Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 16 December 1869 — Page 1

RAILROAD TIME TABLE. JLonifivllle, Xew Albany &• Chicago K.R.

Trains arrive at Crawfordsville daily as follows: GOING NORTH: Accommodation, ..9:30 a.m. Bxpress,... 7:30 p.m.

GOING SOUTH:

Express, 8:32 a.m. Accommodation, 0:40 p.m.

Indianapolis, Bloomlngtou & Western Kallnay. Trains arrive at and leave Crawfordsville daily as follows:

J.KAVK:

EXPRESS .Y /. 7:30 A.M. Mixed 1-2:40 p. M. ARKIVK.

Mixed .... 11:10

A. JI.

Express 5:30 i». m.

ATTORNEYS.

LEW WALLACE,

ATTORNEY

AT LAW, Crawfordsvile, Indiana

Office, opposite the Post Office.

J. IT. McCORMICK. TTORNEY AT LAW, Topekn, Kansas. PracxL tices in all the Federal and State Courts.

W. T. BRUSH,

ATTORNE

AT LA W, and General Collecting

Agent, Crayfordt 'ills, Ind. All legal bueines entrusted to him will rccotve immediate attention. Particular attention git "n to the collection of debts, settlement of lereu nts' estctes, writing of wills, writing and taking uckro-. foments of deeds, and mortgages.

Office in Mayor's Roon.. second story, Stone Front.

T. 8. KENNEDY. K. H. GALLOWAY.

KEMEDY A GALLOWAY

ATTORNEYS

AT LA*V and General Collecting

Agents, Crawfordsville, Indiana. Being members of the United States Law Asfociaion and Collection Union, which has a member in c?ery county in the United States, they have facilities for transacting business in all parts of the country." OFFICE in Stone Front, second story. ap28

GEORGED. litliLEY.

ATTORNEY

AT LAW, and Notary Public, Craw­

fordsville, Ind. OFFICE over Crawford & Iulikin's store. Will attend to all kinds of legal business entrusted to him. n'J3

AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,

Crawfordsville, Ind. Office—Empire Block, Main Street. a23

PHYSICIANS.

THOS. J. GRIFFITH, MJD.

PHYSICIANall

AND SURGEON, Darlington, Ind.,

attends to varieties of practice at all hours of day or night. jan21g

Br. J. C. SEHABD OMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, Crawfordsville, Ind. OFFICE with the Township Trustee.

PENTISTS.

M. H. GALEY,

DENTIST,

Crawfordsville, Ind. Office on Wash­

ington St., over Mack's Grocery Store. Dr. B. V. GALEY, long and favorably known to the community as a first-class Dentist, is in my employ. augl3yl

T. McMECHAX,

RESIDENT

DENTIST, Crawfordsville, Ind., re­

spectfully tenders his services to the public. Motto,''Good work and moderate prices." Please calL OFFICE—Corner Main and Green streets, next to Post Office, up-stairs.

J. G. McMECHAN, M.D., may be found at the same place. apr2368

CLOTHING.

NEW YORK ONE PRICE

CLOTHING HOUSE.

L. I. Mossier & Bro.,

Ho. 37, East Washington Street,

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA,

Keep the largest stock of Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing in the State.

Our extensive

Merchant Tailoring Department

Will always be supplied with the

Very Latest Styles.

Echeap

XTRA large sizes of all kinds of Goods constantly on hand. A child can buy as of us as a grown person, as all goods are marked in plain selling figures and sold strictly at

ONE PRICE,

So that nobody need to fear that he will be taken advantage of. sep30

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stockholders of the First National Bank of Crawfordsville are hereby notified meet at the Banking House, in Crawfordsville, on the second Tuesday of January, 1870, between the hours of ten o'clock

A.

M. and four o'clock T.

ceTen

M.,to

elect

Directors for the ensuine year. B. WASSON, Cashier. December 8,18C9.W4

ALAMO, INDIANA.

Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette.

This township (Ripley) is situated in the western part of Montgomery county, and was settled by emigrants from Butler county, Ohio, in the year 1824. Many of them built the first cabins in old Butler, and helped hew out her grand old forests—but. wishing homes for their children, they came here, and, with their brave hearts and strong arms, commenced life anew amid the unbroken forests of Rock River or Sugar Creek.

About the same time a few settlers came from Warren county, Ohio, and a few years later, say from 1830 to 1840, scores of emigrants came from Hamilton county, Ohio, principally from Colerain township. So you see we have a young Ohio out here in Indiana.

