29 Jan 1881
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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1881
Page
1
A column recounts tales of accidental riches from mining history. From California to Montana and Idaho, prospectors stumble onto gold and silver in unexpected ways, including deer-triggered quartz leads and a rock mistaken for wealth.
Beptory January 22. Harry Tell a man about forty years old appeared in Guthrie county four years ago and was believed deaf and dumb. Thursday morning he entered Guthrie store and spoke, revealing he had feigned silence for a purpose and will now talk like others, seeding greater curiosity about his character.
Police pursue John Cummins of Amsterdam after details emerge of a seven year old boy being tortured. Cummins allegedly nailed the boy’s tongue to a wooden stave, beat him, and left him bound in a barn for hours before the child could speak. The teacher alerted authorities and a warrant was sworn tonight.
Sneeyville Ixp Jan 24 A witness in a trial, Hawkins of Washington township, shot himself after being recalled to falsify his prior sworn statement. The bullet grazed the scalp above the ear and the wound was not serious. Hawkins, about forty, has three children. Camp Meeting Governor questioned over a prayer by John Allen for wisdom and harmlessness.
In Fixcaetie Virginia Pleasant Walker is pursued by two armed men after a confrontation in Justice Figgitt s office. The case reveals widespread superstition among local Black residents with claims of conjure including a conjure doctor and a lizard and ground puppies appearing to heal a woman. The town fears retaliation and Walker is ostracized as residents seek his departure.
A farmer Oliver Parker's wife Mrs. Parker is charged after their 14 year old daughter died from blunt force abuse. Coroner Gaffney exhumed the body at Cyrus Fike's request and found extensive welts. The family was jailed after waiving exam. Neighbors report daily abuse since Mrs Parker married.
A daughter of Phillip Frenau's line, Miss Mary Hammell, endures confinement and alleged mistreatment by Mrs. Caroline Allen in Winfield, Illinois. The tale spans capture, hunger, and ownership disputes, plus a separate obituary note on Dr. John R. Vattier and the Last Man’s annual dinner ritual in Cincinnati.
Abbie Howard fled from a Pender County home with her baby, wandering ten miles over a day. A farmer allowed her to sleep on an outhouse floor without food, then turned her away. On the second evening she sought aid at a religious meeting and confessed to killing her child.
Mrs. Sarah Ray, famed for mining, wars with Indians, and founding Leadville, travels from Leadville to New York with her daughter Cora to locate her daughter in a school and arrange care for a Mexican girl. She recounts a life of frontier feats, fortune, and rugged endurance, saying she may marry again in New York.
A string of Jefferson County deeds shows multiple transfers from Anna Matkins to Wm. Girlon for 150 acres in Washington to John Gleason to Wm. Eggers for 80 acres in Jackson township and several Jackson and Clinton parcel sales with prices ranging from 1 to 87 700. Gov. Leng of Massachusetts opposes capital punishment though he doubts abolition and suggests morphine as an alternative to hanging.
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