Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1915 — Page 1

No. 147. -

FORMER BROOK MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER

Attorney Frank Davis Defended J. A. Crisler Who Was Sent to Penitentiary For Life. ;,.s- . j J. A. Crisler, who prior to ten or • twelve years ago lived in Brook, was last week convicted of the murder of Julius Brown in Montana and Crisler was sentenced to the penitentiary for life. Attorney Frank Davis, of Brook, went to Montana and defended Crisler but all that he could do was to save the life of the accused man. Crisler is 42 years of age and bad homesteaded a place in Montana. The first of May, 1914, he and Brown 'began living together in a shack not far from Glasgow, Mont. On the 6th day of May Brown disappeared. Crisler continued to live at the shack until July 13th, when he went to Canada. The body thought to be that of Brown was found buried only a short distance from the shack and suspicion pointed to Crisler, who bad not tried to conceal his whereabouts but bad corresponded with friends after his departure from Montana. The body was buried only about 6 inches beneath the ground. There was nothing but circumstantial evidence on which to convict Crisler, but the jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree and unless pardoned or paroled later in life will spend the remainder of his days in the penitentiary. Attorney Davis pointed out a good method employed in (Montana for selecting a jury. Fifty men are impaameled and the names are all placed in a hat and one is drawn out at a time. Thus it is that unprejudiced men are secured, while in Indiana after the regular panel is exhausted the court bailiff or sheriff practically controls the selection of the jurymen. Attorney Davis was in Rensselaer' Saturday afternoon, having, just returned from his western trip.

WALKER TOWNSHIP CITIZEN SAW WOLF

Reported It and Hasty Hunt Took Place But Crafty Coyote Gave Pursuers the Slip. An impromptu wolf hunt was organized in Walker township this Tuesday morning and several saw the wolf aJid one or two got shots at it from some distance away ibut the wise wolf gave them the slip. For some time game has been disappearing in the neighborhood of the Guy Barnard farm in Walker township and indications pointed to a wolf as the culprit. Recently a turkey hen and" fourteen young turkeys were killed by the wolf at the Charles Tomlinson farm. Men and women alike declared war against the wolf but he managed to slip about without being seen. This Tuesday morning as Link Braddock was driving to Wheatfield he saw the wolf on the Guy Barnard farrfi and hastened .to give the alarm and a dozen men with guns surrounded the place where the wolf was seen ins what is known as the Mannon marsh. The men, however, did not retain their places but bunched up too closely and Brer Wolf slipped through and made his escape, although he was shot at by one or two of the hunters. It is possible that a chase may be organized to get him, as the loss of poultry is proving quite serious.

ST. JOHN'S DAY.

All Masons are notified that St. John's Day will be observed Sunday, June 27th, by a sermon delivered ait the Christian church by Rev. Titus at 3 "30 P m. An invitation is extended to all members, also to the Knights of Pythias, Odd FeHows, Red Men, Grand Army of the and Sons of Veterans. AM Masons are requested to meet at the courthouse coping at 3 o’clock and march in a body to the church.

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The Evening Republican.

Qtizen Says That Men Look Crooked Who Make Various Prices On So-Called Preventative. A resident of Barkley township called at The Republican office this Tuesday morning and related that young men riding in an automobile and whose home was reported to be tMedaryville had been canvassing through the country selling a quart ibottel of “dope” which they claimed to be a preventative for chicken diseases. They said that the bottle contained enough of the medicine to dilute in 3,000 gallons of water and prevent all kinds of chicken troubles. Our informant states that the young men asked $1.50 for the dope, but if they oodld not get that much money they would sell it for 'less and he knew of one place where they had sold it for 50 cents, the same size bottle that others had paid $1.50 for. Our informant says that he fears that the medicine is not only a fake but that the men who were settling it are simply doing some reconnoitering to locate the hen houses and that a raid is apt to take place before long. Persons should not buy any medicine of travelers, no matter how well recommended. This should be bought of home dealers or ordered by mail, it might be well for all and especially those upon whom the solicitors called to guard their poultry houses with especial vigor for the next few weeks. “It is possible,” said the man who called at The Republican office, “that these young men are all right and that their preparation has merit, but I am afraid there is something wrong and the various prices placed on the done convinces me that it is not any good and makes me question the motive of the young agents.” ' The Barkley minister, Rev. Petty, whose young Rhode Island Reds were recently stolen never received an inkling as to who the thief was and evidently the chickens were taken some distance away. By means of automobiles the thieves travel long distances and it will probably become necessary to provide ample locks for the poultry houses are to lay awake with a shotgun at your side. The chicken thief is about the meanest sort that exists and a program of extermination is about the only relief.