As it might be interesting to some of your readers, in those counties I have spoken of, I will mention a few of the names of the early pioneers of this township Charles Swearingen, and his two sons—John and Joseph. Robert Gilkey, and his six grown up sons—John, Samuel, James, William, Daniel and Squier. Charles Rountree, and his sons—John, Meredith, Jonas and Wesley. William Denman and his family. All those were from Butler. Of these but few are living to tell the story of hardships and privation of the old settlers. All that survive are Joseph Swearingen, William Denman, William and Daniel Gilkey. Mr. Denman is the oldest survivor, and is now eighty-six years old, and in feeble health. lie will

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R. B. F. PIERCE,

ATTORNEY

AT LAW. Crawfordsvilie, Indiana

OFFICE over Crawford & Mullikin's store. Will ive prompt attention to business in all the Courts of Montgomery county, a23

C.L.THOMAS. A.D.THOMAS

THOMAS A THOMAS A TTORNEYS AT LAW, and Solicitors in BankJ\. ruptcy, Crawfordsville, Ind. OFFICE in Hughes' Block, Main Street. a23

M. D. WHITE. THOMAS PATTERSON.

WHITE «& PATTERSON

ATTORNEYS

soon pass away. Many of those hardy veterans lived to sec their sons and grandsons settled around them, on good farms, and one of them I Charles Rountree, lived to see a numerous progeny of great grandehildren, all enjoying good homes and the sweets of civilized life, and in a vicinity seldom excelled for its good morals and literature.

From Warren came the Palmers, Ramseys, Elmores, McKinseys, and I a little later the Smiths and O'Nealls.

None of those old men arc now living. Thomas and Matthias Elmore, sons of Jacob Elmore, still survive.

Mr. Abijah O'Neall, who came here about the year 1836, still lives on the "home farm," and enjoys one of the finest situations in the county. The numerous immigrants from Hamilton county were the Bolsers, Werts, Campbells, Ammermans and a host of others, and are still living.

Old George Bolser, the soldier, hunter and hero, who came here in the spring of 1838, and opened the way for the stream of immigration that has poured in since, and who erected the mansion in which I now write, has gone to his rest, and has left the. most numerous progeny of any of the "old settlers."

I must not forget to mention the name of Toliver Larsh, who came from Preble county, Ohio, forty-five years ago, and still resides on the old homestead, but is failing rapidly. Jefferson Larsh, of the Eaton Register, is a nephew of his.

And Capt. Samuel Watson, who came from Butler county, in the year 1826, must have honorable mention among the rest. He is seventy-four years old, walks as straight as an arrow, and to all human appearances has many years to enjoy among his old friends and young ones.

I might mention the names of other pioneers from the noble old "Buckeye State," but I fear I have already trespassed too long on your columns, so I will forbear, hoping you will give these imperfect sketches an insertion in your paper, and at some future time I will mention others, together with some of the early recollections" of this locality.

JOSETH A. GILKEY.

CLINTON COUNTY ITEMS. From last Thursday's Banner.

The Fifteenth Amendment will be of little use to the Rads of Clinton. There is not a "man and brother" in the county.

The Glee Club of this place, under the tutorship of Mr. Milani, practice every Monday night. They take part in the Musical Concert, on the 18th, and we can guarantee some excellent music. They have the talent, and one of the best instructors in the State.

Considerable feeling exists in favor of the 'line running out from LaFayette on the Cincinnati road to Clark's Hill, and from thence to Jefferson. Frankfort, and on east. About all the stock in this county, we understand favor this route, beside handsome subscriptions from parties on the line.

YOL. 22—NO. 16. CRAWFORDSYILLE, IND.: DECEMBER 16, 1869. $2 PER YEKR

COVINGTON ITEMS. From last Thursday's Journal.

The Town Council, on Monday night last, repealed the Ordinance taxing "drummers."

Dry goods boxes do not bear the marks of being whittled by loafers. Too cold for them to be out. Are roasting their shins around the stoves of business houses.

Robert Foster an old citizen of Wabash township, living on the cr.nal south of this place, died on Monday last, after a short illness.

No town in the country of its size and importance has as poor roads leading into it as Covington. There isn't a thoroughfare that can be traveled live miles from town during freezing and

thawine

weather. It

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don't matter what the value of produce may be in this market during the season of bad roads, nine-tenths of the farmers of the country can no more take advantage of good prices than if they lived a thousand miles from civilization. The great necessity of our entire county is good public roads.

