Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1896 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA TERSELY TOLD. - • » Miss Moberly’at Lost Get* Action on Her Traducer-Indianopolls B*ll- - Employe In a Feck of Demeatic Trouble— Sunday Observance. Verdict for Mfsa Mark MoberJy. The case of Miss Mary Moberly vs. James R. Henry, cashier of the Indiana State Blink at Indianapolis, for SIO,OOO damages for slander, was decided in favor of the plaintiff ftt Brazil; After remaining out twenty-eight hoars, the jury brought in a verdict allowing Mias Moberly SI,OOO. Henry was charged with slandering the plaintiff by publishing a protest before the School Board of Gosport, beseeching them not to employ her as a teacher, claiming that in his opinion her action and language in the school room was unbecoming a lady. The case was jeuued to Brazil from’ Owen County, where it lias been in litigation for over seven years. . • ' Olllver Lead, a Dual Life. „ Charles Olliver, of Terre Haute, an employe of the Vandalia Railway Company, who was thought to have been a victim of a blackmailing adventuress, seems to have been leading a dual life. Some time ago he made the acquaintance of a widow, ’ rtnd, it is said, represented to her that he was a single man. An engagement to marry was entered into, and Olllver, it is alleged, took Mrs. Grimes* child from the Orphans’ asylum, saying he would find a home for it until t they were married. He postponed the wedding day several times. A few days ago a neighbor of Mrs. Grimes saw the child playing in front of.aJjansfiJa another,part of the city. It was not the locality where Olliver said he had placed It, And Mrs. Grimes went to the house. Then she learned that Olliver was married, and that he had taken the child to his own wife to be cared for. Olliver came home while the two wdmen were talking and denied all that Mrs. Grimes .said. He also denied It in the newspapers, and many persons believed him. He s&id he had adopted the child, and that he did not know Mrs. Grimes at the time. Then the woman swore out a warrant for his arrest and he pleaded guilty. j - 1 - ” —' No Sunday Ball at Indianapolis. For several weeks there has been considerable agitation of Sunday baseball by the ministers of Indianapolis, and communications have passed between them and Mayor Taggart and Sheriff Womack. The former did not think it his duty to interfere outside of the city and th£ latter declared that the pollde had jurisdiction within four miles of the city and should prevent ball playing if it was attempted. The Civic Federation then took the matter in hand, and Sheriff Womack notified the officers that there should be no ball phiying on Sunday. All Over the State. Wright L. Kidder, a wealthy flour miller of Terre Haute, was robbed of S3O and a gold watch by burglars, who threatened him and his wife with death. A United States mail bag, stolen recently from a crane that was up at Bourbon for west-bound train No. 7, was found by Nekton Garrison near the railroad with the contents missing. The Connersville Council was enjoined! from buying a local electric light plant. A majority of the members of the Council pledged themselves to purchase it The city already is in debt far in excess of the legal limit. Harry Latham, while hunting on Kankakee marsh, accidentally shot himself in the knee. He rowed a boat seven miles to a doctor and died soon after from loss of blood. He was a prominent liquor merchant in Fort Wayne. At Butler, while men were repairing an old frame house formerly occupied by Peter Goodrich, an old bachelor miser who died a short tiuie ago, they found S6O in gold and S7O in bHls. It is thought more will be fonnd, as Goodrich ' was known to have considerable money and would not trust the banks. The American Wire Nail Company of Anderson supposed to be representing the wire nail trust, closed a deal whereby they come into possession of the wire nail plant at Greenfield. It is a comparatively small plant and the consideration was but $17,000. It is understood that the plant will be moved to Anderson and become a part of the American wire nail works, now employing 800 hands. The trust controls the market, and! at present is limiting the supply and advancing the price steadily. About 9 o’clock Tuesday night, at Yorktown, Mrs. Jacob Skinner found the dead body of her 14-year-old son Charles dangling from a tree not ten feet from the door. He had tlcd a rcgnlsHnn h«n g . man’s noose in a rope used for a swing and, after adjusting it about bis neck, kicked a step ladder from under him. The b«y was addicted to cigarettes and was a reader of dime novels. In addition he was deeply in love with OJara Coppersmith, 14 years old, and had threatened to kill her because she would not consent to marry him at once. He had a razor in a.s pocket when found. The meanest man has just left traces of his work at Arlington, and as a consequence Elder Sellers is going about in his old clothes. Tuesday the good man went to Arlington to baptize a half dozen converts in the Little river. He went into Farmer Houston’s barn and exchanged his l»est Sunday clothes for a lew pretentious outfit. While he was in the water wrestling with the converts some unmitigated scamp topk the minister’s clothes from a fence post where they were hanging and escaped. In the clothes were a fine gold watch, a sum of money and other valuables. Elder Seilers believes there is a greats field for evangelists in that section of the State, hut suggests that they carry a portable wardJrobe, secured by a time, and burglar proof lock. W. A. Glide well, sheriff Of Franklin County, is dead at Gxeensburg, from gangrene, caused by wearing tight shoes Arthur, son of Druggist George H. Andrews, of M uncle, was married ten days ago to Miss Myrtle Thomas at the bride’s home in Findlay. The groom is but 18 years old and waa too bashful to tell his parents until a Findlay newspaper arrived giving the information. In the meantime the bride, Who waa at thp home i of her parents, had been urging her huaband to tell the parents and tend for her. When the news came out she was soop on hand. , Fred Weaver, who Jived near Hamilton. while fishing feß into the lake and was drowned. His body haa not been re- . covered. J***■*? ■ ■’’A ■-”! r ; . j Dr. Henrotin, of Chicago, is going to ■ Anderson with his X ray apparatus to tterform a delicate surgical operation. Six weeks ago Otto LeVer was shot' in the head. The bqllet entered above the eyes : and passed through the brain, lodging in the bnse. Doctors gave him up, but he did not die, and after lying unconscious for three weeks began to recover. 'He la in full possession of his senses and muscles now and the -surgeons have decided to remove the bullet, expecting • complete and unprecedented recovery, •