Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 October 1893 — Page 2

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CHARGED WITH MURDER.

FRANK MOORE AND TOM BRISTOW NOW UNDER ARREST.

Mrs. Sarah Reed, Moores's Mother, Says They Are the Men Who Killed John Young Last April—Her Story of the Crime.

¶ Charged with the murder of John Young , two men, Frank Moore and Tom

Bristow, are confined in the county jail.

They were arrested last night. The information charging them with murder was given to the authorities by Mrs. Sarah Reed, the mother of Frank Moore.

A few days ago she swore out a warrant against her son Frank, on a charge of assault and battery. She said that she had quarreled with her son, and he threatened

to beat her. She told him that if he did not treat her more kindly she would tell the officers what she knew of the murder of John Young. He replied that he would kill her if she did. He then knocked her down and she had him arrested. He was

lodged in jail, and his bond was fixed at $25.

It was given by Tom Bristow late on the same day. ¶ Moore acknowledged that his mother had accused him of murder, but said that be [he] did not know what murder he had been accused of. Mrs. Reed refused to talk further than to say that she had her son arrested because he beat her, and he had struck her because she had refused to furnish him money for liquor. ¶ When Moore got out on bail he returned home and threatened his mother again. He told her that he would kill her if she breathed a word of her suspicions to any one. Yesterday afternoon she went before Justice of the Peace Daniels and specifically charged her son, Frank Moore, and Tom Bristow, his companion, with the murder of John Young. Upon this statement the men were arrested.

THE MURDER..

¶ The murder with which these two men

stand charged occurred at 5 o’clock on the

morning of April 18 in a lodging house at 407 West Washington street. A scream was heard, the noise of a scuffle and John Young was found lying at the foot of a

rickety flight of stairs with his skull fractured. He died in three hours. A coroner's inquest developed the fact that Young’s skull had been fractured below the ear, by a blow with a stick of

wood. His eyes were swollen and bruised, indicating that the blow that killed him had been a heavy one, struck by a strong man. Mollie Downs and Emma Binan,

who lived at the house, testified that they had been married more than six times. When the murder occurred a young man named Charles Seibert was painting a sign in one of the lower rooms. He left at about the time the murder took place. He was suspected and arrested. When brought into the presence of Mollie Downs and Emma Binan they both cried with one accord, “That is the man. That's the man that hit John Young." There was another woman in the case, Mrs. Oliver. She and Seibert were seen together. Various descriptions were given to the police of men who had been seen around the house, and the day after the murder John Marsh was arrested in West Indianapolis and charged with the crime. There was no evidence against either Seibert or Marsh, and after

an examination both were discharged. ¶ The evidence brought out before the coro-

ner established the fact that two men were in a room upstairs in the house where the murder took place. The women denied this

he bought some beer, and let it stand all day in a rusty iron bucket. Then he drank it. It made him sick, and he thought that he was going to die. He confessed then that he had killed Johnny Young. He said that he was helped by Seibert.” ¶ Marshal Maholm, who arrested the men, says that he saw Moore at Mailey's saloon on the evening of the crime. He was in company with John Marsh and others. They were playing pool. It will be remembered that at the time of the murder there was talk about a man who had passed himself off as detective. Maholm says that this man was Moore. THE WOMEN VISIT THE JAIL. ¶ At 1 o’clock Mrs. Mollie Downs and Mrs. Lambert went to the court of Justice of the Peace Daniels and were met by Constable Sorters and Marshal Maholm. They went at once to the jail. The jailer showed them into the parlor of the jail. "What can I do for you?" he asked? ¶ "We want to see Frank Moore,” said Sorters. The jailer produced a heavy key. There was a clanging of locks, the noise made by the heavy door swinging upon its hinges, and then, during an oppressive silence, in walked Frank Moore. He was in his shirt sleeves; his head was covered; his shirt front was open. His face was covered with perspiration. He was palpably nervous. He sat down in a chair placed for him by the jailer, and looked steadily at Mrs. Downs. “He don’t look like the man," she said. ¶ "He’s not the Frank Moore I know," said Mrs. Lambert. ¶ Without a word Moore went back to his cell. He was trembling with excitement. A LETTER FOUND IN MOORE'S POCKET. ¶ “Here’s a letter he had in his pocket when he was arrested," said the jailer. The letter is as follows: ¶ Dear Sir—This is with pleasure that I drop you these few lines to tell you that you are urging trouble on yourself. You have wrote my wife this second letter; then you wanted her to go away with you. Let me tell you, young man, that I don’t take no playing with. I think it will be best for you to keep your letters at home. You may not know me, but I know you all right, Frank Reed. If I get straight behind you and that is all that I am going to tell yon. If you are looking for trouble you can get it before you look for it young man. Base this in your mind that you are got the wrong man. You know that I no fish if I do look like one. Very Truly yours. Tom Marshall Bynan. HE IS THE “DETECTIVE." ¶ When the women returned to the office of Justice Daniels, they told a different story to that in the jail. Mrs. Lambert said: “This here's a matter of life and death. I don’t want to be killed, and I don’t want to help kill any one. I said that he wasn’t the Frank Moore I knowed. He aint’t, but he’s the man that they call 'detective,’ and I seen him often at Ida Oliver’s. I drank beer with them one day in her honse. He was with a fellow they call ‘Shadow.’ All them people have got nicknames, so that people won’t know them. No one knew this fellow’s name. I went in Ida Oliver's one day, and he was there. She put her arms around his neck and said: ‘Mrs. Lambert, this is my dear detective.' Then she sent him out for the beer. He was in Ida Oliver’s house the day that Young was murdered. He was with ‘Shadow’ (John

Marsh).”

