Terre Haute Journal, Volume 20, Number 358, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 January 1876 — Page 2

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MURDEROUS KEIIGIOI'S EN- A THffllBlKTBiOEDT. J— MITY. 3V$

The President of ft Campbellit® College Fatally Hit at a 8an-

day School Party.

M- [From the Chicago Triban*.] QjkptMBVM, Jum, Pee. 25—The llet, Oral Perkej, President of Abiagdoo

College, *m lo-d*j reported muiinated at Abmgdoo, small town nine miles southwest of this citj., Abiofdo» College i» an institution of the CtopWniU or Christian Church* Far many year* the college had been coder the control of J. 11. Butler. A fiction vu formed againtt him which led to hi* dismissal in March 1873. The followiog August, President Perkey itm elected. Bailer tu called lo a like situation at Santa Rom, Cal. The feeling of the Batlcr fart/ wo* tery bitter toward Perkey, and no paint were taken to conceal their hatred. Effigies of Perkey and bis adherent* among the faculty and towpspeople were suspended in different jparfca of town. Their dwellings wero defaced, and insults were heaped upon them while walking the streets. The

of the place teemed with incendiary article*. At the June meeting of the college trustees arrangements wer^ made by them for an election to fill-ra-caocies that would shortly occur. l|p on the day appointed the trustees met at the usual place, and filled the vacancies In the board, thirteen in all, and completing a full board of thirty-two. The Butler party met on the same day, and, styling themseires donor* to the college, claimed the priv{* lege of electing aBoard of Trustees, which they did. The Perkey party being in possession, legal step* were at once taken to oust them, but owing to lack of time to prepare the papers, the cage haa not yet come up fer trial. fthorUy after the removal of President Butler, measures were taken bf the Christian Church to expel. from the church Prof. Thompson, who had been instrumental in the removal of Butler. Their success in this attempt resulted the withdrawal of ninety nine of the imombors, and the formation, of the Jofferson Street Church.

With this knowledge of affairs, we are ready for the tragedy of last night. The Jefferson street Sunday school -were giving a sociable in the upper half of the college building, the Butler party holding another on the lower itloor. While in the midst of the evenlug's entertainment, a disturbance in the corridors attraetod the attention of the party. President Perkey stepped from tho ante-room near the stage into the corrider, and there met the boyi, Lomax, Lambkin, and ^Gabrielle, who are now uader bond*. The bojs, evidently intoxicated, wore requested by Pertcey tp step into tho. hall and eiyoy themselves. They refuted, tnd_ were then asked to insult

"^b .by the shoulder, and, when he had turned to lead him down a short flight

*talrs, Lambkin raised his hand aad struck him. The P/eaident foil immediately, and the halls wero Instantly fllled with an excited crowd. A nerroun twitching of the mvwele* were the only signs of Hfo, and ho ws* carried into an ante-room and from thence to his home. It ia not yot known a* to the S weapon usod in the attack, but Lamokin t* known to havo had a billy, and the naturo of the wound *eem* to favor tho presumption that thia was the in weapon used. The n^gro janitor,

Jerry Johnson, ran tho boya out of tho building, end shortly after they were, arrested by the is Harshal. They professed entire innoceoce of the aiair, and made no attempt to eeeape. The condltioa Ol

Pralidetst Perkey at the present wn Ung but little Improved, and the doctors in attendance *ay there are oo hopes of hi* recovery. The boya who have been arreeted for the act are John Lomax, perhaps Lambkin aad Rural Oabrielle, who ire a year or two younger. They all bear a hard name* are in the habit of drinking freely, and ia that condition are very quarrelsome. Gabriel le has been in jail before for lawless acta of a similar nature, they have often expreased their aympathy for the BuUer party, and have several times threatened to make it hot for Pes key. They are known to have been concerned in the previoua disorders, in which acts they ,«g$£e supported by the Botler party

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Greenback Currency.

1 now undertake to affirm, and with vut the least fear that 1 east be answer* c5, that a pap^r issued by Wovcmment, with the simple psomiee to receive it for aU itedne*, leading ite erediters to take it or-gold or silverat th«ir option, wouML to the exttlt it would circulate, 4. form a petTtfct pape«- circulation, which could not be abated by the Own* tatnt that it would be as ealfermint value as the metals themeelvea, and I "I Khali be able to prftva that it ia wiihiai I ilba eoaeStatioo and powere of Congress ta use eueh a pkpe* the maMgemeat 1 of its Itnaacea. according to th* moet rigid tale of coastraiaf the Comrtitufefo .•••=. etwi.'"

