Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 19 January 1905 — Page 1

VOLUME 111

TWO ARRESTS The Bedford Murder Again Being Worked The Yesterday Suspects Were Arrested on Warrants Sworn Out bv an A'Wrnty. IMford, Ind., Jan IN—Frank U •■ms and William I<B rB- wi t were arrested today on warrants sworn out by John H. Underwo-xl, e it | b on the night of® January 21. last. I «i • a <•! ■ 44 a it w rk. While Sheriff * at d ‘To lion man Payne went to Brown inn's horn • and arrested B« > vning. The men w°re taken to Under wood’s office, where they were questioned for an hour without re suit. The arrest is du<n to a story told by Mrs. fook. the divorced fit her story, her husband, from whom she was*af the time septrated, told h « <’ Miss Schaefer Tn the confession she - ivs'he made to her, he..paid that he and Evans had planned to assault Miss Schafer §n the night

previous to the murder, but one of them failed to appear and'the; assault was p- stponfd until the following night, when the two met at the alley'and as Miss Schaefer assed. Browning struck her on the head with a slung shot stunning her. Evans caught her and carried her into the cab shed where, v ith a Hat rock-little larger than a man 's hand he struck lb r a blow on the forehead which resulted in sher death. According to the story told by Mrs Cook. Evans and Br iwning walked through the alley to M. street: <>n the way Evans pr lucod a bottle of whiskey and after giving Browning a drink, took one himself and threw the bottle down where it was f.iun t he next morn., ing. Evans changed- his clothing, giving the bloodstained garments to Browning with instructions to burn them. Browning gave them to is wife who hid them, where it is claimed they were found a few <lays ago. Among the clothing is a cuff with a button to match one said to' have been found in the I cab shed a day or two after the ! ninrder. Six or eight weeks ago j Mrs Cook was rap >rt< d to have told a similar story, but when she and Browning were taken liefore th mover they b. th denii d having made the statements referred to. When it was suggested that Evans should h» taken from the cmntv for fear of lynching, t - p - -net* protested, saving that he was not

guilty of nnv crime w I had no lear of violence. B ith men are now in jail. The arrest caused scarcely a ripple of excitement “1 never saw Browning until today." Slid Prank Evans at he ,j:c! 'o i .Jit ( line a! solutely nothing to do with the Schaefer murder and this whole thing is u conspiracy of two people whose names I could give. J have no worry except that I should be home with my wife and children.” WOMEN TtiAMP Ait act.d Attenth n on the Sued This Morning. A woman tramp, dirty, Cold and hungry, poorly Clad and with a woe-begone expression on her face stood in tho court house yard for two hours this morning until Mar shal Green took her to Trustee Hite and seemed a railroad ticket for her to leave town. She said her name was Lewis, that she had neither mother or father or home, had been working at Sidney, came here from Lima, and wanted to go to Holgate, Ohio. She was a professional and expected cash and s.ympithy from those to whom she told her story.

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PROVED FATAL Grandma Hoile Died From a Fall Received Three Weeks Ago. Mrs. Henry Hoile, an old resident of Hoot township, aged eighty two years died last evening at her home, two miles east of Williams, at 1:30, o’clock after an illness of several weeks with pneumonia. Mrs. Il.illi'ahouf thn * doing her regular household duties. t tn Ih is over sin *?• i confln-’I her bed. She contracted a cold , M I with which she di" 1. The funeral I * ling nt 10 o’clock at the Fuelling' church, the Rev. Domsief conduct ; iig the same. Interment will t ike : place in the church oerne’ wy,. CLUB GIRLS Beau Mots and Bachelor Maids • "

