

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VOL. VI-NO. 275. ORAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1891.

AT A ROPE'S END.

A Mob Wreaks Vengeance on th* Sims Gang.

THEY SURRENDER TO THE SHERIFF.

Hla 1'oi.e Overpowered, and Hob Slot and Three or Hit Follower* Are Manged-Two Others I.yuehetl

In Mlulmil|pl.

WIPED OUT TUB GAXO.

Momuc, Ala., Deo. 28 'The finale in the case of the notorious Bob Sims (fang- came Saturday when the leader aud three of his partners in crime were strung up to pine trees in the woods of Choctaw county, Ala. The (fang was surrounded Wednesday afternoon. After its members had committed the dastardly deed of murder and arson tliev took refuge in Sims' house. Sheriff Gavin, of Choctaw county, and 200 armed men soon gathered and called on Hob to surrender. lie refused flatly and fire was at oncc opened on the house where Sims and his family and three of the Savage boys were in hiding. Sims returned the fire, which was kept up all Wednesday night and Christmas morning.

A Flap of Truce.

During Christmas afternoon a flag of truce was put out by the Sims boys, and Sheriff Gavin and some of his men advanced to within speaking distance of Bob. lie wanted to surrender, but the conditions he mode could not be granted by the sheriff, and his offer was refused. Then the posse retreated again aud firing commenced onoe more. During the combat one of the posse was hit by a ball from the Sims' guns aud killed.

The Surrender.

At S o'clock Christmas afternoon Gavin was called on again by Sims, who said that for the sake of saving the lives of his wife and children he would surrender. The only guarantee lie wanted was that he should be given a guard of fifty armed men who would take him to the jail in Butler, Ala. The sheriff granted this request and Sims and the Savage boys came from the house and surrendered. Sims picked out twenty-five men, whom he desired should accompany him, and the sheriff selected the other twenty-five from his posse. About 4 o'clock Christmas day the outlaws were taken into custody and the guard started with them for Butler jail, a place they were destined to never reach dead or alive.

ATengers In Pursuit.

The party had not proceeded more than a mile from the scene when a mob of citizens residing iu the section where Sims has been carrying on his lawlessness organized and started after them. It was their determination to secure the gang and kill each one, and they succeeded in their plans.

All Are Lynolittd.

On the way they overtook a man named Con Savage and as he was a great friend of Bob's and said to have been implicated iu the gang's evil doings they threw a rope around his neck and hung him to a pine tree. They then proceeded on their way and soon overtook Bob and the Savages. The guard made no resistance as it would have been useless, and Bob and the three men were taken charge of by the mob. Bob and Tom Savuge were placed iu buggy and a rope put around their necks aud made fast to a pine tree. Bob was asked what he had to say. In reply he held out his right hand and said: "Feel ray pulse and sec that I am no coward. I am willing to meet my God."

The pair was told to stand up in the buggy, and as tliey obeyed the horse was whipped and the pair were strangled to death. The other two Savnges were treated in the same style. All the Savages protested their innocence and begged not to be killed. After thi four were hung their bodies were riddled with bullets and the inob dispersed.

Two More Hanged.

SilUBUTA, Miss., Dec. 28. llie lynching still goes on. Two more victims, John Sims, brother of Bob, and Mosely, nephew of Bob, were both hanged .Saturday night and the avengers are in hot pursuit of a negro that was with the Sims gang the night of the massacre. They have burned Bob Sims dwelling and all houses ou his place, and killed every living thing to be found on the place exccpt the family, and tlicy had to escape to a neighbor's house. The Sims family say they are going to leave the country. The crowd continues to enlarge and is fully 600 strong, und are hunting for Neal Sims. It is reported that Neal Sims has gotten together about forty men and intends to burn Woinack Hill. The bodies of Bob Sims and the three Savages have been cut down and thrown over into the graveyard. John Savage, first hung, is still hanging.

S&U'telle the llHfiffiimtt* CONCOHI), N. II., Dec.

28.—Isaac

S.

