Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1905 — Page 1

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ITHE PETIT JURY DRAWN Mot*' 1 ' — I! I ■■■■!■ ■Commissioners Select Panel I For February Term

I ALL GOOD MEN I However Only Six TownI ships Are Represented I Jury Reports February 19—Court Begins Monday and Promises to be Lively. The February term of court will begin next Monday morning and continue until April *th. Quite an amount of business is on the docket incjading a variety of civil, damage and criminal cases. Os the later class in which the public are most interested are the Collins’ case, the Sells and Davis larcenv case and the Johnson and Touhey assault case. Besides these are a dozen or u-ore cases which result from grand jury indictments returned at the November term. These have not been docketed yet, but all or nearly so are for misdemeanors, most of them for violations of the liquor laws. Several important damage suits, brought here on change of venue from Fort Wayne will be heard during the term. Jury Commissioners David Manlier and Harry R Moltz met at the clerk’s office this morning and assisted by Deputy Clerk Paul Baumgartner proceeded to select the petit jury, who will serve during the term. This is the first jury drawn from the new venire and as some times happens only six of the twelve townships furnished all the names. The twelve men, tried and true, who will form the regular panel include the following: Russel Long, Wabash township; Joseph Egley, Hartford; Robert P. Davis, Blue Creek; W. D. Huffman. Kirkland; Ervin Carter, St. Mary's; John Cross, Blue Creek; Samuel Helm, St. Mary’s; John Birone, Sr. Mary’s; W H. Bilinger, Mon roe; William Alfather, St. Mary’s; Joseph Linton, Wabash; Aaron L itzinbizer, Blue Creek ; Tao men chosen are all worthy and will do their duty faithfully. Washington, Preble, Loot, Union, French and Jefferson townships are not represented on the list chosen. Ihe men selected will report as usual for duty on the third Monday, whioh falls on February 19th. FUNERAL HELD Mrs. Samutl Htlm Was Burrled Today. The funeral services of Mr s. Susan Helm were held at ten o clock this morning from the United Brethren church, Rev Luke ofticia ting. Quite a number of the relatives, friends and neighbors of the good lady attended and pail the last rites to the deceased. Mrs. Helm's death was a terrible, she teing the lady who died Sunday evening from burns received from an oxnlosion of kerosene gas while she was starting a fire in her coal stove. Her son. Samuel, who was also badly burned in his efforts to assist his mother is reooveiing. His right hand was burned almost to a crisp. |

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LOWER INTEREST Fort Wayne Banks Will Stille Their Rate War It Is Said. The local banks which have been paying per cent interest on deposits contrary as they all believe to good I policy, have lieen gradually coming together, it is said, in financial oir clo« and the coming week may wit ness a joint agreement to reduce the interest rate to 2 percent, under conditions whioh bind each banker. There is also some rumor current that the bankers will organize a clearing house for which the News has been contending so long, as be tng due to the city from its financial institutions. This will put Fort Wayne more prominently forward in the financial interests of the whole country.—Fort Wayne News. WILL MOVE A. R. Bell and Family to Occupy Bell View Will Convert It Into a Stock Farm—Freo Bell Buys Half Interest In the Bis Farm. A. R Bell and family are at present busily engaged in arranging their household property and effects to moving April Ist to their new home just east of the city on BellView farm, where carjienters and laborers are remodeling tbe house. The Bell View farm is one of the prettiest farms in the state of Indi ana lying far enough from the city | to make it a pleasant drive in the summer and a bracing one in the winter. The house is being remodeled in the finest shape, being en larged and the inside finished for comfort. The entire house will be encircled with a large veranda built after the latest pattern. Mr. Bell is sparing no time or money in fixing up his new home, and in the near future expects the farm to have a great reputation. The house will be wired for electricity and in fact have all the modern conveniences of s city home. MrBeil is stocking his farm and soon will have one of the finest stock farms in the “fate. The farm is beautifully located, and the land is lof the best, and will make a home fit for a king. Mr. Bell yesterday made a deal whereby his son. Fred. I>eaame half owner in all this prop erty. He will devote all his time and energy in building up the rep utation of Bell View and cultivate this laud to the fullest extent. The Madison street property has been leased to Mrs. Simooke, who will convert it into a boarding house, giving her a very desirable location and a fine appearing place, and she will take possession as soon as Mr. Bell and family vacate. After April first Mr. and Mrs. Bell will be at home to their many friends in their new home at Bell View, where they will be in a position to entertain their friends to the limit.

DECATU’t, INDIANA. TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, l»o.‘>.

