Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1904 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. porn 43c; oats, 38c. foundation for the Carnegie ssrary is completed. Chicago Bargain Store advance clearing sale for June. And still Cupuid’s arrows fly over the Republican office. S/-Mrs. E. C. English and sons are visiting relatives in Danville, 111. Mrs. George Sharp visited friends in Hammond the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. George Davidson of Goodland, were Rensselaer visitors Tuesday. Cj'Mr. and Mrs. John Holliday of Chicago, visited John Kohler and family this week. T. Plummer of Minneapolis, is visiting his sister, Mrs. 8. C. Irwin, this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Randle, of Clark’s Hill, are visiting relatives here at this writing. Noble J. York of Monon will move here and live with his aunt, Mrs. Fannie Rhoades. Frank Turpie of North Platte, Neb., is visiting his cousin U. M. Baughman, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller were called to Waukarusa Monday by the death of a relative. Leathe Wright, who 1 has been teaching in Marion, is home for the summer vacation. The ninth annual commencement of St. Joseph’s College will be held June 13th and 14th. Come again, “North Jordan,” we will gladly make room for you on our correspondence page. Attorney A. D. Babcock was over from Goodland Tuesday looking after some legal matters. \Mra D. M. Yeoman and children of Ambia are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Strong.

Blodgett, the Indianapolis News man, was in the city Thursday *writing up the arrest of the McCoys. - . Jf'-John Worden, the blacksmith, rft now employed at the Hemphill shop on front street, near the river bridge. v Miss Irene Lutz went to Colorado Springs, Cole., a few days ago to attend the wedding of her . sister, Clara. "mO. K. Ritchey took his 15-year-oid daughter Elsie, to Chicago Sunday where she will be operated on for a tumor. 'OProf. I. N. Warren and family, or Ft. Dodge, lowa, are visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James F. Irwin. Wm. J. Moore of Roselawn, spent Sunday with relatives here, while Mrs. Moore visited with relatives at Surrey.

E. J. Murray went to Chicago Thursday where he xepects to work for contractors in that city s}jiring the summer. I *MrB. S. C. Irwin had covers laid If* ten Thursday evening, her ■brother, C. T. Plummer, of Minneapolis, being honor guest. InLittle Harold Clark who has attending the deaf and dumb Ichool at Indianapolis, came home ■Saturday for the summer vacation. I Mrs. S. P. Thomspon is reported to be recovering nicely from ler poisoning from taking carbolic acid last week by mistake for Hedicine. I Charles Sprigg has gone to H)klahoma on a prospecting trip. Be expects to get a job as janitor Hf a college in Oklahoma City, Hi which event he will locate there. H Miss Etta Slattery of Dowagiac, Hlich.. was the gnest of Mrs. U. JH. Baughman from Friday until ■Wednesday evening. Attorney Heo. A. Williams was a frequent Hiller at the Baughman home Hiring her visit. Hw. O. Schanlaub came over Bom Morocco Thursday for a few Hiyg visit with his parents, Mr. Hid Mrs John Schanlahb. He His contracted to teach in the Horocco schools another year, as Hincipal, and will go to ValpaWmbo Tuesday to complete his IHidies there.

Mrs. Fletcher Monnett, of Evanston, 111., is visiting relatives here. Wash dress goods sale, Saturday, June 18, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Fetrow, a brother of Mesdames W. C. Miliron and N. H. Warner, died at Hammond Tuesday morning from typhoid fever.

A great mark down on wash dress doods, lawns and calicoes, 4 cents per yard, sale day, Saturday, June 18, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

Don’t fail to see King Saul, a grand play on a grand subject. See it for the pleasure as well as instruction. At the college hall, Friday, June 10, at 8 p. m. Admission 250. Tickets at Fendig’s drug store.

The parties who took a lap robe and whip from Leonard Keister’s buggy in Rensselaer last Sunday evening are known and were seen to take the things from the buggy. They will save themselves trouble by returning same to owner or leaving at The Democrat office.

