Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 7 January 1893 — Page 1

Recorder's office 8 Ian 9 'J

MAT KLINE,

In Trouble Again,

The Midland is held up to-day by trackmen at Advance. They levied Saturday on trains and all rolling stock for wages due in the months of September and October. The company claim they will have the road cleared to-rnor-row.—Anderson Herald.

Do You Know?

•School Fund Apportionment. cMontgomery county contains 11,517 children between the ages of six and. twenty-one years which determines our share of the school fund for the ensuing year to ,be $17,275.50. The amount paid by Montgomery county to the school fund was $20,189.34.

Thimble Party.

Wednesday afternoonMissMaryCampbell entertained quite a number of her young lady friends at a thimble party at her home on west Wabash avenue. 'The party was in honor of Miss Mary 3?. Thomson and proved to boa very enjoyable and satisfactory affair. A dainty luncheon was served and the guests most admirably entertained.

A Minister Remembered.

The people of Russellville very kindly remembered Kev. and Mrs. S. M. Hays a few days since. Mrs. Hays was the recipient of a fine silk "crazy" quilt. It would be a "crazy" undertaking to describe the eleven hundred and eleven pieces of which it was so artistically composed. She also received a handsome cloak. Kev. Mr. Hays received a large rocking chair with a silk "crazy" cushon and an elegant book case.

Court House Marriage.

Last Wednesday Jasper Wilson and Cynthia Jane Meeks were gloriouBlv married by 'Squire Chumasero in the clerk's office. The room was cold and the spectators wore their hats and had the collars of their overcoats turned up. The bride and groom though were happy as happy could be and the new made husband slapped down two big iron daddy dollars on the table with an air that seemed to say, "there's nothing small about me." "::y*

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The Gas Consumer's Soliloquy. To bore or not to bore that, is the question: Wlittiler 'tis nobler In the mind to sullVr The 6tlugs and harrows of the winter season Or to take arms against reluctant mixers And by good boring end thein. To die to freeze: To eat unseemly pie that hath not felt The warm earresses of a roaring- lire. But chilled and hardened by uncertain llame Doth most resemble railroad iron. To sleep: perchance to dream: aye, there's the rub: To dream of happiness and bliss: of roarinur

Ores,

Or summer suns, or banquets lit for kings And then to wake to cold realities When he himself alight his quietus make Witli a bare bodkin or one small siz'd llle' But. the dread of something nflerwai ds, Of wrath or hotrevenue puzzles i. lie will And ui'ikcs us rather bear thus ills we have 1 hau Uy to others that we kuow not ol? Thus conscience does make cowards of us all And thus the native hue ol reso ution Is sickl ed o'er with the pale cast of thought, .And enterprises of great pith and moment, With this regard their currents turn awry. And lose the name of action.

The Old Reliable Jewelery Store.

Largest Stock to Be Selected from at the LOWEST PRICES.

—Logansport Journal.

St. Opp. Court House

•Friday Clark Swiped Again. Last night the Fitzsimmons sparring exhibition at the Empire theater was prefaced with what was announced as a "friendly set-to" between Friday Clark, of Crawfordsrille, and Herb Hale, of this city. It seems that Friday had been making some vainglorious remarks which somehow got into Hale's circulation, and the first round revealed the fact that the 6luggers were in earnest. After a siege of hammering, in which Friday got decidedly the worst of it, time was called. In the second round Hale knocked Clark over against the scenery and descended on him like a pile-driver, when the police interbred and the fight was stopped amid loud applause. Fitszimmons and Chris Wade then sparred four rounds for points, after which Fitzsimmons and his partner sparred the usual time.—Indianapolis Journal. "Friday'' Clark seems to have a faculty of continually going against the wrong man. The young man's nickname seems to be a sort of a hoodoo.

New Officers.

The new officers of Crawfordsville Commandery No. 19, Sons of America, are as follows:

Past Commandery—B. F. McClamrock Commander—Fred B. Wilhite. Senior Vice Com.—Hubert Wilhite. Junior Vice Com.—D. V. Blair. Recorder—Will Miller. Treasurer—J. T. Laymon. Receiver—Harry Connard. Chaplain—Howard Griffith. Inspector—Ed. Holloway Guard—E. F. Wilhite. Picket—Guy Steele. Financiers—Harry Pontious, A. L. Tomlinson and J. T. Laymon. ||,

Public Installation of Officers. Washington Camp, No. 6, P.O.SofA. held a public installation of officers on day night at their beautiful hall in the Joel Block. The installation was conducted by the District President, assisted by R. K. Krout, Jr. There was a large numbor of persons present, and the exercises were gone through with in ail impressive manner. Short speeches were made by several members of the order and visitors, after which "My Country 'tis of Thee" was sung and the time was then occupied in a social manner. The camp reports showed the order to be in a sound condition in every respect, and the future still remains bright for further progress.

