South Bend News-Times, Volume 38, Number 51, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 20 February 1921 — Page 9

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CANON CITY, Cclo.. Feh. 15. 131rncr McVey, "from romewhero hack eimt." will receive careful mical attention tliirir.g the fir.-t vrt-ka of

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etat penitentiary here, and officials bIJeva he may recover the full flower of that manhood, of whih h declared " a Frr.all f.hr remains unravelled from the woof and warp of my beinp." McVey was arrested In iM-nvc-r and sentenced for tho theft of e IothIng and Liberty tenia from a. room in the T. IX. C. A. there. McVey, chalk-factd, disheveled a.nd unkempt of appearance, turprised Jud,-e Hagott In the Denver Criminal court with the evidences of culture and refinement In hla Feech when the court asked him If he- had anything1 to say why sentence should not bo imposed. No, Your alienor, I havf nothing to eay Iav that nsptct." McVey responded. "But, with your perm'sfion, I should very much like to sry a few words on another matter." Directed to proceed, McVty resumed: "First, let me f-ay that I have not always been the 'bum yu see- n"-ro now. "I carr.q from a too 1 family. I am a university m-'n. a rr.f cileal .tu(Unt lacking only a futf months of a. t ta. ! n 1 r. k my i 3 r h . "I was studying too hard and my nerves gave v.ay. Th n came inuomnla, and one sleepless niht I was tempted. As I was a medical etudent the 'stuff' was acccfsible. I took a cne-eighth grain morphinehypodermic and found real. That was the beginning. "The morphine robbed me of my will power, of my morals, and of everything that I had loved and dreamed of. "Since then I hrivp been convicted of several crimes, and one of them was an act of such utter depravity as to seem almost Incredible to a rational minded man. ' "1 am a 'dope fiend,' I know." he continued. "I am a 'bum.' But still I am a man and I have one small fiber of manhood still unravelled from this warp and woof of my being-. "Your Honor, I as'.- you to give me a lon penitentiary sentence. I know If I behave myself I shall receive treatment there somewhat fufltting a human hems and that I shall pet medical attention. In the penitentiary I shall be able to overCOmei the 'dope' habit, and then, when I am tiiscliurt'e., I shall have an opportunity to rchaMlitate myself."

GOSHEN NEWS

H. V". I). Kins:, secretary of tho Gorhen Chamber of Commerce, is in Indianapolis, representing Goshen manufacturers and retail merchants on tax matters pending before tho Indiana general assembly. The estate, of Andrew J. Mehl, Goshen hardware merchant, who died last week, was willed to the wifo of the deceased so long as she remains a widow. In tho event of her death the property Is to be divided in equal shares before Mrs. Mehl and her daughter. Mrs. Ina Paff, and upon tho death of Mrs. Mehl all of tho property is to go to the daughter. Sheriff Fonda arrested Oscar W. Foper of Elkhart at Hudson, Mich., on a nonsupport charge. Toper is in the county Jail. Ilia wife is in Elkhart. Harry Sterling, arrested at Con-

ntaut, O., on a charge of cracking the safe in tho Orpheum theater, Elkhart, and stealing $603 from it, is In the county Jill here. David Yoder of Middle bury, a horseman, charged with stealing two blankets from the Truex hotel in Klkhart, pleaded guilty before Jtdge llile in the superior court and was fined $25 and cost. Sentence of 60 days to tho Putnamvllle penal farm was suspended. Several weeks ago Yoder Jumped a $300 bond on .which Joseph Nusbaum of MlcWIcbury was surety. Ho reimbursed Nusbaum for the amount of tho bond, following hi capture over the Michigan state line. Yoder is past 60 years old. It Is alleged he has been living with a 16 year old girl. Since the board of public works has installed a calorimeter at the water and liht plant for the purpose of making daily tests of pas manufactured and sold by the Goshen Gas company, the quality of gaa jr.ipplir.1 Gosh. r. ronsurr.ers is

