Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1900 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY' TOLD. State Win* Railroad Tax Case—Vicisata tudea of a Young Farmer’s Love Af-fair-Shoots His Beloved’s Son—Hidden Treasure Revealed by Dying Man. Judge Carter in the Superior Court at Indianapolis handed dow'n his opinion in the suit by the of Indiana to recover nearly $3,000,000 from the Vandalia Railroad. He holds that the State is entitled to recover $745,154.65 instead of neai-ly four times that sum, which was demanded. This action was based on the provisions of a speciaPcharter granted to the railroad company which built the Vandalia road .from Terre Haute to Indianapolis. The charter provided that ; any excess of profits earned by the-com-pany, after repaying the stockholders all that they had invested with 10 per cent interest and a dividend of 15 per cent per annum and setting aside a sufficient reserve fund, should be paid over to the State. The company operated under this charter about fourteen years, -r—- - -•< Ends .Life with a Bullet. An attempt at suicide, a Wedding and a second and successful effort at suicide is the record of Frank Daniels, a young farmer south of Peru, in a few months’ time. He fell in love w’ith a young woman of his neighborhood.' He was too young to get a license and his uncle refused consent. He became desperate and sought relief by poison. His relatives saved him, with a physician’s aid, and then, relenting, got him a marriage license. The wedding took place at once and all has been well seemingly, but the suicidal mania returned and be ended all with a bullet. Woman Forger at Munfie, A stylishly dressed woman, giving the name of Mrs. James MeCormack, attempted teftash a forged check for 81.000 a’ ail of (he Muncie Icmk- and (■•rapi d wliile the chock was being investigated. Mrs. McCormack told a plausible stcry ot selling real estate to W. B. Cooley, president of the National Bank at Hartford City, and showed a letter and check bear : ng what was alleged to '.e Cooley’s • signa'ure. The check was questionel at the Merchants’ National Bank. Love-Lorn Girl En’s Life. Because Arthur Williams mairied another woman Lillie Viper committed suicide at Lebanon by taking morphine. Shortly after the poison was taken her family discovered her condition and summoned medical assistance. Before her death Miss Viper re<iuested that Williams’ photograph be pinned on her breast and a ring, which she said was an engagement gage, be placed on the third linger of her left hand. Shoots Son of Woman He Loved. John L. Williams pf Salem, ex-auditor of Washington County, shot and fatally wounded Marion Mayfield. Mayfield had objected to Williams paying attention to his mother, Mrs. William Mayfield, and, finding him on the Mayfield premises, ordered him away, when Williams shot him it: tlte abdomen. The wounded man was 22 years of age and lived with his wile and mother. Williams is 60 years qf age. Dying Man Reveals Hoard. When physicians told him that he had not Jong to live Adam Knapp, -i wealthy resident of New Albany, told Stephen Day. a friend, to tear away a board from the mantelpiece and he would find ('‘Hj in bills secreted there. Then Knapp stated lie had about $10,006 in gold but led in a big kettle in the cellar. In bureau drawers SSOO in currency was found. The total sum was $13,485. State News in Brief. Della Scott, 3, Bern, scalded to death. Postoffice at Wadena was robbed of S2OO. Hat full <>f counterfeit dollars found near Shelbyville. MiClinel Snyder, 85. Shelby County poineer. is dead. Richard Moorman, S 3. Wayne County pioneer, is dead. An independent citizens' party has been organized in I'ulaski County. John Scherer, 18, Howard County, was trampled to death by a horse. Robert Hempkc, 18. Anderson, was accidentally shot by his brother William. Union Traction Company. Marion, has ’ reduced tin* rate on two lines to one cent. Beautiful residence of D. A. Hauk, Logansport, was besmeared with tnr paint. Leslie Higgins, Redkfj', was rtntshed to death by the tlywheel in a gas pumpingstation. John Sehwaliier, Jeffersonville restaurat.t lusqter, has a “daddy dollar,” 100 years old. Sarah Combs, Wilkinson, died front blood poisoning ns the result of a small ' scratch on her hand. Reunion of the Nfirth Indinnn nt El-T wood. Judge D. W.’Comstock, Indianapolis, was elected president. A runaway horse belonging tn William Schtnan. Covington, jumped off n lull intol" a tree top and hnd to he lifted ont with’’ n derrick. it Jury in the case of William A. Fuller, charged with killing James M. Torrence,! Jennings County, disagreed. Sen,nd di.s»'Z agreement. » s The 2-yt ar-oid son of Joint Ellis, Greencastle, breathes through a silver tube,.} He had the croup and the tnl*e was iu-o serted in hi* wiudpipt* to prevent Rial choking to death. While searching in the on Evansvltlo and Terre Haute Railroad the;, charred remains ot a mtui Uice fuumi? and identified as the laxly <>( Robert IjL., Jerusalem, a merchant of Vincennes. Daylight, robberies ..are fTciqdetyt in MJI,-. lion. Ctgariuakers’ stiiko at .HiwHtJllc TctJ. .tied. Manufacturers bowed. ' laiuea Derby shire,.'. R 3, oldest Odd Fellow in4htj wv;j« ’ Gov. ilount has received the deed .ip the - Mxteou '«crb* of TkqtP ’sp/wrer . Ceafitf, sdrrcnfndtajt.tM ffftlvi? Hflnlti Idm-oln. the mtthof of ABrnhXt&“ Lincoln 'Tta‘ deed rwfeyrthc land>(?it£ thg chuKty ibnHDls-iljoofs ,'of Cpuitty ft the fjgtfttnS?! hor r. president.