By the explosion of a lamp fn the bedroom of Mrs. J. W. Peirce’s residence on Clark street about ten o’clock Wednesday night, some SSO damage was done to bedding aftd furniture and the fire deparment called out. The blaze was extinguished before the arrival of the fireman, however.

W. H. Eger, who swore out the first warrants for the McCoys, was worked up to almost a state of mental collapse over his heavy loses in the defunct bank, and was taken out of town Thursday morning, for his own benefit, it is said, and for fear be might do bodily injury to the McCoys. Dr. A. J. Miller of this city and Miss Esther Ralston, a popular young lady of near Rnsbville, will be married at the bride’s home next Wedneshay at 2p. m. They will reside here. Miss Ralston is a former teacher in the city schools of Rensselaer, having taught here in ’92-3. A friend telephoned Walter White, who is said to be in Chicago, Thursday morning that a warrant was out for hia arrest in connection with the McCoy affidavits, and it was expected he would return Thursday evening, bat at this writing he has not returned and Constable Vick expected to go to Chicago after him on the 6:35 train last' evening unless he returned before that time.

Mr. Samuel Pullins of North Dakota, and Miss Irma Crosscnp of Rensselaer, were married at the honre of the bride’s mother Thursday evening. They will leave next week for North Dakota, where they will reside. Mr. Pullins is a son of Charles Pullins of north of town, and Miss Crosscup is a good looking and popular young lady, and former typo of the Journal office. The congratulations of many friends are theirs.

VGeorge Hopkins, the genial clerk in J. A. Larsh’s drug store, and Miss Ethel Tedford of Sheldon,lll.,were married at the bride’s home in the latter place Wednesday. Judge Hanley and family, Mrs. Maria Hopkins, Mrs. Ed Reeves and Mrs. A. Hopkins of this city attended the wedding. Miss Tedford formerly xesided at Remington and later at Monticello. She was employed in a law office here for some time a few years ago. She is a handsome and popular young lady. The Democrat joins in congratulations. U. M. Baughman has been confined to the house * all week from a badly sprained knee. It seems he has a new horse, which was especially recommended for its docile disposition, and Saturday night Mr. B. decided to hitoh it up and take a ride. After he had got into the buggy the horse began to act playful and stood on its bind legs and pawed the atmoephere for a few moments, almost upsetting the buggy. Mr. Baughman jumped out hurriedly and in alighting, wrenched his knee so badly "thit he has since been laid up. He hopes to get to his office early next week. . LAWN SOCIAL. The Epworth League of Trinity M. E. church wfE hold a Lawn Social at the home of Mr. Monroe Banes, on Main Btreet, Tuesday evening, June 14. Everybody is invited and a Royal good time is anticipated.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, June ii, 1904.

THOUGHTS FOR A DISCOURAGED FARMER

Money, money, money, it’s not so very* funny, But to say you are up against it, is no lie; Your clothes are looking seedy, your oats are looking weedy, And the promise of a corn crop looking shy. The dollars that you saved through the years that you have slaved You should have kissed at parting long ago;, For they bought fast “Douglas Maid” and for colts by “Axtell” paid, And we’ll hand you a few others here below. They helped buy diamonds rare, and one fine solitaire, For “Our Tom” was a swell one through and through; They helped pay for “Rock and Rye,” from the drugstores on the sly, And the common stuff at Strick’s and Cooney’s, too. They helped to buy fine togs, and high-priced guns and dogs For the un-crowned king of Jasper in the past; An island in the river, and a steam launch —don’t you shiver — When you think of next winter’s cutting blast. When you’ll wear your summer clothes, and be running at the nose, All because your dollars helped to make good times For the fellows that you trusted (we know you are disgusted), When you think of the parties and the wines. The waiters at the tables, the darkies lit the stables, The swell turnouts that they sported in such style; As, along from year to year, you sold every hog and steer To get money for to build with after while. That new house you need so bad, (now, don't it make you sad?) When you see it looming up before you, nit; And to think, but for the boozing, the betting and the losing Of the man whom so many thought was “<7” ! You, along with many others, among them Prohibition brothers, Might enjoy the honest proceeds of your toil; But, alas! it now is scattered, and your fond hopes all are shattered, And you’ll have to dig the harder in the soil. But a lesson you may learn, from this, more than sudden turn Of a plutocrat of wealth and station high, To a man of low degree, as you would likely see In traveling o’er the country far and nigh. Now, in future try to be, your own judge of what you see, And business propositions ponder long; Give your money to the keeping of a man that is not seeking. To dominate in politics so strong. t And who, with o*therscash, would not seek to wield the lash To put in office men he could control. j ****** But perhaps your loss is small, compared to the gain of all, For the riddance of the power of one so bold. —Anon.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Item* of Interest Gathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Ezra Clark has been appointed on the board of review in place of M. J. Delebanty of Wheatfield, who could not serve owing to other business. —o — • Marriage licenses issued: June 9, Charles W. Beaty to Ella J. Karr. June 9, Samuel N. Pullins to. Irma Crosscup. —o— June is said to be the most popular month of the year for marriages, while in May the fewest marriages occur. The record for the former month doesn’t show up very well in Jasper county this year.

