Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 February 1892 — Page 1

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Judge Woods Confesses One of His Offenses. Drew an Indictment on Which He Was to Pass And Thus Acted as Judge and Prosecutor. SENATORS ARE AMAZED At the Evidence Against This Partisan Judge And Will Probably Not Report His Nomination. Impeachment Proceedings AreLikely to Follow. The Witnesses from Indiana Make a Strong Case llcfore the Judiciary Committee Miller, Sellers and Kit terFailto Appear and Side Partner Dudley Goes to New York Senator Piatt Gazes on the BIocks-of-Fivo Letter Judge Claypool Describes the Remarkable Judicial Antics of Judge Woods "The Sentinel's' Deadly Parallel Column Causes a Sensation Anion;' the Senators. Brr.EAr or TnE Sentinel,") 1420 New Yokk-ave.. N. V V Washington. I). C, Jan. 20. j The senate committee on judic'ry listened patiently and with apparent interest for neariy live hours today to the testimony of seven good Indiana citizens concerning tho character of William A. "Woods, nominated by tho president to be TT. S. circuit judgo in consideration of valuable services rendered to the g. o. p. at a critical time. Each word of damaging testimony that fell from the lips of these witnesses was received with rapt attention and apparent eager interest by each one of the senate committee. The knowing ones thoso in full possession of the facts about the proceedings as they took placo tn the committee today declare that the case made out against Woods is exceedingly strong a good deal etronger than was ever expected. A S iron Cm. The Hon. James II. Bice said tonight in reply to a question : " Was a strong case made out? Well. I should say bo. It was expected that a strong presentation would be made, bat that of today must have exceeded the most sanguine expectations of Judge Woods' opponents." The Hon. Leon Bailey was fully as woll pleased with tho result of the day's work. Last night J udgo Claypool, Judge McN utt, Messrs. Rice, Bailey and others met at the residence of Senator Voorhees on New Hampshire-aye. and held a long consultation. At an early hour this morning the gentlemen assembled in Senator Voorhees' committee room and there remained during today. Every now and then the messenger to the eenate judiciary committee would appear at the door of Senator Voorhees' room aud summon one of the witnesses to appear before the judiciary committee, and after his examination the witness would return to the room and another one would go before the reverend senators to be examined. Everything wa3 conducted easily and in an eminently respectable manner, as all senatorial investigations should be, comporting with tho time-honored dignity cf tho senators. All In Secret. An air of secrecy and mystery was apparent. At the door of the eenate judiciary committee room stood a-ientinel as silent as a marble statute. Not a word from him! At each question of an inquisitive correspondent in eearch of news this senatorial Janus would compress his lips tightly, shake his head mysteriously, but never a word would he ntter. He had his orders from the astute Yankee, Senator Hoar, to be ever vigilant and keep newspaper men from coming within the eacred precincts of the sanctum sanctorum. Lach of the witnesses was requested not to divulge anything of what took place. Soon after the Indiana witnesses had assembled in Senator Voorhees' room a enate messenger appeared at the door and called for Deputy U. S. District Clerk Nichols, the first witness, who remained with the committee a short while, and then Clerk Butler took his place and stayed forty minutes. Their testimony was mainly the court records in the Coy and Dudley cases, transcripts of which they filed with the committee. Mr. lllce Testlflea. The Hon. James II. Rice was the next witness. Mr. Kice'a testimony did not deal with the legal aspect of the case, but he went over the incidents of the Coy and Dudley cases and testified to the partisanship of Judge Woods as displayed time and again, both as a citizen and in his judicial capacity. Republican membeis of the committee catechised Mr. Kico concerning the politics of the witnesses who were present, in an endeavor to make It appear that the whole opposition to Judge Woods originated and was being earned on purely out of a partisan spirit. Th ludltr Letter. The examination of Mr. Rice only contumed about five or ten minutes and tho next witness was Ieon O. Bailey. The latter went into detail concerning the indictments and all matters bearing upon the legal aspect of the case. Mr. Bailey held in his pocket tho original Dudley blocks-of-üve letter, and Senator Blatt (Co an.) asked to see it. Mr. Bailey told the senator that it was sealed up in a package, but that he had a fac simile of it and tjLkMd il Uut would da &3 vtilL Uxan

receiving an affirmative answer, he handed the fac simile to Senator Piatt, who ! examined it curiously and with a smile j handed it to some of his colleagues, each i

