Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1916 — Page 1

No. 107.

TONIGHT At The PRINCESS Something great in the way of a Gold Rooster play in 5 parts “The Spender” Admission 5 and 1 Oc

Morocco Man Sues Lake County Farmer for $25,000 Damages.

For injuries he received in an automobile accident between Cedar Lake and Lowell last July, Albert Rich, a resident of Morocco, is asking $25,000 damages from Edward Renton, a wealthy farmer in the southern part of Lhke county. The complaint alleges that Benton drove his car recklessly at a breakneck speed and collided with the car in which Rich was driving. The latter has been laid up in a hospital for many months as a result of the injuries he received.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago-Pittsburg, rain. -Cincinnati 6; St. Louis 5. Brooklyn 6; New York 4. Philadelphia 3; Boston V AMERICAN LEAGUE. •New York 2; Philadelphia 3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. No games.

If it’s Electrical let Leo Mecklenburg do It. Phone 621

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The Evening Republican.

LORIMER FREED OF EMBEZZLEMENT STAIN

Former U. S. Senator Found Not Guilty of Bank Fraud Charges— Partner Was Convicted. Chicago, May 3.—William Lorimer, former United States senator, was acquitted by a jury Wednesday night of the charge of conspiracy to wreck the LaSalle Street Trust and Savings bank while president of that institution. The jury was out a little more than six hours. The jury in its verdict held that Lorimer had no part in any violation of the banking laws in the bank’s failure, and that he had no knowledge of such violations. On October 22, 1914, two years after the LaSalle street bank was converted from a national to a state institution, William Lorimer, C. B. Munday, H. W. Huttig and a number of officers and employes of the parent bank and its subsidiaries were indicted by the Cook county grand jury. Three separate indictments were returned against Lorimer, Munday and Huttig.

FARM EMPLOYE TAKES MERCURY

Earl Henderson, of Near Remington, May Die From Taking Poison. Earl Henderson, aged 35, employed by Corah Price on a farm 4 mile 3 northwest of Remington, may die as the result of swallowing some mercury tablets on Friday, ApriT 21st. Henderson is able to be up and around and the attending physician states that he has a chance of living but sometimes persons who take mercury feel no ill effects from it for several days and in some cases death does not result lor ten days cr more. It is said Henderson took the tablets in the evening after quitting work and aft* die had informed Mr. Price of his rash act. Dr. Besser, of Remington, was summoned. The man vomited up some of the tablets before the phyiscian arrived and a stomach pump was used but enough of the poison may have remained in the stomach to cause death. He was able to go to Remington Friday afternoon and late reports say be is still alive and as yet no alarming symptoms have developed. It is said he gives ill health as the-reason for taking the poison.

Anyone can clean hats. But it takes a practical hatter to do it correctly. See Nelson, the hatter, at McKay’s laundry. He guarantees work same as done in any city. Specialty on ladies’ and men’s panama hats. Better get them cleaned now.

Notice‘is given to the public that grass must not be emptied in the street where it can be carried into the catch basins, which it causes to clog up and stop the free drainage. All must take notice. —Vero Robinson, Marshal.

This Week is Panama Week.

Don’t Dump Grass m the Street.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 4 1916.

