Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1901 — INDIANA INCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WfcEK. Elopers Win Race from Young Woman’s Father—Two Yeung Gamblers Killed—Riot in an Indianapolis Park -Town Marshal aa Pistol Target. An exciting elopement Occurred at New Ross, Arthur McLaughlin escaping with his sweetheart. Effie Tipton. The bride's father, Wilson Tipton, a wealthy farmer, had forbidden McLaughlin to come to his house because the young man treated him to a loaded cigar. The girl met him clandestinely, however, and an elopement whs planned from the band concert at New Ross. A wild chase of over ten miles followed, Tipton finally taking the road for Crawfordsville at a cross road, while the lovers went on to Ladoga, where they were married. They took a train for Chicago, to remain until Tipton cools down. He threatens vengeance against every one connected with the runaway. Crap Game Costs Two Lives. Two young men were killed, a third dangerously injured and two others badly hurt while playing craps in the shadow of a box car on a switch of the Union tracks at Indianapolis. An engine shunted a train into the other end of the switch and the impact drove the car behind which they were playing over the gamblers. William Wcstling was killed outright, Harry Armstrader suffered the loss of both legs and an arm, and died shortly after; Pay Pierson had both arms and one foot mashed, and is in a very precarious condition; John Anderson was badly cut and bruised about the head, and John McGraw lost one finger. All were between 17 and 20 years of age.

Shot in a Hint by Boys. While 10,000 persons were crowded under the trees at Fairview Park, Indianapolis, a riot broke out between the "Buugaloos," a local crowd of white boys, and some colored boys. The whites chased the colored boys into the main pavilion, and when the officers of tlie park protected them the *'Bung:il<>os” fired several shots and stoned and clubbed the crowd. The officers were powerless for two hours and telephoned to the Governor for a company of militia. Failing to gel the Governor, fifteen policemen asked for and sent out. Charles Daniels, a bystander, was shot through the neck. Attempts to Kill a Marshal. As a result, it is thought, of his vigorous campaign against the use of cigarets an attempt was made to assassinate Thomas Collins, the town marshal, at Flora. As he was patrolling the business district a shot was fired at him from across the street. He hurried across the street, but the wouad-be assassin had escaped. Collins recently issued an order that any person found smoking cigarets within the corporate limits would be arrested, and much dissatisfaction has been expressed over the action. He believes that one of several young men who have opposed the order tired the shot.

State News in Brief. LaGrange County has only sent nine persons to the insane hospital since Jan. 1. David Ray, 76, near Crawfordsville, cut his throat and wrists, but will recover. Graduates of the old Roanoke Seminary, Huntington, will hold a reunion Aug. 29. W. A. Harris, Anderson, caught his foot in a frog and it was ground off by a switch engine. Samuel Mace ami Samuel Wilson were injured by the fall of a bridge near Brazil. Mace may die. Harry L. Waldon. Wawaka, stepped in front of a Lake Shore train and was instantly killed. He was divorced a few Weeks ago and was despondent. Howard McGaughey, in the Jeffersonville reformatory, was about to be released by the board, but tobacco was found on him, and he will have to stay three months longer. Frank Reed, the aeronaut, made a trial ascension with a now balloon at Marion and the cut-off of the parachute failed to work. lie was suspended 3,000 feet in the air for two bourn, when the hot air escaped from the balloon and he returned to the earth safely. John A. Ilinsey, former president of the endowment rank. K. of I’., whose resignation has been accepted by the supreme lodge, was at one time marshal of Laporte, where he gained notoriety over the escape of a crook who wns charged with robbing a safe of $9,000. State W. C. T. U„ in session at Lake \\ inonn, elected these officers: President, Mrs. Mattie Gibson. Jonesboro; vicepresidents. Mrs. Jennie Erwin, Bourbon, nnd Mrs. A. H. Daub, Goshen; secretary, Mrs. Julia Overman. Marion; treasurer, Mrs. M. A. Tompkins. Elkhart. Louis Roebrie. 30, ami Wilhelmina Rouff, 60, were married in Columbus. They were to marry three years ago, and the bride gave Roehrie S9OO with which to got n license, lie nnd the money both disappeared for a time, but ho returned and they patched up their difficulties. The 17-months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Mew of Goshen was riding in its cab. propelled by the nurse, when It sprang from the carriage, carrying with it its nursing bottle. The bottle struck the pavement first and was shattered. The child's face struck amid the fragments, nnd the end of its nose war cut off, while a gash was cut in its forehead. The frantic nurse picked up the child and its severed nose, ran with all haste to a doctor, and the en I was sewed back in place. The doctor thinks it will grow qp again. Rev. A. J. Chceseman, a Methodist evangelist, while bathing with two sous lu White river nt Martinsville, was drowned. He told the boys the water was not deep enough where they were and wnded farther, stepped over u log into swift water nud disappeared. While Samuel Wilson and Samuel Mace, farmers residing south of Braxil, were driving to town the bridge over Birch creek gave way nnd the men and their teams were precipitated into the water, twenty-five feet below. Mace wan fatally hurt and Wilson was badly injured. -• •