Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 2 November 1911 — Page 3

Though deaf and mute and needing the service of an Interpreter in interrogatories, as well as in giving all her testimony, Mrs. James Irian of Geneva is the chief witness against Charles Hockenrider, the Geneva junk dealer, who was placed on trial last Thursday in the Adams circuit court, charged with the serious offense of assault and battery with Intent to cqinmlt rape upon Mrs. Irian, the alleged offense occurring on the evening of September 19tb, at the Irian home on High street In Geneva. The case was called at 9 o'clock this morning, the following-jury being impanelled to hear the case: Christ Beery, Joe Heimafln, Lemuel Merryman, Z. O. Lewellen, John D. Stults, Asa McMillen, John Elzey, John W. Voglewede, Charles Arnold, Charles E. Mumma, Lawrence Lake, Willis Fonner. Upon petition L. C. DeVoss was appointed counsel for Hockenrider to defend him as a poor person. Peterson & Moran are assisting Prosecutor Ralleigh Parrish in the prosecution. The first witness called was Mrs. James Irian, the prosecuting witness, and as she Is not only mute, but also deaf, the case excited much interest by reason of the fact that an interpreter was necessary. As Mr. Irian, her husband, is also a deaf mute, his sister, Mrs. Ce- I cil Ford, is conversant with the mute sign language, and was therefore sworn in as interpreter for her sisterin law and the court. She translated the attorney’s questions into the sign language to Mrs. Irian, who replied to her in the sign language, which was accordingly translated into speech by Mrs. Ford. Mrs. Irian was the first witness called and was on the stand fully two hours this morning and a portion of the afternoon. She is about thirty years of age and a very* intelligent woman. She stated through her interpreter that the alleged crime be- . curred about 7:30 o'clock of the evening of September 19th. She was at home alone on Hight street, with her son, three-year-old Paul, whom she was trying to put to sleep. The babe was on the bed and she was lying across the bed. While she was doing so a man, whom she afterward identified and proved to be Hockenrider (though she did not know him at the time) came in and attempted twice to touch her. She was unable to scieaui on account of being mute, but repulsed him as best she could. He thought to induce her by offering her money, and offered her a dollar. This was re-' fused. The resistance of the mothc ' awakened the child, which began to cry and Hockenrider wishing to quiet it, gave it a dime, which the mother returned. Fearing the the crying babe would arouse the neighbors, Hockenrider finally left the house, after having been there about ten minutes. Mrs. Irian hastened at once to a neighbor’s, Dr. Brayton, where she told her story, and her father Aaron Irian, proprietor of the livery stable, in which her husband, James Irian, is manager, was summoned, and the woman and babe taken to her mother's home, while bloodhounds were secured and put on the trail of the man, w'ho was finally arrested at St. Anthony, Ohio. He was given a hearing in the court of Justice Stryker, a Geneva justice of the peace, and bound over to court in the sum of a thousand dollars. He was unable to give the bond and has been in jail here since. He was intoxicated at the time of the alleged attempted assault. Hockenrider is about twenty-three years of age and has been in the junk business in Geneva with a brother. The case will probably not be finished before tomorrow night as there are a great many witnesses. The witnesses summoned include the following: Bertha Irian, I. N. Dickerson, John Baker, Joseph Glendening, Henry Dickerson, Samuel Acker, C. O. Rayn. A. Irian, Cecil Ford, J. A. Coolman. N. C. Chrisman, Charlee Shoemaker, Homer Temple, Samuel Acker, Charles Reeser, Melvin Woods, Charles Thompson.' John Hints, Tike Orlan Lindsey. . -o — “ The case of Thomas F. Mulligan vs. Anna B. Mulligan, for divorce, which was venued from Allen county, reached the climax when Special Judge D. D. Heller granted to Mrs. Mulligan a divorce on her cross-complaint and awarded her alimony in the sum of 1950. Os this $250 is to be cash, and the remainder paid in installments of fifty dollars each month, the first fifty to be paid December Ist. The costs, except those for depositions and the defendant's witnesses, are to be paid by the plaintiff. Os certain articles named in the petition a mahogany par lor cabinet, one Singer oscillating sew Ing machine, two cut glass tumble rs, one olive dish, and one sugar and creamer, are adjudged to be the defendant’s, while the other articles belong to the plain tiff. Mrs. Mulligan is a graduate oi the law department of the univeisity at .Ada, Ohio, and afterward opened a law office at Mansfield, Ohio, where she enjoyed a splendid fc practice. She has the appearance of being a very bright lady and made many friends by her lady-like demeanor in court while here. She was a native of Mercer county, Ohio, and when a young lady