01 wnoca manifested a lively interest in the notorious letter. Mr. Bailey also had with him a scrap book containing a great many newspaper clippings concerning the Woods matter, moet of them being from The Sentinel, but when Mr. Bailev pro duced the two decisions of Woods' in par- I aue: columns the greatest interest was manifested, Th Deadly Parallel. An eye witness of this scene describes it la this way: "Mr. Bailey then offered to show the committe that Woods had, by his last decision, overruled his first, and taking up his scrap book turned over the leaves and displayed clippings from The Indianapolis Sentinel, in which Woods' two decisions were placed side by side." This eye witness continued 4,I had often heard these two decisions discussed and had made up my n ind that the last undoubtedly overruled the first. It was very palpable, but when I 6aw the two placed aide by side in tho deadly parallel column, the etfect was almost startling. Why it was as plain is the nose on a man's face that Woods, in his second decision, took back everything he eaid in his first, and it was ridiculous to note the way l e quibbled, and squirmed, and perverted, and distorted in order to arrive at an entirely different effect. The deadly parallel was handed around from one senator to another, ami as each scanned it the grave senatorial features would relax and a peculiar significant smile would appear on their countenances. The senators exchanged significant smiles as much as toeav: It's a clear caso against Brother Woods." Jndge Claypool Testifies. After Mr. Bailey had testified for one and one-half hours lie was excused from tho room and Judgo Claypool was then called. The judge went into detail concerning tho indictments, Judgo Woods' charges in the Orango county cases, etc. His examination lasted two hours and was conducted by Judge Turpie, but every now and then Senator Hoar and other members of the committee would propound to him a question. It is not possible to give tho details of all that took placo iu tho committee, but it is understood that Judge Claypool told how ho confronted Jvdgo Woods after his second decision in tho Dudley case, and said to him in substance: "I have here in my pocket," tapping his coat, "your first decision, which was taken down in short hard. You can not deny, Judge Woods, that von virtually overrule yourself." Judi:e Claypool told the rommittee that he believed Judre Woods was unaware that there was a verbatim copy of his first decision in existence when he made ids second one. He explained that the first decision of Woods was taken down by a stenographer, probably without the knowledge of Woods. Judge Claypool then detaieid at length that interview with Woods. Judge Claypool's testimony, it is eaid, mado a manifest impression upon the senators. It is understood the judge also told the committee how Woods solicited Justice Harlan's advice and how, after several letters had passed between the two, Woods made his first decision, and how, subsequently, Woods wrote to Justice Harlan (about Christmas time, 1SSS) while the Dudley matter was pending, and argued to convince Judge Harlan that ho (Wools) ought to change his first decision, and how, in a few days, ho did so in his charge to tho grand jury. I'ornatn Ociilltree. Thomas M. Ochiltree of Rushvillo who, as foreman of tho grand jury, was reprimanded for not bringing in indictments in certain election cases, told tho commissioner that Judge Woods had on one occasion, refused to permit him to defend two witnesses charged with counterfeiting, beccuee tho judge alleged that Ochiltree had spoken disrespectfully of him. Ochiltree's evidence tended to show the partisan spirit and malice that actuated Woods. Jade MrNntt on th Stund. Judge Mcvatt of Terre Haute ws called and remained with tho committee until 5 o'clock. Tho judge testified to the part he took in the Coy casep, tho indictments lound lor election frauds, etc. While all these witnesses declined to give even the substance of their testimony it is conceded by those of the committee and others about the capital that there was an exceedingly strons caso made out against Woods' confirmation. Broadiy stating it, the charge against Woods consisted in judicial dishonesty, as evidenced in his conduct in the tallysheet cases and his grand jury charges relative to the Dudley caso, including Ida unprecedented ruling in favor of the motion made to quash over one hundred and twenty indictments returned by the grand jury for illegal voting, and his failure and refusal to recall the same grand jury which had devoted over two months cf conscientious work to the investigation of election frauds that it might correct what in Judge Woods' opinion was a mere error in phraseology. Woods Confciifi. It has leaked out that Woods, in his answar to the charges against him, which answer reached here Wednesday, admitted that he was consulted in the preparation of the Coy indictment. Although there was other and abundant proof of this, his own admission removes all further controversy about it. A member of the judiciary committee intimated that while it might be allowable for a judge and the prosecutor of his court to confer as to the general law governing a class of prosecutions or the construction of a statuto that for such an officer to prepare or assist in preparing an indictment as to a case pending, charging a citizen of his district with crimes that, if proven, would take away his property and liberty and on which indictment he was expecting to pass judicially would justly subject him to the charge of dishonesty and of not only being unfit for the circuit bench, but liable to impeachment as district judge. Woods Slay Tie Impeached. If Woods' nomination is defeated, and there seems a good chance for it, the democrats of the house of representatives will institute proceedings of impeachment against him. If he is confirmed, impeachment proceedings would bo out of the question, as it would take two-thirds of the senators to accomplish the impeachment, but if Woods' nomination is not confirmed he will be looked upon by democratic and republican senators and representatives alike as a bad man and hi3 impeachment would surely follow, in the opinion of the Indianians here. Sellers unit l! tnr Abtatst. Messrs. Sellers and Ritter did not show ud today. It was reported tonight that the eenate judiciary committee had announced 4 villinzneid to hear ileaars.