ROO\K COIMY ITEMS. For some cause the Patriot failed to reach us last week.

From last Saturday's Pioneer.

The revival at the M. E. Church is still in progress, and the interest in the meeting seems to be steadily increasing. About thirty persons have united with the church, on probation and by letter, during the revival. The church, which is capable of seating perhaps five hundred persons, has failed on several recent occasions to accommodate the large audiences.

Captain Sam. Burke, of Thorntowri, was at Indianapolis this week, making arrangements for the transportation of his company to Cuba, via New York. He has opened telegraphic communication with General Cespcdes, who promises the first installment of bounty when the boys arrive on the island. Captain Burke's company is to be furnished with Spencer rifles and nankeen uniforms, and will be assigned to Basil Duke's American regiment. There are still a few vacancies, and persons who wish to enlist should immediately consult Capt. Burke, either in person or by letter.

The Glenn-flore Sednction Case. Dr. Steele. I reside in Waveland. Am a physician. I waited on Margaret Clore at the fime of her confinement. After the birth of her child Margaret called me to her bedside and asked me if I would be a friend to her. I told her I would do any thing I could for her. She said that Dick Garland was the father of the child, and that she wanted me to go to Dick and tell him not to say anything about it till she had a talk with him that if anybody said anything to Dick about it he would tell all, and she didn't want him to do it. On the 10th of March I visited her, and she asked me if I had told Dick anything, and I told her I had not, that he was not where she had told me to find him. She said she was glad of it that she had determined to clear the family. I was there on the 13th again. I asked Maggie how she felt. She said she was better in body'than she was in mind. I asked her what was the matter. She said she was going to swear the child to Bill Glenn. I then said to her, you are certainly not going to do that. She then said she was compelled to swear it to Bill Glenn: that if she didn't they would kill her right thereon that bed. I told her they would do nothing of the kind that they would not hurt her. I then asked her if she didn't recollect what she had told me the morning the child was born. She said that she did, but she wanted me to keep that to myself. I told her then that if I was called on as a witness I would be compelled to tell it. She said that if I wouldn't doit she would pay me well. I told her that would be no inducement to keep me from telling it at all. She then said that when she told me it was Dick Garland's she thought she was telling me the truth, but since she had come to compare dates she lound out that she was mistaken that it was two weeks too late for Dick. After the conversation between her and myself, on the 13th of March, she seemed much distressed, and I told her I would tell her uncle about it. She did not wish me to do so. She then said if I would tell him, to tell him it was another person's than Glenn's, but not to say that she had said it was Dick's. I then went to her father, or uncle, and told him that she had said the child was not Glenn's, and he insisted so hard on my telling him whose it was that I told him she had said it was Dick's. He then went in and said to her, "Maggie, if you had told me about this Sooner there would have been none of this trouble." She said "Pap, I couldn't do it." He said "Well, you can rest easy. You shan't swear the child." She then turned over and said that she felt much better than she had for along time.

Cross-examined by Mr.McCabe.—A-t the conversation, on the morning of the 9th, no person was present but her and myself.

During the conversation on the 13th, Garland was coming in and going out of the room,bringingwood and fixing the fire, etc. When he came in she would stop talking and wait till he went out.

Garland was in the room when she asked me that question on the 10th. Question. Are you the Armstrong Thom as Steele who was indicted in the Montgomery Circuit Court, about ten years ago, tor an assault and battery with intent to commit a rape?

Answer. I am. Q. Are you not very much Interested in the event of this Buit?

A. I am interested as far as my word is concerned. I have sympathies for both par­

ties. I did call at the office of Mr. Voorliees, in Terrc Haute. I had no particular object in so doing I did not state to him that I had come to his office for the purpose of making some arrangements about my testimony in this case. Did not tell Mr. Voorhees tliat I would state that at the time Maggie had the conversation with me, in which she said the child was Dick Garland's, that she was insane from the effects of the morphine she had taken. [Here Mr. Voorhees, with the permission of the Court, took up the cross-examination of the witness.]