¶ Mrs. Downs said: “He is the man that was in Emma Binan’s. I’ve seen him there often. He and ‘Shadow’ used to be there

often. Binan did not like him.”

¶ Mrs. Lambert said: “I’ll tell you, gentlemen, the murder was never committed upstairs. Young was killed in Mrs. Quinby's room. After the excitement died down a little I saw her take up her carpet and wash it. It was all over blood. They were all in there together that day, Seibert,

‘Shadow,’ ‘Detective’ and all." MRS. REED GIVES FURTHER DETAILS.

¶ Later in the afternoon Mrs. Sarah Reed was taken to Justice Daniels's office. She

wept copiously and spoke reluctantly. She

murder took place. The women denied this all through the investigation. Who the

men were nobody knew. The police were baffled, and the case dropped into the list of

mysterious murders. MRS. REED’S STORY.

¶ The story, as told by Mrs. Reed, adds many of the links in the chain of evidence that were supposed to be lost. It is as follows: On the night of the murder of Young, her son Frank came home about 2 o’clock in the morning. He was scared; his clothes were torn, and he was bespattered with blood, She asked him what was the

matter.

¶ He replied: “Why, Tom Bristow got into a row on West Washington street over a woman named Oliver and they had a little fuss." He took a light from her hand and went to his room. He turned back at the door to say: “Mother, if any one calls to see me to-night, remember that I am not

at home."

¶ In an hour Tom Bristow came to the house. It was while the first streaks of dawn were in the sky. His face was pale. His hand trembled. His clothes were disarranged and his eyes bloodshot. He pushed by Mrs. Reed and went into Moore’s room. He grasped him roughly by the shoulder, jerked him into a sitting posture and said: "Wake up, Frank! Are you awake?" Then, in a lower tone, “Sav, Frank. Young’s dead. Get on your clothes. We’ll have to

skip out at once."

¶ Moore sprang from the bed and dressed hurriedly. He told his mother to get him some clothes ready and packed a small sachel. He took from his mother $4, all the money she had, and told her to keep her mouth shut. His last question to her was, “Say, have you taken that blood off my other pants?” Then he and his com-

said that on the day that Forepaugh’s circus was in town (May 15) Bristow, Young and her son were on the circus grounds. They had a quarrel over Emma Binan. They were going to fight and her son threatened to kill Young. He left town with the circus. On the day previous to the murder Bristow came to her house on Sellers’ Farm, and said: “Young has come back. He’s over to

Ida Oliver’s now."

¶ Moore replied: “Is he. Let’s go over and get the —— — — —— ” They left the house and did not come back till night. Then they were covered with blood. Bristow said to her: “We got him." Afterward her son told her the details. Bristow and he beat Young to death together. They were assisted by another person.

Little Blood Shed.

¶ The statements of Mrs. Reed as to the presence of blood on her son’s clothing and Bristow’s face can not be reconciled with the circumstances of the murder of Young, as the police say he was killed by a blow, fracturing his skull, and scarcely any blood was shed. THE REPORTED DIVIDEND.

Receiver Hawkins Has Had No Advices Concerning It.

panion left the house. They were gone two weeks; then they returned, and Mrs. Reed first had her son arrested for assault, and

now charges him with murder. WHAT THE PRISONERS SAY.

¶ Moore and Bristow are confined in separate cells and can not communicate with each other. Moore disclaims all knowledge of the murder. He says that he does not know any of the women connected with the case. In reply to a question he said that he was never in the house where the murder occurred. He says that in April he was working in W. G. Wasson’s coal-yard. He denies that he went to Cincinnati and says he has not been in Cincinnati this year. He says that he did not hear of the murder until some days after it took place; that he was at home all that time; that he never abused his mother. He would not talk freely, saying: ‘I'm not going to tell you all that I know and have the newspapers convict me. If it hadn’t been for THE NEWS I wouldn’t have been pinched." ¶ Tow [Tom] Bristow, age twenty-two, says that he comes of a respectable family, and was not mixed up with the murder in any way; that he knows none of the women connected with the case. He could not say where he was on April 17 or 18, but thinks he was at home. He says that he went to Cincinnati some time in April, and stayed a week or a little over. He was looking for work. Moore was with him. They came back together. He says that Sarah Reed is crazy. and that he can prove it by her neighbors. He would not talk much.

TALKS WITH THE WOMEN.

