Prison Sentence for Harry Wilson and Herwin Murder
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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1901
Page
1
Indeterminate 2 to 21 year sentence given in Jeffersonville reformatory
Harry Wilson received an indeterminate term of 2 to 21 years at the Jeffersonville reformatory after a court proceeding on Saturday. Attorney Podge aided the defense as Judge Ferrall noted the jury's leniency and no new trial was sought. Wilson offered no remarks on the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry ‘Wilson
Podge
Dodge
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Ferrall
Wilson
Andrews divorce suit filed in cruelty and failure to provide
Emma Andrews sues Christopher L. Andrews for divorce. Married June 24, 1899, separated December 25, 1900. The case cites cruelty and failure to provide. Attorney J. L. Harman listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Andrews
Christopher L. Andrews
J. L. Harman
Real Estate Transfers In Local Recorder Entries
Two mortgages and two releases filed. Transfers include Thomas A. Davis to Christian L. McGowan of a Nappanee lot for 200 dollars. Christian McGowan and B. G. Schaeffer to W. J. Davis of a Nap panee lot for 1 dollar. Additional transfers list sums and properties in Benton Penton York Clinton Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder Peddycard
Thomas A. Davis
Christian L. McGowan
Nappanee
Christian McGowan
B. G. Schaeffer
W. J. Davis
Isaac Kitson
Mary A. Kitson
Benton
Ellen Stiver
O. O. Ott
Penton
George B. Hass
Melvin Hass
York
Sarah E. Osborne
Sherman D. Hass
Chas. S. Cline
George Lower
Clinton
J. J. Baker
Sarah A. Berkey
Goshen
Two Farmers Die in Train-Wreck Near Sedan Station
A telegram reports Lake Shore No. 19 struck a wagon at Sedan near Waterloo. Lee Hines died instantly and Ike Triant perished about twenty minutes later. An embankment hid the tracks as the fast train hit the wagon, hurling the men over fifty yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Sedan
Waterloo
Lee Hines
Ike Triant
Marriage Licenses for Several Couples Mentioned
Several couples were granted licenses to marry on Saturday afternoon. Ola Johnson and Caroline Ludgrang of Elkhart. Levi Kohli and Ida Hllen Yawkey of Union township. Clarence G Hoover and Ada A King of Elkhart. William E Oberholtzer and Mary Viola Fisher. Ward E Crawford of Cassopolis Michigan and Mattie Bentz of Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Johnson
Caroline Ludgrang
Elkhart
Levi Kohli
Ida Hllen Yawkey
Union Township
Clarence G. Hoover
Ada A. King
William E. Oberholtzer
Mary Viola Fisher
Ward E. Crawford
Cassopolis
Mich
Mattie Bentz
June Allowance Drawn by Trustee Grosh for County Funds
Trustee Grosh made a June draw on County Treasurer I. O. Wood totaling 5216.96. Itemized by township 820.23 road 479.39 poor fund 2268.08 bridge 254.50 special school 900.31 tuition fund 494.45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grosh
Wood
Elkhart juryman put off interurban car violates orders
Jacob W. Ganiard of Elkhart a Wilson case juror was forced off a 11:30 interurban at Woods crossing Friday night after his return ticket expired while he remained under court orders and had not yet been released. He refused to depart the car and was removed to Goshen then returned to Goshen and stayed at the hotel. He formerly worked in cash handling and now resides at Rector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob W. Ganiard
Elkhart
Wilson
Woods’ Crossing
Dlkhart
Passenger Refuses Seat On Interurban Car In Elkhart
An Elkhart resident, returning from Goshen, stood on the front platform against railways rules. After being asked by the conductor to sit, he refused. The motorman stopped the car and he chose to alight rather than comply. Any damages suit may follow against the railway company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Goshen
Charlatan Preys on Soldiers Widows in Indiana
A warning from the Hartford City Times about a man traveling northern Indiana posing as a publisher’s agent. He sells a historical work for one dollar, claiming proceeds fund a liberal pension bill for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Hartford City Times
Woman Terrified by Imagined Hypnotist
Mrs. Mary Morrison, taken to Goshen Friday evening by Sheriff Elliott, remained in a distressed state all night. She screamed repeatedly, fearing a fictional hypnotist and expressing mortal dread of the imagined threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Morrison
Goshen
Sheriff Elliott
Winona Organist Weds Miss Skillen in Saginaw
Marc D. Lombard an organist from a Winona church married Miss Helen M. Skillen of Saginaw at the Methodist church in this city on Saturday. The couple left for Put-in-Bay for their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marc D. Lombard
Winona, Minn
Helen M. Skillen
Saginaw
Put-in-Bay
Goshen Wedding for Miss Wilma Vance and Charles McKnight
Charles McKnight and Miss Wilma Vance plan a Wednesday evening marriage at the bride's Goshen home. The groom resides in Elkhart and will take his bride to their new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Charles McKnight
Wilma Vance
Elkhart
Army of Hoboes Invades Michigan Fruit Belt
An enormous army of hobo berry pickers crowds Michigan’s fruit belt endangering towns like Stevensville and Baroda. Authorities estimate Stevensville hosts about 500 wanderers armed with knives and revolvers, with boxing of gambling cars in Bridgman fueling nightly stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Stevensville
