Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1904 — Page 3

08. CANADA I Ophthalmic Specialist. I ■ ■ ■ ——' I — Pr'.etlce limited to the oorrec- aS „f defects of the eye Glasses ■ « ied •<> relieve strain, with its ■ numerous functional symptoms: ■ ?“i n , nr ove vision and for loss of ■ accommodation due to age. references hie best. B —M At Dr. Coverdale’s office, at m Decatur, Ind., a First Tuesday each month Jw

j e <-e Brandy berry one of the oldstcitzens of Decatur was taken ill mddenly Saturday evening and his fl ndi i 9 reported to be quit,, erious. A valuable hor’e owned by Sam 1 shepherd was poisoned by some me Tuesday night and died in awu] agony the following morning, [he horse was worth 1150 at least md no one is able to explain how mv man could do such an act or that would prompt him to. Cariolic acid is supposed to have been 19 e(i. as the animal’s tongue was lurned the entire length. Mr. Shepherd is absent and the horse cas being cared for by Felix Sumners. who lives on the Stump farm jootheast of town. Frank Taylor, of the Clover Leaf, his morning handed to Benjamin p Prescott a check for the sum of 1.350. the amount paid him by the Jrotherhuod of RHI way Trainmen in account of total disability, he living been inj rred while in the lischarge of his duties . It. will be ecalled that Mr. Prescott was a rakeman on the Clover Leaf, and hit at Wilshire, Ohio, he was itrnck by a mail crane and fearfully njured. For a long time after the ocidvnt it was thought he would lot recover, but after being conceit to the house for many weeks übmitted to an operation at Delta ami had one rib removed. Mr. •Tescott is at his home in this city nd while he is able to get around rith the aid of a cane he will nover io able to take up the wqrk of a ailroad man again.—Frankfort Ire scent. Though she refrained from dancng, card playing and the use of obaccj, as stipulated in the resolulon to employ her as a teacher. Hiss Frank R. Taylor did not get lie job in Petersburg, and has no redress. Tne appelleate court tolay held that a written application bra school signed by a teacher nd a resolution of the school board that she and other teachers ‘‘ be inployed for the ensuing year do >ot meet the requirements of the law that teachers’ contracts shall te' in writing and signed by the parties." The court said that a contract to be sufficient must state the essentials of the agreement. Miss Taylor sued the school town Petersburg for SSOO salary for school year of 1902 relying on het alleged employment as a teacher and the refusal of tne school hoard to let. her teach after she had spent the summer at work and |ki<i SSO attendance at a normal #hool. The court says that until a ttitten contract is actually entered the teacher has no remedy.

Jesse Chapman, the young man * Bobo Ind., who a short time 8° was sued for breach of promise T Miss Traster, of that place, has ! Bfor parts unknown, and not the * st fact concerning his whereaOots can be learned. Mr. Chaph® for some time had been keep- * company with Miss Traster Waccording to her complaint, had liaised to marry her, which he •terwards refused to do. Miss aster then thought that her feel'Bs had been damaged to a certain and brought suit for breach Promise. All during this trying Mr. Chapman kept working is position as operator for the railroad, until yesterday, when . w ithout any warning for 8 unknown without saying a Mto any one. A search of'his ni revealed the fact tlut he had tj-? °l°thes and other artcles ion! 11 '*, OnlV th ‘ nS Mr ' • in left behind b ills, one for $14.50 and'® he lo'(] , T OUe ar ’ P nr^es K|„. ! ',^ e Sac 'k “re most desirous ; rn ing his whereabouts. .The kt/ " < f for f° r near fua PP aaranees the fc tifv nor he present to y 111 his own behalf.