Q. Did you not begin the conversation with me in regard to this case? A. Xo, sir, 1 did not. You commenced the conversation. I did not say I would be willing to sell out and go away, said I hoped I never would be caught in such a scrape as being a witness in this kind of a case again. I said it was reported that the old record against me would be reviewed, and that it would be very unpleasant to be abused. You asked me what the effects of opium were. I told you the first effect of opium was great excitement. I suppose I told you how much morphine she had taken." I said she had taken live doses, at least I was told so by those who were in attendance on her when I got there. I said the morphine would produce excitement. It might produce mental excitement. She took one portion of morphine on the 9th. I think I left two portions on the 10th, and she took one of them on the 13th. They were small portions. 1 did not goto your office for the purpose of consulting you about my testimony. I went to Terre Haute from Rockvilie. Was on my way to Sullivan county. Had no business in Terre Haute. Was "passing through. You requested me if, when I consulted the books and found that insanity could have been produced by the morphine, to meet you. You requested me to meet you at White's— either at his office or dwelling. I did not say that my testimony would not hurt the girl on account of the morphine. Glenn and I have had a good many conversations since the birth of this child. Not more than one private conversation a day. I may have met him in town five or six times a day sometimes, and if we met we talked about it. Did not testify at preliminary trial that 1 had conversed with Glenn five or six times a day. Maggie told me whose child it was three or four hours after its birth. We were alone in the room. The rest of the family were in another room. Do not consider that I have taken an active part against her. Swore at the prelminary trial tiiat I did not take part till the family abused me. 1 have interest so far as the truth of my own word is concerned. They had

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Tiiad told what was not true.

Have -.r:'instthe Garlands than against Ma.v.ic. wu the morning after the birth of the child I was in the room alone with Maggie for two hours. I made three visits to her. The first on the night of the 8th of March the second on the 10th and the last on the 13th. On the 13th was the first time she told me .she was going to swear the child to Glenn.

Q. Did you not tell Lindsey Hanna, at or near Mr. Garland's barn, on the morning the child was born, that she, Maggie, had refused to tell you at all who the father of the child was?

A. He asked me if she had told me who the father of the child was. I said she had refused to tell the family.

Q. Did you not tell Mrs. Garland, in the presence of Dora Hanna and Benny Garland. at Garland's house, on the evening of your second visit after the birth of the child, the 10th of March, that you had tried to get her to tell you who the father of the child was that she would not tell you, but that the family was clear?

A. I did not say that whe would not tell me who the father of the child was, but that the family was clear.

Q. Did you not, on the morning the child was born, at or near Mr. Garland's barn, as you were starting away from Garland's house, ask! Lindsey Hanna "Is Job Deer in the country and did he not answer, "He is, and is working at my house?" and did you not then say in reply, "Job Deer is the father of that child

A. No. Q. Did you not, on your third visit to Margaret ClorCj near Mr. Garland's front gate, state to Dick Garland, in the presence and hearing of Benny Garland and Ed. Hawkins, in a conversation with Dick, that "Bill Glenn was running all over the country picking up evidence," and that he had been at your house, and that you would have to tell what you knew, and then, did not Dick ask you, "What do you know?" and did notyou reply that you would not tell him? Then did you not say that your principal reason for coming down was to tell them that she was out of her mind, and was so wild and crazy that she could not swear the child to any one?

A. I did no such thing. Q. Did you not, in a conversation with Wuliam S. Watson, on your way to visit Maggie the third time, near Mr. Watson'6 gate, tell him that Mag. wss perfectly wild and crazy was out of her right mina, and was not capable of swearing the child to ahy one?

A. I did not. Q. In the same conversation with Mr. Watson did you not tell him that it was on your second visit to Margaret Clore (which was on the 10th of March) that she had said that sheintended to clear the family that she had been making a neater calculation of it, and that it fell to Bill Glenn by two weeks?

A. No sir. Q. On your way home from this third visit did you not, in another conversation with Mr. Watson, at his gate, tell him you had rode your horse fast to keep her from swearing the child to Bill Glenn, for if she did swear the child to Bill Glenn, that he-Bill—-was riding all over the country raking up evidence to prove that he had not been there—at Garland's—within two months of the time and that he had already employed John Butler and Samuel C. Willson as his counsel?

A. No sir. Q. Did you not, on the day of the April election, this year, in Waveland. tell Sim. Clore that Mag. told you, on the morning the child was born, that Dick was the childs father, and that on your second visit, (which was on the 10th of March) she tola you that William Glenn was tne father, and that you made the third visit to prevent the swearing of the child to Bill before Esquire Fullenwider

A. No sir. Did you not, in Waveland, on the Thursday or Friday after the birth c-f the ohild, in Dr. Ball's office, tell Harvey Green that she, Maggie, had not yet told who the father of the child |was, but that the Garland family was clear?

Ans. Don't recollect such a conversation,

Rt-Examined.

Ques.—State to the Jury what conversation you did have with Lindsay Hanna at or near Mr. Garland's barn, on the morning the child was born.

