Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1898 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Found in Bed with Her Head Crashed - Boy Bnn Away to Join the NavyKilled in a Runaway Accident—Acquitted Alonzo Barrett. J . Mystery at Indianapolis. The murder of Mrs. John A. Moore In the beautiful residence of her sister, Mrs. Dirk De Ruiter, in Meridian street, Indianapolis. is still unsolved. De Ruiter, ex-Councilmau aud wealthy contractor, and his wife bad separated, and Mrs. Moore was temporarily in the home whils Mrs. De Ruiter was being treated at a sanitarium. While she was alone some one entered the house and .crushed her skull with a piece of iron. De Ruiter was called before the detectives, but proved to their satisfaction that he was not in the neighborhood at the hour when the killing was done. The husband of the murdered woman was then placed under arrest. New Trial for Famous Case. At Greenfield, Judge Offut granted a motion for a new trial in the ease of Mrs. Macy Boa up re vs. the Citizens’ Street Railway Company of Indianapolis. The plaintiff asked $50,000 damages for injuries received in an accident. The ease has been tried four times. Three trials in Hendricks County on a change of venue resulted; first, disagreement; second, $3,500 for plaintiff; third, $15,000. In the fourth, in Hancock County a few day* ago, plaintiff was awarded $2,500 damages. Ran Away to Be a Bluejacket. George A. Gordon, at Huntington, has received a letter from his brother, Paul -Gordou, who disappeared from home about two years ago. It is now learned that in April, 1897, he enlisted in the navy at New York name of Paul Densniore, and was assigned to duty as a marine on the lowa. He was the marine orderly who carried the report of the Maine board of inquiry when it was delivered by Lieutenant Commander Marix to Admiaal Sicard at Key West. Mrs. Redeker Killed in a Rnaway. As Mr. and Mrs. John F. Redeker of near New Point were going to Greensburg with their produce their horse ran away. Opposite the De Armond Hotel it rafil the wagon on the curb and threw out the people. Mr. Redeker was injured, but not seriously. Mrs. Redeker fell on her head aud Eheeived injuries from which she died Three hours later. Alonzo Barrett Acquitted. The jury in the case against Alonzo Barrett at Shelbyville, charged with attempting to murder Edward Skotski, acquitted him on the ground of self-defense. Tie evidence disclosed that Skotski, a short time before the shooting, declared he would kill Barrett with a knife which he had in his hand.

Robbers Fire a House. The farm residence of W. W. Thompson of Harrison township was plundered by robbers, who made way with all portable articles of value, then set tire to the house to conceal the crime. Neighbors put out she fire and the house was saved in a damaged condition. The house was empty at the time. Within Oar Borders. Capt. John Horn committed suicide by shooting at New Albany. Lafayette Freeman, aged 72, dropped dead of apoplexy at Greensburg. A cable ninounees the death in Egypt of Mrs. Louu ltcibold of Indianapolis. At Jeffersonville. Lizzie Hardin was acquitted of the murder of Mary Rosebaum. At Elwood, Michael Myers, aged GO, while sawing wood, expired of heart disease. L. D. Brand’s general store at Kingsbury was destroyed by fire. Loss, $lO,000; insurance, $6,300. John W. Sietler, the representative of Kosciusko County in the State Legislature, died at his home in Syracuse, aged 00. The Democratic congressional convention of the tSixth Indiana district nominated Charles A. ltobiuson of Shelby County. The body of the late F. M. Dowden of Greensburg was disinterred a few days ago for medical examination as to the peculiar disease that caused his death. At FortvHie, Frank Swords, aged 7, while cutting a string, stabbed himself in the left eye, destroying it. The boy is now totally blind, having lost his right eye through au accident two years previous. A Jury in the Porter Circuit Court awarded Nicholas Moulton of South Chicago judgment of $3,500 against the South Chicago City Railway Company for injuries received in a street car collision. The collections of the Seventh internal,, revenue district for March amounted to $790,473.17. Of the total was on spiritu from the Indiana distillery, one of the American Distilling Company’* houses at Terre Haute. The spring term of the State Normal School has begun. It is thought the attendance this spring will number between 1,000 and I,SGO. Last spring the attendance was more than 1,300, but the stand* ard of admission has been raised. Twenty y<jjtrs agj>, when a child, Miss Florence Holliday of Need more swallow—, ed a needle. She suffered no inconvenience until quite recently. The other day she became afflicted with severe shooting pains in luy right shouder. Physicians explained that she was suffering from neuralgia, hut when a small lump appeared suddenly on her shoulder this disproved Miss Holliday happened to think of the needle and she concluded that possibly it had worked itself to the shoulder. An operation was performed and the needle extracted. J. W. Lovett of Anderson has obtained a franchise for an electric road from f Michigan City to La Porte to give northern Indiana cheap transportation into cago, Indianapolis won a victory in its suit to deprive the contending street railroad companies of any rights in the streets Jan. 1, 1901. The notion was for an Interpretation in .the law passed by the last Legislature ending all street railroad franchises there on the day mentioned. The Circuit Court holds that the City Railway Company will hare no right* after 1901. ==