¶ The scene of the murder was visited this

morning. Ida Oliver has moved away from

the neighborhood and is now living on the South Side. Mrs. Binan, who lived at 407

West Washington street, now lives at 405,

and was packing her things preparatory to moving this evening to 235 West Market street. She did not want to talk about the

case at all. She said; “Why don’t you go and see Mrs. Quimby? She lives in Ken-

tucky avenue now. When Johnny Young was killed she lived in the front part of

that house. She knew more about it than

anyone. When I came back from the grand jury she said that I had told the truth; that it was Siebert and Jeff Springsteen that killed Young, and that if they would get her the splinter of wood that was taken from Young's head, she would produce the bil-

let of wood that it was broken from. She

showed me an ax, and said that she knew that Seibert hit Young with stick of wood, and then Springsteen hit him with

the ax. She was summoned to go before the grand jury, but Jeff hid the summons and would not let her see it. She didn't go." ¶ Mrs. Binan said that she did not know anyone by the name of Moore or Reed. She did not recollect having seen any men. around the house but Siebert. To tell you the truth," she said, "I didn't associate much with those people anyhow. They are only a set of rag-pickers." ¶ Mrs. Mollie Downs lives in an adjacent house. "I don't know who did it," she said. "I know that Jeff Springsteen had something to do with it. A little while ago

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1893.

GAMBLERS MOST CLOSE.

ORDER ISSUED BY MAYOR DENNY THIS AFTERNOON.

All of the New City Officials Sworn In at Noon To-Day—Large Crowd Present—Some of the Places and Place-Seekers.

¶ Mayor Denny issued his first order this afternoon. At 2:30 o’clock he sent for Superintendent Colbert, of the police force, and directed him to enforce all the laws against gambling and illegal liquor-selling. ¶ “I want the saloons closed on Sunday and after 11 o’clock," he said to the superintendent, “and gambling in the city suppressed. I am in earnest in this matter and wish the order to go into effect at once and permanently." ¶ “I shall enforce the order," Superintendent Colbert said to The News this afternoon. “The gambling houses shall be closed, and the Mayor’s order respecting saloons shall be observed.”

NEW OFFICIALS TAKE CHARGE. Mr. Denny and Others Sworn In at Noon To-Day. ¶ From the walls of the city clerk's office the portraits of President Cleveland and Governor Matthews looked down on a scene that has not been enacted in this city for six years. They saw the city of Indianapolis turned over to the Republicans. Councilman Colter said that he thought he detected a yearning look of sorrow in the President’s eyes and called attention to

MAYOR DENNY.

a tear which he said was trickling down

uplifted right hand and took the oath of office administered by Thomas Hedian.

the Governor’s sympathetic nose as Caleb S. Denny stood with uncovered head and

The clerk’s office was crowded to suffocation, and Mr. Denny had difficulty in reach-

ing Mr. Hedian’s desk.

'“Are you ready, Mr. Denny?” asked Mr. Hedian, mopping his brow with a handkerchief, after the manner of a mourner at a

funeral.

"Yes, sir,” was Mr. Denny’s response, with the slightest tremor in his voice, as he

removed his hat and raised his right hand.

¶ Receiver Hawkins said this morning that he had heard nothing yet about the report that a dividend of 25 per cent would be paid to the creditors of the bank. “The controller," he said, “has the right to declare all dividends. I have nothing to do with that. I have had no correspondence with the controller on the subject and do not know what his intentions may be." Mr. Hawkins left to-day for Chicago. For the Katherine Home. ¶ A musical tea will be given to-morrow night at the Propylaeum, at which Mr. Charles Holman-Black, Mrs. Miller, Miss Cornelius and Mr. Maurice Butler will sing. Among the guests will be Mr. Holman, an artist from Paris, who is Mr. Black’s guest. The ladies who have the entertainment in charge are doing everything possible to make it worthy of a large attendance. The proceeds for the evening will be devoted to the maintenance of the Katherine Home. Explosion Causes a Fire. ¶ Louis N. Renkert, druggist at 164 West Washington street, was heating a bottle over the stove this morning, when it exploded, setting fire to his clothing and to the floor. He was severely burned about the hands and face. A etill alarm summoned the fire department. The loss was small. Thrown From His Wagon. ¶ Charles Youngerman, proprietor of the meat market at 705 East Washington street, was thrown from his wagon by his runaway horse, this afternoon. After Dr. Greiner had attended to his injuries he was sent home in an ambulance. . ————●———— Suit Against a Township Trustee. ¶ A. G. Smith, Attorney-General, this afternoon brought suit against trustee J. F. McClellan, of Wayne township, to make him pay over $704.75, alleged to be due the State from the township. The writ was made returnable October 16. Meeting of the Good Templars. ¶ The Grand Lodge of Good Templars continued its session at Mansur Hall to-day. Additional reports were considered and some other business transacted. After the election of officers the lodge will adjourn to-night CITY PARAGRAPHS. ¶ C. C. Matson, of Greencastle, is here. ¶ The Southern Hospital for the Insane drew $8,178.71 from the State treasury to-day for September maintenance. ¶ D. S. L. Look, assistant secretary of the Union Trust Company, who was injured by footpads in Chicago Sunday night, has returned to the city. He has recovered from his injuries. ¶ Prof. William J. Johnson, of Johns Hopkins University, will give a lecture, illustrated with sixty stereopticon views, at the

South-street Baptist church to-morrow evening, on "From Eden to Calvary and Beyond." ¶ While William Loyd was working on the paper-mill building at White river this afternoon, a heavy timber fell upon him, striking him on the hip. He complained of much pain, and the ambulance removed him to his home, 831 West Washington street.

