Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1902 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. I I Boy Confesses Murder of EmployerProhibition State Ticket—Forger BeA leased from Penitentiary—Old Milling Firm Fails -Accidental Shooting. Arthur Moyer, a 19-year-old Lowell Ind, has confessed that he killed his employer, Douglas Craft, a farmer, on April 18. The tragedy, which created, a-great sensation,, was heightened by Moyer’s former assertions that Craft had shot at him and then committed suicide. Craft lay in the barn where he was shot for twelve hours without his wife coming bear him. Owing to the fact that Craft’s clothes were not powder burned, Moyer was arrested, and to his attorney and the sheriff at Kankakee made a fttH confession. IJe acknowledged that he shot himself in the arm to carry out the impression that his employer had first trfeflto murder him, and then committed suicide. State Ticket Named. The State Prohibition party in delegate convention at Indianapolis, placed tfaFTbnbwing ticket, iu the field:For Secretary of State—James M. Dungan, of Indianapolis. For Auditor of State—Dr. J. Levi Lord, ol Rush County. For Treasurer of State—Preston Rider, of Columbus For Attorney General—Sumner W; Hayneff, of Portland. For Clerk of Supreme Court—Charles F. Holler, of South Bend. For Superintendent of Public InstructionProfessor Andrew F. Mitchell, of Bloomingdale. For State Geologist—Earl Stinespring, of Lafayette. For State Statistician—J. Lewis Speicher, of Wabash County. Forger Is Out on Parole. Leonard Morgan, who is well known in New York City, where he conducted for a number of years a publication called Cottage and Castle, has been released on parole from the Michigan City prison. Morgan became involved iu a number of forgeries after leaving New York and was convicted in this State about a year ago and given an indeterminate-sentcncff’ at hard labor. Mrs. Morgan began work to secure his parole and succeeded through the efforts of prominent men she interested iu behalf of her husband. Old Milling Firm .Fails. The large and old milling firm of Hill Bros, of South Bend went into bankruptcy, papers having been filed in the federal court at Indianapolis. The liabilities are §59,029.47 and the assets §52,077. The financial embarrassment ot' the firm is due to various causes, among them the Joseph Leiter wheat deal some time since, the panic of 1893. the failure of crops, and the prolonged illness of a member of the concern, Thomas J. Hill. The firm was established in 1851. Play with Rifle Is Fatal. Aaron C. Black, who lives near Long Cliff, -was shot and killed by his best friend, Samuel Probst. The* two men were playing with a rifle which was in the hands of Probst. The weapon was pointed at Black and in some manner it was discharged. The bullet entered Blacky, right breast a little below the •shoulder. state News in Brief. John Kraft, 72, Boonville, was found dead hi a field. Pierce Butler, 50, near Greenfield, beatm and robbed of §G. Warsaw will have a new bank, with W. AUAVilcox" president. , James Jenkins, Michigantown, was badly injured by dynamite. - Rider canning factory, Crothersville, was damaged §2,000 by fire. George Noland’s barn, south of Anderson, and four horses burned. Henry Soppenfield, Petersburg, killed two large pelicans on White river. Carnegie will give Logansport §25,000 and Alexandria §12,000 for libraries. The 3-year-oId 1 daughter of Jacob Neely, near Martinsville, burned to death. Miss Rosa Manning, 18, near Alliance, burned to death while burning trash. Big flywheel in Murdock veneer works, Washington, burst, badly damaging the plant. Barn on Emanuel Miller's stock farm, near Brazil, blown down and fifteen tons of hay scattered. Louis Russell shot and instantly killed Perry Stout of Owensboro, Ky„ at a dance near Princeton. Herman Sholtz, 12, Clinton, found dead in street, with skull fractured. His bicycle was lying beside him. Congressman James M. Robinson was renominated 'by the Democrats of the Twelfth District at Kendallville. Kokomo police stopped the attempted elopement of Edward Vaugh, married, and Miss Maude Vickery. They were taken from a train as it was about to pull out.

John Toner.- a member of the Hall Milling Copipauy of Braail, was kille?) by west-bound passenger train No: 11 on the Vandalia Itaiiway. He was walking on the track. Bert Keck, superintendent of construction of the Independent Telephone Company. Marion, was found unconscious near the Jonesboro bridge, and can't tell what happened to him. Benjamin James, a Brazil miner, was shot and fatally wounded by James Carlin, a farmer, while returning home from work. Carlin refuses to give any explanation of his act, and it is believed he is insane. * Workmen at Flora unearthed a skeleton, which is said by old citizens to l>e that of James Howhart, who in 11443 was chased by Indians and perished in a quagmire. The place where the skeleton was found corresponds to the place where Kowhart is said to have tied. France Landis, John Seine" *i>d John Clark, Lafayette, were injured by the collapse of a scaffold. Aaron C. Black and Samuel Probst, near Logauspoirt, played with a rifle. Black is dead. By the bursting of an emery wheel John I>uby. Kokomo. Was killed. Widow and fire children survive. Frank Phillips, a wealthy farmer of Booue Grove, is missing. Friends fear foul play. They claim his body was thrown into the lake near his home. Hr had a big sum es money on his pcrsoi When he left home.