Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1876 — Coroner's Inqucst. [ARTICLE]

Coroner's Inqucst.

On Sunday Coroner Warner notice thaj the body of an unlniown man bad been found near some bay «uek* on Alfred Thompson’s farm in Banging Grove township. Ho at once proceeded to the place, in company with Dr. J. H. Loughridge and David J. Thompson; and insiiiated an inquest. Ths furors wore John Lefler, North RishHng, Patrick McGown, William R. Button, Daniel D. Redmond and James Nickell. John E. Randle testified thsl 2 o'clock p. in., Satirduy, September 30th, as h* was riding along the road he discovered the man lying near the haystacks on Mr. Thomp son’s farm; that he dismounted and went to see who the person was, anu why he was there; he found the man alike, slreU’hed upon ths ground, with his face downwaid, and that he turned onto his side; Randle then went-to the house Of James White, near by, for help, and both bimaelf and White returned together. They took hold of the man to rouse him and assist him to his feet, and asked him what was the matter. H* endeavored to answer them but they could not understand him. Rundle, White and Mr. Frits Zard then took him up, buttoned his clothes around him aiid earned him to the stacks where they Igid him on the grass. They then went to Mr. James Lefler's house to make arrangements to have him cared for. Returning about ten minutes afterwards they found he had died. Mr. White and Mr Zard testified substantially as Mr. Randle did. Edward Kays testified that on the morning ot the 27th deceased came to his lather’s house while the family were at breakfast, and wanted

to warm by the fire. They invited him to the table. ’He drank a little coffee, but would not eat. He seemed to be tick. He apoke in a language they did not understand. Did not afterwards see the man until his corpse was found. Dr. James H. Loughridge gave it as his opinion that deceased came to his death from malarial fever and exposure. Deceased is supposed to be about 58 years old; was light complexioned; bad blue eyes and browu hair; and was about five leet seven inches high; was dressed in a check shirt, coarse grey jeans coat and pant*, blue jeans vest Teeth gone except three lower incisors and left upper canine; part of great toe of left foot gone. Upon the body was found a French Catholic litany and prayerbook, iu which was written the name L. Mantbeau, Dayton; also a broken table knife. A verdiot was rendered in -accordance with Dr. Loughridge’s opinion. The body was brought to Rensselaer and buried in the cemetery of St. Joseph’s Orphan Asylum.

On last Friday, in the circuit court, the criminal suite against Charles McCuHv for assault with intent to kill his father-in law, Mr. R. R. Pettit, of Remington, were dismissed. Going down to the Austin ’ House McCully saw Mr. Pettit and drawing a kuife started to make another assablt upon him. Pettit drew a revolver and proposed to defend hiniseiL Bystanders interfered and prevented bloodshed. McCulley was arrested and taken before Judge Hammond, court being still in session, who imposed a tine of >i aud ordered him to give bond in the sum of >IOO to keep peace toward citizens of the state of Indiana for one year. JJpon hearing his sentence McCully insultingly told the court that it was a put up job on him, done under the seal of Free Masonry; whereupon Judge Hammond increased £faa amount of his bond to >SOO, and ordered the sh eriff to take Jua> into xwetodv until it was fil.ed, TM Of it all is that McCully wilj go to jail for one year, and the community will be of time from the dangaroga assaf of jh i« <ie«pesate man. , •"» ?, A Jre broke out in Jibe ot Trads Building at Indianapolis about 2 o’clock Sunday morning last, and before the flames could be subdued the building was daffir aged to the amount off 2,500, whiah fully covered by in&urano?.