Richmond Palladium (Daily), 17 January 1906 — Page 1

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BED ONB BAILT PALLADIUM, WEEKLY wST.VI-MITKD 1AIL.Y ESTAUL1 IIE1 .870 RICHMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17, 1906. SINGLE COPIES CENTS. GRAVE ROBBED AT POOR FARM W. H. DILL VERY LOW NOT THE LEAST BIT OF FRICTION GOODRICH WILL HAVE TEN VOTES BUSCHER AND. TOE' FIELD'S BRAVE STROGGLE ENDED CONDITION CHANGES FOR THE WORSE. FIGHT IN GENNETT GALLERY WITH OFFICER.

GHOULS HAVE BEEN GETTING IN THEIR WORK IN THIS COUNTY.

AT LEAST ONE BODY TAKEN Grave Opened by Authorities Pound To Be Empty Jug of Embalming Fluid. , Direct evidence lias been secured which shown positively that ghouls have been at work in Wayne County inside the past two months, and last evening it was learned that the grave robbers had succeeded in making good their work and in securing the body of a person who died some weeks ago and was buried at the cemetery connected with the County Poor Farm. The first inkling- the authorities received of the matter was through a resident of Centerville, whose name would not be divulged, who came to this city early in November and made known his knowledge of the graverobbing to I. A. Ciormon, then Superintendent of police and Prosecutor .Tessup. This man found a jug partly filled with the embalming fluid ttsed by ghouls in their work and he nlso knew that unknown persons had been seen to alight from an interurban car at Jackson Park one night and start toward the grove in which the cemetery is located. This all occurred shflrtly after a death at the County Institution. Prosecutor Jessup and Mr. Gormon made arrangements to visit the scene together with their informant, but Jessup was unable to go, and Mr. (Jornion Avcnt by himself. He saw the jug of embalming fluid, which had been hidden in some bushes in the cemetery, and listened to a. full account of what the man who had found it there had to say to back his suspicions. Mr. Gormon returned to tbis city with the intention of pursuing his investigations further, but dropped the matter when a short time later ho Mas succeeded as Superintendent of Police Jesse Bailey. Mr. Gormon says that he thought at the time that everything pointed to grave robbing but he did not say anything to his successor about it, and for this reason the matter was dropped by the police. But last night it was learned that the County auHiorities, not th sa at the Poor Farm, however, investigated, dug up the coffin, and found that the body had been stolen. This happened several days after the affair was reported but nothing was said of it until last night. Then it was learned for the first time that a body hcfl actually been carried away by ghouls. They evidently did their work early in November, and it is understood that a watch has been kept for them since that time. Supt. -Napier, of the County Poor Farm, last evening emphatically denied having heard anything about the graves being robbed at the cemetery connected with the institution. Mr. Napier said that he knew positively that nothing of the kind had been tried there, unless during the past week, and he was certain that that was impossible. Since the startling disclosures made over two years auo in reference -to the grave-robbing in ludianajwlis, nothing has been heard of ghouls in Indiana, but it is known that a great many bodies are used in the medical schools and colleges and it is alleged that many of these eonu in through sources not made public. A high price is paid the ghouls for the bodies and n certain amount of grave robbing is being done over the state a little in each locality, it is thought, and in this manner it is J not noted much. As to how long the ghouls" have I teen at work at the poor farm and how many bodies they have examined there is no way of determining unless I each grave is opened to find if the body is still there. It is thought, f however, that little of the grewsome"work has been - done here, as few I deaths have occurred recently.

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Now at Los Angeles Where He Was Taken in Hope of Regaining Health. Word was received in the city last night to the effect that Matthew Dill is in a very serious condition. He is now in Los Angeles, California, where he went in company with Dr. Harry Weist in the hope of recovering his health. Sunday his condition had so improved that Dr. Weist started for this city by way of San Francisco when Mr. Dill's condition became much worse. Dr. Weist could not be located and Monday Howard Dill left for California to join his father. The word received last night was to the effect that Mr. Dill was worse than when Mr. Howard Dill left Monday.

