Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 21 February 1896 — Page 3

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VOL. 49-HO. 8 OKA WFORDSYLLL.E, INDIAN A, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1896.- TWELVE PAGES

THE KELLARS' VALENTINE,

It Is of the Burlcuque Character But For AJ1 ....... That AIoHt Acceptable to the ltedpinuts.

Special to The Journal. TERKE HAUTE, Feb. 14.—The prolonged deliberations of the jury in the Kellar murder case established public expectation of a disagreement. All yesterday afternoon and last night the question of guilt or innocence was debated and, balloted upon in the jury room and when the twelve men who held the fate of the three Kellars in their keeping went out to breakfast this morning they were apparently as far from a verdict as ever. Shortly after the convening of court, however, the word went out that a verdict had been reached and when the jury filed out at 9:35 o'clock the big court room was crowded to suffocation by an intensely excited mass of people. The jurymen responded to the roll call and Judge Taylor leaning forward asked: "Gentlemen, have you agreed upon a -verdict?'' "We have, your honor," replied the foreman handing up a folded paper which meant life or death to three people in the room. There was a death like stillness pervaded everything and Dan Kellar nervously pulled his mustache and the women Btarsd like statues at the floor, while the clerk unfolded the paper and read: "We, the jury, find the defendants not guilty as charged in the indictment."

Upon the word cheev after cheer arose from the crowd and could not be silenced by the bailiff who loudly rapped for order.' Both women began crying hysterically while Dan walked straight to «the jury box and fairly seized the hands of the jurymen, bless ing every one. At his side was John E. Lamb, smiling and rolling his eyes, thanking the jury effusively. Prose^ cutor Houston, of Vigo county, who alone represented the State at the remarkable scene arose and stated that tbe State had no motions to make. Very soon all three defendants were among the crowd shaking hands indiscriminately with judge, jury, officials, then attorneys and Prosecutor Houston.

The majority of the jury were for acquittal from the start and it is said that those who hung out longest for conviction did so, not in the belief that the State had made its case clear, but that they believed the Kellars guilty and thought new evidence at a second trial might convict them.

The defendants state that the? will return to their old home in Pirke county and declare that they in nowise fear mob law. If it is attempted they promise to take care of themselves. Several of their Parke county friends are here to escort them home.

This ends forever the legal proceedings against the Kellars for the murder of Clara Shanks. No matter what new evidence may be "discovered against them, no matter if they acknowledge the crime, they can- never be legally arraigned for it again. They have been acquitted by a Vigo county jury, but they have not been acquitted by the hundreds of people familiar with the tragedy who believe that they are really guilty.

Roe's Bloodhounds.

Frankfort News: S M. Miller, owner of the Darlington bloodhounds, was in the city this morning with his trio of thief catchers on his way to Darlington. He was called to Eugene early yesterday morning by the postmaster, hoping that the dogs mitfht be successful in tracking robbers who had entered the store and postoffice, blown open the safe and secured $93 worth of postage Mamps. The dogs took the trail and made a direct line to a creek a couple of miles distant, where it was evident that the robbers had entered a rowboat. It is but a short distance down the creek to its mouth, where it empties into the Wabash, and it is thought *hat they made good their escape and will not be apprehended

Kcliefi From the Hauk Case.

Covington

Republican:

If the wretch

Hauk is allowed to make another conftfslon he will acknowledge himself to be the sole cau.se of the death of the pretty girl-child, Miss McClamrock. Hauk belongs to the same class as Jackson, Walling and Wood. Uaug the whole bunch of 'em. The world is better off without them.

Covington Friend: The grand jury is investigating the case against Hauk, but they have found no indictment yet Hauk is still in jail and is making no effort to give bail. The case against Dr. Stout was dismissed and it is doubtful whether the grand jury will find any indictment agaiDst him. It looks now as if some persons near the hoole of the dead girl would be implicated, and some startling de-. velopments may be looked for.

Attorneys lCngnRed to light the Nicholson V':'--'-.: Law File Their Brlnf In the Supreme Court.

Attorneys engaged to attack the Nicholson law in the Supreme Court last Friday filed their brifif. The lawyers engaged by the State Brewers' Association and the State Liquor League are Lamb & Heasley of Terre Haute, S. R. Hamill, of Lafayette, Baker & Daniels, of Indianapolis, Stuart & Hammond, of Lafayette, Zollers & Worden, of Ft. Wayne, and Elliott & Elliott, of Indianapolis. Opposed to these and defending the law are Attor-ney-General Ivetcham and Eli Hitter, of Indianapolis.

The brief filed last Friday maintains that the law is unconstitutional in all its parts. It is maintained that the title is defective and as such violates the constitution. The reasons advanced for the unconstitutionality of Sec. 2 are as follows: 1. It assumes to delegate legislative power to the board of county commissioners. 2. It gives the board of commissioners unlimited and arbitrary power to determine what persons may and what persons may not conduct other business in connection with that of retailing intoxicating liquors. 3. No rule is prescribed or attempted to be prescribed in the section for the government of the 'Commissioners, so there is no law under which they can act. 4. The business of a citizen can only be regulated by law, and in no event can the business of a citizen be left to the arbitrary decision of public officers.

