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SUTHERLIN CASE AGAIN. THE WORK OF IMPANNELLING A JURY BEGUN TODAY. One hundred good and true men were in waiting to answer questions put to them by the attorneys representing both the State and the defense. For the second time William Sutherlin will be called upon to face a jury of his peers and answer to the charge of murder. This case excited wide attendtion at the former trial, and from a

legal standpoint was one of the hardest

fought trials that ever took place in Marshall county. Sutherlin was found guilty of murdering his friend, E. B. Fetters, in Starke county, and burying his body under the carcass of a mule. The firm of Martindale and Stevens defended Sutherlin, and the State was represented by L. M. Lauer of this city. Prosecutor Bernetha of Rochester and Prosecuteor Stets and Glazebrook of Starke county. Sutherlin was found guilty of murder and given a life sentence in the penitentiary. The attorneys for the defense took an appeal to the supreme court and a new trial was ordered. The coming trial promises to be more exciting than the former one. This afternoon was taken up in getting a jury, and as we go to press the attorneys are still at work. TUESDAY . A erowded court room, the weather any thing but pleasant, hundreds c? peopde from abroad ifl the city, all anxious to look upon the faces ol the twelve men selected by the state and defense to well and truly try the case, wherein William Sutherlin standi Charged with the murder of W. F. I'. Fetters. This is the indictment chanred I i against him. He ateadfl not enitte. The i State id Indiana sas that he i cuilt and that the same will be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Every pr:o in the law and evidence will be close! V scratioized by the attorneys, and notfa ing will be left undone ty either side. The prelirnniar skirmish by lawyers m a criminal case is something that is always closely observed by liw public for as a rule the public forms an opinion as to which side has the nest of the case. If the defense lacks some thing, the peojde are not slow to observe it, and the sme ran be said ol the State. ' Uut as the case now stands, both sides will be ablv represented and thrpeople in attendance will b well paid daily drinking in the sensational testi rnouy which will be presented during the trial. The defense claims to have new and important evidence to present, and the state claims the same. It tinproves to be true, the out come of the trial can not even be surmised. The fact that sutherlin has been granted a new trial causes many people to think that he will be acquitted, while there are many who conscientiously believe that the severest penalty will he meiert out to him. The following gentlemen were chosen to well and truly try the case: William Futy, In wood; Joan Ilaight, Inwood; Jacob Sarber, (.'enter tp; J. Pickrei, Argus; Nash, Polk Tp; Daniel Lender, Bourbon Tp; Jacob tira'-e, Tippecanoe rp; Allerdine, j Tippecanoe Tp; August Mensel, Ferman Tp; James Keddiek, Fonrbon Tp; Phlilin 1'wulH I Innivin Tri- Willi.. i., . . f ...vm.u, . v . wi iiimui j Keyser, Herman lp, This afternoon the prosecution arraigned Wm. Sutherlin, the defendant and Mr Sutherlin waved the arraignment, pleading "Not. Guilty." All the witnesses were ordered from the court room, the jury sworn in and at live minutes past two o'clock the noted murder case was again on trial. Prosecutor Beruetha explained to the jury that the otate charged Wm. Sutherlin with murdering I d Fetters, reading the tbree charges in the indictment. An explanation as to the whereabouts of the murder and the murdered body followed. The prosecution claimed that Fetters had inherited a small interest in his mothers est ate The evidence will show thiton the l)lh day of Nov. IBM Sutherlin and Fetter were together in Knox on a traveling expedition. lYt ten while in Knox exhibited a large 1 roll of money. Sutherlin bougiit a pint of whiskey and explained that he did not have the money with him to pay for it. jiutherlin and l etters left Knox together late in the eveninsr. Neighben near the election school house heard two or three shots lired and loud enssof pain- During the night Suther lin came to the house of Mr. Hoher and purchased an old worn out mule lor live dollars. He killed the mule, skinned

hun. ami put the body in grave on and said he thought bod) tn be that ol Um top of the bdy of Feiten, Suth- man seen with Sutherlin in Koox. Feterliii was efter tlw murder driving u,s bad a roll i t blihi in his purse white I

the horses ol Fettern. Ken er 's hnt trat found near the root of the murder b school children nud