DR. RICE NOT DRUNK ON 11TH OF FEBRUARY

Jury After Five Hours’ Deliberation iFrees Roselawp Doctor and Trustee of Charge. The case of the State of Indiana vs. Dr. C. M. Rice, of Roselawn, the physician and township trustee.of that place, was tried by a jury and Judge Hanley Wednesday. It was quite a law suit, with two youiyj lady school teacehrs and a young man named Gundy testifying that on the occasion of the Lincoln township spelling match on February 11th at Roselawn Dr. Rice was so drunk that he staggered and mumbled and could not talk and two other young lady school teachers and a number of other persons testifying that Dr. Rice was as sober as a judge and that he did not stagger, that there was no odor of liquor on his breath and that they saw nothing unusual about his conduct. Dr. Rice has practiced medicine at Roselawn for the past ten years and at DeMotte for five years before ne went to Roselawn. He graduated from the Barnes Medical College Tn St. Louis in 1901. He-has an extensive practice and is regarded an excellent' physician, but for a long time his name has been associated with the liquor habit. His reputation has reached out a considerable distance and many in Rensselaer have talked about his habits. He does not deny that he drinks some and when he took the witness stand in his own behalf he said that he drank some and that he usually drank Blitz or beer. Asked if he got drunk when he went to Chicago he said: “Not so bad but what I can get back to my hotel and take care of business.” The first witness for the state was Miss Marie Fettig, one of the school teachers for Dr. Rice, in the Roselawn schools. She and Dr. Rice have had some trouble. They don’t like each other. Dr. Rice says that Miss Fettig put him in a bad light by telling that he bought her $25 or $35 worth of “busy work” for her school instruction and the other teachers wanting to have an allowance. On the particular day in question, namely Feb. 11th, Miss Nina Mann and Miss Mable Maxson, two other teachers, went to Dr. Rice to talk “shop”. They told' him of Miss Fettig’s claim that she had been ai’owed so liberally for “busy work” and to show them that he had not authorized such expenditures he took t/.em to Miss Fettig’s school room. This was after the spelling match was over and all had departed. The school room is in the same building with Dr. Rice’s office but to reach it one has to go out of a side door of the office. They did this and as they entered the room from the front they saw Miss Fettig and Cleatus Gundy, her “feller,” in the rear of the room. According to Miss Fettig and Mr. Gundy the trustee was so drunk that he staggered against the desks, could not talk audibly and fell against the door as he left. Mr. Gundy when asked which side of the door he struck said that he hit first one side and then the other. ‘Miss Smary, who later went with Miss Fettig to the doctor’s office also testified that he was intoxicated, that she had seen drunk men before and that she smelled liquor on his breath.

Miss Maxson, however, and Mbs Weaver, two other teachers, said that he was perfectly Sober and rational. Mrs. Mollie Parks, Mrs. Henry Defrees and Mi*, and Mrs. Palmer Wiseman, in whose homes he had called, the two first named before the spelling match and at the Wiseman home at about 5:30 in the evening said he was sober. Mr. Weaver, the town barber, testified that he saw the doctor several times during the day, was in his office in the afternoon at or near 4 o’clock and that he was perfectly sober. He said his shop was in the same building with the doctor and that he had never seen him intoxicated and had never known him to take a drink. His eyesight was good enough to he a barber, too. Tump Eight, who had been in Fair Oaks that day, returned home at about 4 o’clock and visited Dr. Rice in his office. He said he was sober. He had seen him, however, when he was possibly under the influence of liquor. George Johnson, a school boy, also thought the doctor sober on the day in question, but he had seen him whetr he thought he was intoxicated. Miss Fettig' testified that Dr. Rice had sworn in her presence and in speaking of his wife had said to her: “Well, if you want to travel hi that t-ZZ' tP— class. all right!” The doctor' denied this but said he had told her that he supposed she would go to his wife and tell her he was drunk again. Miss Fettig also said that when she asked for a check Dr.

HOSPITAL CONTRACT LET TO MEDLAND

Logansport Contractor Who Built St. Joe Gymnasium to Build Jasper County Hospital. Frank Medland will build the ounty hospital for the price of $15,342. The county hospital board met this Thursday morning at 8 o’clock, as was agreed upon Monday after the bids for the hospital building had been opened, and let the contract to Frank Medland, of Logansport, who last year built the gymnasium at St. Joseph’s college. Monday the hospital board members were of the opinion that the bids were too high, but after leliberating on the matter for a days and getting one or cwo uncertainties cleared up it was decided to accept the Medland bid, which includes the building complete with eWator’and electric light wiring, but not the light fixtures nor the concrete walks. The hospital is to occupy the location recently purchased in the rear of the jail and fronting Cullen street. It will be 34x68 feet in dimensions, wilb be of brick with slate roof and will be large enough for 15 beds, consisting of office, operating room, two wards and a number of private rooms, also kitchen and dining room. The basement will be furnished for a laundry. The elevator will run from the basement to the second floor. The contract requires that the building be conTpleted within 6 months. Alban W. Coen, the architect, called J. D. Allman, secretary of the bos-, pital board, by long distance this Thursday morning and was informed that the contract had been let. The figures are within the estimate he made and the appropriation made by the county council is sufficient to erect the building, pay the architect, who is to superintend the construction, build the walks, purchase the electric and part of the furnishings. It has been promised that lodges and churches will do considerable toward furnishing the beds and bedclothing. The building will be heated by the plant that heats the court house and the jail. —Mr .~M*edland, ~the ~ contractor, expects to begin the construction work just as soon as the contract is approved and will push it rapidly. That the job is in good hands all who are acquainted with Mr. Medland feel certain and there is general satisfaction that he secured the contract.