It aptSiMWEte »e, aftw the Veil »0ecU«n I«» the a«We«t, that no inconvertible paper—that». ao, umt irhoae credit rest* ea a proa me my—is «s**h!* «w a camncy. t» pay—** ^c.CiUMS.

Beak euntacy mm he wpweswi eii^iUtfiea restored to the na-

dkc«e% Oir caeheleae, er far

mote*

Ia max kills hi* wipe jura DAUGHTER.

The ^Ktittierer (jomtnits* feaieiio

{Froathe&Y.Herald^ ..

An inexplicable double murder and suicide occurred early yesterday morning In the two story frame tenement bouse No. 374 West Fifty-third street A man named Meyer lieoaer shot bia wife "and child, aad then putting the pis* tol to his own head, he fired, causing a wound which resulted in his death yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock.

The family of Meoaer occupied two rOows on the second floor. He waa a hard-working, sober man, the «m» ploy of the Society for the Frevention of Cruelty t» Children. Between 4 and 6 o'clock yesterday morning named Flyn, who resided with his wife in the apartment at the rear of Mauser's bedroom. heard some noises, which he describes as •'suspicious," and awoke hi* wife, who heard the sound of groans emanating from Met»ser*a bed room. ,After trying Meuser'# door and finding it locked he called Officer Brady, of the Twenty-second precinct, who assisted a young gitl living in the house to enter Meuser'a bedroom by a window over the bed. As the child let herself down on the inside of the dark room she touched Meuser who groanedThi* frightened the girl, who at once ran to the front rom door and unlocked letting in the officer and 0% era with a light. When they entered the bedroom raioBTirtnti sight i,v presented itself. Meuser lay' on the bed next the wall, with a wound on the right side of his head. Near his tight band, two inches fromi his Sogers, lay a seven barrelled rerolter, with five barrel* discharged. Next to him lay hi* wife, with two ugly wounds, one in the left eye and the other |n the right side of the head, and at the- front Of the bed their daughter Carrfcj, a little child about three years old,. lay dead from a pistol bullet which had lodged ia he* right eyo. The mao and his wife were unconscious. The bed was covered ttfth blood, and all the yiotims of the awful crime were bleeding. Dr. 8. N. Manley, beUg called, after examining tho wounded persona, pronounced the wound* dif MeUder and hi* wife fatal. Officer Brady procured an ambulance, and io It Mr. and Mi*. Meuser were removed to the Reception Hospital, in Ninety-ninth street

Coroner Croker was! notified, attd, together with his depnty, Dr. Ma*Whlnnie, proceeded to the hospital in the hope of being able to take an antemortem statement. When they arrited there the patient* were still in a comotose state.. Meuser could not be ronsed, but by a slight ahaking hi* wife was seen to try to make an effort ik. pne side of herAfliUE&^flflfo

an attempt to talk all the ^movement of her mouth was on one side of it. The Coroner afterward went to -No. 346 Wsst Fifty-third street to try to *scertasn some fsct connected with, tbe ease. When he reached there and •hown the room* in which the unfortunato family had lived he *aw nothing that indicated else than extreme povorty^ The floor* were bare, tho chairs were old and broken, a miserable stove was in the front room, and on a ncketty table stood the remains of the night's supper, which, e*identiy, had been of the most frugal char*eter.

While there a very respectable looking man came in and stated to

Meuser sinee his marriage has adapted the name of Monroe S, Minster and has registered and yoted under that

MJnl*ia

ttytng

Dr*

M»c-

Whinni? that he was a brother of the man who had, up to that time, resided in those rooms. He said thst his brother had married, about four years sgo, much against the wishes ef his parents and relatiyes, the woman whom he had that morning tried to assassinate, and aince that marriage had been ostracised from the society of thew relatives. He seemed very much affected by his brother's unUmely death,

Errlnger told Officer^tady lhat

Meuser seemed always dissatisfied with his wife's treatment of him, aad that he complained that she was not sufficiently affectionate toward him. On the other hand, the inmates or the

house

wherein they lived are highin their owise of Mrs. Meuser. saying that ahe was a devoted wife and ^together admirable woman, Measer waa the janitor of the boildiog o«ccupied by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and was often called upon to act as an interpreter, he being abl* to converse ia Sva or difTercnt tonaoea. He was considered by Ihose who knew him as a rather eceentiie character, hot elwey* did hi* daty settafactorily to hia employee-

