Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 1 November 1890 — Page 1

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50TH YEAR-NO. 10. CRAWFORDSYILLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1,1890. TEMRS $1.25 PER YEAR

2nd Edtiion.

188UKD EVERT SATURDAY.

W. E. HEKKKL, BUIIIMI Manager,

James H. Watson wag in Indianapolis this wesk. Will Hamtnel and Verd Galey are down from Chicago.

Parker Willi* apent thli week in Owensburg, Ky., visiting friends. Oar business streets are receiving their final •lean up for the year.

Frank Davis 1b working in the music store of George F. Hughes. Tax paying without the penalty ceases after next Monday evening.

There Is not a man on the democratic ticket that you can afford to scratch. Laben Johnson and Hannah CJroendyke hive been licensed to marry.

There will be ne foot ball game at the eollege campus this afternoon. Remember that the polls in Union township will be.opened at 6 o'clock a. m.

Merchants are begiuning to order specinl lineB of goods for the holiday trade. Stamp your ticket immediately to the left of the words "Democratic Tieket."

Be careful houso you vote. Make uo mistake, and'leave your lead pencil at home. Aside from a few plain drunks the Mayor's )urt has been a very quiet place this week.

The "Little Fountleroy" company played to a large audience at Music Hall last evening.

The election clerks will give you all the instructions you want when you go to the polls.

If each and every democrat will do bis duty next Tuesday there will be no doubt as to the result.

Rev.JE. I. Davies, Pontiac, 111., will occupy the pulpit at the First Presbyterian church tomorrow.

Elder J. H. Oliphant preaches at the Primitive Baptist church in this city to-day and tomorrow.

The maskers in the Halloween chestnut were much more orderly nnd well behaved this year than heretofore.

All the townships.Uave.been furnished with the new election booths, and to-day the tickets will all be sent out

The usual number ef street brawls and general cussedness prevailed last night during the observance of Hallow'een.

Burglars broke into Johnson's saloon on Green street one night this week and stole some money and cigars. They entered by means of the cellar.

Tadie Ring made a cowardly assault on old man Hulihan, 80 years of age, with a chair. He was arrested. A branch of the order of White Caps may be organized yet for Ring's •special benefit.

The immortal "J. N." Is announced to "lift the veil" in this city next week. The testimony furnished by many of the witness in the Pettit trial WPS a decided "lift" but maybe "J. N." can entertain the public fully as well.

The board of directors of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago met to-day and it was unanimously] resolved lo^make ajconnection with the coal fields of Clay county, Iud., and extend the Orleans, WeBt & Trench Lick br#n«h to the city of Evanstille, Tnd.—Lafayette Courier.

This Veedersburg News is the name of a new newspaper just commenced publication by C. M. Berry formerly of this place. In appearance it is a great improvement over publications usually issued from that town, aud if Berry will stick to his business we have no doubt he can make his paper a success, and that is what he is there for

Frank Raredou, one of the meanest pieces of humanity'within the city limits, on Wednesday night hied his .ornery carcass to the La Veta hotel, where his wife was working, and demanded that she leave her place and go with him. She refused and he drew a large knife and attempted to kill her. Scott Steele interfered and in the scuflie had several of hi* fingers badly cut, but finally over powercJ the villain and handed him over to the police. It will be remembered that Raredon's filty den was broken up by the police last summer and his chHdren sent to the Orphan's Home.

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Our centenarian, William Krug is not aloue In years. Terre Haute has one also. Her name is Ann Baldy. "Aunty" Baidy, or Ann Saxbury, her maiden name, was born Oct, 24 1789, at Saratoga, N. Y. She was the only daughlor of a family of seven children. Only two years before her birth the constitution of the United States was adopted. All of her six brothers went intha war of 1812. In 181S she was married to John Bnldy at Saratoga, N. Y. After a few years residence there they came out West, reaching Terre Haute in 1819 three years aftor the city was founded.

Frankfort, Clinton Co., Wednesday, October 1.1890, Wimnie Long, age 9 years, 5 months, died Oct. 4, 1890, Pearl Long, ag» 12 yuers, 3 uionth, died Oct. 10,1890, Lilliaa Long, age 10 years, 5 months, died Oct. 15, 1890, Wilson Long, ago 9 years, 5 months, 16 days. Thus in 15short days the ileath-angel entered the house of my dear uncle and Aunt, William H. and Emma Long, and removed one after another of -their dear liite ones until there is but ono left, aud they are iudeed bereaved. Mauy who have visited their home will remember, their ]v«ly amhutwesting children.

