Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 251, Decatur, Adams County, 23 October 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 251.

VERDICT OF MURDER IN LINDSEY CASE

NEW TANGLE IS DEVELOPING IN M’CRAY AFFAIR State Board of Agriculture Did Not Know What McCray Wanted With the Money. mystery about loan Governor Gave Personal Security for Money Intended for Bank Deposit. Jndanapolls, Ind., Oct. 23—Another complex situation developed today in the already tangled financial afairs of Governor McCray a the result of Governors McCray's declaration, in answer to a bankruptcy petition, that he had borrowed $155,000 from the state board of agriculture. Admission that the state board of agriculture gave McCray $155,000 in checks and that the board had no positive knowledge of what the governor did with the money was made by I. Newt Brown, secretary-treasurer of the board. Brown said McCray gave collateral on the amount, but would not name the nature of the security. He had previously maintained that the money was intended for deposit in McCray's bank at Kentland, and failed to clear up the reason why it would be necessary for McCray to give personal security for money intended for deposit in tlie bankThe sum was repaid to the state board shortly before the governor's financial crash. Brown Refuses To Talk Brown was asked whether it was not true that McCray appeared before the board as president of the Discount and Deposit bank of Kentland, which is now in the hands of a receiver, and gave reason to believe the money would be deposit'll in his bank. Brown nodded his head in the affirmative and instantly said: "I'm not saying anything about this matter now, There will be plenty of time to speak of this later.” William M. Jones, a member of the financial committee of the board ot agriculture, declared he knew nothing of a loan to Governor McCray. Records of the board of agriculture show that the following deposits were made with the Discount and Deposit State bank: June 2, $285,000; June 8. $25,000; June 11. $50,000; June 27. $25,000; July 13, $30,000. The first two deposits, it has been explained were authorized by the executive committee ot the board, and the last three were authorized by Harry N. Moberly. Shelbyville, president of the board, and by Brown, the s'-cretary-treasurer. The entire $155,000 was returned to Hie board August 23 through a certit irate of deposit in the National t'ity bank of Indianapolis, of which James P, Goodrich, one of the contributors to the $350,000 pool raised for McCray, is president. Kentland Bank Is Sued Kentland, Ind., Oct. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Continental National bank of Indianapolis has brought suit in the Newton circuit court against the Discount and Deposit bank of Kentland on two notes totaling $12,350 Indorsed by Governor McCray. The Indianapolis bank says it turned the two notes over to the Kentland bank for collection, with instruction to protest them if not Paid upon maturity. The Kentland bank failed to do this, according to the complaint, and 'ltd not notify the Indianapolis bank of non-payment or return the notes. — o CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat; Dec. $1.06%; May $1.10%; July, $1.07%. Corn: Dec. 73%c; May ? l%c; July 71%c. Oats: Dec. 41%c, May 44e; j u ] y 43% c . Mrs. Cal Peterson and Mrs. John Everett spent the day in Fort Wayne visiting friends. |