FAIR OAKS YOUTH SERIOUSLY INJURED

Spn of Mat Carr Taken to Hospital After Tree Fell Across His Stomach at Zadoc. A son of Matt Carr, oif Fair Oaks, was injured so seriously at about 9 o'clock this Tuesday morning while working in a sawmil Inear-Zadoc that he was taken to St. Elizabeth’s hospital in Lafayette and fears were entertained that he would die. Young Cane is about twenty years ofage and worked in his father's sawmill. A large log fell across Ids stomach and injured him so severely that Dr. Fyfe, of Wheatfield, who was called, urged the necessity of Kaofcimiiig him to Lafayette for hospital examination and treatment. He was taken to Fair Oaks on a “speeder” reached there just in time to b© placed on- passenger train No. 5.

Auto Accident Near DeMotte Resulted in Injury

Last Friday a big Stutz touring car was turned over pn the jog m the road south of DeMotte and one. of the passengers, a lady, was somewhat injured, sustaining a severe cut on the head. She was taken to Hebron after being attended by Dr. Hewitt, of DeMotte. At Hebron dhe took a train for* Chicago. The auto party were all Jews and refused to give their names, it is reported.

For the pant several nights goid seekers have been digging under the roots of trees in a strip of woods west of Evansville in search of a pot of gold containing $5,000, said to have been buried three years ago.

Jackson Boyd, of Greencostle, progressive- state chairman, baa challenged both republicans and democrats to a joint discussion of the issues of the day- \

The new Fourth avenue subway line in Brooklyn, the construction of which coat about $16,000,000 and occupied nearly si* years, was officially opened Saturday. The "g*. ” from the lower fend of Manhattan across the Manhattan bridge and Brooklyn and through Fourth avenue to Coney Island.

WATCH OUT FOR MEN SELLING CHICKEN DOPE

Searching for Pot of Gold.

Boyd Wants Joint Debate.

New York Subway Open.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1915.

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY IS HOLDING RETREAT

Over Eighty Priests of the Society of the Precious Blood 'Gathered At Ss. Joseph’s College. * * Provincials of the Society of the Precious Blood of the Catholic church are gathered at St. Joseph’s college in their annual retreat. Something over eighty divines from Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota and California are in attendance. The retreat constitutes a deep spiritual conference and a revival o fthe spiritual life. The main conference is to be held Friday of this week. Rev. George Hindelong, of Saline, Ohio, presides at the meetings.

Former Mt. Ayr Minister In Trouble at Covington.

Rev. B. F. Clifton, formerly pastor of the Methodist church at Mt. Ayr, and now pastor of the Methodist churches at Kingman and Salem, has just been released on 'bond following his arrest on a charge of stealing two lighting tanks from automobiles. He has since issued a signed statement announcing that his marriage to Miss Olcie May Hesier, of Hillsboro, which was to take place next Wednesday, had been “postponed indefinitely”. He said that he had resigned his pastorates and would enter the practice of law with his brother at Connersville. While at Mt. Ayr this very same minister made a statement that proved to contain no truth in the least. This statement made by the aforesaid notorious character was that he was to receive a large legacy from a relative. The statement was published but our dear Mr. Clifton has not yet learned of the source where he is to obtain the legacy. Judging fpdm this and other capers by the so-called minister he would make a deserving candidate for a cell in some penal institution.

Well Known Chicago Surgeon To Be Married Wednesday.

Dr. H. M. Richter, a well known surgeon of Chicago who has frequently been called in consultation with local doctors and also frequently in surgical cases, is to he married in Chicago tomorrow, his bride Miss Winmiiler, of that city. They will take a trip to Wisconsin, being absent from Gbcago several weeks. Dr. Richter is on the staff of Oook county and Wesley hospitals in Chicago and was ’recently elected head surgeon of the new Mahammodeu hospital. He also holds the chair of surgery at Northwestern University and is one of the widely known surgeons in Chicago. He is about 43 years of age and this is his first marriage. While in Rensselaer Monday night to operate on Mrs. Maud Lucy, he informed Drs. Hemphill and Kresier of his matrimonial plans.

