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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
2
Deputy Attorney General Tadley said the state may file suits to enjoin operators from disposing of property as it investigates the proposed coal trust in Indiana. He expects the anti trust laws and prior Madison county glass cases to guide action and possible reach of the new suit.
In Terre Haute on June 21 Judge Rawlins discharged W. Thaecis after he admitted using a horsewhip on contractor John Casey for insulting Mrs. Harris. The judge complimented Thaecis for the action noting neighbors on friendly terms and recounting Casey’s alleged assault on Mrs. Harris.
Report from Gentryville Spencer county describes the death of George Walters found in his home amid a domestic quarrel claim. Coroner inquiry underway as officials withhold a facial cause while neighbors speculate on the incident. Also notes local business filings and various court actions across Indiana.
Albert Towne shot Mrs. Granger in the temple and then killed himself in the Granger home at Frankton, after years of boarding there and pursuing a forbidden affair. Mrs. Granger had warned him off and notified her husband. Towne attempted to elope after a struggle for release.
T A Brown, 26, a brakeman for the Evansville and Terre Haute railroad, shot himself Friday evening as the train prepared to depart. Despondent over a love affair with a Petersburg Indiana society girl, he fired at his head and fell, witnessed by passengers. He was a nephew of ex Congressmen Posey and a descendant of Gov. Jennings.
Reports from Gentryville and surrounding towns detail the George Voces death by pistol fire with talk of a special inquest and Mrs Walters contesting her husband’s estate. Other items cover brewery consolidations, malicious prosecution cases, bans on pony kegs, hog cholera inoculations, marshal resignations, Robert Mayfield’s death, Evansville scoreline, and a severe lightning toll.
In Indianapolis on June 24 George Lacks drowned while bathing in White river with his brothers in law Charles and James Wilson. James Wilson nearly perished while attempting rescue. Lacks had wed four days earlier and his bride attempted suicide by river before collapsing. Harry Cole, 19, drowned while boating nearby. three friends were saved with difficulty.
Hendricks appeared before Judge Richter and pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses. He received an indeterminate sentence of two to four years. He swindled Catholic priests in Ohio and Indiana by posing as the agent of estates and bequests from churches. He was a former government employee in Washington and cites drink as his downfall. He has a wife and family in western Pennsylvania.
June 24 report from Indianapolis notes a severe electrical storm Saturday night disrupted telegraph and telephone lines after a hot day and heavy rain. Widespread damage described. scattered health alerts and regional incidents follow in Indiana towns.
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