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ter. and six brothers. In the circuit court Isaac Loueks has started proceedings again?. Noble L. Searcr for th(; purpose of quieting title to real .state. The State Bir.k of Gcshen has filed an action against Norman F. Carpenter of Goshen, asking for judgment of $30-0 and foreclosure of mortgage. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Guy A'w'.ne cf Goshen. FKlng fruit In the circuit court. Fry a. Carmen aks for Judgment of $2,500 against Harry Prickett et. ab. forerlcsare of a morttraee and

appointment of a receiver. This Is the second suit in foreclosure ; brought against Prickett. ! The board of public works, after j having received bids fcr furnishing a motcr street fiusher, has decided ; by unanimous vote to defer such : purchase until such time as the! state of city finances Is more fav- i orable. A flusher will cost about J flO.OCO. according to estimates. Goshen city hap accepted a proposal from the Municipal Traffic ,

i Pest company cf Portland. Ind.. toi ; p'3co traffic guides- at all import- : , ant street intersections here. Th? ; 1 posts are furnished, installed and i ' maintained without any expense to J tne city, the Portland company sell- j j Ing advertising on them. The city. at heavy expense, provided ffeveral I

traffic posts. All of them have j been knocked down by motorists j who found conditions inconvenient, j

Miss Fora Jodon, of Plymouth. Inc" , visited Mrs, Villlam Wells on Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. C. Sergeant and children rpent Sunday afternoon at the Cortier home at Grapevine. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Milliken and son Marv.n were in South Bend on Monday. Mrs. E"la Van Buskirk called on

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South Bend, spnt Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Itajski and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Mi'.Uken and family and Mis Mildred S"ott. of Hve Points, were guests of Mr. and

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said to have been much Improved. Guy W. Dausman of Goshen, a lawyer, hay drafted a bill for introduction in the Indiana general assembly which provides for payment of Ifcral fers In connection with projected improvements on county highways which were abandoned on account of high cost of labor and materia!. Indir the Indiana statute thc3- fees cannot bo paid until after Konds have been issued for the sp"cifi: improvements. As tho projects wore abandoned, no bond. were Issued and

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of tho legislature last summer an ; act that wan drawn to meet the ; condition that exists was passed, but the state board of accounts had . held that the law h not retroactive : and that t pertair.s to future einer- 1 penries instead of those that .now : exist. j The case of the state against. P.

.lon Company, Goshen dry good3 'lr.il. rs. has been increased from MO .0 00 to JiJO.OOO. The Vance Film Co. is tho name of a motion picture concern that plana building a studio in Goshen. At present the company is making

Sentence Toledo Bandit . Slayer to Die in Chair

Pv International News Srvd: i "TOI.KDO. O., Feb. 19. Royce! Richardson, G2 years old, colored, j chauffeur-bandit, was found guilty !

of murder in the first dtsree by a jury hero Iriday night and sentenced to be electrocuted on Juno 10. Richardson drove the bandit car when two railroad detectives were pl;ot and killed and $10.000 of railway funds stolen about a month ago. Richardson claimed he was forced rt the point of a revolver to drive, the others in the car and did not know their intentions.

pictures at a plant at Oak Park. Mrs. Charles DeVault, 4 4, died .it her homo near Cromwell of heart

ailment, after brief illness. Mrs. tcVault was a daughter of Mrs. i Henry Juday of New Paris. Sur- j viving are her husband, one son, j

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IT. McAndrewa of Narjpir.ee vs. Monroe Ilcpler of Nappanrc trespass, venued hero from Nappanee, was disndssed soon after trial was started before S. S. Whislcr. Justice of the peace. Many witnesses came from Nappanee to Goshen to testify. The litigation involved ownership of an onion storage. Tho estate of I'M Huff. George

R. Harper, administrator, and Isaac Faker, John F. F.aker. administrator, have been opened in the cir- ! cuit court. i Benuel Sterner, 7C. who lived j alone in a small hous? in Bristol. 1 was found dead by Y. K. Sheimadino and Thomas Ptudley, neih- ! bors. who had been caring for him ! while he was suffering v.ith grip. ! Shelmadine and Studlcy went to ; tho Sterner home and knocked, j Receiving no response they opened j the door and a few seconds later;

discovered tho dead body of Sterner lying half way under bis l ed. It is believed death was eausvd by heart ailment. Threo t. eeea and two nephews survive Mr. Sterner. Mrs. Harry O. Greene, a prominent Goshen musician, has purchased of Joseph II. iVsh the fine Stcinway baby grand piano, which had been in the mansion of Mrs. Mamie I, sh-Latta. Mr. I sh's sister, who died here recently. Mrs. Greene paid Jl.COO for the piano. The Bristol residency occupied by Dr. Farl Morritt was damaged by fire which started from sparks from a chimney. Democrats of Goshen city have been called to m et Monday ni-'ht. Feb. 21, for th purpose of effecting an organization for the primary and election.

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