Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 116, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1906 — Page 1

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Becatur boys in trouble Serious Charge of Robbery Made Against Them

I robbed him I j. H. Brown Relieved of I His Ready Cash ■ the AFFIDAVITS AP.E FILED ■ CL'* S kumacher and Charleft Phil I Charged With Theft of One I H ndred and Thirty Dollars. |r i > * '-■humaelier and I’harle* ip. two well known young men Bella - uty, were arre»le<l early thia I»? »• and nre now lodged th jail B» a arge <>f robbery, they having ! i i man by the name of J, I |;.» and relieving him of one I . ai.d thirty dollars. That they I *r» ; ' !y tiiere is no tpirxtion. as the |i. ■ - .»• found upon their |*-r*><>n, I .*» .ir! >t this morning delivered | , died and ten dollar* of the I ■ and Phillip* turned over [ ito- -y dollar bill in his jtMueemun. 1 Bf in. the man who was touched. i» ■ own to a number of |*-oplv Isr >. • ity, he having aj>|H-ai-vd in ■ I -< ■ with Galvani, the hypnotist, j b*t --k While here he conducted j kg&wi: as a gentleman and made j * friend*. He arrived in thin mi erday afternoon in company •it II m.-r Watkins, who left this o< Galvani, a* one of hi* sub- }»• ?• uig from this rity to I nion • <ording to Mr Brown's n I. -y o-t with a thriving btlsi svm i. I when h fan-led in the city hr h.» a htindre I and fifty dollar* < In. |« r* m. He met Schumacher •fed I’hi'ipa soon after his arrival hrn- and at once (iroceeded to eutert.i ■ toy* in a royal manner. He ; t«sd th<-m to supper, ptjrehaaed liritttft for the allow, where the. •Gi»J intil eleven o'clock, after • In. i “icy eame up street. The crowd pnseeded to a club room of ’ ■■ '-•humachcr and Watkins were ft.rn it. . and concluded to stay there train time, ns Brown intruded Io return to his home at Fort Wayne, hr having *top|>ed in thia city to get pi otographs he had taken white ben th, week before. After arriving j: ' !ub rooms, B w n sent Neliuaacher down street t*> purchase some •aitdwirhro, giving him a dollar with • '-I. • , purchase tl. • *.iir.c and t:|*ui Sriiumaeber'a return, t'-ey had a *9O •■!,)<■ getting •’la to return the • ■ i * to Mr. Brown After eating. Mr. Hnw-i lay down a ent tn th" r’oo and Schumacher lay down lx •Me him. They stayed in this powi!1": intil nearly train time and then •'ij" trued to the depot. Itn their arrival at the depot, Wutkin* asked htov. nif | l( > | ln ,| | Htl ticket and bagua.. cheek, mid upon feelint' in hia P"'-!*, he discovered the |os of his S’uiiio Hi* suspicion Ma. nt once Winised and noticing Night Policenum Reynolds present lie ordere I the arn .t of Schumacher. Reynolds |ier‘'■l'l. d his duties mid took him to J«ii This morning Mr. Brown, in C’liipany with Sheriff Butler, went to tail mid had a talk with Sehu tnaehsr. They put him through a ■severe cross-e.xnini nation, but he dcn,e'l everything. At last Mr. Brown »»id. “Now, Schumacher, you know >'”ti have that money and the easiest *'*> out of this trouble for you. is to turn it over to me.’’ Schumacher wilted and invited Brown into the J®'l rnrridar and there took the money from his clothes, he having seeit by tying it around his leg.

