Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Volume 7, Number 33, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 10 February 1876 — Page 1

VOL. 7.—NO. 33.

Court House Echoes. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Josiah Lamb to C'. W. Moreland, lot 2, Lambert's addition, to the village of Kou:t

Q. W. Moreland to Z?mlrah Frazier, a lot in Lambert's addition to Fountain, J8G0.

E. D. Carter to Isaac Smith, block 7, out lot 15, Branirn's subdivision, city, $500.

E. D. Carter to Ada Beach, lot No. 4 block 2, Branim'H subdivision. No marriage licences have beeD issued during the past twenty-four hours.

Phebe McGesirr et al. to John" B. Creech, 7 acres in the east half of tbe southeast quarter, sections, township 11, range 8: 9245.

Elenor Brown Guardian, to Jane Mcllrov, lot 146 Terre Haute $3,000. S. C. "Beach et al. to Julia Carter, lot 0, Rose fcub-oivision Terre Haute |1,tiOO.

Richard L. Ball to Edward J. King, undivided hull of lot 180, city of Terre Haute £5,000.

Cornelia Walsh to Armanda Larkin, northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 11, town 11, range *.» 10 acres, §700.

Ransom Clark to James W. Jones, east half of the northwest quarter, sec1:5, town 10 80 acres, $3,100.

Rebecca A. Paddock to John Paddock, undivided interest iu lot 31, Middletown, $100.

Mark Beal to Hugh M. Brown, southcast quarter of the northeast quarter, section 13, town 10, range 7, 40 acres $4 000.

Mary A. Church to Edward R, Ringhorse, lots 0 and 7 Lambert's addition, Terre Haute. $100.

Richard Dunnigan to Samuel Knowles, lot 29 Dunnigan's subdivision, Terre Haute, $365.

Edward R. Ringhouse to J. P. Fowler, lots 0 and 7 Lambert's addition, Terre Haute $300.

John LocUhard to Rt-inhart Ruther, part of lot 1, Terre Haute $5,000. Harriet Darly to Vigo county, Orphans Home, south half of tho northwest quarter, section 10, town 12, range 9, 80 acres $12 000v

John W. Harrier to Joseph Mosstelfive acres in the southeast quarttr of the southwest quarter, section 13, town 12, range 8, $150.

Jeremiah Anderson to Sarah Jane Anderson, lot 125 Jewett's addition, Terre Haute, $1,000.

Columbus Rucker to Jas. P. Lockard part of lot 51,Rose's subdivision, Terre Haute. $400.

Lewis (!. Calder to Jeremiah Beal, part of lot 35, city, $3,329. Same to Mark Beal.pait of lot 25,city $1,500.

George C. Duy to Christiana Swinehart block 2, lot 7 Burnham's subdivision, $1,000.

Thomas Lannang to B. F. Brown, 44 acres in southoast quarter section 27, town 10, range 8.

Leonard H. Mahan to Silas Price,one half of lot 1, Burt's sub division, $2,000.

Silas Price to Leonard H. Mahan,lots 3, 4, 5 and 7, and parts of lots 13,14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 21 25 and 20. Arnold Minfchttil Co JJUIU'ii'i tiUUUi voiuU,£i4,0Cu.

Leornard H. Mahan to Silas Price, 42)4 ncres in southwest quarter section 26, town 12, range 9 $10,000.

John Morehead to Lawrence V. OU terloo lot in Moorehead's subdivision $400.

MARRIAGE LICENSE.

August Johnson to Mary Moakin. Georeo J. Hewitt to Mollie L. Clark. Leonard H. Mahan to Lydia M. Hardy.

John C. Woodard to Harriet Montgomery James Crabb to Emma Greenwood.

Wesley S. Joslyn to Lucy B. Norton. Iteifgates.

At the Republican convention held last Saturday afternoon the question of framing resolutions was broached, but soon voted down. The meeting then proceeded to elect delegates with the following result

First Ward—H. Ross, G. W. Kleiser, James Hook, W. K. Edwards. Second Ward—Judge Crane, J. O. Jones, C. H. Rottman, R. S. Tennant, G. E. Farrington, Alex. Thomas.

Third Ward—J. R. Whittaker, T. R. Oilman, T. B- Knox, E. B. Bagby. Fourth Ward—E. M. Gilman, G. W. Naylor, N. Filbeck.

