Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1914 — Indiana Brevities [ARTICLE]

Indiana Brevities

New Albany.—Willard Schray, charged with killing his wife, Rosa Schray, pleaded not guilty to an Indictment charging him with murder in the first degree when arraigned tn the Floyd circuit court, after a special grand jury had made its report. Judge W. C. Utz announced that the case would be set for trial on Saturday, January 31. Schray’s cool demeanor remains unchanged, and he still expresses satisfaction over his wife’s death. Hartford City—Mrs. Edna Randolph of Oblong, 111., accompanied by her father, William Edwards of Marion recovered her two children from Ora Bock, her divorced husband, In this city. The Bocks were divorced tn 1909 in Grant county and the court gave the mother the children. Both have remarried. Seven months ago Bock appeared at Marlon, obtained the children and took them to Oklahoma. He returned with them a week ago, and the mother learning of their presence in this city ( came with a court order and enlisted Sheriff Mills to aid her in recovering her son and daughter. Evansville. —Four associations, two tristate in their scope and two devoted to work in Vanderburg county, were organized here at last sessions of the first annual Trlstate Farmers’ institute. TJie Vanderburg County Cow-Testing association was organized with Anton Hoing president, Otto M. Volkmann and Chris Volkmann vice-presidents, and G. M. MeCutcheon, secretary and treasurer. The following officers were elected for parent body, the Tristate Farmers’ Institute: William Stevens, Boonville, president; E. McCullum, Henderson, vice-president; John C. Wallenmeyer, Evansville, secretary. Terre Haute.—Mrs. M. C. Laughead, an aged widow, shot and dangerously wounded Charles Bdyd, colored, as the man was entering a window at her home. The man was taken to a hospital, where it was said his wounds would prove fatal. Mrs. Laughead reported to the police that the man had forced an entrance to her room a short time earlier and had struck her in the face when she discovered him. She procured a revolver and stepped out on a porch, when she saw him again crawling in a window, and fired. Her nephew, who Jives with her, was aroused and called the police.. . »• Spencer.—Dr. R. P. Richards of Patricksburg, Progressive chairman of the Second district, appointed George M. Lott of Vincennes district secretary. No secretary was elected at the Bloomington convention, and it was agreed that the appointment should be made by the new chairman. Madison. —In the case of Harold Grimes, eighteen years old, indicted and tried fur first degree murder for shooting his father, William Grimes, last August, the jury, after being out an hour, returned a verdict of not guilty.