It is conceded in the brief that the legislature has the power to regulate the liquor traffic of the State, but the question arises as to the constitutional exercise of that power.

Simms vs. Lamb.

Dan Simms was in the city last week on his way home to Covington from Terre Haute. He states that the reports of the trouble between himself and John Lamb are true and only regrets that the bailiffs succeeded in holding him off from threshing the fat-faced statesman of the Wabash. After court adjourned on the day of the trial Mr. Simms met Lamb in the corridors of the Terre Haute House and in the select and polished language which Dan can call to use when angered he told Lamb what he thought of him, at the same time applying to him some stinging epithets calculated to arouse Lamb's rage. But that worthy slunk away without making reply. Simms used to be the great Lamb Democrat of Fountain county, but hereafter "tbe blue-eyed boy of destinv" will be obliged to seek solace in other quarters.

Pocahontas at Darlington.

A chapter of the female branch of the Order of Red Men, the Order of Pocahontas, was installed at Darlington last Thursday by the Frankfort Council. The new council was installed with a membership of twentyfour, Judge Palmer being the installing chief The visiting team did splendid work and proved equal to the occasion in every way. Darlington treated her guests with the cordial hospitality for which the place is noted and the vistors will long remember the occasion with pleasure. The new council will be known as Winona Council, and begins under the most favorable circumstances.

A Pleasant In faro.

George Long and Miss Laura Downing were happily married Wednesday, Feb. 12, by Rev. .E B. Thomson and last Thursday an infare was tendered them at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Long, two miles east. Quite a nmmber of relatives and friends were present and a sumptuous dinner was served, all present enjoying themselves to the utmost. The estimable young couple btart out in life under the most auspicious circumstances.

County Sunday School Convention.

Sunday, bchool superintendents will please remember to announce the third quarterly convention to be held at New Ross, on Friday, Feb. 28. Scate Superintendent Meigs and State Secretary Weaver will both be present and will deliver addresses. Persons interested in Sunday school work cannot well afford to be absent. The trains run very conveniently and the Big Four Road has made a special of one fare, 35 cents, for the round trip.

Democratic Convention.

Democratic convention was set by the county central committee for Saturday, May 23. The time set for the township to select delegates to the county convention was Saturday, April 25...

THE ASSAULT. THE CYCLING CLOB.

It is Reorganized With New O (Hours, Now Rules and New Ambitions.

The members of the Crawfordsville Cycling Club met last Friday and disbanded the old organization. A new cycling club was at once organized and the following eilicient corps of officers elected: 1

President—Otner Cox. Vice President—Maurice Kelley. Secretary—E. F. Wilhite. Treasurer—Darrell Blair. The new club will be managed on a high toned and business basis and much is expected of it. At present it is an aim to secure handsomely apI pointed club rooms or a club house. A majority of the members favor the purchase or renting of a club house, provided a suitable residence could be obtained. The membership will be largely increased and some definite steps taken in a few weeks.

Rev. D. M. Wood's Card.

Rev. D. M. Wood, of Greencastle, refused to give bond for his son. Will Wood, charged with complicity in the murder of Pearl Bryan, and submits the following explanatory card: "The first knowledge that I had of the murder of Pearl Bryan was from the headlines in the Indianapolis Journal, on February C, as I was returning to my home from an official visit to Cartersburg, Ind. I was overwhelmed by the statements. If you area parent you can understand how my father heart resisted the knowledge of such criminality as was charged against my boy. I never had a thought or purpose to shield him if guilty, and though this is worse than death, I have no such desire now. Seeing that my procuring to have him bailed for his appearance at his prelininary examination the 13th, has been construed as an effort to shield him, I resolved to make no effort to secure bail for his appearance for final trial, in order that all may know that I ask for him only what the most searching trial will award. He ma.y have erred, but with all my heart I believe him innocent of the murder, directly or indirectly, of Pearl Bryan. I ask all who know anything about it to come forward and testify. All of my life has been spent in Indiana, and all who know me know that I can desire nothing but the discovery and punishment of Pearl Bryan's murderers, whoever they may be. It costs me agouy to write these words, yet it is due all concerned that I should write them and my unshaken faith that my boy will be acquitted after the most vigorous triaL, and taught a lesson never to be forgotten, alone sustains me. D, M. WOOD."

An Achievement of Youth.

Uncle Denny Ward is about as offensive and pugnacious as a chilly snow bird, so the story told by Hays Rogers, who was jailed last Friday for knocking the old man down and badly injuring him will be of interest. Mr. Rogers, after a refreshing night's reI pose in the county jail came merrily before Mayor Bandel last Saturday under the kindly escort of a policeman. The young man was feeling particularly fine and was somewhat "swelled" because about forty street gamins followed him into the court and gazed at him with wondering admiration as he lit a cigarette and pulled away with the nonchalance of a fiddling Nero in a burning Rome.