Automobile Yard.

To accommodate those who have autos and want them protected while in town I will hereafter devote my wagon yard for that purpose, charging 10 cents for a reasonable time. Yard just north of hitch bam, across from Main G&rave—C. E. Hemphill.

We can fit any man in the Munsing union suits, whether he is short, stout, lean or long or medium size. They are the greatest union made. C. EARL DUVALW

Rice had told her that he didn’t have to write any G d checks on Friday. He said that he used no such language aind that he did write the check in a hurray because he wanted to be alone. The evidence disclosed that A.l Clark, Fred Fuller and Bill Flatt were’ all loafers in the doctor’s office on the day in question and that he had talked freely with them about the “busy work” of Miss Fettig. None of the characters mentioned, however, were witnesses. Henry Christiansen, Fred Norris, Xu N, T. Whitten and other good citizens were here ready to testify that Dr. Rice was a user of liquor in case he tried to prove his own reputation, but he did not and they could not be called. The case furnished some amusing features, notably, when Prosecutor Sands tried to make Miss Weaver admit that there were some ences between she and Miss Fettig. She almost did so at one time but a second later declared that there were no differences, Prosecutor Hess and Mr. Sands spoke for the state and Hume L. Sammons, who was associated with Mr. Halleck for the defense, spoke for Dr. Rice. Prosecutor Hess told of the professional responsibility Dr. Ride owed the community and said that a conviction would be a blessing to himself and his family and to the community and would go a long way to bringing the doctor to a realization of his own condition. The jury retired at 15730 and the verdict wa3 arrived at at about 10:30. It is understood that proceedings are to be brought before the state medical board to try to derive "Dj. Rice of his license to practice medicine.

TWO INDICTED ON CHARGE OF PERJURY

Jay W. Stockton and Ernest Morlan Alleged to Have Made False Affidavits to Accountants. Jay W. Stockton and Ernest Morlan, both well known residents of Newton tp., have been indicted by the grand jury on the charge of perjury. The circumstances which led up to the indictments are as follows: In February of this year Barton Stout and Ulysses Jordan, two field examiners for the state board of accounts, were working in Rensselaer, checking up the accounts of various county officials. Messrs. Stockton and Morlan went before the board and testified that during 1915 County Commissioner Makeever had hauled com away from the county farm and that there was no return made to the county. Several other witnesses were examined by the field examiners and one or two others testified that it wa3 either in 1914 or 1915 that Mr. Makeever had hauled corn away from the county farm. John Garland testified that he was certain it was in 1914. Mr. Stockton testified that it was in 1915 and Mr. Morlan that it was .both 1914 and 1915. The field examiners sent the report along with the assembled quarterly reports of Mr. Nichols, the county farm superintendent, to the board of accounts and Mr. Nichols was later furnished a copy of the report. He placed it in the hands of Prosecuting Attorney Sands and he brought it to the attention of the grand jury. Several witnesses were examined and the grand jury instead of finding that Makeever had purchased com of the county farm superintendent and failed to make settlement found that there had been no such transaction and that the corn which Mr. Makeever had purchased of the county farm was in 1914 and that it had been authorized by the commissioners, paid for by Mr. Makeever and the money paid over full to the county and that the entire transaction was made a part of the quarterly report of Mr. Nichols at the time. The grand jury then indicted Stockton and Morlan for perjury; T The records at the court house show that in 1914 Mr. Makeever bought at the county farm 932 bushels and 20 pounds of com and paid 70 cents a bushel for it, a total of $652.60. At that time Mr. Makeever was one of the commissioners. The president of the board was Wilr iiam Hershman and the third member of the board was Chas. A. Welch. Mr. Nichols has the records showing how much com was raised in 1915, how much was sold and how much fed. It is understood that Messrs. Makeever and Nichols claim that both Messrs., Stockton and Morlan were actuated by malice in making the charge against them and the language of the indictments against Messrs. Stockton and Morlan alleges that they “felonously, wilfully, corruptly and falsely” committed perjury. two defendants were called into court Wednesday and gave bond for their appearance at the September term of the court. The bond was placed at SSOO in each case. W. W. Lowrie, an Indianapolis attorney who represents Mr. Stockton, came here to see him Wednesday. He speaks lightly of the indictments. Only a portion of the warrants for the other indictments have been served. Dorie Cottingham, of Fair Oaks, is the defendant in four of the cases, alleging that he permitted minors to play and congregate in his poolroom. One alleges that he gave liquor to a minor. Milton I. Gundy, of Fair Oaks, is charged with selling cigarettes to a minor. Dr. C. M. Rice and Walter McConnell are charged with gaming, it being alleged that they played a game of seven-up for a turkey and the winner was to have the turkey and the loser was to be a guest at the winner’s home when the fowl was served. It is probable that several others would have been in the game if they had been invited. The other warrants are in the hands of Sheriff McColly.