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Mr. Brown counted the money and »aw he was twenty dollar* short, mid informed Schumacher of the fact, and he again made a cottfessioii, stat mg he had given twenty dollars t«< young Phillip*. Brown informed the sheriff and they immediately went after Pbilli|*>, Hading him at home on First street and sure enough he ha<i a twenty dollar bill in hi* jsmMssion. Philh|M was taken to jail, but was wise enough not tn *ay a thing about the matter, and no evidence could Im- gleaned from him Mr. Broun went Is-tore I’usitiilhi Moran this morning and filed his atli davits, charging the young men with robbery. A -ad sei’sic was witnv«-«.i at msili today by a representative of this paper at the county jail, when f-d. P!iilli|>". the father of young Charlo*, called nt the jail to hold a conference with In* sou. Roth brok< down cry mg and it was many motm-ul* before either were able tv '»y anytliiug. Young lahilli|>sI a hilli|>s told Ids father that be wa» unable io state where fiehtlm.iclicr secured the money and all he know* of the entire transaction is that Schumacher handed him a twenty dolliir bill at the dejMit. In gu interview with Schumacher, hr stated that he found the money on the bed, and that he did not take it from Brown's |Ms*kid. Hi refused to state why he hid the mtini-y mid also diehnrd to uuss-r a question a* to whether In- expected to return the same to its rightful owner. He wem* so take hi* confiiicmenl easy and laugh* and joki* with the other pns ms r* nlsnit hi* imprisonment. Phil • his face mid M-cnis to Is- greatly worried over his predicament. f’liarii-s Phillijsi wit* relrastsl from jail this afternoon at three o’clock, his father hating secured tin- amount of Imhul a« fixed by Judge O'flmirke, the same fs-ing approvi-il by the Judge. It is the intention of Mr. Philli(s- to tight the ca.e to the bit ter end. BUSINESS DEAL Cokhin Restaurant Sold Last Evening OWNERSHIP CHANGES MONDAY Fred Eichenberfer Buys the Restau rant So Long Owned by John 8 Colchin. A deal was conxiuuated late yesterday afternoon whereby Fred Kiehenberyer became the owner of the John S. Colchin restaurant, and will take pi«M-ssioii of the same next Monday morning. The deal hud been hanging" lire for several days, but was finally closed up last evening. Mr. Eiclieilbergei. the incoming proprietor. is n keen and shrewd biwnesx matt who ha» had <-on«i<lvrnble experience .in this line of business mid is well ;ns|miiiitvd with the wants of the public in general. He just recently sold u half interest in the People's restaurant, but was unable to stay out of business and a deal was made with Mr. Colchin. The place Mr. FiehcnlM-rger has purchased is centrally located and has always done atloiirishing business under the skillful management of Mr. Colchin and the public will miss his pleasing countenance about this business place. Mr. Colchin is as yet undetermined as to what he will do.

DECATUB, INDIANA, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 2\ 1906.

A FINE TIME The Elks Make Several New Membars A CLASS OF THIRTEEN A Social Sesrion Followed and it Wax Ail Enjoyed to the Limit By the Decatur Elks Never since the time that the Elks lodge fia« instituted in lln* city haw they had *iwh a celebration as was held in their lodge morn* la«t evening, in honor of a cla»* of thirteen candidate* wlu< were duly initiated into the mysteries of Elkdotu. The work rtHntaetieed promptly at seven o’elnek, ami elo»r<l al one thirty os clock this morning and the «]<ariou« hall was crowded by visiting F!k» and th«»*e of the local order from the start to the finish The ela-s, which w.i- lomjs.std of French Quinn. i Thoma> Peterwot*, k red Mills, (fyke j Frisingi-r, John Baker, Tim Corbett, |t h m \ oglewe.le. Ah me Smith, A ( V :t!i< .imp, loliii Faik ; Enos |’e»-ple», jJume* Hendricks and Todd lanu, all ! maik good subjects and after com pitting the work ma<le good Eik» At the conclusion of the lodge work, a social sewsion was held, during which the Patten A Perry band made their a|>{saniiire at the ball ami rendered M»tne very rare musical selection*. A bampiet of three course* was then served, after which Mr Patten kept the crowd in a constant ' uproar for nn hour by telling funny I incidents concerning hi* own life and that of oilier* he h,ol scvll. At otic thirty o’clock the baud struck up the old familiar hymn “Aul<l lanisynr.'* which everyhtely sang gu«| liw- crowd I adjourned. THE SIXTH COMMENCEMENT Linn Grove High School Exercise* on Tuesday Evening. t—. - - The sixth annual commencement of the Linn Grove High school will be held in the Evangelical church, Linn Gntvc, Tuesday evening. Muy I. Mr*. (’. W. Boucher, vice-president of the Manon Normal collrg*-, haft been procured to deliver the addre** of the vi ruing. Tin- Baeralaureate sermon will be given by tin- Rev. Edward Greiner, in the Evangelical church, Sunday evening, Apr! 2!>th. MITCHELL IS DISAPPOINTED H*’rtpp« Mctt«s Special New York, April JS. John Mitchell has made a statement expressing hi* disap|a>inlnient at the attitude us tlie coal operator* in refusing to continue negotiations for a settlement of tl.eir trouble*. ANOTHER OUSTER PROCEEDING Hertppe Mcßae Special Toledo, April 28. — Prosecutor Wacherihrimrr ha* filed an ouster proceedings against the Standard Oil I’ompiniy from doing buxine*.* in Ohio. THREE LOST THEIR LIVES S. rlpps-M- Uns Special, t'havleslon. April 2S. Three lost their lives and a score were burned last night during the destruction of the Presbyterian Mission at l*aw»on. West Virginia. TO BE NO SUNDAY BASE BALL Bcrlpps-Mcttae Special. Indianapolia, April 28. —The ba*e ball managers have announced that there will be no Sunday base ball this 1 year.