Sellers and Ritter on Monday if they arJived, but this report is probably erroneous, as Sellers telegraphed the committee that he was sick and could not be here, and the committee accordingly excused him. It is the general opinion that the hearing is over with as far as the judiciary committee is concerned. One report is that the committee will report the judicial nominations to tho senate on Monday, but if so Judge Woods will probably not be among the others as a great amount of testimony was taken and it was serious enough to keep the committee thinking for a week. Miller Not Present. The attorney-general did not appear today. Neither did Dudley. Tho latter went to New York day before yesterday and it is intimated that he did so to avoid a summons before the eenate committee. Smiley Chambers is in town tonight, for what purpose is unknown, but presumably in the interest of his own candidacy for the district judgeship to succeed Woods In case the latter is confirmed. Mr. Ochiltree leaves for home tonight. Judge IcNutt tomorrow night and" Mr. Rice at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow. Judge Claypool and Mr. Bailey will probably remain until Sunday. . The senate committee on judiciary held its regular meeting Monday, but no business of importance van transacted. Senator Hoar is having trouble with his eyes and is confined to his house. The Woods matter will not bo acted upon until Senator Hoar is able to attend the committee meeting. This may delay the matter for a week or more. FOR LIBELING QUAY.

Editors of the Beaver "Star" Must Go to Jail. Beaver, Tsl., Feb. 1. Tho final act in the criminal libel suit brought by Senator Mathcw S. Quay against the Beaver tSYar, commenced this afternoon. The defendants, Messrs. John . II. Melton, proprietor, and William Porter, editor, who were recently convicted, appeared in court beforo Judge Wickham lor sentence. The court imposed n penalty of six months iu jail and SöOO fine upon each of tho prisoner"?, tho costs of the prosecution also being assessed against them. In imposing sentence .lude Wickham made a brief review of the case, and said: Nearly two weeks have elapsed since your eon viei:n, et not one word of explanation, retraction or apolvgy Las appeared in yaur newspaper. Untier the circumstances, to make the sentence unduly bunt would be to turn the proceedings heretofore held in this court into a mockery and to judicially condemn aud abrogate the law itself. For your own cakes, and indeed, for my own, J am pained that you have left tb- oourt without the shadow of a pretext for leing largely merciful. Iu conclusion I may add, that if yoa had libeled the humblest man in Beaver county to the same extent that you hare traduced the prosecutor, the sauie sentence that is here im posed would Le inilicted. The sentence occasioned some surprise. It was supposed that Senator Quay would bo satisfied with a nominal fine, and perhaps one day in jail. Thero was a largo crowd present in court to eee and hear the sentence. ON THE WAY HOME. Mr. Cleveland's Outing in Louisiana Is Over. New Orleans, Feb. 1. Ex-President Cleveland arrived here this morning from tho plantation of Joseph Jefferson, near New Iberia, where he has been fishing and hunting during the past two weeks. Mr. Cleveland was breakfasted by some friends at the Pickwirk club, took a drive around the city with Judge Thomas J. Semmes, and was given a fashionable luncheon by that gentleman. In the evening he hold a public reception at the City hall and shook 5,000 hands in k'S9 than two hours, including that of (lovernor Nicolls. Salutes for Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland and baby Ruth wero fired by the Louisiaua field artillery. Bresident Cleveland left tonight by the Louisville k Nashville for New York. He would not talk politics, but was delighted with his trip. BOMB ON THE TRACK. Narrow Escnpo of a Union Pacific Passenger Train. Kearney, No., Feb. 1. A dynamite bomb was discovered on the Union Pacific tracks near West Kearney this afternoon. The bomb was placed in a switch in such a position that it would have exploded when etruck by a train. Two boys found the bomb just before the cast-bound passenger train was due and removed the