Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME 11

WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED HI A Former Decatur Girl Assaulted! • • I on Her Wav Home I

NIECE OF JACOB J AND FRED SCHAFER Made Desperate Struggle 1 for Her Honor The Community Greatly Aroused Over I the Crime.—Dead Girl Was a ■ Teacher in Bedford School. Special to Daily Democrat. HbEDFOKD. Ind ,Jan., 23—About 7 o'clock this morning great excittnent was caused by the finding of J»e dead body of a young woman in i shed owned by William Cook al ! his son in law, John Hendrix. Tho clothing was dirty and torn aid covered with blood and the ‘features were unrecognizable. It wgs not until the body had been taken to the Ferguson morgue and 1 the features subjected to a Birough cleansing that recognition Ayas possible. The body proved to be that of Miss Sarah Schafer, of Elkhart, teacher of Latin in the Bedford high school. The coinmunity was terribly arroused when this became known. Miss Schafer hod probably been uptown and was going to her apartments, a short distance from the place where the body was found. It is the sup Position that the young woman wa- waylaid by some one famil .ir with her way to and from the -iloul Lulliding. and that she was assaulted. There is every evidence that she made a terrible struggle, but that she was evidently lieaten d<jwn as she passed a private alley owning into one of the prominent ntfects, and that she was then draggifc about fifty feet to the shed, .■.Lie sho was’killed. Hair pins Are found at the mouth of the alley, which it is supposed she tried to i.so as weapons against her as sills nt. entire community is ..vimiscd “wr the terrible ufTair, and the piiice and mayor are making every • Art ion to obtain a clue to the ide itity of her assailant. There is i ' mistaking the temjier ol the tiriufed populace, and if the indrel is caught a lynching will follow. JHloodhotmds will in the search. Rhe city council has 'Jfe: 1 a Sas', ird of |so<) and th<* county a amount, making a total !X)0, for the urrost and coiivic I of the principals guilty "I the lull and I'lurder of Miss Beuhler.

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A postmortem shows that she, must have been attacked shorty after supper, as, when sho was killed, her food had not yet begun to digest. She left the house of Mrs. Martha Johnson, two and one half squares from her room, after eating her meal, and had started to her rooms to meet a class of pupils in a course of Latin. This was the last over seen of her alive, as she never reached her rooms. This horrible news was received here late yesterday afternoon by a telegram to Jacob Schafer. Miss Schafer was born in Decatur inMply 18S0 and when seven years of age was taken to Elkhart, Ind., wnerej her parents uow reside. Sho was' popular especially among her girl friends, and it is said she never received special attentons from any \ , young man. She is the niece of Jacob , and Fred Sohafer, who are distracted over tho terrible news. CHICAGO FIRE The Masonic Temple Had Close Call. Fiffecn Lives Lost in a Wreck j Off Lon 4 Isknd. Special to The Dally Democrat Chicago, 111., Jan. 23.—Firo broke out this afternoon in the Masonic' Temple, a twenty story sky scraper, just one square cast of the Iroquois theater. ' hving to the fact that upwards nf 2,000 people are occupying offices and stores in this gianj structure, tho fire caused much excitement. No loss of life so far j known. 1 New York, N, ¥.. Jan. 23.—Fit teen lives were hist in a wreck of the four masted schooner Augustus Hunt oil West Hampton, Long Island, today. Two others on board were savt d. BRANCHING OUT Grorte Tester Bought Ten-Cent Stock of Loch & Linn. George Tester has purchased tho five and ten cent department. of Lock A- Linn, the invoice tor 'the same to begin next Monday' I morning. Ho will immediately; [move lioth tho new stock purehas-1 led and tiv one he now owns into I the third room of the Studabiker I block, and consolidate them Since! Hi 1 opened up be loro tho holidays’ his business lias grown and now 'this now deal will put him right to tho front in his line. Ho will have I wi ,v modern quarters und his busi-1 uess will, no doubt, be satisfaction. >

DECATUR, INDIANA, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1904.