We are told that people of this county who had money on deposit in the McCoy bank and were assessed on same this spring can probably, get such assessment reduced by appearing before the board of review and making known the fact that they were assessed on funds deposited in this particular bank. This information comes to us from the county assessor. and parties who may be affected by such assessment should come in and have the same reduced. *~~o— New suits filed: No. 6680. John Eger, Granville Moody, John Martindale, D. G. Warner, Theo. F. Clark, Louis H. Hamilton, W. B. Austin, Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Walter V. Porter, Mary E. Robinson, John W. Horton, Abraham Leopold, Anna Mills, Edward F. Mills, Emory Mills and O. H. Mills vs. Charles M. Blue; petition to be released from latter’s bond as trustee of Marion township. This case will be heard June 14, we understand, at which time it is also stated, the court will pass on a new bond of the trustee, whioh is said to be signed by R. Ryce, the Indianapolis school supply man, Blue withdrew his resignation, filed.with the auditor last week, and evidently proposes to enjoy thb emoluments of office a while longer. No. 6781/ Josephus Mason vs. William Weesner and B. F. ’Mason; appeal from Squire Spriggs’ court, Walker township.

(Who lost hit money in the McCoy's Bunk Failure).

No. 6682. Lora P. Leach vs. John Leach; action for divorce. Plaintill alleges that she is at present a domestic, that her postoffice address is Parr; that she and defendant were duly married on Sept. 2, 1900, and that on Dec. 26, 1901, defendant wholly abandoned her and has since refused to live with her or contribute to her support, contrary to her wishes, etc.; that he is a prosperous farmer, and plaintiff asks for a decree of divorce and SSOO alimony. Plaintiff avers that she was married under the name of Pearl Myers, but that her correct name was Lora P. Myers, and she asks for restoration of her maiden name. No. 6683. Peter May vs. Wilbur D. Bond; action on account, demand $3,000. The county commissioners were not in session Monday, but all went to the Senatorial convention at Reynolds, we understand. Tuesday was mostly taken up with the Iroquois ditch matter, in which some 30 remonstrances and objections to assessments, etc., were filed. B. J. Gifford was the principal remonstrator, and he kicked on almost everything connected with the proposed improvement. The further hearing of the Iroquois Ditch will be taken upon Tuesday, June 14, in the following order: 1. The question as to whether the benefits will exceed'the cost. 2. The exceptions in the following order: Benjamin J. Gifford; Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville R. R.; Simon P. Thompson; Warren Springer; Frank Foltz; Henry J. Gowland; Stanley's; W. P. Baker; Stephen Thayer; H. H. Hays; G. B. Parkinson; Isaac Right; N. Littlefield; Barney Kolhoff; C. M. Williams; L. C. Hueston; Sarah Lang; Joseph A. Williams; AHred Donnelly; Z. G. swain Linnie Gant; James R. Gamott; Abraham Miller; W. R. Sbesler; V. W. Shuck; Samuel A. Williams; W. W. Salsbury; Geo. W. Casey; Charles ft. Tryon; Leota H. Jones; Perry Marlatt; W. W. Murry; David H. Yeoman; John English. No exceptions except as to the ditch as a whole will be heard until Wednesday morning. Not much else of importance has been done at this writing by the com missioers, who are still in session at this time. Come to The Democrat office for all kinds of job printing. '''

M'COYS ARRESTED AT LAST

Warrants Sworn Out for Both the McCoys and Assistant Cashier White.