deadly missile, which was turned "over to the police. NO POLITICS IN IT. Th Governor Eip Alna His Mission to Washington. Governor Chase, in conversation with a Sextixel reporter yesterday, denied positively talking to President Harrison on the subject of the appointment of a successor to Judge Woods. He disclaims the mention of Judge Olds' name to the president while on his visit to Washington. Said he: "Although I would naturally feel friendly toward Judge Olds, ho being a soldier and a G. A. Ii. man, still I have taken no hand in this fight, and had no chance to speak to the president on the subject had I been eo disposed. I did not go to Washington on a political mission, and did not discuss politics nor the prospective appointment to the judgeship here with anyone. My business was strictly in the interest of the state. I wanted to press Indiana's claim for the $r;00,000 that is due her from the U. S. government, and I think wo mado some progress in this matter while absent. We at least compelled the department to tako up our claim and investigate it." A Four Itoond Go. Chicago. Feb. 1. Tonight at Battery D 5,000 peoplo ßaw Jim Hall, the Australian, try to stop Mike Boden of Philadelphia in four rounds with four ounco gloves. It was an exciting struggle, but Hall, though plainly Boden'n superior, by far failed to knock out the l'hiladelphian. Boden employed wrestling tactics and made no attempt to punish Hall. The latter made Boden sick-looking particularly in the third round. Ilusslan Fftnln, Minister Smith at St. Petersburg reports 'that the famine is all that it baa been pictured in the press dispatches. He says that fully 14,000,000 people are rithout euilicient food.

o Quietly Breathes His Last at Mentono Surrounded by Family and Friends. THE END IS PEACEFUL No Revival of Consciousness In the Last Hours. Tho Body to Be Taken to England for Interment. England's Most Powerful Clergyman Goes to Iiis IiOng liest A Preacher at tho Ago of Sixteen His Remarkable Influence Over tho People of England Theories and Practices of the Great Exhort cr. Mextone, Jan. 31. Mr. Spurgeon died shortly after 11 o'clock tonight. His end was painless. Ho remained unconscious to the last. His wife, Dr. Fitzhenry and Miss Thorne were present when he died. Charles Had Ion Spurgeon was born in Kelvedort, Essex. England, June il), 1.54. lie was educated at Colchester, Cambridge, and elsewhere, aud became usher in a school at Newmarket. Aeninst the opposition of many cf his relatives, who were independents, purgeon adopted baptist vieivs, and became very active in religious work. He preached his first sermon when only sixteen years of se at Tevershaia, n-ar Cambridre, a:id a little later preached at Waterbeach by invitation, becoming pastor of the chapel there. This edifice soon faded to hold the crowds that came there to hear the speaker. Invitations cacie to Mr. Spurgeon from London, and he finally accepted ; the pastorate of the New Bark-st. chapel, ad dressing Ins fcrst contrrepation there in l'3. The chapel was soon found to be too small and it was eularzeJ. The first enlargement, lowever, proved insufficient, tnd its size was nuain increased, and finally it became necessary to bu:id the Metropjlitan tabernacle, which was opened in lS'Jl. Mr. Spurgeon published one sermon a week for many years until the full series reached into the thousands. Mr. Spurgeon was eTer extremely active in charitable work. A book fund, which was eBt&blibhed in his own house and superintended by Iiis wife, in ten years supplied indigent ministers with over eighty thousanl volume. Mr. Spurgeon exercised great influence in London, because he made his aiveat therein fresh ; 't REV CHARLES II. SPUROEOX. from the quiet fields of acourate observation and independent thought. He seemed to be more than willing to serve anybody in any rta-ou-able way without the slightest air of assumption in his manner, hut there was not cash or coercion enough in the great metropolis to create a particu'ar track, in which aloua he should walk and talk. In a discourse on I. John, v. 4, he said: "A very kind friend has told me that, while I was preaching in Exeter hall, I ought to pay deference to the varied opinions of my hearers; that, albeit