MR. DENNY TAKES THE OATH.

The pictures on the wall seemed to shudder as Mr. Hedian, holding a paper in his hand, announcing that Mr. Denny had been

elected mayor, said in a low voice: “You do solemnly swear that you will sup-

port the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the State of Indiana, and that you will faithfully and impartially discharge your duties as mayor of the city of Indianapolis according to the law and the best of your ability, so help yon God?”

¶ “I do,” came from Mr. Denny’s lips, and

as he turned away his hand was grasped so

frequently that he finally had to jerk himself away and make his escape.

THE OTHER OFFICIALS. ¶ Then Lee Nixon, the clerk-elect, stepped forward, raised his hand and acknowledged his obligation. Mr. Nixon filed a bond in the sum of $5,000 with Harry S. New, A. A. Young and E. S. R. Seguin as sureties. The newly elected councilmen came in and took the oath of office. A smile seemed to part the lips of the picture of the president as the lonesome Democratic members came in and were sworn into a helpless minority.

APPLES “ON TAP" AT THE CLERK’S OFFICE.

street improvement went to the City Hall to-day, and, after abusing Pat Gorman and Morris Defrees, forced her way into a room where Mayor Sullivan and Allen W. Conduitt were talking. She upbraided Mr. Sullivan severely and created an unpleasant scene. MANY APPLICANTS. Positions in the Municipal Service Eagerly Sought For. ¶ The scene in the City Hall to-day was suggestive of the opening of the Cherokee Strip. There was a mad rush for office. A crowd of office-seekers that had waited long and weary years for a sight of the promised land was enthusiastically hopeful. Last night's sun sent its last rays over a Democratic city. The noon-day sun beat down on a city controlled by Republicans. In the corridors of the City Hall was gathered a mass of humanity that struggled and pushed each other and harassed the new officers almost to despair. They were mostly Republicans, some of them “tin horns," and at least three-fourths were applicants for office. Some of them had been camping on the edge of the city Cherokee strip since daylight. All had “registered” and there was one or two “sooners" who could not wait but got across the line in advance. They were soon hurried back and when the signal was given there was a wild dash. It has been many a year since there has been such a scramble for office in this town. SOME PLACES WISHED FOR. ¶ Of those who are haunting the City Hall the majority are after places in the department of public safety. Richard Herrick, the clerk of that department, has been busy all day handing out applications for places on the police and fire force. Every few minutes the telephone rings and some one wanted to know the amount of pay received by the commissioners and the clerk. There are a number of applicants for the clerkship. Charles Mavity, a newspaper man, has been suggested for the position. Jacob Scholl is also a candidate. Will Fessler has been mentioned for a place on the board. ¶ Will Beach announces that he is a candidate for license inspector, a place now held by Jacob Fox. Carl Eden and Cal Darnell both want M. M. Fitchey’s place as building inspector. “Bill” Long wants a place on the Board of Public Safety. IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ¶ In the police department proper there is much wire-pulling and hauling for the minor positions. Nearly every patrolman wants to be a captain or a sergeant. There is not much excitement over the race for superintendent of police. The candidates are Robert Campbell, Jack Lewis, Charles Dawson and Tim Splan. Superintendent Colbert is talked of as the probable Democratic captain. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ¶ In the fire department there is a lively fight going on for positions as assistant chiefs and captains. About half of the Republican firemen want Tom Barrett to be assistant chief. ¶ For market-master George Bone, Frank Hay, J. D. Hampton, W. H. Pritchard, Edward Tousey and Al Taffe are among those mentioned. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. ¶ In the health department the scramble is great. Two medical colleges are opposing each other in the selection of the members of the board. Dr. Morrison, present president, has resigned, and Dr. Wishard, Dr. Pettijohn, Dr. Taylor, Dr. Maxwell are mentioned. Ed Hedden wants to be clerk. John Dunn and M. Brennan each would like to be plumbing inspector. Dr. Crose wants to be superintendent of the City Hospital. He is opposed by Dr. Will Wright. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS PLACES. ¶ There are more than 150 applicants for places under the control of the Board of Public Works. FOR CONTROLLER. ¶ Among the names mentioned for controller are those of John E. Cleland, Eli Lilly, George Harvey, Preston C. Trusler and A. J. Joyce. DEPUTY CLERKS. ¶ Clerk Nixon says that he will not appoint his deputy for a week or ten days. There are a number of applicants for the place, among them Thomas Carter, of the Indianapolis Printing Company. WILL MAKE NO APPOINTMENTS NOW. ¶ Mayor Denny said to-day that he will make no appointments until next week. . ————— . Council To-Night. ¶ The new Council will meet to-night for organization. The Republican members held a caucus to nominate a president this afternoon. A. A. Young, W. H. Cooper, and L. W. Drew were among those canvassed in advance. Democrats Not So Unhappy. ¶ A post-election feature is the good nature shown by many Democrats. They look upon their defeat philosophically, and some of them frankly admit that they deserved their defeat for the same reasons that the Republicans deserved defeat two years ago. ¶ Examination of the vote shows that the causes affected all districts alike. Nearly everywhere the people, regardless of party, were evidently expressing disapproval of a wide-open policy. ¶ There was a change of about 5,800 votes this year as compared with the city election of 1891. On this basis the Republican gain averaged for the whole city about thirty-six votes to the precinct. In precinct 98, which votes at 22 South New Jersey street, there was an exception. This precinct showed a Democratic gain of 26. Man Who Beat Coy Congratulated. ¶ About three hundred Ninth ward voters, a large proportion of whom were Democrats, called last night at the residence of Councilman-elect Schmid to tender their congratulations. A number of speeches were made, several of which were by Democrats, and the occasion took on the appearance of a love feast.

