Decatur Democrat, Volume 35, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 29 May 1891 — Page 1

VOLUME XXXV.

Bound Over I The Mayor Binds the Murderers Over to the Adams <> Circuit Court. The Evidence Convincing as to the Cause of Daisy Reynold’s Death, And to the Conviction ot the Burly Nigger and His Com- - panions 1 ■ As the Guilty Parties ro the Horrible Deed Committed in this County. A Full Report of the Evidence as Brought Out at the Preliminary. The Prisoners Unable to Secure Bail are Hemaned \to Jail. As stated in the Democrat last Friday the preliminary trial of Lige Holland and wife and Andy Pickering and wife for the murder ot Daisy Reynolds would occur in the afternoon of that day; By noon the streets were crowded with people from Willshire, Ohio City and other points to hear the trial, and about the court house it was one continual jam. About two o’clock the prisoners were brought into the court room, v> hich was crowded with people, standing room was at a premium, all being eager to catch a glimpse of the prisoners who had been taken seats near their attorneys, Erwin & Mann, A. P. Beatty and L. C. Devoss. • S‘- •

The prisoners Were very attentive during the trial and seemed to take in the evidence as it was being adduced as though they were there simply as witnesses. Only once or twice did the colored man, Holland, evince much concern, and that was when the little girl, Clara Jay, was on the witness stand. The little girl, who is only eleven years of age, told of the young lady coming there, how long she was side, when she died and other cii cumstanc<.s in a straight forward man y ner. She is very bright, and although the 1 attorneys wrangled a great deal while she was giving her testimony, she held up well under the trying circumstances. When court had opened up Mayorßeed made a few remarks to the audience requesting them to be quiet as possible so alj might Jiear the evidence iq thp y (&se. After the had finished Mr. Erwin rnadp a mot jon to qtiash the sffi - davit, which was overruled by the court. The prisoners each and severally pleaded not guilty to the charge of manslaughter, and the trial then proceeded. J. Fred France, the deputy prosecuting attorney, w..s assisted by C. M. France in the prosecution. The first witness for the state was JOHN H. VANATTA, Brother-in-law of the dead girl, who testified about'as follows: I live at W'llshjre. phio; was sen): for Nfav efijh to get remajns pf Paisy Reynolds; nqAn'named Bqgmier jnfor ned me and direct d us to the place; Went over on thp ig»h accompanied by ». William Patterson, undertaker; found her ftt Holland’s hopse on cooling board qn |wq chairs back of stpve; ppt thp regains jn caskpt and took thpm to Willshire; Paisy was huyied on May nth; was iqtbrmc 1 that she died May Qth at 2:30 p. m ; three colored people wpre at the housp when J went there; recognized the re mains as that of Daisy Reynold’s; it was in Adams county, Indiana. Mr. Vanatta was cross examined by Hon. R, K. Erwin, and testified as fol , sows: Knew the young lady; she lived at ■\yillsh|re with he tn th ' , Mr . Del'inger; the was py ccgupatj :n a school teacher; she had teaefied three ‘terms, the last one peing ip the colored settlement; she bparded at a colored man’s house named sh? egme home eyer/ tW9 ft^eVtj by thp naq> " pimp |jqme witfa Jjer several time ; she teached three p] otlt bs term; tfae school was about four miles from Willshire, did not know where she was until I seen her a corpse; heard from her at Pleasant Mills, where she was about ten days; got a letter postmarked New Corydon, May 4’h; did not state where she was; heard nothing further until notified she was dead; she Wrtnf t,q Ml 1 ! 8 I9‘h of April |ridU.cr 6h‘|eft lheie; fanr|y consisted of mother, step father and step-sisters and brothers; found her at Holland’s house, where Patterspn snd my sell were directed by a mgn Bqgmier; she went to visit Mrs, Troutner, her aunt, at Pleasant Mills; she was there about ten days; she went t Cralgvitfe on Saturday to visit her uncle, Mr. Miller.

The Decatur Democrat.

