Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1897 — INDIANA INCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

• • * ..f J •- - RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEKAn Important Document RecoveredBurned the Editor’s New House— Grew Corn from Old Seed-Snicide at Muncie. * Sustains the Glass-Cutters. Ten years ago the original articles of amalgamation of the blowers, gatherers, cutters and flatteners into the WindowGlass Workers’ National Association were stolen and have been missing ever since. The present division, which has resulted in the cutters and flatteners withdrawing from the original organization and asking for a receiver, is on the question of the equalization of wages, the blowers demanding 15 per cent more Increase than they will allow the cutter* and flatteners. By strategy the cutter* secured the articles of agreement and they are now held in Anderson. Section 1 sustains them, as it states all agree to profit or lose equally in advance and reduction. This paper will place the $200,000 in the treasury in their hands. All window glass plants are tied up by this complication. Breaks His Silence. A record-breaking fake was exploded nt Anderson when John Shipley was convicted in the Circuit Court and sentenced to a year in the penitentiary for highway robbery. He pretended to be deaf and dumb and did not speak a word during his fight with the officers. When his case came to trial he nppealed to the Epworth League to help a poor deaf and dumb man, who was falsely accused. The league did so. At the trial Shipley gave his testimony in writing. Up to the time the jury returned a verdict, twenty-nine days from the time of his arrest, Shipley had not betrayed himself. When sentence was pronounced and he had read it, he nodded his head, smiled and left the court room. When he reached the court house steps he opened his mouth, and in English, French, German, Spanish and a half-dozen other languages swore at everyone in sight. Five Years for Attempted Murder. At Rochester. Elijah Campbell was found guilty of attempting to murder William Blackburn and wife, and was sentenced for five years in the penitentiary. The Blackburns are over 70 years of age and hold a life estate in a farm owned by Campbell. The night of Jnly 31 Campbell went to the old people’s home and built a fire against the bouse, and when they were awakened he fired a load of buckshot into the bedroom-. Enlarging Their Capacity. The American tin plate factory at EJw'ood has begun the construction of two new hot mills, which makes twenty mills all told. An additional bar mill and annealing room are also being erected. The McCloy lamp chimney factory. Biwood’s last idle industry, has resumed operations with 500 employes. Corn from Prehistoric Seed. Mrs. Jennie Y. Bean of Charlestown has raised several ears of corn grown from some of the prehistoric grains of corn found in a mound in Arizona a couple of years ago. The cars of corn raised are of ordinary size and the grains a dirty brown color. The- stalks average about two ears each-.

Takes His Own. Life. Samuel .T?Atkin», one of the best known and highly respected men in Muncie, committed suicide by sending a bullet through his brain while seated in. a ehair. He was 62 years old'. Killed: by a. Friendly Blow. David Wurth was killed at Indianapolis by a friendly'blow on the- chin, by his friend, Robert Coyle. Incendiary Fire at Warsaw. Incendiaries burned, the new residence of Logan Williams o£ tile Times, at Warsaw. Loss, $2,900: All Over tbe State. A’t Muncie, Samuel .T., Atkins, aged 60, a retired and wealthy iron manufacturer, shot and killed himself. Diphtheria has caused’ four more deaths at Hobart. The town board has ordered all public gatherings discontinued. John Roby of Auburn was instantly killed by the accidental discharge of a gun while hunting near Kendallville. Elliott Barnard has received notice of his appointment as postmaster at Delphi, in place of James W. Weidner, removed. A stock ear on the Chicago and Grand Trunk road took tire at Valparaiso and twenty-fire head were burned so that they had to be killed. Peter Weil and Mrs. Vienna Bailey, who were lovers in childhood, but who became separated by fate, were married at Elwood, he being 75 and she 69. At Elwood, Jerome Ayre/i, a detective, while chasing a fugitive, was run over by a freight train. His toes and a portion of his left foot had to be amputated. Rev. William Smith has resigned as pastor of the Congregational Church at Porter, to accept a call to Portland. His brother James from Chicago will succeed .bum--———— : —• Great anxiety is felt, over the mysterious disappearance of Patrick M. Trammell, a leading and wealthy eitizep of Huntington. Trammell had a roll of money with him. The Indiana iron works at Muncie was scorched. Quick work by the firemen prevented heavy loss. The blaze originated in the blaeksmith shop department and several hundred dollars’ damage was done. t The Pennsylvania railroad broke its record between Louisville and Indianapolis. The train left Louisville at 2 p. m, and reached Indianapolis at 4:08 p. in., a distance of 106 miles in 101 minutes. Five full stops and two slow-downs were made. A. J. Behymcr, Democratic politician and ex-State representative, was arrested at Elwood on an indictment charging him with embezzlement. Behymer denies guiit and says he can explain. The State Beard of Tax Commissiouera has entered into a compromise agreement with the heirs of Nathaniel Bowen of Delphi, by which they are to pay tbe State SIO,OOO of back taxes. George W. Dowell and John F. Campbell, real estate and insurance agents, had an encounter at Kokomo. Do wall shot Campbell and Campbell uaed a paper 1 weight. Dowell is in a critical condition.'