Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 57, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 57.

DOCTORS CHARGEO Goheen and Thain of Fort Wayne Held Responsible for the Death of MRS. MART MARHENKE Charge Filed Against Them Late Yesterday—Are in Jail Here. While the funeral of Mrs. Winnie Marhenke, a prominent Monmouth young woman, wife of Martin Mar-

henke, was held this morning at 10 o clock at the home under very sad circumstances, two prominent Fort Wayne physicians, Dr. C. M. Goheen and Dr. George Thain, languished in the Adams county jail, charged with contributing to her death. Like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky, apparently, the arm of the law dropped upon the two physicians at Fort Wayne late yesterday afternoon when they were arrested upon bench warrants issued from the Adams circuit court upon affidavits filed there yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock charging the doctors with criminal abortion which resulted in Mrs. Marhenke’s death. As soon as the warrants were issued Sheriff Durkin telephoned to Sheriff A. C. Gladieux, at Fort Wayne, who with his deputy, Herman Pranger, made the arrests at 4 o’clock, locating Dr. Goheen at his office at 1411 Wells street, and Dr. Thain at his office, 416 West Main street. The doctors were placed in jail there and Sheriff Durkin and Deputy Jesse Kelley, with Coroner D. D. Clark and Prosecutor R. C. Parrish, of this city, left here last evening on the 5:30 interurban car for Fort Wayne to take them into custody. The bond of each was fixed at $3,000. It is said that they could have furnished this in their home city, but bondsmen from this county were necessary, and they were brought here and placed in jail. Unable to Give Bond. Up until a late hour this afternoon, both doctors had been unable to give bond. It is said they have many Fort Wayne friends who would come to their aid, but as the victim lived in Adams county, the bondsmen must also live here. They will not be given a hearing until the case is called during the April term of court, just one month from today. As goon as arrested in Fort Wayne the doctors retained Fort W’ayne lawyers, who will make a brisk fight for their clients. Goheen has retained McAdams & Hartzell, and Thain the firm of Leonard, Rose & Zollars, both firms of Fort Wayne. Lee Hartzell, one of the attorneys for Goheen, arrived here at, 11:30 o’clock this morning, to make arrangements for securing bond for his client, but until a late hour this afternoon had failed to do so. He states that Goheen says he knows absolutely ! nothing about Mrs. Marhenke, and that' he has never had any professional dealings with her at all. In fact that he remembers nothing about her. Mr. Hartzell says his client is cheerful and confident that he will be acquitted. Attorney D. B. Erwin has been retained as Goheen’s local course!. A party of Dr. Thain’s friends from Fort Wayne, including a brother, are expected to arrive on the 2:30 car from Fort Wayne, this afternoon. He has asked to have the counsel of C. J. Lutz as his local attorney, and Mr. Lutz will probably consent, though what action will be taken will depend on the arrival of Thain’s Fort Wayne friends. Thain says little, it is said, but naturally maintains no knowledge of the affair. Advices are that both men declared last night that the Fort Wayne Medical society, to which they do not belong, bad framed up the case against them, but this is not true, as is well known here. Inquest Continued. At time of going to press this afternoon, a continued session of the inquest was being held at the sheriff's office. Prosecutor Parrish has a strong case again h tthe physicians and has little doubt but that he can procure a conviction. The punishment for conviction is from three to twenty-one

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years in the penitentiary, story of the Case. Mrs. Marhenke became very ill last Sunday afternoon, March 2, her death wearing hist Wednesday morning, March 5, at 8 o’clock. Rumors of a rather peculiar state of affairs in her | sudden illness and death reached the ears of the Adams county officials and an examination was immediately begun. Late yesterday afternoon Prosecutor R. c. Parrish, with Sheriff Durkin, Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelley, Coroner D. D. Clark aad several physi- ‘ inns went to the Marhenke home, at Monmouth, to held a post-mortem examination. Coroner D. D. Clark held the inquest at 2 o’clock and the other, physicians accompanied him, inOONTINUEIx ON SAGE FOUR • ——o- — — COURT HOUSE NEWS Archie P. Hardison Appointed Guardian of Mrs. Mary Pine Today. SUITS ARE DISMISSED — Woods Divorce Case is Set for Trial on St. Patrick’s Day. The petition of Clement L. V. Michael for a guardian for Mary Pine, was granted, evidence showing that •he is aged and on account of physical infirmity, incapable of managing her .own estate. The'prosecuting attorney 'entered appearance for her, and Heller, Sutton & Heller appeared for the plaintiff. A certificate by Dr. O. M. Graham was filed, showing that the defendant was unable to appear in court in person. Upon recommendation. Archie P. Hardison was appointed guardian and filed • S7OO bond. The prosecutor was allowed $lO and the plaintiff s attorneys sls. I The widow of Charles H. Kerridge made affidavit that his estate was less than SSOO, filing inventory and appraisement thereof, and asking that it be set off to her. — 1 In the Meyers-Miller partition case, a motion was filed by the plaintiff to separate causes of defendant set out in additional answer. This was overruled and exceptions taken by the plaintiff. Ten days’ time was given to file the bill of exceptions. A motion by the plaintiff to strike out parts of additional answer of all defendants was overruled and exceptions taken by plaintiffs. — I In the Taylor partition case, a written dismissal of the cause was filed by Mary French as to her interest in (Coautruen on Fage 2)

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Decatar, Indiana. Friday Evening, March 7, 1913.