Sawtelle, the murderer ot his brother Iliram, died in the hospital of the state prison at 10:15 Saturday forenoon. He was stricken with apoplexy on Thursday night and never gained consciousness. He had hardly voluntarily moved a muscle from the time he was discovered ill in his cell up to his death.

Killed 111* Own Urotlier.

FHKMOXT, Neb.. Dec. 28.—Charles and Julius llehrens, sons of a farmer living near Seribner, got into a quarrel. when Charles stabbed Julius, nearly disemboweling him. The wounded uiau died. Charles litis been arrested for the murder of his brother and is now in jail here.

Drutlm In the l)»rkiie»».

LONDON, Dee. 28 —The frost and fog are vanished from London, and thero is promise now of some decent weather. Thirty eases of drowning are reported as having occurred in the docks, due to accidents iu the dense tog.

THE DAILY JOURNAL.

EAGER FOR STATEHOOD.

roar Territories Are at the Door-llltli Will Be Inlroilucod tor the AdiulsMloB or ArlKoim, New .Mexico, Utah nnd Oklahoma.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 28.--Among the measures to be presented in the house soon after it reassembles in January are bills for the admission of four of llie territories still remaining out of the union. These territories are Arizona, New Mexico, Utah aud Oklahoma, and their claims for statehood will be urgently pressed, not only by their respective delegates, but by committees of representative citizens, who are expected here for that purpose.

Arizona and New Mexico have been applicants for admission since the Forty-ninth congress, but their applications have been repeatedly denied on the ground that the population of each was not sufficient to warrant a state form of government.

Oklahoma is very much in earnest, although less than two years old. A delegation from the new territory is already here, and as soon as a bill for statehood can be introduced additional representatives will come to the capital to strive with congress. As .soon as all the Indian lands now purchased are opened to settlement the area of the territory will be abouf-equal to that of Ohio. The population, it is claimed, is already as great as that of Arizona, New Mexico or Idaho.

Utah is not expected to make a vigorous fight The political situation in that territory is so badly mixed that it is difficult to predict what the complexion of the prospective state might be. Furthermore, the eradication of polygamy has not been fully completed. Utah will join the other territories in the effort to attain statehood, but her success is more doubtful than that of all the rest. The committee on territories will have to listen to the several applicants as usual, but present indications are tha*. many deaf ears will be turned to their eutreaties.

FOUR PERISHED BY FIRE.

A Southern Family Wiped Out Iu a Terrible and Mysterloua Manner. GOM81IO::O, N. C., Dec. 28.—Thursday night the country residence of Col. William I'earsall, a prosperous farmer who lived 6 miles from here, was burned to the ground. The neighbors discovered when they reached the burning building that all the lower doors and windows were closed.

Screams for help were heard from the second story, and the figure of Col. Pearsall, nearly obscured by smoke and flames, was seen, but for a moment. The roof fell in and his cries were forever hushed. Friday morning the ruins of the building were searched and a ghastly discovery was made. In the debris were found the charred skeletons of Pearsall, his wife and two children. It was evident that the man was striving to save his children, as their skeletons were on cither side of his.

The general belief here is that the house was set on fire by some enemy of Pearsall who was known to have in his house a considerable sum of money, and it is believed that he and his family were murdered, and that the murderer, to conceal the crime, set fire to the house. Pearsall was a very prominent man in the county, and a good deal of excitement was caused by the tragic death of his entire family. One theory of the tragedy is that tli6 murder must have been committed by some of the colored people on the plantation who desired to go west. This Is the season when they go by hundreds.

FELL SIXTY FEET.

Judge MoClaln*i Mangled Body Found at St. Joseph, Mo., In nn Open Court* ST. Josr.i'ii, Mo., Dec. 28.—Judge George W. McClain, for twenty years judge of the circuit court, left his home Thursday morning to go to the courthouse. That was the last seen of him until Saturday morning, when his mangled body wasdiscovered lying oh the ground in an open court in the oenter of the courthousa. The head was crushed in, the legs and arms broken and the neck dislocated. It is supposed that the unfortunate man entered a small walk at the top of the high wall surrounding the court and, losing his balance, fell over, dropping a distance of 61) feet He was a warm personal friend of Gen. John C. Fremont

SHOT WITH HER PRESENT.