GAY TIMES FOR FRENCHMEN

¶ At noon the police judge-elect, George W. Stubbs, came and was sworn. “I'll bet Grover is asking Claude how much longer this thing is going to last," said Mr. Colter. ¶ At 1 o’clock to-day the city was in the hands of the Republicans. Mr. Nixon opened a barrel of apples and two boxes of cigars, and the crowd soon made way with them. This afternoon Mayor Denny had apples and cigars “on tap," and a perfect stream of humanity poured into one door of his room and out of the other. John R. Pearson, serene and smiling, acted as master of ceremonies.

COMMUNICATIONS. Eli Lilly Suggested For Controller—Other Letters to the Editor. To the Editor of The Indianapolis News: ¶ The Republican victory, made so successful by the whole people of Indianapolis, should be followed by the appointment to administration positions such men as are representative of the class of citizens who voted the Republican ticket last Tuesday. The controller's office is a most responsible one, and should be filled by a man who would be to the business interests of the city what he should be. I suggest Col. Eli Lilly. H. H. Beville. Indianapolis. October 11. ABOLISH THE ‘‘SOFT SNAPS.” To the Editor of The Indianapolis News: ¶ In The News of Wednesday evening is a list of offices that are to be filled by appointment by the officers-elect. It includes the same number of “inspectors” at $1,200 each, “soft snaps” at the expense of the tax-payers, crested by the men who were just ousted by the people. Will the incoming officers heed the lesson tanght and abolish some of the “soft snaps,” or must the usual number be provided for? Tax-Payer. Indianapolis, October 12. THE EAGLE FOR THE ROOSTER. To the Editor of The Indianapolis News: ¶ I think too many Democrats mistook the eagle tor the rooster. A Dem. Indianapolis, October 11.

“HIT ’EM AGAIN.”

To the Editor of The Indianapolis News: ¶ Glory enough for one day. His name isn’t “Dennis,” and you did it with your “little hatchet,” and for which the people of Indianapolis should be thankful. Hit ’em again. Rockville, October 11. Wm. Knowles.. Higher Court Decisions. ¶ The Supreme Court rendered the follow-

ing decisions to-day:

16,237. Margaret E. Oates vs. David C. Cates et a1. Fountain, C. C. Affirmed. Hackney. J

MAKING GREAT PREPARATIONS TO RECEIVE RUSSIA’S FLEET.

Paris and Other Cities Are Already En Fete—What the Visit Is Supposed To Mean—Guests Will Be Well Entertained.

¶ Paris, October 12.—The city of Paris is already en fete in anticipation of the arrival at Toulon of the long expected and much discussed Russian fleet. The store windows are full of rosettes, badges, scarfs, etc., formed of different materials, and representing the Russian colors, while pictures of the Czar and the Russian coat-of-arms are to be seen conspicuously displayed on all sides. But Paris is not the only city in France putting on holiday attire in honor of the coming of the Russians. Toulon, Marseilles, Lyons, Brest, Hanre, Nantes, Bordeaux, and other large towns are also assuming a festive air in honor of the Czar’s sailors, and by to-mor-row the vast majority of patriotic Frenchmen and French women in the larger towns will have taken some steps to display the Russian colors alongside those of France. ¶ As previously stated in these dispatches, no amount of argument will convince the French people that the visit of the Russian squadron to Toulon and the trip of its officers to Paris is not an open move upon the part of the Czar to show his great friendship for France and his determination to side with the French republic against their common enemies. In order to try and shake this idea out of the heads of ultrapatriotic and unthinking Frenchmen, the Russian ambassador, Baron de Mohrenheim, has thrown tons of cold water upon the enthusiasm of France, but it has had little effect, for the average Frenchman simply “winks his other eye," to use a slang phrase, which fits the situation to a nicety, and classes all the snubbing received from Russia as being so much fine diplomacy upon the part of the ruler of Russia, who Frenchmen claim only pretends to half smother French enthusiasm," in order to throw so much dust into the eyes of the enemies of the two countries, which are upon the point of falling each upon the other’s neck. ¶ As a fact it is pretty well known that the Czar is much worried and annoyed by the whole matter and would be glad to find some excuse to avoid sending his squadron to France. It seems too late now, though, to change the program so dear to France, and to-morrow if all goes well, the five vessels composing the Russian squadron, namely the flagship Emporer Nicholas I, the Pamat-Arzowa, the Rynd, the Admiral Makimoff and the Teretz, with about 125 officers and 2,100 men will anchor in the port of Toulon under the command of Admiral Avellan, and will there be welcomed to France and asked to participate in a series of festivities, which should, unless the Russians are very careful of themselves, send them back on board their vessels with many bad cases of the “Willies" among them. For a week or more it will be breakfast, banquet, ball, reception and dinner from morning until morning. Champagne has been donated by the car-load, and cognac by the wagonful; cigars are ponring in by the truckful, and the cigarettes are innumerable. In a word, France has set herself the task of seeing just how convivial she can be, and of measuring the capacity of her guests to stand the strain of the festive board piled on to the utmost. ¶ It was in this state of enthusiastic anticipation that the news reached here to-day that the Czar and Czarina will to-morrow at Copenhagen pay a visit to the French cruisers Isly and Surcouf. This is looked upon as being the signal to “On with the ball,” and so it is that France to-day is girding up her loins for a period of thorough enjoyment. ¶ The Czar and Czarina, it is added, after visiting the two French cruisers just mentioned, will attend the ceremony of laying the keel of the Czar’s new yacht, which is to be built at Copenhagen. The highest in rank of the officers of the Isly and Surcouf, will also, it is expected, be present at this keel laying and its attendant ceremonies. THE STURM-BOKER CASE.