I may be a Calviuist aud a bautist, I should recollect that there are a variety of creeds here. Now, if I were to preach nothing but what would please the whole Jot of you, what on earth should I do? I preach what I believe to be true; and, if tho omission of a single truth that I believe would make making of England throughout eternity, 1 would not leave it out. Those who do not like what I cay, have the option of leaving it. They came here, I suppose, to please themselves; and. if the truth does not please them, they can leave it." Some of Mr. Spurueon's stat-ments, touching his early education, assort the source of its greatest worth, f-aid he: 'When I hear sweet syllables fall from many lips, keepiu? ineaxure and time, then 1 feel elevated, and, forgetting for a time every beinj terrestrial, I soar aloft toward heaven." lie represented himself as having "delighted in the musty old folios, which many of his brethren had upon their library shelves," and, "as for new books, he leaves them to others." To the Bible he ascribed the discipline of h:s mental faculties as well as his knowledge of divine truth. Once, he deolared, he put all his knowledge together in glorious confusion, but afterward he had a shelf in his head for everything, and whatever he read or heard he knew where to stow it away. "Ever since 1 have known Christ, I have put Christ in the center as my sun, and each secular science revolves around it as a planet, while the minor soiences are satellites to their planets." lie, from his own experience, exhorted thus: "O young man, build thy studio on Calvary! There raise thine observatory, and scan, by faith, the lofty things of nature! Take thee a hermit's cell in the Garden of Gethsemane, and lave thy brow with the waters cf Siloa!" In one of his sermons he remarks that "the man of one book ia often more intelligent than the man of fifty. Before he left Cambridge, while the dignitaries of the university and town were enjoying their lettered content, Mr. Spurgeon was wont frequently to address Sunday-schools, in season and out of season; to visit the neighboting vdlages, where descending day, as well as opening morn, found him still busy in refreshing the weary and spiritually destitute. Thus, in the very morning of his life, in the dew of his youth, we lind his ardor and love supplying the lack of experience, and filling bis friends with the highest hopes of his future usefulness and fame. The arrangement of Mr. Spurgson's sermons was simple and textual. The outline formed a natural contour of the theme, and is scarcely less striking than the facts, arguments and illustrations employed to elucidate and enforce its leading truths. As he used no notes, he was sometimes quite episodical in the course of his demonstrations; but he never diverted so far as to be unable in a moment to recover his position, with enhanced Interest and ease. There was about him that frank, open heartiness of manner, which hesitated not to express the most startling opinions; and which. combined with his intense sympathy with the masses, gave its possessor a sublime fascination over the popular heart. Twelve thousand listened to him at one time in the open field; and yet, with all this saccrss, there seemed to be little or nothing about him of self-conceit "Recollect " he said, "who I am, and what I am a child, haviuic little' education, little learniog, ability, or tnlent." "Without the spirit of God, I fel I am utterly unable to speak to you. I ha7e not those gifts and talents which qualify men to speak, I need an atllatus from on high; otherwise, I stand like other men, and have naught to say. 