Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 238, Decatur, Adams County, 17 October 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

BREACH OF PROMISE SWT Miss Mary Harshman Demands SSOOO From Affiancee

HILPERT DIVORCE CASE' fifty Witnesses in Court Today on Divorce Suit John Gasser Sues Elias Reisen for Fraudulently Obtaining Fosession of a Note. A breach of promise suit in ■which Muy Harshman demands the sum of $5,000 of Jesse Chapman, was filed by Attorney Shaffer Peterson in circuit court this morning. The complaint says Jesse proposed to her early last spring and March sth last was chosen as the wedding day, but before that date arrived the groom-to-be changed his mind and has since failed and refused to marry her, though she has frequently reminded him of his promise. The plaintiff is a well known young lady of St. Mary’s township and the groom is the C- & E. operator at Bobo. Rumor has it that he is now engaged to another lady of that neighborhood. John Gasser vs Elias Reisen, complaint on note, demand S2OO, is the title of a new suit tiled today by Attorney Schaffer Peterson. Os itself this looks simple enough but beneath the caption is a story, rare and peculiar, almost bordering on criminal allegations. The complaint says that in December, 1897, Elias Reisen borrowed of John Gasser the sum of s*s, due in six months at seven per cent. On May 2, 1898, said Reisen went to Gasser and said he was ready to pay the note with interest. This being agreeable, Gasser who could neither read or write, easily fell into the scheme. Reisen wrote out a check for $74.01, this being the amount agreed upon to settle the account. He signed Gasser s name to the check and then told him he would have to make his mark so the check would be good. The old man was ignorant and trustful and going to the bank drew out his own money and then deposited it again. He cancelled the note delivered it to Reisen, who had thus paid his note off without a cent. Two or three years passed before Gasser had a settlement with ins bank and then the fraud was soon discovered. An effort has since been made to settle the case, but unsuccessfully. The suit filed today is the result. —o—

Fifty witnesses are in court today, called to testify in the sensational divorce case, Leota B. Hilpert vs Milton Hilpert. D- B. Lrwin repies ints the plaintiff and J. T. Merryman the defendant. Mrs. Htljwrt in her testimony said that her husbind had kicked, struck, scratched her, thrown her down; even pointed a revolver at her and had threatened to kill himself. Mr. Hilpert denied the allegations gen erally, although admitted ho had scuffled with her playfully and kicked her in fun. J. H. Voglewede vs William I>. Roe, administrator, claim of 119.05,

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allowed and ordered paid out of tho estate. —o— John E. Alexander vs Jesse M, Parish et al, demand $75, dismissed and costs paid. —O'Loretta Shaw vs Oscar Shaw, divorce, general denial filed; set for trial Saturday, October 22. —o— Della Cowan vs William Cowan divorce demurer tiled to cross complaint. —o— The case against Luther Collins charged with procuring an abortion was continued and will likely not be tried until the November term of court. BAD FIRE Bowers’ Stone Quarry Plant Destroyed Blaze Occurred Early Sunday Morning — Loss is Estimated at $5,000.

Fire broke out ut three o'clock Sunday morning in the big machinery building at the B iwers’ stone quarry, north of the city, completely destroying the plant and entailing a loss of at least 12,000 with no insurance. The origin is unknown, as the blaze was not discovered until the buildings were almost burned to the ground. As they are outside of the fire limits no alarm was given, and only a few knew of the tire. The valuable machinery was badly damaged, some of it being a total loss. The big crusher, however, the most costly piece, can lx’ used with some repairs. The quarry had just been worked into such condition that a large amount of stone would have been taken out during the next few weeks. Mr. Bowers stated that he did not know whether or not he would rebuild before spring, but prolxibbly not. About twenty men are thrown out of employment. M. E. CHURCH. October section of the Ladies' Mite society next Friday afternoon ut Mrs. D. N. Erwin, 410 N. Fourth street. You are cordially invited to these services. Old Peoples’day, Sunday. Octo-1 ts-r 23. Let the aged ones plan to come. The Rev. Thomas Stabler, j of Indianapolis, a former pastor will be present. * “SEARCH H»y heart—what painetb thee in others —in IH\SELF may be. ALL dust is frail — ALL flesh is t weak, BE THOU—the TRUE MAN thou dost seek.— Lowell. RECIEVED CHECK FOR $1,600. William Buhler has received a check for »l,«00 from the Ben Hur lodge, payment of a policy held by his wife who dieu two weeks ago. The prompt settlement is worthy of comment and shows that the insurance deparment of the lodge is [managed in a strictly business-like i manner.

DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1904.