Re-examined by the prosecutor: I know where Dai y Reynolds is buried. T. he next witness called was DR. J. S. BOYERS, Os this city, who was the surgeon in charge of making the examination of the body of Daisy Reynolds, at Willshire, on Thursday of last week. We are unable to give his testimony in full, but give the most important which is about as follows: Have practiced medicine and surgery tor the past nine years; was called to take part in holding an inquest on remains of Daisy Reynolds; found body at the graveyard; she was about twenty two years of age; body was in a good state of perserva-. tion considering the time it was buried; face was dark and swollen; body was but little decomposed, although surface was a little dark; body was in good state of flesh; breasts ot dark brown color and other indications showed pregnancy; found blood stains on the drawers and between the limbs; made .m <xamination; -found internal cavities highly congested; made an incision in the stomach from the naygldown; womb abnormally large for the virgin; the left ovary being red or congested, showing that inflammation had set in; the right ovary the sone but not in such a marked degree; the womb about fiye inches long and three and a half wide; examired mouth of womb and found it slightly lacerated laterh ;on making incision of womb to top back found an abrasion two and a half by three inches on posterior wall and s veal smaller ones; found puncture of womb extending back and down about two inches in length and almost passing through the posterior walls; further back several sight impressions in the posterior walls of the womb. I am not able to determine whether they had been m.ide with an i .str ment or not, though the first large punctured wound showed every evidence of having been made b_. fi reed puncture by a blunt instrument somewhat smaller than a lead pencil; in iny opinion she died from hemorrhage of the embotrinitus and perotrinitus; she was pregnant with child and a foetus hid passed five or seven days before her dea h; indications pointed to the fact that medicine had also b-.en given. Cross examined—Djd not- examine stomach; found puncture in womb; hemorrhage before and after foetus had passed, The examination in this line was about the same as in the direct questioning. Re-examined —If patient had taken cathartics the substance passing would indicate diarrhoea, and a r req jtnt discharge of bowels.

CLARA JAY. The little.elevcn-yeir-010 girl, who was making her home with the Hollands, was the next witness exsppingd. Hpreyidenpe is about as follows. I wqs eleyen years old last October; liv.d at Ohio City; known Holland and wjfe and Pickering and wife since last December; they lived at Ohio City; ft qtn Qhjo City so where they now live about the first of April; I came with them from Ohio City; knew Daisy Reynolds and first saw her on Monday evening; came with a man in a buggy and identified J. G. Burke as the man who brought her; two doors in the house; Daisy came in at the west door; Jose Holland and myself were foe re vfoen she carne; Daisy a&kpd “It Hollands lived therg,” and Jose said they did; she stayed there; Daisy gave the man a five dollar bill; he said he had no change and Jbse changed it; the iqan went back to Geneva; Daisy vyas sick riipraing; took medicine Thursday and Lige gave it to her; know Andy and Lizzie Pickering; Lizzie was over Friday and Saturday afternoon; Lige went to New Corydon after medicine Thursday morning; Wednesday afternoon she set up awhile; Jose a’so gave her medicine; Mrs. Pickering aljq waited on Daifjy; fo£y told fief, name was Da|sy Williams or Daisy Reynolds, I don’t know which; she said she had inflamation of the flowels; Daisy died at Hollands Saturday afternoon, May gth, at three o’clock; Lizzie, Jqae find iqyaelf were fopre vvlien she dipfo ope doctor came Friday evening after dark, and two doctors came Saturday after she was dead; didn’t know their names; Lige was at Gen< va the Saturday before Daisy came;liiKi Ffftd a e°l.or«id map named George Uuthegrove had been to see him in the woods sometime before Daisy came; after Daisy died Lige told me not to tattle everything I Cross examined—Lige got medicine from a dcctor and gave it to her; saw Lig§ and Jose give her meflicifte, thpy U|>. some nighty and gave her medicine. DR. AUGUSTUS RALSTON.

Who, testified that he was a practicing physician an<| lived at New Holland c:pnp so fop affor mpftipiue p.p, Thursday mprnfog; sajd to, me that Ifo tyanted medicinp for young lafly who was at his house; I asked fiim wha( was thq matter with her, and he said she had been wasting and had diarrhoea, that she seemed to be like a woman in a family way, but when she came to my house she was as slim as a race horse; I gave him some medicine, and he said that she hadn’t been wastii g as bad as she had been, and I gave him as so Wfha| in' 1 such ‘ cases; 'iiollifocl said she ha,d flooded; cathartics woqld act freely\»n the bowels; never seen thp giyl. At tfie conclusion of Dr ftalston’s testimony the cqurt adjourned until Saturday morning st r.ine o’clock. Holland and Pickering were again handcuffed together and wi h t ek wives and children ' were taken to jail,

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 29,1891.