I Sutherlin drove ' Behoof house end j lorroer inaj. tie dtdn t testify at other got the bat,put H on hi- bead, with the trial beeaoec be did not want to be a remark that n was a h i of a good ii:. ' b8 Hehad never seen Fetten beSutherlin afterward claimed that he ," " 1 be da; in question hut al seen

I later had name recorded . i Atl'y Beverns then stated that the de fense would postpone its statement lo the jnry u!si! altr the state am med its it nesses. ii is ex WKUXKSUAY. Hie Sutherlin trial is now on in full ! blaal and old Knox couuty is well nigh j tants of Knox county t biatrial has af forded an opportunity never within I their grasp but once before and thai I opportonity lo mingle with act us i r.n man beings where th Kger d nijs"" swamp 'tys, the ri!i ol "bell gram it eg" and the blood sucking mstUttoes d- not molts; i hem dm ing theii houn fr slumber, .. ..... I ...... I .1 ,1... HUI n,i,,v-' 1 " Mn . boasts thai sue bus lickeo, cudgeled. i spausea ana none it"- waiK 9panis ad lo every specimen oi ihn -,enua hom m( iiiS tJn4wn hi -hiWhrod breath within a radio.- ol tea miles ol her u inicile is one of the witnesses in ihis trial and if we are rightly informed, she Will liaves goodly supply of -nigger I heads in ber hip pocket to bruise where I eh cuni wla v.ien iL l.. I Its 1 r m nmm I .-..v. .-...v. . ... v-.i.r, jco.o. "Aunt 1. .a" ifl one ol those reliable I specimens ol woman kind that could keep a secret over night al! right it she were asleep. She might not be considered I talkative woman. he is ordinarily as mum as an oyster as mum as tie oyster that keeps n "stomach ; ache" in encouraging spirits. She is not a woman th.r will noke bernnin. ... 1. . 1 mi i-i.iri in) .4ioess, nuns-, sue i ., . ,. . . I iiiiuks mat mere is someinniK sne 1 t ,-inn,,. to know the lamiiv secrets ot any body I ...... - outsmeoi Knox county. "Aunl Lissa - El a charming character, not a cherub j that would intoxicate a Plymouth youth under üfty nor is she a "cricket 1 , , . I On the hearth She comes iieie from 1 K tiikV ;i.nr I v ti criir tmik .i t jm! i ... t 1 .lli,ilt Id L'n.LltT w M . I ......... . . ... . .1 3 1 iinf.ji 111 an iinpoiiaoi case aim w uai - i 1 ever may be her eccentricities ami her : experiences it is evident that she Will I , . . .. .... do her duty as well as i! she had never spanked a 1 Unmiuh attorney, ' - 1 Howard Chaplin the county SO. veyor, j 01 rtuox, was tne iiret witness tr tne ' state, lie is a bright intellectual young 1 r... ... . . , b man. lhe worst that can be said about ! . him is that he comes Horn Knox. It is likely however, that be has but recently J ; setthd among the natives. At any rate , . . . . . . be did not exhioit th tt puncuued ap-1 I pearancethat would be expected o ai . 1 man wno has spent a whole life among . . the crickets and mosquitoes. Mr. (hap- . . .. . . F lin stated that he is acquainted with the . , .. . 1 , country about the election BChOOl house. . ... . 1 Atty btevens 10 the cross-examination I . . ., , , ! had the Witness illustrate the exact ay , ,. . ... . of the country near the F ectaon s diooi , house and the trend ot t fie highways . , ... . , . , tnereabouts. Witness testified that the . . . section near the school house is the ... . ... most densely populated portion ot the , . .. ...... i township, and that t.iere are no bouse J , . . , dioiig nie nigiiway 101 iiiree quarters OI a mile in the river bottom. He said ihat Lhe distance from the school houses to where the body was found is about J three miles, and that Taz Mitchell lived i from twenty to forty rods from the place where it is claimed tnat Fetters was kilb-d. He also said that there are twelve houses within a null mile of the place where Fetten is said to have been killed. ('has. Louden, of Knox, was the second witness. He is an interesting