The Hearing in the United States Supreme Court Postponed.

16,330. Robert C. Milburn vs. Phydella E. Phillips et al. Boone C. C. Reversed. Dailey, J.

16,985. Rebecca Snodgrass et al. vs. State ex rel. John I. Morris, auditor. Henry C. C. Appeal dismissed under rule 20. The Appellate Court rendered decisions as follow:

No. 756. Amos M. Thatcher vs. James W. Turney. Clinton C. C. Affirmed. Ross, J. No. 779. William N. Darnell vs. Logan Sallee.

Green C. C. Affirmed. Gavin, J.

(Special to The Indianapolis News.] ¶ Washington, D. C., October 12.—The case of Hermann Sturm against Ferdinand A Boker and others, from, Indianapolis, came up in the Supreme Court of the United States to-day at 1:15 o’clock, and was passed on account of the failure of the counsel to have printed in the record a certified copy of the petition for removal from the State court to the Federal court. The Court ordered the counsel to telegraph for and have telegraphed back a verbatim copy of the petition. When this arrives the case will proceed, but not before. ¶ John M. Butler, counsel for the appellants, had arisen from his place and had started into a statement of the case as follows: ¶ This is a bill in equity for an account. Mr. Hermann Sturm against the Messrs. Boker & Co., of New York. Suit was originally brought in the Superior Court in Indianapolis as a suit at law. On a petition of Boker & Co. it was removed into the United States Circuit Court for the district of Indiana. Boker & Co. petitioned the court to require Sturm to plead in equity. The controversy here arises. On September 18, 1867, A. D., and October 21, 1867, Boker & Co. consigned to Sturm certain arms and munitions of war to be by Sturm shipped to Mexico, and there sold. These two consignments were in every respect subject to the same identical

case.

¶ Here Chief Justice Fuller interrupted and asked the counsel for the appellants: “Where is the petition for removal to be found in the record?" “It can not be given,” replied Mr. Butler. “Was it removed before trial?" “Yes.” “Was it removed by all the defendants?" “Yes.” “It must be in the record," said Justice Fuller. “The petition for removal is not here,” continued Justice Fuller. “My impression is the petition for removal is in the record," interposed Judge Claypool. Then Judge Brown remarked that the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court appeared affirmatively in the record. He said “if it does not appear there, we shall have to ask the court to have it certified up." “The index does not show it on the record," remarked Justice Harlan. “The chances then are that it is not there," suggested Judge ClaypooL ¶ Mr. Butler said be would assume the responsibility that the petition was in proper form. Chief Justice Fuller ruled that the case should be passed, and instructed attorneys for appellants to telegraph to Indianapolis for the petition and have it telegraphed back. The argument will be resumed on the receipt of the telegraphed version of the petition. Judge Claypool sought in vain to have the Chief Justice allow the hearing to proceed, on counsel's assurance that the petition would be telegraphed back, but Chief Justice Fuller said: “If it can be sent by telegraph, we will go on with the case as soon as it comes; otherwise, It will be displaced on the docket." ¶ A displacement of the case would cause three years' postponement. The City of Savannah Sunk. ¶ PADUCAH, Ky., October 12.—The City of Savannah, of the St. Louis & Tennessee packet line, sunk early last night at Little Grand Chain, eighteen miles below here. She struck a reef in coming over the chain. She went down sixty feet in ninety feet of water. The boat was heavily loaded with merchandise, and the loss in this respect will be heavy. It is thought she can be easily raised.

Death of Rudolph Brown.

(Special to The Indianapolis News.)

A Woman Causes a Scene. A South Side woman, who says that she was not properly treated in regard to a

¶ Elwood, October 12.— Rudolph Brown, one of the oldest and most widely-known lawyers in Indiana, and at present a deputy

prosecutor, dropped dead from apoplexy this morning, while standing in his office.

