Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1888 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

A CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS IN HOOSIKKDOM. Shocking Deaths, Terrible Accidents, Horrible Crimes, Proceedings of Courts, Secret Societies, and, in fact, Everything of Interest to the Hoosiers. The marriage, in Wabash, of Miss Elizabeth Oswalt to George Schillinger, of Roann, recalls the remarkable fast made by the lady in 1882, which attracted the attention of medical men in various parts of the country. Miss Oswalt at the time was living with her parents, four miles north of Wabash, and was 30 years old. Her first trouble was that it pained her to take food, so she concluded to do without. It was thought at the time that the trouble was caused by a disordered nervous system. At the end •of ten weeks the lady had become very weak and emaciated, and it became evident that the end was near. The patient lay. in a stupor and was unable to recognize anyone. Her hands were shriveled and were as white as snow, showing no trace of blood. She was greatly worried by the false impression which had gotten abroad that she was trying to starve herself. On the contrary, she had made • every endeavor to eat and drink, without avail, as her stomach rebelled. She was frequently seized with severe retchings, which left her greatly exhausted, meanwhile the patient's temperature remained normal, and her pulse averaged eighty. The attending physician contemplated trying infusion of blood, but it was thought best not to make the experiment. After the sevety-fifth day the faster began to mend, and partook of a little nourishment,principally lemonade, and followed this up with mineral water, when it was found that food was retained, and from that time the patient began to mend rapidly. She is now a strong and healthy lady, andseemsto be none the worse physically for her long fast, which, in some respects, was one' of the most remarkable on record. .A Fleeing Prisoner Instantly Killed by a Police Officer. Robert Watson, was shot and instantly killed by Marshal Jack Rosebraugh, of Huntington. Watson had just been released from jail and was re-arrested for severely beating a man. He had his trial before the grand jury. Seeing a back door open he made a dash for liberty and ran out, followed closely by the City Marshal. After a chase through the streets for several block, the fleeing prisoner was cornered, and when the Marshal approached, the criminal drew a revolver. The Marshal was too quick for him, however, and shot him through the head, instantly killing him. The shooting is generally regarded as justifiable. Watson was a notorious tough and but little regret is expressed at his death. He was about thirty years of age and his father is a respectable farmer of Lagro township, AVabash County. He leaves a wife. .A Participant in the Recent Hendricks County Tragedy Makes a Confession. James H. Boswell, who was arrested on suspicion of complicity in the attempt made some time ago to rob the residence of Jesse Mason, of Hendricks County, made a full confession, involving O. L. Gentry, who is still at large. Boswell says Gentry enticed him and Logan York, who, it will be remembered, was shot and killed by Mr. Mason’s son, to attempt the robbery, and then put York forward, causing his death. Gentry remained at his home in Stillville, till Boswell was arrested, about a week ago, and fled as soon as he heard of it. Gentry, York, and Boswell all belonged to respectable families. The court fixed Boswell’s penalty at seven years in the penitentiary. A Terre Haute Girl Murdered lu the Street by an Unknown Man. Dollie Phillips, aged 20, was murdered on the street of Terre Haute. She was standing on a corner watching the parade, when a man approached, pointed a revolver at her, and, pulling the trigger, said: “There, take that.” She fell to the sidewalk with a bullet through her head, and died a few minutes later. The murderer escaped in spite of the fact that the street was thronged with people. He was recognized as a man named Galloway, by several people who saw the shooting. He is still at large. The cause of the shooting is unknown. Supposed Case of Infanticide. Recently the Coroner’s attention was -called to blood-stains on the Brownstreet bridge, Lafayette, and an investigation revealed the form of a child in the river-bottom. The little body was fished out and found to be that of a male -child of between six and seven months gestation. The inhuman parent or accomplice had cut the throat on the left ;.side, wrapped the body in a Courier of August last, and dropped it into the river. Minor State Items. —The grand jury in Huntington has returned a verdictof justifiable homicide in the case of the killing of Arthur Watkins, by City Marshal Rosebrough. Work on the Crawfordsville naturalgas well has been suspended, owing to an immense rock checking further progress of the drill. A new location will be selected, and work will again proceed. - The supposed murderers of Andrew Morgan, at Xenia, have been held for -murder in the first degree.