Ans.—On the morning the child wag born, when I went to see Dick as Margaret had told me to, he wasn't there. Lindsay Hanna came out and went with me to the barn to get my horse. Linsday was crying and said he was afraid it would fall on the wrong person. I asked him if he thought it was the child of Job Deer. He said no, he [thought it was young Wilhite's. He asked me if she had told me anything. I told him she had refused to tell the family whose it was.

Ques.—State what it was you told Mrs.. Garland, on the evening]of March 10th. Ans. I told Mrs. Garland that Maggie had determined to clear the family. That was after the conversation in which she asked me if I had told Dick, after the conversation with Maggie on my third visit, I told Dick at the gate that the less he asked me, the less he would know and the better he would feel I did not say that she was wild or crazy. I said she was excited and they would have to let her be quiet. In thfr conversation I had with Watson, I told him^ that she had told me that Dick was the father of the child. He stopped me as I went back and asked me if she had told me any more. I told him that she had told me she felt better in body than in mind that when I asked her what was the matter, she said that she was going to swear the child to Bill. Glenn that I said to her, you certainly will not do that, willjyou That she said if she didn't, they would kill her, right there on that bed that when the old man told her she should not swear the child, she said she felt better than she had for a long time. That is all I recollect of telling him on those two occasions.

Didn't tell Watson anything about Glenn riding over the country, or having employed Butler and Willson.

Ques.—State what conversation you had with Sim Clore, before the day of the April Election in Waveland.

Ans.—Igtold him that on the morning the child was born, Mag. told me that Dick Garland was its father, and asked me to see Dick and tell him not to say anything about it until site had had a talk with him, for if anyone should say anything to Dick about it, he would tell all, and she didn't want him to do it, and I told him that I went round to the front of the east house, in which she had said I would find him, and he was not there, and that on my second visit which was on the 10th, she asked me if I had told Dick, I told him that I told her no that Dick was'not in the front of the east house where she had told me to find him, and that I did not see him that she said that she was glad of it for she was determined to clear the family. I told him that on my third visit, on the 13th, I asked her how she was, and she replied "better in mind than body that I asked her what was the matter, and that she said she was going to swear the child to Bill Glenn that I said to her "why Maggie, you are not going to do that are you," and she replied that she was compelled to do it that if she didn't they would kill her right there on that bed that I told her they would not harm her that I asked her if she did not remember having told me that it was Dick's that she said yes, but that she didn't want me to say anything about that that 1 told her if I was ever called upon in court I would have to tell it that she said if I would not she would pay me well that I told her that would be no inducement to keep me from telling what I knew if called upon to testify that I told old man Garland about it, and that he told me to meet the Squire, who he said had been sent for, and tell him not to come that they had concluded not to use him that I met the Squire and told him so. I also told Sim Clore that Maggie had told me that she had had intercourse with both—once with Dick, and twice with Glenn.

It was about the middle of June that I was in Terre Haute. I was passing through there on my way to Sullivan county, I saw the sign of Voorhees' office,'and went in he asked me my name, (I told him and he said, "you have a very unpleasant law-suit up there in Montgomery." I replied "yes, and I have a very unpleasant position in it that when one was compelled to testify, it was very unpleasant to be abused for it. He said he had lost his vindictive spirit and did not now abuse parties, and witnetses as he used to. He asked me what Maggie's condition was when she was confined. I told him she was in the usual conditionexcited. He wanted to know if by examining works on medical jurisprudence it could not be made to apear that the quantities of morphine she had taken would produce insanity. I told him I thought not, but I should consult the best writers on the subject. He said, "I want you to study this up well, and if the books will sustain the theory of insanity let me know and I will meet you. "He said if I agreed to meet him not even his collegues should know of it, and that no question would be asked to disclose it. All the propositions he has stated here to-night were what he made to me and desired me to assent to. There was not a word said about making arrangements to have the record of the trial in 1859 suppressed.

Maggie was very excited on the 9th but perfectly rational so far as I could judge. On the 10th, she was quiet. She was very much excited on the 13th but I noticed no insanity nor anything approaching it. Her conversation was entirely rational.

Orois-Ezamined.

I said it was on the morning of the 13th. She told me that she was going to swear the child to Glenn. Did not know that Glenn had any knoweledge fof it. I told her grandfather, her uncle and Washington Bice, and took their advice. On the evening of the 13th, at Garland's request, and told Bill all about it, what Maggie had told me and all, and that they wanted him to come down there as a friend that it would all be right.