W. H. E6ER MAKES AFFIDAVIT. Others Follow And Five Warrants Are Served On Therp---Bound Over to the Circuit Court. WHITE IS NOT YET APPREHENDED.

in the McCoy bank matter has reached a fever heat this week, when it became apparent to even the most nearsighted that the McCoys proposed to hold out every dollar’s worth of property possible from their creditors, and W. H. Eger, who had SB,OOO in the wrecked* bank when it closed ite doors, took the initiative and on Wednesday swore out warrants for the arrest of both the McCoys and for Walter White, the assistant cashier. The warrants were issued by Justice Troxell and Constable Christie Vick went to Lafayette on the milk train Wednesday night and arrested Tom.\/ The stbry of the arrest is best told in the following from Thursday morning’s Lafayette Democrat: Thomas J. McCoy is under arrest, charged with embezzlement. He was taken into custody at the Monon depot in this city on the arrival of the milk train last night by Christy H. Vick, constable of Rensselaer, who had come to this city for that purpose. Mr. McCoy had been in Lafajette for a day or two, and had gone to the train last nijfht to meet Georjje P. Haywood and J. F. McHugh, who had been in Rensselaer in his interest through the day. Mr Vick knew Mr. McCoy was here, and came down to get him. The former banker was taken to the office of Chief Harrissou, of the police department by Mr. Vick, and turned over to the department for safe keeping until the departure of the train north at an early hour this morning. Chief Harrisson deputized Mr. Haywood as a special officer of the Metropolitan force, and gave the prisoner into his custody, and assured Constable Vick that Mr. McCoy would be at the milk train in the morning. After a short stay in the oifiee of the chief, McCoy went away with Mr. McHugh and Haywood, and the constable waited in perfect confidence, and at length retired to bed for the night.

There has been trouble brewing for the McCoys ever siuce their bank suspended two or three months ago. The break is constantly found to be worse thun had been suspected. and the feeling of the people has grown intense against the McCoys, father and son It had needed only a move ou the part of any one to precipitate a storm, and the beginning came yesterday afternoon, when W. H. Eger, a hardware merchant of Rensselaer. swore out a warrant for the arrest of Thos. J. McCoy, charging him w ith embezzlement. The warrant was placed in the hands of the constable and he at ohce took the train and came to Lafayette, where he had information McCoy was spending the day. Messrs. Haywood and McHugh, who had beeu in Rensselaer attending to business for McCoy, came down on the train with the constable, but did not Un jw of his presence. “I saw Tom as soon as I got off the train.' said Mr. Vick, at the police headquarters last night. “I went up to him and spoke to him, and then started to read the warrant to him. He stood for a minute, and then McHugh and Haywood came up. They asked what was going on, and Tom told them I was reading a warrant for his arrest. One of them said.‘That will be all right,'and Tom repeated, 'That will be ail right.' He said he would be at the office of Jacob M. Troxell, justice of the peace in Rensselaer, in the morning. I told him that would not do; that I did not do business that way. and Haywood asked me what I was going to do. I said I was going to takwhim to headquarters, and turn him over to the police for safe keeping until my traiu went out. They said that would be all right, and came over to chief Harrlason's office, and ail talked a little, and then the chief told me he would make Mr. Haywood a special officer of the metropolitan police, and he would be responsible for Tom’s surrender to me at the milk train in the morning, That is satisfactory. Ido not think they will deceive me, and I do not want them to, for I am expected to bring Tom back there and I am going to do it.” Constable Vick says the condition of the people in Kensseimer as a result of the collapse of the bank, it pitiful. He tells a number of cases that account for the Intense feeling of animosity on the pert of the vie-, tims. Bger, who swore oat the first warrant, Vink says, lost 18,000 in the hank. He deposited BWJO April 8, and the bank suspended payment, ota April 16. Just as Vick left the office of the justice with the warrant, Joeeph Jackson, a bos driver, who had saved np 81,000 and had it la the bank, came In and made another affidavit. Vick is authority for the statement that there will he many more affidavits made and warrants issued before aooa to-ddy. The feeling against the father, Alfred McCoy, is even more hitter than that against Tom, as it In believed he knew more of the eoadltloa of the bank, and that he should have taken steps to prevent the people from rushing to their rain. Besides, it is said he has assumed an air of dsfiaaee or even Lnso-