Fifth Ward—I. N. Pierce. James H. Turner, M. C. Rankin, Charles Duddleson.

Sixth Ward—James McCutcheon, J. N. Shepherd. Harrison township—H. D. Scott, A. B. Peg)?, Jonas Perkins, J. B. Haney, Georue Look ridge, W. S. Allen.

Sugar Creek township—YV

Pierson

township—Felix

FOURTH QVAU^EBI.r 'HOW.

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to, G. W. Karris, D. McElroy, F.Broad-

Lost Creek township—Levi Dickerson, Scott Bur«an. Riley township—C. A. Ray, L. Nattkemper.

Honey Creek township—R. W. Thompson, Joshua M. Hull. Prairieton township—Thomas Jones.

Prairie Creek township—Benoni G.Trueblood. Linton township—Philip Randolph.

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Fayette township—A. G. Shepherd, J. B. Johnson. Otter Creek township—Harvey Evans, M. Stevenson.

A resolution was adopted instructing the delegates to vote for L. A. Burnett, for State Treasurer.

A 1 ©UK GIRL,

Thursday evening of last week a young girl named Ella Biggs, living at Mattoon, 111., loft her widowed mother's home. Coming here to Terre Haute, she entered a house of ill-lame on Second street. This morning her mother came to the city and stated to the police the object of her search, and her suspiciors that her wayward daughter had come to Terre Haute. She was found this morning by

Officers

Vandever and

Harris and bv them taken to the station house. Her mother will ta*£® her home this afternoon. The daughter is a young girl of rather prepossessung appearance and this apparently voluntarily sinking to a life of shame upon her part is one of those dark mysteries of the human heart, which are as sad as incompiehensible. -».

We can

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COfiVFN

attendance at the convention

this morning was not large, but each preoCul, seemed to be interested iu the topics brought up for discussion, As usual, the convention was opened by singing and prayer, and was lead by Rev, Wm. M. Darwood. At 10 A. M., the President, J. A. Parker, took the chair, and the work as laid down in the programme published in this paper last Saturday, was taken up. W. It. Bannister, who, in addition to his large business, finds time to look after sunday school interests, read a carefully prepared paper on ''The duties of teachers to scholars outside ti.e sunday school session.

Dr Mitchell followed with practical suggestions laying particular stress iu the importance of teachers visiting scholars.

W. W, Byers thougnt that the teachers ought to recognize their scholars when meeting them on the street. It p'eases childran to have their teachers as well as other friends notice them, and winn* their love.

Prof. C. W. Iloogiu urged that the teacher should study the,peculiaritie3 of his pupils.

Wm. M. Darwood thought the teacher should eet a good example to his scholars.

As arranged previously, W. W. Bvers' paper "How to keep out of 'ruts,' set down on the programme for the afternoon, was read in the morning, as Mrs. Maria F. Starr was prevented, on accouut of business, from attending. Her paper on "The relation of the Sunday school to the church" will beread'this afternoon.

Rev. D. S. Morriion. of Sandford, indicated a "rut." which he said was a most fatal pitfall into which to drop. It was the custom some superintendents and teachers have of coining into the school late. Such conduct serves as a wet bvanket on tho entire meeting. The pupils must feel that there is something dreadfully earnest acout the question of salvation.

A gentleman from New Goshen made a number of remarks, pointed, because drawn from actual experience. He complained of the ignorance of the teachers and was referred by Mr. Royse the Secretary, to the Christian Union, as a paper containing each week a great deal ot information on topics ot this nature. [Tbe GAZETTE of each Saturday, contains an able review and analysis, by a minister, of the lesson.— Ed. GAZETTE.]

As Mr* James Gordon was not present to address the meeting on "The use of tbe blackboard," the persons present took the Bubject up and discussed it at length. Mr. Tennant ably advocated its occasional use. He was opposed by the Rev. Morrison who had never seen a blackboard Euccessfully managed in bis life but succeeded in showing that it is as an aid, as one element going to make up the success of the school. An indiapon6ible addition. He had seen a piouie poiirayiug the

AFTERNOON REPORT.

paper of Mrs. Starr on "The

relation of the Sunday school to the church," contained many new ideas and old ones, stated in fresh and presentable style. She favored ornamentation of the Sunday school room. It shosld be light, well ventlated and pretty. The church should furnish the means for defraying the expenses of the school.