MANY BUYERS WERE HERE The Horae Sale at th-' Rice Barn Wm Largely Attended. A large crowd viw in attendance at the Beery Weil horse sale thi* aftcrmxm nt th*- J. M. Hire stable* on Find »tr«*et, and the bidding wa* fast and spirited. Forty-five bead of hoim*. were offered for »alr and the majority ot them *>nl at fancy price* Fre-I Repprrt di-l the auctioneering and hi* voire wa« never in latter shape ami lit* efforts without *a*e Tlx- -ot !■> the ptiblr were gixxl and wtund. an I if a man made a purcha*e, he felt -aii-tl-'d that In- was getting hi* money’• worth. A large crowd «f out-of-town bitwinni were pre*riit, and made many purrhmw*. •WWOni IBiISII JaMxMxesWlW U« FILINGEXEMPTIONS Monday is the Last Day For This Purpose BUSY AT TREASURER 8 OFFICE ■ The Avaesnors Will Finish Their Bnvi nets Monday and in June Coma* Board Review I k M-'i -lay I* th*' l«-t day »■ t |s*e 1 filing »f m<*rtg»gt- »>xrm|4ion* I p ’ t»» thia time abnut iweKe hundred ' have hewn filed at the auditor'* and this •’«<• •lay may «w«|| the num ’ her a hundred ux-rr. Thr* i* about the average number that w*» filed tn 1 previous years. The treasurer's <xh,r |» a lxi,x • plat’ today I • re-• ■ t order* from the state auditor that taxes not paid on bef»»r> May 7. must lw largni a* •lelimpirnt. and »*• taxed, I* pl»t Im Ing ei,mpr*-liendr<l. Treasurer Lachol will and h-»» to carry out the ordei* !. One week from Monday, t - eoi- ■ mi«’ioner* will med in t air Mav i >es,ion. They will face a<: uupre rrdriilvd lot of macadam n>a<l hn*i • nr.*, having May 7. le m,»<-ada'u • mad* to evuitract, the approval of I cighti-en viewers re|»ot*. a>-I the ■ granting or continuance -if twenty- | two fictitious. The tuwnabip »»w'sir» will also roni|>lrte their work Monday atid immediately re|»,rt to County Asacs-mr Crist. Th-*- e*.vs*rm-i-t hl.i ik* will he bound during May and h» ready for the Itonrd of review, winch threts the first «>f June. SAFE IS BLOWN BY ROBBERS Six Hundred Dollar* Stolen at Avilla Last Night. ftcrlpps-McHa* ftp*- la! Avilla. Ind., April 28. The safe in the (xwtortn-e ar thi* place was hu-wu open last nght and *ix himdrr-l dollar* taken. There wax only nan iu town heard the explosion n;.d i-<- »»* ntranl to venture out until after daylight. The robbers have eacajied. LEFT FOR THE COAL FIELDS sL-rippM-McHae special. Hen ling. Pa-. April '2b Loa-led for anthracite strikers. Troop C of the state constabulary, lift for tlie coal rgioip* today. THE CONDITION IS IMPROVING B<-rlpps Mcßae Special. San Francisco. April '2B. -Genera! Greely rejiorts the condition as slowly, but surely improving. There is no contagion.

