Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1902 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Boy Confesses Murder of EmployerProhibition State Ticket—Forger Released from Penitentiary—Old Milling Firm Fails - Accidental Shooting'. Arthur Moyer, a 19-year-old Lowell lad, has confessed that he killed his employer, Douglas Craft, a farmer, on April 18. The tragedy, which created a great sensation, was heightened by Moyer's former assertions that Craft had shot at him and then committed suicide. Craft lay in the barn where he was shot for twelve hours without his wife coming near him. Owing to the fact that Craft’s clothes were not powder burned, Moyer was arrested, and to his attorney and the sheriff at Kankakee made a full confession. He acknowledged that he shot himself in the arm to carry out the impression that his employer had first tried to murder him, and then committed suicide. State Ticket Named. The State Prohibition party in delegate convention at Indianapolis, placed the following ticket in the field: For Secretary of State—James M. Dungan, of Indianapolis. For Auditor of State—Dr. J. Levi Lord, of Rusli County. For Treasurer of State—Preston Rider, of Columbus For Attorney General—Sumner W. Haynes, of Portland. For Clerk of Supreme Court—Charles F. Holler, of South Betid. For Superintendent of Public InstructionProfessor Andrew F. Mitchell, of Bloomingdale. For State Geologist—Earl Sthiespring. of Lafayette. For State Statistician—J. Lewis Speicher, of Wabash Couuty. Forger Is Out on Purole. Leonard Morgan, who is well known in New York City, where he conducted for a number of years a publication called Cottage and Castle, lias been released on parole from the Michigan City prison. Morgan became involved in u number of forgeries after leaving New York and was convicted in this State about a year ago and given an indeterminate sentence at hard labor. Mrs. Morgan began work to secure his parole and succeeded through the efforts of prominent men she interested in behalf of her husband. Old Milling Firm Fails. The large and old milling firm of Hill Bros, of South Bend went into bankruptcy, papers having been filed in the federal court at Indianapolis. The liabilities are $59,029.47 and the assets $52,077. The financial embarrassment of the firm is due to various causes, among them the Joseph Leiter wheat deal some time since, the panic of 1893, the failure of crops, and the prolonged illness of a member of the concern, Thomas J. Hill. The firm was established in 1851. Play with Rifle Is Fatal. Aaron C. Black, who lives near Long Cliff, was shot and killed by his best friend, Samuel Probst. The tw men were playing with a rifle which was in the hands of Probst. The weapon was pointed at Black and in some manner it was discharged. The bullet entered Black's right breast a little below the shoulder. Ftate News la Brief. John Kraft, 72, Boonville, was found dead in a field. Pierce Butler, 50. near Greenfield, beaten and robbed of $6. Warsaw will hate a new bank, with W. A. Wilcox president. James Jenkins, Michigantown, was badly injured by dynamite. Rider canning factory, Crothersville, was damaged $2,000 by tire. George Noland's barn, south of Anderson, and four horses burned. Henry Soppenfield, Petersburg, killed two large pelicans on White river. Carnegie will give Logansport $25,1)00 and Alexandria $12,000 for libraries. The 3-year-old daughter of Jacob Neely, near Martinsville, burned to death. Miss Rosa Manning, 18, near Alliance, burned to death while burning trash. Big flywheel in Murdock veneer works, Washington, burst, badly damaging the plant. Barn on Emanuel Miller's stock farm, near Brazil, blown down and fifteen tons of hay scattered. Louis Russell shot and instantly killed Perry Stout of Owensboro, Ky., at a dance near Princeton. Herman Sholtz. 12. Clinton, fouud dead in street, with skull fractured. His bicycle was lying beside him. Congressman Janies M. Robinson was renominated by the Democrats of the Twelfth District at Kendallville. Kokomo police stopped the attempted elopement of Edward Vaugh, married, and Miss Maude Vickery. They were taken from a train as it was about to pull out. John Toner, a member of the Hall Milling Company of Brazil, was killed by west-bound passenger train No. 11 on the Vandalia Railway. He was walking on the track. Bert Keck, superintendent of construction of the Independent Telephone Company, Marion, was fouud uneonscions near the Jonesboro bridge, and vault tell wbat happened to him. Benjamin James, a Brazil miner, was shot and fatally wounded by James Carlin. a farmer, while returning home from work. Carlin refuses to give any explanation of hi* net, and it is believed be is insane. Workmen at Flora unearthed a skeleton, which is said by old citizens to be that of James Howhurt, who iu 1843 was chased by Indians and perished iu a quagmire. The place where the skeleton was found corresiMinds to the place where Rowhart is said to have fled. James T. James, Patrick Murdock and Thouius Lewis were seriously burned by an explosiou iu a mine ut Clinton. Building ut Russiaville used as a Methodist Church and Red Men's hull was destroyed by tire. Loss SSOO. Gas was left burning. May Levesay, aged 13, of Jeffersonville, who j um[>ed the rope 100 times iu succession * month ago, died of au absces* of the stomach as * result. Bert Keck, superintendent of the telephone company, was found on the river bank at Marion In an unconscious condition. The affair Is shrouded in mystery.