Rev. Abbey believed iu a perfect union of church and school. The interests of both ara the same.

Dr. Mitchell favored the provision of plenty of bibles. Rev. Sterrett deplored the popular demand for "history poetry and rhetorical flourish" on the part of the people who keep up the churches.

Following the discussion Mr. Henry Green wait read a paper, treating of Sunday school literature.

Considerable discussion ensued regarding singing in the Sunday school.

Rev. Graham was not in favor of much ofit. Rev. Darwood opposed, being a great advocate for singing as one of the leading features of a school.

After remarks from Messrs. Wilcox and Henderson, the session closed, and an adjournment was made until

EVENING.

"The Sunday School's office in the training of young converts" was discussed at length by Mrs. Dr. W. H. Waters.

After some further papers the meeting, which, though not well attended, was yet throughout full of interest, closed.

ILLINOIS STATE GRANGE.

The Meeting at Martinsville on Tuesday. The State Grange of Illinois, met at Martinsville. Mr. Forsythe. of Edga^. county. Grand Master, was present for the purpose of installing the officers. Notwithstanding the inclemency of tbe weather without, all was merry within, and quite a crowd was present The following offloers were installed:

Master—S. S. Crigler. Overseer—L. Hurst. Lecturer—Laferdy. Stuart—Strout. Assistant—Batting. Pomona—Mrs. Flood. Assistant Stuart—Mrs. Strout. Following the installation, speeches were made by a number of the officers, both new and old.

JACK MC04BTY.

THE GAZETTE traveling agent writes back from Marshall that Jack McCarthy, the man who is said to have been ejected from the city hotel by the proprietor, Mr. Campbell, is in a fair way to recover, and his physician, Dr. Prewitt, thinks that no amputation of his frozen limbs wili have to be performed. Mr. Campbell asserts that it was not himself but his hired man, Lucullus, who turned the unfortunate creature out of door on that bitterly cold night.

Try It.

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TERRE HAUTE,

CROOKED SPOOK.

A QuinU'deoof Inve tlgatnrs tti rasikiuoniuui I*lay a Trick ou the

Medium.

A little episode occurred at Pence's Hall last evening which is calculated to shake the confidence of the visiters who were present in the supernatural character of Alice Belle Purless, the spirit who materializes every nigbt for tbe entertainment of visitors.

There were present last night, five gentlemen of an enquiring turn of mind, who were determined to discover whether or not "Belle" and Mrs. Stewart were one and the same person. Accordingly, each provided himself with a small quantity of lamp-black, and when the lights were turned down thev rubbed this black on the palms of their right hands.

Belle was, as usual, tho first spirit to

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ut an appearance, and as Bhe ont her spirituslistic hand, it was grasped, squeezed very affectionately by each of the five young men. After this the usual performance was gtine through with, and when the sceance had closed, and the lights were turned up, the five young men pressed around the medium, to thank her, and congratulate her. Each grasped her hand eagerly and examined its palm, when strange to say, the lamp-black which had been smeared upon tbe spirit, Belle, appeared on the palm ol Mrs. Stewart, who nad been apparently sitting in a trance in one corner of the cabinet, while the materialized spirit perambulated tbe sceance room, and fraternizad with mortals.

There could bo no mistkke about it, the hand, which had been white and clean when the modium entered the cabinet was all besmeared with lamp black as wero the hands of the five gentlemen ot enquiring minds. We are unable to learn the Homes ot the young men, but our informant, who received his information from an undoubted authority, tells us that two of tbem were fromPana, 111., two from Clarksville, Tenn. The residence of the other was not known to him.

What explanation will Mr. Hook, Dr. Pence and thePandlmonium clique D&akc of this awkward expose?