*leld Enjoyable Sessions Last flight— Pedro and Eucher the Grats. • * <« • _ The Beau Not club met last evening with Miss Agm-s Mylott, with 411 members present, and a pleasant eveningw as spent. Pedro was th" chief amusement and Misses Mayme Smith and Dode Vogle wede won first prizes and Misess Ida Kohne mid Letta Fallen kaump boobies. Refreshments were served in two course* Next meeting was not decided U|am. The Bachelor Maids met last evening with Miss Bartha Vogleweite street at her home on Fourth street, and etrhre was the amusement of the evening Misses Nettie Smith and Jessie McLean got first prices and Misses Mav Nibi lick and Mayme Confer consolation. A tine lunch was served and'adjournment made uati’. Tuesday evening when they will meet with Mi s Edith Wehpjoff A SHORT LIST Is • « - Delinquent List Is

Published © @ . I Seventy-One Delinquencies is Re- ' * i' ported From Adams County. I J That Adams county furnishes a record breaker in a delinquent tax list, has never been questioned It I is a record-breaker in size, there not being enough to it, to hardly pay for printing. Union township has three delinquencies, Root three, : ftrehle two, Washington two, St , Mary's four, M >nroe four, Hartford two. Wabash three, while Kirkland. Blue Creek French and Jefferson report a goose egg. Decatnr has' twenty-three, Geneva ninete n and h Berne six This makes a total of' seventv one delinquents, and we will bet there is not a e uintv in th" 1 whole state of Indiana that can bear 1 it. The showing for this year is not below the average for an.y otln r 1 year to our knowledge, and is one 1 of credit to the county and the p - i plo therein.

BECATU'I, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY I'3, 1'305.

A PIONEER Christopher Sheery Died Yesterday Strlcket With Panljsa List Friday Was Eighty-ThrTe Years Old 3 ® Sherry, aged eighty, flu'*' years, and one of Adams • ■ r day morning at his home in Preble ‘ township, after an illness ot six ( days, death resulting from old age nd n Ivt ■ e aft S < t p.u \ -is Until last Friday Mr. Sherry m That day he went to pay his neigh-( bor, Mrs S in ■! t. an 8’ 1 luly, a visit, staying probably an hour with her and talking over old times ll< th a start d tor home, and hkl :.o it several hu dr< 4 feet down the vhim h as attack ! by a >♦ ike ■ ar Ily.'.is, which (rendered him helpless. He managed to urabhold of the fence wh( re | tie -' I fit- «n minutes before being found by his son. He was ta ken to the house and medical assist- j tx/v.a inimoiliufnlr kont fnr no

I anoe immediately sent tor and he was given the 1 st of care and attention, hut all efforts to prolong his life were useless, and on yestero > attack. He was one of the oldest • residents of this county coming I here when but a mere hoy and re-1 siding in Preble township until his demise, having since the death of I his wife three years ago made his | home with his son. the funeral services will be held Saturday as ternoon at one o’clock nt the home. Rev. Snvder will c induct the s<>r- , vices. Mr. Sherry was a member of th. Refotftned Lutheran church of which Rev. Snyder is pistor. ( Interment will be made in the Magley cemetery. He leaves thrqe daughters and three sons to oi urn their loss VOTING MACHINE To w Installed i» ludiana if Bill » ty li Indian i will be tiding v ting machines at the next election, if the law which is being a 6) i Branch, from Morgan county, becomes a law, the bill proposing to jial tin us of tlb-se m* hines Compulsory j,n every county in the .. ♦ •, I lur. *< .t ■

-t.-t - l Ar- p b’e -Oi v " ng ma ' chines is not to exceed 1300 each It amends the law of 1903, which; app'n sI > counties having.u city of, ; ' w Mr Branch tried to muluj. the law apply to aII counth® but 11 hors objected on®the ground that the use of the machines was yet an • xperiment. “That objection can n t now be raised," says Mr Branch, “as the last election showed conclusively that the use of such machines is not an experiment, hut is practical and wise. The other objection raised two years ago was the price asked by the m inufaetarers. but in th i present bill the limit is fixed at S3OO. It is ' also provided that if, for any rea I sin. the provisions of this not can not be complied with, the elections may be held under the old law. “There are two reasons for which this new amendment ought to be come a law. First, it will cut down ( '7‘> per cent of the tinder buying At present when a man buys a floater ho knows whether or not the min delivers th ■ goods. By the use of voting machines will d > away with the possibility of any juggling of returns and will give to the people the advantage of speedy re suits."

