Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 29 January 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

I SUFFERS AWFUL ORDEAL ■ Hand Bolted to Shaft in a Pump ■ Station. «

I SUSPENDED I FOR HOURS I Left Hand Badly Later- | ated and Frozen I Samuel Frank Cut a Twobv-Four In Two With His Pen Knife to Save His Life. Samuel Frank, a resident of this ■eitv. but who has been employed ia e ■y by the Phoenix Oil company as a ■pumper near Hartford City for some ■ time, bad a most frightful accident on ■Tuesday night, the result of which he Bis now carrying his left hand in a p sling and suffering untold agony, and | the result may be that he will lose his r left hand. The following is the story of the accident as be tells it himself: “I was working in the oil field near Hartford City and had the night job at the pumping station. About one o'clock Wednesday morning one of wells that 1 was pumping broke down, FORGED CHECK I Frank Cotton in Serious Trouble ■Signed His Brother's Name to Checks at Montpelier.—Arrested Yesterday. A charge of forgery was filed in ■the circuit court at Hurtford City ■ today against Frank Cotton, son of ■tleorgeCotton of tins city, the proEjsecuting witness being Oscar Hanill ■ ton, a saloon keep<T nt Montpdier. Bit. is charged that Cotton, while ■drunk at Montpelier three weeks ■ago forged the name ol his brother ■.Marshall S. Cotton to a check for ■<6o. Before the ease is through IlwiUi Mr. Hamilton will probably Mtoi ivo a nice bunch of trouble on his ■hands as a suit for <5,000 damages ■ will lx> filed against him immediate ■lx l>y Cotton s lather (ieorge Cotton ■ He will allege in the suit that Ham ■ ilton got his son Frank into the ■saloon three weeks ago and kept | ■ him there for two days and a night Band tilled him with liquor so that ■he became intoxicated and irres '■ponsifile for his actions. It will ■ further allege that there wen im ■Binoral women lo.fing about the ■saloon, and that young < otton spi nt good portion of the time with 1 ■them and that he signed the check ■ while he was in lied and so drunk ■he did not know what lie was doing ■ but was informed that he hud con ■t routed a big bill at the bar and ■that be would have to pay it or he ■arrested Cotton while in the!

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i 1 1 went out to fix it up, and after an half hour’s work had it mended and I returned to the station house to again couple the same onto the power. In doing so the same slipped and my left hand was caught in a bolt that extended from an oak plank two inches thick and four inches wide and ( left me in this position, the iron bolt 'lcompletely passing through my left 'hand. I was at a loss fora short I time to know what to do, but at last an idea came to me and I succ< eded (in working my pen knife out of my ! pocket and at once proceeded to cut myself loose from this oak plank. It was slow and tedious work, but I bad j onl y one thought in mind “If I don’t get loose now I will freeze to death,” and this made me work all the harder, and after three hours of hard work I managed to cut through this oak plank and thus free myself. No one can imagine my suffering during that time, it was frightful. After loosen- • iug myself I hastened to the nearest neighbor, which was a half mile away, | 1 and he took me at once to a physician ’( in Hartford City who dressed my 1 wound as best he could and I immed- ‘ iately came home.” He is very much > discouraged over the accident as he is under tho impression that his hand ' will have to be amputated, as same is totally frozen from the wrist down : and the wound in tho hand is a fright ful one. Dr. C. S. Clark is the at-1 1 tending physician now. It is feared > that the hand will have to be ampu tated. though this will be done onlv ( as a last resort. saloon signed two checks, one for <(>o with the name of his brother j signed to it and another for <35 ■j with his own name attcahed, but suit has been brought against him I only on one. — Bluffton News. Frank Cotton lived here for about a year working for the Murray hotel and at the Beery and Holthouse livery tiarn. He has Ixien in j trouble frequently. MRS. KIRK DEAD Mother of Fred LaDelle Dies in New York City Fred LaDelle of this city received a message this morning stating that his mother, Mrs. Mini n Kirk had died last night, the result of stroke of paralysis. She was fifty-eight years old and had bee in poor health for some time, this being the third stroke she has suffered. The funeral services will he held tomorrow and it is impossible for Fred to reach there by that time. The news was a sad shock to Fred and he regrets the fact that ho was nn able to be with his mother at the last moment. HAS BAD LUCK Mr. Griffin of Portland is Injured Again. Isaac A. Griffith, of East Main street, is unfortunate of late. Wednesday ho fell down in tho cellar and cut several bad gashes in his head and bruised his arm. He was | fieling better Thursday morning | but his injuries continue to cause him pain and inconvenience. It is not long since he was the victim of’ an accident in the harvest field, it H will be remernliered, which threatened for a time to prove fatal. He is nearly seventy years old.—Port I an I (' >m n *r fi il It tviow.