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Mrs. J. S. Peterson Heard Lloyd George’s Address Mrs. John S. Peterson, of this city, mid her son. Robert Peterson, of In 'dlanupolis were among the large an- | 'Hence which heard Lloyd George | speak in the Cadle tabernacle at Indianapolis last night. They had splendid seats in the big tabernacle , and enjoyed the talk given by the former premier of Great Britian very much. Robert, being an ox-soldier, was one of the ushers. LLOYD GEORGE AT HARDING'S TOMB — Calls on Mrs. Harding; Goes On To Cleveland; Cheered At Indianapolis. 1 By LAWRENCE MARTIN. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Marion. 0.. Oct. 23.—David Lloyd' George today bowed at America's newest shrine—the tomb where liar1 ding lies. 1 Arriving here early this morning from Indianapolis, I Joyd George was ' to drive to the cemetery at an early hour, while Dame Margaret, his wife, and Miss Megan, his daughter, called 1 on Mrs. Harding. The British statesman was to make 1 only the briefest visit to Marion, spending only three-quarters of an 1 hour off his train, which was to leave ' shortly after 8 a. m. for Cleveland. He was to place a wreath at the : tomb, expressive of his homage to the memory of the late president. Arriving in Cleveland shortly be1 fore noon. Lloyd George faced another strenuous program. He was not certain early toady just what functions he would attend in Cleveland. He understands now the desire of the American people to see him, and he wants to gratify it to the ftxllest ex- . tent in keeping with his physical strength. Cheered At Indianapolis. Lloyd George carried away with bis from Indianapolis the memory of one of his most thrilling meetings, for he was cheered longer and more i vociferously there by an audience of ' 10,000 than at any other speech of his tour when he said in ringing tones: . “As one who was through all the horrors ot the last war. 1 will raise my voice as long as I am able to say •There must be no more war.' ” He said that if Briatain and the , United States did not complete the work of just and fair play which they began by entering the world war, that Europe would have “a merry-go-round of the devil,” with wars breeding more war i The train from Indianapolis arrived here before dawn. A party of MaI rion citizens, all old friends and school mates of the late Warren G. Harding, went to meet the former , premier at his train and escort him through the little city by automo- , bile. The party was to stop first at Marion cemetery and then go on to White Oak farm, where Mrs. Florence Harding is living with the family of Dr. C. K. Sawyer, personal physician of her late husband. It was the former premier's first visit to Ohio, “birthplace of presidents.” and he took considerable '* pride in his ability to name over the *' several presidents whose lives were ' intimately connected with the hirftory ’ of the Buckeye state. — —• ! Tools Stolen From Decatur Foundry Plant Last Night S Thieves broke into the Decatur ' Foundry, Furnace, and Machine com- ' pany’s plant in the southwest part ot ithe city last night and stole tools 'valued at nearly SIOO. The tools J stolen belonged to Jacob Tester. A tool case was taken also. ‘l The theft, was discovered when ' the plant was opened at 6:30 o’clock tire morning. Entrance to the building was made through a window, which had been pried open. It is believed that thte thieves did not enter the office of the building. Joel Rey- . nolds. chief of police, was notified and he made a thorough investiga-i-tion. Fresh automobile tracks leading up to the building, indicated that | the thieves had traveled in a car.

TWO FIRES OCCUR IN ADAMS COUNTY House Destroyed North of City; Lutheran School Near Preble Damaged. The house occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pearson, on a farm rented from Strauss Brothers of Ft. Wayne, j 3 miles north of Decatur on th<* Fuelling road in Root township, was I completely destroyed by fire at seven ; o’clock last evening. The fire originated from a defective flue on the second floor and before I the fire was noticed the upstairs was I a mass of flames. Mr. and Mrs. Pear- ' son were able to move part of their : furniture from the first floor, but everything upstairs, including beds ' and clothing, was burned. The house was a heap of ashes this ; morning and it is not known how much, if any. insurance was carried by the owners of the farm house. Mr. Pearson carried a polic y on his house hold goods with the Suttles-Edwards company of this city and this morning Mr. Suttles went to the place and adjusted Mr. Pearson’s loss, he having his furniture only partially insured. Lutheran School On Fire. The Lutheran parochial school (Continued on page Jv-t CLUB WOMEN IN ANNUAL MEETING Indiana Federation of Women’s Chibs Meeting at Evansville, Indiana. Evansville, Oct. 23. — The annual convention of the Indiana E’ederation of Women's clubs opened here to-daj with several speakers of prominence in the national federation scheduled to deliver addresses. Members of the board of directors, the credentials committee and the executive committee held a preliminary meeting this morning to complete ar rangements. The assembly wiil be formally called to order tonight by Mrs. Hamet D Hinkle. Following the evening meeting there will me an informal reception for the state officers and district representatives. Federation officers and district chairmen will make their reports Wednesday morning and nominations for new officers will be made. A general program of addresses and discussions will occupy the remainder of the program for Wednesday and Thursday. The election board will make its report and the new officers will be installed just before adjourn ment on Friday evening. Among the subjects for discussion at the meeting are uniform marriage and divorce laws, and general ques tions of education and federation organization. SEEGARPAYS FINE; RELEASED Bluffton .Jail Breaker Pays SIOO and Costs and Obtains His Freedom. Bluffton. Oct. 23—Payment of his fine of SIOO and costs late Saturday afternoon gave to Frank Seegar, who was arrested last week by officers at Muskegon Heights, Michigan, after having been a fugitive from the Wells county jail since last January. The money was sent here by him. Seegar's 30-day penal farm sentence was suspended by Mayor Thompson at the time it was given, but. he was committed to jail until the fine was paid, and shortly afterwards made his escape along with Joe Mercer by crawling through a hole used to pass food to the prisoners. Seegar is now working in Michigan.

Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday, October 23, 1923.

FLIRTING COMES HIGH ♦ I Houston, Tex.. Oct. 23. —Judge! SJim Reeves today set the price of j ! flirting in Houston at sls a wink.} | J. D. Hartsfield testified, “Aw,| ,|II just winked once." j I "$15,” pronounced Reeves. | I * LOYAL GERMANS ATTACK FORCES I OF SEPARATISTS Citizens Loyal To Old Govi ernment Drive Forces of New Republic Back. FRENCH TO INTERVENE ' Sending Troops To Stop Fighting; Movement Is Now Serious. BULLETIN ; fU P Sts" Oor-''•nond'-’H Brussels. Oct. 2.3 (Special Io Daily Democrat) -Messages' 1 from Duren todav forecast that the boundaries of the separatist state will include all German territory on the left bank of the i Rhine and an area extending .3.3 miles on the right bank, begin-} ning at the Baden frontier? I Aix -La - Chapelle dispatches | said the Rhineland republic continues to extend its sway with little bloodshed. Berlin, Oct. 2.3.—Violent fighting between loyal Germans and separatists broke out todav in Aix-La-Chapelle and Muenchen-} i Gladbach, according to dis-. ( patches here. Citizens loyal to the reich attacked the forces of the newly (Continued on Page six) SENTENCED FOR CHILD DESERTION Lewis Cline Draws Sentence of From 1 to 3 Years In i State Reformatory. t Lewis Cline, 27. was sentenced to . serve from one to three years in the r Indiana Reformatory, at Pendleton, and disfranchised for three years, i by Judge Jesse C. Sutton, in circuit court yesterday evening, on a charge I of child desertion. Two other charges I one for wife desertion and one for . child desertion, are still pending against Cline in the circuit court. Affidavits charging wife and child j desertion were filed against Cline by , his father-in-law, Dan Kerr, of near Geneva, on January 17, 1923. It was charged that he deserted his wife and child shortly after the child was born. Cline entered a plea of guilty to the charge of child desertion on April 9. 1923, and the court issued an order for Cline to pay $9 per I month for the support.of the child. This order was secured by a bond furnished by Cline. The payments for the support of the child were not made by Cline and $l7O was due when j ; lie was brought into court yesterday. Attorney Eichhorn of Bluffton, appeared for Cline in court yesterday. As the defendant could show no good 4 cause for failing to make the pay- . nients, the court ordered his bonds- , men to pay the amount due and sent fenced Cline to the reformatory. Cline j . was ordered to pay the costs of the , court action, also. The charge of wife desertion, which . was filed last January was dismissed : on motion of the prosecution recently. | . The other two charges were filed this} mouth. Cline has been employed in I a local factory. — o i —- Weather Fair tonight and Wednesday; continued cool; heavy frost tonight.