Baroda
Eix-Marshal
Tatro
Bridgman
Missouri Woman Dies Minutes After Reunion in London
Mrs. James Conn of Missouri reached London Shelby county to visit sister Mrs. John Vernon after years apart. The joy of the reunion was overwhelming and Mrs. Conn died within ten minutes of arriving at her sister's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Conn
Missouri
London
Shelby County
John Vernon
Change of venue in white cap case moved to October term
The Bloomington Newark white cap case from Greene county is continued in Monroe Circuit Court to the first week of the October term. Sixteen defendants are notified to be ready for trial then with no further delay. Complainants are Dr. Joseph Britton and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Newark
Greene County
Monroe
Joseph Britton
Revenue district workers in Terre Haute to be unpaid pending appropriation
Forty five employees of the Seventh revenue district based in Terre Haute will not receive pay for the past month until Congress approves funds. Collector Henry reports receipts of 1,700 dollars, short by 6,300 dollars of the required total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Seventh Revenue District
Congress
Henry
Greene County won bids for new science hall
Blooming ton Messrs Pulse and Porter of Greensburg were the lucky bidders for the construction project. They will receive 90000 dollars plus plumbing and other costs, bringing the total near the legislative appropriation of 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Messrs. Pulse & Porter
Greensburg
Ingalls Man Delirious In Heat Rears Cell Turmoil
Anderson William H. Davis, a local Ingalls businessman, was jailed in Madison county Saturday night, delirious from extreme heat. He tore out water pipes in his cell and assaulted the jail turnkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
William H. Davis
Ingalls
Madison County
Wabash wreck survivor finds long-lost brother in Phoenix
Walter Laidlow of Wabash, slightly injured in the Cass wreck, discovers his brother Peter Laidlow in Phoenix Arizona. Peter saw Walter’s name among the injured lists and wrote to him, confirming their reunion after separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Laidlow
Wabash
Cass
Peter Laidlow
Phoenix
Ariz
Old and New Rates From Tuesday's Daily War Tax Update
The paper lists new and reduced taxes effective Monday, detailing changes on beer tobacco cigars cigarettes bills of exchange and passage tickets. It covers special taxes 1901 rates for brewers dealers pawnbrokers brokers banks and various tobacco manufacturers and traders with numerous specified per unit and value-based charges.
Duty Details On Goods Set In Historical Tariffs
The document lists customs rates including 1 cent for sleeping and parlor car tickets, 1 cent per pint of sparkling wines, 2 cents per pint for larger quantities, and a 10 cent per pound duty on tea, with gross receipts exceeding 250 000 dollars noted.
Woman Held in Insanity Case Considered Free by Judge
Miss Mary Walters of Hikhart county faced an insanity inquest on Thursday. She denied madness, was sent to Longcliff, escaped, and appealed to Circuit Judge Farrall. The judge delayed writ and may release her unless stronger proof appears. KH hints at a hidden chapter in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Walters
Hikhart
Longcliff
Farrall
Indiana Court Limits Tax on Transients Selling Goods
Indiana appellate court construes the 1897 law for transient merchants. A bonafide state resident already assessed in their home county with a verified property schedule and April 1 ownership cannot be reassessed for property bought after June 1 simply due to temporary location in another county to sell merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appellate Court of
Indiana
Left Her Home
Goshen 14 year old Hettie Chapman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Chapman, disappeared from home last Friday night. She took her best clothes and $4, is believed to have gone to Elkhart and Chicago. Parents will file for reform school if she returns. She claimed abuse by her step father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hettie Chapman
Peter Chapman
West Side
Goshen
Elkhart
Chicago
Pearl Beck
Beck
Chapman
Reform School For Girls
Second Street
Silvers
Tragic Death En Route to Logansport
Mrs. W. J. Morrison died on a train to Logansport after a sudden mental collapse. Born Mary Flagler in Adrian Michigan, she was 42 and married to a Lake Shore engineer. Funeral services are set for Friday at the Presbyterian church with local order members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
W. J. Morrison
Goshen
L.A. Dennett
Gowing
Lulu
Lake Shore
Harrison Street
Adrian
Mich
Mary Flagler
Mr. Morrison
Hilkhart
Presbyterian Church
Seeks Wife by Novel Lottery Plan in Oklahoma Territory
Ernest Still of Glencoe Oklahoma proposes a plan to win a wife and a fortune by selling $5 raffle tickets to young women. He aims to sell 2000 to 3000 tickets before the new country opens, with the winning ticket holder to marry him and the funds used as a start in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Still
Glencoe
O. T
Mr. Still
Ghostly warning saves conductor before Wabash wreck