COURT NEWS Two Bench Warrants Were Issued Today JUDGE 0 ROURKi GOES HOME Hall Reiff Case War Arg :*d Thu Morning and Given to the Jury. Bench warranto were issued for < Lina 8,-hiimarbcr at.-I 4'hai es Phil h|»*. Hotel tlx**! at five hundred dollar*. Arg'inents were n.»ih m the e,t*> »f Wilham Hall v* John H K*t« ami Henry Altorwn The jury re tired at eleven o'clock to wrestle with a verdict* With th* end *«f the Hall-Reiff ease! th«- labor* <»f Judge <1 Rourke ar’finietod for the present at least lb l-a* hev-tt «*n the b* hi h the entire wee* having exchanged work with J»-lg-I rwin, w tw« ha* been the acting J'i ig* tn the Adams Cirrurt court Judge Erwto returned t-«i»y from fort Wayw, where ail during tM* wtfirk h#* Judge O’Rourke It waa • b >.y seek A* we g*> to pi >»* the jury i> the Hall-Hvifl ra»e I* *lill out J i-iue «> Rourke left this afternoon fur In* home at Fort M ayne, but bet**m <**- ing aH«<inl« I Shaffer peter-.t to til* - wf ‘ if i*t r ' t’- frftif'? ♦•I atwl h-iurke a t Tio* --a* a-.m to m>t :.*' '.. .i of a'! t■ r at* r *■ !. d >t SUNDAY SERVICES Illustrated Service at the Baptist Church. LUTHERAN ENGLISH SERVICES Jaatallatior. Seme* »l the Fr»»by tartan Church Next Tuesday Evening •f. Jc« ilk a • t wilber « hegrrlr <- W 5 ' a.« I t ii '" < • ** >'L'* fc dlfltdf n*»on Alt «ih<t»4 J H KUAI mLSO W»t«r I R « harrb. > MttbLath ito Li.ol |4 3«>- f*r»yer and «*»rvh • I — Fun»r»l k»f JHl*« M« <3# VoU*l< fVsrpl* « arfvb* T htn« *ro euUWt l of nwFFtmii **f*r>»®r**.< G L Li KI- Pot »r Ftabarllral < hwrb «t !*• I l * mormotf w »r»h r »u».!r« t ’Th* taurd « !*«»»»»<• worwhip At 7 l‘> • **►)** t K« f*l4* V o*Qpl*'* meM»<iß< *t £ Murhfri | »< hoi at 9 Th** of th* able ot th- k«»wsr. I » are invited A H HAIUT Pwatwr M01...U.1 < bar** We greet jmu with th* J»» «»t toss.* happy season, and beg to urge that >*u iww an le»ur as yr-*r ton* to the • brahlp nt In • p-lk-!* manner , The Sunday a-hooi tor th* <oo*l -f ail; lh« Junior le-aaue tor th ■ -MMres the Knworth l-extr-ie fi**oti-*nal tor the young people Our iaM-d'a work ehi-uia have fleet lw our life U*,,tl*i 4 bar. h. Re W IS fi ll ■« will r-re.«i-h t» I n>.,,- r.<w. IS 'n s.OsJe, I V. **’ He I comes Ot the rtoul Att—r I**-Atfe All ? .In ut -strati-l sei mon up The Prodi-I ail s-in A row lint be* it fol set "t | .'uinratl kantorn «li<t*s will he 'i*e*t | svto»p«to The -ttvleon ot go >da *-ta»a» • j mg h-me—The fur rountt' -waatteg t hl* aubstan-- Atl -pent Hired out lie ,*>mr« to bi.-,*-of t vision of home -—"t will arto- -- Hill father sees him Th* wvi-'oir*e h<-m<- done *lUtig the Belts of heaven. - ’ Krs* to atll*rr*b> lerlxn < hureh. a to ftumtoy *- n--ot Mr. t' J t.uix i«ur>et intend*tit. jii.jty— Morning worship. Sermon theme "Th* Oooil Man il 3b- Christian Endeavor ftocletl topi, of atmb Hom. Mi»al<>n» Among Foreigner* in Amarlcn." Eph 3: 1.1» 7 10—r> ■-lire '• —2" Talk thotne, ""Olympic Game*. Th* in-talla.i -< rv > us Tuesday night, May l»t. tt t:3O. Three ieou.na *nl*l-» --I take part In the service Rev. t»r Master the new pastor ot the First church. Fort Wayne tin- Rev Frank M Fox. of the Jrd Church. Fort Wayne and the Rio Alex C. Mason, pastor of the Eleventh church. Chicago A cordial invitation la extended to all.