tau«ht school there. A brother, Mr. Short, is now one of the leading attorneys of Celina. Mrs. Mulligan wilt probably return to the practice of law, expecting to open an office at Fort Wayne. <>ld Adams County Bank vs. Decatur let to., note and appointment of re- < elver Motion by receiver for authorjity sue Charles A. Spauley, John E. . 0 Connor was sustained and ordered. Edward 0. Kirchner vs. Bertha Kirchner, possession and damages, $200; Rule to answer absolute in five days. Elizabeth Farber vs. Geo. W. Farber, divorce case from Jay county, has been set tor trial Wednesday, November 22nd, of next regular term of court. Rosa Blazer vs. Elwood Blazer, divorce. A petition filed by the plaintiff asking for an order restraining the defendant from visiting her home or interfering with her or their children was granted until the first day of the next term of court. In the Amos Ellenberger estate, the | petition for sale of real estate was i submitted, finding for the administrator. Undivided two-thirds of all real estate described in petition was ordered sold free of lien, after due notices terms, one-third cash, one-third in nine months and one-third in eighteen months, or all cash, if desired. Sale to be private. The final repc.-t of Samuel H. Long, administrator of the James Long estate, was allowed and the administrator discharged. Final report as to Edward Brown, i and account current as to John Brown filed by the guardian, James Brown, jr., were approved and he was discharged as to Edward. Real estate transfers: Emanuel Reffo et al. to Noah Augsburger, 40 acres, Hartford tp., $5800; Henry Michaud to Harriet Michaud, lot 260, Berne, $115; William E. Falk to Lydia A. Bodie, lot 951, Decatur, $750; Henry Zwlck to John C. Houk, pt. lot 34, Williams, $150; Frank M. Schirmeyer to Decatur Cemetery association, 15.50 acres. Washington tp., S3OOO. I Marriage licenses: William J. Rinderspacher, born May 29, 1886, in packing business at Hastings, Neb., son of George and Anna Rinderspacher, to wed Laura Bixler, born January 17, 1887, daughter of David and Anna Bixler, of Berne. Marriage licenses: Sami>ei Hill, general merchant and farmer, born May 26, 1863, son of William G. Hill, to wed Rosa Neusbaum Hill, born Octover 12, 1864, daughter of John Neusbaum. This is the bride’s second marriage, her first husband dying September 24, 1908.

BAZAAR THIS WEEK Bazaar for benefit of Immaculate Conception church at Hoff’s hall, opposite present court house, on 'I hursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. Friday evening, oyster supper. Saturday evening supper and distribution of presents. Tickets for supper entitle bearer to some nice presents. An automobile and otber valuable presents will be exposed at the show window of Hoff's hall on West Eighth street. There will be a fish pond, country store, guessing contests and various kinds of amusements. Everybody cordially invited to come and enjoy a pleasant evening.—Auburn Courier. The three days’ affair will be in charge of Father George, pastor of the church, and a former assistant to Father Wilken, in this city. r There is not much f “ rlher to say about the beet sugar plant. Within a few days the work is to begin. Representatives of the company are expected here within a few days to look after the closing up of such matters as are necessary. The acreage with all sheets checked up and all contracts examined for errors totaled Thursday evening, 4,941, nearly one hundred acres being taken out on account oi errors. It is known that sufficient contracts have been signed or will be signed to make this number grow to about 5100 for the year 1912. The acreage for 1913, when checked up. was some-, what of a disappointment, showing a . total of only a little over four thousand. Some of this is because the solicitor failed to mark down the second year and because of this corrections are still being made where the Parties can be seen. The local committee is still taking contracts and expect to do so for a few days unless otherwise notified by the company, information having been asked concerning this point J- T. Myers has received a letter of congratulations from Mr. Chas. Allen of Paulding, Ohio, who was here assisting us a few days. He says Dettr the U"»> '» “