MANY AMERICANS WERE "BUNCOED" BY MISS STONE AND MME. TZILKA WITH THEIR BRIGAND STORY. ACCORDING TO TOMMASIO Who Writes From Turkey He Was Formerly With Gaar, Scott & Company. In a letter received yesterday from A. Tommasio, the Armenian, who was in Richmond about a year ago in the interest of the Gaar, Scott, Co., some interesting information is given. Tommasio is now located in Turkey and has during the last year travelled over nearly the entire continent of Europe. In his letter he mentions some facts regarding the kidnapping of Miss Stone which gives the foreign version of that interesting affair. His reference to that incident is as follows; "I took another trip to Bulgaria after T got to Constantinople among the Balkan mountains where Miss Stone and Mine. Tzilka were captured by the brisrandsl In fact we found out that it was a put up job. One day while walking on the street they pointed me a man who was a fi"e looking, well dressed fellow and old me that he was one of the head of the party which carried these two women from, one place to another and all their intention was to get that money and invest it for the revolutionists of Macedoun where that time hey were fighting for their freedom. That's the way they came over to America and fooled everybody with their humbugs and made lots of money and now they are enjoying life. I s'uppose yon remember that lecture that Mme. Tzilka gave in Richmond which was all lies." And this is the interesting light in which the famous abduction case is regarded in the land in which it hap-1 pened. i Mr. Tommasio is at present in the employ of Strong and Trowbridge one of' the largest export firms of New York City. Ho remained in this city about a year learning the business of the Gaar, Scott Co. Whifa hi the city he married Miss Gertie Dallninn and she is with him on his travels. WEATHER INDICATIONS. . Temperature. January 1G, 1905. Morning .10 Noon .21 Night 26 January 16, 1906. Morning 1....30 Noon 26 Night ...31 Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Fair and slightly colder. Fresh west to northwest winds.

CARR MADE DISTRICT CHAIRMAN AT SHELBYVILLE BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

NO TORREHCE MEN PRESENT Affair Ended With a Love Feast and Everybody in Office Was Endorsed. (Palladium Special.) Shelbyvflle, January 16. At .the Republican District convention held here this afternoon, Owen L. Carr, of Rushville, was unanimously elected to the position of Chairman of the Sixth District. The meeting was a very quiet one and nothing came up that would indicate that everything had not been cut-and-dried before the calling to order by retiring Chairman E. P. Thayer, of Greenfield. Judge J. W. Meyers made the nominating speech in which he formally placed Mr. Carr before the meeting. As there were no other candidates for District Chairman, A. M. Gardner, of Richmond, asked that the vote be THE EARLY BIRD DIDN'T made unanimous and this was done, electing Mr. Carr by acclamation. J. A. Spekenhier, of Richmond, was elected District Secretary and John K. Gowdy was elected permanent chairman. Capt. Gowdy of Rushville addressed the convention in a tirade against the Civil Service, which he denounced as being a poor system in a country of this kind and "cited instances where better service was given by those appointed to their places than by those who received them through being efficient in competitive examinations. Following the adjournment of the meeting, a general love feast -was held, in which speeches were made endorsing President Roosevelt, Governor Hazily, Vice President Fairbanks, Senators Beveridge and Ilemenway, and Representative Watson. Loud applause followed the speech upholding Watson, showing his hold upon the people of the District. Party factions were forgotten and all the delegates united in endorsing the Republican party. The Torrence faction, from Wayne County, was not in evidence at the meeting, there being no members present. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Peltz have returned from a few days visit with friends at Cincinnati.

RESULTS OF DISTRICT CONVENTIONS YESTERDAY SHOW CLEAN VICTORY

rAiDDAuye 10 otiii "itm rHinUnltrxO 10 01 ILL II Everything Was 'Harmonious Except In Fifth District Where Shidf ler Forces Were Surprised. (Palladium Special.) Indianapolis, Ind., January 16. The district convention "which met today to select the thirteen members of the new Republican Central Committee did their work in comparative harmony and the list of selections shows conclusively that the Fairbanks victory throughout the state is so complete that it is conceded on all sides. There is no doubt that ten of the new committeemen ate for James P. Goodrich for State Chairman. He represents now as he . has for four years the Fairbanks element of the party and his selection for a third term demonstrates the power of the GET ALL THE WORMS. Vice President of the United States to l-ctain his hold upon the State organization in the face of organized opposition. The result of the contest in the Fifth District was the only genuine surprise of the fifth. Julian D. Hogate a warm friend of Senator Beve ridge and a member of the committee stood for re-election as a Shideler man. There was no opposition to him in the primaries and on Saturday his eelection was conceded. The next day there was an intimation that he might have opposition .and (Continued to Page 8.; STROKE OF PARALYSIS Henry Winder is in Serious Condition at His Home West of The City. Henry Winder, a Avell known Richmond man and now residing west of the city was stricken with paralysis yesterday and is in a serious condition. Mr. Winder is a brother of Mrs. Thornton Cain and a father of Mrs. Walter Hutton of this city. He was at one time County Clerk and has many acquaintances in the city.

