Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1900 — INDIANA INCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF TH* PAST WEEK. I. Mistaken fora Panther—School Taaefeer’a Horrible Suicide--Hart in Row Over Politic* -City Mnat Pay for Brick Paving - Kicked to Death. William H. Green, n young man of Peru, was shot under peculiar circumstances in the woods two miles south of there by a companion, who mistook him. for a panther. During a few weeks past a full-grown pauther has been seen by different parties, and alwayl accompanied by two well-grown cubs. Oh reeeht night Green, with twenty other young men of Peru, armed with guns and reenforced by forty-odd farmers of the neighborhood, attempted to effect its capture. Green was lying behind a log, and hearing a noise, raised himself to a stooping position, when he was shoe ’ r Lebanon Lose* a Suit. After Ijebanou City put up a stubborn fight against receiving 'the brick pavement on Pearl street, charging tinferior workmanship and material, in a long-ilrawu-out trial at Frankfort, in which a number Of expert witnesses were,, introduced and the jury took a railroad trip of thirty miles to view the work, judgment was rendered against rhv**citirr The costs in the case have exceeded the assessments, with a threatening suit tor damages. Cut to Pieces by Hi* Guest. At Osgood Jefferson Davis Brayden and a man mimed Morgan got, into a drunken row over politics, and Brayden, who was at' Morgan’s house, attacked Morgan wHh a knife. Morgan’s wife rushed to his assistance and her thumb was cut off l>> Brayden. Morgan's head and face wen- badly cut anti a long gash two inches deep was inflicted in his side. Brayden after a tight with Marshal David Riek was arrested and taken to jail at Versailles.

' Suicide by Fire. Mina Beadle, a school teacher at Tyror, committed stticide by pouring kerosene over her head and doth rug and then spring fire to herself. She was instantly enveloped in flames, which burned her so severely before assistance arrived that she died in great agony an hour after tin deed was committed. Miss Beadle had made two previous attempts at self-de-struction. Kentuckian Is Kicked to Death. John H. Walker, who moved to Kokomo a short time since from Kentucky, was mysteriously murdered. He recognized his assailants, but died without telling their names. He was kicked to death. It is thought the men do not live in that vicinity. Masked Men Sand ba c a Farmer. Charles Ricer. a Kokomo farmer, was assaulted and rohbed. He started to town with JkfMMI wrapjaai in a handkerchief in his picket. As he was passing a wood two masked men sandbagged Him and secured the money. Within Our Border*. Greensburg national bank has been or* ganized with $50,000 capital. It is ths city's third bank. SummittviHe will get one of the twa bottle factories to lie built by the American flint glass workers' union. Mrs. Ed Hclmich. 22. was found dead in bed at Evansville, with her baby in her arms. She was perfectly well the night before. While sailing on Robinson's lake the lw»at in which Charles Leifer'nnd several companions were was capsized and Leiter was drowned. Robert Grammer. Albany, has been appointed guardian of Edgar C. Justice, who admits he is tv-drunkard. Justice petitioned for the guardian himself. An elk’M horn, five feet long, was unearthed by ditchers near Monument City. Mrs. William Hortou. near Somerset, tried to cut her throat. Motive unknown. Because Howard Lore received a letter from his mother in New Ohio, demanding that he lx* a good boy he walked cast of Muncie and threw himself in front of the Big Four express. Ht was literally ground to pieces. I logs burrowed under the deer inclosure at Riverside Park, Indianapolis, and the other nioruing every deer owned by the city was found dead. The throat of each animal wae badly guawisl and lacerated and there were indications of a stubborn fight. John Tbraiiklll was fatally hurt in a ninawny at Kokomo. Thsailkill, a prominent Jackson township farmer, was returning from town when u runaway farm team rnn into his buggy. The wagon tongue entered his Isidj. piercing the lungs. The State teachers adjourned at Evansville after choosing tbew new officers: President. Charles N. Peek. Princeton; vice-prvsitieiitM, C. F. Mclntoth. Spencer, and Hamilton Powell. Rockport; st*eretary. Mis* l.issie Real. Terre Haute; treasurer, W. D. Dekcrlin. Martinsville. John Martin of Kentucky, a prisoner in the Jeffersonville State prison, was discovered with it revolver. He was piaced in solitary <«>nfim>ment. and this Jed to the diecovfciy of a plot among the priHotier* to make a break for liberty at he north gate hy hilling the guard. Martin ndaiittcd his part of the affair. Mrs. Andrew Egncw of the Western Hous', l.sgtx), by a plucky act prevented a Itaud of crjicksnien from getting nearly s’_’.(Nio from the store of G. S. Fulton * Hou. The robber* made’two attempts to blow Often the safe, in which were fund* tH-tongiug to the postmaster, Fulton, and several depositors. At the second explosion Mr*. Egnew was aroused and rang a bell violently. This frightened the robber*. who fled without picking np the money thrown ouf upon the floor by the explosion. * The steamboats on the Ohio river between IxtnteviUe and Paducah,- Ky., are haring difficulty in getting coal and many of the bolts arc burning wood. There Is not a urine running in thia State below the Baltimore and Ohio road. , Stockholders and directors of the Claypool Hotel, which b to be erected in Indiana poll* on the site of the famous Rates House, from the balcony of which Preaident Lincoln mad* a speech on hie way to Washington to be Inaugurated, have adopted plans for the new hostelry. The Claypool will be eight or ten atorian high, and coat $1,000,000.