Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1906 — ONE CHANCE IS LEET [ARTICLE]

ONE CHANCE IS LEET

Supreme Court the Last Resort to Save Sherrick from His Sentence. NHW TRIAL IS NOT GRANTED Ex-Auditor Will Go to State’s Prison Next Week Railways Ar® Storing Coal. Indianapolis, March 29. Special Judge James E. McCullough, who sat in. the trial of David E. Sherrick, exauditor of state, convicted in the criihinal court of the embezzlement of $120,000 of the state funds, overruled the ’ motion of the defense for a new trial, and sentenced Sherrick to a term of not less than two and not more than twenty-one years in state’s ’ prison. Sherrick stood while Judge McCullough slowly said the words that sent him to the pentieutlary, his jaw set and hard, and his eyes on the judge. Many Sympathize with Sherriek. Following the announcement of the judge, hundreds of friends crowded about Sherrick to offer their sympathy and to express the hope that the supreme court, to which his case will be appealed, will reverse the finding ot the lower court. Sherrick thought Judge McCullough wo<uld give him. a new trial. “I was confident until Judge took the bench this morning,” said he, “that I would get a new trial. But It seems not. I think the supreme court will reverse the verdict”

Will Go to Prison Next Week. Unless there Is some intervention in the meantime Sherrick will be taken to Michigan City prison some time in the next five days. It is stated that Sherrick will be allowed several days in which to settle up his business affairs preparatory to going to Michigan City. Sheriff Sourbier has not said when he will be taken away, .but it is generally supposed his departure will be delayed until the first of next week,. . Heid’s Opinion Didn’t Count. In overruling the motion for a new trial Judge McCullough held that his instructions to the jury complained of by the defense were correct according to the law and the evidence. He sifted the matter of the testimony given by the three men who swore that Louis Heid, one of the jurors, had gone Into the trial with a fixed opinion as to Sherrick’s guilt, and had been shown, holding, in substance, that at least one of these witnesses should have interfered with the trial of the case by telling sooner what he asserted he knew regarding the accused juror if he had had such knowledge.

RAILWAYS BUSY STORING COAL Vandalia Confiscates Three Train Loads Consigned to Manufacturers at Chicago. Indianapolis, March 29.—Taking advantage of a privilege that obtains in Instances of emergency the Vandalia Railroad company has confiscated three train loeds of coal consigned to Chicago manufacturers, and immediately unloading it along its right-of-way a few miles south of Indianapolis. In addition to this the Vandalia, It Is said, has a thirty-day supply stored at several points along its route In Indiana. The Big Four, according to Superintendent Van Winkle, has a six-ty-day supply stored along its route in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. The officials of the C., H. and D., declare that road will have a supply of 75,000 tons before April 1. Evidence for Sutherlin's Defense. New’ Albany, Ind., March 29. —Samuel F. Mcßride, member of the official board of the Park Christian church, was the first witness examined by the defense in the trial of Rev. Ulysses G. Sutherlin, charged with wife-murder. He testified that during the church trial following the filing of a suit for divorce by Mrs. Sutherlin, the latter admitted that her husband had twice taken poison from her. Death Was Hard on Him. Muncie, Ind., March 29.—While Fred Kruger was at the bedside of his dying mother in Waukegan, 111., he received word that bis Infant son in Muncie was dead and that his wife was seriously ill. His mother died and he remained for the funeral, and then hurried home, but too late to see his child. Mrs. Kruger, however, is believed to be out of danger. Some Chicago Product at Work. Morristown, Ind., March 29.—Vanlentine Leffler, aged 14; Harry Morris, aged 18, and Frank Levisson, aged 18, giving their home as Chicago, robbed the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton station while the agent whs at dinner. They secured SSO In money, but were arrested. Killed by * Falling Scaffold. Indianapolis, March 29.—Charles B. Sanders and George Allison, Indianapolis stoneworkers, were killed in the collapse of a scaffold at Dayton, O. The men were working 100 feet above Qie street Say* It Wm In Self-Defense. Hartford City, Ind,, March 29.—Edward Vogbt was shot and killed by Green Street at Montpelier. r Street, who surrendered to the police, asserts that the shooting was in self-defense.

COULDN’T SMELL THE GAB Jet Is Accidentally Turned on anA the Result Will Probably Be the Death of Five. Philadelphia, March 30.—Ignorant of the mechanism of a gas fixture a family of Austrian Immigrants which arrived here three days ago was over* come by Illuminating gas In a tenement house. Schaye Welstein, the father, la dead at a hospital, and Rosa, his wife, and their three aged 22; Sara, aged 19, and Anna, aged 14— are said to be dying at the same institution. The victims were found unconscious in their rooms by Rebecca, a fourth daughter who had spent the night with relatives. In extinguishing the light at night some member, of the family had accidentally turned on the gas again, and the fumes had escaped into tha rooms during the entire night.