Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 31 January 1896 — Page 9

VOL. 49-EO. 5

Every Breeder Of Hogs

"We have drawn a line through the price mark g? on our entire line of fa

OVERCOATS

And directly under this line we have made some new figures that should close out every Overcoat on our tables by March 1st. Neither cost or qualtity hag been considered. It is simply a determined effort to dispose of every overcoat we have, and we will be successful if prices will accomplish it.

Men's Overcoats.

Our regular price. 4 50. ,. 5.00. .. 6.00. .. 8.00. .. 10.00. .. 12.00. .. 15.00. .. 18.00. .. 20.00. .. 22.00.

Blue pencil price. ..8 2.75 ,. 3.00 .. 3.50 .. 5.00 .. 6.00 .. 7.75 .. 10.00 .. 12.00 .. 13.50 .. 16.50

Boys' and Children's Overcoats.

Our regular price... .8 1.25. Blue pencil price. ...9 .75 2.00. 3.00. 4 00. 5.00. 6.00.

The time to buy an overcoat is now, and the place is

THE AMERICAN.

Wholesale and Retail One Price Clothiers, Tailors, Hattera and Furnishers Corner Main and Green Sts., Crawfordsville, Ind.

WHY NOT BUY YOURSELF

A New Suit?

a When you can get a suit made to your order for $12 ,/y and up, and Trousers for

In Montgomery and Ad joining.Counties,

1.25 1.75 2.50 3.00 3.75

and up, with a

perfect fit guaranteed, at the

Atlantic Tailoring Co.,

West Main Street.

P. S. PARISH, Sales Agent.

If he wants the trade of Montgomery county farmers, should let his business be known through THE JOURNAL. (Sworn circulation 3.175). The same remark applies to breeders of all other kinds of live stock, sheep, horses, cattle and chickens.:

THE JOURNAL COMPANY

PRINTERS.

THE SELLAR CASE.

Its Triul In Begun Tuesday at Torre Haute aud Will Occupy Two Weeks.

The Kellar murder trial began in Terre Haute Monday and the Exprcxs speaking of the prisoners says: "When called upon at the jail the women were busy doing their ironing and preparing their wardrobe for their appearance in court Monday. They were in an exceptionally cheerful mood, apparently delighted that they are soon to know their fate. They talked jokingly of their experience in Vigo county and as Maggie is gifted with a bit of droll humor, her frequent references to her jail life created no little amount of merriment. They have been model prisoners and have given the jailer less trouble than any prisoners ever committed to the Vigo county institution on such a grave charge. They have tried to get all the enjoyment they could from the unfortunate circumstances, but at no time have they spoke jokingly of the crime or disrespectfully of Clara Shanks for whose death they are held to answer—indeed if they have ever mentioned the girl's name it has been while talking among themselves. Whether they are guilty or not, their conduct while in the Terre Haute jail has been marked by modest bearing and those who have visited the jail will not condemn them until the trial is had and they are proved guilty. The prisoners are fully aware of the sentiment that exists against them in Parke county and the neighborhood where the crime is aUeged to have been committed, but in Bpite of thiB fact they say that if they are acquitted they will return to Wolfs Falls, where they own a farm and there spend the remainder of their days. They believe that when their innocence has been established in court the sentiment, which is now so strong against them, will be changed.

The jury was accepted Monday evening and the opening speeches of counsel were made Tuesday.

Monday afternoon Daniel Kellar, Nannie Kellar, his wife, and Maggie Kellar, his sister, in charge of Sheriff Butler and Deputy John Born, walked into the Vigo county court room at Terre Haute to answer to judge and jury for the mysterious death of Clara Shanks, whose lifeless body was found in the bottom ot a brook known as Wolf's Creek, in Parke county, on the 12th day of last July.

The story of the death of the rural belle and the circumstances leading up to it is blending of romance and mystery sufficient for a novel, while the scene of the dead girl's home and the picturesque, lonely spot where the body was found are the ideal scenes for the beginning and ending of a romance which ends in tragedy. The attorneys for the State will aim to show purely by circumstantial evidence, that Clara Shanks was the belle of the neighborhood, a pure, innocent, light-hearted country girl that the first trouble she ever knew was when her character was traduced by the Kellars and her own people believing the slanderous reports against her and left her friendless and practically homeless in the neighborhood where she had been raised and where she.had known nothing but friendship and happiness. The State will aim to prove that when tha poor girl, goaded to desperation, went to the Kellar home to defend her good name and make her alleged traducers retract and right the wrong they had done her, a fight followed in which the girl was killed. After the girl was dead, the State will claim, the Kellars carried her body to Wolf Creek and threw it in to hide their crime by creating a theory of suicide. There are nine different theories as to how the murder was committed each being described in a separate count of the indictment.