Stolen Horse Recovered and Thief Captured. A horse that was stolen from a hitch rack at Yeedersburgh some

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ago was recovered on Jan. 4 near Waveland. The thief was captured on the farm of Elijah Olore. His name was John Lathrope. The detective work was done by a member of a horse company in Illinois. Lathrope was taken to Covington and lodged .n jail.

AN IDOL SAHTTERED-

OUE JOLLY OLD BURGLAR PROVES TO BE LITTLE SAMMY RANDOLPH.

He Pays His Weekly Visit to Bischof's Bazaar, fights Two Men and Escapes W U'.le a Large Audience Gapes

With Wonder.

The jolly old burglar is no more or if he iB he has been shamefully imposed upon by little Sammy Randolph walking in his footsteps. Sammy is a Crawfordsville product and resides with his mother cn Walnut street. Sammy is pubescent but not pretty. His hair is inclined to be the hue of tow and his complexion is a yellow melancholy spangled o'er with mauve colored freckles. Sammy is a youth known to fame if not to fortune. From his earliest boyhood he has been an ardent disciple of the prize ring and in the lingo of the turf is "handy wid his props." He is perfectly familiar with every nook and crevice in the business portion of Crawfordsville and this same knowledge stood him well in hand that night. For several week the police havo had him spotted for the daring burglaries and all but had a case against him. They were waiting the springing of a little trap they had laid for him when Sammy sprang another trap and then escaped. Monday night some one entered Bischof's bazaar again but the matter was kept quiet. The papers were kept still and no word given out. Certain thi.t the burglar would return again John Bischof and Howard Muck slept in the back room just north of the skylight by which the burglar is wont to enter. Wednesday night they were in the room quite early.

Along about 10 o'clock Master Sammy Randolph was in Johnson's saloon and was challenged to a' game of pool. Sammy stated that he was "broke" but rather thought he could raise a little wind in the course of half an hour and went out. He braced up the stairway just west of the store and going to the rear climbed out on the roof and meandered back to the skylight. He raised one of the windows and called softiy, "Louis! Lonis!" No one responding he called again, "Venus! Venus! There's a bum on the roof." All was silent and after a few minutes wait Master Sammy wormed his way through the window and slid down one of th-j supporting columns with grace and ease. He had started for the office with a cat like glide when Messrs. Bischof and Muck, attired in the night shirts and maiden modesty, stepped out between him and the wayby which he had entered. When the lad perceived that he was trapped he leaped forward but then stopping called, "There's a tramp on the roof trying to get in and I just came down to tell you about it." "Yes, you were the tramp your own self," sweetly murmured John as he drew a big revolver and pointed it at Sammy's head. He walked up and took hold of the lad's collar and started toward the front door with him. But Sammy couldn't see it that way. He is considerably smaller than his captor but he had taken exercise in the prize ring and proceeded to put up a game fight. He kept pounding John quite heartily and finally John to terrorize him fired his revolver four times. Randolph then seized the weapon to wrench it away and thereupon John threw it away several feet. Immediately Randolph broke away and ran for the weapon, but was headed off by John. By this time about fifty people from Laymon's cigar store and the streets had assembled in front and were betting even money on the result of the fight. One good man even went so far as to sell pools, offering Howard Muck as a dark horse 1 to 29. Finally John broke away with his hand badly cut and sprained, and taking the front door key from the wall started foward to let the crowd in. Then Sammy turned to the back room to hunt Howard Muck up and put ahead on him. Howard was found and was being punched in a most scientific manner when the crowd came in with a rush. Sammy desisted from his pleasant enployment and started to climb the pole to escape. He had started when John Callihan seized him by the leg. He gave a good hard pull, however, and got away. He was soon at the top of the pole and went shooting through the window, taking glass and all with him. Officer Gill arrived on the scene just here and learning that the burglar was on the roof ran around to the alley by THE JOUISN-.YL building juet as Sammy was preparing to leap from the low roof. Sammy saw him, however, and tan back followed by a bullet from the officer's revolver. He ran for some distance over the buildings which have one story additions in the rear. Sammy was in fine feather and sang derisively as be ran—

They're|after me, they're nftcrjmo:' To cupture 1110 is everyone's desire ,' -11 icy re after uie, they're ufter me

I'm the very Individual thoy require.