ROLL OF HONOR L st of Tax Payer Who Nave Re oe ’-ti! Early. Treasurer Voglewede’s roll of ,y « i I «: .1 natlian Moser II b Fl. \ K ' .\\ Pe »!< Win. Medri or, .1 >ph Crozier, jr., C E Neptune, L. L. i dine Criim- r, Isaac al 7 nm rman. M i nla 1 m i t. .1 |U. Helm and Mary Elzey, Theo. H. i Bears, Maty B. Tripplet, Abe Hr 'M»v. rry. Harry 1 ' d J u. I> . i I Andrews, H U m 1 Rabaooa S'utt ler. J .■■. b Kk [Chr. U. Leielity, Byron Whitridge, <> W lip, James Ur. r, Eaz L r, .1 > )■’ M ! COURT NEWS Boys Given Light Sentence For Larceny •• Fred led and Fred Roa Each Fined One Polar aid Sent II Jail For One Day. i. • Judge Ei win opened court this morning, but the at irneys icem to have heen resting. At least but littlft business was >r - .-nt. I ’ —o — Michael Everett vs Myrtle Everett, plaintiff ordered to pay five dollars into court for the use of the proseeuting attorney on or Inf.ire the first day of February term. —o—

Two Bluu Creek township lioys Fred Reef and Fred Roe, have learned a lesson they will pro ably never forget. Reef was arrested Tuesday night upon affidavit made by Rjburt Andrews, charging him with stealing a buggy whip. He was placed in jail until lust evening, when he app -are 1 before J edge Erwin and plead gu tj to a charge of larceny He als inu | plicated a chan of his, Fre.l R ie. Deputy Sheriff Hitlers nt >ut if oi in l arrested him and he was in <• art his t m >rn ing. Hai a 1 g a dollar and c Sts and sentenced them to jail for one day I” 1 and costs in i ich case imounts to about th rti-iu dollurs, h‘<'» w:s I paid. The boys were frightened ; and should learn that such pranks m i id 'hini ti ri - n -oi The will of Ulrich Neuenschwan der -„ s p» ,- | in . • t this morning His son, Joel, is made executor. The will was written S ptember 15, is'.iii. CRABILL FINED Saloon Men’s Case Appealed Io Circuit Court. ■ The Schaffer (Irabill saloon troub- ' les are not over, and the latter sivs ' there will be several chapters added to the story before ho is through. Squire Smith gave his decision this tnorniiag, fl idlnz C.-abill guilty of assault and buttery and fining him I one dollar and costs. His attorney, ' D. Id. Erwin, immediately notified i the court that he would appeal and ■ the bond placed at fifty dollars. I Schaffer was in court, hut limps perceptibly an t displayed a very i sore leg. He says ho believes he must hive bson inist-ikm in think ing it was a lath that Crabill used on him and now believes it was a piece of iron.

COMING HOME Sad Funeral Party From Kansas : Samuel Steele Died and Mrs. Steele Is Enroute Here With His Remains. Samuel Stß--le, wh » shot himself at Norwich, Kansas, us stated in • <u in the following message from Mrs. Steele: ’’Will ship body January i ti' I church, I. O. O. F. brothers acoompaning remains.'' Mr. Steele'sand(den death has shocked his many tn a h w 'happened. He was'bom in Kirk th. / . null nine years old. In 1870 he entered into partnership with his brother, David Steele, in the saw mill busi-1 ■e. John H Lmlgirt and the firm .1 v known in the west part of the I merly Miss Sarah J- Krick, sur ' <s Mi S H here tomorrow ~unie lime. Mr. Steele and family left here about