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THE PETTIT TRIAL

Length

Drags Its Weary Along With no End In View.

A RESUME OF THE TESTIMONY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WITNESSES THIS WEEK.

Ollie Reese. Resides with David Meharry saw Pettit frequently while Mrs. P. was away, Pettit ate there and slept there part of the time Mrs. W. was there during this time. Pettit and Mrs. W. ware together all the time P. Btaid there. Mrs, W. occupied the N. W, bed room Pettit occupied the S. W. bed room. Ollie Reese occupied a room next to Mrs. W. only a ball between P's room and Mrs. W'B, after getting through her work one evening and going upstairs she heard voices in Mrs. W's, bed room. They were Mrs W's and P's. voices.

Cross—At the time she went into Mrs. W's. room shortly after hearing the voic she notised no disturbances made on the bed. P. during hiB stay at Meharry's

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ways engaged in writing letters and and mail-ing-circulars for the camp meeting. G, W. O'Dell. Had a conversation with P. about the death of his wife and conduct toward Mrs, W. Told him be understood he was in love with Mrs. W. and asked for an explanation. P. said that after the death of his wife he naturally turned to somebody for sympathy and that happened to be Mrs. W. O'Dell Bald he understood'P. was in love with Mrs. W. before the death of his wife. P. said this was not true. 0!Dell said if such rumors got abroad it might be the foundation for a supposition that P. had a motive for committing a crime and aBked P. if he knew what he meant. Pettit said he did. but that he and Mrs. W. would come out all right,

Amos. F. Snyder. Station agent and telegraph operator at West Point. Witness asked Pettil when they brought the corpse to west Point for shipment whether he wanted a ticket for the corpse, P. said he would send it to Lafayette as he didn't want to be brotherd with the thing to Toledo.

Rev. W. H. Hickman. Was presiding elder of theCrawfordsville disctrict in 1889 was at South Bend from '83 to '87 at the First Methodist church and knew. Pettit and his wife talked with Pettit about bis wife and told him that he was breaking his wife's heart, that she Buid her home was miserable and she could not live that way witness quoted the scripture to him, and he admitted that he waB wrong in taking Bides against his wife tor his sister and mother here Mr. Hickman went on to state that the scripture he quoted was from the new testament and to the effect that a man should forsake all and cleave unto his wife. Mr. Hickman then said that Pettit bad repented and aBked him what opening there was for him in the ministery, whereupon he talked with Pettit about his being a local preacher with his licenses taken away (struck out.) At Shawnee Mound the witness told him he was deserting his work, his home and bis wife witness pleaded with him but be laughed and said "that's all right Hickman," and deeply grieved the witness by his ungodly acts this was the spring of '89 talkea with Pettit just before the board meeting by a big tree in the road witness said he was sorry to hear that Pettit was criminally intimate with parties in the neighborhood. Pettit said he had not been criminally intimate, but had pinched the arms of several ladies and put his hands on them he denied being criminal with the lady who lived at David Meharry's witness could not recall her name: Pettit said bis marriage with Mrs. Whitehead had been settled once but was now deferred and be promised not even to go to the poBtofflce after the mail lest it should set the tongues of the gossips to clacking as of yore. At the meeting the witness made a statement of what be had heard and of what Pettit told and asked if they would hear Pettit. They did so and all vote*} to retain him the rest of the year.

Went to Pettit's house the evening his wife died with G. W. Switzer. Pettit was up stairB and soon came down aud witness laid bis arm on liis shoulder. Witness began to sympathize with him but Pettit straightened up and adjusted the window blind saylsg "It's pretty tough on me." Witness remained until 9 o'clock and went away alone. Saw the corpse and the face seemed drawn and unnatural in color. Witness told Petttit at the board meeting that there would have to be an investigation at conference. On the way to the conference the witness told him again and Pettit asked witness to reconcile the matter, as he had the power, The witness flatly refused at conference, told Pettit it would be pushed as rapidly as possible. Talked with Pettit about it and told him a committee was appointed to investigate his case. Witness was one of a committe of three to wait on Pettit, and the committee advised him to withdraw ftom the ministry and church under charges. Pettit at first said he could stand trial, but finally said he would accept the advise of the committee aud withdraw. He did withdraw under charges. Pettit was first told that the trial would have to take place at Shawnee Mound, but said he would not be treated fairly there,