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Grand Jury Investigation IlegunFurthcr Evidence. Memphis, Tenn., Jan. .20. The grand jury convened this morning to investigate tho killing of Mi?s Freda Ward by Alico Mitchell. At 1:30, without having com t. 6. ALICE MITCHELL.pleting their labors, they adjourned until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Among the witnesses examined were Miss Jo Ward and Miss Purnell. A Spanish woman named Campbell, who saw tho cutting, states that when Misses Johnson and Mitchell drove in the buggy to the custom house Miss Mitchell jumped hurriedly out of the vehiclo and yelled to Mias Johnson, '-Wait, I'll go and tix hrr." This comports well with the remark, "I have done it," when Mis3 Mitchell returned. The grand jury will probably complete its labors tomorrow. . i.i : : Tin, .I'M. mm JO WARD. (SLowInjr, the cut iu tho neck.) MEMnns, Jan. 30. The grand jury this afternoon handed ii its decision in the Ward-Mitchell murder cas. The result of their deliberations is that both girls Alice Mitchell and Lillie Johnson aro inilicted and tho chargo set opposite their names will read: "Murder in theürst degree." There are two counts, one charging that the accused murdered Freda, alias Frederica Ward, with a razor, and the other indicating the weapon used as an "inbtruinent unknown to the grand jury." The object of presenting two counts is" to guard against the possibility of the defense showing that the cutting was done with some instrument other than a razor. It may be stated that the razor used bv Mies Mitchell has not yet been found. The routine of tho life of the two young girls at tho jail remains unchanged. No one except members of their families is allowed to seo them, and nothing new has developed in this most remarkable and deplorable affair. !' Vir fcs. V MI LIE JOHNSON. MnMrnis, Tenn., Teb. 1. Miss Alice Mitchell, the murdereps of Freda Ward, and her friend, Miss Lillie Johnson, were arraigned before Jud,e Dubose in the criminal court this morning. Chairs were placed for the two girls, who were closely veiled, and they sat down facing the judge's seat, after drawing their chairs eo close together that a man's hand could scarcely be .inserted between them. Judgo Dubose ordered the prisoners to stand up and remove their veils while the indictment was being read. Miss Johnson obeyed but Mhs Mitchell kept her face covered. When called upon to plead Miss Johnson said: 1 am net guilty, and dropped her veil instanter. Miss Mitchell was immovable. Not a sound 1 v -1, FREDA WARD. escaped her lips. Col. Gantt, of counsel for the defense, interposed on her behftlf, savine: "Your honor, we plead not guilty as to Lillie Johnson, and present insanity as to Aiice Mitchell." "In the event Miss Mitchell is declared insane, what will be the eflect of the verdict on Miss Johnson's case?" asked a reporter of Cob Gantt. "In law none morally speaking, a great deal," replied tho colonel. "It is not reasonable to suppose that any sane person would conspiro with a lunatic to commit murder." . No application for bail for Miss Johnson will be mado if the case shall be eet for trial at an early day.

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One Long Chapter from Darkest Indiana. Revelations ot Hoosierdom's Divorce Courts. MARION COUNTY ATTHETOP Several Angelic Creatures In Monroe and. Putnam. The Male Brute Not Peculiar to Any One Section. Many Counties Have No Divorce Suits Pending The Angel of Peace in Pulaski A "Woman AVho Makes Her Husband Sew His llreeclie; A Sylph AVho Sports a Butcher Knifo and Another Who Uses Unparliamentary Language Drunkenness, Cruelty, Abandonment and Various Other Types of Wickedness A Dark lteeord. The Sentinel recently instructed its correspondents in the various counties to report all divorce casea pe iding in the courts of their respective counties. It is gratifying to record that in many courts not a single caso was found tied. This county leads in the number of applications, thero being forty all told. Vandreburg comes next with thirty; Howard, twenty-four; Henry, twenty-four; Allen, fifteen; Tippecanoe, fourteen; Marshall and Spencer each with twelve, while many counties range from ono to six. Tne total number amounts to 4"J'J. This would indicate that for the entire year the divorce ca?es in tho state wouid reach in round numbers about fifteen hundred. The principal causo for desiring divorces seems to be for abandonment, although a vast number indicate cruelty or drunkenness and frequently both. THE SHELBY BUDGET. As Usual, It Contnina Some Very Benin, tluual Feature. Siieleyviixe, Jan. 23. Special. The divorce mill cases are as follows: Leonard B. Poe vs. Ida M. Pop, cruel treatment and inconstancy; Mary F. Wilsen wants to be disjoined from William W. ior the reaeon that said William W. LA