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lie Sliof At Detective Schlene At Porter, Ind Believing Him Holdup Man and Schlene Shot and Killed Himi*lt;Jhesterto», Ind., Sept. 83, 1920.H. p. Benner,- Marshall Mich.John, shot accidently on the ro*A;Ust night and killed by detach likes. Wire toe at Porter hotel, Tier, Indiana.CeciliaWfte above telegram was received her* at 4:12 o'clock central standard time Thursday afternoon jIt waa sant by Mrs. John MeFar- [ land, formerly Mina Cecilia Benner to li*r ftetfew* *sd teld nr the. kiii-’i lug of .-her husband. Mr. Benner] and dapRhter. ACifg Clotilda Ben-; ner on the' ■** a. m. Michigan CaifrraJ trafcrfor Porter, Ind.wawKieroBslng tUei tracks. A train which wwhich was carrying whisky, stopped, and Schlene advanced. Me-Farlaad evidently thought Schl-ene *. hold-up mao and fired. The builds missed. Schlene returned the ffre, and hit Me Par land twice.H.tagthewillthedayP. Renner wired The Even-Chronicle this morning that remain a of Joan Mce'arland be brought to Marshall, and funeral will be held here Sun-afternoon.this aomisg.Misti Beazter attk Mr. McFarland when tof w*a ijp the V. S. servico »t €*«$ Ctmtijif. and a romance sprung lip between them and resulted In their marriage In Chicago on Nov. «0, lSti. lie was in the V. S. bov ice for seven years jand served on the Mexican border at the time of the Mexican trouble Blnc« he was mustered out over a year ago they have been residing in Chicago. He was engineer at ,-jyb® Heyere hotel in North Clark jPpfreet in that city.Seceniir'5lr, and Mrs. Benfief received « letter from their daughter In which ehe stated they were going to move to South Bend. Ind. It is likely they were motoring there when Mr. McFarland wan killed. No particulars were received here Thursday night After the couple married they Jrtslded In iBntlle Creek and then went to Cfcricago. Mr. McFarland's parents arc dead but ho has a brother in’Chicago.TOSUPPRESSPROGRAM TO COUNTERACT HEPtmiCAN NATION COMMITTEE SCHEMESI‘liePa(Sywrfal to fhranir.W).porte, I»d„ iSept. 24.—John Fartand^M years old, a former •oldler. who lived wllh his Wifi the Richmond hotel, 205 northWS?S£S8-€A3 BE ?£8Sg£@ ♦ TO PROVE CHARGE,SAYS COX Ji:j, Clark street. Chicago. was In-^•taaUy killed at Porter, Ind„ early Thursday morning. EdwArd Schlene. Mlchlgau Central detective, »hot him during a duel due to mistaken Identity. McFarland mod liis wife were returning by automobile from Battle Creek. Mich. A tiro blew out as theyor Ph th] wl(By Cnited Prrast Trinidad, Col.. Sept.. 24.—Gov. Janies M. Co* as he carried htB stamp campaign thru Colorado to Denver, was framing a program to counteract what he calls a plot of ilio republican national committee to suppress news reports of hi« apeeches.; Telegraphic conferences have JpftfcL »rUh -democrats' head-(juartWa' in New York and it la probable large numbers of p#tn-phkrta, containing ' eycrpts of themocrfttic soanlnee’s speeches1lt;Mill be retainInto territorywh*ra he believes newspapers are net treating his speeches fairly, lie BayB Will Hays has sent persona! representatives, named Hendley and Smith, ahead of him to Induce papers to refuse to print news of h!» visit. Witnesses can be produced to back th© charges.
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Evening Chronicle
Marshall, Michigan, US
Fri, Sep 24, 1920
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Porter C.
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