character, a native of Sweeden ami "someone mar. reuen wore, i bespeaks in broken Rngitsh. It was evi-,eD8e on cs-examinaUon sought tt. dent that be could keep his "shirt on" lmrrach Saver's testimony by this witbreaking a stumpy piece of new ground ness bul vvlltltss verified Savers state- j easier than be could nils Sitting on the ! m9at lhal he wm present at the black - j witness stand, lie believes in having 0Bith tnon at the tilne claimed by; his say and the blood rushes lo his I avt'rhead when the lawyers interfere with j K" Ul Mow ol Kyal Center, tMÜfied him. He tesLiiied that he bad knowa I that f ormeriy resided in Plymouth. Fetters about is years. He t.aw Fetters ' Ue liad ku,)W Fetters and had em Monday NOV. 15, 1806 on Main Street Po50d him- He saw the body of Fet j in Knox, in the evening shortly before lrs U) K,,ox aild WwHitkdil as Fetters, sun down. Fetters told him that be Tbere WM ü sear on Fetters (ace wnieh was going home that, night and that bcar was a,8 0,1 la('e ()! lhe Uo(,ySutherlin was standing near Fetters at F. I i. anscoik, ol Plymouth, stated the time. The defense sought to make 1 haf lv' k,,ew Kj Fetters, and that he

a point out of the fact that witness could give DO reason for knowing that it was Nov. 16. 1SW, when he had this conversation with Fetters but the I inai ellect of this effort proved a feather for the prosecution. All witnesses present were sworn Uns morning after which W lihs Saver took the Stand. He is a mason, residing in Knox. He testified that tie saw Sutherlin in Knox about the middle of November 18. He looked at body

:; rW blacksmith shop ol Mr. Plumber I Hu cross-examination ii was brought I nnt that witness had not testified at.

Sutherlin, Witness did not dunk that j Sntherlia eaw the money. The cross-; examination took consider a nie time trying to get witness to give reasons; for thinking that he had seen Fettere in the lU'Wth of November, lie saw boily after it was brought to Knox. ' was partially decomposed, part of be hair and mustache having slipped iromtbesktn. ihs race was bruised. He was certain thai Fettet a had on a cap on the day in question. Witness identified the photograp of Fetters, paying that the face resembled the man very muchuul iheclothea were different. Ii Fetten, a brother of Ed Fetters! then gave testimony as to the weigh! and lieighl of Fd Fetters. Mis father a. his death lefi something of an estate w nen cue motner aied her third of the ,1 .iUt .tÄ ... a...t 11. 1 original estate was divided between the I three children. This was in 1893. Fd h ! no disposition to quarrel, Uncross 1 imination be st;,teu that the trouble between Witness and his brother was on account ol Ed being cruel to their , mother: ;ha! Kd hud reneatediv abussd amJ that Bbc h.t(t rno froai lhe hxtose repeatedly beeanse he . ..... l,rH.,tnii t.. L-.II ber; th:i'. he ; had tried to force his mother to sign I certain notes with hun. This evidence J u'tven on cross-examination was a sur- . pris to the state as it was not brought j out at the former trial, it will be used I by the deien.se to show thai bis death ! might have 0680 caused by blows Ul elf defense. Thomas Fat rick, the Knox under- , A .... w! , i.., i ... . Ukw BUled ,!'a' as brought to 1. -0 1...... 