Sadie lirown lluyn Ifer Betrothed a Revolver and Prove* Its First Victim. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Dec. 28.—William Reese and Sadie Brown were to have been married Saturday, and Friday she made him a Christmas present of a revolver. Saturday morning lie called at her home for the wedding, but for some cause Sadie wanted to buck out They were in a room by themselves,and high words were-heard between them. The next thing was a pistol snot He had killed the woman with her own Christmas present Reese escaped.

John N.ithan. Is Ilend.

NEW YORK,Dec. 28.—John J. Nathans, almost the last of old-time circus men, is dead. Sixty years ago he first entered the sawdust ring under the canvas and for half a century had been a prominent figure in circus life. Every gray-lieaded man who was a real boy in his youth remembers the names of Sands and Nathans, as lads of to-day will half a century hence remember those of Barnum and Forepaugh.

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SucvMitur to Favri.

KOMI'. DOC. 28.—According to the Voce Veritu, of this city, the negotiations of the inarchese di Jlundini with the government at Washington have progressed so far that the Italian government is about to appoint a successor to Buron l'uvu as minister to the United States, it is understood that a satisfactory settlement of the New Orleans matter is now assured.

M.my Were Hurl.

CAISIIOI.TON. MO., Dec. 28.—A broken rail caused the wrecking of a train on the Chicago, Santa Fe & California road near here Sunday morning. The cars rolled down a 13-foot embankment No one was killed, but thirteen persons were injured.

LIVES CRUSHED OUT.

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The Cry of Fire Causes a Panic in an English Theater.

MAD RUSH FOR LIFE OF THE AUDIENCE

Nine Children and One Mnu Trampled to Death—A Deadly Jaui nt a Bend In a Stalrwa3*—Heroic Action of Several rcmoun.

TEN I.1VK8 8AC11IFICKD.

LONDON. Dec. 28.—A theater in Gates Head, county Durham, Saturday night was the scene of a frightful panic, iu which, according to the reports received here, tit least ten persons, in- I eluding nine children, were killed outright and many injured. The sight of a slight bla/.j caused by a man in the audience dropping a lighted match on the sawdust-covered floor caused some one to start the cry of fire and a terrible panic ensued.

Mud Hush Tor l.lfe.

There was a mad rush for the doors, which, owing to the savuge crush and struggle, became so blocked that only a few succeeded ut once in getting out. There was an especially violent rush for the staircase leading from the gallery. The passage giving access to this staircase became blocked almost at once with persons who were striving their utmost to escape when the staircase itself was filled with a struggling mass of humanity from the top landing all the way to the ontlet. A check taker was killed in the midst of "his heroic efforts to save other lives. In trying to restrain the crowd in its mad behuvior he was thrown to the door and crushed to death beneath the feet of the panicstricken people.

MHC ('lillilrun Killed.

When the panic had subsided so that an examination of the premises could be made the bodies of nine childeu, whose i:ves had been literally crushed out, were found lying on the staircase or near a door leading to it.

Tried to ICestrain tho Mad Crowd. The performance which was so terribly interrupted was the second one of Saturday, the attraction being the pantonine "Aladdin." The theater was literally crammed with people. At ll):£0 o'clock the shout of "Fire" was raised. The audience rose to their feet en masse and there was dire confusion, in the midst of which were heard the shrieks of women, many of whom fainted. The lessee of the house then displayed most creditable presence of mind. Stepping on the stage he shouted to the audience, beseeching them to remain seated and solemnly assuring them that there was no real danger if they would do so. At this juncture many others of the men present also showed that they retained their presence of mind by forcibly striving to restrain the mad rush of the crowd for the doors, but their brave efforts proved of no avail.

Fatal lleud in the Stair*.