abandoned her and failed to provide for her support, drew a revolver on her and threatened t'y kill her; Mary Marks, who became a loving companion of ücorgo Marks, Jan. 1, 1SS9, and was separated from him Jan. 2, 18S9, says he failed to provide for her; Harriet .kelton was married to William 8kelton, Nov. 3, 1SS. and separated Dec. 21, 18SÖ, when tho defendant abandoned her and refused to provide for her; Maggie L. I 'hair atked and received a divorce from Kobert on account of abandonment and failure to provide; Minnie Heirth in wants to be unhitched from George, whohas become, she alleges, a drunkard and her life is in danger; Joseph L. Mary says that Josephine has a bad temper and is disagreeablo and ho wants a legal separation from her. The case, however, which has created a sensation is that of Charles II. Clark, who has filed a complaint for a divorce from Maggie K., in which he chanrcs her with cruel and inhuman treatment. Mr. Clark is wealthy and has been married twice. He and Maggie E. were married Aprils, 1S90, and lived together until Oct. 31, 1S91, at which time he savs, she violently, insolently and in a ruc&ruanner struck him in the face with her fiVts, and cruelly and most inhumanly pulled his whinkers, which greatly humiliated him and caused him to sutler much mental anguish and physical pain. That ehe abused him by using the mcst violent and profane language and called him a "damned fool" and other bad name?. He says she has a bad temper and a mean disposition an 1 frequently refused to cook for him. He also asks the court to ect aside a certain post nuptual deed of conveyance of a certain houso and lot valued at $3,000, which he Fays she persuaded him to make upon a promi?e to live with him, and that on Oct 26, 1S91, Magcie became angry at him and shook her fists in his face and under his nose. Maggie cross-complains and seeks a divorce, alimony and custody of their little child. Her story is quite dillerent from his and excites both the eympathy and curiosity of all their acquaintances. She has seven counts of grievances cs follows: (1) Kecently after their marriage he became rude, insolent and abusive and cruelly beat and bruised her with his fists. (2) That he incited a mutiny of tho children by a former wife and his hired hand against her and caused them to abuse her and call her vilo and opprobious names. (3) That on March 13, 1S91, he without cause or provocation, beat and choked her in a most cruel manner. (4) That on April o, 1891, while she was sick and in an advanced stage of pregnancy lie became enraged and choked and slapped her unmercifully. (5) That three weeks after she had given birth to her child and while she was yet suffering from fever he cursed her and compelled her to get up out of be i 1and do the housework, which she was compelled to do until ehe became prostrated and her life was endangered. (G) That on July 25, 1S91, he atrain became enraged at her, and took oif a lieht pair of slippers ho was wearing and put on a course, heavy pair of stogy boots for the purpose of kicking her and did knock her down and kicked her, and. fearing that he would kill her, she took her baby and lied to a neighbor's house in her night clothes and sought their protection. (7) That on the evening of Sept. Vß, 1S91, her husband came home after sdpper time and finding that she had nothing warm to eat began abuf-ina and calling her hareh names, and finailv he used language which impugned her chastity, when she gently took him by the beard, shook him tenderly and said, "Charley, you know you are telling a lie," whereupon he etruck her between the eyes, knocked her down, stamped her and falling across her took her by the hair of the head and bumped her head upon the floor, and continued until, by her screams, the neighbors rushed into the house and forcibly took him away and compelled him to desist from further beating her. And he says that on L the next day ho procured eix wagona and

took everything from ths house, even the chair in which she sat and the little provisions she Lad purchased with her own money and moved away, leaving her and her young babe sitting on the llor, and since that time he has made no provision for her support SELDOM EQUALED IN EARBARITT.