When court was called to order Tuesday morning a juror named Soules chosen to sit in the Kellar murder case, was too drunk to appear and Judge Taylor ordered him brought in. After a half hour's consultation with the attorneys in the case, Judge Taylor resumed the bench and Attorney Lamb moved the discharge of the juror. Amos Hixon was then chosen as the twelfth juror in place of Soules.

Soules is a prosperous farmer of Otter Creek township, Vyjo county, who would not have been suspected of such an escapade. He was put in the custody of the sheriff to await action for contempt of court.

Prosecutor Maxwell began his opening statement at 10:30, giving the State's theory of the murder of Clara Shanks by the Kellars. He 6aid that' on the day Clara Shanks arose from the dinner table and left bareheaded and barefooted, never to return, Dan

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Kellar said to the searching parties that his wife and sister had seen Clara going down the road. There was no trace of her down the road. All afternoon the Kellar women were on the lookout at the windows of their house and Dan Ivfcllar stood guard in front. They did not -join in the search ^and late that night lights were seen in the windows of the Kellar house. Mrs. Kellar had threatened to "mash Clara's heap" if she ever came across the road to the Kellar house. Dan Kellar had accused the girl with having accepted his vile proposals and this so stung the girl that it is claimed by the prosecution she went over to the Kellers to declare her innocence and that they then murdered her. Sunday morning Dan Shanks went to the Wolf creek pool, and, wading in it, touched his sister's body. He ran home and told his mother about finding the body, and, taking his shotgun, went to the Kellar house, where he called Dan Kellar to the door, fired at him and missed him. The Kellar women went over to the Rice house for breakfast and the Rices will tell how suspiciously they acted. Dan went to Rockville to file an affidavit against Dan Shanks. He afterward met Dr. McKey and asked if Clara's body was bruised and when the Doctor said it was he turned white and said that his wife was jealous of Clara and that he (Kellar) had told hiB wife to "go ahead and he would stand by her to the end."

When the court adjourned at noon Judge Taylor gave orders that none of the jurymen should drink intoxicating liquors. In the afternoon John E. Lamb made the statement for the defense. He said it was an outrage that the sister, Maggie Kellar, should have been indicted and that it was done to discredit her testimony in the caBe against her brother and his wife. He said the girl committed suicide by drowning. When her body was first taken from Wolf Creek pool two physicians examined it and they found no external evidences that the girl had met with violence at the hands of any one. The next day two other physicians examined the body and they made a like report. It was twelve days later when the body was exhumed and the evidence of a crushed skull and broken neck were found. The defendants will go on the stand, he said, and tell their story.

The taking of evidence began with the testimony of Mrs. Elizabeth Shanks, the mother of the gfrl. She told of Clara's complaint to her that Mrs. Kellar was treating her coldly. The witness says she went to Mrs. Kellar and asked for an explanation and was told that Clara was too thick with Dan Kellar, her husband. The mother would not believe it and Mrs. Kellar made Dan say it was true. He would not do so until his wife told must or make her out a liar. The last the mother saw of her daughter alive was when she left the dinner table July 6 and started for the Kellar house to make Dan tell the truth.

Mrs. Shanks attempted to describe the appearance of Clara's body when taken from the pool.

In this attempt the witness' gave way to emotion "Oh," she said, "It was the awfulest sight I ever saw. She looked awful lying on the bed, her eyes wide open and her face was scratched, oh, so bad. I couldn't stand it to look at her. The blood was running from her mouth, nose and ears, and I could hardly believe it was her. I said, 'Oh my God, is this my Clara? Her face looked so awful—she didn't look like herself. I know somebody killed her. She was a good girl and would never have killed herself. Ob, but her mouth did look awful—it was all out of shape and was twisted this way," and the witness put her bands to her mouth an 1 attempted to distort it to illustrate to the jury how her daughter appeared.

