Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1912 — STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF

NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL OVER INDIANA. FIND BONES OF SLAIN MAN Skeleton, Found in Cellar of Richmond House, Believed to Be That of Henry M. Dayton, Missing Since September, 1910.

Richmond, Dec. 20.—Buried beneath layers of earth and quick lime, the skeleton of a man, believed to have been Henry M. Dayton, who mysteriously disappeared in September, 1910, was found by the police in the cellar of the Dayton house in the north end of the city. The gluesome find resulted from information which the widow of the murdered man gave to the police several days ago, and was in the form of what purports to be a written confession by Joseph F Snyder, who before and' since the murder, has been a boarder at the Dayton home. Last Tuesday, following a quarrel with the woman, Snyder left the letter, which she says has been in her possession for more : thaii a year, though never opened and read until Tuesday, was turned over to the police. For three days efforts to locate and arrest Snyder have been made by the police. Captain Gorman and Coroner Pierce went to the home and found the body as tlie alleged confession of Snyder indicated it would be found. , Risks Life to Save Others. Nashville, Dec. 20.—Walter Ferguson, giving his address as 9GO South West street, Indianapolis, risked his life and that of two- men companions to save those of a woman and her daughter. Ferguson and his friends were descending Kelley hill, one of the steepest in the county, their auto 'going at high speed. Ahead of them In a buggy were Mrs. Dan Miller and her daughter. As soon as he saw them Ferguson tried to stop ills machine, but it was too late. Then he deliberately turned to one side, sending it down the steep embankment. The machine was wrecked, but its occupants were practically unhurt. Police Hold Murder Theory. Gary, Dec. 20. —Police of Gajy, Hobart and Miller are working on what they believe is another case of murder, which has come to light by the discovery of the body of a man about V»irty years old, in the sand dunes *hst of Miller. The body was found

by Gustave RTmmei of willow Creek, a section foreman, who was burning grass on railroad property. When the ground was cleared the body was revealed. Although the victim had been dead three months, employes of the sand company say that the body was placed on the spot where it was found the past weak, —— Plan War Against “Movies.” Laporte, Dec. 20.—With headquarters opened in this city, from which to conduct a campaign against legislation legalizing the opening of moving picture houses on Sundays, petitions are being prepared for mailiag to every city, town and hamlet in the state for signatures in opposition thereto. The campaign committee is composed of J. D. Oakes, representing the Presbyterian church; F. R. Liddell, the Christian church, and R. N. Smith, state’s attorney, the Methodist chureh. Flouring Mill Is Burned. Mitchell, Dec. 20.—Fire here destroyed the flour mill and contents owned by H. O. Graves. The blaze started in the engine room on one of the lower floors. The mill contained twenty-five tons of bran, 800 bushels of wheat, 1,400 bushels of corn and some flour. The insurance is $6,000 and the loss SIO,OOO. This makes the second mill of the kind to burn here in three years. By the use of the city chemical engine and the work of a number of men nearby buildings w ere saved. Hemorrhage Causes Death. Shelbyville, Dec. 20. —Death came to Walter Pike, nineteen years olcl, near his home west of here. He had gone to the rural route box, some distance from the house, and bled to death in the ‘road from hemorrhage of the lungs. He had been in failing health, but his death came almost without warning, as neither he nor his parents suspected that he suffering from tuberculosis or that his condition was dangerous. Lamp Upsets, Starts Fire. Brazil, Dec, 20. —The magnificent country home of Lewis McNutt at the Idlewilde Farm, s*uth of this city, was destroyed by fire, involving a loss of $5,000 on the house and $3,000 on the furniture. The fire was started by Jesse and B. R. Norfolk, tinners, who upset a coal lamp in a closet. Mr. McNutt was in Gosport at the time. Flames Destroy Orchard. Columbus, Dec. 20—A fire started by a cigar stub thrown in the grass along a roadside swept a forty-acre orchard, destroying most of the trees. The orchard was on land owned by the heirs of the late Terrell Newsom, near Clifford. The fire was stopped by the snow. Had the fire, continued immense damage would have resulted.