Allen County Report F!f ln Dlroree Salts of Various Groups. Fort Wavse, Jan. 31. Special. On the dockets of both the county courts at Fort Wayne there are but fifteen divorc suits pending. In the case of Celia Smith against Frank Smith the complaint discloses a state ot affairs seldom equaled in barbarity. The husband is charged with habitual drunkenness, gross cruelty and utter failure to provide. Instances are recited where Smith, in a drunken frenzy, has attempted to murder his wife. She alleges that ha has choked her and has drawn a knife on her which, in his uplifted hand, he seemed about to plunge into her tody trhen hei screams deterred him from his terribl purpose. Of the same character for barbarity art tho charges brought by Mary J. Leitei against John F. Heiter. After alleging abandonment end failure to provida the plaintiif goes on to recite details of hei husband's gross cruelty. She avera that cn one oceaj-ion while shewa adininistei ing to their sick babe, which was cureinj in her arms. Heiter struck her down witti his clenched list, and dragged her from, the bouse. The babe died within twa days afterwards. It ia also charged that Leiter calls his wife bad names in which, ho impugns her character for honesty and, for virtue. The defendant is said to own a good home and sorae shares in build ing and loan associations and is in receipt of a salary of 3 a day. She Eika tha court to grant her alimony. Christena Miller sues Georgs Miller, charging failure to provide. Samuel Kaia seeks a divorce from, Jccphine Kain, charging abandonment. Pauline Fercot charges Charles Bercot with failure to provide and abandonment, Frank S. Lightfoct was abandoned by bis wifo. Mary P. Lightfoot Service cf the process was had in Chicago, where the pretty defendant resides with her two Bisters, one recently divorced because ci adultery. Henry Wolf wants adivorce from Lena Wolf, and expects to prove adultery. The. parties are Hebrews and are well con nected. Lena L.n recently removed from a Cbicago-ft. Lcuro and is said to have: gone to resido with her parents in MichU gsn. Louisa Sweeney wants to bo judicially separated from Alex Sweenev, who, shi alleges, is a habitual drunkard, and bat failed to make provision for her support, Addie Suhinger charges Solomon Sullin. ger with cruelty and seeks a divorce. Charles Ii. Goddard alleges that Madeline (ioddard has Abandoned him, where fore he wants the matrimonial tics sev ered. John Sties charges Mary Sties with cruelty. Ciara Cuilara wants to be separated from John E. Cullars because cf hin alleged cruel treatment THE RCCCKD IN PUTNAM. A Woman Who Drew ISateliar Knife o4 Another Who Won't Sw. Greencastle, Jan. 2J. Special. The courts of this county aro not burdened with divorce suits as we have only four of that kind on the docket at this term for triaL Tho Crst one to be called will ba the caso of Annie Frown vs. Harry G. Brown, but will not likely be disposed of. Annio charges cruel treatment and divert other things too numerous to mention, but the general jniblic (who know, and they always know) say it is a case of to3 much mother-in-law. The next case on the docket is that ot James Burnett vs. Martha J. Burnett, ia which he charges that they eepartted because of her cruel aud inhuman treat ment, that she uses profane and obscene language in her conversation, and at one time drew a butcher knife on him and has threatened his life. Another is the caso of Malinda Ann Wallis vs. Urica Wallis, who charges that Brice did cruelly ill-treat and drive her away from his hou?e, and since then has made no provision for her support, that since sne has supported herself by week's work, that they were married in i.S'J9 and have eight children. She wants tha

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The pttition of James William; vs. Mary K. Williams is rather the most voluminous of alb He says they wer married Sept. 17, year not named, and lived with the defendant for a period ot years, during nil cf which time he discharged his duty an a ood and faithful husband should. lie charges her with havine neglected and wilfully disregarded her duty toward him in tho manner as follows, namely: That ehe has grossly neelected her household duties and devoted her time and attention to mere frivolous gayeties and pasttimes, leaving ber husband at home and her domestic duties totally uncared for in the manner that a good end prudent wife would act; that she compelled him to cook his own meals, mend his pants and provide for himself as best he could. That she sought and received the attention and was often found in the company of Der sons of easy virtue, showing in her man ner a levity that betokens a total disre gard to public sentiment or private moral, ity, and an entire want of appreciation ol the feelings of her husband and iamily and injuring her reputation by giving rise to surmise, report and auspicion, eo that she has become a by-word and disgrace among persons of her acquaintance and a continual cause of the deepest mortification and shame and sorrow to her husband, and that hor conduct is such as to ratisfy any reasonable mind that che cannot bo lived with. BAD LANGUAGE IN MONROE. Soveral Pernllar Cases Tiled Near a Leading Infttttutlon of Learning. Bloomington, Jan. 2S. Special. The following divorce caps are pending in the Monroe circuit court: Nancy Axom vs. Morton Axom; plaintiff" alleges that she was imder fourteen years of aco when married and not legally capable of con renting to marriage and aks to have the marriage covenant annulled. George A, Schulte vs. Edith; piaintiil alleges that defendant abandoned him without raus and refuses to livo with him. l'avid Crouch vs. Iluldah Crouch; plalntiil charges abandonment and infidelity, Susan Fayton charges her husband Lafay ette with abandonment and that he hm failed to provide-for her and her five children; that he cruelly and inhumanly treated plaintiif "by beating, striking and kicking and drawing r dangerous knifo and threatening to kill and xuurd4

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