DEATH ENDS A LONG ILLNESS Mrs. Dorlha Ann Swank Dies At Home In Bobo; 11l for Several Years. Dortha Ann Teeple Swank, well known resident of Bobo died at her home in that town at 7 o'clock last n'ght. following an extended illness of complication of diseases. Mrs.' Swank had been ill for the past few years and for many months had been , bedfast and practically helpless. Her son. Frank Swank, who lived with her had devoted bls entire time during the last six months to caring for his mother, as oily a child can 1 do. Mrs. Swank, a daughter of Samuel and Ijtura Teeple, was born in Ad-' ams county. December 3, 1852. She spent her entire life in this county. Her husband died three years ago. The following children survive: i Frank, at home; Mrs. Minnie Samples. of near Rockford. Ohio; Erwin, of Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Rose Lindgren, of Chicago; and Charles, of ‘Huntington. There are four grandchildren and the following brothers 'and sisters: Mrs. Lilly Ditzler, and Mrs. Mary Musgrave, both ot' Markle; (Continued on page twol FEW HAVE PAID THEIR TAXES VET Eleven Days Left To Pay Fall Installment Before Becoming Delinquent. With only eleven more days in I which to pay the fall installment of. 'taxes without the ten per cent pen . 'ally being added. County Treasurer Hugh Hite has received less than SSO. j 000 of the approximate $450,000 due by Monday, November sth. The books of the treasurer showed that $47. 000 had been collected up to Monday j evening of this week. Mr. Hite states that the taxpayers wait until the last few days to pay their taxes and that next week would be the busy week. One day last year the treasurer received $90,000, the largest amount ever received in a single day. A majority of the taxpayers make their remittance by checks. Those who wish to find out what their fall 'taxes amount to are urged to call at the treasurer’s office this week and if , possible pay them now. The Saturday before the last Monday is always one of the heaviest days at the treasurer's office. The total taxes for the year amount i to over nine hundred thousand dollars all taxes for state, county, or town, township or school boards being paid at the county treasurer’s office. The treasurer’s office will be open from eight in the morning until five in the evening. MONROE BAND IS ORGANIZED New Musical Organization Consists of Twenty-four Talented Members. Monroe, Oct. 23. — (Special To Daily Democrat). —At the meeting held at j the town hall for the purpose of organizing a brass band for Monroe Ithe organization was perfected with 1 24 members, under the leadership of } Prof. Bliss, of Geneva .and on Wednesday night of this week, the first ' rehersal will take place. The band will start playing dasic music a-t once, as all members are experienced musicians who have been under the instructions of Prof. Bliss for some time in the school orchestra. However, the orchestra will continue to exist and Monroe can boast of two real musicial organizations under one directorship.

William Mesel Pays Fine For Speeding At Portland William Mesel, of Geneva, who I has been substituting in th« place of W. H. Ludy. operator nt the G. R. & 1. station here, was arrested yesterI day by Chief of Police Huey on a : charge of speeding, and paid a fine jin the court of 'Squire A. G. Lewis I this afternoon. Mesel sa'd he was 1 late to his work and was trying to; get to the station on time, coming here from Geneva. The charge against him says he was speeding on North Meridian street. — Portland I Commercial Review. ALASKA TO BE DISCOSSED HERE “Possibilities of Alaska” Is Subject of Lecture At Presbyterian Church. On Wednesday evening of this week, in connection with the School , .of Missions being conducted at the i Presbyterian church, a stereoptican i lecture “The Possibilities of Alaska." will be given. This great country, purchased from Russia by Seward then Secretary of i State, was considered only a great "ice-chest." But America today, in- , stead of calling it "Seward's (Folly,” has come to realize it is “Seward’s | Gold Mine." We are all acquainted with -the great rush for gold which was made to the shores of this country a few years ago by adventurous prospect-j ors. The output of veins opened in j these regions have exceeded their fondest expectations. Much of the fur which has kept us in style the past few years have come from the backs of animals that have lived in this region. The natives of this country are 'captivating people. Their dog teams which pull their sleds so swiftly over | the snow, their small igloos built front snow and ice which serve as 1 homes for them, their great love for i the out-of-doors, their congeniality, I and generosity, all make them interesting to us. They are our brothers under the same flag. The missionary story of these people reads like fiction stories of such people as Sheldon Jackson. S. Hall Young, Miss McFarland, Dr. and Mrs. Spence, who first penetrated these regions with the Gospel message make our blood tingle. The story of these people will be illustrated tomorrow night with 88 beautifully colored slides. The lecture will begin promptly at 7:45. No admission will he charged. Proceeding this, the usual. mission study classes will be conducted at 7 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to I attend either or both of these features. Dates Set For Notre Dame Games In East Next Year New York. Oct. 23. —Notre Dame will meet the Army and Princeton on j successive Saturdays again next year. I it was announced here. The Notre Dame eleven will play the Army here on Oct. 18 and will play Princeton on ! Oct. 25. • Judge Lindsey To Refuse To Give Information -l-.e Denver. Oct. 23—(Special to Daily - Democrat. Judge Ben B. Lindsey} will refuse to tell a Denver county | grand jury what he knows of illegal operations performed in the city. District Attorney Van Gise issued j a summons to Lindsey to appear before a grand jury at 10 a. tn. tomor- j row to substantiate his statement that Denver's birth rate had been cut 50 percent by such operations. “I will not violate confidence of girls and women in my court." Lindsey said. “I feel sure grand jury wall question me in this action.” Lindsey reiterated his sensational declaration that the murder list from illegal operations on women was appalling. He said he believed it would reach more than a million annually in the United States.

