Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1906 — HAS A TRAGICAL END [ARTICLE]

HAS A TRAGICAL END

Man-Hunt That Began in a Tragedy Ends with the Hunted One’s Death. WIMMER'S CAREER IS CLOSED His Victim Will Probably Get WellGirl Kent to Prison To Be Reformed—ltems. Lofayette, Ind., April 13. As n sequel to Tuesday’s tragic shooting and man hunt in Sheffield township, the death of Joseph Whinner, central factor in the sensational affair, took place at the Home hospital. Wiminer was 72 years old and for years has been considered a dangerous man when angry, although he was a thrifty and Industrious man and had accumulated considerable wealth. He lived the life of a recluse and none of his relatives could be found. The charge of assault with- Intent to kill liud l>een placed against him. Had Been Pursued for Hours. A posse of residents had been pursuing him for hours Tuesday after he had shot Jacob Stride, a carpenter, with a shotgun, and attempted to shoot Robert Goldsberry. The posse had surrounded him at one end of a bridge half a mile from the scene of the shooting. Shouting that he would never lie taken alive, Wlmnier dropped a loaded shotgun he hail been carrying and drawing a pocketknlfe slashed hia throat and of tills wSiiud he died. Hacked at HU Throat. With tho officers and possed closing In on him he stood at the end of the bridge anil defied them. Deputy Hinkel ventured closer than the officers, but Winimer did not shoot. Instead he reached into a pocket and drew out n knife. As the deputy approached the old man drew tho blade across his

throat amt hacked away, trying to saw the jugular. Before the deed had been completed, however, Ilinkel was upon him. His Victim Hue to Recover. Wlmmer’s victim, Shick, probably will recover. The shotgun charge grazed his side and only u few Shots penetrated his abdomen. Goldberry's life was saved by tire failure of the shotgun to discharge wiien Wimmer pullet! the trigger the second time. The man hunt that followed the shooting was participated in by nearly every male resident of the neighltorhood. Wimmer knew every foot of the region, and he led his pursuers a merry chase.

SHE IS A “DOPE FIEND” Has Been Sent to the Women’s Prison Because Her Hands “Pick and Steal." Muncle, Ind., April 13.—Pretty May Efoliler, a self-confessed shoplifter, has been sentenced to the Woman's prison under the indeterminate sentence act, in accordance with the wishes of both defendant and her relatives. The girl has contracted the morphine habit, and confinement in prison may destroy the desire for the drug. Miss Holder entered a plea of guilty to robbing local dry goods stores of large quantities of goods, and her only defense is that she committed the thefts while, nnder the Influence of morphine. She was a servant in the home of George i ten ham. the deposts 1 manager of the Mtineie Garment company, who is accused of embezzling nearly from the company and the Delaware County National bank.

Stops an Interesting Event. Terre Haute. Ind.. April 13.—General Manager McKean, of the Vandaiia company.has st tpped the proposed race between a locomotive and Paul T. Turk, the Itose Polytechnic sprinter. It was to have been 100 yards, and there was touch interest among railroad men and athletes throughout the country as to the possibility of an engine gathering speed quickly enough to overtake the runner.

Statistician with Time to Burn. Morocco, ind.. April 13. A local statistician has figured that a farmer, in planting forty acres of corn, walks '750 miles. lie says that the fanner makes 350 miles of this in plowing tlie gr >und with a sixteen-inch plow, tifty miles in harrowing, and the remaining 350 miles in cultivating it. The statistician tuts not yet figured the distance the farmer walks to gather the crop. (ls>st Control of Her Horse. Bedford. Ind., April 13.—Josie Blackburn, an employe of the McCormick dry goisls house, while driving to her home just outside the city limits lost control of her horse, was thrown over the dashboard and seriously injured.

Died Near Where He Was Horn. Terre Haute. Ind.. April 13.—Warren Soules, aged 77 years, is dead at ids home east of the city. He was boro in the same neighborhood, and for many years had been one of the bestknown farmers in this section. Caught 'Km Spearing Fish. Lu Porte, Ind., April 13. Deputy (Jans and Warden Frank Stetson, of Rochester, surrounded and captured nine fishermen on Wash lake* in the southern part of La Porte county. The men were using spears. Came Back Alter Forty Years. Lebanon, Ind., April 13. —John Myers. who mysteriously disappeared from his home at Zanesville forty years ago. lias turned up at the home of his son, WlilLam Myers, east of this city..