Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1902 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Tornado Causes Three Deaths and Much Damage to Crops—Youth Attacks Brother with Ax—Preachers Expelled by Mob at Winchester. Three persons were killed and seven or eight badly injured in a tornado that passed over Vanderburgh County. The fatalities occurred at St. Wendel. The dead are: Clarence George, aged 80; Andrew George, aged 7; Chris Laugel. The storm was about two miles wide and had a fearful velocity. Many buildings were demolished. The house of Goedde was blown down and the old man, who was seated at the supper table with his family, was killed outright. Laugel, a farm hand, and the boy were buried under the ruins of the house. Frank Goedde was caught under the falling building, and it is feared he cannot live. The house of /’eter Wolf was carried away, and he was probably fatally hurt. The loss to property will amount to about $100,900. Considerable stock was killed, and for a distance of two miles every building and tree was swept away. The storm was (■specially severe at St. Phillips, and one life is reported lo&t there. The-ktonn struck Evansville also, damaging several buildings. A tow boat is reported sunk in Green river. At Nabb's Station, Charlestown and Lexington, a number pf residences and outhouses were destroyed, but no one was hurt .so far as known. Somnambulist Kills Brother. Somnambulism was the cause of a tragedy near Beck's Grove. Grover Snyder, aged 18. was almost chopped to pieces by his brother Ollie, aged 15, and is dying from blood poisoning. The boys are sons of Greenhury Snyder, a farmer. The father was absent from home the other night, and the two boys were left alone with their mother. As a precaution against intruders Mrs. Snyder pliiced an ax near the door. Some time after the boys had retired for the night the mother was awakened by cries of distress. She hastened into Grover's bedroom, where slip came upon a sickening sight.' Ollie had loft his bed. secured the ax and was hacking away at his brother. The mother could not arouse Ollie. He seemed in a dazed condition. John M. Snyder, the boys’ brother, was murdered near Champaign. 111., two years ago. The murder weighed heavily on the mind of the lad. During his sleep Ollie dreamed some one was attempting to kill him. He would start in his sleep and often aroused the entire household by his strange actions. It was while in this frame of mind that he attacked his brother.

Hind and Gag Old Woman. Mrs. William Latta, aged 55 years, living alone on a farm on Haw Patch, four miles north of Ligonier, was bound and gagged by four masked men who had forced an entrance to her house. Three searched the house while the fourth stood guard. They secured a gold watch, but less than $lO in money. They believed a large num of money was secreted in the bouse, but could not make Mrs. Latta admit it. Mob Expels Two Preachers. Winchester is aroused against a band of Pentecostal missionaries and as a result Matthias Klein and C. H. Huff, two ministers of the band, have been attacked by a crowd. They were struck with clubs and stones. The ministers would not tight anil finally escaped, leaving town on the advice of the Mayor, who said he could not protect them. t-tate News in Brief. Alfred Smith, Lafayette, committed suicide with morphine. Arthur Osborn, Scottsburg, accidentally shot himself. Will die. Guy Hamilton. New Ross, was run over by a handcar and fatally injured. Indianapolis Zouaves won first prize at Kokomo Carnival, with Peru second. Dundy A. James, newspaper man, Lafayette,’ died of cancer of the throat. W. 11. Thomas' business house, Harmony, burned. Loss $8,009, insurance ss< * 1. Brannigan & Smith, proprietors of a carriage agency at Wabash, made an assignment. Lowell Hubbard and .Morris W lialen boys, Sardinia, played with an old shotgun. Whalen is dead. Alonzo Hill. Big Four fireman, was overcome by heat at Thorntown and died. His home was Shelbyville. Joseph Haggatt, in jail at Salem, charged with murder of an infant child, hanged himself with a bed sheet. Thomas Rowe, George W. Rowe and Harry Rowe were killed by the explosion of the boiler of a thrasher engine near Mount Vernon. Several thousand people gathered at Pennville and heard United States Senator J. P. Dolliver of lowa deliver an address on "American Patriotism.” Edna and Elsie Beigh, daughters of Nelson J. Beigh of Claypool, wore thrown from a carriage in a runaway nnd the former died from a fractured skull. The latter is probably fatally injured. The 8,090 employes of the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company in Kokomo have been notified of an increase of 5 per cent in wages. Skilled men will also tie given premiums tor least breakage of glass in bundling. L. Whitney lies in a critical condition at his home in the southwestern part of Monroe County owing to a whipping administered by white caps. Twenty masked men dragged him from his bed. tied him to a tree near by and lushed him until he was almost dead. Whitney quarreled with Simpson Chambers, his fath-er-in-law, aud in the fight that followed broke two of Chandlers’ ribs. In Evansville John Geiser, aged about 50. after a family quarrel, tried to hang himself. Charles Doctors. 10 years old. was 1. Ceidentally shot and killed by Ernest Cockerinan at Kirkland, while they were pltyIng soldier. Mrs. William Moore, wife of the mail carrier between Decker and Red Cloud, wiule making the trip between the two points for her husband, who wan sick, was assaulted by u strange white man. She succeeded In escaping from him, not. however, until he had torn from her iwiet us her clothing.