FOR HUNTERS Commissioner Sweeney Writes Us Again ' on the Game Law. For the information of our readers wo publish the following from Z T. Sweeney, Commissioner of Fisheries and Game in Indiana, in regard to the license feature of the games laws: S otion 10 of the game law says: “It. shall be anlawful to hunt with dog or shotgun any and all kinds of game from October Ist toNovembor 10th of the same year; except as provided in Section 11 of this act.“ The object j of this closed season for forty days ,is to keep everybody out of the field during that time and give all an equal chance when the open : season for quail shooting comes in November 10th. There are many I lawless people who go out with s he j i avowed purpose of shooting rabi bits, practicing their dogs, etc., who have been in the habit of kill ing quail before the season commences. Tho man who observes the law has no chance as against these lawless people. They kill nearly all the quail before he can get into the fields. With a forty day closed season the law-abiding hunter has an equal chance with the lawless hunter. There is, how ever, a provision in Section 11 which allows men who hve in those parts of the state where ducks' and wild water fowl are passing through in October and will be out of the state before the 10th of November, to hunt them under a license, and these licenses have been made very strict so as not to permit quail shooting under them, but only birds of passage, and which if not killed in October can not be killed at all. This is the sole object of the license. Residents desiring to hunt quails, rabbits, squirrels and i other sorts of game, in their regular season, need no license whatever. THE VERDICT Coroner Says Stelzer Case Was Justifiable Homicide.

Portland., Ind.. Oct, Ifi.—Dr. J B. Garber, coroner, has rendered his verdict in the case of John Stelzer, who died on last Sunday from the’effcefsof the injuries received lin the fight of a week before. The report follows: “I, J. B. Garber, coroner of Jay county, Indiana, did on the 13th and 14th days of October, 1904, hold an inquest on the body of John Stelzer, resident of Bearcreek township, Jay county, Indiana. After hearing the testimony of the autopsy, and investi- ' gating all the circumstances connected with the case I find: That John Stelzer was a married man. about the age of 45, and a woodman by trade. I further find that on Octoter 1, 1904, he and William Chapman had an altercation in a tent in Wabash township, Jay county; I further find that (luring said altercation the said William i Chapman struck the said John Stelzer on the head with an axe and that said blow was of sufficient force to cause fracture of the skull, which resulted in death by cerebral hemorrhage on October 8, 1904, at 2 o'clock a. m. This was in my opinion, a case of justifiable homicide. J. B. Garber, coroner of Jay county.” Notice of Prohibition Twp. Convention. Every prohibitionist and others wh t contemplae voting our ticket at the coming election, are earnestly requested to meet at the store room of Brokaw Son tomorrow night, (Tuesday) at 7:30 oolook, for the purpose of putting in nomination a township ticket and attend toother Important business. By order of Chairman.

KNOWN HERE John Broom Died at Marion Moved From Hereto Fort Wayne Twenty Years Ago—His Wife Was a Decatur Lady. J. B Buhler received a telegram this morning announcing the death of John Broom, tl e end having come after a long illness at the Solders’ home hospital near Marion, Indiana. Mr. Broom lived here a number of years and will be remembered by many of our readers. He was a wagon maker by trade and moved from here to Fort Wayne twenty years ago, where he lived until broken in health he was given a home at tho soldiers’ retreat. His wife was formerly Miss Ada Patterson of this city. She survives him with two sons, Harry and Will and several daughters. They reside at Fort Wayne where the funeral will be held tomorrow. Mr. Broom was a faithful member of the I. O. O. F lodge of this city and that order was also notified of his death. THROWN OUT Frank Boyers Has Slight Accident on Brick Streets.

Fank Boyers, while driving down street Sunday afternoon had a small accident that might have resulted seriously to him and wrecked his buggy. He was riding smoothly along until he came to the corner near the Winnes shoe store, where* he desired to turn and in so doing i the horse slipp id on some wet sand and fell on its side. The abrupt . ! stopping of the horse caused Mr. ; Boyers to keep right on traveling, I the consequence being that he was thrown with some force to the brick street. Bystanders at once hastened to his assistance, some attending to the horse and others to j Mr. Boyers, the latter being someI what jammed up by his sudden I tumble. The horse was then gotten | up-and in a few moments Mr. Boy- ! ers went on his way rejoicing. SUNDAY SCRAP MrConnehey Boys Kent to Jail—Fined This Morning. Marshal Green yesterday afternoon near the Burt House arrested Andrew and Williard McConnehey, I the first on a charge of public ■ intoxication and interfering with i an officer and the latter on a charge of public intoxication. Both men were drunk and raising a distur banco at the above named place When Marshal Green attempted to arrest Williard this so enraged Andrew that he intercepted the officer and endeavored to take his brother away. Marshal Green immediately got his club into working order and , used it with telling effect The baggage wagon was then pressed into service as a patrol wagon and the two men thrown in and whirled off to jail. Williard was given a hearing last night, before 'Squire Smith, where he plead guilty and 1 was fined a dollar and costs, 1 amounting to |9.«0, and he stayed 1 the docket. Andrew, however, was not given his hearing until this morning, when ho plead gulity and was fined five dollars and costs. ’ amounting to 113.30. He also ' stayed the docket.