1 . I inn piai.:- l'fy, Ii, ,n, BBHI U II I V In-I no claimed to be that of Kd Fettere. F d ,. ,c r ,t v ;. k ... , was o leet, inches tali. Fnought Weight about Impounds. Complexion ,ight. muti9ebts Sfiri(v Wo, mh UJ. i,,..tll,i , ,.Jf , . , Jicaiea that he hao been shot in the i,,.,,,. mnA mimA mtm. , neau ana also struck with stone Instrunnt 11 o, 1 ,0 went. ISodj had on coat, pants, draw en, shirt and shoes, lie removed them ' .. ...i It ,.. -n ana wrapped them up. 1 hev were at- , .1!PMi.o , 'H' vaiu tiiined over to the snernl n, , . . ... . Crotblug waa produced in court ami .;,,14JC u,;,' . .. witness ideutihed it. On cross exa mi...n... ..o... . , j .1 nation, wi ne--.-, statin thut n. iiiamivar. M Wood Qn The bods , ..,., . . Was Kept 23 hours and interred in the 1-, 1 Knox cemetery. It was not decom 1 , . , p. seu 1 iii uig 1 j 1 rie sh 1 o supped ami t iiere 1 ... . .M. ' , j .o.ni 1.1 ....1 . .. ,1 , ... Ciot ted blood on the lei t temple, m. ib afternoon session opened with , . - L UirilliUII. 1 ill ,,lllllUr ... , i i uinler, a common laborer of Knox; , , , , . tbtihetl that he knew botn utherlm! ... 1 i- , x- ... I snd retten and saw them Nov. 16. X& , ;-, ... tl in Knox, loid about asking them to! tm1em k.-w- . ...,, 1 take bieaktast with him but they chose . .... . to eat a lunch at the restaurant. They' ... . 1 . . they were there trying to buy some . . . . . Iieii'S. TllfV VAN a! hi iKnn iluuil .1 ,o clock and went to dinner with him. vtM . ,i,i . , ' I ettcr said that one horse belonged to , . ! him and one to Mdherlin. 1 ettera re . , lused to take supper, stating that they ,. ... . V. would have to start home. W itness saw Sutherlin on Tuesday the day after the murder ill Knox. He asked Sutherlin where Fetters was and he sua! thai ht had dnven him out as lar as the election j school house and he went home by himself. He saw blood on the box of the wagon a Iter ward. Witness saw the body when brought to Knox' and recognized it as Edward Fetters! lie testified that Fetters wore a kind ot corduroy cap. and an overcoat. Thought ! t he overcoat produced m court resemI.I. 11. AI . - A HPtoJo! him. He saw the botly and i(teutiöed 11 aH the ,MKl' ot Ed Fetters. Mr' N all8CO" was positive that bodyvvus l,,at ol ,:,J Fetters. John Brodau, of Knox, stated that he saw Sutherlin about the 16th of November in ins saloon. Sutherlin got a half pint of whiskey that evening. He saiti be would pay lor it the next time he came in. This was about ö o'clock in lhe evening. Witness saw Fetters l,ave quite a roll td money in t he morn-