THE FORD PLANT Was Thoroughly Inspected by Crowd of Visitors, Incuding Decaturites. WELL ENTERTAINED Went on Special Pullman and Were Banquete^— An Interesting Trip.

Cashier C. A. Dugan, of the First jNational bank, J. H. Stewart of this' office and Simon Moore, local agent for the Ford automobile, returned home this morning from a delightful trip, as guests of the Ford company. With a party of perhaps three hundred Indiana men, including bankers, newspaper men and salesmen for the well known and popular-priced car, they went to Detroit, where they spent Thursday In going through the Ford factory and were royally entertained. The party from here went to Bluffton Wednesday evening, from there to Fort Wayne by traction, and there boarded a special Pullman train for Detroit. They arrived there Thursday morning and after being breakfasted at the Wayne hotel were taken immediately to the factory, where they spent the entire day. The Ford factory is th<e most wonderful plant of Its kind In the world and the trip was educational, as well as delightful. At noon a luncheon was served in the factory, the crowd being swelled to 500 by the arrival of delegations from Ohio and Pennsylvania. In the evening a banquet was given at the Tullar hotel and for many hours the guests were fed and instructed in the merits of the Ford. Norval A. Hawkins, general sales manager, told the story of the Ford, more wonderful as he puts l it, than that of Aladdin and his lamp.! Organized ten years ago from the out-' put of a few hundred cars' it has grown to more than' 200,000 per year. The factory etn- 1 ploys 18,161 men ant! the montly pay roll is $700,000. The factory covers 65 acres and is considered the most complete in the entire world. During’ the month of January the factory I shipped 17,601 cars, the business amounting to $9,000,000. In spite of the wonderful equipment the factory cannot even come close to keeping up with the orders and they have on file at this time orders for 43,714 cars. It is estimated that 35,000 freight cars will be required to move the Ford' automobiles during 1913. No cars are! stored in the Ford factory. They are immediately roaded for shipment upon completion and the output each day is hauled away the same day it is loaded to make room for the trains OONTIN"LT? PAGft THREE I

BURIAL AT GENEVA. Body of Former Geneva Oil Worker Taken There For Burial. The burial of Frank Schonover, a former worker in the Geneva oil fields, took place at Geneva, the body being brought from Kelfer, Oklahoma, where his death occurred. The Geneva Herald says: "On last Sunday evening occurred the death of Frank Schonover at Kelfer, Okla. He had just gone to town to buy some things and he was passing a place that some man was attempting to rob and the man doing the robbing fired just ns Frank passed strlcking him some where near the stomach shooting an artery in two. Frank lived but half an hour after being shot. The shot that hit and killed Frank went through a partition and a door before hitting him. The man that did the shooting is held in jail at Kelfer.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Dr. S. P. Hoffman Gave Interesting Talk on the Alimentary Tract AT THE HIGH SCHOOL Basket Ball Team Leaves at Noon for Marion—Play Tonight. One of the very instructive talks of the weekly lectures of the hygiene course was given this morning before the high school by Dr. S. P. Hoffman, who spoke before the students on “The Alimentary Tract.” He gave a thorough description of this part of the anatomy, and of its care and the diseases that it is subject to, branching out into a general talk on hygiene. I His discourse was a very learned and practical one, and was heard with deep interest. The high school basket ball team, accompanied by its coach, Professor Worthman, left at noon today over the Erie for Marion, where this evening, they will meet the fast Marion team. The local boys defeated Marion here a couple of months ago, and expect to carry off the honors again. The Decatur boys’ team comprises Robert Peterson, Dan Tyndall, Dan Falk, Kenneth Vancil, Leland Frank and Frank Lose. PASTRY SALE. Section 1 of the Christian Ladies’ Aid society will hold a pastry sale Saturday, March 15, at the gas office.