The following from the Indianapolis Sentinel, of this morning, is the statement of one of the gentlemen referred to in the GAZETTE of Monday last, in connection with the expose of the medium at Pences Pandemonium:

After the seance the others] privately expressed tnemselves dissatisfied, and I suggested, as the medium had all of the conditions on her side, we should secretly impose conditions of our own, so then we—T. H. McCoy, Capt. S. P. Mooney, D. F. Overholt, Dr. L. D. Higgtns, of Pana and myself—entered into a conspiracy to f\ntpr-t the medium W? repaired to a drug store and purchased some lampblack. At night we severally put a small package incur pockets and repaired to the seance hall, which was now in an upper room to accomodate the large, audience that had assembled, I, as almost one of the last elect, was given

A PROMINENT SEAT IN FRONT, and the others were seated near. Our object in procuring the lamp black was to well blacken our fingers, and, as the spirits were good, sociable couls, foud of hand-skaking, they would necessarily take a portion of the black, and we should easily tell who was personating or playing spir® its. We determined if, after the show, the medium could show" white and unspotted" hands, to then and there avow our belief in spiritulism, and humbly ask the spirits pardon. It was a very fine night for manifestations, so they said, and it was not long before "Belle," one of the medium's controls, came out and perambulated the stage shaking hands with the old chiefs. I solicited the honor of a shake I was honered, and gave her the best I had iu the box, and sat down quaking in my boots at the great crime I had done. Others soon came out, and, at each hand shake, I gave renewed dose. So soon as the lights were turned up I mounted the platform and approached the medium, who. I found ntbbuig her eyes the transitson from darkness to the light being too great for her. I asked her to please show me her hand. She mechanically put it forth, and I found it as black as the ace of spades. Great heavens! how that woman looked! I sincerely pitied her, and told ber she had better hide her hands and make a hasty exit. Before she could act on the suggestions others had seen her hands, and it was too late, There was the greatest EXCITEMENT AMONG THE FAITHFUL.

Some of the jealous ones even tried to explain how the spirits being materialized from the medium's organism would necessarily impart to her what they receive but to my mind this was too transparent. It soon became too warm, so we, the guilty ones, left, nor stood upon the order of our going, but quickly slipped out of the door. When we conspirators had gathered together in the boarding house there was an uproarious time. Mr. Foster, coming in. even bad the hardihood to say tbe medium was not guilty, that the spirit's had blacked her hands. When I related my previous experience with her he visibly weakened, and I doubt not he now marks her down a fraud. So ends my investigation of the phenomena of spiritualism. I am thoroughly disgusted with the whole subject. You know nay previous experience with Mrs. Kegwin, Mrs. Hollis and Others, anb I now unhesitatingly denounce the whole thing as a cheat and a fraud of the darkest dye, and cling to the only true philosophy of "One God and the universal brothorhood of man." Tins is my creed from this time henceforth and forever. I hope you will profit by my experience, which has been obtained after years of patient ^investigation and a con

FEBRUARY 10,1876.

siderable outlay of time and money. As to what should be done with such characters I do not say, certainly something, as the.v are leading many souls astray and ruining them for time and eternity. Ever yours with resject. G. 1. W.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.

LI MOUTH CllURCil.

THE MEIBTISG OF THE 4 VISOKY OVSCIL NEXT WEEK.

Btading ot the "Letter Mis* sive" «o the Congregational Church Yesterday.

At the Congregatioual church in this city yesterday morning, Rev. E, Frink Howe read to the congregation the letter missive of Plymouth chsrch, Brooklyn, invilipg his chirch to send a clerical, and one or more lay delegates to the Advisory Council. This Council is to be held iu Brooklyn on Tuesday, next week.

It the GAZETTE of Wednesday, last the letter was printed iu the telegrephic columns, and need not here be reproduced. The invitation has been extended to 171 churches, and to 20 pastors not regularly in charge of »ny church.

At the eud of the invitation are the following instructions to the delegates who may come, and not heretofore published. 1. Plymouth church is prepared to pay all the expenses of pastors and delegates, and to provide for their entertainment while in Brooklyn. 2. That provision may be duly made for their entertainment. Pastors and delegates are requested, as soon as possible, to communicate the aotion of their church to R. S. B. Halliday, 58 Willow street,Brooklyn, N. Y. 3. On arriving in Brooklyn they will at once report to R. S. B. Halliday, at his house, or after the convening of the Council, to the committee in the lecture room.

The matter of accepting this invitation—which as has been shown will cost the church nothing—will come before the Congregational church at the prayer meeting on Wed nesday evening of this week. What action it will take on that'occasion ia yet a matter of doubt though it is supposed the invitation will be accepted.

