Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1907 — Indiana State News [ARTICLE]

Indiana State News

ANDERSON NOT GUILTY. Verdict of the Jury la th« Di*M Murder Case. A verdict of not guilty was returned by a Circuit Court jury in the case of James Anderson, a young farmer of Tipton county, who in a grand jury indictment was charged with murder in the second degree because he shot and killed Jacob Diehl, 30 years old, a glass worker, of Alexandria, in the streets of Elwood April 27 last. The jury was out less than a half hour, reaching a verdict on the first ballot. In the trial Anderson pleaded self-defense. The tragedy followed a quarrel the men had in a saloon, but Anderson and two companions had left the place when, it was alleged, they were set upon by Diehl and his brother, Jacob Diehl struck Anderson and was gettlng tfaw- better -of—hinr -when Anderson , drew a revolver and shot him. He died twenty minutes later.* KILLED BY ABROTHEB. Latter Thought Gun Unloaded and Pulled Trigger. The two sons of Henry Gross, farmer, near Amboy, aged respectively 17 and 13 years, started on a hunting expedition and as they entered a cornfield the younger brother (Allen) requested his brother to load the gun. He said that it was loaded, to which Allen replied, *T know it is not. If you think it is, try it on me.” The elder brother raised the gun and fired, the load striking Allen in the neck afid killing him instantly. The living brother is distracted with grief.

IS A TINY SIX-YEAR-OLD. Little Girl la 28 InChen Tall and Weighs Only 35P<n>nd«. <- Probably the smallest G-year-old child in America is Armyne Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Davis of East Columbus. She is only twenty-eight inches tall and weighs twenty-five pounds, and has grown only one inch siuce fifteen months old. She is in perfect Health and measures twenty-three inches around the waist, which is the same waist measurement as that ot her mother. - The child, was born in Martinsville. WAS NOT KIDNAPED. I . Little Girl Was Merely Late, In Getting Home. Considerable excitement was caused at Newpoint by a report that Flossie MitcheH, 8 years old, had been kidnapedfrom the Newpoint public school. It develops that the story is absolutely without foundation. The little girl had merely climbed into a buggy to :shaw_a _stjanger the way to a neighbor’s home, and she failed to notify her parents as she passed her house, or to return home as soon as her mission had been fulfilled. Shea Accused of Another Murder. James Shea, held in prison at Michigan City, awaiting trial for the murder of Sheriff Oglesbee of Pulaski county, is thought to have knowledge of the killing of Z Wesley Reynolds, of Westville, several years ago, while Reynolds was defending the bank against burglars. Reynolds was only 16 years old at the time he gave but, while he Jost his life, he was successful in preventing the robbery. i Dog Guards Master’s Corpse. ■ While hunting Ben Steinkamp, aged 29,■ a farmer near Evansville, accidentally shot himself and died instantly’. When found Steinkamp’s faithful dog was howling beside the body. The 15-year-old son of Frank Meyer, living near the same city, while hunting had his right hand blown off by the bursting of the gun barrel.

■Wolf Killed at Tolleaton. While hunting in the woods near the spot where the car barn bandits were captured some years ago by Indiana farmers at Tolleston George Drackert came upon an old gray Wolf, and killed it. The Hammondites believe it is the one that recently caused alarm in Chicago’s north shore suburbs. Firemen Fatally Hart at Monde. The building occupied by the Joseph Goddard wholesale grocery store burned in Muncie. The loss is estimated at $200,000. The Anderson fire apparatus was brought on a plea for help. Two members of the fire department of that city were fatally injured while fighting the flames. Dairyman’* Home Burned. The home of Walter Kistner, dairyman, several miles below Evansville, was destroyed by fire. The family escaped in their night clothes. Loss about $2,500. BRIEF STATE HAPPENINGS. Elvin Graf was killed accidentally by his brother, Charles Graf. The two w&re, hunting near Amboy. John Machino, a miner at Jasonville, was killed while hunting. His gun was discharged when he climbed a fence. The 4-year-old eon of George Arnold fell from a coal wagon his father was driving in Evansville and was crushed to death. Clifford Neece, 16 years ol|, was instantly killed while hunting near Ellaworth, which is his home. He stumbled on a log and his gun was discharged, the load entering his chest. The jury in Shelbyville in the case of William Smith, accused of forgery, returned a finding of guilty, and the defendant will be sentenced to serve front two to fourteen years in the prison at Michigan City. Fire swept what is known as Marr’s prairie, five miles north of Decker, burning for many hours before it was stamped but. Much valuable timber was ruined. A sawmill in the district was saved with ‘ difficutty. The territory swept by the flame has never been cultivated, and much of k was a swamp, covered with tangled underbritah and pnalrie grass.