■ AT FORT WAYNE Joint Senatorial Convention Feb. 25th Allen County Democrats Disposed to Honor John W. Tyndall. Special to the Daily Democrat. Fort Wayne, Ind., Jan., 23—A ' meeting of the democratic county Central Committee was held this afternoon at which much discus-! sion arose over tho attempt to t adopt the percentage plan of vot-| ing in their future county con ventioMs. There was a large attendance of the committee as well 1 as many prominent and active i democrats froffi all over the county and judging from the interest I manifested, tho ,present campaign augers well for the democratic I party of Allen county. The meeting developed a unanimous senti mont favoring the nomination of Hon. John W. Tyndall, Adams county's candidte’for joint senator-. The discussion ended in the selec- ■ tion of Thursday, February 25, as i the date for holding tho joint senaI tor convention, to be held at the i City H ill in the city of Fort Wayne , at t wo o'clock. THEY OBJECT First and Third Street Properly Owners on the War Path. The property owners on First I and Third streets uro raising obj ections to the practice installed by the business men on Second street i on account of their burning their surplus paper in tho rear of their - stores. They say that their property is in constant danger of tire every time an act of tins kind is perpetrat ed, and if same is not stopped they ' will take some action before the, city council to see why the present ordinance that we have is not put into effect. If the council does not take any hand in the matter they will proceed to prosecute some of I tho offenders and test the law ini ' relation to such cases. They all ’ say that they are not doing this for ' a case of spite work but to protect their own property and families. There is no doubt but that the busi-' 1 ness men do not even think of this ’ when they commit the act anil do not intend to put any one in danger by so doing and undoubtedly thi' matter will lx) adjusted without go ing to extreme moans. « IS RED HOT Kirkland Township Having Some Sport Today. Today there is being held in Kirkland township a sjiccial < lection on trustee to decide the tie that resulted bet ween G M. T. Houck and E. E. Zimmerman at tho primary election that was held January 15 a’ which tim ■ ,<• i th eindiI date rooei'vl 41 votes. G.-o it interlets is being nianifo.tod i,i this elec- ■ tion ami a heavy vote is being cast and from all reports the buttle for supremiuujy is waging hot. Both candidates are working hard fur [the office. •

HAD CANCER REMOVED — I Louis Fruchte Successfully Operated Upon by Dr. C. S. Clark. Ex-deputy Treasurer Louis Fruchte, of Fourth Street had a large cancer removed from his right jaw this morning. Dr. C. S. Clark performed the operation, which was a very painful one. Mr. Fruchte has been I suffering from this dread disease I for some time and has been taking I treatment for some time to try and kill it and this morning hud to succumb to the operation and same was successfully removed. This disease is one that is dreaded by every one and is very treacherous > and Mr. Fruchte is thankful that he i had hiken the precaution to have ; the-doctor handle the case in time. Although he is still suffering intense pain a rapid recovery is now looked for and his former good health restored to him. NO MORE SHOWS • I I \ Entertainments of Local Character Allowed Theatrical Performances Excluded From Democratic Hall at Berne, I I By an agreement which was en i tcred into betwen Abe Hocker, und ' the officers of the Democratic Club |at Berne no more 'theatrical per-1 formances are to bo given in the ! Democrat hall. The agreement be-1 |camo eff< c‘ive Thursday and will I !continue in force indefinitely, while ; shows arc to lx* tabooed. T.icn there ‘ ■ isa class of entertainments th.it will ' I not be frowned upon. These are’ ( home functions of a highly moral j tone, such us school entertainments, | !or anything that is uplifting to so-, jCiety. The hall will be used by the | city bund and the Business Men’s Association. Political meetings ! are not exoludixl. By this closing ! the club room against theatrical i performances shows of every description urc burred from Berne. ; There is not another available hall in the town wherein such performances may be given. The last show that Berne people witnessed was a medicine artist last week and it was due t*j these fakes the hall closed against shows. I TOO LARGE Give Us Plenty of Fifty-Cent Bills and We Wil! Be Haffyy. oi< largest bill that is at all used .in this country is tho fl.ooo bill. This is seen only occasionally at the 1 banks and comes in only at veryj rare intervals. It is used principal-1; ly when big deals requiring a cash ] consideration arc made or when i out of town people come here for < tho pur]H)se of transacting busi- i ness on a large scale. There are i some tSOO bills in use but. most of;i the bills <if largo denomintions in , 1 'in circulation are of tli<« tIOO kind.' i The call for fIOO bills comes fro i ipiently from persons who expect to! 1 I travel quite adistanco andjprefer to I curry pupcr money in this donoiri: i nut ion rather tluinin smullet bills,' i silver or drillt. People who make 11 i business deals of the ordinary size! where cash considerations urc re-! ' quired, use tho bills on account of I their convenience in handling. There are plenty of |sh bills and those are all used extensively in the many business o]xwutionN of the, Liny. . i