QUIT MEAT IF YOUR KIDNEYS ACT BADLY

Take Tablespoonful of Salts If Back Hurts or Bladder Bothers. We are a nation of meat eaters and our blood is filled with uric acid, says a well known authority, who warns us to be constantly on guard against kidney tinuble. The kidneys do their utmost to free tftp blood of this irritating add, but become weak from the overwork. They get sluggish. The eilminative tissues clog and thus the waste is retained in tijc blood to poison the entire system. When your kidneys ache and feel like lumps of lead, and you have stinging pains in the back or the prirw is cloudy, full of sediment, or the bladder is irritable, obliging you to seek relief during the night, when you have severe headaches, nervous and dizzy spells, sleeplessness, add stomach or rheumatism in bad weather, get from your pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts, take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast each morning and in a few dayß your kidneys will act fine. This famous salts is mode from the add of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has been used for generations to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys, to neutralize the odds in urine so it is no longer a source of irritation, thus ending urinary and bladder disorders. Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot injure. Makes a delightful effervescent tititia-w&ter drink, and nohod yean moke a mistake by taking a little occasionally to keep the kidneys clean and active.

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GOVERNOR COMMUTES FRANK SENTENCE

Governor Slaton, of Georgia, Commutes the Death Sentence of Leo Frank to Life Imprisonment. After a great many attempts to have bis death sentence commuted, an appeal to the governor finally succeeded, and Leo M. Frank, convicted slayer of Mary Phagan, will serve a life sentence. Frank still protests his innocence and says that the day is not far off when he will ibe exonerated. Frank os now dressed in stripes denoting the lowest grade of prisoner. He will be known as “Convict No. 965.” Announcement of Governor Slaton's decision came several hours after Frank had 'been secretly taken from the jail and hurried to the state prison farm at Milledgeville. In making the announcement the governor made the following statement: “All I as Iris that the people of Georgia read my statement of the reasons why I commuted Leo M. Fraakls death sentence to life imprisonment, before they pass judgment. Feeling as I do about this case I would be a murderer if I allowed this man to hang.” After saving the life of Frank, Governor Slaton called out the state militia to disperse the mobs which assembled before his country home. Martial law was declared half a mile back of the governor’s home, half a mile in front and a distance of about , a quarter of a mile on either side. The crowd was dispersed only after a number of the troops bad been hit by brick and stones hurled from the crowd.

Thinks Mrs. Sam Duvall Has Chance For Her Life.

Samuel Duvall returned Monday evening from Indianapolis, where he had been at the hospital with his wife since she was taken there over a week ago. Her condition seemed very ilttle improved but he was encouraged at the prospect of her recovery. Dr. Cumick and wife, parents of Mrs. Duvall, are with her. Letters received from Dr. Curnick and the doctors who are attending her by Dr. Gwin, the local physician, are quite hopeful and state that there has been some noticeable improvement during the past few days. Ulcerations of the stomach are the cause of the sickness and while the immediate seriousness of the case may have been caused by poison talrAn by mistake for headache tablets several weeks ago, Dr. Gwin states that the seat of the trouble has long existed. An x-ray of ths stomach disclosed the existence of the ulcers and the relief measures taken bold the hope of success. Sam will remain here for several days 'looking after his business affairs.

Will H. Ade Taken to Hospital in Chicago.

Wail H. Ade, of Kentland, who has been seriously ill for many weeks with enlargement of the heart, of which mention has been made in this papgr before, was taken to the Henrotin hospital in Chicago Saturday. His condition has been alarming for the last two weeks and grave fears are entertained for his recovery. Mr. Ade has been prominent in politics in Indiana. He is a stock breeder and farmer and a brother of George Ade, the author and playwright. ,

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MASONS TO OBSERVE SAINT JOHN'S DAY

Sermon to Be Preached at Christian Church Sunday Afternoon by Rev. George W. Titus. Rensselaer Masons wall observe St. John’s day next Sunday, June 27th, by having religious services held at the Christian church at 3:30 o’clock in the afternoon. Rev. Titus will deliver the sermon. All other lodges have been invited to attend and the public in general is extended a mast crodral invitation.

Wife of Warden at Joliet Thought Murdered.