THE LEGISLA T I)RE interesting Notes of The Session Yesterday The Passing and Killing of Proposed Bills Seems to be the Order of the Day. The senate passed the bill to ex empt from taxation the |BO,OOO of bonds which the state board of agriculture proposes to issue. Senator Parks’ anti cigarette hill, prohibiting "the manufacture, sale and giving away of cigarettes, cig arette paper ai.d other substitutes for the same,” was advanced to third reading. On second reading senate bill No. I 11, limiting to six years the time in which omitted property may be listed for taxation, was so amended as to make the limit twelve years on motion of Senator Wood. The enactment clause of Representative McDonald’s bill permitting fishing with hook and line the year around and placing the duties of deputy fish commissioners in the hands of sheriffs and constables, was stricken out. With an important amendment the bill to provide for the erection of a monument in memory of Oliver P. Morton, in the state house yard, appropriating money for that pur pose, was advanced to third reading. Much debate was occasioned by the allowance of county auditors for keeping the council's books. Several light amendments were offered and it was allowed to pass to engrossment. Representative Bosson’s trained nurse bill was passed to engrossment. The bjll carrying with it an appropriation of more than |5,000, 000 for the establishment and main tenanoe of a state highway commission. introdu'ed by Representative Yencer. was postponed indefinitely. Ira C. Batman, representative fr m Monroe, county, and author of the bill to prohibit the revision of public school books oftener than once in ten years, not more than two to l>e revised in any one year, scored a second victory in the Indiana house when the bill was advanced to engrossment over a bitter fight from its opponents to amend it. IT’S TONIGHT “The Two Johns" Bi 4 Farce ComedyHave You Got a Seat? It is a pleasure to announce that J. N. Stewart's funny musical farce, "The Two Johns," will be the attraction at the opera house tonight Musical comedies come and go, but this farce has a wonderful hold on the theatre-goers every where; whioh it will probably never lose. The comp iny this sous >u is said to ba first class in every respect, including such well known people as Edw. Begley, Albert Rice, James A Ryan. Cassie Clifford. Nan Huvires, Rebecca Adams, Romlin Coots, Horman Steinman, Roger and Belle Dolin and the famous G irden City Quartette. Euw. Begley and Albert Rice who play Philip and Peter Johns, weigh noany 100 pounds each, and must certainly cause laughter the moment they appear before the audience. attraction will undoubtedly test the capacity of the theatre, and judging from the business, they have done in other places we advise those coming to get their seats early.

RUNAWAY BOY Cralßvlllle Youth Lc vt Home and Cause Parent Uneasiness. Robert Stewart, of Craigville was in the city today making inquiries relative to hi* son who diaap|>eared from hi* home last week in company with Arley Love, a boy of his own age. The two boys are neither over fifteen years of age and their parents are considerably worried as to their whereabout*, j Both were sharp little fellows and amply able to cars for themselves had they money with which to pay their bills but they left home unprovided in thi* respect and as Mr. Stewart stated today, it is pretty cold weather for a fifteen year old bey to la* out with no funds in his pockets. When the boys left they were supp ised to bo headed for i Marion. As soon as their parents discovered that they were missing, telegrams were sent to all the police in surrounding counties and they are now on the lookout for the runaways. One of the boys formerly ' lived in the vicinity of Van Buren and it may be that thev are in the country thereabouts visiting with their friends.—Bluffton Banner THE FAR EAST Complete Restoration of Order in Spots The Japs Makes Denial at Washington of Violations of Chinese Neutrality. St. Petersburg, Jan 31. — While there seems to have been a complete restoration of older in this city and Moscow, condition* at ■ Warsaw continue to go from bad to worse. Estimates of the killed and wounded in consequence of colisions between mobs and soldiers place the nubmer at 160. The bakers i»eing on a strike bread is at famine prices in Warsaw and 'attempts to break into stores there have acrued numerous collisions with the mill tary. The finding of revolvers of uniform make on many of the rioters arrested affords confirmation of recent reports that revolu tionury agitatiors have been smuggling arms in anticipation of an outbreak. Washington, Jan. 31.—The Ja panese government has [made verbal denial to tbe State Department here, and it is understood to other governments, of the Russian charges of violation of Chinesej neutrality during the present war. The Japanese statement, just made public, is o inched in strong lan gauge. It says that while it is not Japan's duty to defend China in I this case so far as the good faith and loyality of Japan are called in question the government of that country feels bound to repel the charges. These are taken up serially, beginning with the Ryeshitelni incident, which the verbal note declares was nothing more than the adoption by Japan of just and inevitable measures of selfdefense, made necessary by Russia's violation of Chinese neutrality.