It was a sudden bend in the gallery staircase that cased the fearful jam in that exit People who had falleu and were lying in heaps here, screaming aud groaning, were trampled upon. At last so many of the struggling people had fallen that all passage for exit was effectually blocked by a mass of writhing human beings and those still remaining on their feet were forced to seek other mcuus of escape.

How a li-iby was Saved.

A baby which had been dragged from its mother's arms in the crush was saved by a man who, unable himself to gain the door, shouted to another man who was near the exit, and motioned that he would throw the child down from the ton of the stairs if the other would catch it. The man below braced himself and held up his armc, and the baby went sailing over the heads of the crowd and was safely caught aud soon borne out of danger.

The Fire Kxtlngulalied.

Meanwhile the fire was cosily quenched. The police sought medical aid and assisted in extricating the victims from the staircase—a matter of the utmost difficulty. Ono child, after calling ont piteously, "Save me! save me!-' died before it could bo reached. The corpses were laid in an adjoining building and the injured were taken to the hospitals.

Jdmilillcd the De:d.

The news of the disnstcr spread rapidly and soon thousands of frantic people were rushing to the scene to ascertain the fate of relatives or friends. Within a few hours all of the dead were identified. All were between the ugea of 13 und 1«.

The lessee of the theater says that the alurin of fire originated from the act of a boy in dropping a lighted match in a crevice filled witii waste paper and other rubbish, in his search for a lost penny. He also said that two pails of water sufficed to que nob the tire.

SCAN LAN'S MIND WR EC E D.

The Popular Irish Actor Will I'robubl} Appear on the Stage No More. NEW YOUK, Dec. 28.—The conditiou of William .1. Scanlah, the actor, remains practically unchanged. Sunday the demented actor's manager, August l'itou, caused Scanlan to4 be removed from his apartments at the Hotel Imperial to his own residence, 12!) West Ninety-fifth street He has canceled all engagements for the season and disbanded the company, as he believes the actor's mind is hopelessly wrecked. He is a victim of paresis.

Seven llulhliiigft Burned.

WATKIITOWN, Wis., Dec. 28.—Saturday morning fire destroyed $20,000 worth of property at Johnson's Creek, 8 miles south of this city, including three store buildings, two saloons, one office building, one residence and the contents of till. It is supposed to have been of incendiary origin.

Cotton Hurtled.

ST. LOUIS. Dee.

28.—Sixteen

hundred

bales of cotton were destroyed by lire Sunday night in the railroad yards ut the foot of Hutga street The loss it estimated at S5U,0U0.

STILL FIGHTING.

Another Battle on the Border Line.

LIVELY SKIRMISH NEAR LAREDO, TEX.

filextnmi Troop* mid Giirxtt'rt Followers Fire «HI KHCII Other—One Killed and Mnoy Wounded— t.'nelo

Sam'* Action.

A FIGHT

wrftl

Itvttcr Protection Needed.

The fact that a force of Garza men are in that locality is evidence that the movement is spreading .rapidly, and as the smaller detachments of the revolutionists seek safety on this side of the border when closely pursued by Mexican troops, tho necessity of better military protection of the Texas frontier is made the more apparent The military authorities here realize that the 700 United States troops are insufficient to properly guard 1,00!) miles of the liio Grande border in time of peace, not to speak of the turbulent times that tire now in progress.

No Word from Capt. liourke. There is a large force of troops at the post here, but they will not be ordered out unless their presence at the scene of the trouble becomes absolutely necessary. There has been no report or word of any kind received from Capt liourke of the Third cavalry at military department headquarters here for the lsist forty-eight hours. He is in command of Fort Kinggold, which Garzu has threatened to capture if it becomes necessary for his men to secure supplies. It is the belief of (Jen. Stanley that the telegraph wires are down between Fort Ringgold und Brownsville or else Capt liourke is absent in pursuit of revolutionists.

Will Noon Dlnpoxe of *iir/.n. WASHING

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Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report

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L'nele Sam Takes Action.

