Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1893 — INDIANA INCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

SOBER OR STARTLING, FAITHFULLY RECORDED. An Interesting Summary of the More Important DoUgs of Our Neighbors —Weddings and Deaths—Crimes, Casualties and General News Notes. ' Condensed State News. ) Nine cars were derailed on the Big Four road at Batesville. Mrs. Henry Vandiver, near Franklin, was found dead in bed. A man was fined $1 at LaPorto for pointing a revolver at a polieomun. Large huckleberry marsh, near Laporte, destroyed by fire. L6ss, 9.1,000. Farms and forosts near Houston are being damaged considerable by fires. . The Presbyterian Church of Goshen has engaged a chorister from Scotland at S3OO a year. Diphtheria in a malignant type prevails in Marion. Five deaths have been reported. The Richmond Register has gotten out an illustrated supplement of the city of Cincinnati. Harry Hillabold, aged 9, was accidentally shot in tho head by Louis Cohen, aged 15, at Madison. James Robinson, 15, was thrown from a horse in a running race near Genova, and was futility injured. Daniel Nunemacher, aged 28, while suffering from delirium tremens at New Albany,shot and killed himself. Union City officials had a good deal Of trouble in running out of town two negroes from the smallpox district of Muncio.

Frank Bruce, one of the safeblowers at Torre' Haute, was given a sontenco of nine yours in tho penitentiary and SSOO line. Joseph Trusty, a farmer, accidentally shot himself with a shotgun while attempting to climb a fence, near Pittsburgh, this State. Edward Fahnestock, a notorious character of Lafuyotte, was caught burglarizing a store at Culver’s Station, in Tippecanoe County. This sensational breach of promise case of Surah G. Davis against Chariot Rawlings, at Noblosville, was settled by the oouplo getting married. Samuel Roby, aged 35, committed suicide at Odon, near Washington, by taking an overdose of morphine. He loaves a wife and throo children. This son of John Eiselo found SSOO in u haymow near Lafayette, which his father hud placed there before he died. The old man was thought to be penniless. Stewart and Bonjamln I)erft, two young men of Wahush County, are In jail at Wabash for alleged rape of 10-year-old Blanche Mills, a neighbor girl. George Staytes, a veteran flagman of Muneie, has finished twenty years of service, and no ono lias over been killed or hurt at u crossing guarded by him. While Mrs. W. C. Clevenger wat filling the tank to a gasoline stove ut Union City the oil Ignited and set fire to the house. It wus extinguished with small loss. L. W. Cordes, a harness doalor ol Mlehigun City, fell under a Mlohigun Central train which ran over his right arm and leg. Two hours later ho died during amputation. Jacob Pressy, a farmer in Knox County, throe miles northwest ol Petersburg, while fighting a burning meadow, fell from exhaustion and his body was found burned to a crisp. William Lambert, a fireman on the I. & I. S. R. R.. was instantly killed in a wreck of a freight train noar Sullivan. He loavos a wife and several children. His home was at Effingham, 111. Martin Kendall, aged 00, and a loading farmer of Tipton County, was thrown from a wagon by a runaway team, the wheels passing over his body, crushing his hoad and Inflicting fatal injuries.

William Meadows, a well-known young man of Bloomington, died recently from injuries received on the head with a stone, thrown by Mrs. George McAfee, a colored woman. The trouble occurred Aug. 22, when Meadows and the son of Mrs. McAfee were quarreling, and the woman interfered and throw a stone, striking Meadows over the eye. Mrs. McAfee is now in jail on the charge of murder.

A cold-blooded duel with shotguns was fought north of Brazil, near Coxvillo, a little mining town. The principals were James Valvan and a man named Johnson. It is claimed the trouble originated over a woman with whom both men were infatuated. They mot thoroughly armed to settle their trouble, Valvan having a double-barrel shotgun. Only a few words weije exchanged when they commenced firing. Shortly Johnson fell mortally wounded, with two charges of shot in his body. The affair has created intense excitement and every effort is made to capture Valvan, who quickly made his escape after emptyingnis gun. Patents have been issued to Indiana inventors as follows: Hughes it Hull, Indianapolis, lock spring ditching machine; William Hatfield, Fort Wayne, device for side dressing circular saws; Solomon F. Crull, Dublin, propelling attachment for garden plows; Charles C. Martin, West Franklin, self-setting animal trap; Ray G. Jenokes, Terre Haute, hominy mill; . James J. Duret, Noblesville, calculating device; John Freel, Whiting, retort for stills; David E. Meyers, Indianapolis, motor; Alva L. Kitselman, Ridgeviile. wire fabric machine: Menfee and Ertel, Fort Wayne, cistern cover; Zadox* B. Hendrix, Anderson, mail bag fastening; George J. Cline, Goshen, wire tightener. The ten-thousand-dollar damage suit of Mary J. Pratt against Frank W. Talbot for the death of her husband and son, some months ago, caused by the explosion of a boiler in the Peru basket factory, has been compromised by the payment of SI,OOO. Miss Minnie Tull, aged 18, a highly respected young woman of Hanover, committod suicide by drowning herself in the Ohio, eight miles below Madison. Her body was recovered. There is no cause assigned for the deed, but those acquainted with the young woman say she had a great sorrow. At Roann the sawmill of Job Tilman caught fire from a spark of a passing locomotive and in a few moments was a mass of flames. The southwestern portion of the town was in great danger, and was saved only by the efforts of the lire department. The loss of the mill and its contents was nearly SIO,OOO. Mrs. Ed. Elliot, who lives near Knightstown, was driving home the other night, when she was met by two men in a buggy, who opened fire on her. One ball struck her in the back and may prove fatal. The cause for the deed is unknown. If the ruffians are caught they will be summarily dealt with.