Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 9 April 1892 — Page 1

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Private Opimoii Made Public. II. H. Ristino, trustee of Center hurch:- Wo have decided not to purliase now boll, but to bo satisfied with thoso wo have in tho pews.

Set for Trial.

Judge Harney on Thursday sot for trial tho famous suit of Hurley Clodl'elter vs. the Doherty's for $'21.'200. Tho trial of tho case will begin 011 Juno and it will bo exciting from tho very start.

In the Creamery Business. J. H. McCoy has left Chicago and has purchased a half interest in t.lio creamery of N. ,1. Clodfolter. The business will be worked for all there is in it. Mr. McCoy will be glad to welcome his numerous friends at his place of business.

It Was tlie Gat.

Last Thursday C. N. Ilolden was driving along south Elm street, when a cat with a tail as big around as a rolling pin and closely pursued by a yellow dog, ran between the logs of the horse. The horse lost no time in running off ind upsetting the buggy. Mr. Ilolden was thrown out and badly hurt,although not seriously injured. In the conl'usiou the cat escaped.

Will Be a Clergyman.

It conios through one of tho most prominent of the trustees of W College that the new president will assuredlv be a clergyman. No selection has been made but the committee is looking for a minister who can fill the bill. A short time since 1 )r. Haines, of Indianapolis, stated that tho man likely to be chosen was an eminent New York educator, but Dr. Haines seems to have erred. ,.v?

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Settled and Unsettled.

A sjjecial sent out from Greoncastle says: "Mrs. I. N. Cheek, of this city, whose husband was killed in the railway wreck at Crawfordsville, has settled with the Monon company, receiving $5,500 damages. In the case of Melvin McKee, another of the wrecked passengers, no settlement has been reached, the railway company holding that death resulted from heart disease. The matter in controversy will it thought, lead to litigation.

On to'Leb anon.

"On to Irkutz" was the cry of Michael Strogoff and "On to Lebanon" will soon be the cry of the People's Natural Gas Company. The people of that unfortunate town are suffering under the tyranny of Major Doxey's natural gas monopoly and now wish they had not been so swift but had gone in with Crawfordsville in the first place. However we will not turn a deaf ear to their cry but hitch on in time for next winter. "Darlington will also como in out of the cold bbfore that time.

Mr. James Brennan Resigns. Monday afternoon tho Democratic Chairman of Union township, John A. Booe, received a letter which fairly made him sick. It was the resignation of James Brennan, precinct committeeman of precinct number 0. It wasn't merely a formal resignation either but gave the machine a very straight tip. Mr. Brennan stated that he had always been a Democrat and always would bo one in national and State politics but that he was too good a Democrat to train with the gang which had control of the Montgomery county Democracy and which was turning every wheel for selfish and unpatriotic purposes. Tlie machine is in deej) water.

That Simpson Case,

Tho defense in the Simpson vs. Darnell case put on its witnesses April (i and made a very clever fight. Darnell was at least cleared from the charge of meddling, as it was proved that the Simpsons had repeatedly gone to others about Waynotown and endeavored to get them to make Courtney disgorge the land, before Darnell was solicited. That part was certainly straight and Darnell can only be criticised, however, or transacting business with such simple folks. He claims, however, that ho believed them to lie of sound mind only densely ignorant. A number of witnesses testified that the Simpson mind was good "as far as it, went." The case was argued to-day anil is now in the hands of the jury.

Sensation in "Sassiety" Circles. Colorel society is all agog and Henry Warren is in "jail. That is "pretty tolerable tough" but Miss Eliza McCrea, a charming belle of 18 summers, thinks it is about tho stuff. Ilenry is about 40 years of age and Wednesday when hauled up before Justice Cumberland ho gave a peculiarly foxy smile and confessed to having trilled with Eliza's maiden affections. For this trifling Eliza demanded $300 damages but when confronted with the grim fact that the sum was considerable more than Henry ever hoped to possess she dropepd to $100 only to go back to tho original figure when sho learned that Henry could not secure that either she wont back to her original demand. Eliza evidently believed that aB she couldn't get anything it was better to ask something big. Marriage was out of the question as Eliza was real mad at Henry and moreover he occupied the embarrassing position of being engaged to her Btep-motlier, who was on the ground to go his bail. She backed down, however, when it was fixed at 8300 and Henry had to go to jail, poor thing.

