Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1900 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. ✓ Cannot Locate the Grave of Lincoln’* Mother—Pujriliat Haves Himself and Friend*—Brokaw Fonnd Not GuiltyExpensive Fire at Petqrsbarg. Recent investigation as to the site of the grave of President Lincoln’s mother in Spencer County has raised a serious doubt as to whether the exact spot can be located when the time comes for tho Indiana commission to erect a monument and improve the grounds, and there is much question as to whether the stone that now marks the grave is really over the grave of Mrs. Lincoln. Some time after the burial of Mrs. Lincoln, the bodies of Dr. Cessna and Mrs. Gentry, pioneers of the county, were buried near - the grave of Mrs. Lincoln, but for many years no stone marked any of the grave*. When the headstone was placed at one of the graves, supposed to be that of the President’s mother, there were conflicting opinions regarding which gray's contained the body that it was desired to mark, and - lhe stone was placed in position without a certainty as to the fact. Henry Brokaw Not Guilty. Henry Brokaw, who married 13-year-old Essie McAllister in Jeffersonville, was discharged in police court. His young wife says she will stick to him through thick and thin. Judge-pro-tom. Ryan said he could not find Brokaw guilty of kidnaping iiecause the girl had said time and again that she loved him and that she had been planning to marry him for a year. Her father denounced the laws of Indiana for not providing punishment for Brokaw and her mother called Brokaw n devil and a scoundrel. Lawyer Thomas Hanna has jiapers prepared to annul the _ marriage, but the girl says she will not sign them. Fight to Avoid a Whirlpool. Harry Rogers, the pugilist, and James Riley, a companion, started across the Ohio river in a skiff between New Albany and Jeffersonville. Their boat was overturned by the current and the men were dashed down stream toward the falls and the big eddy, from which treacherous current' no man ever escaped. As the men floated under the Pennsylvania bridge Rogers seized one of the piers. He also caught his companion nnd for more than thirty minutes they battled for life. Finally they were seen and rescued by Louisville life-savers. Petembnr.'j Scorched. After midnight a fire started in Rodimei’s livery stable tit Petersburg, and in three hours everything except three stores on the main street was consumed. Help was asked from Washington, but could not be given. Th.® origin of the fire is unknown. The loss reaches SBO,OOO, partly insured. Farmer H.xnga Himself. Albert Shepard, a farmer living near Linn, hanged himself with a rope to a rafter in his barn. His two sons found him nnd cut the rope and carried the body to the house. Th« rope had almost buried itself in the flesh. He was 55. D'espondency caused the act. Within Our Border*. Oxford ia in the dark. Electric plant burned. Epidemic of whooping cough at West Middleton. Tins Holcomb, Frankfort, sandbagged and robbed. Philip Leonard, prominent Jay County man, is dead. Indiana horseshoers and blacksmiths formed an association in Peru. Eleven tramps were found sleeping in Rev. Butler's barn in Albion. Walter Ryon of Muncie has invented a plater attachment to a sewing machine. Nathan Harcourt, 9, landed a six-and-a-half pound carp at Owens’ dam, near Moscow. Richmond has voted a $225,000 subsidy to the Cincinnati, Richmond and Mnncie Railroad. Mrs. Etta Houke. Westfield, is a candidate for department president of the Woman’s Relief Corps. Miss Pearl Bowls, 18 years old, was fatally injured by a gasoline stove exploding at her home at Brazil. William 11. Poqtifex, a horseman well known throughout Indiana, Illinois and lowa, while talking with his wife at La Porte, shot himself through the heart, dying instantly at her feet. There is a scarcity of window glass blowers and gatherers, owing to the fact that the laws of their union provide that only the sons nr.d brothers of members are eligible to apprenticeship and admission. The Ameciean members are mostly young men without families, and for this reason tho French and Belgian members, most of whom are heads of large families, increase the mem)>ersbip with practically alien subjects, frequently sending to their native country for a brother. American boys say they hav.« no chance of advancing in the industry. Owing to this ntffffition, not more than two-thirds <>Y the window glass capacity of the country is in operation. Frank Bulger, a farm hand employed on a farm near (.Idin, 111., has confessed to the murder of Mrs. Foreman and her daughter at Trailer’s point eighteen years ago. This tragedy has been one of the celebrated criminal mysteries in Indians’* history. Bulger told the story of hia crime to Murshil Murray of Odin, but the latter refuse* to divulge the nature of the confession until a reward is offered for the return t>f Bulger to this State. Murray says Bulger has in his possession a corn knife which he claims to have used in killing Mrs. Foreman on that inorw ing in March. 1882. Further details were uot given. Bulger says he was 18 year* old when the crime was committed. Hancock County Sunday School Association chose E- W. Felt president. Rev. Dr. D«nis O'Donagbue of Indianapolis has tnx'n made titular bishop of Pomario. Harry Thojias, 22, committed aulcida after returnlug' from a suicide’s funeral in Muncie., Elaworth kivingwton. 20, Frankfort, committed suicide by taking morphine. Disappointed in love. The receipts of the Muncie poatoffica are S4OO per month mere than enough ta put It ia the first class. (