In connection with this "letter missive," Rev. Howe also read a prio vate letter to him and the church from Rev. Lyman Abbot now of New York, and formerly pastor of the church in this city. The letter exposed the hope that the people of his former charge«would see fit to ac-cept-tbe invitation tfHfhis cotmefl before which would come many vexed questions of church polity which oughtio oe settled.

Official List of Patents,

issued by tbe United States Patent Office to inventors of Indiana and Illinois for the week endingFriday, February 4th, 1876, reported by Louis Bagger & Co., solicitors of patents, Washington, D. C.

INDIANA.

172,261. Harvesters—Wm. F. Cochrane. LaFayette, Ind. 172,266. Whififlat rees—Re us D.Hale, Transitville. 172,362. Offioe Desks—W. S. Wooton, Indianapolis. 172,381. Cross-cut Saw Handles—Samuel Boone, La Goo.

ILLINOIS.

172,265. Pumps—Francis F. Forbes, Chicago. 172,277. Tools—Daniel W. Morris, Elgin. 172,281. Lounges—Mendelin Long, Chicago. 172.287. Mining Machines—George D. Whitcomb, Chicago. 172.288. Cutting Apparatus for Harvesters—F. H. Wolkenhauer, Bensonville. 172,299. Sack Holder—George H. Cornell, Sterling. 172,311. Reaper Reels—Samuel Hamilton, Mt. Sterling. 172,366, Backlash Springs—Thomas Alsop, Elkhart City. 172,373. Cultivator Teeth—J. C. Banniean, Dunleitb. 172.403. Gang Plows—Euoch C.Eaton, Pinckney ville. 172,405. Churns—David L. Epperson, Mill Shoals. 172,412. Spring Powers—Charles M. Frahm, Chicago 172,440. Pump Pistons—L. D. Hovey, Clinton. 172,443. Machines for Welding the Ends of Tubes—A. L. Ide, Springgeld. 172,449. Hair Restorative Compositions—A. R. Kinyon, Downer's Grove. 172,452. Devices for Securing Wire Barbs—M. Rinckerbackes, New Lenor. 172,479. Elastic Tug Links for Harness—August J. Peters, Chicago. 172,512. Boiler Washing Machine—W. B. Rodecksr, Eureka. 172,514, Draft Eqaalizors—S. Smith, Mattoon.

A Barglar,

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A burglar entered the grocery store of Harrison & McComb, just out side tbe city limits on the Prairieton road last night and proceeded to help bimsell to the valuables therein. The inmates of tbe bouse heard him however, and soon snrronnded and took him prisoner. He was brought to town and turned over to Sherift Carico. His trial will be presented to the Grand Jury to-day.

The Burglar's name is Arthur Trader. His case was presented to the Grand Jury to-day, and he will probably be indicted.

The officers of tbe Vigo Agricultural Society for the ensuing year, were elected last Saturday. They are:

President—A. B. "Pegg. Vice President—Corey Barbo nr. Secretary—Joseph Gilbert. Treasurer—I. C. Myers. Superintendent—U. Jeffers.

Married

and yet unhappy. How many a home has beozi robbed of sanshina aiw hajpiue.«*and rendered sad and desolate bv ttie IOFB of some dear *nd petted child. This is a dangerous season for children, and parents ahou'd fceei

SPOOKS.

Allen Pence President of the Paiidenioninm,

HI ES TO EXPHIW THE EXPOSURE OF 'J HE S1.Y STEWART,

Bnt Seglrcts Facts.

The following card hsu been received from Dr. Allen Ponce, President of the Pandemonium which bears his name:

It is inteuUed to explain the exposure ot Anna Stewart, materializing medium, duly chronicled in yesterday's GAZKTTK. AS the Hon. President of the Pandemonium fails to mention the character of the expose, or to answer it in any way, as a preliminary to his card we will do both for him. Some wicked young men went to the Pandemonium, and when the lights were put down, rubbed lamp black on the palms of their hands. Mrs. Stewart, be it understood, goes into a cabinet fixes up a lay figure out of extra clothing

tof

her

own, places it in the chair, and passes it off on ber unsuspecting audience in tho dim light, as herself. Fixed in other toggery, she sails out as a materialized spirit, and does all sorts ot things, among others shaking bands with the audience. Well, when she shook bands with these young men, she got lamp-black on her hands. Now who got lamp-black on her hands? Was it Mrs. Stewart or was it the spirit? At the end of the seanco Mrs. Stewart had lapipblack on her hands.

