Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1896 — INDIANA INCIDENTS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. Despondent Woman Burns Herself with Oil—Recent Find Max Diacloae the Fate of the Zetecarea Near Panama-Shooting Near A villa. Shocking Attempt at Suicide. At Jeffersonville, Miss Bertha Meyers, 24 years of age, a beautiful Swiss, rendered despondent by her inability to return to her native country and'the death of her sister a few days ago, attempted suicide Saturday afternoon. She sent the children out to play in the afternoon, and, going to a summer kifcheb, saturated her clothing with coal oil and applied a match. Every vestige of skis was burned from her body and her death was a matter of but a few hours. In endeavoring to save her, her brother-in-law waa seriously burned.

The Noblesvilie vetefan who was honored by ids election to the position of commander, Indiana Department, G.A. R. Body of May Hill Identified. The body of May D. Ilill, the Colonnade (Now York) Hotel suicide, arrived at Columbus aud was identified by the father and other relatives. The body was buried in tho family lot, city cemetery. The diamonds she was known to possess were tlbf found among the effects In her trunk. The family believe she wub murdered aud robbed. The woman left ft note asking that her body lie cremated, but, standing by the casket, Col. John H. Keith, the dead woman’s father, declared: “I'll kill tho man who attempts to creninte my daughter’s Ixtdy or disturb it after burial. ’’ Judge Hill and wife of Indiannpolls, parents of the dead woman’s husband, attended the funeral, Miaaing Men Probably Slain. Charles Manning, while digging a cellar under an old log house three tulles northeast of Panama, found the skeletons of three human beings. This created much excitement, as ulxnit twelve years ago an old man by the name of Thomas Valentine Zeteeiitv aud Ills two sons dwelt there. Tho old man was Wealthy and, being afraid to deposit his gold in the hanks, kept it buried. The people seldom went to town. They never went to see their nelgh|wn> anil ,Uu'.v never attended any gatherings. Finally they disnp|M>ared. It was supposed they hud moved away to ports unknown. The discovery of these human Isiues leads people to believe the three men, were murdered for their money. Asausaln Firoa on Brothers. An attempt: to assassinate two young men occurred a few mill's south of A villa Saturday afternoon. Frank and Ulysses Badger, two young farmers, were t(t work In the woods when some person fired on them frpjn a chimp of bushes a few feet away. Frank Badger Is shot through the breast, tho ball entering from his back, nnd he will die. Ills brother has a bullet lu the right shoulder nnd the tipper part of Hie right arm is shattered by a second ball. The exact identity of the woulil-bo murderer is not knowu, though suspicion points strongly to a man who formerly residisl in the vicinity and who has threatened the lives of the boys for some flinch'd grievance.

All Over the State. Henry Siefke, aged 40 years, wns found dead in Bloomington, the presumption being that he mot death in a runaway. Mrs. lOlir.nlM’th Caldwell, widow of William Caldwell, one of the pioneer residents of Wabash County, and the mother o£ Hezekiah Caldwell, for many years president of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, celebrated her ninetieth)! birthday In her home in Wabash. During the day she received numerous calls from lady friends, who brought her lavish floral offerings. The Indianapolis sanitarium has addressed a note to the superintendent of the city schools, nnV. among other thingH suggested that kissing us practiced by wsuicn school teachers among their pupils la* Interdicted, because disease m thereby apt to bo communicated. Ho also condemned tlie habit of pupils of driuking from a common vessel and of using the same lead pencils. The superintendent lias promised compliance with tVesc suggestions.

An official sensation was caused at Anderson by Judge Diven, of the Superior Court, appointing Attorneys Foster and Walker and instructing them to at once prepare and tile eases against Prosecutor Scanlon and ex-Prosecutor Doss to disbar them. Doss brought suit ugainst Prosecutor Seanlan several weeks ago asking for nn accounting of fees, claiming the official had juggled them. He got judgment for $230. In the trial he endeavored to show that Prosecutor Seanlan wob conducting the office on n boodle plan and was accepting bribes. Evidence was also Introduced to show that Doss, the Eiwood deputy, was accepting bribes. Judge Diven proposes to sift the matter to the bottom. It is claimed criminal prosecution will follow. At Wursuw, fire destroyed the large furniture factory of Robert H. Hitzler, causing a loss of about $15,000.... There iB $3,500 insurance, SI,OOO on the building in the Concordia, and $2,500 on the contents in the Milwaukee Mechanics’ and German of Freeport. John Abnet, a very wealthy farmer living a few miles south of Decatur, attended a circus at Portland on Tuesday and while there he was robbed of $4,100. He did not believe in banks and wis afraid to leave his money at home because he lost a large amount that way by fire a few* years ago. * John Baum, aged 90, and Emeline Hendrick, aged 00, were married at Valparaiso. The bride was given the deed to a farm worth SB,OOO before the nuptial knot was tied. ~p . , . On account of the prospects of a mammoth fruit crop Ball Brothers, of Monde, the largest fruit jar manufacturers in the world, have decided to run all summer. Heretofore ail the glass factories In the World have shut down in the summer on account of the excessive heat. The blowers at Bail Brothers only consented to work when they were offered wagea of $l5O per week from now until Sept. 1. Ball Brothers average 172,800 Jara, or 1,200 gross a day.