Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1883 — Page 4

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The Lafayette Courier angrily . denies the statement that Netting has been lionized and petted, ?,fter the manner in which fashionable female fools often treat murderers and ravishers of other women. “They Say,” the Rensselaer correspondent of the Remington News,’’appears to scent a scandal, afar oil and lifts up his ears and cries, ha; ha’! in the following ' words: ■ uA'../' '■ “Rensselaeris not clear of sea’dal and there will be something slightly sensations! among some of the “tony” ones if some of their acts should happen to come to light, and they will, if they are not careful.

y n should exercise the right lie lias, under the law, to take a change of venue from Benton county, as it seems quite probable that he will, from fear of lynching, in Fowler, the case would, quite probably, be sent to Rensselaer for trial, as Newton county has no jail. ' A full account of the late deciEion of the United IStatesHynpreme, court declaring the civil rights law unconstitutional, except •in the District of Columbia, and the Territories, will be found upon our inside pages. This decision is probably good law, but very poor justice- In any case the good work in the cause of equal rights, which the law has already accomplished, cannot be taken away. Deputy prosecutor AVatson announces his intention to clear out the gambling den over a business room on Washington street. This establishment has long been a fountain head of depravity m our midst, and if Mr. Watson goes to work in dead earnest to rid our community of its pernicious presence, he will do a-good service and recieve the co-operation and commendations of all good citizens.

A Democratic Dilemma.

Rress. . The Ohio Democrats tvon their victory on the basis of the Scott law, which they’ will not dare to rck pcal, and in favor cif higher duties on wool, which they will be too cowardly to impose. Their success is dearly bought, because it will compel them either to fulfill ’ heir promises or dodge them. With the devil on one side and the deep «ea an the other, they are “welcome to the thorny bed o’ their victory.”

It does not take a good memorv or an old man to remember that the democrats were loud and open in the assertion that in time United States bonds would be only worth the paper they were printed Upon. It is something to see these same statesmen anxious because so few of them are left unredeemed. The currency of the United .States, the best the world ever saw, and the entire financial policy of the Nation is Republican in eve rysense and the less Democrats say the better[lnter-Ocean. After the democratic papers have finish their silly crowing over the result in Ohio, if they will take time to consider the matter, in a rational manner, (if they ever do consider anything in a rational banner), they will find that their victory their is not worth nearly so much as they would seem to believe. Not only is their majority of last year greatly reduced; but an impartial study of the returns shows that had not Urge nnmbers of republican voteiß, in the country districts stayed away from Ute polls, probably on account of not wishing to take liles on the prohibition question, the state would have gone republi-

The murderer Nelling Laying the Foundation for an Insanity Defense.

» . #• 1,-><ay<Tte Loh.': r. , Ntliicg's scheme is to create the ini--piession that he id or was insane al the time .of tjie murder, but it won’t work. No sane person takes any stock in it. His ill-concealed anxiety to convince those .who talk with 4dm that he is insane, is of itself a sufficient contradiction. No insane person was ever known to admit that be was insane. He may fancy everyone else crazy, but himself never. Nelling is not crazy nor will he ever succeed far convincing the community that he is. The community is crazy, however—crazy to see him hung, and “there v; ill ! be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth” should ho evade justice, which is barely possible. His safest course is to stick to bis. plea of guilty and abide the consequence. Should ne escape on the plea of insanity or a technicality, the mob would tear hint to_ pieces. *♦ * Joe Atkinson, uncle of the murdered girl, says that during all the thirty years that he has known him ho Could never grow familial’ with him. There was something so dark and forbidding about the man that he could not help but fear and dread him, end. where it was possible, ho always made it a point to avoid him. The poor mother, half crazed with gn<f at the dreadful death of her murdered child, with her keen woman's instinct, which is far better than any man's judgment, at once settled in her own mind who was the real murderer of her pet, and, despite the many ingenious and plausible theories and the crdckodllo tears and snHjky sympathy of Nelling, loathed the very sight of him, and could not , bear to have him about the .premises.

It was only by the greatest effort of the will that she could remain a moment in his presence or dwell-at home while he was there. Dissimulation Imd to be met with dissimulation, however, and cunning w ith cunning, and the -do—tective, Harris, ordered that nothing should be done that might put the man on his guard. He was tricked into his confession, but for which an innocent man might have paid the penalty of his crime. lie sees tis error now, when it is almost too late, and he is determined to make no more foolish and fatal mistakes. Heretofore he has been talkative; he has no a’ changed his base and become uncommunieati vc. He sees a chance to cheat the gallows of its deserts-it is but a slender chance, it is tills, but strll it Is a chance, and Jacob Nelling' is not the man to despair. His active mind is busy formulating a pain for his future actions. All else has failed him; the insanity dodge is old and worn and thread-bare, and the people are heartily sick of it, but there are yet some overscrupulous cranks who may be played upon by a skillfully-acted part, and Nelling is a born actor and a man ofstropg individuality and strong mesmeric force. He feels his power, is no coward, and is even fascinated at the great game of life and death before him w.ich he must play with such fearful odds against him. He is not dismayed or disheartened, but nerved to meet the issue, and will no doubt abide the consequence with the stolid indiHerence of an Indian brave, who, cruel and relentless himself, expects nothing but a cruel death. AN INTERVIEW WITH TIIK PtHSOXEK, To the reporter's inquires he Returned the evasive answer: “I have al -ready-stated everything.’'’ '

t ■•Hfivrryou,-njjr ret’Ottieelrons os Wt’fe" last words of Ada “No, 1 have not. It was all like a dream to me. All tba’ I recall was what I have ahead}" stated.” “Did she not plead with you for her life—did she struggle much?” “I tell you I don't know. I have no recollection of anything that happened, other than 1 have stated." “When did you first feel the mania to kill her, was it just after you eh cred the house?” “No, I tirst felt the inspiration to kill some one out in the yard whore I was chopping wood, and than I knew who it was I had to kill.” “Did you slip into the house?” “No; I walked in and up stalls as I usually did.” • “Was Ada frightened when yon first entered? • Not at all; it was only alter I told her tvhat I was going to do.” He would go no further in this direction, and the reporter tried another tack, hoping to worm something further from him later on. ••Were you much frightened at Fow,er when the mob was howling about the jail?"' “I can’t say that I was; I wh as easily hurt as any man and as ersiiy killed, bit they alWaya sari I hadn’t sense'nough to get sheered,"' and a sly expression stole over -iliaman’s face as he gave a keen look kt his interrogate r. “Are you subject to hallucinations?” { “Well, I h* v ® strange things

| severai times in my life/’ 1 “No doubt, but did you ever Jeei an ' inspiration toj'.iij anyone before th;s:"’ ■'•No, 1 never did: 1 have always been a lit tie queer, but never tbovglff of ki ling anybody.” “Can't you .now recall aqy further particulars of the murder?"' “No. I can’t, and I don’t > want td»be questioned any further about it. I have been annoyed until I am worn out. It is done, apd can’t be undone, and to talk about it will do no good. If there's any other subject you wish to talk to me about, lam willing, but I don't want to talk about this any more.” • , “Perhaps not, but we are more Interested in this subject than any other/’ “Yes, that’s true, but lam tiredof talking about it.” “Did you sleep well last night?'’ “Yes; and had a good breakfast.’’ ‘ ‘Have you a layer, or are you going To employ one?” ~ J*"" (With a decided jerk of his head) “Yes, I'll have a lawyer, and a good one when he is wanted.” “Have you any friends?” “Yes, I have plenty of them,”“Will they stand by. ybju, now that .you haye wade your confession?' ’ (Emphatically) “Yes, they’ll have to stand by me—they'll stand by me to the very last. ’ “Do you expect to get out of this -scrape?” “No, of course not. 1 did the deed and I expect to suffer for ip'. Ild would not be interviewed farther, and after walking back and fourth across the corridor for a turn or two, sidled away from the grating and disappeared in.his ce l. In conversation with Prosecutor Davidson, yesterday aftevnoon, he told that gentleman that he Ay as “n. little off.”

A Shrewd Game.