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FASTEST TROTTING RACE.

THE BIG FOUR TROUBLES.

Directum and Plxley Trot Four Heats in 2:08½—Arion in 2:07¾.

¶ Lexington, Ky., October 12.—The free-for-all trotting race here yesterday was the fastest race ever trotted, the average time being 2:08½. Monroe Salisbury’s black stallion Directum (by Director), the five-year-old who recently took a record of 2:06½ at Chicago, won the race, but had to fight Pixley, the fast daughter of Jay Gould, for every inch of the victory. Pamlico, who had already won one race this week in fast time, was started, and in the last two heats beat Walter E out for third place. The Indiana mare, Magnolia, by Hawpatch, out-finished Greenleaf, who was last. It was the first race in which every heat was trotted better than 2:10, and also the first race that had two or more heats better than 2:09. The remarkable part of the performance is that the race became faster instead of slower, the fourth heat being one and a quarter of a second faster than the first. Pixley lowered her record from 2:09¾ to 2:08¼. No other records were broken. Summary:

Free-for-all; purse $2,000.

Directum, Director (Kelly) ………… 1 2 1 1 Pixley, Jay Gould (Dickerson) …… 2 1 2 2 Pamlico, Meandar (Sparr) ………… 4 4 3 3 Walter E, Patchen Mambrino (McHenry) ………………………………3 3 4 4 Magnolia, Hawpatch (Laird) ……… 5 5 5 6 Greenleaf, Simmons (Shuler) …… 6 6 6 5 Time—2:09¼ , 2:08¼, 2:08½, 2:08.

¶ Arion, J. Malcolm Forbes's stallion, that cost him $125,000. trotted a mile to lower his record of 2:l0¼, made last fall at Nashville. He trotted an almost evenly rated mile in 2:07¾, tying the record of Kremlin. Mr. Forbes’s other stallion. It is expected that Stamboul. by Sultan, will be sent this week against the records of both the above horses and that of Directum, 2:06½ , and it is believed he can break the records. ¶ T. Smith Graves’s black gelding Pat Murphy started in the 2:14 pace here, but the Indianapolis horse was distanced in the fourth heat. Guinette won the race, Bessemer second (who won third heat), Caneland Wilkes and Divan. Time — 2:12½,

2:10½, 2:14, 2:10½.

¶ Silent Brook won the 2:29 trot in straight heats, in the uniform time of 2:18½, Serpelet second, Helen Leyburn third and Aeleta

fourth.

¶ A match race between Harrietta, by Alcantara, Crit Davis’s fast mare, and M. E, McHenry’s great trotter, Phoebe Wilkes, by Hambletonian Wilkes, has been arranged.

It will be for $5,000 a side. Johnston Pacing Fast.

¶ Toledo, O., October 12.—Johnston, the old pacer, won the free-for-all pace here yesterday breaking the track record twice. His best time was 2:13. He was driven to

his race record at Tiffin, O., last Saturday when Kissel’s Dallas was beaten in 2:09¾.

SHOT AT MIDNIGHT.

A Potato-Thief Killed By an Un-

known Man at Marion.

(Special to The Indianapolis News.) ¶ Marion, October 12.—About midnight Abe Stump and Frank Stevens were caught stealing potatoes near the Soldiers’ Home. An unknown man shot Stump in the stomach and he died this morning. He was a teamster, and leaves a wife and two children. Stevens, who might be able to give a clew to the shooting has disappeared. ¶ A mystery surrounds the shooting of Abe Stump last night. Stevens is now in jail, and tells the following story: Stump asked him to help raid the potatopatch of William Lemon, his brother-in-law. Stevens apprised Lemon of this and he, with Anderson Hatfield and Mart Anderson, each armed with a shotgun lay in wait for the marauder. Last night Stevens stopped on his way home from down town at Lemon’s house and was just going into the patch when the fatal shot was fired. The officers so far have been unable to find either Lemon, Hatfield

or Anderson.

A RAILWAY STRIKE.

The Chicago & Southeastern Rail-

way Tied Up.

[Special to The Indianapolis News]

¶ Anderson, October 12.—The Chicago & Southeastern railway is tied up effectually to-day by the employes quitting work. The men claim they have not received any pay since January 1, and not only decline to work but refuse to permit others to work until the company pays them. No attempt has been made to delay tbe mails, but not a passenger or freight car is permitted to leave the yards at this point. The strike extends all along the line from this point to Brazil. President Crawford has been notified, and he is expected from

Chicago this afternoon.

Porter County Criminal Cases. [Special to The Indianapolis News.] ¶ Valparaiso, October 12.—To-day the criminal cases were called in tbe Porter Circuit Court and rushed through in short order. Del West was given a three-year sentence at Michigan City, for stealing paint valued at $7. Clinton Pennington was given one

year for stealing an overcoat, and Edward

Smeckets, of Evanston, Ill., was sent

to jail for stealing a hat valued at 30 cents. This afternoon the case against Clare Robinson, of Versailles, the normal school robber, will be called.

Grand Master Machinist O’Connell Advises the Men To Go Back.

