Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1907 — SEPARATED BY A CRIME [ARTICLE]

SEPARATED BY A CRIME

Two Men Who Had Been Inseparable Are Sent to Different Prison*. THEY HAD UNITED IN A MURDER Allowed to Plead Guilty of Manslaughter Sudden Offbeat of a Wedding.

Anderson, Ind., June 20. When they were transferred to prison John Glock, 33 years old, and George Glock, 23, cousins, and junk dealers of Munde, were separated for the first time In many years. The previous day they both withdrew a plea of not guilty and entered a plea of gnllty of manslaughter, thinking both would be sent to the same Institution. Because of their years, however, John Glock was sentenced to prison at Michigan City, while George was sent to- the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville. Story of the Crime and Trial. Both men were jointly indicted for killing Everett Wright, a bartender at Muncie, early In March, whom they waylaid aftd shot while Wright was going home late at night. Then the murderers undertook to escape from the country, but they were trailed to a camp' near Dayton, 0., where they were waiting for money with which to continue their flight, and were arrested without difficulty. They were indicted In the Deleware circuit court and elected to be tried separately. Each took a change of venue to this county. Neither denied the killing, but Insisted that they acted In self-defense. Knife Slit Open His Chest.

Anderson. Ind.. Jnne 2(k—John Mo Kibben, the victim of a murderous stabbing affray, with Thomas O’Neill as his assailant, will recover. The knife slit open the chest of McKlbben, after severing one rib, and puncturing a lung, permitting the blood freely to escape, and preventing It from coagulating around the lung; otherwise McKlbben might have died of Internal hemorrhage. O’Neill, together with Willis Blair, 4s being held to await results. No Clue to a School Robbery. Terre naute, Ind., June 20. Detectives have been unable to get a clew to the person that robbed the young women students of St Mary-of-the-Woods. Twenty desks were rifled In the last few days, and money and several gold watches were taken from five or six desks.

HE REPORTED IT ALL. OFF Melancholy Message a Would -Be Bridegroom Took Back with His Marriage License. Portland, Ind., June 20.—Lee Rhoton, of Montpelier, and Mrs. Emma McPherson, near Pennsville, reported at the county clerk’s office for a marriage* license and all Questions being favorably answered, the license was Issued. The couple went away, apparently rejoicing. An hour later the bridegroom-elect reappeared at the county clerk’s office, mournfully remarking, “It’s all off,” requesting the clerk to recall the license. The clerk comforted him with the prospect that the bride-elect might change her mind again, but this she failed to do. Rhoton is a widower, 45 years old, while the bride-elect gave her age as 42 years. Glass of Beer May Cost a Lift. Sbelbyville, Ind., June 20.—Joseph Welntrout, who lives with his father on a. farm near Waldron, and had eaten nothing for four days, suddenly desired a glass of beer. Leaving his team In the field where he was plowing he Jumped oves the fence and ran down the railroad two miles to St Paul, where he bought n glass of beer and returned home, continuing his work. He is now very ill, and no hope is entertained for his recovery. Attacked by a Vicious Hog. Petersburg, Ind., June 20. —*-■ John Beck, a farmer living six miles south of here, was attacked by a vicious hog and almost killed before help arrived. He was feeding a drove of hogs when a sow attacked him and nearly tore ills right arm from his body and lacerated hts flesh In a number of places. It was with difficulty that Beck was rescued, by members of his family. Fag End of a Cyclone. Princeton, Ind., June 20. —Francisco and vicinity, seven miles foom here, was' visited by a rain torrent The rain was accompanied by a heavy fall of hail, and the wind blew at a velocity of sixty miles an bonr. Trees, fences and outbuildings were blown down and telephone and telegraph wires are* badly damaged. Monument to Lew Wallace. Indianapolis, June 20. Governor Hahly has named W. H. Fox and W. L. Wood, of Indianapolis, and Captain J. P. McGrew, of Washington, as commissioners to Belect a design and supervise the construction of a statue of General Lew Wallace to be placed In Statuary hall, Washington. River la Still on the Boom. Evansville, Ind., June 20.—The Ohio river continues to rise at a rapid rate. Most of the side streams of the lower Ohio remain bank fall. The damage to farmers will be great