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ENUMERATION IS COMPLETED Figures Show Thirty More School Children Than La«t Year, * i-- ,|y|g A. H. Neliem,yrr. president of like .ilnad board lta» jttxl completed Ibe er.iifi.cret:--t‘ -•! *c -x-1 chit ireti tn this eitjf. the total njUitWir l.iou. ■<‘.-an •> 127 b tn- pMil, a gain <rf thirty. This will to a surjurae to *«m< wtps predicted a filing off in the enumeration. U bile *otnc tinrlytße et',|.ty luo.ws wet* found by Mr. 'ielkn-trr, yet lb* enumeration figires ilrtiotr* that tto popuhattou of I*c Olwr t* AN ORDINANCE It Costs to Pass Hand Bills in Geneva 0 BLOCHER LEAVES GENEVA. ♦ | Ir.ntatior.a Hav* Been Ixsied t»r Commencement t.x«rct*e* of the High School i J Genet *. I< d . April 28 ItoftMW of ,4 « t .a... tn tto .Lmmril prototetmg Ito .h.tnbutu« of ham! knlk. rulers and «dtor »d i |s>tm i* i*id f-r the prw-ikge. » growl deal of this o-itof iowi. odvertking ■■ I*- tlAl’ti »I«?■ •? t D jlt L* latrffiv*! t*> jH-l-• ilirir .tuff tlmwk I j*-»ta.-< bill* tban to pey a «m*ll > J you see. it »i-ultl help th* town and I that i* f«< f»«m; whet tin* firm w»nt* to do. They want (towc* tredr and. while j-xipie tor* ran get what they I ■ , t f t . 11 tl rr mt., ttov l.ro not sgt.dWd mile., ttov ‘fW-d : rar fare, a little higher price f«r the ■ I Mud*, and may to' ret baMToed iu I I'ortlaud w *««»• >-ttor foreign plaee. eighteen mouths. 1-W* been employed in tto Porter A Aiuierwm drug .torr, [left f • n-.'-r- >. f-ir West Hu-ien. i where he will investigate a posittol oficr»*i t Before ancpting this, he will tr»' to Jeffsn«Hii die. where a<» other place <• eprn f'-r him. Itoth inxition an* .plvmlid and t>av neat > ukbtrirw an I if i* a well known (aet - that Otto ran make gt**d in either I place for he ha« proven hr is up i m tto bi«»i*r*« a tra-le getter during I hi* stay tore. Tto incitatn*i>» have leva i**Med for the runs.- tu-i tjietk’ Oxerei**-* and th*. ar»- rertainly little bra>iti<-». The ria*, color i* purple and tto invitaiwfti and peugraaano <* printed on a motled white and purple card tied with a ftitorl*- b”W of purp l * riM*>n. A large mittstor r»f invHatimi* have to*ti sent out. Tto .exrrerses are to 1.. ~e in S-u- jkto-tJ,*.- -t - iiu- w week <*>iii Tm-ulsf evening CHURCH SOCIALS YESTERDAY Both Methodist and Presbyterian* Enjoy Them. The M<ih<*h*t social yesterday .it tarnooii at the home of D. M. Hensdey wa* one of the best attended and enjoyed «>t-cax«>ns of the year. The many present enjoyed themselves to the limit. Refreshment* were served. The young |*-oplr of the Prv'byterian ehurrh enjoyed a *oeial and jileasant eveniiig in tin- Sunday school rixiui of the ehureli last evening. A good time was had. especially by the younger members, tor wlr i th' social wa* given.