¶ Grand Master Machinist O’Connell has done what he could to restore the former relations between the Big Four company and the discharged machinists, and has gone to Cleveland to adjust some differences in the local unions there. He had a conference with Superintendent of Motive Power Garstang yesterday, and Mr. Garstang finally agreed to take back those machinists who had not actively endeavored to augment the trouble between the company and the striking boilermakers. Mr. O'Connell said he was satisfied the company would not import any more new men and that it would not discriminate against union men in filling up the Brightwood shop anew. Mr. Garstang denied that the order had gone forth that no member of a committee should get work again. He said also that he had heard that machinists in other shops were expecting to be ordered out if the difficulty in Indianapolis was not settled in a way satisfactory to the men. He had, therefore, sent word to his master mechanics to make it known to their workmen that there

was no strike in this city.

¶ Mr. O'Connell met the local machinists' committee in the afternoon end reported the result of his conference with the company and advised the men to accept the situation. The committee thought the advice good and has so recommended to the men. ¶ More machinists applied and got work this morning at the Brightwood shops. It is expected that, as room is made, about two-thirds of the old force will go on again, the remaining one-third being those who have lost their places for interference with the men the company took to Brightwood to fill the striking boilermakers’ places. One of the shut-out machinists was asked what he was going to do. “Guess I’ll have to hunt a job elsewhere," he answered. The opinion is that many of the others who have lost their places will follow his example. Another man shook his head significantly and said: “This thing ain’t over yet by long odds.” but he would not explain himself. Until the boilermakers’ strike is finally settled and the strikers’ places are satisfactorily filled the force of machinists and blacksmiths will not be as large as before the outbreak. The men still assert that the company has not filled their places with boilermakers that can do the required work. General Manager Barnard, of the P. & E. division, claims to have sent

eleven skilled boilermakers from the Baldwin locomotive works and the

Pennsylvania Railroad Company to the Urbana shop, making the force now there eighteen. There are said to be twelve at the Brightwood shop and ten at Indianola. The force of special police at the latter shop has been greatly .reduced, and if there are any at Brightwood they were not in sight. The report from the Dillon-street shop is that the company has now all the boilermakers it needs there.

New sideboards at Wm. L. Elder’s.

THE MARKET NEWS.

(Continued From Sixth Page.)

¶ Cincinnati, October 12.—Flour—Firm; 63c. Corn—Firmer; 43c. Oats—Steady; 29½f@30c.. Rye—Firm; 51c. Provisions—Steady. Whisky

—Firm; sales 516 barrels.

¶ Toledo, October 12.—Wheat—Quiet and easier; No. 2 cash and October 63¼c, December 66⅜c. May 74c. Corn—Firm; No. 2 cash

41½c. Oats—steady; No. 2 cash 29c. Rye—

Firm; cash 48½c bid. Clover Seed—Steady;

prime cash and October $5.45, November $5.50

New York Stock Market. ¶ New York, October 12.—Noon—Money on call easy at 2@2½ per cent. Prime mercantile paper 6@9 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bankers’ bills at 485@ 485¼ for demand, and 483@483¼ for sixty days; posted rates 484@486. Commercial bills 481¾@482. Silver certificates no sales, 73⅛ @73½. Bar silver 73⅛. Mexican dollars 58½. The share speculation on the Stock Exchange from the opening oi business until noon was practically monopolized by the industrial stocks, the only other issues which showed any activity being Louisville & Nashville, C., B. & Q., Reading, Missouri Pacific, Western Union, Rock Island, Pacific Mail, Union

Pacific and St. Paul. The general tone of the market was strong, and the

hour is ¼ to 2⅛ per cent., the latter in Pacific Mail, which is up to 16⅜ . Whiskey leads the market in point of activity, selling up 1⅞ per cent cent, to 34¾, reacting to 38⅛. The tone of

advance on yesterday's closing figures at this

the market at noon was heavy. United States 4s registered 111, do 4s coupon 111, do 2s 98, Pacific 6s 102.

Buffalo Live-Stock Market. Buffalo, October 12.—Cattle—Weak, with none on sale. Hogs—Good grades steady ; common lower. Yorkers, common to best ……………$6 70@6 96 Grassers……………………………… 6 50@6 69

Mixed packers …………………… 6 65@6 85

Choice heavy…………………… $6 80@6 90

Pigs…………………………… 6.40@6 60 Sheep-Dul, lower. Good mixed sheep....…………$3 15@3 40 Choice wethers ………………… 3 [email protected] Fair sheep…………………… 2 50@3 00 Fair to good lambs……………… 3 75@4 50 Extra………………………… 4.65@4 80

DIED. 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 GANCHAT— Mary Agnes, daughter of Fred and Katie Ganchat, died at 8 o'clock a. m., Thursday, October 12, at their residence, 131 W. First. Funeral Friday Afternoon at 3 o'clock, from SS, Peter's and Paul's church. Friends invited. WELLS—Died on Wednesday, October 11, at 4 o'clock, Johnnie Wells, of his injuries received at Laycock's spring-works, Monday, October 9 ; son-in-law of John and Mary Petty. Funeral Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from his late residence, 53 Drake st. Friends of family cordially invited.

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