fog and a ded tha' he changed five dollar bill for hun. THURSDAY. The saloon Keeper and his bar tender had their say and told all the? knew ah ml Sutherlin and Fetten during their short visit to i heir saloon in Knox on Nov. 16, im, Both ware positive that Tetters had a roll of money and paid tor the drinks. Mr. Ilorden, the proprietor is a man past the meridian of life and to all api trances endeavored to be a fair wit-

uess. By these two witnesses the

state expects to prove beyond a reason-1 the body was br mht to the undertakanle doubt that be displayed this money jers. fetters ate sapper at his place at in the presence of Sutherlin. That all I time he saw him. He paid for supper bills were paid by Fetters. Reynolds, producing a live dollar bill which wit the bar tender did not Be Sntheriiu I ness changed. Fetten had a roll ol Bpend any money, and thU Sutherlin and bills and said that the live dollar hill

l etters left the saloon togetuer, and Sutherlin said they were going to Flmont h. .Mr. Wood worth is tr:e intelligent farmer, tnd tne "King Fee" of the n. ighborhood where the alleged murder was said to have taken piacs. He told his st ay in a plain forward manner. Whin the names of Grace Primley and Tax Mitchell wen mentioned the audience .eu.nd forward expecting to hear something on the sensational order, but in this they wer- disappointed, and Tai and Grace w ill be heard from later on. The lawyen for the defense, .ir-seis M art in dale He Stevens are on the alert, and the skillfull manner in winch thej ly commented on. .John Horden testified. Saw do money in purse, nu: saw roll ol bills. Saw Fetters take roll of money from bis pocket. Fon t know the denomination of the bills. Fetters bought two drinks f wio.L..v VmHmm a -' 4 . Liivip ui aui mir rtii'j Sutherlin the other, changed a bill lor Fetters giving hack SFNO in change which Fetters placed in his right hand pocket. I did not testify at the pieliminary trial in Knox. Didn't knowFetters well enough to call him by name, I am acquainted with F.nocn Mow. Saw Fetten at livrv barn, alen saw him at the huckleberry marsh, muiU n.o iiaaitviiia ik irt i.in.. pitra "! Reynolds, bar tender for Borden testdied that he knew Sutherlin ami Fetters. Saw both ot them in Knox, Nov. Wtb, 18V6, They came into saloon and Sutherlin asked Fetters to take a drink, Fetters refused, said he didn't want to drink, noticed peculiar mark on overcoat of Fetters, WOUid recognize coat if shown to me. (Coat was produced and identified by witness.) Cross examin ed: Sutherlin arm Fetters came into saloon bet ween 7 and B o'clock, U took a drink and Sutherlin pud lhe bill, Sutherlin was in the saloon next day, Sutherlin didn't introduce me to Fetters, didn't see him again. They drove a small Borrel pony, and a brown horse. The pony was on Fie "off side," pony was blemished on ittt side and I refused to buy him for thai reason. F. Wood worth testified, Five in starke county, iiveeast of election school house about 74 rods, I waeat horns on the nighi of Nov. 16th. Heard loud noise and quarreling in the direction of school house, heard lour shots lired and loud talk, I was standing in front of my house, it was between 8 and It o'clock did not investigate the cause of the shooting, remember when the grave was opened. 1 heard there was a pool of blood in the toad but did not see it Cross-examined by Mr. Stevens. The witness stated tha Grace Frimley was ins adopted daughter and lived with him Nov. 16th lS'.ii,. she was at home on that night, but had left the house With her two children shortly before the shooting. She returned in one hour bringing with her a pair of rubber boots. Taz Mitchell was not at my house that night. The noise at the school house continued Six or seven minutes, heard several voices, thought it was a drunken row. Ur. Glaxebrook a Knox physician, testifed that he examined the body at the undertakers. Thought it about ." feet S inches high, medium size. His description as to the condition of the corpse was practically the same as that ii former witness. Flesh slipped from the boiir-s very readily. Thought the wound had been inflicted by a blunt instrument. His evidence went to shew that he had been shot in the bend ! tne nuuei starring in ai ltie oi lat ei . . i ii . . . . '. i c . and coursing upwards through the . . .. " .L . SKuii. mo i nougm i ne woumis were in - t hought fliCted before death, and that they would cause death. The defense in cross-examination sought to prove by the witness in the light of his knowledge from the text books that no phyBician can tell whether or not a wound Ml produced before or alter death At torney Stevens who conducted the cross examination of this witness had acquainted himself with the knowledge of expert surgery and his questions

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iiy-..- no ;n tur nuiuaii iiid tun), iteiiiiuui was l.awj.nrt proved by the witness that nooe oi the j cause l nil this wat

wounds on the head, outside the gun shor would produce death of llieitseives. If death resulted, it would he caused by inrlsmation ar.u blood poisoning alter wards. Cyrus Calloway, of Knox, stated that he conducted a grocery and restauranl during lv."'. tie knew Ed l etters and Wm. Sntherlin. lie remembered see I ing Fettere three or four ks before was the smallest he bad. Fetters and Sutherlin go in wagon together am drove away, Fetters sum hf was not weil and was going home. 15- s.iw tin body and identified it as Kd Fetten Lie saw Sutherlin the next da alter they drove out of town, on cross -ex aminalion, witness s ated that he could neither read or write and that be hao been married twice. Atty Martitujaif went after the witness vigorously pro vokiag an interesting repartee on the pari of the Wil ne.-s. Witness said tna Fetten did not have roil of money in a purse. Fetter did have a purse containing silver. A strong eft orl whs made hereto impeach i s:ivi'i' 11 tfwtimnni whn said that. yttiir had a roll of bills in a purse. Witness J did not give testimony at the prelimiury iriai si rvnox rr(at i-eiiers nau a I ro'l uioney lie said he was not ask j d that llUt,8lioD' i Mr SurP,UB. deputy Marsha) ol Knox met Sutherlin on Nov. 16 H6. lie saw Sutherlin and another man drive out ol Knox in the evening. The afternoon session opened with 1 ury man sarber minus a beard, having '

taken advantage of the noon recess io,.rlMt . , . . ttietids. and that their triendship would improve bis appearance. ! 1 ... . continue s j long as the 'amp ot nie

