Simpson Gets Term In Prison For Horse Theft
After a full day in Crawfordsville, James Simpson pleaded guilty to horse theft and was sentenced to three to fifteen years in the Indiana state prison. A written statement identifying the nine stolen horses was read into record, reflecting a bargain with prosecutors and the withdrawal of previous convictions. The case centered on horses traced from Columbus and Cambridge City to Reynolds, with parties named as Shroyer and Reynolds involved in the chain of ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Simpson
State
Jere West
Crawfordsville
Boone Court
Jeff
Bis
Indiana
Te Aipmanapolis
Ind
Ms. Griges
Thomas Shroyer
Washington Street
Court Street
Jed
Rawfordsville
Moi
Picja Bay Ware
Columbus
Cambridge City
Wayne County
Stump
Haung
B . Reysnolds
Apa
Fragmentary confession traces theft horse mare case
A rambling statement describes a black mare and bay horse tied to a theft ring. The speaker cites Foster and a Charles Drugaan office contact in Columbus, names Reynolds Wahl and Snider, and locates stables near Arsenal Avenue and East 10th Street, with various buyers and payments across 1907 1908.
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John Miller
Baltimore
Fairfield County
Lyne
Snider
Lancaster
Ohio
Tlm
Bolder
West Quain Street
Columbus
McFaddin
Cabb
Jamestown
Reynold’s and Wahl
Patlaskay
Greenfield
Knightstown
Reynolds
McCrackin
North High Street
Fifth Avenue
New Saider
Venuls Hone
Dennis Hone
Sali
Grackit
Wahi
Reynold
Bert Reece
J. W. Butler
Columbua
Mr. Butler
East Longstreet
J. H. Butler
Totes
Muncie
Indiana
Wahl
Reynold’s
Artift
Reynoldsburg
Jack Ramusmaim
Jurors Named for Boone Circuit Court January Term
The Boone Circuit Court January term jurors were drawn for the grand and petit juries. Names include Floyd F. Boyd Center Grant Routh Union George Shoemaker Union Lewry Bennington Center Harry Honacker Sugar Creek R V Sepp Center William B Soyder Sugar Creek C C Dulin Worth George P Martin Center George A Groover Worth William Hull Eagle Marcus J Harvey Eagle Robert N Cox Jefferson Oliver H Starkey Eagle Rochester Cunningham Harrison William H Petterman Center Willa A Fish Center William H Ashley Union Clyde B Walker Union Theodore Neptune Center Cyrus Ham Washington Teane Wells Jackson George W Kernodle Jackson W B R Beaty Union.
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Grand Jury
Floyd F. Boyd
Grant Routh
Union
George Shoemaker
Lewry
Bennington
Harry Honacker
Sugar Creek
R. V. Sepp
Center
Petit Dary
William B. Soyder
Harrison
William H. Petterman
Willa A. Fish
William H. Ashley
Clyde B. Walker
Theodore Neptune
Cyrus Ham
Washington
Teane Wells
Jackson
George W. Kernodle
W. Br, Beaty
Died at Eighty of Shannonvale Resident Jesse Riggins
Jesse Riggins eighty years old and a well known resident of near Shannonvale died Sunday afternoon at his son’s home from long illnesses. Survived by three sons and two daughters, including Val Riggins a prominent farmer. Funeral services set for two Tuesday afternoon at the Shannonvale Presbyterian church.
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Jesse Riggins
Shannon- Ne
Val Riggins
Presbyterian
Shannonvale
Mia
Belle Keefe
Kate
Lafayette
Viola Lagley
Oklahoma
B. Stephenton
Corinne
Lil Ilex
William Ta
Hesting
Lebanon
Migg
Irene Garrough
Thorntown
Mary Crone
Claude Dicks
Hammond
Caroline “Dicks
Busby
Wists Bowser
Wilma
Flora
W. J. Bratton
David Custer
Long name delays fire response in Halsted Street blaze
Chicago dispatch recalls a Greek candy maker with an unwieldy name after a 4253 South Halsted Street store fire caused $500 in damage. The alarm transmission failed to convey the location and owner, as operator error led to spelling confusion with the elongated name Palloonissrins cappa coporakoummo apourgloczquios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sergi, Prindville
Stock Yards
Goldsberry Arrested In Colfax On Bond Violation
Colfax residents aided by a vigilant watchdog defense kept a bootlegger named Posie Goldsberry in custody after a deputy sheriff and a former officer reached the town to enforce a bench warrant. Goldsberry, previously charged with keeping a room selling liquor without a license, denied knowledge of being wanted and pledged not to jump his bond. The Colfax scene included a guarded house and a makeshift relay system as officials prepared to transport him to the county capital for arraignment before Judge Combs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Lad
Posie Goldsberry
Colfax
Wilbur Pence
Big City
Goldsberry
Miller
Sherif Wilbur Pence
Frank Smith
Flossie
Judge Combs 2 Court
Husband Held After Wife's Fatal Wound Inquiry
In Tipton Indiana Deputy Sheriff Racoba jailed Charles C Downer after his wife was wounded in the abdomen and died at Peru hospital. Downer claimed accidental self injury but doctors and coroners opened a formal investigation. The couple recently moved from Michigan where Downer worked on a railroad. The incident occurred while the husband hunted rabbits with two companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ind
Charles C. Downer
Lake
Michisson
Downer
Ralston’s Resolution for 1914 Promotes Public Welfare
Governor Samuel M. Ralston outlines his New Year’s resolutions for 1914. He vows to improve sanitary conditions and citizenship, strengthen fellowship among men, preserve organized society’s rights, boost public service efficiency, and elevate American citizenship, asserting government’s duty to promote happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel M. Ralston
Adney & Hornaday Go Separate Ways in Law Practice
The law partnership of Adney and Hornaday dissolves. Adney will carry on from the former firm’s location on the Quird floor of the Farmers state bank building. Hornaday will set up offices in rooms 310 and 311 on the same floor. Sheriff’s service not needed as crowd concerns ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adney
Manon
McRoberts
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Indianape
Ndme
Myers
I Beleve
Arsenal Avenue
Woman's Prison
East 10Th
Atrest
Michigan
Boone Circuit Court
Shannondale
Emory Maze
Les
McDonald
Carl Vt
W. Turner
Joseph Alderson
Ughter
James Martin
Cilford Maze
Morton
Hassle Goldsberry
Ralston
W. C. Yutey
Olympic Theatre
Misa Floy Hurt
Mittonet
Indiata
Hurt
N. Meridian Street
Emery D. Stewart
Asa Sutphin
Noblesville
W. &. McKee
Myron
Indianapolis
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