THAT MURDER Bedford Investigation Getting Sensational I It it Thought the Case Will Again be Sent to the Grand Jury. I Bedford, Ind,, Jan. 31.—1 t now looks us though the investigation of the Sarah Schafer murder was going to reveal something All i Bedford is talking of the sensational testimony of "Dude" Cook, whose testimony has not lieen shaken, and which has put to work the busy tongues. It is the ’opinion of many that Attorney Underwood has the right and correct theory that the man who killed Miss Schafer, took her life in trying to get a letter a wav from her. His whole effort is bent in this direction. But he will not be able to produce the letter for it has been destroyed. He says he knows who wrote it, and whose name was signed to it, as well as what the letter said. Further than this he will not tails about it. He believes, however, that either the person who wrote the letter wanted to recover it, or some other person wanted it—that . the murderer was hired to get it. In "Dude" Cook's testimony given Saturday she said that S. B Lowe had paid a detective 1400 not to track the defendant Evans to a bar her shop, where he had his mustache shaved off. Bedford is again becoming worked up over the sensational testimony given at the preliminary hearing. A DECIS’ON The Meat Trust Again Beaten — The United States Supreme Court Uphold the Government Against the Packers. In a decision bearing the signature of every member of the supreme court the injunction of Judge Gross- 1 cup restraining the great packing oempanies from combining in restraint of trade was upheld. It was intimated early today that a d eoisicn in the case might be expected, but the attendance in the court room was not as large as the public | interest once manifested in the case would have seemed to make certain. Nearly every member of the Illinois delegation in congress was present, and Vice-President elect Fairbanks oarne in to hear the decision rendered, but the general attendance was small. The lack of interest was explained on the grounds that u decision against the packers was a foregone conclusion. Feb. 18, 11903, Judge Grossoup made tho inI junction perman >nt prohibiting tho packers individually and collectively from combining to increase the price of meat products or to de ; press the price of livestock, poultry and similar raw material of the packlag houses. The many friends of Lemuel W, Johnson will be sorry to learn of his serious illness and that too with pneumonia. He has been sick for a week and was better, and yester day was out of doors a short time. During last night he suffered much I from a relapse and now it will take a long pull to bring him back to a ' normal and well conditi< n.

NUMBER 17

A GOOD TIME Enjoyed by Ladic's who were Gueits of Mrs. Pillars Last NißhiJ Mrs. Miles Pillars entertained alsiut tllteen of her lady friends last evening in honor of Mrs. Boyd Price, of Crown Point. Mrs. Pillars I proved herself a charming hostess and the occasion whs a pleasant one. Progiessive pedro was the popular game and proved as interesting as usual. Miss Bessie Congleton was the champion, winning nine out of ton games. The even- ; ings pleasantries closed with deli. . cicus refreshments. arrested" Today Elmer Johnson Released on Bond Will appear In Circuit Court to Answer Charge of Assault With Intent to Kill. Elmer Johnson arrival home from Pittsburg this morning and was arrested at noon on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. He immediately gave bond and wa* released. His arrest is the result of the affidavit and informa tion filed in circuit court by Prosecutor Moran, and is the outcome of the fight at the Riverside livery barn two weeks ago, in which Johnson and Ed Touhey and Ed Machand and Nick Waggoner were the participants. At the time it was feared Machand was badly injured, but it is said he recovered without any serious results. At the time Touhey and Johnson were arrested on a plain charge of assault and battery, had a hearing before Mayor Coffee and their case wa continued until February 2nd. In the mean 1 time the more serious charge was filed. It is supposed the case in mayor's court will now be dismissed. A SMOOTH ONE Swindler and Horse thief who Worked This part of State. Lon Whitman, who was behind Knox, the forger who swindled sevi oral Portland pepole, has l>een arrested at Waveland. N. Y., for forgery. Although Whitman is one of the most accomplished forgers of ■ the country, he was for several years a shrewd horse thief and he cqierated in this part of the state. Horses that he stole in this neigh borhood he ran into Greenville, Ohio, where he had accomplices who I turned them into money. He was finally arrested at Greenville, and the trial brought out the wonderful versatility of the man. At Farmland, in Randolph county, and a town in Wells county, Whitman posed as a minister of the gospel and filled pulpits i ith great credit to his pretensions When he was lnr tested at Greenville, a number of Indiana church fieople were wit-i nesses to testify to hi* good character. They would not believe thul so saintly a man could be a horse-; thief. I They Meet Tonight , The Library board have establish I the first and third Tuesday even I ing s of each month as regular a meeting night's when they will | meet to the care of such routine | business as may come up during 1 the building of the new structural which work will begin soon. Thejl meet tonight at the First Nationa j bank at seven o'clock. The princi I pie subject of discussion just a ■ present is tho adoption of propo I ' 111 Cli 0..1 ul'o i pi..lt •