Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1906 — Indiana State News [ARTICLE]

Indiana State News

BLAST RUINS BRICK HOUIE. Indiana Preacher and Wife Seriously Burned by Gm. brick residence of Rev. G. G. Winter in Shelbyville and Mrs. Winter, 52 years of age, was seriously burned from head to feet. Rev. Mr. Winter, 65 years of age, was burned about the head and hands and Emil G. Winter, a son 21 years old, was badly burned. Jesse McCain was seriously burned about the head and body. Milton Shirk, a plumber, was also burned. Shirk and McCain are in the hospital. Two sides of the house toppled over and the contents, furniture and library booka were scattered to the four winds, blocks - away. Mrs. Winter, was taken from under the debris. Dr. Winter has been pastor ofthe German I’rotestant Evangelistic church for many years and professor of languages in the high school. The son Emil is a student of medicine at Cincinnati.

INJURED IN THEATER PANIC. Many Are Hurt When Moving Picture Machine Starts Small Blaze. Two persons were seriously injured and a number of women and children bruised and otherwise slightly hurt in a panic caused by an incipient blaze from a moving picture machine at the Franklin Street theater in EvansvilleA hot carbon used in the moving picture machine dropped into a basket of celluloid films. The flames sprang up to the ceiling and the curtain caught fire. Almost instantly the audience became unmanageable and a mad rush for the exits was made. The firemen and police by hard work quieted the excited mob of people who were making frantic efforts to reach the street. Practically every seat in the theater was demolished during the rush for the doors. HINSHAW GOES BACK TO PRISON. Woman In the Cane In Forgiven by Her "Husband. Rev. William E. Hinshaw, who was ordered back to prison by Gov. Hanly to serve out a life sentence for murder, has been taken to the Michigan City prison. He showed little emotion as he left the Indianapolis jail, but smiled at the crowd that gathered to see him. Hinshaw had appointments in Wells county to preach. George Freeman and his wife held a conference at Wabash with friends and relatives, and at its close announcement was made that Freeman had consented to take his wife back. Elopes with a Coachman. Emma Bachman Howe, T 9 years old, adopted daughter of Miss Frances Howe and heiress to several million dollars, eloped from the Bailey town homestead, near Chesterton, with a coachman of the name of Jensen. Her disappearance followed her discovery in the coachman’s company by her foster mother, when she leaped into a buggy with him and fled across the country. Killed by a Live Wire. Harry Lyons, electrician of the New Albany fire department, was killed by a live wire. He had climbed a pole to repair the “cross” of a fire alarm wire with a live wire belonging to the United Gas and Electric Company. He slipped on a cross arm and came in contact with the live wire, and death followed almost instantly. Lyons was 42 years old. Wounded on Train and Diez. W. J. Strong of Cleveland died in Washington on a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern freight train from a wound received in an unknown manner. His traveling companion is being held for investigation. , Eighth Spoase Leave* Wife. William Baker, aged 48, deserted, his wife, Polly, aged 65, at Newburg, it is alleged. They were married three weeks ago and Baker was the woman’s eighth husband. “Prexy” Hanged in Effigy. President Kelly of Earlham college was hanged in effigy by students in Richmond because he had threatened to suspend members of the football squad for failure to keep up with their studies. Convicted Auditor Freed. David E. Sherrick, convicted auditor of State, has been released from prison in accordance with a Supreme Court decision. Dressmaker Kills Herself. Miss Mayme Brannan, a dressmaker living near Newburg, committed suicide * by taking carbolic acid. No cause is assigned. • Poisonous Flower Seeds Kill Child. Anna Spayd. aged 4, who lived with her grandmother near Bloomfield, died from eating poisonous flower »eeds. Minor State Items. Thomas Conroy of East. Chicago was killed by the cars west of Butler. Abe Rowe, a miner of Heckland, in a quarrel with hla wife shot her, perhaps fatally. Ernest Lowe was probably fatally wounded by the accidental discharge of a gun while duck hunting on Wolf lake. Mrs. Edward Field, wife of a farmer, committed suicide near Shelbyville by hanging herself. She had threatened suicidc for some time. Andrew Casebere is dead at the residence of his daughter in Butler, at the remarkable nge of 102. Mr. Casebere was born in'Pennsylvania in 1804. Playing that he was a real bandit nearly cost 10-year ol<T Ben Ander on his life late when with a number of companions he sought to hold up lu true wild west style an interurban car south of Hartford City. Disguised as highwaymen and mounted on horseback, they rushed out in front of the car with shouts of "Halt.” Anderson was the leader and driving hh» horse on the track demanded of the motorman that he throw up hia hands. Instead of stopping his car the motorman turned on more current. The car struck the horse, killing it instantly, an<l seriously Injuring the ridar.