Jury panel chosen in Ora Strine murder trial
The jury to try Ora Strine for the murder of his wife was completed at 3 pm. Jurors include Clark Tiedeman Goshen shoe merchant and several farmers from Elkhart, Benton, Jefferson, Olive, Concord, Harrison, and other townships. Prosecutor Hile opened for the state. defense led by James S. Dodge and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Strine
Clark Tiedeman
Elkhart Township
Stephen S. Evans
Benton
Charles Dils
Osolo
Charles Gardner
Jefferson
Charles Mast
Charles Moore
Olive
Phillip Bowser
Elkhart
Daniel Teeders
Concord
Ed Stage
Joseph Jarbin
John M. Berkey
Sam Niederer
Harrison
Goshen
Hile
Strine
Harper
Charles Baker
Daussman
James S. Dodge
Anthony Deahl
Arthur Darling
Eliott
Joseph Strine
Bilkhart
James
Edward Hatfield
Deahl
C. B. Harrison
J. Edson Short
Mr. Short
Edward Stage
Jackson Township
Joseph Caulus
Fred Pickerill
Middlebury
Clark Tiedman
B. B. Drake
Jerry Bechtel
Wayne Carter
Washington
C. A. Yeeman
John Smoker
Levi W. Pearman
Clinton
Joe Jarvis
Edward Logan
Philip Bowser
Daniel Peter
Mrs. Strine
Judge Ferrall Revises Divorce Decree After Custody Issue
Judge Ferrall initially awarded a divorce to Pearl M. Smith from Joseph F. Smith but later refused the decree after custody concerns arose. He ruled the parties had an agreement on custody and instructed the plaintiff to obtain personal service and retry. The plaintiff is 21 and the defendant 48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferrall
Pearl M. Smith
Joseph F. Smith
County Prosecutor Refuses Affidavit in Assault Case
County Prosecutor Hile on Friday refused to allow Sears Gardner of Goshen to file an affidavit against Henry C. Dodge of Elkhart charging him with assault. He found insufficient evidence to warrant filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hile
Sears Gardner
Goshen
Henry C. Dodge
Elkhart
Fowler suit against constable overruled on new trial
Judge Ferrall overruled the motion for a new trial in the case of John W. Fowler and others against Constable William Dwight. The suit claimed $1,000 for damages from a constable's sale of household goods and the judgment stood at about $40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferrall
John W. Fowler
William Dwight
Prosecutor Moves to Quash Divorce Return in Asylum Case
Deputy prosecutor Hile appears in the case of Canada Faller versus Charles O. Faller and moves to quash the return made to the Longcliff insane asylum superintendent Dr Rogers. The issue is whether the court has power to grant a divorce when the husband is confined in an asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hile
Canada
Faller
Charles O
Rogers
Longcliff
Clinton couple licensed to marry and estate appointments made
The defendants Charles M Swartz aged 26 and Lulu Scott aged 29 of Clinton township were licensed to marry. The court appointed Homer Johnson Kit McKean and Miss Francis Brumbaugh as administrators in the estate of Guy Johnson with Perry Turner as attorney. The case of Mary M Bigler against Loyal Life Insurance Co has been submitted to the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. ‘Swartz
Lulu Scott
Clinton Township
Homer Johnson
Kit McKean
Francis Brumbaugh
Guy Johnson
Perry Turner
Mary.m. Bigler
Loyal Life Insurance Co
Despondent man Garnished Wages Ends Life
Frank Stauffer 37 a Lake Shore dock worker killed himself at 315 St Joe street by swallowing carbolic acid after wages were garnished and creditors pressed. He left a wife Caroline Whitmyre and three children Harvey 9 Mary 7 Georgia 4, plus parents Leander Stauffer and Samuel Stauffer and siblings. He planned to move, argued over rent, bought poison at Ackers drug store, and died soon after. Authorities and undertakers handled the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stauffer
Lake Shore
St. Joe Street
Lake Shore Company
Samuel Stauffer
Leander Stauffer
Dunlaps
Stauffer
Wolf
Hisenbeiss
Stephens & Son
Silvers
Harvey
Mary
Georgia
Aleander ‘Stauffer
Norton’ Smit
Goshen
Terrible Case Reviewed in Elkhart Murder Trial
The Strine murder case opened with circumstantial evidence. Witnesses including Levi Hostetler and Newt Cochran described the scene at the Cochran home in Elkhart as coroner Hisenbeiss testified. City Engineer Hitchcock presented plans and a drawing of the house. The trial hinges on defense strategy and the credibility of state witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strine
Levi Mhostettler
Newt. Cochran
Swartzel
Hisenbeiss
Hile
Allie Cochran
