Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1901 — INDIANA INCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. Wealthy Young Indianapolis Man Cannot Be Found —Martinsville Dry Goods Store Damaged by Fire and Water— Mallady Convicted—Parker Is Back. .¶ Kenneth Lawrence, a wealthy and reliable Indianapolis young man, is mysteriously missing. About a year ago young Lawrence came into possession of quite a fortune left him by his grandfather, Judge William Lawrence of Bellefontaine, Ohio, one of the best known politicians in Ohio, who was comptroller of the United States treasury during Garfield’s administration. A part of the fortune consisted of a 600acre stock farm in Illinois. Aug. 3 Lawrence left Indianapolis to go to this farm, intending to spend considerable money on improvements. He took with him $2,200 in cash. He has not been seen since. The last heard of him was in September at Sheepshead Bay, N. Y. . Peculiar Trio of Accidents. .¶ Mrs. Elizabeth Hoover, Poplar Grove, fell and broke her thigh, Amos Sence, her nephew, Ervin township, had his arm broken, and Benjamin Tucker, New London, another nephew, fell and broke four ribs. Both were preparing to go to /heir aunt, when they were hurt, and the three accidents happened within an hour. Supposed Dead Man Returns, .¶ Capt. James M. Parker returned to Jeffersonville, after three years’ absence. He was supposed to be dead. He said he had been in the Klondike. He has been almost a year reaching home, as the vessel on which he took passage was lost and drifted into the Arctic ocean. Fire Loss at Martinsville. .¶ Fire broke out in the dry goods store of A. Wallenstein at Martinsville a fewminutes after the store closed for the day. The firm carried a stock valued at S10,000, with $7,200 insurance. Loss from fire and water will be about $5,000. Mallady Convicted of Murder. .¶ In the criminal court at Indianapolis William Mallady was /convicted of murder in the first degree and the jury fixed his punishment at imprisonment for life. Malladay killed a Mrs. Wilhelm several months ago. Within Our Borders. .¶ Kokomo citizens have decided to use their own electricity and have organized to put in an independent plant. .¶ Harry P. Rogers, a well-known hotel man, committed suicide in. his room at the Leland Hotel at Shelbyville, by shooting.

The big plant of the Kelly Ax Company, burned some time ago at Alexandria, will resume the first of the year with about 1,000 men. Kaatz & Goldstein, clothiers at Goshen and Elkhart, have made an assignment for the benefit of their creditors. Liabilities $50,000, assets $27,000. Three-year-old child of Alfred Thorpe, Lake Station, burned to death. Two-year-old daughter of Mrs. Chas. Brock, Brownstown, suffered the same fate. John W. Mitchell, connected with the Interstate Stockyards, attempted to stop a runaway team in Indianapolis and was instantly killed. He was a man of ilyF. A. Walker has been appointed receiver for the Northwestern Sctaper Company at Anderson. The liabilities are placed at $40,000 and the assets at SSO, 000. Bishop Charard. of Indianapolis, who suffered a stroke of paralysis some time ago, has so far recovered his health that he has reconsidered his Intention to resign. Harry Lester, Washington, fell through thin ice on a skating pond. His little comrades former a life line, grasping each other by the heels, and pulled him safely to shore. Frank Edmonds, a stylish appearing young man, arrested at Terre Haute on suspicion of horse stealing, has confessed to seven thefts. He told his victims where he had disposed of their property. All seven eases were in Illinois towns. These deaths resulted from fire: John Siglin, Van Buren, went into burning house to rescue property; 4-year-old child of Edward Price, Windfall, turned on the gas and then applied a match; 4-year-old daughter of William Wampler, Stinesville, stood too near the stove. James Osborne, Crawfordsville, serving a sentence for killing Howard Ellis in a saloon brawl, is suing the saloonist, Chas. Annibal, for $2,000 damages. Mrs. Osborne will prosecute tire publican and his better half for alleged perjury. Ellis’ mother is suing Annibal for $5,000. Fred Ruffle and George McClure, 12-year-old sons of merchants of North Manchester, left home on a freight train to “see the country.” Twenty minutes later Ruffle fell under the wheels at South Whitley and was ground to pieces, and McClure is almost at the point of death from injuries received. D. P. Bolds, ex-treasurer of Adams County, was acquitted of the charge of embezzlement. There is a .doubt as to whether he owes the county or the county owes him. When he took office he was a prosperous merchant, but now is poor. It is said the litigation has cost SIO,OOC When acquitted he wept for joy. Before the recent performance of “Spartacus, the Gladiator,” in New Albany there was a fight behind thameurtains. Actor John Fay Palmer was beating his wife, it is said, when John Griffith, the tragedian, interfered. Palmer attacked him wiah a sword scabbard. Griffith knocked him down and disarmed him. Greenfield Gas Company has turned another well into the mains. Northwestern Scraper Company,' An derson, has gone into the hands of a receiver. The Hamilton County grand jury wa< Instructed to inquire into alleged election frauds. - t American Car and Foundry Company Jeffersonville, shipped fifteen coaches tc New Zealand. Mias Emma E. Newbern sued Feeder ick J. Bloom, at Richmond, for breach e< promise. \