Miss Nettie Price Very I1l at G. W. Reed Home.

Miss Nettie Price, the librarian, who make* her home with Mr. and Mrs. George W. Reed, has been sick there for the past three weeks, having taken ill while in Indianapolis. This Thursday morning she became very much worsey suffering an attack of heart trouble and for a time it was feared she could not live. She rallied, however, and is now somewhat better. Miss Charlotte Kanne is staying with her. , &

FRANKFORT WOMAN BRUTALLY MURDERED

Mrs. Alice Evans, Clarivoyant, Victim of Dastardly Murder From Ax of Bloody Butcher. Frankfort, Ind., May 3.—Another brutal murder has occurred in Frankfort. The victipi, Mrs. Alice Evans, a clarivoyant, was found lying unconscious in a gutter in front of her home Wednesday after she had been struck many times on top of the hea l with an ax. Neighbors living near the scene of the crime were startled by groans from the street and when investigation was made the lady was found with blood gushing from many wounds on her head. .The police were notified and an investigation was started at once. It was found that the terrible deed had been committed by a demon who wielded an ax, and that six blows from the sharp edge of the ax had penetrated the skull and brain. It was also found that after committing the dastardly assault the assailant had gone into the humble home occupied by the woman and washed his hands. The ax was found in the house and a basin of bloody water and a blood stained towel testified to the deliberation of the assailant. The Badger bloodhounds were put on the trail and made a circle of about three miles back to the scene of the murder and refused to go further. The woman had been married three times and was supposed to be wealthy. The motive of the crime is not known. Three suspects w’ere arrested but all proved alibis.

You should see the lines of tailoring we now have on display. The Kahn Tailoring Co’s, line, Indianapolis; the Storrs, Schaefer Co’s, line, of Cincinnati; the John Hall Co. line, Chicago, and Adler’s line from Milwaukee. Prices from $15.00 to $46.00. C. EARL DUVALL. We make all our own ice cream, the best kind, and deliver it to any part of the city. Special attention to party orders. Rensselaer Ice Cream and Candy Co.

JARRETTE’S VARIETY STORE The Busy Shopping Center # i . "i "■ i <■!■ iwwi ■■i '■■n-' ■ • mm> «mn i ) We have a .shipment of Rose ! Bushes in transit, they will ; probably arrive Friday. Well selected stock from one of the most reliable nurseries. BABY RAMBLERS CRIMSON RAMBLERS DORTHEA PERKINS GENERAL JACK PINK RAMBLER ROGOSA RED RED MOSS ROSE AMERICAN BEAUTY WISTERIA LAWN GRASS SEED in bulk, per pound 25c l - RED CLAY FLOWER POTS AND SAUCERS 4- pots, with saucer, 4c each 5- pots, with saucer, 5c each 6- pots, with saucer, 6c each 7- pots, with saucer, 8c each 8- pots, with saucer, 10c each 9- pots, with saucer, 15c each 10- pots, with saucer, 25c ea \ JARDINIERS We are showing a beautiful line of Jardiniers, Porch baskets and Fern Pots, priced right at 10c to |2..>0 Our Garden and Flower Seed;: are all fresh and have given the best of satisfaction for the past three seasons. We sell all 5c packages 2 for sc. Good Hoes and Rakes, 25c eacn Garden Hoc and Wccder, special 10c each Garden Trowels 10c each LAST CALL FOR GOLD FISH The breeding ponds are closed April Ist. The last shipment until fall is in. Good healthy stock while they last at 10c ea. Fish Food, box 10f Fish Globes, Bc, 10c and 49c Castles -10 c each Get the habit—trade at the Variety Store—Our mammoth " stock will save you miles and .... miles of steps.— 'l ;z ■ ■■■■ ''.".l«. . Beit J. Jarrette

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