Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1900 — INDIANA INCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE FAST WEEK. Almoat Suffocated in a Beer Vault— Marion Girl Found in an Ohio Con-, vent— Diamond* Discovered fat a Paper Mill—Children Barn to Death. Sonney McWilliams, the oldest hotel porter in Muncie, who has amassed a snug sum from many years’ service at the Kirby hotel, had a close call for his life the other night. He entered the beer cooler under the barroom in the hotel. The door was mysteriously slammed shut. It locked from the outside, and there seemed no possible means of escape from suffocation. McWilliams knelt and began a prayer when the thought struck him that if the beer was shut off aif investigation might bring relief. With a mallet he pounded flat the lead pipes connecting the beer counter with the kegs, and shortly the door was opened, McWilliams was nearly dead when found. Disappeared.lnto a Convent. Mis* Kittle O’Brien, a girl 17 years of age, disappeared from Marion Feb. 13, and no trace of her could be found by the officers. The friends of the girl have been searching for her and sent a detective to Columbus, Ohio, where he found her in a convent. Mrs. Lizzie O'Brien, the girl’s stepmother, was arrested on the charge of kidnaping and her son was also arrested at Crawfordsville on the same charge. It is the supposition that a love affair is the cause of the kidnaping. Fonnd Many Stones in Tiu Box, Dock Boine, a machine tender at the Hartford City paper mill, found in a bale of old papers which had been shipped from England a small tiriTiox which contained thirty-one lurge brilliant stones, believed to be genuine diamonds. The liox was wrapped in parchment, on the inside of which appeared the address: “London office Paper Trade Journal, 449 Cannon street, London, England.” The stones are of various sizes and are believed to be worth a fabulous sum.

Two Children Burn to Death. Two children of William York, a farmer, living six miles west of Mitchell, were burned to death while playing in a field of broom sedge. A farm hand was told to burn the sedge and after setting fire to one side discovered the children and warned them to run. In their flight one dropped her doll and both went back to get it. The fire overtook them and they were terribly burned, bolh dying a few l ours later. New Church at Vincennes, Ind. The magnificent new stone church in Vincennes, just completed by the Methodists, was dedicated with imposing services by Bishop McCabe, assisted by Bishop Moore, editor of the Advocate. The church complete cost $425,009, every cent of which is paid. Thirty-one new members were received on the same day. Within Our Border*, Kokomo Congregations lists may start a college. Hendricks County wheat prosppets are discouraging. Jonesboro may get a new flint workers’ glass factory. Vacant houses scarcer than hen’s teeth in North Salem. First Christian Church, Muncie, will lmild a new structure. Another monster oil well has been struck at Hartford City. Dubliu possesses 57 widows, 27 old bachelors and 50 old maids. John Itedinger and wife, Seymour, celebrated their golden wedding. South Bend is suffering from petty thieves. Thought to be boys. The new Hubbard chipped glass factory lins started at Hartford City. Harry Blackwell. Bunker Hill, sold 49 chickens, averaging 11 pounds, for $49. James. It. Rouk, Boone County farmer, was Ikilled by the tree which he felled. John Bailey, oldest eugineer on the Fort Wayne branch of the Lake Shore, fell from his engine and was killed. Little Perry Chilcote, Butler, put a toy. pistol in the jirejfl LiylA"£tq?e'r and side of hand amputated. I.aporte County Commissioners have ordered a special election, May N, on the proposition to spend $75,000 for gravel roads. Rev. A. D. Buck, Noblesville, presiding elder of the Holiness Church, was showered with ripe eggs and other missiles at Hobbs. ' PtOer Wolfe/a 1 Warrick County farmer, found dead by th 6 roadside near Evansville, was killed in a runaway. His neck was broteeh. Win. MeinerT, Evansville brick maker, drowned himself in a pond. He told friends several days before that he want 4 ed to die by drowning. 7 A receiver lias been appointed for William Busclimq*p A Co., an old grocery firm of Indianapolis. The liabilities are $42,p00; assets about the samp. The Midland steel works at,..Muncie has been transferred to the sheet iron trust. The sale price was about $1,000,000. Work in the mill'has bee* resurn- ■ ed.. • •. ... 1* The boiler in the grist add saw mill *f Jacob, Kiefer, at Selvin exploded and Boscoe Day, the engineer, was fatally scalded, .Parks Bradley, W. W. Stewart and Joel Taylor, received severe i»* juries. The St. Joseph and Klkhart l’ower Company has begun preparations at South Bend for the construction of « dam in the St. Joseph river above South Bend. The power generated will be used, 4,009 horse power of electricity to be conveyed to and sold In Sonth Bend for manufacturing purposes. Ulainfield and Vicinity will soon have a 1 mutual telephone system for private houses, Hiram Hurlburt. Vernon, about to be taken to the insane asylum, collapsed at the home of his son-in-law, Henry May, and broke his neck falling. .. The' body of William Meinert, a wealthy brick manufacturer, was found law pond near: Babytown. Meinert told some friends several days ago he waa tired of life add wanted to die by drowning. He bade His wife good-by and went immediately to the pond back of the hoaae and threw himself in. , j