amount of acreage. If the farmers of this community have not signed a contract to raise beets they should do so at once. They ought to do it for their own good and they ought to make the showing as good as possible. The office is still being held open and each day quite a little acrease is being taken in there. | — n Mr. anil Mrs. A. J. Smith will leave this evening for Pittsburg, Pa., where i they will visit over the week-end with Vrf Smith's brother, J. H. Fonner. and wife. , Mrs. Bessie Gilpen of Battle Creek, I Mich., was an out-of-town guest at the dinner party given Thursday by Mrs. James Hurst. Miss Midge Smith was hostess to the Thimble club Thursday afternoon, the usual pieasani social time resulting. Guests besides the club members were Mrs. M. E. Brackett and her guest, Miss Madge Ward, of Sanford, Fla.; Mrs. Earl Coverdale, Miss Bertha Heller, Mrs. W. L. Lehne and Mrs. L. A. Holthouse. The Ruth Circle of the Christian church held its first meeting of the season Thursday evening with Mrs. A. D. Artman, when the reorganization for the year was effected with the follow.ng officers: President, Vivian Dawson; vice president, Emma Schultz; secretary, Nellie Daniels; treasurer, Mildred Dawson. During the social period following the business, there was music by Mrs. Olen Baker and others, and refreshments were served. At the next meeting, which will be held in two weeks at the home of Miss Dora Schultz, plans for a social to be given soon, will be made. All Ben Hurs and prospective members are anticipating a good time at the social to be given this evening at the hall. As many as can are asked to come masked. There will be a good program of music and recitations, and there will be a witch with her kettle ready to tell the fortunes of all, and very many other good entertainment features. All members of the Pocahontas should be at the meeting next Thursday evening, as there will be a pleasant surprise. Mr. and Mrs. Christ Boknecht and children, Clara, Marie and Ed, were guests at the Boerger-Scherer wedding Thursday. A marriage of interest to the many friends of the groom is that of Miss Mary Glennis Life, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Life, of Fairmount. Ind. The wedding was performed at noon at the home of the bride’s parents in the presence of the members of the families. Miss Life met many of her future friends at the recent marriage of Miss Vesey and Mr. Cecil Max and they will be glad to welcome her here. Mr. Vesey is a young lawyer of great promise. The young people will take a short trip and then will stay with Judge Vesey until their newhome in Forest Park is ready.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick, Mr. and Mrs. Burton Niblick, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Suttles of this city and Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Edwards of Leipsic, Ohio, attended the wedding Thursday. The Eastern Star lodge will hold n meeting this evening at their lodge rooms and the attendance of all members is earnestly requested for the occasion to take part in the evening of business and pleasure combined. A good time assured. AU is in readiness for the pre-Hal-lowe'en dance to be given on next Monday evening at the K. of C. hall. The hall wRI be attractively decorated for the evening and a large number of invitations have been issued for the evening of pleasure. John Wemhoff and Vane Weaver will furnish musk? for the occasion. The Rebekahs who have been invited by the Pythian eisters to be their guests at a banquet next Monday evening are looking forward to a good time and an evening of pleasure. The Pythian Sisters are knows for the hospitality and will again on this occasion show their esteem for their invited guests. TLe Baptist Brotherhood, which met Thursday evening with H. M. Shroll, held its annual election of officers, resulting as follows: President, Will Winnes; vice president, H. M. Shroll; secretary, O. P. Mills; treasurer, Simon Brandyberry. J. E. Schlegel was elected teacher of the class until the new pastor is selected, when he will become the teacher. The Rev. Ehle, who has accepted a call to the South Side Baptist church in Fort Wayne, and who has been the teacher of the class here during his pastorate, will preach his last sermon here next Sunday, and will at that time also sever his connection with the class as teacher. A very pleasant social time was

spent by the Brotherhood Thursday evening after the business period. ' The employees of the True & Run yon store, with their families, who responded Thursday evening to invitations issued by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Runyon for an evening party, found I upon their arrival at the home that the affair was in celebration of the eight- ; eentli wedding anniversary of their host and hostess. Autumnal decora- ’ tions transformed the home into an unusually beautiful place, autumnal leaves and blanches of many colors adorning the draperies, walls and ta- ; bles, a grinning pumpkin face standing guard on the newel leading to the stairway, and other pumpkin heads and jack-o'lanterns finding adorning as well as useful places elsewhere. The games that provided amusements, partook of the Hallowe'en nature, among them being the "finding of the elusive candle.'' The guests were blind-folded and then turned about and started off to find the candle, the light of which they were required to blow out. William Archbold and Hubert Zerkle were the successful'ones. The guests were asked to bring a picture of them selves as a baby and these were placed about the rooms to form a picture gallery, the guests being required to identify the pictures. Hubert Zerkle and Miss Goldie Gay guessed the greatest number correctly. A program of music and recitations was very nicely given by Paul Roop and Esther Archbold and a talk by Mrs. Runyon, telling of how she and her husband began life together eighteen years ago. was very interesting. Mrs Runyon was assisted by her sisters, the Misses Hope and Edna Hoffman, in serving a four-course supper. The evening was certainly a most delightful one and thoroughly enjoyed by the guests who were: Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Roop and children, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Zerkle and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William Archbold and children, Chester Bnler, Joe Linn, Joe Fuhrman. Mrs. Will Walters, the Misses Blanche Ervin, Zelma Steele, floldie Gay, Vera Myers, Flora Fledderjohann. Rose Colchin, Fiances Butler and Celia Kinney. A very delightful masquerade Hallowe'en party was an event of the Young Ladies' Embroidery club Thursday evening, when Mies Margaret Clark entertained at her home on Third street. Autumn leaves and pumpkin faces were used in forminc a true Hallowe’en setting for the festivities. The girls did no sewing at this party but gave themselves entirely over to games and fun. In a contest of riding the elephant prizes were won by Bertha Kinney and Letta Filllenkamp, while Miss Lilliam Myerswon the honors in an eating contest! There were instrumental numbers by the Misses Stella Bremerkamp and Letta Fullenkamp, a vocal solo by Miss Agnes Costello, and then camo the delicious supper served at the table in the dining room. The crepe paper table cloth and napkins, matched in their decorations of witches, pumpkins and black cats, and there were | cunning little paper plates in the 1 same decorations. Place cards were | mirrors, and the chandelier over the center of the table was hooded with pumpkin faces. Miss Agnes Costelln I will be hostess at the next meeting 5» two weeks.

BREWSTER’S MILLIONS. The stag-c version of George Bart McCutcheo-.’s popular novel, “Brew- [ ster’s Miliums,’ has proved its right, i to th© distinction of being the most : successful farce comedy of the times , The original New York Company head- ’ ed by Ixmis Kimball, with a recoris ' of upwards of one hundred consecu i tive weeks will be seen at the Majestic theater, Fort "Wayne, Sunday, Mon--1 day and Wednesday, matineees Sunday and Wednesday. The dramatization of "Brewster’s Millions" was a clever piece of work for which honors are due to Winchell Smith and Byron 'Ongley, but to Frederick Thompson is due the credit for making the play (he real thing. It is not a comedy, but a happy, snappy farce, with a wonderful pteee of stage realism in the introduction of a yacht at sea. a storm and tossing of the waves on a rock-bound coast. So realistic is Chis scene that a number of persons in the audience, during the engagement last season, found themselves swaying to and fro with the motion of the boat and others thought they really were sea-sick. Frederick Thompson made Luna Park, Coney Island, and produced wonderful things in the New York hippodrome, and his yacht scene is another of his inventions and wonderful pieces of stagecraft. It it were merely a''dialogue, with a yacht scene introduced, everybody would be pleased. Then, when one realizes that besides the scenic effects there is a good company and an interesting story, everybody certainly will look forward to the forthcoming engagement with delight. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 28—Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent

of public Instruction, left this morning for Monticello to begin the examination of rural schools in the first of the thirty Indiana counties, which he intends to visit to gather data for an elaborate program of rejuvenation of the Hoosier juvenile schools. From White county Mr. Greathouse will switch across to Switzerland county. He intends to visit counties in every part of the state. The superintendent intends to use the data gathered in impressing upon the 1913 legislature the backwardness of Indiana in regard to the develoi • ment of its rural schools. In some communities, the superintendent says, the schools continue in session but five months and he believes that such a system should be changed radically. He will study the teaching, structure of the buildings and general conditions surrounding each of the typical schools and will compile tabulations o. the facts he finds apparent. , “Indiana has boasted of her schct 1 system iter a good many years." said Mr. Greathouse, "and she has boasted justly in most instances. But she can not hope to hold the position that practically all educational interests of the country accede to her now if she continues to allow her rural school system to exist as it does today.” Mr. Greathouse has just issued from his office the first bulletin on industrial education, in line with ids expressed intention some time ago to lay emphasis upon the introduction of industrial education in as many schools of the state as possible. I POLICE COURT NEWS. i Thursday afternoon Marshal Peterson arrested Charles Straub, sr„ on a charge of public intoxication and this afternoon he was arraigned in 'Squire Stone’s court and diew $5.00 and costs for his share, making a total o'' $19.30 in all. He is a barber by trade. I This afternoon an affidavit was also filed against Dan Straub, it is alleged that when Dan heard of his brother’s arrest he took on a little too much in order to keep him company. He appeared in 'Squire Stone's court in a very precarious condition and Peterson included him. His trial will probably be held tomorrow.

A ii tit ’vas issued this afternoon < •-. ■ ’ iiil’daiit that was filed this me i.i !•<. i -inrging Asa I . Gossett, a clever Leaf conductor, with holding a crossing in the east yards. The railroad officials were notified and they instructed the local agent, Mr. Thompson, to appear and settle the claim. He wiH do so seme time this afternoon oA sailed concert will be given Sun--1 day evening at the German Reformed church that promises to be a Very instructive as well as pleasing event, the object being to acquaint the young people with sacred music and to create a love for it. The foßowing program will be given: i Scripture Reading and Prayer—Rev. Hessert. Prelude —Miss Esther Sellemeyer. | Instrumental Solo- Miss Hulda ■ Mutschler. Ladies' Chorus. j Instrumental Duet—-Misses Alice j Knapp, Lydia Miller. I Vocal Duet —Misses Esther and Delia Sellemeyer. Recitation—Miss Kate Henneford. Instrumental Solo—Miss Ruth Mayer. Instrumental Dwet —Mrs, J, F. Fruchte and Miss Izw y Fruchte. Vocal Duet—Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Seililemeyer. Trio—Huldah Mutschler, Lf»lia Kirsch, Agnes Sellemeyer. Instrumental Solo —Miss Effie MilUer. Ladies’ Chorus. Offering. Postlude —Miss K. Sellemeyer. The Packard piano, handled by Yager Bros. & Retaking, will be used for the musical. Everybody welcome. Come!

Decatur will be well represented at . the annual convention of the Associated Charity Boards,of the state which will bo held in Indianapolis beginiimg Saturday anti continuing over Wednesday of next week. Mrs. C. S. Niblick and Mrs. Henry Krick representing the Adams county Board of children's guardians; Mrs. John Kzerett of the Adams county charity bosrd, and Hon. A. P. Beatty, probation officer, will attend as delegates from the several organizations of this county. Adams county will also be honored with a place on the program, this being quite an honor. Some time ago Secretary Reynolds of the state organization wrote to Mrs. D. D. Heller, president of the Adams county board ot children's guardians, asking her to read a paper before the convention, on “How Adams County Takes Care of Her Dependent Children.” For several reasons, Mrs. Heller will be unable to attend the convention and she has therefore asked Mrs. C. S. Niblick to give this paper befjare the assembly. The work of the Adams county