Cross.—Did not talk with Pettit from the time of the board meeting until on the way to conference. No charges were preferred in the meeting many talked of his conduct however, principally Rev. George Switzer. Met Mr. Switzer every day and ho was a free talker about the Pettit caee. Left him at Pettit's house that night of the death. "Did you tell him to stay awake all night and watchV' asked Kuuiler. "No sir," blazed the witness, "I did not tell him to stay awake all night nnd watch." "Oh, you didn't!" "No I didn't," Did not kuow that Switzer staid awake all night. Told the board meeting that night what Pettit had told witness. Told them that there were rumors about his criminality with women and that Pettit said lie had been very wrong and then, called Pettit, who told his story. Witness consented to this action and

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•hook hands with Pettit and told him to go on and finish bis work. Spoke of the official board meeting to the cabinet but did not give them the details. Did not tell them the details because It was not an official meeting. "So you are trying to crawl out on the word'official'," called out Kutnler. Mr. Switzer was before the cabinet in reference to the case. He was the only one aud talked threefourths of an hour. He was not a member of the cabinet. The witness as presiding elder bespoke an investigation. N.i one else spoke from a knowledge of the caso. After this meeting the committee told Pettit he had to go. Pettit said he thought he would come out clear, but the committee advised otherwise both before and after he said this. The committee was composed of Revs. Beck, Smith aud Hickman. Smith was spokesman. Pettit'B case was considered in three meetings before this. Nothing but rumors in the testimony of witness and Mr, Switzer were heard. Witness made no Investigation between the board meeting and conference. Had determined on an Investigation before the board meeting no one put charges against Pettit in writing at any time during conference. Did not advise to drop the matter at the board meeting never told the board that there would be an jnvlstigation at conference. Did not do this because it was not a disciplinary meeting. Don't know that all the board was there. "So you don't know anything about it?" asked Kurnler loudly. "I guess I know as much as you do," responded Hickman more loudly, Did not call Pettit before the cabinet at Brazil. Pettit said he would withdraw if the committee advised it. Talked with Colvin before the cabinet meeting on the case. Colvin told witness that it was an ugly case. Did not advise Pettit to get him as a defender of his case after this. Colvin has defended a number of offending brethren. Pettit was alone at a boarding house when the committee called on him. Committee talked with him 20 minutes and the matter was disposed of. Pettit expressed sorrow and threw himself face downwards on tLe bed. The committee went directly to Pettit from the cabinet and discussed the matter on the way. The duty of the committee was to advise Pettit to withdraw from the ministry and the chnrcb and were so instructed by the cabinet. Remember distinctly the conversation with Pettit in South Bend six years ago he

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then working for the Studebakers. Mr. Hickman continuing said Pettit's mother and sister baa come into his family that year and the conversation had to deal with the family as then constituted. Pettit told witness that he was going to make a provision for his mother and sister and get them a separate house witness told Pettit he ought to do this as be was breaking his wife's heart discussed the matter with Pettit several times Pettit took witness' advice and removed his mother and sister this took place several weeks after the aonversation witness visited Pettit and his wife after this witness lived five or six squares from George Switzer in 1889 talked with Pettit at Shawnee Mound about being away from his work so much and spending his time and money in the Masonic fraternity. In the spring of 1889 the witness told Pettit he was doing very wrong to meet at the communion table smelling of tobaeco which was used at the Masonic meeting did not refer to this in telling him he was deseiting his home, but to other shortcomings. At an earlier time Pettit told witness that after he obtained a certain high office in Masonry he would stay closer to home but failed to do so.