Jalia Erhager aay* on several o«*sians *uh the ^rtal which was :ound oo the bed, and has heard him say that he w^»d

atftlM V«loelt. V«t *1 u»«tt was OMQSfct

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TautK ia aa«4 toW a discipHnwian

£r««l alive. He Ji*e* kowt mlh on)* oaa oair of awl «nry Toeajl. «ui.t teetriuie to alocal najptf.at

wi£e tMi children J(l)l it, OfeMi t**m «io4o«

lower* feer tor

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T*o*a« Jimnww.

TSRRE HAUTE JOURNAL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4?1^6.

HEROIC-WOMBS

Encounter of a Mother aad Daagikttr Strnggia, Ending inVietory for the Heroine*^

Dtt«ii N. T.,»ec.^?. i8it1--Two women, mother and daughter,

Catskills of which Mennt Prospect is the iarmination, recently had an eneoanter with a bear, in which was manifested a heroism worthy or those early days io American history when the. settlers were compelled to be continually on the alert agaiast ferocious beasts and still more ferocious Indians

STORT ar THB FIOaT.*

Mrs. Butler is a woman ahoat thirty* fiye, and her daughter Jennie is sixteen. It is tne cnatom of the husband and father to be absect in the woods sometimes two or three days, leaving his

wife

and daughter alone with a good watch dog and rifle in the cabin. He was away on Sunday last. About five O'clockon that day the daughter, Jennie, was preparing the evening meal fer the hogr, which were squealiog in the pen, a log enclosure a short distance from the bouse. A sadden change in the cries emitted from the sire* and the furious barking of the dog Joe caused both mother and daughter to ran to the door

the cabin end look oat What was their amazement to see a Urge black bear with a shote weighing sixty or Seventy pounds, tucked in ender one fore legend trying to climb outof the enclosure.1 The Butlers had lost three bogs already by the inroads of bears or other an!mats and the wotnt resolved tO nlseue this one if possible. The dog was making a great fuss on the outside Of the pen but Was afraid to jump inside and attack tho bear. Mrs. Butler seized a heavy maul, used in driving Wedges in logs, and her daughter snatched the axe from the woodpile and the two moved at once to the pen. They both jumped ikMDtt tis EXCllosURB. emboldened by which the dog also leaped over and commenced harrassiog Bruin in the rear. The women rained blows heavy and quick on the bear, which presently dropped the pig, and, turning toward the dog, had him in his embrace in a twinkling and crashed him to death. The efforts of the women to- dispatch- the bear were redoubled. The bear was now raging with fury, and advanced with his jaws distended upon the girl, who was wielding her axe unmercifully. With one sweep of his great paw he struck the weapon from her hands, and the next instant had pressed her into a corner of the pen but the terrible blows which were showered Upon him by Mrs. Butler with the maul forced him to leave the girl befoie doing her any great injury He rushed furiously upon Mrs. Butler, who managed to elude his jrssp and "t*'n^l,lr»s^ill9f

hcr

W***

shouted to Jennie to hasten to the

house and bring the rille and shoot the bear: The girl jumped from- the pen, her clothing nearly all wnoii HBS rfefcKoti1, and turned sftor the gun. The Wood from the wounds inflicted On the, bear by the axe and maul poured on the floor of the pen and over the fhaggy coat of the monster. Round and round tho enclosure tio contest waged, until at last the bear struck .the woman's weapon with h» paw and sent it

out on the grouiid. He preseed Mrs, Butler into a corner, where she dropped in a croucbng position and placed her hands o^r her eyes, expecting to

BB TOaK TO |TIBGE%

tho next inatant. Jusk then her daughter returned with the rifle. She pushed the barrel through a chink in the leg and fired. The bear staggered an instant on hi* haunclee and fell backdead. The ball had entered and passed clear through hie heart, ss was after' wards aaoertalned.

With the removal nf the great tension On her nerves Jennie fell lifeless to the ground, and It wae a long time befora her mother could summon strength enoagh to climb out of the pea to her aid. She finally got her into the eabtn, and succeeded .in restoring hertoconaciousness. Neither ef the women wae hurt to any great extent, the daughter having the flesh totn uader her arms where the boar seised her, and being considerably scratched about the body.