It was plain that the bereaved mother was being overcome with emotion and to prevent a scene or perhaps prostration Attorney Simtns came to her relief «by telling her she had told enough and she need not continue the description of her daughter's appearance in the death room and the state excused the witness. When the direct testimony was finished it was near 5 o'clock a and on motion of Mr. Lamb court was adjourned until 9 o'clock this morning.

After "Siplionla". ,,

Clarence Peterman, of Mace, has had a large number of postal cards printed offering a substantial reward to any one locating his divorced wife, "Siphonia." Siphoma, it will be remembered, kidnapped Clarence'B son, little Qrover Cleveland Peterman, 'some months ago and decamped. Clarence has endeavored ever since to ascertain her whereabouts but in vain.

BEBEKER WITHDRAWS

And Gowily Re-Kloct«l Unanimously Chalrmail of tlio lUipnbllcim State Cential Committee.

name that will be presented to the Re-

H. Nebeker, the other candidate, who a,

For Sheriff.

Richard C. Harper, of Sugar Creek township, is announced in to-day'B JOURNAL as a candidate for Sheriff before the Republican convention. Mr. Harper was born in Warren county, Ohio, on a farm, and came to Sugar Creek township when he was but fourteen months old where he has since resided. He is now 45 years of age, and was but ten years old when the war. broke out. His father, however, gave his life for his country. Mr. Harper cast his first vote for D. S. Grant for President, and has ever been an ardent and zealous wprker in the Repuolican rankB. For twelve years he has 6erved as Justice of the Peace of his township. Each time he was elected he received the full vote of his party. He has for many years been an active church and Sunday school worker, and is one of those men who believes that Christian men should take an active part in politics. He hails from a township that has always given a Republican majority, but which has received but few of the crumbs which have fallen from the Republican table. His friends therefore think that he has claims that the Republicans of the county should consider when they cotae together to select their jewels.

Laud and Improvement Company Election.

The stockholders of the Crawfordsville Land and Improvement company held their annual meeting at the court room Monday night and elected the following directors to serve the ensuing year: C. M. Crawford, J. J. Insley, B. R. Russell, H. R. Tinsley, J. M. Shultz, Louih Bischof and T. H. B. McCain.

Immediately upon the adjournment of the stockholders' meeting the directors organized by,, electing the following officers.

President—C. M. Crawford. Vice President—J. J. Insley. Treasurer—H. R. Tinsley. Secretary—B. R. Russell.

i' Location changed.

P. Throckmorton has fitted up an elegant office in the rooms formerly occupied by Dr. Ristine in the Fisher building. He was previously located with W. D. Griffith over Gilbert's tail-

onng establishment.

tn.nu.i to tlio Journal. nothing like it having eyer beeu seen INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 28.—The only v,„_„ .... ... ,,

10Seeds,

tion. This means that Bussel who

haB

been Secretary, will be suc

ceeded by some other man.

SECRETARY ELECTED.

Special to Tlio Journal. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 28.—R. E. Mansfield, of Muncie, was elected Secretary on the twelfth ballot.

A Wabash Alumuui,

Lincoln, Neb., Journal: The executive committee of Hastings College voted this week to tender the presidency of that institution to Salem G. Pattison, M, A., who is now at the head of the Adams Collegiate Institute, in Adams, N. Y. The offer has been accepted and the new president will take up his work at Hastings, July 1.

Mr. PattiBon is a graduate of Wabash College, Indiana, and has taken two years of graduate work in philosophy and history at Cornell University, where he received the degree of M. A. He haB served a successful apprenticeship in the various grades of educational work, from the district school to the college presidency, and iB thus well qualified to come in touch with all of the educators in Nebraska. Previous to engaging in his present work in New York he was for two years at the head of Carthage Collegiate Institute in Missouri, where the attendance 'more than doubled during his administration. In his two days' visit in Hastings this week he made a very favorable impression upon the students, faculty and trustees of the college,and also upon our business men. He iB of impressive personal appearance, full of tact and energy, is a tireless worker, and it is confidently expected that the work of the college so well begun by the former president, Dr. Ringland, will prosper under his hands. During the remainder of this college year the work will be continued under vice and acting president, W. N. Filson. The attendance has increased this term and good, solid class room work is being done.

PART SECOND

"JSiRht Bella."