The crowd of people who had been listening to the evidence in the case, then adjourned to the street corners where it was talked over and over. The prisoners while on the way to the jail were scanned by hundreds of people and many were the expressions as to the guilt of the colored Holland, who is a burly looking fellow. Saturday rbrought forth another large crowd of people to the epurt house to hear the ending of the case. Policemen stood at the ends of each isle to keep the people from crowding around the lawyers and prisoners, and it was with much difficulty that the people could be kept out, so eager were they to see and hear. The people from Willshire were not in attendance on Saturday morning, but a large number of farnfers and others from Van Wert county were in attendance, and a number of white ladies from Ohio City took seats within the railing and took care of the little colored ninnies, but If one should have asked these women if the colored kids belonged to them they would have flew into a rage in a minute. The court opened and the prisoners were brought in and the examining of witnesses begun. The first witness placed on the stand was J. G. BURK. I live at Geneva; was called on to take a young lady six or seven miles out in the country four weeks ago last Monday; I was in ferd and livery stable business; found her at the G. R. &. I. depot and took her to a house on the Fetters farm; did not know who lived there but recognize that little woman (pointing to Mrs. Holland) as being the woman at the house; they did not live on public highway; hitched my horse and we then walked about a half mile through fields to the house; the young lady got in my buggy at Geneva; she walked from the depot to the buggy; she talked to me on the way to the house; saw Mrs. Holland and the little girl (Clara Jay) at the house; they were the only persons I saw there; the young woman asked the colored lady who lived there and she was told that Holland’s lived there; she then asked me what the bill was and I told her $150; she handed me a ss.°° bill and I told her I had no change; the colored woman changed it for her; it was on Monday. Cross examined—Mr. Frank, the agent, at the G. R. & I. R. R, at Geneva, came to me and said that there was a lady at the depot who wished to be taken out the country; stopped along the rOad to X quire the wa?; uiked about the “ji tC go there and said that she had been hired to go there; she talked about teach-ing-school and said she lived at Willshire; met her qt Grenpva about 3:30 p. m; she had a package with her done up in paper with a shawl strap around it, which would weigh about twenty five pounds; I stopped near the house and she said she would go and see if the right parties lived there and went to the west door; we walked across a clearing. CLARA JAY Was then called and re-examined. I was at the house when Daisy came; she had a bundle of clothes when she came with a shawl strap around it • Llgq and Jo.se w QMId Mv qp when she wanted a drink arid woqld also turn her qyer in bed; since I have been in jail Jose and Lizzie have scolded me about telling what had happened, and told me not to tell everything J ltnpw> th©r© were two white girli; presentj they scolded and made me cry.

DANfEL ERWIN, Deputy Sheriff, was the next witness called. He gave a descrition of the May which leads to the house. It is a small log house about 16x2a sept and in one rooixi, wi|h fot»r windows a,nd two doors; house is about bight or ten feet high; PickI ering liyed about a half mile from Hol- ■ land’s house and near the road. Cross examined—l was at the house , since and searched ft. At this juncture of the preliminary hearing Prosecuting Attorney France i rested the case on the state’s part, and the attorneys for the defense then took up the : case. The first witness on the part of the defense was H. A. FRISTOE, Who testified as being the marshal of the city of Decatur; that he had signed and served the search warrant; found ar tides named therein and turned over the articles to the sheriff; Deputy Sheriff Erwin, Mr. Golden and sarp ; and a Mr. Qhft«iper hjm search the house of Holland; looked all around the house and outbuildings; found all the articles in and about the house; found knucks on a nail on west side of house behind a picture; Mr. Frlatep was further examined as to where each article found was located. DAN ERWIN Was also re-examined—Marshal Fristoe turned over letters and other articles to me. Attorney Erwin then asked that all the articles found be admitted in as evidence. - At this point in the proceedings the defense rested their case and asked permission of the court to consult with their Clients. After a . i9 w r «V n Wib s consultation they returned to the rqo.ru, and Mr. Erwin, qne of the counsel for the defense, made a motion to dismiss the cause of action as to each and all of the defendants, setting up in his plea the insufficiency of the evidence in the case to bind over any one or all of the defendants. The motion was over* ruled and Mayor Reed in a few remarks reviewed the evidence and bound the defendant* over to the circuit court in the