The Hatha* Murder.

(Letter ta the Rteliniona (tnd.) T#le«ram.l At the request of rentleman in this cHy, I have put in writing &e circumstances of a dream that happened some time age

IWV

bout'the hoar of twe o'clock

in the morning, the g^tlemw wajswddealy frighteied oatofBI* *Iwphy»e annatiilottof a man springing with desperate force through the window at the foot of

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his bed. He awwl bare a*cen^d

by aeaae of thelowkiteben roof totke cbasiber *indo*, and these© sprung into the windoir, e«m«S the lower saah wilted*. A* feet into Uier^om W

jj^air, vrltkicb. dndoni bun enlb bte ooaila partly open, irota JkapaaU the opp«r teeQ» wore miifinf. Hia bead waa qeite larje and tbe forehead ratber low aad brM.^ ibeexebrokm were Wmt- Tho mmnoa it onoe 8a»&ed drcatnine bm tbat Cbe Tiolent mtntaer waa arte**!®* of Tattan, a Jew, wl^ V^ beee for ieMji Sww Xoijk^ew

"tew m•* W a few «^b» keloe*. a^te I -fbr ewido^taeaf

-for* drff or#* which Be is described as a man ot great *lrength, and lithe aa 11m step wM elaatic and hie a«f«ments were rapid. He fM of easy, Hues* address, A?ide&tly~ cooU~ aelf. posaeased and full of pluek, aad era* respectably dreaUed in a" auit of black cloth and black alonch aat He hid not loug been at work when he aaked if the

Two women, mother and daughter, ^Qtieman used tobacco, and it was named Butter, living on that*pur of the

wkSak ITanni rrAana#t i* •=._ I ji_.

a net till then, that the manner

of asking for it disclosed that, perhaps, all of his teeth were missing from his upper jaw. His identification was then complete, and nothing more remained to be done except to ask him some seemingly unim ortant questions, the first of which startled him just the least bit "Were you ever in New York?" he wasasked. "Yes," camelhe response. "How long sinee?" "About three years ago, since which time I have worked in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, and other Eastern cities." "Where are you going?" "To Indianapolis, snd thence oVer the Union Pacific road to California."

That evening he bought a ticket for Indianapolis, aad that was the last seen of him in this city. Xi,,

Cfrapt to be Renominated and Reelected«"\"1 From J. W. Forney's London Letter to the

Frew.]

A thoughtful and unusually careful friend writes to me from Philadelphia^ under date November 23d, as follows: "Now I am going to stsrtle you, Grant is to be renominated and re-elected!" and, as if to roundoff the one prophecy, he supplements it withlanother: ''Moral —•The one-hundredth anniversary of the republic will also be its und." And by the mair

which reaches me this

morning I have two more letters from Philadelphia, dated Noyember 24th,one of whish says: "Rely upon it, General Grant is working for the third term,and will enforco his renominations upon his party," and the other remarks: "The elections have been very favorable to the Republicans, but I do not like the evidence squinting to a third term.",,

PHCENIX

FOUNDRY

Machine Works.

F. H, MuELFBESH, Prop'r.

Corner Klnth and Eagle streets,' near the passenger depot,

TEBBE HAUTE, IKDIAKA,

.Mill. MiacMnery,

ClSCqLAR SAW MILLS,

Coal fcijaft Machinery,

And

Brass nnd\ron Castings

ftEPAlfilSS

Charles

Corner ln*rd and Ohio^treets. JAMES T, RICKETTS, Beet Wlnea't maew a««

Constantly In Stock*

fbeblxjnch AJI. nnttt 12 x., and at

very der end uignt.

11 rit.

ICENTKNNIAL

Hitz,

HI Kill SUWt.

6th

TCKltC BArTK.

best brands of.cigaes

Franae and elvat attention amtR*A to nttbSir. Oewl inneji evfrr

JHOMAS&RUPl

Horse Shveitfgl

r*,«" *-4

P**e: ST

It RATH^trARTERS FOK

mitsiiDifim

Pkinte,Oib, Yaraiahes t--h''tnuL^WIiKiiiir Warn,' ,f

Pure Brandies, and Wines, AT

GULICK & BERRTS. Corner SoartU aaa aata strMtt

•en to*wiitnpoa wSwiut. pt«te stock ia lo muck Me from.