TRIP TO COUNTRY Decatur People Enjoy a Visit to the Snider Home. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Schafer and J. H. Heller and family enjoyed an automobile trip Sunday afternoon to the beautiful country home of Mr. ana Mrs. J. F. Snider near Williamsport. Those who have never been guests at this hospitable home do not realize the pleasures of -such a visit, but we do. The Snider farm is known as one of the most beautiful and valuable I in this part of Indiana and a glance at the well kept fields, the commodious and modern brick house proves it. PLAIN DRUNK Samuel Smith Gets Usual Fine—Dollar and Costs. Samuel Smith was arrested yesterday evening by Marshal Green on a charge of public intoxication and lodged in jail until this morni ing when he had his hearing before j Mayor Coffee, and was allowed to tell all of his troubles. It was the same old story of being a good fellow and at last falling by the wayside. He wa« fined one dollar and costs and stayed the docket. ON A HUNT Party of Nine Left Here for Arkansas Woods. It was a merry crowd, indeed, | that left this city last evening over ■I the Clover Leaf railroad for Arkan-

; sas, where they expect to spend three weeks hunting and fishing. There were ten in the crowd, and . their destination was Black Oak, , Arkansas, from which point they < will branch out. This crowd ex- : p?cts to take in the world’s fair at - St. Louis, on their return trip and - expect to have a good time in geni eral. The following is a list of the crowd that left : Mr. and Mrs Ed i Johnson, Miss Lizzie Johnson, i Frank Maples. Al Bailey, Jeff - Crum, Shorty White, Henry Presdorf, and R C. Mills. ACCEPTS POSITION 1 Jesse Roop Will Assist at Moser's Photo Studio. Jesse Roop informed us today tiiat he hud resigned his position as bar tender at the Nickle Plate sulo mai d had accepted a more lucrative one with Elmer Moser, the photographer. This kind of! work, however, is not new to Mr. i Hoop, he he having formerly been , jin tne employ of Mr. Moser, in I fact that was where he learned the I photographing trade. Mr. Roop will act in the capacity of traveling ; alesman for Mr. Moser ns he has a new line of work that ho desires to introduce on the market, and Mr. q Roop being aoqauinted with this line of work, is just the man that he desired, He will for the next three weeks assist Mr. Moser on inside w< rk until everything is in readiness for him to make his first trip. Mr. Moser is at the present short of help, his assistant, Mr. ( Armstrong, being forced to take a i vacation on account of ill health. Mr. Roop assumed his now duties today with Mr. Moser, his old position at the Nickle Plate being filled by Albert Moyer.

NUMBER 23S

FORGER WRITES “Dutch” Siler Threatens Suicide Says Before Letter Arrived He Would Be Dead—Bloomington Police Notified. Frank Siler, the dutchman, who li ft here suddenly two weeks ago and succeeded in forging two twenty dollar checks, signing H. 11. Bremerkamp's name to them and cashing one at Harry Drain's, Bluffton, and the other at M. E. Ellis’, Redkey, has been heard from. He has written to acquaintances here from Bloomington, Illinois, saying that by the time the missives were received he would be cold in death, as he expected [to immediately commit suicide. He said he had gone wrong because of the fact that he loved a young lady here who refused to spoak to him or have ought to do with him. It develops now that he had for several weeks been annoying a young lady here, had threatened to kill her and kill himself, and by many he is believed to be in earnest. Others, however, think he has no intention of seeking the happy hunting grounds, where the brand of beer is unknown, and is simply trying to give the police the dodge. The officials at Bloomington were notified to arrest Siler and hold him .but no word has yet been received.

COSTS ARE BIG Favlor-Studabaker Law Suit Has Already Cost a Fortune. i r The Bluffton News said: D. D. Studabaker and his attorney, AV. t 11. Eichhorn, were in Decatur last j night making arrangements for the appeal of the big Faylor-Studa- , baker case to the supreme court. 1 The court reporter of the Adams circuit court has completed the tr anscri] t and has it all ready to turn over to Mr. Studabaker and the latter stated that he would return to Decatur tomorrow to pay the reporter for his work and secure the transcript. The transcript will cost <6OO or <7OO unless a better stipulated price was fixed before : the job was starter!, as there are over 2,000 typewritten pages. The attorneys' fees which the Faylor heirs will pay their lawyers will be a la-ge item. Mr. Studabaker says that he examined the court records at Decatur and found that two firms had set forth the ami nt of their ices in the shape of hens against the judgment. The firm of Dailey. Simmons A- Dailey has fees of <3,000 and the firm of Sturgis & Stine also has tees of <2,000. ()ther attorneys for the heirs who ‘ will also be paid lees are Mock & Sons and Judge Heller, of Decatur AT TIPTON Methodist Examining Conference is Beinit Held. Rev. J. C. White is at Tipton, Indiana, where he will be busy during all this week at the midyear examining conference for Northern Indiana, he being a member of the examining board All young pastors must pass the examintation and the week will be a very industrious one for everyone concerned.