FORMER 'RESIDENT Os Decatur Passes Away at Home of Daughter in Fort Wayne. MRS. S. McCONNEHEY Dies of Complication of Diseases—An Aunt of Mrs. C. L. Walters. Word was received by Mrs. C. L. Walters this noon of the death of her aunt, Mrs. Sarah McConnehey, at Fort Wayne. Mrs. McConnehey was well known to the plder residents of this city, having, with her husband, made their home in the south part of the city until Mr. McConnehey’s death about eighteen years ago after which she went to live with her daughter, Mrs. J. C. Moore, of East Main street, Fort Wayne, and at which place she passed away this morning from a complication of diseases, superinduced largely from asthma. Mrs. McConnehey’s maiden name was Mi'ss Sarah Fisher, and was born April 14, 1827, being at the time of her death, 85 years of age. Early in life she was married to Abraham Young. Several years later, Mr. Young died and on July 5, 1857, she was married to David McConnehey. To this union was born three children, John McConnehey of Montana, Mrs. Ed Mann of Kansas, and Mrs. J. C. Moore of Fort WaWyne, all of whom are living, to mourn the 'departure of the mother from this life; ’also a step-son, William H. McConne--1 hey, of this city. The husband and I one daughter have preceded her in | death. A sister, Mrs. Lydia Jordan, I of Mercer county, Ohio, also survives. The funeral services will be held from the home of the daughter in Fort ■Wayne Sunday morning and the body , will be brought to this city on . the 2:30 car. The funeral party will proceed to the Union Chapel cemetery, where interment will be held. o— CITY TEAM DEFEATED. I | The local Independents met their "Waterloo” Thursday evening at Ossian when they played the City team at that place in a game of basket ball. The score resulted in a victory for the Ossian team of 45 to 14. This makes a game apiece for each of the teams and the third game will probably be played on neutral floor, but just where this will be has not yet been decided. o MRS. MYERS VERY LOW, The condition of Mrs. Elizabeth Myiers was reported as being very low I and all the children were summoned ito her bedside.

SAT FOR THEIR PICTURES. A pretty picture of the high school girls’ basket ball team will adorn the | High School Booster paper in a short , time. Tills will be taken from the i picture for which the girls sat yester|day at the Moser studio. The high school pennant formed a background, the following girls forming the group: ; Leah and Veda Hensley, Ada Stevens, ! Dorothy Dugan, Grace Butler, Glennys . Mangold, Mary Frisinger, Lydia Bieneke, Crystal Kern, and Miss Clara Williams, the last named being the coach. Miss Veda Hensley as captain, held the ball, which was adorned with the letters, D. 11. S. and the girls all wore purple and gold ribbons in their hair. GARNISHEE BILL Is Now the Most Interesting Bill on its Way Through the Legislature. HAS PASSED HOUSE i Causes Big Discussion in Senate—Merchants of the State Making Fight. INDIANAPOLIS, March 7.—Garni- ! shee is the red flag of the 1913 legie- . lature of Indiana. Some legislator is : certain to froth and tear around at the mere mention of the word. It has apparently caused andying hatred between former friends and members of the same party. What does it all mean? The Weidler garnishee bill, which I has passed in the house, is pending jin the senate to-day. If it becomes , a law a creditor could collect ten per ( cent. of a person’s wages before the debtor himself receives his wage. Merchants demand the bill to collect debt owing them. The labor element in the legislature oppose the bill, claiming that everywhere such a bill has passed the privilege of digging into a man’s pay envelope has [been abused. Credit has been extend■ed carelessly, they declare, because ! the merchants know they make the 'law their collector. If a merchant ■ takes a chance with the buyer, that’s , his concern and not the state’s, is the labor argument. The bill by Representative Weidler, of South Bend, provides for the collection of not more than 10 per cent, of the wages, debt, earnings, salary, income from trust funds, or profits due a debtor against whom there has been obtained a judgment on a contract for necessaries of life furnished ,a family or members thereof. The creditor could collect ten per cent. (Conttßum. on Page 2)

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CHILDS LIFE CRUSHED OUT Carl, Four-year-old Son of Simeon Hains, Has Life • Crushed Out BY TILE WAGON Passed Over the Babe’s Chest—Lived But a Few Minutes. Carl, four-year-old son of Simeon ' Hains, the well known meat dealer, had his life crushed out this afternoon at 3:30 oclock. The accident happened in front of the Hains residence, corner of Adams and Line streets, when a heavily-loaded wagon load of tile, driven by F. L. Kukelhan, of northeast of the city, passed over the little boy’s chest. Death, It is thought, was Instant. i i Mr. Kukelhan was driving east on Adams street coming from the Krick & Tyndall tile factory. As he reached Line street, he met a friend driving a tile wagon west and stopped to talk to him. They talked about ten minutes and then both started to drive on. Mr. ‘ Kukelhan had driven about twenty I feet when bls wagon gave a bump and I looking under it, was horrified to see the mangled body of the child. It is said the Hains boy, with another child, had been playing in the ( streets and had been hopping on passi ing tile wagons. It is presumed that i when Mr Kukelhan stopped, the child I iiad crawled under the wagon and hung onto the coupling pole, and that ( he then lost his hold and fell in the I way of the rear wheels, one of which i passed over his body. The child who 1 was with him at the time of the accident, ran down an alley and has not I j yet been found, at time of going to press. I It is said Mr. Kukelhan was in no ' way to blame, as he did not know the | children were near, or that they were . on the wagon. j The body was taken into the home land physicians called, but it is thought that death was instant, and all efforts 'to resuscitate him proved unavailing. The little boy was the eldest of a family of three children. Bernard, aged three, and Alice, aged six months, I survive.