1 The Bachelor Maids met Thursday evening in regular social session with Miss Mary Heffner on Third street, and a fine time was had. Euchre for points was the pastime and for several hours the battle was fast and furious, Misses Edith Wemhoff and May Daininger finally carrying away the first prizes. Late Thursday aftenoon Marshal Green went to Bobo, Ind., and arrested a young man by the name of Oliver Walls on an affidavit issued by Miss Broad beck before ’Squire Smith on a paternity charge. On Mr. Walls’ appearance the charge was withdrawn and a marriage license secured, and the young couple were united in marriage by ’Squire Smith. Dick Townsend has received word from Charles Gage, who went to South Dakota, a week ago, informing him that he had entered a 160 acre farm and had purchased another hundred and sixty-acre tract, making him a farm of three hundr d and twenty acres. Mr. Gage will in all probability make South Dakota his future home. Mr Towsend was in away the oiuse of Mr. Gage going to this state and purchasing land, as he represented a real estate agency for that land, and influenced Mr. Gage as to its value and advantages. The Indianapoils Star editorially compliments Judge E. C. Vaughn, of the Wells circuit court as follows: “Judge Vaughn, of Bluffton, honors his profession. His charge to a jury the other day contains a lesson for every public official. Hiram Sills was on trial accused of in assault on a thirteen-year old child. The evidence was conclusive, and yet the jury took eighteen hours to reach a verdict. Even then it had to be twice instructed by the judge. In his second instruction Judge Vaughn said: ‘The proper prosecution and conviction f those who are guilty of such crimes ought to be speedy and without delay. The negligence and hesitancy on the p irt of those who have the administration of the law in their hands to punish those who are guilty of such heinous crimes invites men to take the administration of justice into their awn hands and enforce them." Among the many loyal citizens of old Adams county who are anxiously awaiting the arrival of November Bth, election day, that they may cast their ballot for Parker and Davis, the representatives of the common people, is Seymore W’orden, one of the best known 1 pioneers of this community. On that date Mr. Worden will be sev--1 enty-eight years old and he says he asks no better celebration than the 1 privilege of voting the ticket he believes in so sincerely. This 1 staunch old democrat has voted the ’ ticket since 1848, when he cast his first ballot. His political experi- ’ ence, however, dates back to the 1 Harrison campaign of 1840, when ’ he took part in numerous rallies. In 1876 Mr. Worden was a delegate ■ to the democratic National convention at St. Louis, when Samuel J. 1 Tilden of New York was nominated 1 for the presidency. He has bean I an unceasing worker in the ranks of democracy, and even at the age 1 of nearly four score is still enthu--1 siastic and untiring.

About forty young men of the Catholic church met Friday night at the school house and organized a new club, which will include only members of that church. Father Eberly presided over the meeting and in an address told of the purposes of the organization. Following this address, remarks were made by several other members present, and a charter was then drawn and signed by those present. The purposes of the club are as follows: First, to push the interest of religion and piety among the younger peop'e, and secondly, as an athletic, physical culture and social developer. The name of The Catholic Young Mens club was then adopted, and the following officers elected for the ensuing year: Herbert Bremerkamp, president; Clarence Holthouse, vice president; Alphonse Volmer, secretary; Jacob Mover, treasurer; Will Johns sar-geant-at-arms and Father Eberf special director in al] things. A committee was appointed to look for suitable rooms and in a few weeks the club will be officially launched and estahlished. ’ V n , charter ■ ' . I order and sign.

Hazel Andrews, who operated a meat market at Monroe is loser thirty dollars in cold hard cash, the result of a home talent thief. Hazel was away on business and his son was watching store. He stepped out. a few moments and when he returned the cash was gone. Officers are investigating, and an arrest may follow in a few days. Dr. H. E. Keller of this city and Dr. Grandstaff of Preble, Friday afternoon performed an abdominal operation on Mrs. Reppert, who lives one mile north of Preble, and took from her an abscess which had been causing her consderable pain ind suffering. Mrs. Reppert is nearly sixty years of age and has been sick for the past two months, first contracting typhoid fever, hen the abscess. Dr. Keller informed us that her condition was somewhat serious, owing to the fact that nor whole system was more or less filled with poison and ’hat with this abscess she had several other complicated diseases and her extreme age added greatly to the dangers. Still ffie revived from the operation in fine shape and shows no ill effects of the same.

No. 2, the G. R. &I. southbound pssenger train, due here at 1:16 p. m. was over two nours late Saturday, being delayed by a freight wreck, which occurred at Fisher, Michigan, near Grand Rapids early this morning. A freight train heavily loaded was going down grade at that place, when it broke in two. About ten cars were piled up, causing a heavy loss. Information is meager, but it is not believed any lives were lost. The rumor became circulated in some way that the passenger train had been wrecked near Fort Wayne and some uneasiness was felt here by those who had friends on the train. A message from Fort Wayne at two o’c lock said the story was without foundation other than the wreck at Fisher. Daniel P. Tuigg, the man who ran amuck on a Pennsylvania passenger train, had his preliminary hearing before a justice of the peace in Warsaw yesterday afternoon Mr. Edward F. Yarnelle, of this city, who wrested the revolver from Taigg’s hand, was one of the witnesses against him. Conductor James Brown and Brakeman Brownsberger were also witnesses for the prosecution, which is being conducted by the Pennsylvania police department. After hearing the evidence on the Charge of assault with intent to kill, the justice bound Tuigg over to the Kosciusko county grand jury in the sum of $3,000, in default of a bail bond he went to jail. The man’s defense will undoubtedly be insanity and the prosecution has secured evidence to meet this defense bv the allegation that Tuigg’s condition was caused by too liberal use of intoxicants.—Fort Wayne JournalGazette. The order of the Maccabees is all astir over an alleged unjust action of their supreme tent, and there is considerable talk of an association being formed to protest against this action and protect the members, says the Richmond Item. A general protest is being made against an increase in rates made at the Detroit meeting of the supreme tent last July. No adequate reason is given, they say, for this unreasonable increase, and considerable bitterness is shown. The i ' rate in this order under thew ruling is higher than that of the old line companies, and loot Maccabees are dropping their membership daily. Since the increase went into effect about two months ago thirty-five from the local tent have withdrawn their membership. The general rule that a supreme commander may remove a subo - dinate officer without trial is also condemned and complaint is made that under the present system of representation the majority of the members have no voice in its affairs. A larger representation is demanded. Communications have been received from organizations already formed in other states asking the co-operation of a federal association against the alleged action of the supreme tent. An organization of this kind has already been formed in Ohio, and it is on ' ders n 0 are comntemplated inairiny oilier - e 1; » their hearty support. Should tne. e materialize a national federation of states may follow.

