Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1901 — A WEEK IN INDIANA. [ARTICLE]

A WEEK IN INDIANA.

RECORD OP HAPPENINGS POR SEVEN DAYS. A Kokomo lUb'i Will Direct* That Ho Tears Be Shed at His Funeral —Ward’s Blayer* Damaged Jail to Amount of •10,000. • Ho Indictment Against Brill. The grand jury at La Porte reported no indictment against Joseph W. Brill of Cleveland, Ohio, for the attempted murder of Ellsworth E. Weir, and the prisoner was released. He was rearrested, charged with assault and battery with intent to commit a felony and later gave a $25,000 bail bond. It is said that the grand jury stood three to three on the voting of an indictment. Attorneys for the state allege that money played its part in defeating the return of an indictment, but the accusation is met with emphatic denial by the defense, who say that Brill courted the fullest grand jury investigation. Prosecutor Breece says he will criminally prosecute bribe givers or bribe takers should an investigation disclose that Brill’s wealth had played any part in the proceedings and decision of the grand jury.

Lot* Leads to Murder. William Mitchell and William Jones met in McCarter’s saloon at Marion, and after a few words were exchanged Mitchell was seen to strike Jones In the breast with a dirk knife. Jones fell to the floor and expired instantly and Mitchell fled. A riot call was sent to the police station, and a patrol wagon filled with police was soon at the scene of the murder. Mitchell was seen to cross the river on & bridge east of the city and disappear into a forest. A posse of police started in pursuit and have scoured the country in the direction in which he went, but the murderer escaped. It is said the young men were rivals in a love affair, which caused the tragedy. The dirk blade entered the breast and pentrated the lung and heart. An internal hemorrhage caused instant death. Missing Broker I* Traced. Israel Messier, a Fort Wayne broker, who was reported missing, was in Marion this week. He went to the home of his brother, Amos Messier, a minister in that city, last Sunday. He had with him $12,500, of which $3,000 was in gold. Monday he went to a bank and exchanged the gold for currency. The brothers placed the money in belts fastened about their bodies and took a train for Fall City, Neb., where Israel owns a cattle ranch. From there they will go to California, where he has a fruit farm. A letter received fom them stated that they had arrived safely in Fall City. Wants Mo Tears at Burial. The will of Robert Cook, probated in Clinton county, contains unusual provisions. Mr. Cook directs that no tears or indications of sorrow shall be shown at his funeral, and that his body be laid in a box made from boards that may be found an his farm. He ordered a headstone for the grave of his second wife to read as follows: “Here lies Mary Ann Aspaugh. Second Wife of Robert Cook, Who Died from an Overdose of Morphine Administered by an Allopath Physician.” The children of the deceased will observe the provisions of the strange will. Quagga Injures a Tiger. Rajah, the man-eating tiger at the Indianapolis zoo, which killed Albert Neilscn, an employe, two weeks ago, has met his match in a quagga, an anima. bred from a donkey and a zebra. Ibe tiger escaped from the cage and after chasing the quagga into the large cage called the arena in the center of the building was kicked iir the head and rendered unconscious. The tiger also ‘attacked his keeper, who shot and seriously wounded him. Battered the Jail 810,000 Worth. The authorities of Vigo county are now learning where they come in on the action of the mob that hanged George Ward. There was much damage done to the county jail by the men who battered in the doors. The county council has appropriated $lO,000 for repairing the damage. A movement has been started to raise a fund for the widowed mother of Miss Ida Finkelstein. The mother was dependent upon the daughter for most of her financial support. Foresters Hold Session. The high court of Indiana Independent Order of Foresters held a two days’ session at Peru. Over 150 delegates from all parts of the state were present. High Chief Ranger Charles Ellis of Hartford City presided. The reports show gains of membership and excellent financial condition. Six hundred visitors and guests participated in a banquet. Defense of Emotional Insanity, . The statement is published at 'La port that emotional insanity will be the theory upon which the defense in the Brill case will'base its side of the case. The rumor is again current that the grand jury has failed to return an indictment, and while the report cannot be confirmed it is gaining credence rapidly 1 : The rumor credits but four of the grand jury as being favorable to an indictment. State’s Attorney Breece says the case is one for indictment, but does not go further.