THE BEST IS ALWAYS THE

CHEAPEST

ow opened

hoase oo Third street, opposite the St. Chwles Hotel, where he it

prepared

person* wanting: pumps with th« that line to be found anvwhei warranted. See my new improvements.' The best of references given ia all parts of the United States.

W. H. Flake.

C. A. Mofiitt & Ca

MANUFACTURERS OP

SBLOW OASES

Of ALL'KINDS. i.,: II

•143 South Meridian Street,

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. A Large Stock: of SILVER CASES constantly on band.

JtTFERS.SHEESLET&CO.

PROPRIETORS

Vigo Woolen Mills,

Dealers in wool and manafecturer and jobbers of

Cassimeres, Tweeds, Jems riannels,

Blankets, Tarne, &o.

CORNER MAIN AND TENTH ST8 TKUHE haute INO.

STEAM ENGiiVES, Garminative Balsam!

18 THE "j

Host Popular, Effective, Pleasant and Harmless Kemedy

FOR CHILDREN

MIUIHG & BAUK OABS 'Tecthingr, cliollcor summer coin plaints. Thousands of Uvea Saved titer an means fail. For ,, ,,

dholera Morbus, DiarrteiT" .-V" Flu*, Asiatic Qjholeafc Pain or Oongeitdon,

Of the Stomach

KSEmmciiaaniflii

termhactk:

is anparalelied. No d*njfer

from an overdose.

TERRK kAUTE.

wholesale dealer* in patent medlcincs

ICAmrrACTvaait or

SIDOLES.HIBHESS

Collars, &c.,

Miln it, bet fith and 7th. E HACTK. INI). doot PromoUr and the

WIRE,

Rmae,

Llttl

Front,

C*rw*f Bat

Mtrr

4 ^lp*«» flfMls IjMHktnrK: b*.

STOCPRIVILEGES

Fall |uKa, 1876.

O^ILLI.

Pralrlo Gtty

PLANING MlLL^S

CLIFT & WILLIAMS.

MuwfiAMWs ef

Sash, Doors and Blinds^

iNPOW AND DOOR FRAMES*

Moulding, Brackets, Ballnster^

Wr,

StelraaUlaitt'vweU Peata,Reeriaft« S14latf

And Jul ot

FINISHING lumber

Wholesale and Retail: Deal^wi

Pine Lumber, Laths and Shingle^ t,

SLATE BOOF1KG A!JD BOOlTlXfl FELT.

Curtora SawinK, Planing and Wood

Turning done to ord«r.

A.11 Work Warranted. Comer or Xlath and Xalhem stmta. ».

HARDWARE.

M. COOK,

CSeceeeeerteJ.Ceok *8oa)

Wholesale and Betail Dealer i&l^

Hardware and Cutlery

Heavy Goods, Bar Iron, Nails, vBoik^a Steel, Guns Pistols

Chain Pumps, Cement, Plaster

WHITE LEAD, LtJiSBED OIL

Tarnishes, Spokes, Felloes, Etc Agent iorS. Homey A Co.'sRlchipoo^.^ojv,.

gi 162 asd 154 Main Street,

Torro Ilaate. Intllana,

COAL.

gV^iK--S

EDGERTON & CO

deliver th*

BLAOK

Diamond Goal

To suy jwr|r0f the city, on order being left wit

P. O.SULLIVANf

Mot ot west Msfti stri-et, «rr %t the Viffo Cooa Scales, Third street. It

SUPERIOR COAL

to snv other tor tfrate and stove purpose!,

CARPENTIRS.

WM. BAYLOR

Carpenter, Jobbing,

HOUSE ROOrilSG,

WtsR Setain«£ qfTinttni.-

Gloeiag, Obair Cauia^, (tc. Done to onler. 8ho® -on fiixui ami, twan

Gharry md

Afttttwrrjr, aaet «td«, one

itiima^liof Mfitn

raoouoi

ERNST BLEEMEL,

WwMr ht* botarnmt it bttr bttmktf -T^lr^r»T? Y'lt**

PORK PACKING.

Louis

zmss

Usn Cram ||Si

•SLi&SS

'Ollknett ftw Yark,

DREUSICKE,

(Wiweeoi mr.to Cleigey.Jt ^treealeiw,)

BstlHngtr aad Stonll Cutler. paid to putting __je smw aeMI at baara