sum of $5,000 each. The defendants being unable to secure bond they were remanded to jail where they will remain until the next session of court w hich convenes in August next. The defendants take matters v. ry co< Uy and have very little to s.iy except to protest their innocence. The co'ored man, Holland, during the trial wh.n the articles found at his house were being exhibited took qui f e an interest in telling what was m each bottle, where it was found, and what the medicine was used for. He also wanted the watch found, as it was not the one warted in the search warrant. Daisy Reynolds when she went to Holland’s house had a lady’s gold watch, which Holland says he took to New Corydon and pawned for ten dollars. There were several other articles mentioned in the search warrant which were not found. Among the articles found by Marshal Fristoe when he searched the house and which are now in the sheriff’s hands, are the following: Pair knucks, two cakes of soap, twenty-one keys on ring, three baggage checks, one key breastpin, nine bottles containing medicine, one syringe, one tin box of salve, glass jar containing white powder, small whisky' flask, silver opened faced watch and chain case No 362,276 Elgin works, and thirteen letters. Most of the letters belonged to Daisy Reynolds. Some ol the letters contain very damag’ng evidence as to the guilt of Holland and his wife.

The young man, George Upthegrove, who seems to be one of the principal actors in this case, seems to be in good hiding, as the officers have been unable to hear anything of his whereabouts. He skipped out from Willshire soon after the death of Daisy Reynolds. He is supposed to be the person who caused the downfall of the young lady, and who made the arrangements with Holland to keep her at his house, and do the work or have it done. It matters not whether Holland and his wife done the work or not, If they were accessories to the crime they should be punished according to law. And if any other of the defendants had qny connec tion whatever with committing the terrible crime they foo should be punished. In’ this day and age of the world no person should go unpunished who is guilty of such a brutal and horrible taking off accomplished young lad” , entering upon a ’a. -, r ,vas I US J if th- 6 usefulness. And —vTC are others connected with this Case, as some believe there are, they should be hunted -down and brought to justice. So ends the first chapter of one of the most horrible and brutal murders ever committed in Adams county. Go to John Mayer lor first-class brick ißtf Miss Etta Delavan is not expected to live. Those in need of a spring suit can secure one at a great reduction at J. Niblick & Son s. -’ 9'4 George Smith and wife and W. H, Niblick and wife were at Celina the forepart of the week on a fishing excursion. Mrs, D. P. Reynolds left for her home in Kansas, last Tuesday, after a two months visit with her friends in this coun ty. Foi, Sale—Business property opposite Adams County Bank, very cheap on favorable terms. Inquire of France & Merryman. 9.4 Bowers & Co. have commenced wort oh- the France sewer. They have a large force of men at work and are pushing things right lively. G. Christen and Frank Schirmeyer left for Indianapolis last Tuesday for the pur pose of purchasing a set of books with which to equip their abstract office. Wm. Pawna, an old resident of Preble township, died last Friday and was buried from the Lutheran, church on Monday. He had resided in this county for over forty-five years. Henry Mayer is the local agent of this city for the famous Centlivre beer of Fort Wayne, and the Fred Miller beer of Milwaukee, Wis. When wanting pure beer give Henry an order. - ;o* Hon. P. S. O’Rourke, superintendent of the G. R. & I. R. R., was in the city last week, making arrangements preparatory to putting in the switch from that road to the quarries of the Decatur Stone & Lime Company and Rice & Bowers. The Democrat has received an rnvitation to attend the fourteenth annual meeting of the Indiana Music Teachers’ association to be held at Muncie, June 24th, 25th and 26th. The vice-presidents from this county are Prof. B. F. Welty, Berne, and Miss Nellie Herr, Geneva. Robison & Gillig have ordered another large stone crusher from Chicago, which will arrive in a few days. They will place in position another large engine and boiler which has become necessary on account the big contracts which they now have on hands for sfoniqg the The firm is hustling for business and seems to be getting a large share of It. During the present season, May 15th to Oct. 31st, the G. R. & I. will sell excursion tickets to Rome City and return at the following rates from Deeatur: To parties of 3 to 9, $2.35, return limit to 15 days; to parlies of 10 to 49, $2.00, return limit to 3 days;, to parties of 50 or more, $1.65, return limit to 3 days. Jeff Brysoki Agt.

Additional locals on fourth and eighth pages. Miss Cora Barnett spent Sunday with friends in Bluffton. Wanted—To rent a house of six or seven room*. Inquire at this office. Grant Gwinner and wife/ of Antwerp Ohio, are the guests of Frank Gast and f.mily. A so. ty-acre tarm for sale at a bargain or will trade for city property. Call on W. S. Hughes. ” ° 8 5 Charles Seitz has accepted a position in a factory at Willshire, Ohio, where he expects to move in a few weeks. Challies, Pension Mills skirting, embroideries and black dress goods in endless varieties at J. Niblick & Son’s. 9-4 Money to Loan—At from 6to 7 per| cent on five year’s time on improved farm and city property. Call on Schurger & Reed. 2 * Sheriff Dailey of Bluffton, was in the city Saturday evening. Jim came over to see the colored people now under arrest for murder. The Democrat contains the only authentic account of the murder of Daisy Reynolds. We have a few extra copies on hand this week. Mrs. M. J. Dawson, who has been making her home with James R. Smith, will spend a few weeks with friends in Blackford, Jay and Wells counties. ' Lewis C. Miller left last Monday for Indianapolis to attend the Grand Lodge of F. & A. M. His wife accompanied him and while there will visit friends for a few days. The Monmouth F. M. B. A. will have an open meeting, Thursday evening, June xith, to which the public are cordially invited. Good speakers and music have been secured for the occasion. Ansel Blossom, who has been acting as deputy postmaster at Battle Mountain, Nevada, for the past several months, writes to his friends that he will be here in a few weeks to make them a vfr- s ‘ John Steffin, liv’ ~ . ’ .a'g near Vera Crus least rfdiy from the effects of the accident which occurred to him a week ago last Friday by his team running away. His wife, who was thought to be seriously hurt at the time is slowly improving. Soldiers Attention—Now is the time to apply for increase, under present laws many pensioners are entitled to larger pensions than they are now receiving. No pay unless successful. James T. Merryman, 2itf Att’y and Claim Ag’t. ? The farmers of St. Marys township are complaing a great deal about dogs killing sheep. Farmers and others owning dogs should keep a look out and should they become aware that their dogs are committing depredations of that nature they should at once dispatch them to the happy hunting grounds. The farmers of Blue Creek township propose to have a fair of their own this fall. They are making arrangements to hold a fair-in that township some time in September, the exact date not yet being determined upon. The farmers of that township are hustlers and are going to have: a fair whether the Decatur people do or not. Particulars later. If you intend to paint or paper your house in the near future it will be to your interest to call on us and examine our stock of pamt and wall paper. We have a complete stock in either line, we a r e selling the Heath & Milligan paints and tinted leads which we guarantee to outwear and outspread any paint in the market. Give us a call. Sold and guaranteed by W. H. Nachtrieb. 49m3 For Sale—A fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres, in Soufo Dokata, the farm is in Beadle county, Sixteen miles south of Huron, m a rich farming country, with eighty-five acres under cultivation, a good frame house, good and all necessary out buildings, good well of water, over one hundred bearing apple trees, with plenty of small fruit. School house within onefourth of a mile. A bargain For particulars call at this office or H. S. Porter. 48tf

Silas W. Hale, of Geneva, made our office a pleasant call Saturday. He is one of the directors of the Eastern Indiana hospital for the insane, where his duties had occupied his time for several days. On Thursday and Friday he had attended the national meeting of associated chari ■ ties held at Indianapolis. On his return from thfe latter city he and his wife stopped in this city to attend the McFadden family reunion, an account of which we give in another column.— B 'uffton Banner. . 4 There are traps and poisons innumerable for abating rat plagues, but the best means of ridding a building is to frighten them at headquarters. One of the best methods of doing this is to catch two or three in a trap, and after singeing off their hair set them loose with a coating of the following Dissolve two ounces of glue, two ounces tincture of assafoetida, and two ounces potash in water, and add half an ounce of phosphorus to one mixture. Rats treated with this compound slightly heated scare their fellows, and there will be no more trouble for months. Another good plan is to scatter dry chloride of lime around and in the rat hole*,

Mrs. Judge Studabaker is growing much weaker. A. K. Grubb made a trip to Antwerp, Ohio, Saturday. The Adams County Bank will be closed Saturday, Decoration day. Wm. Danner, of Allegan, Michigan, is visiting friends here this week. The Monmouth Jubilee club will take part in Memorial Day exercises to morrow. Ask to see the job lot of fine wool dress goods we are making closing prices on at J. Niblick & Son’s. 9 4 Judson Teeple received by mail, Tuesday, a small fir tree from Rev. Eli Stoops of Spokane Falls, Washington. Dr. C. S. Clark, who occupies the room over J. H. Stone’s hardware store, has lately refitted his office room up in nice style. Dr. T. T. Dor win and Samuel Kunkle have returned from visiting old acquaintances in the eastern part of Ohio this week. S. B. Harshman, a fireman on the C. & E. was killed last Sunday night, near Ora, a station about sixty miles west of Hunt’ngton. For Sale—Dwelling ot five rooms, good barn, lot 66x132, two squares from court house. Cheap and on good terms. Inquire of France & Merryman. 9-4 John Cowan, of St. Marys township, is building a new barn 38x84 feet, one of the largest in the township. John believes in having things in proper shape for grain, hay and farming implements. Wm. Tomlinson, of Preble township, met with a very painful accident a week ago Monday. He was in the woods cutting timber and in some manner stumbled and fell onto a cross-cut saw, the teeth of which cut several deep gashes in his right leg above the knee. “Mystic C^ re ” f or rheumatism and neura radically cures in Ito 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarkable and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. Price 75c Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. 47-t Base Ball.—Opening games ot thi North Western League at Fort Wayne, Ind., Grand Rapids vs Fort Wayne, Friday, May 29, Saturday, May 30, (Decoration Day,) two games a. m. and p. m. Sunday May 31, opening of New Park, Bay City vs Fort Wayne. Special rates on all railroads. The National Loan & Investment Co., of Detroit, Mich., have organized the following local board of managers here, the organization dating from May 25th: President, John Niblick; vice-president, E. Fritzinger; secretary, F. M. Schirmeyer; treasurer, W. H. Niblick; attorney, G. Christen; directors, G. Burling and J. H. Vogelwede. Worth hundreds of dollars. My wife used only two bottles of “Mother’s Friend” before her third confinementSays she would not be without it for hundreds of dollars. Had not half as much trouble as before. Dock Miles, Lincoln Parish, La. Write the Bradfield Reg. Co., Atlanta, Ga., for further particulars. Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. m Commencing June Ist, the G. R. & I. will resume sale of summer excursion tickets to northern points at following rates: Decatur to Traverse City, sl2 30; to Petosky, sl4 50; to Mackinaw City $15.60. Good to return until 31st of October. Rates to all upper Pennisula points furnished on application. Jeff Bryson. Agt. Until further notice D. C. Waggoner, of Root township, will carry the honor of having sheared the finest fleece of wool yet reported. He sheared from a yearling Schropshire fifteen and one-half pounds of wool. Mr. Waggoner is quite an extensive breeder pf sheep and is a member of the Schropshire Breeders’ As sociation. He sold the mate to the one sheared for SSO last season. Next. Jacob Stultz, of Decatur, owner of Blue Bell, the roan pacing mare, came to town last Thursday to see her trainer, Henry Crossley, drive her a mile and repeat. The first mile the mare made the distance in 2:30 without any effort at all. In the second mile she went the half in 1:14, to the three-quarter a little faster, and finished the last quarter in thirty-three seconds—a 2:12 gait. Blue Bell is bound to go into the charmed circle this season unless she meets with an accident,-and it will not surprise her admirers a particle should she reach the 2:15 mark.— Wabash Times. ' U ■ — — Harve Blocher, the young man from Ceylon, who bought hoop poles in this city last winter is in trouble and also in jail at Lima, Ohio. A young lady by the name of Katie Wiles, of Portland, but who has been living with young Blocher’s parents at Ceylon as a domestic, for a few years, is about to become a mother, and concluded that Blocher was the proper person to father the unborn. Accordingly she, in company with attorney Manley, of Ge neva, went to Lima, to,which place Blocher had skipped the trallalalu, and had him arrested for bastardy. The trial took place last Friday and he was accordingly bound over to the next term of court, and tailing to give the necessary bond he went to jail.