A negro, Joe Campbell, serving a sentence for the murder of a child in Chicago, a trusty and personal house servant of the warden at the penitentiary in Joliet, is in a bad way as the result of the burning to death of the warden’s wife while the warden was away from home Sunday. Evadenoe seems already to point, to the fact that this negro, the last person to see Mrs. Allen alive, first brutally beat her and then set the bed on fire while she was lying in an unconjscius condition. The negro denies being in the house when the fire started. Monday tone thousand convicts were given a signal and made a futile attempt to get the negro from his cell. Most all the prisoners feel very kindly toward Mrs. Allen as she was the one to establish the honor system at the prison and was known as the “Angel of Joliet” The warden said: “If it is true that this atrocious crime was the work of a trusty, then the honor system is a failure and my faith in man is undermined.”

Young Auto Thieves Captured at Pekin, III.

The automobile belonging to Prof. G. I. Christie, of Purdue university, ■which was stolen from in front of the Central Presbyterian church in Lafayette Sunday morning, was recovered (Monday at Unban®, 111., and the thieves were taken from a freight at Pekm. The information leading to the capture of the boys was received from a boy they picked up in Kankakee. While driving across a railroad track dn Champaign, the driver lost control of the machine and it ran into a post. The boys then abandoned it and got. away on a freight.’ Thompson, the Kankakee boy, was caught and told what he knew of the theft The other boys were Jack Footer and Edward Polling, both of Lafayette. A third boy, said to be William Cummings of La/fayette, was said by the boys captured to be in the crowd but he made his escape.

Eastern Star and Masons to Picnic.

Let us all go to Water Valley on Thursday, June 24th. Leave here on train No. 32, due at 10:36, ami spend the day in company with the Eastern Star and Mapons of the Roeelown, Morocco and Wheatfield lodges. Returning, you can come home on the milk train at ps6o or return as far os Roselawn and attend lodge there that night, witnessing the Morocco degree team give the third degree; then return home on the 11:10 train, which will stop that night at Roselawn. Let’s make it a big picnic.*—Committee.

DEATH RELIEVES TWO INVALID WOMEN

Mn. Emma Lyons aad Mrs. Maud Lucy Pass Away During Early Hours of the Morning. Death occurred at early hoars this Tuesday rooming to two invalid wo* men in this city, relieving them from suffering that had long held only small prospect of improvement. They were Mrs. Emma Lyons and Mrs. Maud Lucy. Mrs. Lyons is the mother of John Lyons and of Mrs. A. G. Lucas and Mrs. Earl Clouse, of this city. She had lived here only a few months, haring for a number of years prior to coming here been a resident of Remington. Her husband is William Lyons, who continues to reside in Remington. She is shout 60 years of age and had suffered for a long time from heart;trouble. She became Worse some five weeks agio and two weeks ago took to her bed and gradually sank to the end. The funeral will be held at the Christian church in Remington Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial wifi be made hi the Remington cemetery. Mrs. Maud Lucy was the daughter of Mr jand Mrs. Harry Hendricks and made her home with her parents in the northwest part of town. Mr. Hendricks and family lived for a number of years in Jordan township, but moved to Washington several years ago. They returned here some two years ago and Mrs. Lucy came about a year ago. She had undergone an operation some two years ago for adhesions of the bowels and her invalidism bad continued since that time, finally developing general peritonitis. Monday evening Dr. H. M. Richter, the Chicago surgeon, was called and aided by Dr. Hemphill, the family physician, and Dr. Kresler, an operation was performed on Mrs. Lucy at about 9 o'clock. She never fully rallied from the anaesthetic and died at 1:40 o’clock this Tuesday morning. Mrs. Lucy was 31 years of age and has no children. Her husband resides in Washington. Besides the parents she leaves a brother, Clarence Hendricks, who lives in Walla Walla, Wash. The funeral arrangements were delayed until word could be received from her brother.

A RENSSELAER CITIZEN COMES TO THE FRONT

Tells His Friends and Neighbors of His Experience. Every Rensselaer resident should read' what a neighbor says. His testimony mm be relied upon. Here me his own words: Jacob R. Wilcox, Dayton St, Rensselaer, says: “I had pains through my loins and was in misery day and night. I always felt tired and wornout and was annoyed by a distressing kidney weakness. Nothing relieved me until I began taking Dean's Kidney Pills. They were of such great benefit that I consider them worthy of the highest endorsement. The cure has been permanent.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Wilcox had. Fostesr-MHburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.

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