GEO. W. WOODWARD DEAD Passed Away Last Night at I l : JO O’clock

A WORTHY MAN His Life Work Without Any Flaws Funeral to be Held From the Method’s! Church at Ten O’clock Monday Morning. George Wesley Woodward was born at Janesville, Muskeegun, county, Ohio, July, sth 1818 and died at Decatur, Jan.,22, 11)01, age 55 years, f> months and 17 days. | His father moved to Adams county iin 1850 and settled at Monmouth. | He had charge of the stifge cut. he- : tween Fort Wayne and St. Marys, Ohio. In this work George assisted i his father for a number of years. In 1863 when our country was in the midst of a great rebellion he heard its voice calling him to duty. He enlisted in the eleventh Indiana I cavalry and served until the close lof the war. The pension records ' show that he bore the remarkable I distinction of being the youngest I Soldier on record that here arms. 1 His age being fifteen years. At the | close of the war he returhed to De Icatur and learned the tra-le of plasI tcring which he followed for t wenty lone years. He then entered the I business of furniture and undertak- | ing. First in partnership with i Thomas Auten and then with J. O. ' Bull, his present partner. On Dee. sth, 1875, lie was married to Mary Stoneburner. This union has been blessed by three children, Charles IL, Catharine A., and Ellie L., now Mrs. John Sohug. Catherine died in infancy. Mr. Woodward f< r tho past thirty’ years has bivn a member of the M. E. church and most of this time has served in the capacity of an official member. His present Sunday school class which is one of the largest in the M. E. Sunday school, he has taught for the past twelve years. Ho was a I member of the order of Odd Fel lows, Free Masons. Knights of Pythius and G. A. 11. A few months ago he was elected as a member of our city school board and was at the time of bis death chairman of I the committee to secure the Car1 negio Library. Hi? general health has been reasonably good until one week last Thursday, ho felt what In-thought were symptoms of lagrippe, but the next day a severe pain in his baud was notie -d which proved to be septic poison. Ho rapidly grew worse and by the first of this week his oondit ion was ai..r:ning. Other physicians were called in consultation, nndallthat scicr.ie,! skill, and lovi ig hinds and tender hearts could do was d< no, but the grim monster marohod on until last! night at eleven, tho List struggle was over, anil Georg<> Woodward so far us thia earth is concerned was no more. He was prefectly rational during his sickness. W itli clear sight and calm coinage he looked into his od< n grave; In.t his soul did not quale. With unfiltering ! courage he took leaf of Hr,- As ' ciilmly as if he were going to i visit a distant citv he talked ol his |depirti:re. Ashe bid his friends I g x)j-byo he calmly said, "Well

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the old house into tho new.'' His death cast a shadow over our entire city. We all feel that our neighbor, our friend and our brother is dead. As a business man. ho was upright and success- , ful. Hundreds will bear personal > testimony of Jiis kind hgartedness and gentleness in the hour of their grief. The esteem with which ho is held by the different orders to which he belonged is evidenced by the fact that he has been honored by the highest positions with their reach. One of his first thoughts after being a member of tho school board was the securing of a library, and one of his last requests to his fellow workers was “don’t give np the library.’’ As a temperance worker he was positive and radical, he believed in no compromises. He felt the only way to ultimately reach prohibition was to establish a party against it. As a member of i church he was loyal to the utmost degree, always ready with his presence and money to help in every way possible. He believed that duty should be written with a capitol D and that pleasure was a i after consideration. His only tri ll in dying was the leaving of bis family, withan affection indiserjliably tender, ho bid them all good hyo on Friday morning, with his admonition and his prayers; thus a useful citizen has pissed from our midst. Tho world has been made better l*‘cause he lived ( in it, We sorrow at his departure and extend our sympathies to his bereaved, but v.-e rejoice in his [ clean life and his triumphant death. ! Friends desiring to view tho remains may do so at the residence tomorrow, Sunday afternoon, between the hours of one and five i o'clock. A RUNAWAY , - Team Runs Away on Monroe Street Last Evening. A team of large draft, horses hitched to a farm wagon caused no little excitement yesterday evening by running away and tearing down Monroe streel to the other und endangering the lives of many pedes trians who wore on their way home and using the street in preference to the icy sidewalks. They <tur.cd ■aimewhuru about Third street and ran directly west and when last mipn were tearing along at a reck less rate of speed, we were unable t i learn whose team it was on how they became frightened and for all we know they are running yet as no one has reported that he saw them stop. GREAT HOGS George Dellinger Sells Two llotjs That , Weijh Over 1000 Pounds. Geo. Dellinger, who lives a mile l north of Steele, was in town Satnr day, marketing hogs. He sold two hogs to Bowen that weighed 1050 pounds an<l fur which be received > 12. George was unc of the victims ■I of the Jemixi.d ic primary <.<r in , i old Adams lust Friday, lx ing a cun I dMiit< for nsK .-sor, and defeatei) by \V. M. lluop. There are mi sore . spot-on Deilingi i, amj he has tho ’ sit jsf iction if li • .tint run last p iliI tically.lie ran raise big, moneymak 1 ing jxtrkors. which is n better jhiving prcporiti'iJi any time than p<>li-