Mrs. Louis Mailand was the victims of a happy surprise party Friday evening, given in honor of her birthday anniversary. She had been down street and when she and her husband returned home they found the house occupied by neighbors and friends, and the memberof the Lutheran church. They were engaged in pulling taffy in an old fashioned manner and Mr. anti Mrs. Mailand were soon enjoying themselves more than anyone. Afterwards progressive pedro was indulged in, the high prizes going to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Soheiman and the boobies to Gus Reinking and Mrs. A. P. Beatty. The divorce evil is receiving the attention of jurists and lawyers all over the state. The Marion Leader say’s: "I am going to be more strict in these matters and no decree will be g-anted hereafter until tyll evidence has been secured in both sides and it is fully shown to the court that a divorce is warranted,” said Judge Harnes of the superior court today. The prosecutor re ceived his instructions from the court. The law requires that in a divorce suit where the defendants defaults the prosecutor must appear and answer for the defendant. The prosecutor receives a fee of $5 for this work, the law requiring that the plaintiff pay this cost. In the past the prosecutor has shown no earnestness in answering for the defendant in such cases. He has done little to earn this fee and brought no evidence to the court. The prosecutor in such cases has merely questioned the complainant, and of course no defense could be secured from this examination. It is intended by the law that the prosecutor enter into the suits with as much vigor as any other action and that they attempt to offer defense and bring out all of the facts possible. This thas not been done. A decree has been granted in prao finally every’ case where the'defendant failed to appear, and the only evidence introduced in these oases has been the testimony of the plaintiff and a few witnesses he would introduce. In many oases there might have been a good defense and reasons for not granting the divorce, but the evidence has not been brought out by the prosecutor and the court has granted divorces by the wholesale. Hereafter, the court has ordered, the prosecutor must issue subpoenaes for the defendants, where they default, and the sheriff will be required to exert every possible effort to get personal service on the defendants. If they fail to answer the subpoenea an attachment will be, issued for them and they will be compelled to appear or answer for contempt of court. “I want the prosecutor to see that the defendants in all such oases come into court,” said Judge Harness this morning "and that, suoh other witnesses as may be secured for the defense are subpoenaed. I want to hear both sides in every case before I grant a decree in the future.” Judge Elliott jf Howard-Tipton circuit court has announced that he will not take up a divorce case until after it ‘has remained on the entry docket over one term of court, and he has asked Judge Harness of the HowardGrant superior court to agree to this. Judge Harness, however, will not enter into this agreement, as the law does not permit a court to tike such action, and attorneys at Kokomo have announced that in o ise the courts attempt this plan they will carry the matter to the higher courts and compel them to take up their cases within the time required by law. Judge Elliot believes that by allowing divorce c ises to stand over a term of court a reconciliation may be effected between the parties and that reform of the divorce evil may be brought about to some extent bv this pl an. Arthur Conrad, the fourteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Conrad, who reside one’ mile east of Freidheim, died Wednesday at eleven o’clock, after a sixteen days’ illness with typhoid fever. Prior to this attack Mr. Conrad had been in perfect health, and had worked hard upon the farm, and while performing these farm duties contracted a cold which run into typhoid fever, and after sixteen duvsof suffering and pain succumbed to its ravaging*. The funeral ■ aa ting at ten o'clock at the Friedheim church of ■lri '> Pruse will .mid:’,. ’ ' ■ -* "vi'*’ and interment be made in the Fr iedheim cemetery.

Clark Peoples, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Enos Peoples, was quite badly burned Friday evening while lighting the gas in a heating stove. Cl irk was at the Fashion stables when some one asked him to light the fire. He immediately i' t a match, lighted it and placed it over the burner, then turned the gas on, all the time leaning over the fire. As soon as the gas was turned on it naturally made a slight explosion, throwing the flume into his face and burning his right hand. He went home, vs here propel 1 remedies were applied and his burns doctored. There is nothing serious in the accident, but 'he will have a very sore face and hand for sometime to come.

Indicted Thuroday by the grand jury for the poisoning of hei stepdaughter, Crystal Krauss, the defendant, Mrs. Rae M. Krauss, after demanding an immediate trial, today pleaded guilty to a charge of murder in the first degree, anti walking oalmily to the bench, handed Judge Vaughn a signed confession written October 16, while a prisoner in the Blackford county jail. The audience listened intently while the confession was being read, after which the jury reared for fifteen minutes, returning i verdict of guilty. Immediately Judge Vaughn pronounced sentence, which carries with it imprisonment for life in the woman’s prison, at Indianapolis, and within half an hour the prisoner escorted by two officers, followed by a mob hissing and uttering cries of violence, was on her way to the interurban train which was to carry her to prison. The confession pleads that the crime was committed while the defendant was dispossessed of her senses; that she had confessed to her husband, W. R. Kruss; that he was prompted to poison her step-daughter by an indescribable desire to kill, and after deali”g at length with domestic relations of the family, which the confession says were most pleasant, concludes with an invocation of Gods help in supplying strength to bear the sorrow which she endures. Her confession read in part as follows: “I, the defendant in the case of the state of Indiana vs Rae M. Krauss, desire to say that I am guilty of the crime of which I have been charged with, a.d have confessed to my beloved and grief-stricken husband. I am a brokenhearted and ruined wife and am extremely sorry for the deed I have done. It was done at a time when I was not in full possession of my senses, and shall from now on until my dying day pray to God, who knows us all, to forgive m for the grievous sin I have committed, and take this means of placing myself in your hands and on your mercy. While I have said that I was guilty of the deed, at the time I did not realize the awfulnes-i of the crime,’ nor did I give thought of what the consequences would be to our home, Crj stal, my husband or myself, I did not stop to consider. If 1 had, it would ne'er have been done. I could think of nothing but just to do it. I tried to get away from it, but each time it ivould come back so much stronger. As I look back it seem: some demon had hold of my mind and I Could not free myself from it. The thought was first put into my mind from just a word dropped. It got into my head that her father was wonied and troubled on account of Crystal being inclined to keep company with that boy. This is my only reason for the deed.”

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We beg to acknowledge a receipt of a copy of "Freckles” the new and already popular story written by our own clever authoress, Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter, of Geneva. Mrs. Porter has a broad reputation for her literary genius, attained through numerous magazine articles. Her first effort at book writing resulted in the publication of “The Song of the Cardinal,” which soon became a leader among book sellers. "Freckles” has just been issued by the Doubleday & Page company of New York. It is a handsome edition with decorations | by E. Stetson Crawford. The vol- , nine contains 432 pages and is dedicated “To all go< d Irishmen in genleral and one Charles Darwin Porter 'in particular ” Tne scene is in the jLimberlost wilds and the hero of i the story is “Freckles,” a plucky ! waif, who guards the Limberlost leases and dreams of angels.” The story is pretty one, told in beautiul language and will prove Mrs. Porter’s ability, and place her among America’s foremost story-writers. We congratulate her upon her achievement. Miss Jesse Sheller one of Decatur's most handsome young ladies was kidnapped Thursday night at the Bosse opera house and her escort Tom Ehinger, only after a most diligent search finally located Miss Sheller and restored her safe and sound in her parents’ home on Third street. This most heineous crime had been planned and executed by the Black Rag club, of which Miss Sheller was a member, and all of whom were jealous of the fact that she was attending the show, and they were not, and they decided in some manner to mar her evening’s enjoyment. Closely they watched every move made by the young couple going to tne show, and during the second act of the play decided it was time for them to put their plans into execution. One of their members lightly stepped to the door of the opera house and informed John S. Peterson that Miss Shelter's presence at the door was desired. Mr. Peterson informed the young lady, who without thinking of anything serious, stepped to the door. Where she was hurriedly grabbed by the club members and rushed away. A hand was clapped over her mouth and’she was unable to make any outcry for help. Mr. Ehinger all duringjthis time kept his seat in the opera house unconscious of anything of this kind being carried out. As the second act proceeded and Miss Sheller did not return, Mr. Ehinger became nervous, and started an investigation, gathering the above stated facts. Hastily summoning a number of friends he started a systematic search, finally locating the young ladies and the victim, and with the assistance of his friends released her from captivity. The girls then in a satisfactory manner explained their actions and made most humble apologies to both Miss Sheller and Mr Ehinger, which were accepted. Mr. Ehinger then telephoned for a rig and all started out for an evening’s enjoyment. All went al mg merrily until Maplewood cemetery was reached, when Mr. Ehinger and his friends bodily lifted the girls from the rig and forced them to walk home, wishing them a kind good night drove away. Although the whole matter was a good joke, Mr. Ehinger says that he does not care for another like experience, and the girls claim that the next time they will choose another victim in place of Mr. Ehinger, as they dont like his revengeful spirit.