Now this would settle the question to most people, but not so to the Pandemoniumites. Dr. Pence does not give his theory of the case in tbe card which you will come to in a moment, and so we will. Ye Gay GAZETTEER has heard him explain this thing so often that he knows it as well as ho does the arguments of the rag moBeyites, which, in grandeur of conception, it considerably resembles.

Listen, then, dear reader, while we give you A CHAPTER IN SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY.

A spirit in the process of materializing takes a thin film of matter from the body of the medium. For example, the skeleton hand of the spirit is clothed with a thin film of flesh from the hand of the medium, the foot from her foot, and so on from tne crown of her head to the solo of her foot. Hair, whiskers and clothing being different in the materialized spirit from those of tbe medium, as a rule, follow law of materialization, different, we presume and not understood by us, for we have never sat, at the feet of any of the Apostles of Terre Hante Spiritualism, and had this matter explained, The ham! hnaineM. however, we-faB.ro. Now, you see, the materialized spirit, having masqueraded, so far as ber hand is concerned, in the flesh of

medium, gives that flesh back when the seance is over. Having gotten it soiled, with lampy-black, for instance, during thoseance, she gives it back at at its close, covered with lamp-black. Could anything be more natural, more lovelv, more loveable, more soul-satis-fying? So you see this pretended lajnp black exposure, becomes a most gratifying and reassuring evidence of one of the most baautiful truths of spirit niaterlalization. So also, you see, that a person who should go down to tho Pandimoniun, armed with a feather to brain the masters of ceremony, would be carrying along with him altogether too much and and too heavy artillery. But But we are keeping Dr. Pence waiting. Hear him, and then answer this question: Doesn't Dr. Pence know that Mrs.

Stewart and her manifestations are a fraud The Dr. Says: To the Editorsor the Evening Gazette:

In your issue ot last evening we find the monthly report of a spiritualistic expose at Pence'e Hall, at the close of which the query, as usual, comes in, "what explanation will Mr. Hook, Dr. Pence, and the Pandemonium clique make of this awkward expose?" In reply, we would gladly accommodate you Mr. editor, could we do so without spoiling the poetry attached to tbe skeptical taste. Sufllce to say that we have enlisted during the war, and no Providential hinderance ^intervening, tho seances will continue the same as before your leport appeared. We have entered upon the fourth year of our Stewartehip, and have not yet been sufficiently developed to find the fraud so easily discovered, and that too in an increditable short time, by others. Should we Mr. Editor in the course of our investigation become sufficiently developed as to be able to detect the fraud being praticed upon us and our friends, nigbt after night by this apparently unsophisticated woman, we promise" in advance to favor you Mr. Editor, with the items, and that too without delay, upon which to get up a report for the GAZETTE we are rather pleased with your style of reporting, it looks so sensational like. In tbe meantime we beg to remain yours honestly and seriously for the trutb. By order of Mrs. Stewart's managing

COMMITTEE

Internal Revenue.

The following is a statement of the internal revenue in this district tor the month of January. Whisky tax f92,281 30 Tobacco and cigar stamps 1,460 00 Beer stamps 871 81 Special tax 231 25 Penalties and bank tax 215 32

Total 195,059 78 Total for whole term previously collected, 12,138,222.32 tax for January, *95,059-78, grand total, $2,231,282.54. The total tax for the fiscal year 1875 was $1,011,092^7.

He Was Orerwarked

one day, and a ride in an open streetcar fixed a cold on his longs. Tbe soreness iu the chest gave him momentary trouble, and no attention was paid them. One day in the rush of trade, he overworked again, and to his surprise kept his ned for weeks with acute disease ot the lncgs, which he bad not suspected were disordered. He might have saved this loss of time in the hurry of business, by taking HAIX'S BALSAM. Price, {1.00 per bottle. Sold ev-

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ROBERT CLARK.

A Brief »8umeof th^ Evidence in HisCase.

THE TESTIMONY OF THE TWO SOX8 OF THE MUBDEBED MAN.

Evidence as to the Character of the Prisoner.

