Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1914 — ONE KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK [ARTICLE]

ONE KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK

Three Other Persons Are Injured, One Seriously. ACCIDENT NEAR HAMMOND Frank Dudley, Procuring Actor-Mana-ger, Loses His Life—Party of Four Was Returning From a Funeral. Hammosd. —Frank Dudley, a producing actor-manager, well known on the southern circuits, was killed 20 miles couth of here and Peter Klaasen prabably fatally injured when Dudley’s automobile, which he was driving, stuck in a rut and overturned. With the two men in the automobile were Mrs. Edward A. Mee, proprietress of the Hotel Mee In Hammond, and her sister, Mrs. Mathias Boney. Both women were hurt internally, but are expected to recover. The party of four went to Hanover Center to attepd the funeral of a relative of Mrs. Boney and the accident happened while on the way back. Dudley’s home Is in Weeping Water, Neb. Second Section Hits First. Marion.—Four freight cars and the caboose of the first section of freight train No. 68 of the Michigan division of the Big Four railway, were so badly demolished when run into, by the second section of the saifie train In this city that the five cars had to be burned. The first section of the train was stopped near a sharp curve when switching and the flagman sent back did not reach the curve in time to flag the second section. Brakeman Elmore of Wabash, on the first section, was thrown from his train and his back was wrenched. Patrick Carmody of Wabash, engineer of the second section, and his fire- " man jumped before their engine crashed, injury. Escapes for Second Time. Jeffersonville. —Paul Riggs, an inmate of the Indiana reformatory, escaped for the second time. Riggs was the phenomenal baseball pitcher for the “Grays” prison team last summer, winning practically every game in which he participated. He broke his teammates’ hearts when he walked away on July 13, on the eve of an important game. At that time he was a trusty. Riggs was at liberty for ten days and was captured at Mount Carmel, 111. The officials have no idea of t his present whereabouts. He was sent up from Vanderburg county April 26, 1913, for two to 14 years on, a felony charge.

Make New Appointments. Marion.—The Grant county commissioners made the following appointments: County attorney, C. C. Gordon of Marion; county health officer, Dr. L. D. Holliday of Fairmount; superintendent of county infirmary, Harvey Boles of Monroe township; road superintendent, Doyle A. Pilcher of Marion; inspector of weights and measures, George Kiley of Marion; drainage commissioner, Eugene Mail of Marion; physician orphans’ home, Dr. F. A. Priest of Marion; physician county infirmary, Dr. J. C. Ross of Gas City. No Policewoman at Madison. Madison. —James E. Crozier (Rep.) was sworn in as mayor. He appointed John W. Jenkins chief of police and C. A. Bowman street commissioner. The new Democratic council announced the following police appointments: Samuel H. Sauley (Rep.), John W. Morrow (Dem.), Louis Alexander (Dem.), and Henry B. Strong (Rqp.). Mrs. Anna Logan, who has served on the police force for a few months, was not to be retained.

Sought to Please Friends. Logansport.—lgnatius C. Myers, manufacturer of punch boards at Rochester, was Instantly killed when an automobile which he was driving skidded into a ditch, upset and pinned him beneath. His neck and back were broken. In the car with Myers were Stephen Parsons, R. K. Gilliland and E. A. Smith, all of Rochester. They escaped unhurt. Mr. Myers made the fatal trip against his wish and only to accommodate some friends. Makes 11 “Tiger” Raids. Marion.—Sheriff Y. F. White of Grant county raided and placed under bond for appearance in court the keepers of 11 alleged blind tigers. The sheriff proposes to work jointly with the new city administration for law enforcement. Four-of the places raided were at Home Corner, just outsi’de the National Military home. The others were in tli« city proper. Throws His Hat Into Ring, Sullivan.—Fred F. Bayes of this city ~ made formal announcement of his candidacy for the Democratic congressional nomination in this, the Second, district. This county has two other candidates, State Senator Charles E, Akin of Carlisle and Charles D- Hunt of this city. Mr. Bayes is now serving his second term as prosecuting attorney of this county and was formerly a member of the board of trustees of the Sow'.hem Insane hospital.

Tipton.—The lid has been ordered on all dice and card games, punch boards and slot machines in public places, and druggists are warned to obey the liquor law by the new administratiorn, Evansville. Suit asking $25,000 from the L. & N. Railroad company for damages sustained by the w ashing out of a fill during last spring’s flood has been filed by Supreme Justice J. W. Spencer and others. Elkhart —A cat belonging to Mrs. Walter Gordon has throat trouble which Its mistress declares is mumps. It is believed the animal caught the disease from a child who is just recovering from an attack. Miami.—Vandals are making life a burden to residents of this place. Windows are stoned and warnings posted on homes of various persons. Special officers have been appointed with orders to shoot any one wffiose actions are suspicious.

Lafayette.—Rev. John Claypool, one of the oldest Methodist ministers in the Northwestern Indiana conference, is dead at his home in Stockwell from the infirmities of age. He was born in Boone county August 7, 1842, and his entire life was devoted to teaching the Gospel. He was admitted to the Northwestern Indiana conference in 1881 and he had charges in Boswell, Rensselaer, Norton circuit of Putnam county, Williamsport, Monmorenci, Kentland, Stockwell, Wave-; land, Kirkland and Romney. The funeral will be held at ten o’clock Tuesday morning, and Dr. G. W. Switzer of Lafayette will officiate. Logansport.—With the arrest of Charles Snider, twenty-three years old, and Alice Hinton and Walter Smith, each eighteen years old, here, the police have in custody a trio of local youths who have perpetrated some of the most daring burglaries In the history of the city. Loot taken from hardware stores, drug stores, saloons and other business houses was recovered. The young men confessed their guilt and declared they were going to give themselves up had not the police arrested them. This statement is given color by the fact that they made similar announcement to * friend a few days ago, and it reached the police, causing their arrest. Shelbyville.—Harry Talbert of this city has been committed to jail by Judge Blair for a year, or until he satisfies a judgment of S2OO against him in connection with the settlement of a case against him by the state on relation of Miss Onia Abercrombie of Andersonville. The penalty was fixed by the court, following a jury verdict against the Terre Haute. —County commissioners re-elected E. H. Redman county attorney and Joe Roach pauper attorney, and chose Dr. W. H. Roberts, father of Mayor-elect Roberts, county commissioner.