Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1906 — FAIR HORSE-RUSTLER [ARTICLE]

FAIR HORSE-RUSTLER

Cirl Pleads Guilty When Accused of Belonging to a Vary t Bad Gang. BUT SHB HAD GIVEN IT AWAY t Two of Her Companions Are Capt* tured— Death of President Kane—State Items,

Marion. Ind., Nov. 29.—The police force of Million probably has broken up the gang of thieves which has been, stealing horses and robbing houses In this city and vicinity. 'Rwo nteml)€*rs of the gang bnve been arrested and have confessed, implicating three others. The two arrested pleaded guilty in the circuit court. One Is a girl of 17 and she pleaded guilty to horsestealing. Elva Sherrill is the girl and she confessed stealing the horse of Robert Andrews from a hitch rack In tills city two weeks ago. She has not been sentenced. John Fisher entered a plea of guilty to robbing Ellworth Harvey’s home, in Fifth street, last Saturday night. lie was sentenced to fourteen years In the reformatory. lie is 2U years old, nml came to Marlon from Huntington a month ago. Ctrl Had Betrayed Her Pals. The story lending to the arrest of the Sherrill girl and Fisher is unusual. Tuesday night the police received Information that Albert Smith, of 1723 South lSrownlec street, had been notified to be on the lookout for horsethieves. The police went to Smith’s home and found him watching his barn in anticipation of a visit from the thieves. Smith Informed the officers that a neighbor, Mrs. Beuker. had told him to watch his horse both Tuesday and Tuesday night. Mrs. Beuker told him that Miss Klva Sherrill, a girl whom she had befriended, told her that if Smith was her friend, to tell him horse-thieves contemplated visiting his barn.

Called Out of the Theater. Noah McPherson, n policeman, who was at work on llio case, was directed to the house In Twenty-second street where the girl lives. There fce learned that she had gone to the Grand theater. At the theater door a policeman sent In a note which was read from the stage, stating that Miss Sherrill was desired at the main entrance. She was taken to the police station. There she wn,s Induced to tell all about the reports. She directed the officers to the home of John Fisher, In East Tenth street. Hhe Gives Other Clews. The house was surrounded hy a posse of police early yesterday morning and Elslier was captured. The girl also gave the otlicers other valuable clews which they believe will lend to the arrest of the whole gang of thieves. BAD LUCK WITH HIS JJONS Three of Them Dead, the Latest lie. tng a Suicide Over an Illicit ls»ve Adair. Vincennes, Iml., Nov. 20. Frank C. Johnston, ex-city marshal, one of whose sons was killed, while another died suddenly while away from home, has returned from East St. Louis, where Ids youngest son Charles, on the eve of Ids 20th birthday, com mitted suicide because of a love affair. He brought the body with him. The boy's love was for the wife of another man. Writing it h tter to his parents, among several ethers, he tired a bullet into his brain. To bis parents he said: “Iton't blame me more than you have, for I iiin disheartened and think It best to settle my troubles. My Insurance will bury me. so that will cost you nothing. One thing 1 want to say Is, that it Is nobody's fault, and don’t blame any one. and especially her. You know whom I mean. 1 can’t write her name here, ns it would bring her Into public notice, and 1 don't want to do that."

Invited Her Ii ustmrul to Follow, Torn* Ilautc, ind., Nov. 29—Mrs. James Frazier. whose death oeeurred Monday. committed sulHde, according to developments in the case. She drank poison. A week ago Mrs, Frazier had a quarrel with her husband. and this Is suppnsisl to have caused her act. When she drank the poison she is declared to have said to her husband: "If you are a man you will swallow the rest of this."

I tenth of President Kane. Crnwforsdville, Ind,, Nov. 29. The tolling of the college hell announced' the death of President Kane, of Wabash college. A telegram cnuie to Fro fessor M. Is. Thomas, conveying the new’s. President Kane died at a sanatorium In the Ozark mountains, where he had gone on leave of absence In hope of regaining Ids health. He was 58 years old. State Gets a SIO,OOO Fee. Indianapolis, Nov. 29. The Big Four Kailrond company has filed with the secretary of stnte a notice of an Increase In capital atock from 940,000,000 to $50,000,000. The state was paid • fee of 910,000.