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1904.

BEAR UP BRAVELY I —, * I Do Parents of Murdered Miss Schafer Democrat Reporter Interviews C. C. Schafer This Morning.—No Clue to Murderer, A Democrat reporter this morning interviewed Uhalmer C. Schafer a CGiVin of Miss Sarah Schafer who was so brutally murdered some days ago at Bedford. Mr. Schafer and his wife and Mr. and Mrs Floyd Brittson attended the funeral at Elkhart, and stated that the family were bravely bearing up under the awful strain of the same. The whole family are devoted Christians and faithful church goers and the brave manner in which they bear up is even most astonishing to their most intimate friends and relatives. The family are us much at sea concerning the assailant as the oflicers who are working on the . case, and can throw no light on the (mystery whatever. Mr. Edward Shafer uncle of the dead girl stated that the officials at Bedford were d ling everything in their power to bring the guilty one to justice and would inform him as soon’ as any definite clew was reached and up to the present time he has received no word. It is the opinion, however among the most conservative that the murder was committed by lan amateur or the work would not have lieen so buuglesonio. and the j Ixxly would not have been so muti- : lated. Miss Schafer carried an insurance policy of <I.OOO payable to her mother, which was taken out (only four weeks proceeding the ( murder. SET HIM FREE Ex-Mayor Ames Released by Supreme Court Had Been Sentenced at St. Paul to Six Years' Imprisonment by District Court. Special U> liailj Democrat. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 29. Ex Mayor Ames of Minneapolis is a free man. The supreme court hating today quashed the incictment against him. Ames was charged with illegally receiving money from women while mayor of Minneapolis. He was con victed in the district court and sen teneed to six years imprisonment. Real Estate TrarsFers. Elias Moser to" Daniel Kipler, pt sec. 16, French tp., SO acres, $2,100. Icy Crozier, et al, to R. B. Johnson, pt sec. 34, I nion tp. 2 acres, S|. r >o J. E. Reynolds to Isaac Michael, lot 179, Geneva, $l5O. Lewis Worthinan to Fred Koene man, pt sec 21 Treble tp, $3025. Win. Graw to Henry Graw, pt see 35 Kirkland tp, SOOOO. Malinda Marshall to J. 11. Voglewede, pt sec 20 Washington tp, $275. C. M Moore to Theo. R. Moore, 1 >t s Berne, SIOO.

BROKE HIS LEG Reuben Baxter of Monmouth, Meets With Serious Accident. Reuben Baxter, a well known citi zen of Monmouth, met with a serious ( accident at his home about noon to ; day. He started out the door to get a bucket of coal when he slipped and fell, breaking his leg near the ankle. Dr. S. D. Beavers, of this city, was called and set the limb and the patient is reported as resting as well as could be expected. He is a rather heavy man and the fracture of the bone was a necessary result of the fall. He is of middle age and reeov- ; ary may be a little slow. REV. JONES DEAD Former Pastor of Presbyterian Church Here Learned Pastor Died at His Home at Washington C. H., Ohio. Rev. Norman Jones, formerly pastor of the Presbyterian church I here, died at his home at Washington Court House, Ohio January, 11, aged seventy-one years. The funeral services were held there Friday, January 14, from the resi dence of Robert Howat, Rev J. S. McNair officiating. His daughters, Misses Cornelius Jones, of Dayton, Lucile Jones of East Liverpool and Josephine Jones of San Fransisco were all in attendance Rev. Jones was one of the grand eld men of the Presbyterian churoh and was a popular man here He was born at Washington 0., November, £B. 1832.1 He was a graduate of the Salem | academy, Washington college and the Union Theological New York city. He was an army i chaplin during tho civil war. He I was pastor of Decatur church from I 1.871 to 1877.* Removed to Bluffton, Indiana, in 1878, and again in 1880, to his home, Washington C, H, Ohio, where he remained until 1899. Since 1887 had not preached regularly, but continued his ministerial culling without pastorate. On December 13, 1860, Norman Jones was married to Joshephine A. Denver, daughter of Patrick Denver of Wilmington. Ohio, who-e death oceured December, 27, 18.(8. She was the sister of the late Gen. J. W. Denver of Willimngton. Ohio. Mrs. E. W. James of Coshocton, Ohio, is tho only surviving member of her family. Os this marriage five children were born, two of whom died in infancy. Cornelius,Lucile and Josephine still survive. Death hud long been looked for and came as a re lief from physical infirmity and i suffering. AT BURT HOUSE Miss Langley will be Here Tomorrow to Organize Class in Music. Miss Langley tho Fort Wayne music toucher, will lx l at the Burt House parlors tomorrow from 1:30; to 4:15 at which time anil place she . would bo pleased to talk to those who feel interested in classic music. ( Miss Langley has unenviable rep l utution in both vocal and instru I mental music and should have n<e trouble in orgiuidn,.'a large class ( 'The proper onconrugeincrt at; this time would insure a large numtx'r fw her mid those who are interested in seeing a course' inaugurated should begin a little missionary work and also see her at tho flirt House parlors to morrow.