A telegram from the secretary of war ordering that every effort be exerted to bring the border difficulties to an end as quickly us possible and the federal troops make as many captures of revolutionists as possible has been received by Gen. Stauluy. Acting upon this order the gen.-ral ir.nnediately telegraphed to the 1 iil'i-.v.iL carn•landers along the border to secure the names of as many of the off enders as possible and have warrants at onco issued for their arrest.

ABSOU/TEIY PORE

1.N8UIU1ENT8.

SAN ANTO.VIO, Tex., Dee. 28.—Dr. Plutarco Ornelas, the Mexican consul hero, has received a dispatch from Laredo which states that an engagement at lung range took place Saturday night between Garza's followers and the Mexican troops at Sun Ignaeo's ranch on this side of the border between Carrizo and Laredo. According to the dispatch the revolutionists were* assembled in large force ou the Texas bank of the river, having been driven across by the Mexican troops. Upon reaching the United States side the insurgents opened a steady fire at the troops across the river, which was returned. The battle continued for some time and resulted in one of the Mexican soldiers being killed and a number on each side wounded.

Dee. 2S.—When -Mr.

E!ki:is begins business at the desk lately occupied by Secretary Proctor he wiif liud ready to his hand business that will require ull his ability to deal with. A revolution of no common^mugnitude is incubating ull along ti Itio (Jrande, on the Am?rican side, and tliUcountry is powerle:* to prevent it. headed officers sc.- in th„s Movement danger to the pence between tho United States and Mexico. Tho Hatred of the Mexicans along tho border to tho United States and especially to its soldiers is intense. Mexico has always been extremely particular about the neutrulity law, and though they cuuuot put down these filibusters, as they are callcd, a great tumult is made if the United States troops cross the border into Mexico after them. As has been stated, the Mexican authorities have been notified that they must keep their bandits on their own side or they will lie' dealt with by .the United States. The sacred Soil of Mexico will be invaded long enough to wipe out ono of these gangs.

TWO KILLED IN A COLLISION.

rwro Train* Wrecked on the South Shore A Atlantic Hail way. ISIII'KMINO, Mich., Dec. 28.—There was a wreck ou the South Shore & Atlantic railway near Champion Saturday morning. A local freight and a loaded copper ore train came together In a head-end collision. John Vanoppen, engineer, and Timothy IIolleger, fireman, of the ore train were instantly kil|ed. Engineer William Runey of the freight was dangerously, perhaps fatally injured, while a brakeman was also badly hurt.

Muny Cuttle Drowned.

LONO ISLAND CITV, N. Y., Dec. 28.— AH Erie railway transfer (lout loaded with twelve ears carrying 100 head of cattle while being towed up the East river to the foot of Forty-fourth street Sunday ran on H'.ack rock. A large hole was stove in the boat, which began to fill with water. Two tugs pulled the craft over to this side of the river where it sunk off the Tenth street dock. The cars were almost submerged aud H3 heud of the cattle were drowned^ Loss, $10,000.

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STATE XKWS.

Mexican Indiana 'J owns Furnish Many I turns I of Interest.

I sn»a na i'(-i.is, ml., 1 ','S. -The warm, rainy \vi* it!n:r of tin? past weelc lias ineivasi'il Ww rnunb. of cases of prip in this city ami tin* ilisense has assumed a fatal form that has become alarming. John Jti'ckmnu and wife* are dead from the disease, and their two children arc not expected to live. The wife of Capt. W. Tarl.in^fton died Saturday morning and the captain is very HI. (Jen. A. 1). Streif'ht. James Truchlood and Capt. .lames Lindlar, all wellknown eilizeis are helieved to be fatally ill from the same disease, nnd the list ot others would run up into hundreds 'Die disease, is now more fatal than when it first appeared here two years ago.

ISri li Hulltlcr* tlnrt.