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A Case in Court that Excites Both Pity and

Merriment.

Alien Simpson and wife, of Waynetown, are two as precious people as ever came in out of the woods. Tliov are tho people attorney Darnell is accused of working and they furnished a picnic on the stand. Thov were examined by the plaintiff's attorney to show how little they knew. When Simpson went 011 tho stand I10 was asked: "How old are you, Mr. Simpson? "Tho '20th of this month," was the reply.

Many of his other replies were about as intellectual. lie thought that if ho had il!) acres ami had deeded Darnell 17 would still have 31 acres left, lie thought that if lie hail 75 cents and spent 15 cents for tea he would have two pounds left. Ho was fully convinced that if he sold 10 bushels of corn at 25 cents a bushel, he would receive $7 or $S. Mrs. Simpson was equally as funny and believed that two pounds of soap at '25 cents a pound would cost her a dollar. Tho circus furnished great amusement for all and the Simpsons will long be remembered.

Both look like veritable freaks and both verge on idiocy. Mrs. Simpson has a guardian now and Simpson ought to have one. 1L was brought out in ovi dence that Mrs. Simpson was a very tender-hearted woman. One cold winter's day she feared that the kittens down at the barn would get cold, so with her heart full of compassion she went down and set the barn or. tire to warm them.

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Crawfordsville Presbytery. Presbyterian circles in Rockville have been agog for some time over the meeting of Crawfordsville Presbytery which comes next week. All arrangements have been made for the accommodation of the expected 150 guests, more or less, which will be here to attend the meeting of Presbytery and the Women's Missionary society. These guests will be taken care of in Rockville's usual hospitable manner. It has been a long time since Presbytery met here and it is the intention to give tho body a ioyal welcome. Crawfordsville Presbytery will meet in the Presbyterian church of this place Tuesday, April 12, at 7:30 p. 111. The opening sermon by Rev. .Ino. P. Engstrorn, the moderator. All are invited to every service, especially to devotional meeting, Wednesday a. 111., 8:30. The Women's Missionary society of tho Presbytery of Crawfordsville, will JJhold their annual meeting in the chapel of the Presbyterian church, beginning at 1:30 o'clock p. 111., Tuesday, April 12. On Wednesday evening there will be a union of Presbytery and the Missionary society in a popular meeting. Reports will be read and addresses made of great interest to all. Children's hour Wednesday at o'clock p. 111., exercises conducted by Mrs. W. B. McEwen.—Rockville Republican.

Death of Fred Vincent.

Mr. Fred Vincent, a young man whose homo was in Crawfordsville, Indiana, but who had for the past two years been a resident of Columbus in tho employ of the Frisco Kail road Company, died Sunday evening at 8:30 o'clock at the residence of John Stuckoy, after an illness of ten days or two weeks. Mr. Vincent was a young man of ememplary character, a consistent, earnest member of the M. E. church, an active worker of tho Epwort.h 'League of that, church, a man with whom it was a pleasure to associate, one who enjoyed the respect and esteem of his fellow laborers. Jle, about six months ago, became a member of the Odd Fellows lodge of this city, and was a faithful member of the order. Every attention possible was rendered him by his brothers of the order during his sickness and on Monday the body was prepared for burial by Pepper A*. Jackson, undertakers, and notwithstanding tho severity of the storm, about fifty or sixty of the Odd Fellows in their full regalia repaired to tho house of Mr. Stuckev, where short services were held by tho Epworth League conducted lr," Kev. Roaz, after which tho order took charge of the body and tenderly carried it the Frisco depot from which "it was shipped to his home in Crawfordsville, Ind. The order sent one of its members, Mr. John Stuckoy, as an escort with the body. An order that would do as did the Odd Fellows in this case shows to the public the generous spirit of kindnass and brotherly love upon which it is founded, and while not a member of the order, we could but feel that Mr. Vincent was truly among hia brothers at the close of his earthly career.—Culitmbux, A'u/t., Rcjiorte.r.

AN INTERESTING- HISTORY.

William Lynch, 01 Franklin Township, Possessed of Quite a History. A largo, quiet, man sits 011 the petit jury this term of court and serves 111 all tho cases. He is a good juryman and a good citizen anil his name is William Lynch, of Franklin township.

Mr. Lynch is not an Imlianian by birth but comes of a Virginia family of credit, and renown. His great-grand-father was William Lynch, who with his six brothers, took an active part, in the war of the Revolution and in which live of them perished. The one which survived with William was John Lynch and he was the famous 'Squire John Lynch from whom the name of "Lynch law" was derived. He built the first house in tho present city of Lynchburg, then Lynch's Ferry, on the James river, and hero ho presided as justice of tho peace during tho Revolution. •••.••Many murdering gangs of Tories came that way and were hanged by 'Squire Lynch without the formalitv of trial bv jury

Henco the name of "Lynch law." The parents of Montgomery county's William Lynch lived in Richmond, Va., and were prosperous people when the great rebellion broke out in all its great, fury. Mr. Ly neb's family was opposed to the war but a brother of bis joined the confederate army and word finally reached home that he was dangerously ill at. a hospital in Charlottesville. Wil liam went to nurse him and when his brother was finally out of danger ho prepared to Btart homo again. But an unforseen obstacle arose, lie could not leave without a pass from (iov. Wiao.

Ho was a young man, and tho warring confederacy needed all such. (iov. Wise was obdurate and Mr. Lynch was enlisted in the 7th Georgia regiment, but without taking the oath, and became a member of ]jongsireot's famous corps. He was with it in all its adverse fortune until tho fall of '01.

His regiment was a peculiar one, largely mado up of 111011 like hmiBelf, whose hearts did not respond to tho uniform under which they boat. Corfidoncos were exchanged by close friends and finally as the regiment lay at Richmond, the "Red String" society was formed. It had about 80 members who were bound together by the most solemn and sacred ties, tho violation of tho least of which WIIB instant death. Tho object of the society was to effect a junction with tho Union forces and enlist with them or seek now homos in the North. The men belonging to tho society were all men of splendid physiques and of strict integrity and undaunted bravery. Their secrecy was of necessity the greatest and Mr. Lynch doubts if there ever was a more perfect or more secret organization. And right here it might be remarked that no single man ever proved false to the trust and obligation, although but a few ever reached the Union lines.

W7hen with the greatest secrecy tho '•Red String" society st-Jo out of Rich mond, equipped with repeating ritlos, plenty of ammunition and supplies, it was with the determination to join the brigade of General Averill, at Devil's Garden. But Major Byrd, of the C. S. A., pursued the society hotly and often at bay they turned and fought him back. Byrd was afraid to follow the company into the unknown recesses and glens of the wild mauntains and thither the pursued constantly sought shelter. It was an arduous iliglit full of peril and many strange adventures. Rough roads and bad weather finally began to toll and gradually the band began to grow smaller. When a man's strength failed him ho was, by a preconcerted agreement, furnished with three day's rations and §300 in confederate money and left behind.

When the junction with Averill was abandoned the terrible inarch of -100 miles over mountains and through dismal swamps to the Union station at Beverly was begun. It was a march of hardships and peril, especially as tho company was uniformed in the federal blue. This gave them some assistance but caused them more trouble and led to amusing incident. One bright,

moonlight night shortly before their arrival at Beverly, the company, which was then under tho command of Capt. Lynch, captured a body of eight Union soldiers under Lieutenant Gerald, who were out on a scouting expedition attired as confederate soldiers. Gerald would not believe that Lyncli's 1)1110 uniforms were011 disorderly confeilerat.es and Lnych would not believe Gerrald's gray uniforms wero 011 Union soldiers. He accordingly disarmed them and with his prisoners marched into the post at Beverly some days later with just 15 men out of the original "Red String" society of 80.

He was almost given out but wished to enlist. The army doctor refused and he was furnished a ticket to Cincinnati. From Cincinnati I10 went to LaFayeite and from there to Crawfordsville, arriving here with about §8. He put up at the Sherman House and began looking for work. Without experience he found this a hard thing to got. Finally, when his money was reduced to 50 cents, he obtained a position as hostler at a place near the Plum street station. He soon left this place, however, becauso the proprietor and his wife quarreled so constantly. Through the inlluence of the father of Campbell brothers he obtained a position as a farm hand and a farmer finally hired him who gave him tho treatment of a son.