ARRESTED ON INDICTMENTS Sheriff Butler and Deputy Kept Busv

TEN ARRESTS MADE Two Indictments Against Several Parties Charges Are Misdemeanors and Are Result of the November Grand Jnry Investigation. Sheriff Butler has been a busy officer this week, as also has Deputy Dallas Butler. Besides the serving of the jury they have been all over the county arresting parties against whom indictments were returned by the November grand jury. That body returned papers against seventeen people of the county, all for misdemeanors, tvo for felonies, one of these was against four Berne citizens for inCIRCUS PARADES Soon a Thing of the Past Owners of Big Ones Met at Springfield and Established This New Rule. From this on it will cost money to see the elephant, the clowns and the monkeys. When circuses come to town hereafter there will be no par ades and circus days will be anil until people learn to conform themselves to the new order of things. There will be no congregating along streets, on prominent corners, in upper windows and on court house steps to see circus parades in this country again as the managers of shows have almni doned the parades altogether. No longer will camels march with stately strides through town and city afreets; no more will the downs and circus girls ride between rows of big eyed 1 youngsters This age in which peoj pie are now living is one of ceaseless j and constant changing and gradually .thedelights of youth are being abandoned for the more business like and sterner propositions of financial reasons. The cin us managers are 1 getting wise and propose to aliolish the parade for many reasons chief among which ate the above, The other day at a meeting held by the managers of all the prominent eir cuses in the country, at Springfield. Ohio, a resolution was tinatiituously adopted forever abolishing c’yrcm 1 parades an<l the action will go into effect this summer when circuses start out. This being the case, the people are forewarned and from this time on if they expect to see tho elephant, the monkey and other wild animals and all that goes to make up an attractive ! show they will have to pay their way

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’ citing the riot at which time Editor • Rohrer was whipped in his office. Three mt n w< re arrested at ofaco witfi the exception of one who has left tho state. The other was against Michael Brunegraff, now i au inmate at the East Haven asylum. [ i All the parties charged with misdemeanors have been arrested this week excepting those who are out of the state at present on important business. Those arrested as shown on the court docket are uginst Grits Martz charged with assault 'and battery. James King, Geneva, two indictments, for allowing minors to play pool; Samuel Sprunger of Berne, selling liquor without license; Fred Meyers, Berne, two indictments for selling liquor without license Moritz Ehrsaam, selling (liquor without license; John Renekert two indictments for 7 selling liquor without license, Jacob Hunsicker, selling liquor ’ without license; Fred and Samuel 11 Brewster disturbing public meeting and A. E. Herrick of this city two ’ 1 indictments for sellng Iq.ior wthout I license. These cases will be heard « during the term of court which 3 convenes next Monday, all of the , parties arrested having either given s bond for their appearance or ar- - ranged to do so. ' liehind the tents. Thev will see no ) parades. The circus managers assert there are many reasons for this action anti state that too much work is attached to parades and that too much valuable time is wasted in their preparation and in carrying tliem out. > 100 much much money is expended and no revenue received as an offset. Circus employes who are up all night changing from town to town, aro > overworked by parades, FINGER CUT OFF George Flanders Has an Accident ) ■ Index Finger of Right Hand Drawn I i; Into Cog Wheel and Crushed Off. George Flanders nut with a serious accident this morning at nine thirty o’clock which resulted in the loss of his index iinger of his right hand. H<was adjusting jxirt of the machinery of the gas engine at the laundry and was working with a pair of gloves on, when the end of tho glove on his index (linger was caught in tho cog wheel und his finger was completely pulled into the wheel and literuly mushed. He ut once hastened to Dr. J.S Boyers who after examining the finger stated that the finger could not !«• saved urd hi would hnve to ninputiiti it. George hesitated tint ut ) last consented and George sent for i D.M. Hensley to come in und ? hold his hand end during the opori ulion D ive became very sick but • stuck faithfully to his job. The I linger whs taken oil' close to the e hand, and < icorge i- cvrt.iinly suffer v ing all kind of pain from the same.

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