He broke into the room above Lacey & Pontious' store and here he was loBt in the shuille. Officer Gill, after some tall climbing, gained the roof and followed him, but he had too far a Btart and had escaped bareheaded, his hat having fallen off in the store. The police searched for him all night but found him not. His mother's house was searched as were all his customary haunts. The trains were watched but

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Sammy was not seen or heard of. The earth seemed to have swallowed the dear boy up. There is no doubt he committed most of the burglaries in the business part of town. Detchon's drug store was robbed twice and some perfumery and fine brushes taken. Sammy had promised such articles to his best girl for aNew Years' gift and was to have delivered them to-day. Had he done so the heartless Delilah would have turned them over to the police without delay and landed her devoted lover behind the bars.

AGAIN IN LIMBO.

J. J.Vauehn Lately Released From the Penitentiary Booked For Another Term.

Several years ago J. J. Vaughn, of Darlington, set fire to his store to get the insurance, fired a few hay stacks in the neighborhood for the fun of the thing and attempted to kill his wife for luck. He was jailed here and to pass away the time cut his own throat. It was thought that he would die but after a long term of careful nursing he recovered and in due time was sent to the penitentiary for a term of years on an indictment charging him with attempting his wife's life. There were also indictments for arson returned but he was not tried on these. About two or three weeks ago Vaughn was released having served his time. He soon drifted to Crawfordsville and the other day went charging into Charley Johnston's office puffing like a porpoise and demanding that Johnston tell him where his wife resided. He claimed that he wished to live with her again but as his eyes rolled wildly Johnston refused to either go with him to the place or ppsakto her in his behalf. Accordingly Vaughn went to Darlington where his daughter teaches school and scared the pupils half to death. She dismissed school and came tearing to Crawfordsville and sought out her mother who is living quietly in the south end near Albright's bakery. Vaughn had told the daughter that he intended to drink his wife's life blood and seemed so determined to find her that both women were frightened nearly to death. Prosecutor Moffett was seen and at once ordered Vaughn's arrest on the old indictments for arson. The old chap, who was searching for his wife about Darlington, was arrested last Tuesday and brought here and jailed. He seems crazy and talks as wild as a cyclone. He wants to kill his wife and would be a dangerous customer at large. He should be sent to the insane asylum 01 pen without delay.

A Charming Recital.

A most delightful affair was the recital by Miss Mary P. Thomson Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Coss on east Wabash avenue. She was assisted by Miss Plumley, pianist, and Mrs. A. B. Anderson, accompnnist and the whole was under the auspices of the Musical Amateurs. Besides the members of the club several invited guests were present until the audience nuni bered about sixty-five and comfortably filled the spacious parlors of Mrs. Coss. The decorations, mostly of evergreen, were profuse and elegant. In the front roG.u was the monogram of the Musical Amateurs, while in the music room just above the piano appeared the couplet: "Music can noble hints impart.

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Shortly after 3 o'clock Miss Thomson appeared and carried out the following program with the execption of t*he third number which, was performed by MisB Plumley: 1. Una voce poea fa liosnlnt

.SoD» liembera

Han"¥".VY J-11•

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bleep Little Uuby of Mine..C7ia«.

Donnec

WidemuR Schumann-L1uzt Etude Major Lambert 4. Should He Upbraid liUho

Ninon

Disillusion

IehGrollc Nleht

3,?T£'

Tugti

Vittorio Carpi

Schumbnn

1~j1,r1lf.'''oLark

Winter Lullaby

Schubert

Dc Koven

Miss Thomson came up to the expectations of her most admiring friends and showed that her two years and over in the Chicago Conservatory under Signor Carpi had not been wasted. On the contrary her time must have been devoted to the hardest work to make the improvement that her singing shows in every way. The program, varied as it was in the style of songs, afforded ample opportunity to judge of her voice and the unanimous opinion of those present was that she is an honor to Crawfordsville. The success of the singing was not a little due to the correct and sympathetic accompaniments of Mrs. Anderson. Miss Plumley's playing was warmly appreciated and she is considered an important addition to our musical circle. Both she and Miss Thomson were heartily encored.

Boney Wants Damages. 't

In 1889 David Lawton, of North Carolina, arrived in the city and going out to Mace hired out his 18 year old son Boney to Andy Stone. Mr. Stone was to feed him, send him to school and pay him fair wages, Boney was a lusty youth as stout as a three old steer but rather slow in thought. It is said that he would frequently rise in the morning and try to put his pantaloons on over his head. This maj or may not be so. Anyhow he worked 11 months and jzot no pay or schooling. He iB accordingly Buing for $250 for service rendered.