board is a noble one and many depend ent children have been taken care ot and good homes found for them, m that th© paper telling oh how the woik is done here, will abound in man) facts of practical good to all. Thursday afternoon the local sec j tion crew and also two extra that were sent here began tearing o : the interurban crossing on Winches-.: street, where the interurban < i . . the Erie. For some time the truer has been in a dangerous condition :■ lately the railroad commission orih ed it repaired, it is said that the I' ■ notified the interurban officials to repair it In accordance with the cont a. t existing between the two roads, bin when no effort was made to tlx it, am’ the time limit was nearing its expiia tion Hie Erie concluded to tea- I* qi : So Thursday afternoon the men set t< work and in a few minutes t tie object fonable crossing was torn out „ed straight rails placed in their stead. No delay in traffic resulted. It is said that the workmen spent the afternoon at the ■ r issing and stat-, ed that they were repairing it. When a certain stage wa ■ i eached, they began operation on tearing out in dou-ble-quick time, and before the interurban officials were aware, the crossing was out. It will be remembered that an injunction suit was filed in the circuit court at the time of the building of the crossing, each railroad trying to prevent the action of t he other, and it seems that the old trouble has not yet heen forgotten. The interurban stated that the crossing would be rebuilt with the extension of the road . south. 1 London, England, Oct. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The United States government's suit against the ( United States steel corporation had an effect on the American shore s stock exchange here this morning. In the early rating steel common was down, 3% points and preferred. 3 1 *. Other' American stock was also franticall. lower. New York, Oct. 27 —(Special to Daily , Democrat) —The stock markets open- ! ed weak here today upon the news of ( the government’s steel trust busting., I Steel common stock declined 5 points ■ over last night’s closing and preferred stock over 4 points. There was heavy i selling at both issues. I ! I Shanghi, Cmna, Oct. 27-—(Special to Daily Democrat) —General Li Yuan Hung proclaimed himself provisional president of the republic of China a; , Hankow today. Specifications of the 1 president's action have been thoroughly received by the foreign counsel and are assured that the provisional government will use all its power to protect its foreign interests during the widespread period of unrest.

Among the list of Indiana patentees, to whom have been recently issued at Washington, the name of L. W. Coppock appeared this morning, he having secured a patent on a connectin'; 1 rod. and which connects the eran': shaft and piston rod in automobile e.n gines. The rods which have herctI lore, and are at the present time in use are all of forged steel, while the I one for which Mr. Coppock has just ! received a patent, is composed entirely ! ot' pressed steel. It is more than a i year and a half since the new’ device has been placed in the patent office at Washington, but during this time they ! have received a number of letters for information relative to the rod, and some time later received a patent on ■ the process of its making. A number ' of the trade journals and auto magazines have carried cuts of it and several of them gave lengthy descriptions of the improvement which has been met with this new piece. All spoke in high terms, and that there would, without doubt, bo an excellent market for the same in a short time. They have already commenced the manufacture of same, receiving a numi her of inquiries, and also a number of | orders have been placed. They have I established a sales office at Detroit, Mich., where a portion of their output will be handled, as well as from the local plant, the home manufactory. The remains -of Mrs. Elizabeth Numbers of Austin, Tex., a former resident of this city, whose death occurred at that place Tuesday morning from old age, arrived in the city Thursday even : tag at 7:03 over the Clover Leaf, • where they were met by the Myer, Scherer & Beavers ambulance, and a: -once taken to the John Niblick lionv on the corner of Third and Jefferson streets, where the body lay in state until the funeral this morning. The remains were accompanied by a daughter, Miss Melette, and also a son, Dayton, who joined them at St. Louis, Mo., the brother and sister coming here together. A short service was held nt the Niblick home at 10 o'clock, the regular service taking place at Austin before the departure of the remains. Rev. Gleiser of the Presbyterian church, of which church she was a faithful member many years, was in charge of the obsequies. Many of the I

older residents and pioneer fneri.w of the aged and beloved lady were i -res•nt to show their respects and a brief tribute was also paid by the oftn ■<-; minister. Interment was made at hi Decatur cemetery. ——— KRANER-FRANK WEDDING. Miss Hope Kraner, daughter of J< ’in O. Kraner, of near Geneva, an-: D< ’ )Ih G. Frank of Jay county, can e to tills city this morning and secured a marriage license. The young <•-.•■)» vt!. be married Saturday morn.ng at 10 o'clock by the Rev. Green < * the Christian church in their < *n iion.e cast of Bryant, on a farm. ti>* g.-eem having their home prepared in advance. The members of botl '..miJii-s will be guests at the wedding, and at the dinner which will follow The young couple begin their new lift itlt the very best wishes of all. n i WILL NOT DISSOLVE Says the Steel Trust Unless Forced to do so. New York, N. Y., Oct. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The United States steel corporation will not dissolve unless they are forced to de so after one of the most severe struggles in American annals. A meeting of th ■ directors of the billion dollar corporation was held last night at the home of J. Pierpont Morgan and the meeting did not adjourn until 1 o'clock this morning. None of the men present would make the slightest statement as to the meeting and to plans of the corporation. "Receipts will tell us just where we stand, what we are charged with, and we can then act accordingly,” said Francis Lynge Stetson, chief counsel of the corporation. The case against Charles Hockenrider, the Geneva Junk dealer, charged with assault and battery, with intent to commit rape on Mrs. James Irian, a deaf and mute lady of Geneva, which began trial Thursday morning in the Adams circuit court, is nearing the end and will probably go to the jury about 5 o'clock U '.s afternoon. A large number of Witnesses was examined, the state concluding its evidence about 11 ' o’clock this morning. The defendant was then placed upon the stand and testified for about an h< • ’> >nied absolutely that he v ;■« ' ' ’’o committed the deed. ;... I did not know the J ■ . in witnesses to atte. i, t t - ■ .t he was with them on ti.v - -hat the crime was committed, . iat he was sober at the time, whereas, the man whom Mrs. Irian stated insulted her, was intoxicated. It is said that his witnesses made conflicting statements, or were rather vague in their expressions as to the time they were with him. Among the witnesses were Joseph Glendening, J. Coolman, a grocer, who had noticed Hockenrider in

’ front of his store that evening with a bottle in his hand; C. M. Christman. ' who noticed him in front of his grocery; Henry Dickerson, deputy marshal, who told of the arrest and Hockenrlder’s resistance; C. O. Rayn, Aaron Irian, who is the prosecuting wit ness’ father-in-law; Mrs. J. M Walk1 er, Sam Acker, Dr. Templin, T. W. Tike, Mr. Lindsey, Mr. Resser and oth1 crs. E. E. Freidlin, who was summoned as a witness, was not present 1 when called this morning, and an at- - tachment was issued for him, he appearing soon after, stating that he had been delayed on the way here, and no action for contempt of court was taken 1 against him. 1 The evidence in the case wae concluded at 2:30 o’clock and an hour given each side for argument. It was thought that with this, and the instrm • tion of the jury by the court, the oas? would go to the jury about 5 o’clock, 1 The punishment upon conviction ranges from a simple jail sentence and fine for plain assault and battery, to from two to fourteen years in the penitentiary for the more serious intent-. ■I 0 » 1 Real estate transfers: Reusser et al. to Clara I>. Sheets, lot ■ 254, Berne, $130; Bank of Berne to J. F. Lehman, pt. lot 24, Berne., sl4100; J. F. Lehman to The Bank of Berne, pt. lot 24, Berne, $14,100; Cha* Kenidge to William Richard. 50 acres Wabash tp„ 1; H. Theodore Thieme to Rezin F. Mumma et al., lot 659, Decatur, $950; Barbara Schindler to Harvey Moser, lot 218, Berne, $1350. Marriage licenses: Hope Kraner born October 24, 1893, daughter of John O. Kraner, to wed Dennis G Frank, farmer, of Jay county, born January 27, 1887, son of W. S. Frank Joseph E. Russell vs. Lydia ,\ Shamp ?t al., mechanic's lion, $75 Separate demurrer by Lydia A. Shamp and Samuel Shamp to complaint. Alfred Kelley, a farmer living east of Geneva, fell while walking on the street in this city Saturday evening, and was taken to the Murray house, where a physician was called to attend him, the man being ill. He recovered sufficiently to return to his home Saturday night.