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lence in his treatment bf people who have been ruined, or who have suffered in the failure of his bauk. All people who have almost revered him for so many years hare only waited for the storm to break. They will pursue him now even more bitterly than they will the son, who has been so careless and frea-hearted as to win an admiration that not even the shadow of a great wrong can wholly eclipse. Tom was brought here Thursday morning on the milk train, accompanied by hia attorneys, Messrs. Haywood and McHugh of Lafayette. News of the arrest had not become general and not more than a half hundred people were at the depot when the train came in. The party got off the train and Tom nodded to a few acquaintances standing near as the party got into a buss and were driven to the office of Dr. Berkley, Tom’s son-in-law, where they all remained a half hour or more, and then went to Justice Troxell’s office and gave bond in the sum of SSOO for his appearance at the preliminary hearing set for 1:30 p. m., in the east court room. In the meantime Alfred McCoy had been arrested and he also gave bond in same amount. Geo, K. Hollingsworth went on Tom’s bond and Addison Parkison on that of the elder McCoy. Quite a crowd gathered about the office of the justice during the fixing up of the bond, and A. McCoy yelled out to them that the “free show would soon be over,” in an insolent tone of voice. One depositor in the crowd remarked that they had paid quite dearly for the little free show they were then enjoying. Before the matter of the first arrest was taken up Thursday afternoon four more warrants were served on them, affidavits made by A. L. Branch, A. K. Yeoman, A. J. Brenner and Joe Jackson, respectively, and all charge embezzlement and taking deposits wheu the bank was known to be insolvent. Branch deposited $97.14 on April 14; Yeoman SSO, April Brenner S3O, April 12; and Jackson SSO, April 15. The bank closed April 18—or April 16, rather, as that day, Saturday, was the last day it was opened for business. Preliminary hearing was waived in all the cases and the defendats jvere bound over to the circuit court, which meets in September, in S3OO in each case. Bond was furnished with Addison Parkison and Thomas Robinson on A. McCoy’s bond; and G. K. Hollingsworth. Ray D. Thompson, H. J. Kannal and J. F. Irwin on Tom’s bond. Both seemed to take their arrests rather cooly, but Tom evidently felt it the keenest, and there were lines about his eyes that showed he was more worried than bis actions would denote. Two more arrests were made Thursday night on affidavits made by Bruce White and Mrs. A. Gangloff. They also waived examination on these cQses and were bound over on bonds famished by same parties as on previous bond for Tom, and D. H. Yeoman and Wm. Wash burn on bond of A. McCoy. Jesse E. Wilson of this city appeared for the defendants IS conjunction with Lafayette attorneys. A great many other affidavits will be filed, it is stated, and more arrests will be made, and they will all include Walter White, the assistant cashie]*. White has not been here for a couple of weeks, and it is said that he is in Chicago. "Warrants have been sent after him it is asserted, and he will be brought back to face the charges against him. The affidavits are made on the strength of the law which provides that when a banker receives a deposit for an insolvent bank he is guilty of embezzlement, and he shall be fined in double the amount embezzled, to which may be added imprisonment of from one to three years; snd thst when be goes into voluntary liquidation or bankrupt within thirty days after receiving such deposit, such action shall be prims facie evidence of insolvency, at the time such deposit was reeeived. T. J. McCoy returned to Lafayette on the milk train Thursday night. B. S. Fendig will pay $1.20 per doz, for No. 1 Squabs.