Mel—means honey—ol means oil —Melol means Honey Oil—a purified Caster Oil, for children and adults.

CONSUMMATE TRAGEDY-

MIL0 S. TOMLINSON TAKES HIS OWN LIFE LAST EVENING.

Returning From Illinois He Puts a Bullet In His Brain Just as the Brakeman "Calls For Crawfordsville.

The deliberate suicide of Milo S. Tomlinson, one of the moBt prominent young men of this county, haB been the all absorbing topic of conversation this week on the streets and in the stores. The affair is one of the most awfully tragic in the history of the city, and is of so terrible a nature that the whole community iB inexpressibly shocked. Many tales and rumors have been afloat in regard to the Buicide, and tha causes which led up to it. Most of these talos and rumorB are ground lees and visionary. The tragedy is very terrible at best and is best told in the tollowing plain account furnished TIIIJ JOURNAL by a responsible per-on in a position to know whereof he spealtB:

Some several weeks ago Milo S. Tomlinson left the country rather suddenly, leaving behind no word as to whore he was gone, or how long he would stay. He was supposed to have taken quite a large some of money with him and the theory of crookedness was generally advanced, when, in the coiirse of a few days, numerous notes of his begun to show up with the name of Henry Tomlinson, his father, as security. The Elder Tomlinson knew nothing of many of these notes, and it was evident that his son had put his name to them without his knowledge. Henry Tomlinson expressed his intention of standing good for the notes, however, and numerous suits were filed against him and Milo in the circuit court, judgment being taken in two of the notes Tuesday afternoon prior to the awful consummation of the whole sad business. Several days ago it was ascertained from a telegram sent to John McClamrock, his brother-in-law, that Milo was sick in Illinois and would shortly appear in Crawfordsville.

On Monday afternoon M. E. Clodfelter, of the law firm of Hurley & Clodfelter, of this city, was in Peoria on his way home from Kansas City and Joplin. He went to the Big Four station to take the train for home and there met Milo Tomlinson. Milo was weak and had manifestly been quite ill. He was glad to see Mr. Clodfelter and hastened forward to shake hands, They entered the car together and the young man at once began to inquire concerning his affairs at home, and how jjeople looked upon his departure. He seemed especially concerned in learning how his wife and her relatives felt toward him. Mr. Clodfelter said he could not say positively, and stated briefly the way in which the community looked upon the unfortunate affair. Tomlinson declared that he had never intended wrong. He said that he did not flee the county, but had gone fromCrawfordsville directly to Kentucky to the race sales. He had intended to sell his running horses that were not burned with his stable in the fall. He failed to mako the sale and went

for

a visit to his wife's relatives in

Missouri. He

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kindly received and

neither they n^r he knew of the fnror hia absence was creating at home. Ho finally started home and had come as far as Galesburg, 111., when he was suddenly taken sick while waiting for a train and his condition beooming serious he was carried to a boarding house where he Buffered greatly for some days. As soon as he was able he wired his relatives of his whereabouts and started home, although scarcely able to walk and very nervous. He further declared that he had not committed forgery. He stated that he and his father had given each other carte blanche to

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other's names as surety, and he had merely acted somewhat indiscreetly in this. He Btated that he wished, above all things, to make his wife safe, as he had spent about $3,500 of her money. He did not expect to be able to pay all his debts, but he wanted to make her safe. The conversation ended by Mr. Clodfelter being commissioned to go on ahead and interview Mrs. Tomlinson and his other relatives in regard to the condition of affairs. Milo stepped off at Covington to await developments. Mr. Clodfelter camo on home, secured a buggy and drove at once to see the young man's wife, who is just recovering from a severe illness. He gave her a letter which Milo had sent and which seemed to affect her deeply. She declared that she knew he never intended to desert her and gave to Mr. Clodfelter a reply together with a letter of instructions to her husband. Mr. Clodfelter accordingly wont to Covington Ttesday afternoon accompanied by Mrs. Tomlinson's brother, Will McClamrock. They met Milo and he was cordially greeted by both. He read his wife's letter which seemed one of sympathy and was considerably moved by its contents. He expressed a perfect willingness to come on to Cruwfordsville and all boarded the passenger train due here at 5:18 p. m. They talked quite a good deal regarding the future and Milo seemed quite cheerful under the harrowing circumstances. When several miles west of here Mr. Clodfelter went back several seats to chat with attorney Bingham, of Covington, leaving Mr. McClamrock and Milo together. He noticed that just before the trestle was reached Milo arose, walked to the

