Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1902 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Bank Clerk Dies in Defense of Trust — Coal Combination Docs Not Materialize—Young Lady Kills Herself—Four Paper Plants Bought. During n heroic battle in defense of the cash of the State Bank Wesley Reynolds was shot through the heart shortly before daylight Sunday morning by a member of a gang of robbers. Previous to receiving his death wound he had been shot through the head and again through the neck. . Although one of the bullets causing these wounds shattered I. is chin, one tearing a big hole through to the base of the brain, while the other passed clear through his body, the faithful bank clerk fought on until he Lad emptied two revolvers in a vain effort to kill one or more of his four assailants. Ilis bravery prevented the looting of the bank. The robbers, one believed to be badly wounded, fled from the scene of death. The citizens have offered a reward of SI,OOO for the arrest of the murderers. Reynolds was only 10 years old. Aside from being a trusted cltjyk he acted in the capacity of watchnian, sleeping in the bank at night, with three revolvers within reach. Indiana Coal Trust Off. Indiana coal operators now admit that, although the operations on the bituminous mines of the State run until Jan. 1, the consolidated company will not be iortued. When the leading operators went to New York recently to complete the deal with the Moore Brothers and the “Rock Island crowd," who were to finance the enterprise, the scare was on in financial circles and the failure to form the company then was announced as due to the fact that the men who were to have done the financing were too nuch absorbed protecting other interests. It now has become known that had there been no scare t|ie scheme would not have pate through for two reasons; First, the operators were asking tod much for their property; second, tin 1 operators were objecting to the plan by which they were to accept (XI per cent in stock which the ■promoters were to water to the total of 525.000.thH) and of which the promoters were to have what was held to be too large a proportion. Lovers’ Quarrel Is Fatal. "Dress me in black ami place Will’s photograph in my left hand when you bury me,” said Hattie Larkin, the pretty 18 year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Larkin of Marion, after she had taken twenty grains of morphine. Miss T.ar’dn and William Gallapo, a young business man, were lovers, but quarreled because Miss Larkin went to a social function with another young man. Miss Larkin called at Gallapo’s place of business and told him she would like to talk to him, but lie refused. She went home and took the paison. Doctors worked with her for several hours, but she died. Buys Four Paper Plants. Four big industries in Delaware County have gone under the control of the United Boxboard and Paper trust ami mortgages aggregating $1,500,000 were tiled. The officials of the plants say they will t> operated steadily. The merged plants are West Muncie Straw board works. Paragon Palter mills at Katun, Albany Strawboard works at Albany and Consumers’ Paper Company at Muncie. Find Evidence of Murder. Edward Buisking was found dead near liem. A post-mortem revealed a fracture at the base of the skull and a cut >n the left side of the chin. In company with four young men from Indianapolis. Buisking had been out hunting. His gun ay empty three feet from his body. Murier is suspected and an investigation is jeing made. Robbed of Gems During Reception. Thieves entered the sleeping apartment >f Miss Deetta Curry of Homewood and .'arried nway her jewel box containing mluable diamond solitaires and several jther gems. The robbery was committed luring a reception given to a party of young people at the house. The police Have searched in vain for a clew. Brief State Happenings. Valparaiso is in the lead for the 1903 meeting of the State Y'. M. C. A. In Richmond a fine new business block is to be erected by J. M. Westcott. Emil Erickson, aged 1!) years, of Chicago, was killed by a train at Crisstnau. The Supreme Court has enjoined East Chicago from paying water rents, on the ground that the transfer of the water works was void. At Elston Mrs. John Grant narrowly escaped death from being trampled on by h cow. Mrs. Grant was severely injured before she was rescued. Two men, supposed to bo E. W. Pollock and Marion Pierson of Bridgeport, were found dead in their room at the Arlington Hotel in Indianapolis. Death was caused by escaping gas. The gas jets were turned on and the gas was escaping when the men were discovered. Gov. Durbin has appointed Patrick O'Brien of South Bend a member of the l>oard of managers of the State prison at Allehlgan City to succeed E. 11. Nebeker. Charles Major of Shelby was appointed a member of the board of trustees of Purdue University to succeed William H. O'Brien. James O. Parker, now president of the Ohio Valley Trust Company, Evansville, who was counsel for Rev, William E. Hinshaw, now serving life sentence for wife murder seven years ago, claims to have proof that the prisoner is innocent. He has been working privately on the case ever since and hns traced a small ramen ring worn by Mrs. Hinshaw nt the time she was murdered to ’’Kid" Whitney, a well-known criminal. Constable Robert Burnside was fatally stabbed by Stanford McCauley of Shelbyville, whom Bumside was trying to arrest. McCauley was intoxicated. J. 11. P. Hughnrt, general mating >r of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, announced that the road's employes will be given an advance in wages, the same ns on the Pennsylvania lines. The Hazclrigg Opera House was destroyed by fire at Greensburg. The building was a frame structure, including the theater and n dancing hall. The loss was about ST.()bO, and the insurance (mounts to $3,500.