Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1904 — MYSTERY IS DARKER [ARTICLE]

MYSTERY IS DARKER

Miss Rscord Recovers Conscious* ness and Tells the Story of i Her Abduction.

DISAGREES WITH CONDITIOVB Dandana Handkerchief, However, la a Puzzling Fact—Brazil Women Hold a Street Fair.

Indianapolis, July 22. The Ines Record case is still a complete mystery. The girl has recovered consciousness, but because of her nervous state no questions were asked her for a while regarding the matter. Dr. Spees, of Glens Valley, had advised against exciting the girl by asking her questions. There is now little doubt that she will fully recover.

Story the Girl Tell*.

Later the girl was allowed to be questioned. She said that while she was writing a letter two men—one white and one a negro suddenly grabbed her and carried her to a buggy. She remembers crossing two bridges and going up two steep hills. They tried to force her to go with them to St. Louis, and on her refusal ducked her in a stream, drew a knife across her throat, and then left her in the road without attempting a rape.

How Did They Eacap. Observation f

At the time the girl said she was thrown from the buggy at the Wishard crossroads the highways were filled with searching parties. Almost every road and path in the township had bene gone over by parties in vehicles, automobiles and on bicycles. Many of the farmers were armed with shotguns and all strangers were stopped and questioned. There are two houses near the crossing, and the roads are fenced in. The only way possible for men to have driven to the crossing without being seen was to hide In the swamps and marshy lands which abound in the neighborhood, and then drive out when the highways were clear of persons.

Still, There's the Buidsss.

The knotted bandana handkerchief about her neck still stands as an argument supporting the theory of abduction, and lends strength to the girl’s story. Hie members of the family Ray they never before saw the handkerchief, and assert positively that it was not the property of the girl. There is a bridge over White river about a quarter of a mile west of the Record home and another at Waverley, several miles south. There are also many hills in the township.

WOMEN GIVE A STREET FAIR They Have Three Blocks of Brazil Decor- • ated and No End of Entertaining Features. Brazil, Ind., July 22. The women of the several literary societies of the city are giving a street fair to raise sufficient money to complete and equip the lecture room of the new Carnegie public library building. The street carnival and mid-summer festival ia being managed by the women, as It was planned by them. The street for three blocks has been decorated with flags and bunting and Illuminated with electric lights. There are eating booths, candy booths, Ice cream and orange cider and lemonade stands, a merry-go-round, a temple of nations, a fortunetelling booth, a slide for life and many other amusement features. The Brazil Concert band Is furnishing the music. The club women cleared almost $125 the first night of the festival.

Conditions Favored the Farmers. Indianapolis, July 22.—The crop bulletin for the week ended July 19 says that weather conditions were highly favorable to fanning interests, especially to the growth of corn. Cutting wheat was practically finished, except in the northern counties, and threshing was begun in the south section. Where threshing has been done, the yield of a few scattered fields Is reported good, but generally the crop is far short of an average in quantity and. for the most part, inferior in quality.

Fairbanks' Son-In-Law 111. Indianapolis, July 22.—A cablegram to the family of Senator Fairbanks from Mrs. John W. Timmons, daughter of Senator Fairbanks, confirms the report of the illness at Trieste of her husband, Ensign Timmons, to whom she has been married less than a year. Mrs. Timmons is with her husband at the hospital, and is assisting in nursing him. The disease was diagnosed as a threatening attack of typhoid fever.

Just Missed Being Blown to Atoms.

Muncie, Ind., July 22.—While Andy Kelly, driver of a nitro-glycerne wagon was slowly driving a load of the dangerous explosive along a public street, an automobile coming at a rapid pace dashed around the corner directly on him. Apparently a collision was Inevitable, but Kelly laid the lash on his horses and barely escaped being hit

Merger es Fort Wayne Companies.

Fort Wayne, Ifid, July 22. syndicate of Mew York capitalists, which recently purchased the Fort Wayne Electric Light and Power company, held a meeting here and the Light and Power company waa merged with the Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction company. . . i