m e» peoting to make that place their fu ture home. WAS INTERESTING Soldier of Foiiune Locked up in Huntington Police Station. A N Ronghtnn, horn in Australia nearly forty years ago, who claims Johannesburg as his home, is a guest of the city of Huntington. He claims to speak seven different languages, to have traveled 17,000 miles on foot,- to have visited fourteen countries and n w»i s He has sp mt a rs the past year with the Boer War company at St. Louis and is uow in the city looking for employment. He hopes to secure a p wition as •i fireman f >r the E'ie and during the V .. Ihe can. Tuesday night he put up at the city lock up as a sleeper and n tive as though he hud «|c-pt in the : best hotel in the city. —Hun tingte" I News Democrat. OFFICERS CHOSEN Aid Society <»f Reformed Church Met Yesterday. The Ladies' Aid society of the Reformed church met at the home of Mrs. Vogt on vVolnesirv afternoon. Till* rep >rts were read by the different offi iers, showing that the past year had been a success land that the society was in good ti nanoial standing. The election of offloets was held and resulted in the following: President, Mrs. Vogt ; vice president Mrs. J. < Moran ; secretary. Mrs. F. Iteppert; treasurer. Mrs. Wetter. The society donated to the C. E to aid them in securing a new musical instrument for the church, which will be purchased in the near future. An out of town guest was Mrs. Rev. Vornholt, of Herne. The next meeting will he held at Rev. Grethers.

NUMBER 7

WILL GIVE CASH Winnts Shot Store Announce Advertising Scheme. | The Winnes <h. . store hive in st died a scheme whereby « >m i one will ts*ci.me the richer by fifteen I dollar# and another lucky isirson ; will l<> given five dollars. The , cash, twenty dollars is locked in a >u window. Commencing tomorrow morning everyone who spends a dollar in the store will be given a it ■ "ia<i" In the number of keys given out; will be two which will turn the lock. The first person to unlock tint box will receive '-fteen dollars and the other lucky ns * ne and the m n *y will b 3 given to ’ r r w. •t isue. BETTER SERVICE Passenger Di’partm'nt of Erie to he Improved. ra ei impr ■■.-•■d, is utA-uent made by Mr. H. O. Dunkle, general sup erinter lent •’Tie Er •• road. Mr. ... of the road and found the service on this division-tielow the average.

tendent has issued strict orders to the division superintendents and the train'Disters, or I Ting than to discharge employes the s’ ghtesfc i infra .'tier M fbt nil-- 11 e order is deemed unfair by railroad men and will undoubtedly he protested o et trci it.—Marion. Ohio, Mirror. DIED TODAY Vi non Cowan . Succtmbs to Long ' Illness. r After an illness of nearly five years, Chauncey Vernon Cowan, 'O' H. Cowan and wife, of Bobo, died ♦L at . ■ oil ok, death resulting from diatietes During all his years of suffering Mr Cowan was never heard to complain, beari ing up under his burden with a light hl -I't atl- pl 'ing ills faith in God, as he was an earnest Christian and a devoted ch meh r. ’ definite arrangements hive been made concerning th ■ f’.iner.il, which will tie held some time Sunday. Interment will take place in the 1' WAS FINED — Will Wiimer Pinched for Taking His Girl’s Coat Off. Wil) Weimer as arrested this morning upon a charge of assault, and flattery, preferred by Miss Kit Miller Winner denied the charge a rd i mployid Attorneys Fruchte <V Litterer to defend him. The evidence showed that Weimer had taken tb" girl home, h id pulled her coat oil ..nd carried it away with him. The jacket was found on the j. porch this morning. The court found Weinu r guilty and fined him a dollar and costs. He informed the court he would take, an appeal and his bond was fired at |SO. Special Meeting . All members of 1. O- F lodge, i 167, are rcqueste l to meet- at the hall at 7 o’clock this evening, to 'make arrangements for the funeral of James M Steele. By order of J, F S nilh N G.