MHS. LAUKA SHIUI-DS,

Of West Monroe, N. Y., and has for 41 years Is a sister of Mrs. P.«® At the request of liaywood witntsB pointed out the prisoner, who looked at her as she did so. Pettit is 81 years old and Mrs. P. was 36 the April before she died they married Jan. 27, 1881 he was a local preacher at the time of the marriage and assisted his father in paper hanging in Mexico N, Y. one child was born October 0th 1882, a girl, who is now in West Monroe. Both Pettit and wife were teachers in South Bend in 1881 Mrs. Pettit visited witness in April, 1888, remaining until July, again in 1885 or '86 from October until December 9, again in 1888 from August 21 until October 9, that was the last time witness saw her alive. Did not learn of her sickness at all. Wednesday about 10 at night, a telegram came announcing her death. It was directed to Mrs. Ladn. The witness' telegram came the next morning. Received no other telegrams. Saw the corpse July 19, 1889, Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. It was not natural iu appearance. Features were drawn, a mark was on her forehead. There were deep lines in the oheeks, aud she looked as if she died in great agony. The scratch was on her forehead. The hands were cramped, out of shape, the knuckles seemed aB if broken, fingers were bent, wrists had a peculiar bund. Did not see the feet. Witness asked prisoner what there was in congestive chills that would produce sucn results. Pettit gave an elaborate explanation which was uninteligable. It was a jumble of words and witness can't recall it. Flowers were placed in iu the hands of the corpse. Pettit said "put the flowers so, the hands are exposed too m,uch." While the corpse was at the house witness received a letter from Pettit. It has since disappeared, Wituess missed it first on Sunday after Petiit went home. Recalls but one line it it verbatim. The letter said Hattie was taken violently since Sunday afteruoon but was better on Tuesday and would wire if she became worse don't know where it was mailed was written July 10, 1889 witness asked why

Pettit did net wire. He said as she had been violently sick Sunday afternoou aud had recovered he thought she would get better from the TueBday illness wituess asked for details and Pettit said the recials aud Pettit said the ricital was painful to him and he promised to tell about it on Suuday. Pettit told witness' mother the same ihiug. There were two rings on the finger witness said to Pettit, "Marcia asked me to use my iuliutsuce with you to have the rings taken off us the family object to jewelry being buried with the corpse

He refused, She insisted but lie agafn refus ed. I-iiter wituess again came to him sug gesting that he at least take off the wedding ring and use it as a watch charm after a while give it to Adiue. He said Adiue would have enough rings but told witness tji take off the

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ring if she wanted to. Witness took it off, saw the weddiug ring on his watch guard during his October visit to New York. When next saw him she did not see the rlnp."

Miss Jessie Carter. Went to tell Pettit to come aud see her mother who wanted to show him a letter she had rec«ived from Jirs. Shields. Found Puttit alone iu the parlor with Mrs. Whitehead. The blinds were down and the room dark. Peitii's face roll when the wit•ness spoke of the letter but he said he would come later. Cross.—It was a warm day aud the closed shutters were on the south that Albert was lying iu the next room.

Vernon C. Tood. Ranker of Monrovia, ()., aud was In Columbus in tho fall of '89. Roomed with Pettit at Mrs. Wooler's while there. (At this point Mr, Todd was called upon to' identify Pettit which he did, both pariies smiling recognition.) One evening Pettit asked witness why he didn't marry and the witness said he intended to some day Pettit said he knew a real snug little widow near Lafayette with a snug little farm and about $20,000 spot cash he said her name was Whitehead and he kept h«r picture ou his bureau. Pettit said his wife had died in Jaly but witness did not ask for details as he thought he might barrow his feelings Pettit was then agent for some book and a little instrument for the prevention of conception which he carried as a side issue.

Rev. G. W. Switzer. Was stationed at Shawnee Mouud for three years as pastor of the M. I£. church then came to Crawfordsvllle where he is entering on his fourth year has known the prisoner a little over 4 years. Ar-! rived at jnrsonage with Hickman about 7:30 Wednesday evening.-f Mrs. Pettit's death then saw Pettit a id Mrs. Whitehead alone in the. study witness shoo,, hands with both and Mrs. Whitehead lefi he room witness expressed surprise and sympathy at the death of his wife. Soon after Dr. Hickman came to the city when witness went I lie study the door was closed aud not kuovciig any body was with him did not knock but went right in. Pettit and Mrs. Whitehead were close together on chairs. Hickman offered sympathy and Pettit said, "It's pretty tough on me," Went back to the study in au hour and again saw Pettit and Mrs. Whitehead alone, door closed, They sat near each other as before und Mrs. Whitehead left the room as before witness only staid a short time but came back frequently Pettit asked witness iu the study after 8 o'clock if he should return to Shawnee Mound next year witness said he thought it not best as the people there wanted their pastor to occupy the parsonage he said he did not expect to be without a wife long but witness said he ought not to marry for a long time. Saw Pettit and Mrs. Whitehead together in the front yard about 10:30, again at the foot or the stairs about a half hour later their conversation wai in a low tone at the stairway, almosta whisper. Did not hear what they were saying they were alone in the yard and were gone about 20 minutes saw

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