. . . lie is acquainted with Sutherlin and in, I At tnis instance Mrs. Sutherli I 1.: 1 v ... ..... ai: their little daughter entered the com t loom. i'he prisoner took the little gni .in Kifl hin urn; cliu tarts tl.t.. l. 4iaH 99nM 'vaF vMe i-'iiv: UVOII'. ii i ur x - k WvW" j lugs that are determine the i at t ol n -r fat tier. Dr. Stitch, a Knnx ifentitt ,v.-. r,i,lr to testifv thai Sutherlin viewed the body and stated l hat body was .ha. of Fetten, but as Sutherlin was in band culls and in Charge of im- sherd: ai the time, the defense claimed that ihis recognition on Sutherlin's part w;ts manifested ander duress. The court ulused to submit tin- evidence to Fie jury for the tune being, reserving his! uecisiuii until ne c ;.'-'i. i-ii cntaiii , autnorities ur, s i;ch i. ,. ... i it 1 1 IV HI poraiilj excused. Washington Beever, teslined that on theevening of Sot, its 1t6, he was a; home after beim: in bed some time, he heard shooting, three shots and following that a cry of pun. lie resides three quartets of a mile of the election school house. , Taz Mitchell came to him and told I him there had been blood found neat the Election school boase. It was two weeks until he go; thip information.

Taz Mitchell- a resident of Knox, but j Greenwald served ms country faithfulformerly a resident ne r the Flection j 'y during the Uu- civil wai tad u school house m Nov. 1806. He beard j member of the (j A. It. po?l in this citv I the shooting and hollowing on nighl ol ' He has been employed as freigld agent Nov. 1 '.. Thought the snots were I of the littsburg in this city for a good lired southeast ot the school bouse. He ! Bssny years a? d when be re timed o saw a place a short distat.ee southeast j his home on Sophia street .'as, evening of the School house where it looked at 6 o'clock lie found that score of like there nad'bsen some scuffling, o- his Fraud Army ccmrauec hau tak.-n cross examination, he stated thai Bhoo ' pos&essitui of his home and his capture Ing occurred between s and 9 o'cJorfr. I was eadil effected, lie meekly surft is not unnsus! to hear shooting :n rendered ami threw himatil .it tie that vicinity. Bethought it wis c ns-j mercy of th boys nut tieciared ed by boya going to a dance. He heird thai be would get even with BO cries of any one in pain. He testi- j his wife for the part she had taken. A lied that he and Dan Koar were arrest-1 splendid supper was served which ed ond placed in jail charged with mar-' would be haul to excel! ;rul to wiia tt der. Ht lud been cutting wood Nov. all present did ample justice. Among 16 H6. Hrace Frimly was helping him the number present we note the 1 v shove a cross cut saw. W itness could ing. read very little and this aggrivated the Fapt. Amasa Johnson Ca D.ttUi Ind., attorneys foe the defense sosae in get- Washington Kelley Qaarta Master Co. ting salient facts before the jury. 'II. 9th lndn Major W tu. Kendall . hd

M ;t l i l.il . At the residence of Fd S Hogarth, North Center street, last night at s o'clock, Mr. Charlie Soice and ilia Nellie Tabor were joined in wedlock. i Rev. Raymond, ot the Fpiscopal church i llllil'IMl Uli' ( llllv I ! ; i I Ii i Ii i. , I i i ' .. frianiii i .... j (d the contracting partn s ware present. 1 ... Alter the ceremony the happy couple left for the home of the brides parents S miles south of Plymouth. A number of the young folks m this city went down and gave them an old time -belling." A splemlid suppei was sei veil ami lh serenadio. i.iHt .:.. ..i.miv ' : "."TV" J r9 entei a.ue.i. , narueoice is one ot WOO I best young men ami the young lady he! has chosen for a life partner, is known 1 to alt for her many good qualities. The r . , . . r . . Independent extends congratulations.

l ;iw ) nc-c i ni!.. nil. 11 m pi m 1 i'.' e happiest man ii' Fly mouth Thar.

