Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1896 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Remarkable Matrimonial Career of Alexander Rhimea-C. Hiller’s Heir# Dig Up Two Cans Fall of GoldClever Jail Breakers Are Foiled. Hg# Been Married Nine Times. Of all the remarkable matrimonial careers that of Alexander Rbimes, who recently lived in Fulton township, Indiana, exceeds anything yet come to notice in

this line. This gentleman, who a few mouths ago celebrated his 75th birthday, has been married nine times, has been divorced from eight of his wives, and has now petitioned tile court to untie the marital knot that binds him to his ninth spouse. The oft-repeated q u es-

tion, “Is marriage n failure?,” can he more satisfactorily answered by him than by any other living person. The names of his various spouses fallow: Emaline Gaudy, Martha Robbins, Bengal, Lavinin Straw,. Anna Rowland, Sarah Overtree, Rachel Magnum, to whom he was married twice; Stella Bloomhagen. Rhimes now lives in Berrien County, Mich., and it is said contemplates another conquest when the courts shall set him at liberty. His Treasure Diagram Correct. C. Miller, a pioneer of Decatur, aged 70 years, died Friday night. He was known by his family and neighbors to be quite wealthy. In his vest pocket he carried a small paper on which was a diagram showing the location of the places in which he bad placed his gold. The family, following she directions qn the paper, brought to light $3,000 in gffld that was hid in coffee essence cans. In some places there was only one S2O gold piece in a can. The family took the money to town in a gripsack and placed it in the bank for safe keeping until the estate is settled. All Over the State. Unknown thieves robbed the grocery wagon of John Shook, of Osgood, who had stopped over night at a farm house, securing property worth S7OO. Several business houses of Valparaiso vere the victims of a smooth swindler, Jrho succeeded in passing $lO and S2O aills which had been raised from $1 and $2. The Ohio and Indiana Butter and Egg Shippers’ Association met at Fort Wayne and passed resolutions indorsing the project of the lowa association to organize a straw board manufacturing company to furnish fillers for the produce trade at reasonable figures. The Anderson City Council, as the result of a vigorous campaign by Christian bodies, passed an ordinance making it a misdemeanor for any person under the age of 10 to smoke a cigarette, punishable by arrest and a fine not in excess of $25. Patrolmen got instructions to make arrests. This is the most pronouncedmove ever made in this State against thehabit. The officers will hold courts of inquiry in cases of arrest to determine whomade the sale, as it is against the law. This will be followed by a curfew ordinance.

James O’Connor, A. Bailey and William. Smalley, who are incarcerated in the county jail in Albion, attempted to regain their freedom. A hole was made in. the stone floor by heating it with red-hot-coals and afterward throwing cold water on it, breaking the stone. By this means'they reached the dungeon and effected an entrance in the outer part of the cellar by removing a bolt from the door between the two apartments. They were discovered by one of the attendants, who had occasion to go into the cellar. They were found hiding in the coal bin, where they had intended to remain until the sheriff’s family had fallen asleep. Jackson and Walling, the indicted, murderers of Pearl Bryan, 'are in the Newport jail. John Bitzer, the jailer, has increased the number of his guards and the police of Newport have been instructed to exercise great vigilance. The prisoners were first put in a sensitive cell, absolutely dark, in which were twenty telephone transmitters. In a floor above were stenographers and other witnesses. So far as hearing and communication between the prisoners is concerned it was a failure. They evidently discovered that it was a trap and maintained perfect silence. In the trip from Cincinnati to Kentucky the prisoners were handcuffed 'to detqj&jtives. These detectives say that both prisoners trembled as they entered Newport Hiram A. Bradshaw-, trustee of Gita Jon township, near Lebanon, Has left for parts unknown, leaving behind a bevy of unpaid school teachers and a shortage to be paid by his bondsmen. Where he has gone is a mystery, and at a meeting held by his bondsmen the committee who had. been authorized to investigate his affairs reported a shortage of about $1,200. Last December the school teachers complained of being unable to secure pay for their services.and the bondsmen investigated. They found Bradshaw about S3OO short. He admitted having used the money ia conducting his private business. Upon a promise to fix up, the shortage he was not removed and everything weat along smoothly until the county schools were dismissed and the teachers insisted upon having their pay. Finding exposure inevitable, Bradshaw went to. Lebanon and took an Indianapolis train Thursday afternoon. E. T. Lane, cashier of the Lebanon National Bank, says the local banks have protested Bradshaw’s checks every week for the past six months. The bondsmen have arranged to pay the shortage ns soon as the exact amount ean be learned. The 9-year-old daughter of C. C. Maynard, of Anderson, was fatally burned while playing about a fire. Her mother sustained severe injuries in rescuing the child. Mrs. Fred Lake, a farmer’s wife near Anderson, bore ‘twins Monday evening. She now has a record of eight children in four years. This is her fourth pair of twins. All of the children are alive and equally divided between the sexes. They are healthy, and although the mother is a small woman, she is as healthy as she could possibly be. She is but 28 years old and the father is about the same age. Fort Wayne College of Medicine graduated twelve doctors. Dr. J. P. Weist of Richmond, delivered an address. The exercises closed with a banquet. John Spradling, sob of the proprietor of the American Hotel, Kokomo, was found dead at the house of Mrs. Frank Price, with a bullet in his heart. Mrs. Price says he tried to kill her, then shot himself. He was 24 years old, and leaves a wife and two children. W. J. Onahan, of Chicago, delivered his lecture at the Valparaiso college auditorium on “Civic Patriotism,” under the auspices of the Normal School Catholic Society, to an audience of over 2,000 students. V ■ »s

ALEX. RHIMES.