Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1911 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

HARTFORD CITY A strange story of the dual life of William Barton Weaver, line foreman who was electrocuted last Friday while working on.’the roof of the substation of the Hartford City Lighting company, was revealed by his brother, Wilfred Weaver, who came here from Tenn., to obtain the body. His visit disclosed that the dead man had been-living here with a ( woman who posed as his lawful wife and who was the mother of his two-mopths-old baby. The brother asserts that William has a wife in Knoxville and declares that he was never married to the woman here, who was Miss . Adelaide T. Hill of Marion. / Mrs. Weaver No. 2, however, stojitly asserts that she wedded Weaver Feb. 21 at Newport, Ky. She was unable to produce her marriage certificate, but nevertheless was not shaken in her belief that she has been duly joined In wedlock.

WASHINGTdN A compromise of the suit of Mrs. Eva Purcell against Sidney Duke for $1,040, alleged to be due for domestic services rendered the defendant and his wife, has been effected and judgment in favor of the plaintiff has been entered by Judge Ogdon in the circuit court. The judgment was paid immediately, and is said to amount to about S2OO. The suit was tried at th? last term of circuit court and resulted in a mistrial. 'A short time aftd? the trial Mr. Duke died suddenly, and negotiations looking toward a compromise were begun recently between attorneys representing the plaintiff and James Orender, the beneficiary under Mr. Duke’s will.

NEWCASTLE Mrs. Jane Sanker of Covington. Ky„ the widow and administrator of the estate of Frank G. Sanker, filed suit for SIO,OOO damages against the T. H., I & E. Traction company on account of the death of her husband,. Sanker was in this county during August, and while in an automobile with Samuel Murphey, a Straughn banker, was struck by a limited traction car, dying several hours later. It is charged ti e car was running at excessive speed and failed to sound a warning

WINCHESTER The Jury sitting In the Randolph circuit court in the case of Calvin Albright vs Dr H. P. Franks of Muncie found for the defendant. Albright filed suit in the Delaware circuit court several months ago against Finnks for damages in the sum of SIO,OOO, because of alleged malpractice. The case a short time after it was filed was brought to this court. Albright charged the physician failed to give him proper care in a surgical operation. It attracted large crowds to the courtroom.

INDIANAPOLIS Judge Anderson of the federal court sentenced Chauncey Bochin, deputy postmaster at Petersburg, Ind., to two ye.ars at Fort Leavenworth on the charge of embezzling postal funds. In reply to the pleas of tearful relatives and the attorneys for Houehin, Judge Anderson said that these conditions accompany every case, and that no violation of the jaw. Would <jbe punished if courts listened to them. .

LAYETTE John W.' Poole who was tried and convicted of murder in the first, degree for the killing of his farm hand, Joseph Kemper, departed for Michigan City, where he entered upon his term of life imprison ment, after being sentenced by Judge DeHart. Poole for ten minutes talked in a rambling fashion to the court, claiming that, the killing of Kemper was ah accident.

SOUTH BEND—Because of the fact the parents of Joseph Nemeth, six yea’s < '(*. had been involved in the trouble of i_‘. Stephen’s Hungarian church and bad opposed the pastor, the Rev. Louis VonKovachs, the latter refused to conduct the funeral services for the child, and the boy was buried after informal services without a priest had been held at the home.'

COLUMBUS “No more wedding bells for me,” replied Artie Monroe, eighty-five years old, when he was asked by Judge Wickens of the Bartholomew circuit court if he wanted a divorce that he,might marry again. The court granted him a divorce froth Hester C. Monroe, sixtyseven years old, to whom he was married a few weeks ago.

GARY One fireman was overcome by gas and three other persons were rescued from a burning building on Broadway; William Undine, assistant chief of the fire department, who was overcome, was taken to Mercy hospital. Mrs Samuel Miller, her son, Sidney, and Miss Arina Rose were carried .from the building. LAFAYETTE Willajrd Gibson, sixteen years of age, following his arrest here, admitted that he ha*d, taken numerous Christmas packages from stores and buggies. He was recently paroled from the Plainfield reform school. The police recovered about $260 worth of stolen goods at his home. •

ANDERSON Charged with the theft of a quantity of Christmas candy and fruit from the Madison County Orphans’ Home, four boys are under arrest. Some of the stolen goods was found in their possession.