Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1898 — INDIANA INCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF TURII PAST WEEK. 4 - Z'SM Fatal Head-End Collision at DilUlJ^nre —Eouble Tragedy in Indianapolis— Traveling Salesman Robbed - New ; Glass Factory at Summitville. - .3 There was a head-on collision on tb* ’ Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Rafl-ri way between the second section of west- j bound freight train No. 97 and the second section of east-bound freight train No. 98, : in which Ilarvey Bryan and John lepjof Sparksville were probably fatally hurt. <j Several tramps, whose u%mes are nt»- , known, were also dangerously injured. The wreck was caused by a mistake off the operator in giving the wrong orders. Twenty cars are badly wrecked. The wreck occurred near Dillsboro, and the Injured men were taken to Aurora. Kills Wife and Self. At Indianapolis, Robert Lesh killed himself and wife. They had not been living , together for several months. He sent his wife a note requesting that she see him, that he wanted to live with her again. The note was not answered and he repaired to where she was living. He was refused admittance, but finally forced his way into the house. He and his wife talked together a few moments in the halL No one knows what was said, but be pulled his pistol, shot her through the eye and she fell dead. He rushed out of the house, looked back once at the dead body and then blew his brains out.

Ohio Salesman Beaten and Robbed. Martin St. Morris, a commercial salesman for the Tappan Shoe Manufacturing Company and whose home is thought to be Auburndale, Ohio, was sandbagged ia Granger. Morris was going from one depot to another when he was assaulted. One hundred and seventy dollars was secured. The victim lay unconscious for three hours. Two men were seen at daylight by farmers driving toward Mishawaka at a terrific rate, but at the Edwardsburg road the trail was lost.

New Glass Factory for F ummitville. The Fairview Land Company located a 12-pot window glass factory at Suininitville and arrangements are under way for the erection of the plant. The parties who will build the factory are led by L. S. Woodbridge, formerly Dunkirk and Redkey. Within Our Borders. An electric light plant is one of Worthington’s recognized needs. Spurious silver dollars are much in evidence in northern Indiana towns. The Strawlsiard Trust has leased its Anderson plant to M. It. Williams of that city. Thornton is considering the establishment of an electric light plant and water works. One of the greatest gas wells struck in the Indiana field for many months was brought in at Mnrkloville. Ilogs are dying of cholera by hundreds near Valparaiso. It is estimated that farmers of that section will lose from $15,000 to $20,000. Martin Murdock, a miner ai the Scott mines at Clinton, was crushed and mangled by falling slate. His wounds wifl probably prove fauil. Frank Arhart, a well-known Elwood citizen, arrested for forgery, tried twice to shoot himself, but missed. He is charged with forging a note for $525. James Wolf, a freight brakenian on the Clover Leaf Railway, was killed at Linden. while attempting to jump on a Monon freight train. He leaves a wife and child. William Chambers, formerly suJPefintendent of the big steel mill at Montpelier, is at the head of a project to establish a co-operative iron and steel works in the gas belt. Neal Gerrety, aged 18. employed at the Terre Haute car works, left home Sept. 19. His has notified the Indianapolis police, ns Reis believed to have gone there to enlist. _ Carroll Van Winkle, cousin of Quincy Van Winkle of the Big Four, has been given two small Christian Church charges in Madison County and will make a minister of himself. Charles Golden, a wheelman, ran inton grocery wagon at Jeffersonville. He was riding rapidly on his way home to dinner and collided with the wagon, which unexpectedly turned a corner. Young Golden was thrown backward on his head and it is feared concussion of the brain will result. Harry Andrews, a flint-glass worker in the Kauflield chimney factory of Pendleton, struck at a street lamp in front of Mingle’s saloon, thinking it was a man with whom he had had an altercation. The glass was smashed and it out two arteries in Andrews’ wrist. Loss of blood nearly caused his death before doctors could control the flow. Fred Howard, a young man residing at New burg, was the victim of*s band of angry White Cappers the other night. It is claimed that Howard has been guilty of insulting women, and he has been frequently requested to leave the town. Fifty or more citizens, armed w-ith a rope led Howard by a noose to an apple tree. Ho begged for mercy and was finally told that if he would leave town at onee his life would be spared. He agreed to do so and was released. William Eaves was shot and instantly killed by William Adams at the Adams home, near Merom Junction. Evans and Adams were near neighbors. The men met at the Junction saloon and Adams asked Eaves to ride home with him. Eaves got into the wagon, bnt Adam* stepped baick into the saloon and began a game of cards. Eaves drove away with the wagon towards home and Adams later went across the fiekls to his home. According to Adams’ statement he got home first and that when Eaves drove up, Eaves came at, him with his knife and Adam* drew a revolver and fired in self-defense. Washington officials have decided that the State National Bunk of Logansport. which went into voluntary liquidation a year ago, is insolvent, anff a receiver ha* been appointed. , . , At Seymour. Henry Fisher, aged 22, committed suicide by shooting himself below the heart. He lias been having chill* and fever lately and had some trouble with a fireman on the Baltimore aud Ohio Southwestern Railway, whom he had threatened to kill. Young Fisher became . of age last December and received $769 iu money and some real estate, aud in a tew days spent all of his motor.