Conductor Brownlee who led the rearward approach after a phantom hand warned him minutes before a Wabash train crash near Peru last week. He recounts taking tickets from the rear instead of the front and avoiding the disaster, saying he anticipated trouble and was not surprised by the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownlee
Peru
Real estate transfers and filings in Concord Elkhart and Osolo
Eight mortgages and four releases were filed with Recorder Peddycard. Transfers include Valentine Ulrich to Minnie A. Palmer in Concord worth 60 dollars, William Peers to Olaf Gustafson in Elkhart for 1000 dollars, and David H. Milikin to David R. Ayers of two tracts in Osolo for 170 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder Peddycard
Valentine Ulrich
Minnie A. Palmer
Concord
William
Peers
Olaf. Gustafson
Elkhart
David H. Milikin
David R. Ayers
Osolo
Judicial Appointments In Elk Hart City Commission
Judge Ferrall named Lee Anderson John A. Davidson Minor G Delcamp John C Ross and Joseph C Derby as Elk Hart city commissioners. Goshen commissioners not named. Court also named Mrs Tompling Henry B Sykes B F Stephens Mrs J H Heatwole Mrs Thos A Starr and Rev W P Pearce to join the wait commission under the new law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferrall
Lee Anderson
John A. Davidson
Minor G. Delcamp
John C. Ross
Joseph C. Derby
Elkhart
Goshen
Tompling
Henry B. Sykes
B. F. Stephens
J.H
Heatwole
Thos
A. Starr
Real Estate Transfers filed with Recorder Peddycard
Six mortgages and one release accompany transfers of land in Goshen Elkhart and surrounding areas. Jas W McDonald sells land in Locke to Eli D Hous for 740 dollars. W E Gillett sells land in Benton to O D Gillett for 2200 dollars. C B Hibbard sells a lot in Elkhart to J A Hibbard for 500 dollars. Jacob Whetstone sells a Goshen lot to Milo Powers for 75 dollars. J D Replogle sells a lot in Elkhart to C E Replogle for 800 dollars. H S Boyer sells 54 acres in Osolo to J D Replogle for 2500 dollars. C E Replogle sells land in Osolo to H S Boyer for 800 dollars. Harriett A Hunter sells a lot in Elkhart to Eewin Finn for 1600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder Peddycard
Jas. W. McDonald
Eli D. Housour
Locke
W. E. Gillett
O. D. Gillett
Benton
C. B. Hibbard
J. A. Hibbard
Elkhart
Jacob Whetstone
Milo Powers
Goshen
J .D. Replogle
C. E. Replogle
H. S. Boyer
J. D .Replogle
Osolo
Harriett A. Hunter
Eewin Finn
Anniversary of Cyclone Strikes St. Joseph Valley
Twenty five years ago yesterday a terrific cyclone hit the St. Joseph valley. It was the first and only cyclone to visit this region since settlement and remains vivid in the minds of hundreds of citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Valley
May Term Disposes 167 Cases in Elkhart Circuit Court
The Elkhart circuit court's May term adjourned after the heated Gilmore case. Judge Ferrall led a busy term, hearing all ready cases despite extreme heat, leaving October comparatively light. The notable criminal case drove much of the term’s strain as attendees endured the weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Gilmore
Ferrall
Disappearance of Vernon Bocus Frights Goshen Area
Vernon Bocus of Middlebury, son of John Bocus, has vanished from his home. Suspicions of self harm are dismissed by close acquaintances. He and a group visited Benton Harbor and St Joseph, Michigan, last Sunday. his wife allegedly accompanied a local man on a countryside drive while he remained missing. Authorities and relatives press for clues as the case creates local stir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Bocus
Middlebury
John Bocus
Goshen
Bocug
Benton Harbor
St. Joseph
Mich
Bocus
State Board of Tax Commissioners Opens 45 Day Session
The Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners begins a 45 day session next Monday to assess property including corporate assets. New laws grant original jurisdiction over pipelines electric railway lines and transportation cars. Frank Martin deputy Auditor and secretary to the board is on vacation and will return Thursday for preliminary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Indiana
Frank Martin
Thrown From Horse Injures Local Farmhand
Oliver Marty about 25, employed on John Hoovens farm five miles south of Hikhart, was thrown from a colt while returning from the hay field. He struck his head and shoulder, fell unconscious, and was treated by Dr. Elmer H. Ash of Goshen. Concussions of the brain were noted but not considered serious. he regained consciousness after about two hours and rested thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Marty
John Hoovens
Hikhart
Elmer H. Ash
Goshen
Marty
Notable early Indiana banker John Cook honored
In memory of the late John Cool a Goshen Democrat recalls John Cook and Henry Cook with Thomas H. Harris establishing the Salem bank at Salem now Wakarusa. During the Civil War panic Cook paid gold on certificates due while other banks paid in greenbacks, earning him enduring business honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cook
Goshen
Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry Wilson
Herwin
Andrews
Pang
Ohio
Laura Stoner
John D. Comstock
Elliott
Harry C. Wilson
Jeffersonville
Reformatory
Richard J. Sherwin
Della Brown
Waterford
George W
Eckelbarger
Deborah Bentley
Frederick Lindsey
Joseph L. Linn
Phebe A. Linn
Middlebury Township
Dora B. Lane
Chas. Lane
Dora B. Robinson
Monroe Schroder
Anna Weaver
Emma J. Whitehead
Abraham Kercher
Susan Kercher
Rosanna Osler
Walter S. Osler
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