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Yes, rain or shine we are all going to the social to-night. C. P. Dilldine and wife, of Chaunette, Kansas, are in the city visiting friends. Bart Shirey, a compositor on the Daily Herald, of Huntington, is at home for a week’s rest. For Sale—lmproved farms and timber lands, also town property at prices to suit purchasers. Schurger & Reed. 42* The Union township F. M. B. A. Assembly meets at the Broadbeck school house the first Tuesday night of each month. Miss Etta Billman, accompanied by her sister, Cramer, of Wellsville, Ohio, are in the city visiting their parents, Mr and Mrs. Sol Billman. For Sale.—A house and lot in Crabb’s south-western addition all in good resir, Seven good rooms with all necessary improvements. For particulars call at this office. , , 47'tf Charles Price, special staff correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, E. T. Runnion, of the Ohio City Times, and Ed Clark, of the Bluffton Bugle, were in the city last week reporting the murder of Daisy Reynolds to their respective papers. There is a law against removing flags from soldiers graves, and persons so tampering with them are subject to a fine and imprisonment. The commander of the post here wishes it understood that all persons found removing flags will be prosecuted. Lew Wagoner, who was one of the judges at the late city election is very irate about taking the small sum of two dollars for setting on the election board. Os course Lew is not one of those fellows who believes in salary grabbing, but wants pay for work performed. On and after June Ist we will sell strictly for cash. Remember that on and after that date we will positively keep no accounts whatever. In selling for cash we will be able to sell at lower prices. Yours truly, 9 3 Everett, Hite & Co. The appellate court of Indiana decides that animals which escape from an inclosure wherein they have been placed by their owner for the purpose of confining them, and which he endeavors to recover when he learns of their escape, are not “animals running at large” within the meaning of act of March 7, 18S7, Acts of 1887, page 38. Worked like a charm. Bradfield’s Female Regulator worked like a charm; improvement been wonderful; cannot express my gratitude. Wish every lady afflicted would try it. I know it would cure them. Mrs. Lulu A, Long* Spring Grove, Fla. Write the Bradfield Reg. Co., Atlanta, Ga., for further particulars, Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. m The C. & E. railroad had a number of Dagoes employed on construction work. The entire gang went into Markle Saturday night to remain over Sunday. They were just in the act of making themselvesi comfortable tor the night and Sunday when they were attacked by some of the citizens and stoned out of the town. They were compelled to walk to Huntington in order to get protection and on Mondaymorning they were placed at Bryant with orders to use that as their headquarters while doing werk between Markle and Huntington.— Bluffton Banner. Last Saturday evening was the time set for the hearing of men opposed to the salary grabbers. The council chamber was brilliantly lighted by an the floor swept and the chairs dusted, and everything was m readiness to receive alt guests, but not one put in an appearance with the exception of Isaiah Fellers, the gentleman who circulated the petition. He. was given the floor and he spoke his. piece without any hesitancy whoever, but what had become ot the rest ot the petitioners was another question. The sup»posed riot had kept a large number away*, and it would certainly be no more than right that the council appoint another meeting so that all might be present. To make a long story short the councilmen and Mr. Fellers had a real lively time of it. '■ The young ladies at the Sheriff’s reel* dence concluded to have some fun with the boy whom Sheriff McConnell has employed to do chores about the So on Monday night last after the young man had gone to bed one of the young ladies put on a coat and hat and went into his bedroom and awakened him with the command that they wanted the keys to the jail. The boy was nearly scared to death, and with fear and trembling replied that the deputy had them. The girl admonished him to keep quiet and not stir. He immediately arose and flew into Mark’ll bedroom and related his terrible experience of a tew moments before telling him that a masked man with long gray whiskers had come into his room and demandted the keys. Mark then had him search the closets about the residence for the supposed lynchers. down stair* and opened several last hs opened one and anothftr'suppoiied lyncher popped out and frightened the young man almost out of his wits. This time ths man had a huge black mustache and a very heavy man. The boy isn’t aware of the fact that the young ladles were playing *. yoke on him. jj