Newt
Cochran
Elkhart
Newt Cochran
Goshen
Alice Cochran-Conley
Nathan Cochran
Jackson Street
Alice Strine
Ora Strine
Alice
Elkhart County
Ora S. Strine
Real Estate Transfers in Elkhart and Nearby Areas
Clara A Oberholtzer transfers a lot in Elkhart to Wm Ruch for $1. Reed transfers a lot in Elkhart to Jacob Oberholtzer for $1. Thomas transfers a lot in Elkhart to the same party for $1. Wm Hy Eby transfers a lot in Elkhart to the same owner for $280.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara A
Oberholtzer
Ruch
Elkhart
Reed
Jacob Oberholtzer
CG “Thomas
Wm Hy. Eby
Mkhart
Ome Khare
Chairman Brown backs Brick over Elkhart postoffice funding
Walter Brown district Republican chairman says Brick’s criticism of Congressman Brick was unwarranted. He cites a $150000 Elkhart post office bill and notes Brick reintroduced it this term after no funds were granted last session. Brown stresses Elkhart interests align with Brick’s efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Brown
District Republican Committee
Brick
South
Elkhart
Brown
House
Farmers Institute Elects Goshen Officers and Endorses Agriculture
At the Goshen Farm ers Institute closing session, officers were elected including President Ed Bartholomew and Vice President W J Besencker. The group adopted resolutions thanking Frank Irwin, supporting elementary agriculture in country schools, praising the state institute program and clean food laws, and inviting youth to engage in the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Institute
Goshen
Ed Bartholomew
W. J. Besencker
P. F. Nye
Allen Smoker
J. C.mehl
Wise Showalter
Ed Elsea
Nat Newell
Bango
J. F. Howenstine
Benton
Cleveland
Virgil Young
Clinton
Anaa Ulery
Concord
Riley Page
Elkhart
Daniel Smoker
Harrison
Noah Hoover
Jefferson
Jackson
Ezra Leedy
Locke
Fr. E. Berlin
Middlebury
Fred Schwin
Olive
Osolo Nat Newell
Union
A. P. Blosser
Washington
Samuel Pease
York
Azro Copeland
Frank Irwin
Opera House
W. C. ‘Latta
Defense Claims Strine's Throat Cut While Asleep
In Elkhart Circuit Court the Strine murder trial resumes amid a crowded courtroom. The state closes its case after 22 witnesses. defense contends Strine bought a razor at his wife’s request and was asleep when the throat wound occurred, with testimony about threats and letters influencing the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strine
Elkhart
Nathan Cochran
Newt
L. S. Hostetler
Harry Mack
Newt Codigan
Dodge
Newton
Newt Cochran
A. Baker
W. B. Hile
Blake
Silvers
Ferrall
Team Killed in Sunday Wabash Freight Incident
A fragmentary report notes a deadly Sunday freight incident near Wabash involving a team and a three year old. The limited readable text names John Swisher and references a fatal outcome. Further details are unavailable in the surviving lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swisher
Vkilled
Wabash
First Rural Route Trip Maps South City Circuit
The first trip over the new rural route south of the city will be made Saturday. The route starts five miles south at the post office on Prairie street road, follows a zigzag path through Kraylor's corner, Fairhaven, Brick church, Morton Miller's place, Baker farm, Mishawaka road, Goshen and Elkhart road, Excelsior school house, and Goshen avenue road, ending northwest to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Street
Kraylor’s Corner
Goshen and Elkhart
Dunlaps
Fairhaven
Brick Church
Morton Miller
Notre Dame Boys Run Away From University
Richard Hines and Simon Dee of Peoria ran away from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and were caught hours later by South Bend police. They were returned and severely lectured by the faculty and locked up awaiting Notre Dame authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Niles
Mich
Richard Hines
Simon Dee
Peoria
Tanaway
University of Notre
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Ora
Ed the Feenents
Garbolic
Alice Cochran
Hitchcock
Levi Hostetler
James and
Richard
Rothwell
Jas
Lynch
George
AL. Sanner
William A. Hoscher
Henry
Cornet
St. Louis
Wilbur L
Osolo. News
Washingtown
John Stout
Ohio
McFarren
Jefferson Township
Samuel Holz
Michigan
Jacob Holz
Wertz
Lloyd Dils
Chicago
Jonathan Mroushe
McFarren Debating Society
L. H. Walter
Ernest Topping
Miss Curtis
Brown Champions Brick
Press
Ed. Hatfield
Alexander Parker
Andrew Swartzel
Mack
Hostetler
William Evans
East Jackson Street
Young Cochran
Eckelman
Kuhn
Enos Hite
Fire Department
Hougland
Bucklen
Pedro
Ang the
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