Woman’s testimony harms Hoover in Patti son inquest
In Goshen Indiana May 30 a coroner inquest into the shooting of Capt W W Pattison heard Mrs J M Sargent testify that Pattison gave Hoover five bills including three fives. Hoover later posted bond and faces an accomplice charge amid bitter Ligonier sentiment. Pattison’s death and the ensuing pursuit involve Alpert Erwin and other officials. Funeral arrangements were announced as Patti son’s body was moved to Kimell Noble county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ind
J. M. Sargent
Dewey
W. W. Pattison
Lake Wawasee
Ligonier
9. A. Hoover
Ligonier Hotel
Pattison
Hoover
Ligoaier
Bond
Marshal Woldersmith
Alpert Erwin
Marshal Vandersmith
Deway
G. W. Brown
Ligoner
Millersburg
Kimmell
Noble County
Ligontet Bank
Domestic troubles fueled sensational escapade report
The article states Pattison’s tensions with his wife and her friendship with Mrs Sargent drove a dramatic incident. It questions Pattison’s sanity but asserts the core fact that domestic difficulties and alleged influence in Ligonier led to the motive and public spectacle.
Supposed Ticket Thief Nabbed in South Bend Transit Case
James Crawford of Ashland Kentucky, 28, was arrested in South Bend Indiana with 5000 dollars worth of railway tickets after attempting to sell a horse and carriage. Inspector Butcher of the Pennsylvania system identified him as a suspect in ticket thefts from major railways. The tickets were found in the carriage and Crawford admitted thefts at Hagerstown Indiana. He is jailed awaiting further inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
James Crawford
Ashland
Butcher
Pennsylvania
Crawford
Hagerstown
Getting New Rifles in Indiana National Guard Exchange
Corporal Humphrey Evans of Company D, Second Indiana National Guard, arrived from Indianapolis to supervise the swap of Springfield rifles for Krag-Jorgensen guns. Old equipment is cleaned and sent to Rock Island Arsenal. The Springfields raise velocity from 1960 to 2646 feet per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey 8. Evans
Indiana National Guard
Indianapolis
United States Arsenal
Rock Island
Warrant Out for Four In Cotton Report Case
Bench warrants were issued in Washington on June 1 for Theodore H Price of New York cotton operator E S Holmes Jr former statistician of the agriculture department Moses Haas and Frederick A Peckham also of New York. They are charged with conspiracy in government cotton report leak cases and were indicted here Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Theodore H. Price
New York
E. S. Holmes, Jr
Department of Agriculture
Moses Haas
Frederick A. Peckham
Government
Prohibition and Sabbath Observance Resolutions Adopted
In Cincinnati on June 1 the national synod of the Reformed Presbyterian church passed resolutions by a rising vote urging state and national prohibition as the liquor solution and calling for stricter Sabbath observance. They condemn Sunday railroad trains baseball theaters and other Sunday amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
David McKinney
National Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church Today
Synod Committee On
Methodist General Conference Ends With Calendar of Reports
Baltimore June 1 last day of the twenty fifth delegated session opened with many reports. Resolutions favored amalgamating Sabbath day alliances and planning for 1910 silver jubilee of missions in Corea. Endorsed YMC A Mothers Day proposal. tabled. Mitchell case: Central New York declared him guilty and the judiciary affirmed the appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Missions
Corea
General Conference
Hinckley
G. Mitchell
Central New York Conference
Mitchell
Change in Methodist leadership title approved by conference
Professor Mitchell wins support from the judiciary committee on legal points. A minority revision report passes 322 to 210, abolishing Presiding Elder and replacing it with District Superintendent. The change reflects the office’s shift from sacramental to administrative duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Judiciary Committee
General Conference
Revision Commission
Barber Robbery Highlighted by Huntington Stranger Attack
Huntington barber J W Brown was robbed of 52 dollars after two affable strangers joined him, rode to Fort Wayne, dined, then walked with him to Spy Run where one man struck him on the river bank and fled. Brown, bruised, feared facial bones broken and suspects chloroform was used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Brown
Fort Wayne
Spy Run
Cleveland Returns Home From Lakewood in Fair Health
Former President Grover Cleveland is back in Princeton after a brief return from Lakewood. He arose early and ate a hearty breakfast, with Mrs. Cleveland reporting he is very well though not fully recovered and plans to stay in Princeton for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Lakewood
Fred Leaming Fractures Leg After Fall on Leo Road
Twelve year old Fred Leaming, son of Milton Leaming, fell from a fence at the family home on Monday and fractured bones in his left leg. Doctors J. D. Chambers and Stouder of this city attended and dressed the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Leaming
Milton Leaming
Leo Road
J. D. Chambers
Dr. Stouder
Death in accidental shotgun blast in Shelbyville porch play
In Shelbyville Indiana on June 1 Floyd Jackson three years old died after being accidentally shot by his six year old brother while playing on the front porch with a shotgun. Walter Jackson is the boys father and W A Sands a Bluffton tailor is visiting Cleveland to see a brother not seen in thirty one years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Floyd
Walter Jackson
Goldier
W.A. Sands
e”Bluffton
Cleveland
Brimmingstahl Freed After Murder Confession Doubt
Dowagiac report says James Brimmingstahl, accused by his wife of strangling David Huff and linked to other killings, is discharged. Authorities lacked corroborating evidence and his wife cannot testify due to non existent legal marriage. He admitted prior western murders and penitentiary time. He returned to his former job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowagiac
Detroit
Mich
James Srimmingstahl
David Huff
Brimmingstahl
West
Arkansas
Butcher Shop Robbed on Spy Run Avenue
R G Weller reported his butcher shop at 105 Spy Run Avenue was robbed Saturday night of 3 from the cash register. Patrolman Madden found the place unlocked and suspects the thieves had a key to the front door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Weller
Spy Run Avenue
Madden
Real Estate Transfers in Fort Wayne and Surrounding Townships
A Fort Wayne real estate transfer list records numerous deeds. Transactions show Fort Wayne Trust Company selling Drexel Park and other parcels to Hastings Investment and Joseph. individual sellers include Eugene Shadle, Jessie May Catshall, and Samuel Baker with various buyers such as John Hoban, J Schlatter, Adolphus Beerbower, and Austin Farrell. Prices range from 1 to 38,850 dollars across Wayne Lafayette Scipio Maumee and other townships and sec tions. The notes include undivided interests, half and quarter acre tracts, and specific lot and section references in multiple towns.
