Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1902 — RECORD OF THE WEEK! [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK!

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERBELY TOLD. Kills Hia Wife and Wounds Himself— Buried in Well for a Day—Misfortune Drives South Bentl Man to SuicideHunter's Futnl Fall. John Feninger, a coal miner aged 46, shot aud killed his wife ot Evansville, shot at his daughter and son-in-law and then mortzlly wounded himself. Feninger and wife separated several weeks ago. The other morning his wife went to the home of her daughter. Feninger also went there aud, breaking into the house, began to shoot. She escaped into the street. Feninger followed and shot her in the left temple, killing her instantly. He then shot himself in the mouth, breuklng both jaws and severing several small arteries. He is not expected to live. He is said to be an anarchist and is charged with having often threatened to kiti various public officials. Buried in a Well Twenty-four Hours. Buried in a well for twenty-four hours, with twenty-five feet of stone and dirt heaped on top of his head. James Chitwood. was found near Dublin in a standing position. It is miraculous that Chitwood was still alive and able to talk. Chitwood contracted with Lane Townsend, a neighboring farmer, to clean out an old well. After reaching a depth of forty feet the curbing began caving at the bottom and filling up until he was buried twenty-five feet deep. The tedious task of uncovering him occupied far into the night, and not till morning was he taken out. Driven to Death by Misfortune. Pursued by misfortune in the way of numerous fires, as well as by several defalcations, culminating in bankruptcy, Charles G. Ilodson, one of the oldest manufacturers of South Bend, drowned himself near the scene of his manufacturing activity. He was 72 years old. He began the manufacturing business in South Bend in 1855. He leaves a widow and eleven children. It was his second suicidal attempt. Fatal Fall from a Fence. William H. H. Genins, an attorney of Nappanee, met a violent death while out hunting. He was to join a companion, A\ illiam Grass, but did not reach the rendezvous. Grass found him lying beside a fence with his neck broken. Evidently the rails had slipped as he was climbing the fence, throwing him on his head. He was 67 years old. Will Build Electric Road. A deal has been consummated for the immediate building of an electric railroad from Logansport to Rochester Warsaw, Winona and Kendallville. The Logansport and Rochester Company was organized three years ago, but until recently was unable to finance the project. t-tate News ia Brief. Oxford Presbyterians dedicated their $12,000 church. Plate glass factories have shut down for the summer vacation. Rev. Henry Meissner of St. Charles’ Catholic Church, Peru, is dead. Herman Gregory, 17. Romney, drowned while swimming in Wea creek. Rev. Lydia Test died at the home of her son at Wilkinson from the effects of a fall. Miss Anna Cramer, Wabash, has sued Peter D. Swartzel for $5,000 damages for breach of promise. Charles Scheller, a well-known young man, committed suicide by hanging at Madison while despondent. At Fort Wayne John O’ltycc of Chicago received probably fatal injuries by being run by a trolley car. At Columbus, while attempting tin couple an engine and thrasher, Edward Talkington, 19 years old, was caught between bumpers and crushed to death. Marie Morris, Mary Van Gerder. Ray South, Forney Behymer, Ward Davis and Loft us Jones were poisoned at a picnic at Marion by eating beans from a can. It is thought they will reeover.Joseph Angel quarreled with George Cainborn at Evansville aud shot him twice in the stomach, killing him. Camborn lived at Morganlield. Angel was stabbed in the right hand by'Camboru. Angel is under arrest. The body of an unknown man was found at Dune Park, and there arc indications of foul play. In this same locality duriug the past fifteen years thirty bodies have been found, the manner of the death of the victims remaining unsolved. Tfie county commissioners have signed a contract with the Marion Light aud Heating Company to heat the court house, jail and sheriff - s residence. The plans of the contract call for the lighting and heating of both structures for a period of ten years, for $4,000 a year. A woman giving her name as Ella Smith aud claiming Owensboro, Ky., us her home, was picked up on the steps of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Evansville, nearly starved to death. The girl, who comes from a prominent family at Owensboro, came to look for work. She was unsuccessful and, too proud to beg for food, for four days and four nights she wandered about the streets and had nothing to eat. It. M. Vanatta, a Marion attorney, left his office for a short time to go to a burlier shop in the game building, and when he returned his safe had been robbed of SOOO. The office is located on the fourth iloor of the Glass bloek, where a large amount of business is transacted. A dentist office is on one side, In which two men were working! On another side is the office of the Mnriou Gas Company iu which was half a dozen clerks. Tlia gufe was locked with n combination lock, which had been worked by the burglars. , Mrs. Lydia Pnllotn, agent for the Monarch Book Company of Chicago, attempted suicide In a Monde department store by takiug chloroform aud laudanum upon hearing that her husband was fatally injured in a railroad wreck at St. Louis. There was a disastrous wreck on the Cincinnati; Richmond aud Muncie Rail* nwd at Locust Grove. An excursion train carrying Lutherans to a picnic collided with a freight train. August Kamp, Jr., a passenger on the excursion train, was caught and fatally crushed, dying iu twenty minutes. Several others were injured