The world famous Brothers Byrne will present their pantomimic comedy, "Eight Bells," at Music Hall, Wednesday night, Feb. 5. The production this season will be a great novelty,

I here before. It contains within itself

mno:nai

publican State Central Commitae ""°2LTT when it meets at 2 o'clock this after.! ,T'. noon to elect a chairman will be that Sf

t„i,„ a -ii constructed for laughing purposes of John K. Gowdy, of RuBhville, who' _i_ „_j -r, niiih.».w rri 1 only, and in all the author, John F. will be re-elected. The long and bitter .. •, Byrne, and players fully succeed. The contest was ended this morning by E. I rr n. a a

he!P

aPPlause

authorized the announcement that his ., one, representing two gardens divided name would not be placed in nomina- u* 1 rp,

»a incessant and curtain calls

by high brick walls with a cottage on

each side. During this scene a number of ridiculous incidents take place after each other so quickly that one's breath is almost taken away.

The second scene isa Bteamer'sdeck, and what takes place here is beyond description. The rapidity of the action is above memorizing the reader must see for himself. This Bcene by a quick change and really-wonderful 'mechanism, turns into a big ship at sea two adjoining state rooms of an Atlantic steamer are shown, and while the ship is rolling on the high waves a number of peculiar acrobatic features are performed by the inimitable Brothers' Byrne, some of which are startling.

The third act represents an island, upon which the ship has been wrecked, and here occurs a number of flrat class specialties. The Brothers Byrne's production of "Eigh Bells" is a sure cure for the blues.

Lincoln litigae Meeting,

The annual meeting of the Clubs forming the Indiana Lincoln League will be held at Indianapolis on Wednesday, at 1:30 p. m., Feb. 12th, 1896. The BBBsion will be devoted to the election of officers, the selection of district organizers, delegates to the National League Convention, etc. After the business has been disposed of, the meeting will be turned into a Republican love-feast. Addresses will be delivered by some of the most eloquent speakers in the country.

The League Clubs have for years' been great factors, especially in presidential campaigns, and by proper efforts, clubs can be organized this year in almost every voting precinct in the State, and the good thus accomplished will be of inestimable benefit to the party.

All Republican Clubs in the State are requested to send delegates to the convention and p.ll Republicans and those who expect to act and co-operate with the party in the coming campaign are invited to be present at the meeting.

MARCUS R. SULZER, President J. J. HIGOINS, Secretary.

A Typical American Citizen.

The Martin county Tribune, published at Loogootee, has the following to say of Montgomery county's candidate for Governor:

Senator James A. Mount, of Shannondale, Montgomery county, the great farmer, orator, political debater, and typical American citizen and self made man, in acquiescence to the earnest entreaties of his many admirerst has consented to enter the gubernatorial contest. In bis announcement Mr. Mount pays a glowing tribute to his Republican rivals by congratulating the party on the business merit and moral worth of those who are mentioned as his competitors before the convention. Such consistency makes harmony and such harmony insures victory. Mr. Mount is truly a self made man. He educated himself.made a farmer of himself, and made himself a farm. He possesses the required executive ability for Governor which is sharpened by education, tempered by experience and broadened by un extensive acquaintance and understanding of men and affairs. He is a practical farmer and bv diligent practice he makes it pay. But as a candidate for Governor he is big enough, brainy enough and fair minded enough to represent our iuterest.

The Congr«i»ftional Convention.

The Republicans of the 9th, Congressional District, will meet in convention at Music Hall in the city of Crawfordf-ville, Indiana, on Tuesday, April 7, 1896 at 10:30 o'clock a. m. for the purpose of nominating a representative for Congress in this District. The basis of representation is one delegate for each 100 votes or fraction thereof of 50 or more cast for Hon. W. D. Owen for Secretary of State in 1894, and are apportioned to the various counties as follows: Boone, 34 Carroll, 24 Clinton, 36 Fountain, 20 Hamilton, 40 Montgomery, 41 Tipton, 80. AMBROSE MOORE,

Chairman, 9th, Cong., Dis. The Bdnanli Kacate.

I, the undersigned, will say that tfie heirs to the estate of Robert Edwards, deceased, have a claim in New York City and that the proper papers have been placed before the court in said State so that the heirs can gr the portion of money justly due thr.m.

H. MARTIN.