For Time Confusion Reigned Patrolman Dickinson Was Compelled to Use His Mace. Walter Buscher and Harry McCue made things lively for a few minutes at the Gennett last night by engaging iu a free fight with Special Policeman Dickinson of the opera house. Buscher and McCue were drunk and on entering the gallery last night attempted to start trouble. They got noisy and when Special Policeman Dickinson told them to be quiet they started to fight. Patrolman McManus who was on the first floor heard the'noise and arrived just in time to save both Buscher and McCue from a fearful beating at the hands of Dickinson. McManus took both men to the police headquarters and they will be tried tomorrow for drunk and disorderly conduct.

APPLICATIONS COMING IN FAST NEARLY HUNDRED MEN SEEK LATE JOHN WINSLOW'S OFFICE. NO APPOINTMENT YET MADE County Auditor Hanes Vested With Authority to FilVacancy $1,100 Salary Attraction. Since the death of John Winslow, township assessor, Monday morning at an early hour, there have been nearly one hundred applicants for his office. Three or four of these applicants applied for the position before County Auditor Hanes knew of Mr. Winslow 's death, or in fact before Mr. Hanes was out of bed on Monday. It is not generally known that the County Auditor alone has the authority to fill vacancies in the township assessor's office. This power was vested in the county auditors by an act of the legislature of 1903. Before that time the law read that the auditor should fill the vacancies in this office if the county commissioners were not in session at. the time of the official's death. County Auditor Hanes stated yesterday that he would make no appointment at the present time as he wished to be advised by the Attorney General before he made any move in the matter. Mr. Winslow took his office January 1, 1905, and his successor will have three years to serve on Mr. Winslow 's unexpired term. The township assessor's office in this township carries with it about $1,100 per annum, which makes it a very desirable position to hold, and is the magnet which attracts those who are " shaking the plum tree." CREAMERY FLOURISHING Offer Made by Portland Man for Skimmed Milk is Considered GoodFountain Cry, Ind., Jan. 16. The Fountain City creamery, under its new lease of life, is flourishing, 2,000 Iiounds of milk Monday, the first day, and 3,000 pounds Wednesday, being the record for the beginning. Milk will be received every other day during the winter months. J. A. Long of Portland has been here trying to make arrangements with the. patrons of the creamery to buy their skimmed milk. He offers to pay 20 cents per 100 pounds for it, which is considered a good price. The milk would be sent to Union City to be used for making " process ' butter and cheese.

GREAT MERCHANT PRINCE SUCCUMBS TO SEVERE ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA.

FAMILY AT HIS BEDSIDE When The End Came After Rallying Monday-Night Suffered a Relapse. (Palladium Special.) New York, January 10. Marshall Field, Chicago's multi-millionaire merchant prince, died at the Holland House this afternoon at four o'clock. Mr. Field has been sick for the past ten days with pneumonia and shortly after noon today it was announced that he had taken an alarming turn for the worse. His temperature rose suddenly and his family physician announced the end was approaching. The members of the family were summoned from their nearby apartments in the hotel and they were present when the-end came. Gathered in the apartments of the sick man were Mrs. Field, Mrs. Dibblee, his sister, Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., Stanley Field, his nephew; Mrs. Stanley Held, Augustus N. Eddy, Miss Eddy, Mr. Ream, Mr, Lincoln. Mr. Beale and the three physicians Wearied with watching and with dark circles about his eyes, Dr. Billings, who had been constantly with Mr. Field looked ten years older tSan he did when he arrived here. He had not had. an opportunity to be to bed since Saturday. . Mrs. Field has borne bravely the ordeal she was called upon to face. But the strain of constant watching at her husband's side crushed her powerful will and she collapsed and reeled into the arms of Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., and four of the nurses, who attended her in her apartments. Oxygen had ; been administered to Mr. Field ever since he came through the crisis of Sunday night. Hypodermic injections of digitalis also were used to stimulate the action of his heart, and through the side of hese stimulants he rallied last night, only to take a serious relapse today. Mr. Field was born in Connecticut, theson of a farmer and the greater part of his early life was spent on his father's farm. When well along in his teens Mr. Field entered a small store in a nearby village and there began the commercial education, which later made him the greatest merchant prince in the world. Shortly before the great Chicago fire Mr. Field was engaged in the . drygoods (Continued on Page 4.) 75 YEAR'S SERVICE. Are you a subscriber to the Richmond Daily Palladium? . . This year marks the seventy-fifth and best year of the Palladium's existence as a news gatherer for Richmond. Why not start the year right by subscribing to The Palladium? Practically all the most important news of the twenty four hours happens between 3 p. m., and 3 a .m. Readers of the Palladium receive this news by 6 a. m., hours ahead of any other paper. Subscribe for the Palladium and read in the morning what has happened while you were asleep. Why wait for afternoon to know last night's news? Subscribe, and DO IT NOW. '.,j.'J: