Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1895 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

1 The Salvation Army campaign at Frankfort was a great success. 1 North Manchester will have natural ;as from the Grant county field.The reform administration of Ft. Wayne will make things uncomfortable 'or dram selling druggists. —'> The Lake Shore railway will complete •.he double traclclmwißen Toledo and Elkaart. This will give the Lake Shore a iouble track from Chicago to its Eastern points. Austin Means, of Shelbyville, went tc die World’s Fair from that place on'fc picycle with a. party of whoejmen. He iras completely prostrated and never rejovered from the effects of the trip, and is low dying of consumption. The Frankfort Commercial Clnb wil ledicate its fifty-thousand-dollar clublouse on Washington’s birthday. Every nember will be permitted to invite three guests, which will make the number in attendance about five hundred. A number of prominent men throughout the State have been invited, and have expressed their Intention of being present. Elaborate preparations are being made for the affair. A man of respectable appearance, giving his name as Charles Cuthbert, was arrested at English, Jan, 29. He claims to have been chosen by Heaven to purify the lolitics of Indiana, which he proposes to io by killing also -.laimed that lio was commissioned to jonae there and kill Theo. Starr, the town marshal. He hunted up Marshal Starr, vho took him 'into custody; and placed aim in jail. Cuthbert is well dressed, and Jas the appearance of a professional man. Rev. W. E. Hinshaw, whoso wife was so iruelly murdered at Belleville, several iveeks ago, was brought to Danville under irrest. Fob, 1. charged with the murder. 1 Mr. Hinshaw was arrested on the affidarit of Detective Burns, of Seymour. He is still very feeble from tho wounds reteived and his frien.ds will try to keep him out of jail. There is general indignation to the county over the arrest, as ho is hot relieved to be at all implicated. The prosecution came to an abrupt end, Saturday, ihe physician who attended Mr. Hinshaw testifying that it would iiavo been imposliiile for the prisoner to inflict the wounds from whicli lie was suffering upon his own person. The feeling against the detoctlv# vho made the arrest is very strong. An exciting scrimmage occurred at WaDash, in the county clerk’s office, between County Clerk Lovi Patterson and Constaale E. B. Forgy. An order had been issued to the administrator of the estate of Mary Schetzle to pay 8600 into •ooyrt, and ihe administrator came to t>he clerlPa of'ice and paid the money. While Clerk Patterson was counting the currency Conitable Forgy entered and proceeded to read papers in an attachment case for 823 jmd while Mr. Pattesson’s head was lurned the constable grabbed tho pile of Mils to secure hrs claim. The clerk was is quick as he and grasped the end of the tills while both men danced over the floor |o the intense amusement of tho onlook)rs. Finally Patterson wrenched tho noney from the constable and when he ixamined the roll found that a 860 bill had teen torn in two while several tens and twenties were in rags. The constable did lot get a cent.