1 . 1 Linken belt. The gnt about by J his 111x03 friends, l'eeterdai was Sir. Li!:.. i I ;'iuis : o3rd birtnday, and ihe Ids youth. w:iu ulaved hide and seek with lorn thirty yean ago planned a big surprise audit was eat rued oul to perfection. Almost every business man in Plymouth showed up In front Of the When grocery, awaiting lhe signal from Andy Holter. Maiuger 1 M liters band In a lew minutes the band boys appeared on the sidewalk. Fbej played one of tuen best selections, ind at a given signal the hue of inarch was taken for the Linkenheit residence on Gatm street. Lawrence was found sitting in the old ami chair, thinking 'er the (iays of long ago, when he was irronsed from his ajeditatious by the -woe; Btrains ftom the Blotter band on cnefront porch. Soon Mr. Ubkenheh vas besieged ny ijis old inemis who grasped his hand and congratulated tin on bis 53rd birthday. Lawrence was too Fill for utterance ind hy a silent motion acknowledged his sorpriee and meekly Buireodered 1 h party took possession of hts speci us residence ai.u made themselves at ine. Speeches were made by the following gentlemen,lr Keynokis,ilon. 11. G. 1 aer, i.ige Martmdah .i'rof. K. A. Chare, Prof. W. K. liailev, I r. Knott. Sam Pari er, Joe Swindell, lati Mellow.I .u i , . . i . ... . ard, Andy Molter and others. lr. Fey uolds recited that old familiar ooem of 'Hide and Seek, which brought tears from Lawrence. )r. Reynolds was never oaj pier ti.an he - s last night, and his little game of '-Hide and Seek' made all the old timers boys again. .Mr. fhayer spoke of the long business career of Mr.Linkenheit, and while they Vlt-'Ie t 1 1 1 1 ; 1 1. t if i hSo in hnninenn Ii rabaI : tn , . . t ... i 1 1 1 tut- Ijcl that it-v iimiI i, Uutd iit.uii I continued t" bum. Daniel Me Donald , spoke feetingly, and renin. ded all present that be was there to congratulate j Mr. Linkenheit on Ids good luck in reaching bit S3ra birthday, alter eais of physical pain. Motten band uiseoureed sv.ee' musk, and we can truth . u Ij assert ttidt the music rendered by ' ur,n s :i - ' U l nv' exceueu 11. I -l,i,,ul"- ab a.i mccumou long so i i i .i ... . i . t . . . . Piyuioutit, i. ....... . I cauvmiwfisi auu om inai eertaiuij be li wo. always oe cheiisl LaU l ei ice SS he oi l he bappK Sl b he ever spent. Mr. Linkeubeit recievej Ulilli'M' letters irom Bbsenl triends, congraiulatmg him on his .j.im aqnivetsary, an. regretting 'he tacc the eoukl ut be present. No man in Plynioutii has more personal menus man Fawa . Linken;. eli. He lias U-v n an invalid tot seats, bul his long busiae s careei and I sterling Integra j caunot be overltNfked mi the erue6t desire ol those prese il UIgni W'1S M wm uvwiooi i ntIue to improve in health. v ",,! Karui a Aaron Green wa Id wis 62 yean jesterdav and m conseuuesee ,i old tins event Mrs tireenwald perpetrated a comph te surprise on her husband. M j Ind., F. F. Morris Co. F. H:ii Fl., IS. I Southworth 142nd ill.. Charles Reynolds. Co. (i. U2ud Fl , Büjah mm r son 58th Ind, I . F IHjcksoo 34th Mass. lohn C. Kahn Co. I). Stud Ind.. v. E. liailey 9th 111. Cavalry, W. Ii L ve Co. I.oSth Ind., Aaron Freenwald 10th I'eun. Mr. Kelley was the oldest comrade present, his age beiiuidT. Charkss Ih vjnotds was the rrrangejtf hi being only Ul. The average was Od. The Um j was spent in pleesean eoovwfsatioi and incidently the stirring times ol 61 td HI were alluded to. The ladiei I au.. - it Ii' ll v m ! l"wl" ' o. ll. l.ove, .Mis. Kendall, Mrs. W . spnnsler, and Mrs. U. . Ilo.d.a.n. Mr. Fonham an! tne writer Were lileni fpactaton I ut o: jovetl the occasion juatthe t a ne. Tne fPmPn ft st 9 o'efoax WMoing air. tfreenwsld many more t nihd.y anni rersarles.