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front end of the car and sat down on the little side seat by th door. Just after this the brakesman

Bhonted

"Craw

fordsville!" and he saw they were flying through the campus. He arose and began putting on his coat as did several others. In the midst of the confusion a pistol shot rang out above the roar and he looked up to see Milo's bead drop back, his features relax and a large revolver fall from his hands to the floor. Before any one had time to reach him the train pulled up at the station and a scene of confusion followed. The word flew from mouth to mouth and reached Henry Tomlinson who was waiting for his son's arrival. Together with Officer Milholland he boarded the train and stooped over the dead body of his son. He was quite dead even

soon and

death must have been instantaneous and painless. He had placed a 32 calibre revolver squarely between his eyes and fired, sitting all the while in his seat. He had evidently formed

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of so doing when he left Mr. McClamrock and took the isolated seat. The' strain was too much for his shattered system and he could not Btand the thought of what lay before him. The body was carried into the station and later to McClure & Scott's undertaking establishment where it was kept during the night.

Milo Tomlinson left his affairs in a somewhat chaotic state. Besides the $3,500 he owed his wife he had about $0,000 besides out. Mrs. Tomlinson is left ab^ut safe. Last November she was deeded 50

acreB

Charity Buffereth Long and is Kind. The citizens of Crawfordsville and vicinity have responded liberally to the needs of the Orphan's Home since the unfortunate fire, and now that the Matron is at the helm again and will bring order out of chaos it iB thought the new Home will be quite comfortable. Yet if there are others who feel the desire to help there are some things that are much needed. Chairs of all kinds and sizes, large and small, high tud low, will be very acceptable, as well as looking glasses. There is mnch need of a bureau or so, and a wash stand. The old style bureau with several drawers will be very useful in the 0 phans' Homo. Vegitables of every kind will be convenient to have. The work of the Association has been much lightened by this ready response and the managers feel grateful that our people "hath a hand open as day for melting charity."

THK JOURNAL has received a communication defending J. J. Vaughn, of Darlington. It comes too late for this week'B issue but will appear next week.

The Plain Truth

Is good enough for Hood's Sarsaparila there is no need of embellishment or sensationalism. Simply what Hood's Sarsaparilla does, that tolls the story of its merit. If you have nover realized its benelits a single bottle will convinceyou it is a good medicine.

The highest praise has been won by Hood's Fi Is for their easy yet efficient action. Sold by all druggists. Price !35cts.

of good land worth

about $10 an acre, upon which was mortgage for $1,200. She reoeived about $(!00 in properly on the farm and two valuable running horses. Tuesday morning Mr. Clodfelter turned over to her $940 cash which Milo had sent by him.

Coroner Bronaugh arrived from New Ross next morning and held a short inquest to comply with the law.

When Mrs. Tomlinson was informed of her husband's suicide she was almost distracted and the shock may result seriously as she is already in wretched, heal th.

The funeral occurred on Thursday morning. The procession started from the undertakers' at seven o'clock and proceed to the residence of Mrs. Tomlinson. 0 miles north. After Bhort services there tha funeral discourse was preached by Rev. T.C. Shanklin at the Mount Pleasant church. Interment at Oak Hill.

Hogan the Humanitarian.

William Hogan lives in Danville, Hi..V. and is a member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The other day William set out for a good morning walk and became so interested in counting railroad ties that he was in Crawfordsville before he knew it. He haB been here ever since and now has a fixed boarding house with prospects of a good steady job up north. On Jan. 4 ho was amusing a crowd of goodly gen-i tleman in a Plum street store and being solicited by the proprietor to bring a bucket of water he willingly went to the fountain at Brock'a' grocery. He saw a sight that caused his heart to grow sick, and large, salty tears to trickle down his cheeks. In a chicken coop outside the Btore sat a plump hen Bhivering in the midnight air. "Oh Bhame, where is thy blush?" called the grieved Hogan, "cruelty unspeakable! Oh beast to have this defenseless heu a prey to the blighting blasts of the weary winter wind. Come ohickiej I'll take thee where 'tis good and warm. I know of a nice hot frying pan 'twill warm thee." So spake he and thrust the grateful biddy under his arm just as officers Grimes and Milholland came along and punched him. Danville society will doubtless be shocked to ascertain that Mr. Hogan now languishes in jail with a oharge of chicken stealing chalked uj against him.