A large crowd of curious spectators were in attendance upon yesterday's sesslou of the Criminal Court, to witness the proceedings of the Clark murder trial. The following is a brief resume of the evidence in tbe case. The most important testimony adduced in behalf of the State was that of

HIRSCHKL v. AND LINCOLN QONN, sons of the murdered man, and the only actual witnesses to the homicide. Their evidence was to the ofTect that they left their home (in the southern portion of the county) in the afternoon iu company with their lather, to look after some stock in a neighboring field and that after proceeding about one hundred yards, they observed tho defendant, Clark, sitting ou tho fence by the roadside. When they had reached a poiut in tho road near the place where Clark was sitting, the latter fumped off the fence and said he was going to shoot their father if ho didn't take back that of a The deceased threw up his hands and exclaimed, "Hold on and immediately thereupon Clark

FIRED THE FATAL SHOT.

The statement of Clark was, in substance, that he had been iu the woods hunting, and was about to climb the fence and enter the road, when he saw Gunn approachiug that Gunn remarked, "I will take that gun away from him that he remarked, "I don't know whether you will or not," and that Gunn started towards him. He hallawed to him to stand back three times, then fired. Bo stated further that the gun went oft accidentally or that possibly he might have PULLED THE TRIGGER THROUGH EXCITE

MENT.

Evidence was introduced to show that Guna and the defendant had bad an altorcatlon that morning and upon this fact the prosecution have faint hopes of a verdict of murder in the first degree, contending that it was premeditated.

Arthur Boyle was introduced as a witnPS3, and asked tbe following question by Mr. Kelly:

Q. I'll ask you if you ever had any conversation with Clark in regard to the killing of Gunn if so, what it was?

A. I did. I asked him in tbe first place why be had killed tj.unn. He .fold me first that the teasou was that Gunn tried to take the gun away. We traveled on about a mile, and I asked him anotner question, how was from Gunn when he siaot him. He told me that to the best of his reccollection it was 8 or 10 steps. I says: "You didn't kill him, then, because he tried to take the gun away?" He says, "No

BECAUSE I WAS MAD

Albert Kester was another importsnt wiiness in the case. Tbe following is from bis testimony:

Q. "State if you ever had any conversation with Clark about a week or two weeks—any time before the murder of Mr. Gunn and if he made any thraets what they were, in regard to the Gunns."

Ans. "Wall, I seen him I thintt it was about two weeks before Mr. Gunn was killed. I was over in the woods 'clearing,' and he came through there^ and was talking to me—I djdn't say anything to him for a little bit—directly "he said he intended to do something before he left this country, (he was talking about going to Texas). I asked him what it was. He didn't tell me for a little bit when he told mo he was going to

GET AWAY WITH

two or three of tbe Gun family before he left. He didn't say he allowed to kill them, or any thing of that kind. I told him he mighj get caught. He said he would dodge around 2 or 3 weeks before he wont to Texas."

The defendant in bis testimony made a flat denial of this statement. A large number of witnesses besides these wero introduced, but the above is the gist of the testimony introduced. TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS—OPENING OF

MR. KELLY.

On the reassembling of court this forenoon, Prosecutor Kelly arose and proceeded with bis argument to the jury. He recapitulated the evidence in the case, beginning with that of the two sons of the dceased. He argued that, they being the only eye-witness-es to the murder, their testimony should be well weighed by the jury, aGd shonld be acoepted by them against that of tbe defendant, who was swearing for his liberty and perhaps for his life. He dwelled with especial emphasis upon the threats made by Clark before the murder, upon which testimony be perhaps has an idea of securing a verdict of murder in the first degree.

Prosecutor Kelly was followed by ATTORNEY KNOX, who based his argument upon the hypothesis that the statement of Clark was the correct version of tbe affair and that the testimony of Kester, in relation to the threats was not worthy of belief, several witnesses having been introduced who swore to the bad character of the witness.

At the opening of court this afterternoon prosecutor Kelly proceeded with the closing argument for the defense. Both Mr. Knox and Mr. Kelly are entitled to a great credit for tbe very able manner in which they havo conducted this trial.

Both

have made all which could

be made out

the evidence. And the

case must be decided upon its merits. Tbe prevailing opinion seems to be that tbe result will be a verdict of manslaughter, or at the worst, of mnrder in tbe second degree.

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