We will say that his " name is Alexit isn’t and that, hii residence is neur-Reusselaer,=whicli it is. Smithy’s boon companion was , not named Pelter, which is a good enough reason why we should call him by that name. The love of Jonathan and David surpassed—that of man 1 and Woman, and if Smithy and Pelter did not love each other belter than they loved the wives of their respective bosoms, their conduct belied their sentiments. ‘-Many an evening, byThe lamplight did they watch the poker chips, And their spirits rushed together, as they took their frequent nips.” Ifohe cf them had any money, or other portable property, of value, (which was~airunusual circumstance) it belonged to the other, equally or more so. Or at least would, at the cohclusfon of their first game of poker, if some sharper fellow had not cleaned ti: e m Loi h out. — —l__ Pelter bad watches to sell, at one time, and during an interval of unaccountable trustfulness, he sold one to his friend Srniihy, “on time/' He would dun him for the price of it, in season and out of senson, in some such terms ns these: “Now you Aleck, you know I have always stood by you like a brother, and now 1 am as hard up :-s H and I want that money/’ These heart moving appeals having failed to elicit any response in cash, a ‘ brigliT idea, struck Pelter. Young Winkler, acting under his instructions, met Smithy one day and told him that Pelter wanted to sell him (Winkler) a watch similar’ to the one Smithy wore with such easy -grace. Winkler wanted to be sure tliat.he. was. buying a good watch, when he bought at all, and if Smithy would lend him his for a short time he would take it to a jewelry store and get the opinion of a watch-maker as to its merits. Smithy was glad of a chance to aeconimcdaie his interesting young friend, and handed over his watch, with an unquestioning trustfulness, truly touching in its childlike simplicity. The watch was carried straight to Pelts l*, and Smithy of course saw it no more- That night, at about midnight, or something later, Deputy Prosecutor Watson was roused from bis slumber by the n rathful Smithy, who wanted criminal pro eedings instituted against his dear friend Pelter before the sun rose. He was advised, if he had a valid ; claim to the watch, to recover it by writ of replevin, or to sue for its value; but no, lie cared nothing for the watch, nor for the value which it represented, i but the honor of all the Smithies had been outraged in bis person, and nothing but red-eyed justice and a prison cell awaited the man who had dared to prove himself a sharper dead-beat [ than he. Watson returned to his ; peaceful slumbers, the afiidavit was I not prepared, and the honor of the ! Smithies still awaits vindication. .

Free to all Minister*! I will give two bottles of Warner's While W nie oi Tar fieeof all costs to any minister who will send us an order iroua his store-keeper for two doz bottles of the same, For sale by F. B. Meyers. - Oct.

' another Plc-ftiifc at Fair Oaks' I • I *T - i < ;.><).l:m>d ller..ld, ■ ... • The t xcursionists returning from Chicsgo on Saturday, did not arrive at Goodland until 6 . o’clock. They got. to Fair Oaks at 10:10 a. m., and were compelled to wait there until after four. The only reason assigned for the delay was sulky trainmen made up their minds that they would “get even’’ with manager Worden for some frivilous thing or other, and in order tb do so, held fyick the train and inconvenienced about twenty citizens. The reason we know that Worden was not to blame,is because we came down with him the day before, and lent him our able assistance in swearing at the trainmen, who were then two hours late. There is not a very kindly fdeling pervading the bosoms of the excursionists for- the men who were responsible for the long wait.

The Secret •of the universal success of Brown’s Iron Bitters is simply this: It is the best Iron preparation ever made; is compounded on thoroughly scientific, chemical and medicinal principles, and does j ust what is claimed for it—no more and no less. By thorough and rapid assimilation with the blood, it reaches every part of the system, healing, purifying and strengthening. Commencing at the foundation it builds up and restores lost health, —in no other way can lasting benefit be obtained. . > ~~ 79 Dearborn Ave., Chicago, Nov. 7. 1 have been a great sufferer from a very weak stomach, heartburn, and dyspepsia in its worst form. Nearly* everything I ate gave me distress, aind 1 could eat but little. I have tried everythingrecommended, have taken the prescriptions of a dozen physicians, but got no relief until I took Brown’s Iron Bitters. I feel none of the old troubles, and am a new man. I am getting much stronger, and feel first-rate. lam a railroad engineer, and now make my trips regularly. I can not say too much in praise of your wonderful medicine. D. C. Mack. Brown’s Iron Bitters does not contain whiskey or alcohol, and will not blacken the teeth, or cause headache and constipation. It will cure dyspepsia, indigestion, heartburn, sleeplessness, dizziness, nervous debility, weakness, &c. Use only Brown’s Iron Bitters made by Brown Chemical Co.,Baltimore. Crossed red lines and trade-mark on wrapper.