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Fort Wayne Trust Company
Hastings Investment Company
Drexel Park Addition
Eugene Shadle
Drexel Park
Wayne Township
Jessie May Catshall
John Hoban
Lake Town
Alexander Sterlin
J. Schlatter
Cedar Creek Township
John Beerbower
Adolphus Beerbower
Scipio
Baker
Et. al
Austin M. Farrell
Lafayette
Jacob Baker
Susan Baker
Guardian
Austin
M. E. Farrell
Reepett
Lafayette Township
Samuel Baker
W. BE
R. A. Fillers
Lake Township
Frederick Fuchs
W. Sawyer
George Coverdale
W. J
M. S. Vesey
George Brackenridge
Christian Young
Washington Township
James Miller
Decatur Produce Co
Monroeville
Adaline Bacon
M. Thompson
H. Burgess
New Haven
William N. Ballou
Andrew J
M. Sturm
H. Lai Pag
E . Charles Burrier
I. Ruppert
Scipia Township
Elisebeth
Reed
Ton Julian
Sweet
Maumee Township
Fort Wayne Trust.Co
Joseph
Superior Court
Martin Holman
Northwest
Marion
William Null
Andrew Hoffman
Marshall Erickson
Bath
William Miller
Norval Christy
Monroe Township
Jennie McCoy Long
John H. Bass
Adams Township
Rhesa Swinney
Northeast Corner
William F. Gerke
John F. Gerke
Morse Harrod
Edward Hoffman
Edward G. Hoffman
Edward and
F. Lowenthal
Edwin Miller
Sarah E. Miller
Pleasant Township
Aante Miller
Avondale Addition
Nellie Miler
Arthur Co. Miller
H. Kallmeyer
Albert Bowers
Frank and
L. Rose
George McGoogan
Adam Hamilton
Sophia Bleke
Frederick Bleke
L. Weisenberg
Ewing’s
O. L
Weisenberg
Ewing
George Murphy
W. and
A. Thompson
Hamilton
Kanaga
O. Taylor
M. Munch
Madison Township
Wallace Wann
Joseph Klopfenstein
Klopfenstein
Cedar Creek
A. E
Anna M. Hoffman
M. Fahlsing
M. Woebpbekinge
C. Keck
R. and
J. Keck
Cedarville
Land Transfers Spread Across Wayne and Nearby Townships
A flood of many property transactions in Fort Wayne area townships includes Lamboly parcels in Glendale Acre Wayne township for 2100 dollars and multiple deeds in Scipio Lafayette and Eel River townships. Purchasers include Rupert Gandy Hartzell Remy and others with prices ranging from 50 to 8750 dollars for lots and tracts near the Wabash railway and Drexel Park additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamboly
Glendale
Acre
Wayne Township
Julian
Sweet
Isaac Rupert
Scipio
Sarah Bowman
Et. al
Elmer E. Gandy
Lafayette
Elmer Gandy
S. Ormsby
Wabash Railway
Lafayette Township
Sam Keefer
Charlies
Ivy Hartzell
Town of
Harlan
Springfield Township
Jonathan Michael
George Schrader
Rachel and
O. P. McFarren
Elmer
FE. Stump
East End
John Koehler
F. and
E. Koehler
Gandy
Adams Township
Jacob Nickey
Jacob Hyndman
Eel River Township
Jessie Buffington Et
R. L. Remy Investment Company
Elizabeth Conklin
William Hosler
D. Bundle
Milo Sprang
Pleasant Township
James Grove
Jeremiah Hillegass
Lucy
Huntertown
Perry Township
Fort Wayne Trust Company
Sarah Flybon
Drexel Park
O. Bennington
Harry and
M. Battenberg
Madison Township
Ora May
William B Sweaney
Buchanan
Washington Township
George W
O. N. Foust
Artemas R. Beghtel
E. P. Williams
F. P. Miller
South Walton Avenue
Sylvanus Bowser
Thomas
Thomas Lakey
Glendale Acre
Nelson Youise
Harvey
C. Crabill
J. W. Taylor
Monroeville
Edwin Litchfield
Christ Lamley
Lake Township
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