When called upon to plead the young savant pleaded not guilty and told the following tale: "I was standing in front of the steam laundry talking over the prospects for work when old Denny Ward came up and pushed me. I picked my hat up out of the mud and pleasantly said, 'Good morning, Mr. Ward.' Then he said, 'you're a dashety blank young blankety dash.' I smiled as pleasantly as I could, for he was an old man. Then he struck me four times and I attempted to gracefully withdraw, remarking that I had respect for his gray hairs. ThiB made him still angrier and he cailed me many vile and abusive names, at the same time insisting that every hair in his head had the gloss of the raven's wing. Finally, Your Honor, when endurance ceased to be a virtue, I hauled off wid me right and fetched 'im a clip on de snoot. He keeled over and that big hole in the back of his head was cut when he hit the sidewallk. See!"

Will Remove to Lima.

George E. Robinson is home from Lima, Ohio, and states that he will probably remove his family to that place within the next few weeks. In case of his so doing there will be a vacancy in the city Qouncil from the second ward necessitating the election of two councilmen from the second ward at the Spring election.

PART FIRST

A FEASIBLE PLAN.

A Project to Unite Flokville to Crawford*-. vllle Proper By the Opening and Kxtension of Water Street. T.

For some time past the people living just north of the Monon fill have been clamoring for better facilities for reaching the business part of the city. At present they are forced to walk in along the Monon track, not a safe or pleasant stroll at best, or else to come in by way of Whitlock avenue, a long and circuitous route. Some time ago a wild and impracticable scheme was proposed to the effect that the great Vancleave Springs ravine be bridged or filled from Dubois avenue. As it would cost somewhere near 8200,000 to execute this work no reasonable person considered it for a moment. Engineer W&ugh, however, states that by a comparatively small outlay Fiskyille can be united by the shortest route. His plan is to open and extend Water street. Although few persons know it Water street is now open nearly to the Monon station. Mr. Waugh states that the street could be extended east of and parallel to the Monon tracks to the Mcijon fill. At the fill the street could be graded down and made to cut along the fill side at a considerable distance below the tracks, gradually ascending to the level of Fiskville at the north end of the fill. The hill hill would be no greater, if so' great atf the Spring hill, and the drive to the city from Fiskville would thus be greatly diminished. It is said that the property owners of Fiskville would contribute liberally toward the furtherance of this project.

The Fate-of a Violin Virtuoso.

All Goose Nibble is on the qui Tive of expectancy relative to the trial of scholarly and sensitive Patsy Ruddell, whose musical taste is developed to that degree that a discord in harmony inspires within his manly bosom the high ambition to everlastingly lick the musician at fault. A' few evenings ago the Nibble's Upper Ten and otherB to the number of thirty-seven congregated at one of the fashionable flatB within convenient rushing distance of a quart Bhop, for a select and social dance. The orchestra, in the person of the Bkilled Signor Harvey Lewallen, was duly installed on a stool elevated upon an empty coal oil barrel, and. after a few prelinary scrapes the music arose with its voluptuous swell. Signor Lewellen's eyes rolled in a tine frenzy (in the direction of the growler can) and his body rocked to and fro with a regular Paderewski swing.

The instrument on which lie played Was iu Crethoim's workshops matlo. Old Stradivarius himself had put the finibhing touches on that violin (the Signor modestly calls it a fiddle) aoL the music which comes from this: ancient instrument is the rare melody from the souls of all the artists who have played it. Well, Signor Lewellen was playing as he never played before and to the soulful melody of "Old Cow Pidy Died last Friday," the Gerbriclc girls and the balance of the bon ton were floating in the dreamy waits. Suddenly, however, the orchestra saw the growler can upset by a sweeping silken train as Miss Fiarrety was swung her husky partner. Disturbed by the awful waste the Signor made a momentary break and an awful discord. In a moment Patsy Ruddle—the sensitively artistic Patsy—was at his side and knocked him from his exalted throne. The career of Harvey Lewellen would probably have ended right there had not others interfered. As it was his head and violin were both broken.

City Central Committee.

The Republicans of Crawfordsville met last Friday and elected one committeeman from each precinct in the city. The elections resulted as follow:

First ward—Thomas Boraker, G. W. Wassou, J.( Av McClure. and W. G. Uanna.

Second ward—Wallace Linder and Charles E. Davis. Third ward—John Krug, H. G. Brown, G. S. McCluer and Thomas Scott, John H. Clements.

After these elections the committeemen met and effected the following organization.

Chairman—G. S. McCluer. Secretary—George W. Wasson. Treasurer—W. E. Nicholson.

Change ot Venae Warned.

Terre Haute Tribune: Lamb & Beasley, attorneys for the defence in the damage suit of Ed Holloway vs. the Big Four Railway Company, have asked for a change of venue from the county. Holloway is the young man from Crawfordsville who was kept in jail two months for alleged complicity in the wrecking of a Big Four train at Fontanel. His motion for a change of venue will be passed upon next week by Judge McGregor.