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WIFE OF FORMER ADAMS CO. MAN WAS MURDERED Coroner’s Jury In Michigan Names Ralph Lindsey. As Probable Murderer. CONFINED IN THE JAIL Murder Charge Lik»*Jv To Be Filed Agains 4 Him Within Few Days. Sturgis. Mich., Oct. 2-3. (Special to Dailv Democrat.)—Hazel Lindsev, 27. of near this city, formerly of Adams county, Indiana, was murdered on September 26. 1923. according to a verdict returned today by a coroner’s jury which made an inI vestigation of the death. Ralph 1 Lindsey, the husband, or some I other person unknown, was the murderer, according to the verdict. The verdict was returned by the coroner’s jury this morning, after deliberating for forty-five minutes. The verdict read as follows: “We find that Hazel Lindsey was killed by a revolver shot in the forehead fired by Ralph Lindsey, or some person I unknown.” Lindsev is still confined in the county jail at Centerville without bail, on a charge of | carrying concealed weapons. It } was stated todav that a charge of murder likely will be filed against him before long. The coroner's investigation was held at Burr Oak. a small town near the Lindsey home. Dr. Cook, coroner of Kalamazoo county, who had reviewed the previous evidence, hoard the testimony given today and ho i stated that in his opinion Mrs. Lindsey was murdered. Mrs. Neva Nickell. 17, said to be the “other woman" in the case, was called to the witness stand again this morning and she told of her love affair with Lindsey, how they had planned to elope on two different occasions. Mrs. Lindsey was killed at her home five miles from this city, on September 26. According to the story told by Lindsev. he was putting his car in the garage when he heard a revolver shot in the house. Rushing upstairs ho found his wife's lifeless body on the floor with a revolver lying nearby. Ho drove to Sturgis where he notified the police of the shooting. He has been in jail since then. He was to have had a hearing on the charge of carrying concealed weapons last Saturday, but the case was continued, pending the verdict by the coroner’s jury. o Lloyd George Advises Against Labor Party P-oss Porronondcnt > Indianapolis. Oct. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—ln a conference ' with Ind’ana labor leaders yesterday, Lloyd George advised against the. formation of a labor party, citing England's experience with an organided labor party as an argument for his position. “Greater good for the working tnan can he accomplished by the wise direction of the older parties." lie said. i . Year-Old Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Melcher Dies Morris O. H. Melcher, year-old son I of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Melcher, died at the family home four miles north of Decatur in Root township, at 5 o'clock yesterday evening. The child which was born ou October 24. 1922. | had been ill since birth. Besides the ' parents, one brother, George, age 6 years. and one sister. Naomi, age f(»“r [ years survive. Funeral services will be held from the home at 1:30 o'clock . Thursday al'ternon and from the St. Peters Lutheran church at 2 o'clock. Burial will take place in the St. Peters cemetery.