EXECUTOR’IS SALE OF J .AN U. ■RTOTK 'E is Itvrcby given, that on, or after IN thewtti (lay <>l Nov ember. 4SSJ- the nmlersigncd. executors of the will of Ebe.nezcr li.llilvviu. tleeeased, Tate of Johnson county, Indiana, under the provisions of said will and testn-mentat-privovte sale:-tlnuJollwving described Ileal Estate, in Jasper County, Indiana. to-wit: <,ne HiiillefW lutlj'jii Mie North East quarter ot Seclion Twenty-two (22) in township Thir.y-one (31) North, and Range Six (J) West, on the following terms: >; c..Au, *<; in six and >, in twelve months from day of sale. ' I’ersons desiring to purclms, will address ; tain ml favne.i Executors. A. il. Hiuit.r, y Irat.klin, Indiana. Oct 11-■« 83, Nov 1. » v NO “tSE OF ,L TK)N. ! NOTICE i.< hereby given. that the undersigned has been appointed Administrator with the will annexed, of the estate of Vetal Vermette, lute of Jasper county, Indiana, deceased.' S.t.d Estate will be settled os solvent. All parties knowing themselves indebted to sa'ul estate, are requested to hiakc Set lenient withoutfuriher notice, uiyl all persons having claims against said estate, are directed to! file the same, at once, with the Clerk of the Jaspei' Circuit Court, Wm. O. ROADIFER. Adm’r. COM MISSION EK’S SAI iE OF RLAL ESTATE. STATE OF TN IH ANA, I Ciill-e cv t'mnitv of Jasper, ) ***’, No. ;.u37. In the Jasper Circuit Court, to die October ' Tei'in, ISS3. Joseph Kemper, 1 . r». I Helen Kemper, I J nines Kemper, I Decree . Helen Kemper Thorp [ in George I*. Thorp, I Partition. Mtlry Kemper, I Harriet Kemper, I Istlbelbi Kemper and | I’reslev Kemper. r TO OITCEis heretic given, that, by virtue of IN an order of the Jasper Circuit Court made in the above entitled cauke. reconled in Urdet* Book No. li.on pages 110 and 111, of the records of said Court. Hie under igne . Cmnmissioher in the above entitled cause, will ener at public sale, tor not less than two-thirds of the aiqiraised value cf said Reul Estate, on Saturday, Decamber 1. 1883, at the door of the Court House in Rensselaer. Indiana, the following described Real Estate, to-Wlt: The North-west Quarter of Section Twentyone. Vie west Half of the North-east Quarter of Section Twetitv-one. tlie..Syilth-e:»-t Quart.r Of. the North-cast Quarter of Sec-ion Tweutv-one*, all in Township Thirty-one Wurth. Range Seveti (7) West, in Jnsper comity. State of Inilinna. . . • fifc3"-Te=3gxs ®f Salo:-0- e-thtnl, ca«h in hand on davof sale. Hie re-i.llie iu two equal payments of one,ami two wars. secured by note* bearing six per cent, .merest, without relief from Vahiatleii nr Appraisement law.-, with approved pcr-soluil'aCcurity. If said Real Estate .rail t<> .-ell at public sale twid Com.ni.«sion r will thereafter otter said nonl Estate, at private stile, at the law oPJ;:e of TbMin>«o:i * lito,'in Rensselaer, Indiana, without further notice, for not less titan its-full ■ nmnMv.sl value. . ■ _ , . MMOS I’.THOMVfWN, CommfestMicr ia the above entitled came. ,3cU.J3,Ner. 1-3. ,

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n - - Farmers & Builders. Having taken the olej stand of Ramson, in tlie.Nowels biock Rensselaer, Indiana, and put in a large stock of Consisting of Hard and Soft coal burners, AVood heaters and Cooking stoves; Carpenter’s supplies, Phils’ of all kinds always in stock, in small or large quantities; Edge tools, Butts, Screws, Bolts, Strap hinges, Hand and . wcod saws, tiles, Pocket andJTable cutlery,, Silver Plated ware, Shot, Powder, Shells, Gun capsand Revolvers, Hay and Corn knives, Spades, Shovels, Hoes, Forks, Potato-diggers, Pump»s and pump supplies, Tinware in eve.iy style and shape. Especial attention given to Tin ROOFT-NTG, SPOUTIJSTG &c By the old reliable Tinner, Peter Rhoades. AVe are selling The Best Farm Wagon on wheels, in the State, for the money: The Buchanan Wagon for $55.00. We are the agents for the Glidden Barb the best barbed wire made. Being the original patent, all other manufacturers of barbed wire pay royalty to the abo\ e, and have to make it back some way. Farmers can tell how after testing the two wires together. "7-- XX \ Call and see us, as we will guarantee PRICES AS LO W AS AN Y IN NORTHERN INDIANA, It is no trouble to show our goods*’ but is a real pleasure to do so, whether you bav or not. We hope by strict attention to business, and honest dealing, to merit a share ot public CLEAYEK