Although beginning without money, without friends and without experience,

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beginning at theverv bottom and under adverse circumstances, Mr. Lynch has worked his way up by reason of his strict honesty and industry. lie has to-day 210 acres of tho best, land in the onntv and a most, happy and intelligent family. He is a type of Montgomery county farmers who are most of them self made 111011 and who rotleet credit not only on them but on the community which they live. Mr. Lynch still cherishes 1.110 of the last two quarters ho possessed when he found his first work in Crawfordsville.

THE CITY R.R.'S AND S.T.'S.

I'liey Nominate a Full Ticket Except Mar­

shal—A Funny Convention. There were about 175 persons in the circuit court room last ovoning and a largo number of them were Republicans who came up to see tho fun but who were very generously accorded tlie privlege of voting if tlioy chose, by the tellers. Chairman Hunna called the meeting to order and Read lianua nominated 11. D. Vancleave, who lives half a mile south of the city, as presiding officer, .lames Kennedy wae made secretary and then J. R. Hanna moved that the convention consider at once tho propriety of nominating a candidate for .Marshal. Road Hanna thought that question could be taken up later on and in tho grand right and left which followed J. R. llanna's motion was lost sight of. Jack Kelly arose, however and demanded that a "full" ticket be. nominated and sat down amid howls of laughter. Tho convention evidently misinterpreted his meaning.

Nominations for Mayor wore called for and Charley Oswald nominated J. R. Courtney, Uncle John Schloppy nominated Stovo Lee and Robert Bock nominated Sidney Speed, whereupon a bakl hoaded poker player over in the soutliweBt corner of the bar dapped his hands. The nominations then ceased although Uncle Alex Harper who was a candidate, asked in a dazed manner if that was all. Tho hat was then passed and tho tollers proceeded to count. Speed ran ahead from the jump and when John L. Gobon's hat was empty I10 had five-sixths or more of the votes, lie ran well through the top of Jim Hanna's hat too, but whon it came to tho bottom of that mysterious hat there was a change. About the last 25 votes pulled out were for Courtney, and tho followers of Speed were fairly wild.

It was a plain case but unfortunately for Mr. Courtney's chances there hadn't been quite enough of it. If there had been a riot would have occurred right there. Tho vote stooJ, Spoed 81, Courtney (iO, Leo 11. In tho applause which followed the court house cat which is supposed to bo endowed with the virtues of a mascotto took fright and floil in terrified iliBtnay.

Nominations for Treasurer were then declared in order and Will Johnston nominated Con Cunningham. Uncle John Schloppy, who evidently wanted to be heard, nominated John M. Sliultz. Both gentlemen withdrew in favor of W. W. Morgan, who was no), present but who was nominated by acclamation. Clerk come next and on tho motion of Charley Johnston Will Sidner was nominated by acclamation.

Then came up the question of Marshal and Bill Vance was nominated. Then stopped forward J. R. Courtney and stated he had authority to withdraw Mr. Vance's name. Mr. Courtney moved that tho convention make no nomination for Marshal and Jim Hanna seconded it. Tho motion was put and lost by a largo majority, Mr. Vance himself voting against it. Then up rose Surveyor Hunt and said I10 didn't understand the motion. On tho motion of a gentleman who had no possible right under the shining Bun to make such a motion the question was reconsidered. Then came up Courtney again and declared that the Democrats who had any particle of sense knew that it was impossible to beat Mr. Biothers. He made a hot speech for Mr. Brothers and the question being put it was decided bv a decided majority to place no candidate for Marshal in nomination. The three wards then scattered about the room to nominate Councilmen. At this period Mr. Vance walked about anil cursed the party furious-iy for not nominating a Marshal. He swore by all tho saints and gods that the ticket could go plumb to well, to a more heated zone.

After a short time the wards reported as follows: The first ward had nominated by acclamation James Walter, who wan not present and who did not want it

In the seccnd ward G. W. L. Brown. Doc Britton and Eli Myers were all candidates. Brown received 15 votes, Britton 10 and Myers 1.

In the third ward James K. Evorson was nominated by acclamation and then the convention adjourned.

The ticket nominated stands as follows M.iyor. .g| SI I NKY Sl'KED. .V Treasurer,

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W I S I ICoiiiicilmcii, f-'y I'lrst Ward—J. WALTKll.

Secoiiil Wuril—G W. L. HKiWN. Tlnril Ward—JAM Ed K. HYKHSOX.

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