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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
5
The Millersburg inquest into the Pattison kidnapping and shooting is set to conclude there is no ground to charge Albert Erwin. He fired his gun when Pattison aimed to kill. Pattison died of a heart shot. Mrs. Sargent, victim of the abduction, is recovering in a hotel with coroner deposition pending.
Memorial Day 1908 proclaimed by Mayor Charles Kohler as a legal holiday. Howell Post G A R and Rogers Goshen Band prepare ceremonies at Oak Ridge cemetery with E S Scott of Winona Lake as orator. City officials join parade though shops stay open. Program includes Gettysburg address, decoration of graves, and band selections.
Mrs Sar gent testified at Hotel Hascall this afternoon and gave damaging evidence against Hoover. She said she saw Pattison give Hoover five bills, three of which were five dollar notes, with other denominations unknown. Hoover may be implicated as an accomplice in the abduction.
The body of W. W. Pattison was sent from Potter's undertaking room to his mother's home after a mid afternoon killing in Millersburg. Pattison known as Capt Pattison ran a boat line on Lake Wawaseo and was shot by Albert Erwin during a pursuit after Pattison kidnapped Mrs. J. M. Sargent. Ernest Frank, a Ligonier lawyer and Pattison’s brother-in-law, was wounded in the leg by a stray shot. The incident sparked a wild chase from Ligonier to Millersburg as authorities investigated and coroner Dewey prepared to view the scene.
Leonard Hoogenboom and Miss Jennie Var Dyke of Daot Goebets will wed tonight at the bride’s parents’ home according to a Mad. Goshen wedding notice.
Bristol Banner reports the Frank Hamsher farm, east of town, sold through M. H. Miller Real Estate to August Wall of Hobart Indiana for 5500 dollars. Possession will pass next spring when Hamsher will relocate to Goshen.
The Northern Indiana Baptist Association meets June 9 in Valparaiso with speakers Dra Stetson of Kalamazoo and Mathews of Chicago. A Goshen group member Rev Neubauer appears on the program, and others from the area will attend.
A Bloomington jury finds the suspect of unsound mind at the time the document was written. The trial panel concluded the individual was not legally responsible for the act. The ruling affects potential defense and future proceedings.
Mr and Mrs Adam Keifer of West Goshen were driving on South Seventh Street when their frightened horse bolted near Washington Street causing the buggy to overturn. Mrs Keifer suffered a nasty forehead gash and bruises, though she improved by morning. Mr Keifer escaped injury.
Republicans of Elkhart township meet in the old council chamber to elect delegates to the congressional convention in Plymouth on June 9. C. W. Miller is expected to carry a solid delegation from the township and Hik hart county delegates will back Miller. Moorman influences are active in the caucuses tonight.
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Tickets issued for a high school event promise a large turnout this evening as attendees are urged to secure seats. Officials expect strong community support and full houses for the occasion.
The report notes a revised timetable after Monday July 1 for trains between Chicago South Bend and Notre Dame railway division for Bend Warsay urban. An important arrest is reported involving McWeeny of South Bend in a railway ticket case.
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