—The commissioners of Montgomery County have made an appropriation of SIOO for the purpose of placing a tablet in the State soldiers’ monument in honor of the soldiers who went from that county. —The 7-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John N. Oldham, living near Logansport, was so severely burned, that she died from the effects. The little one was alone with a 3-year-old sister, and it is supposed the older child played with fire and threw coals on the child's clothing. —Allen Six, of Goshen, was arrested on the river bank while about to toss his 5-year-old daughter in the river. He was drunk. —Barrett, the Elkhart policeman who shot his fellow-officer, Burton, in that place is feigning insanity. He declares that he did not shoot any one, and threatens suicide. Fear of the interference of a mob of lynchers has passed, —A large barn owned by Abram Scott, of Princeton, Wabash County, was burned. Five horses and a large quantity of farming implements and grain were destroyed. The fire was the work of an incendiary. The loss is nearly $4,000, with an insurance of SI,BOO. —Lizzie Schulz, of Fort Wayne, aged 12 years, was fatally burned while her parents were at church. She was working around the stove, when her clothes" caught fire and were almost entirely consumed by the flames. One side of her body was horribly burned, the flesh in some places hanging in shreds. The neighbors came to her assistance and carried the young girl to her home. She died soon after the accident. —William Smallwood was murderously assaulted by highwaymen near Fort Wayne. —Theodore Monahan, abrakeman, was killed by the cars at Indianapolis. Lewis Stilwell, of St. John’s Switch, attempted to cross the track of the J., M. &I. Road at that point, but was caught by a passenger train, and run over and so badly hurt he will die. One leg was cut off and a severe cut was inflicted on the head. —Joseph Hahn, of Millhousen, while about five miles from town on his way home fell from his horse and broke his neck, dying almost instantly. —Mr. Lawshe, of Somerset, Wabash County, accompanied by his wife and two children, went riding. The horse became frightened and ran away, throwing the entire party in a ditch. The lady and the children escaped, but Mr. Lawshe suffered a dislocation of a hip joint, and was injured internally. It is thought he will die. —C. H. Paters, an old physician, who has been making periodical visits to Evansville, for the past seven or eight years, and who claims his place of residence at Indianapolis, was found by the side of the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad track, one mile from Evansville, with his head crushed and his brains scattered along the track. It is supposed that he was put off an outgoingpassenger train on account of not having money to pay his fare, and was struck by a freight train which followed the passenger train. —A Bible society has been organized at Crawfordsville, and is mainly composed of young ladies. The purpose is to make a thorough study of the Scriptures. Meetings are held once a week. —Charles Knott, a prominent farmer of Scipio Township, LaPorte County, dropped dead while threshing. Heart disease is the supposed cause. —Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Norton, prominent residents of Anderson, have filed an action for SIO,OOO against the Anderson Natural-gas Company. In April last an explosion of gas in Mr. Norton’s dwelling blew down the walls, severely injured Mr. and Mrs. Norton, and killed a man naned Rogers. The complainants allege that the explosion resulted from a defective joint and demand damages in the sum named. —On Oct. 15, Daniel Baumgartner, a stone-mason, of the north part of the State, aged 23 years, fell a distance of sixty-two feet off of a tiee which he had climbed in pursuit of a squirrel. He fractured his leg above the ankle, got considerably shook up, but is now getting along nicely. Parties measured the tree to find the distance he fell, which is sixty-two feet. —A 3-year-old daughter of August Conrad, living near Fort Wayne, fell into a kettle of boiling apple-butter and was burned so that she cannot recover. —A very fine specimen of the eagle has been viewed by hundreds at the Citizens’ Bank, Montpelier. It was killed by a boy named Henry Starbuck, who hit it on the head with a stone while it was perched on an outhouse at the home of his parents, four miles northeast of that city. The bird measures twelve feet, and is probably the largest eagle ever seen in the State. —Wes Barlow, hostler at the Tipton stock stables, met wi.h an accident that will probably cost him his life. He had been out of town, and on returning at a late hour, went to the haymow to sleep. By some mishap he fell from the mow into the manger below, breaking his back and receiving internal injuries. He is not expected to recover. —Morgan County is now free from debt, having discharged her final obligation recently, by taking up outstanding bonds to the extent of SIO,OOO and the interest thereon. This indebtedness was not due until December next.