IM)IANAI'O».IS, Ind., Dee. OS.—\Vhflo workmen were engaged in raising a span of the new iron bridge over Fall creek Sat unlay a section of the structure fell and precipitated seven of them into 5 feet »»f water below. Some of the men were caught under the iron girders and all were more or less injured. Kmir.elt liarr suffered severe spinal injuries and was hurt internally, his injuries being fatal. John Ferguson hod one l«g mashed and was also hurt internally. Montgomery Clift had both feet crushed, and Jacob FuKz, tieorge Nolan, Thomas Crom.n ind A1 llobson wore al1 badly bruised. L.xeopt for the prompt action of the ••cmaining workmen the men camrht under the girder* would have been drowned.

... SlilHTrt III 4(Mill N|li|-it*. HRA/II.. Ind.. Dee. ax.- Instead '""of eighteen or twenty miners going to work Saturday morning at syndicate mines Nos. 8 and in, ne n- Perth, there were over seventy live, and when the train reached its destination everything in the neighborhood indicated peace und satisfaction instead of chaos, as had been llie ease heretofore. The question immediately rose: Can nil the idle men tinii employment? This question was put to a prominent operator, who said that the outlook for plenty of work for the miners and good sales for coal was never better.' The miners are ill I in good spirits.

Fnomt Slutletou..

TII'TON. IND, Dee.

Cot.rMiitis, Ind., Dee. 2H. —In the circuit court here Kniiiia ("larkson has brought suit, against Otto l.'Uer, a neighbor, for $.*,0011 for breach of promise. Tiic two were schoolmates and neighbors. They attended the same school for ten .years, were in the saiuo classes and learned to be lovers. For Otto ICtiiitia rejected several admirers, anil when she was deserted resorted to the courts.

Want OoiittiriiM'iihle Spuco.

f'HtcAi'.o. Dec. "S. -Indiana will have a big display in all the department buildings at the exposition. Executive Commissioner Havens has applied for 4,000 square, feet in the agriculture building and 1,000 square feet in the forestry building. Mr. Havens also wants .i,000 square feet for -MI Indiana exhibit of horticulture.

Htit'glurN at lliimmonct.

HAMMOND, Ind., Dec. 28.—The Erie railway depot was entered Thursday evening and the drawer robbed of ?:IU. Friday night tho house of exAlderman Charles Ilcimbach was broken into and money and jewelry taken. At the Glen hotel the hostler was robbed of SliiS. It is believed the burglars nr.? resident here.

31i» Wound* CUOMO Death*

DiXA'rrit, Ind., Dec. U8.—John Loveless, the drummer of Syracase, N. Y., who shot himself at the Park hotel in this city December 1.1 with suicidal intent, died Sunday afternoon. He will be buried at the couifty's expense.

Pculli of a lWiUunthropht.

CoxNKitsvn.t.K, Ind., Dec. '.'8.—Otho McCarthy, one of the most philanthropic citizens in the state of Indiana, died Saturday of la grippe at the age of 70. lie had started in life twenty eight orphan boys.

Mrx. .ItMvpli

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While some

tnen employed al the liinisl'.ros. brickyard were digging clay tiioy unearthed a skeleton of a man, 'and from the cramped conditioi, of the bonus and the shape they were found in it is believed that the man was murdered. At tlib spot where the Imncs were found formerly stood a log house. Xear the bones was a piece of iron and with this piece of iron it is thought the inan met liis death.

Sffkn Heavy Dainn^nti.

SU!|IOII

llo.itli.

VI.VCKNNKS, Ind,, Dee. 28.—Mrs. Joseph Kapps, wife of a wealthy farmer of I'urcell, this county, dropped dead Sunday morning. She was in her usual health up to a few moments before her death.

Wtlhoi.l liter h^I'vlcc.

\V.\MilNrro.v, Ind., Dec. 28.—The water works pumping station was destroyed by lire Sunday and the city is lelt without fire protection. The los« is SliO.OOO, covered by insuraucu.

INIMANAI'OI.K, Ind., Dec. 28. —Charles Mayer, a pioneer of Indiana and a millionaire wholesale merchant of this city, died Sunday, aged 70 years.

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