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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1899
Page
3
In Valparaiso Indiana on April 18 Mrs A B Anderson of Chesterton received $850 from her husband and hid it in a stove for safekeeping. While burning old papers in the stove she forgot the money and the fire consumed it.
Greenfield Indiana April 18 John F Mitchell of the William Mitchell printing company was jailed on two indictments for false and fraudulent election claims. One for printing 50 600 ballots not printed and another for $4 20 pencils charged at the election. Six thousand Hancock county voters require a duplicate ballot for each vote, triple claimed. James Thomas ex recorder arrested for failure to report receipts and expenditures. Thomas Mulvihill jailed for forging Ora B Snyders notes while tending a Rushville bar. Thomas Craig and Walter Shelby charged with perjury from the George Weatcerson trial. Kicked from the Knickerbocker Melthorn McPherson fatally injured after being kicked from a train near Anderson April 16. He cites his brother Alma McPherson a Salvation Army leader in Indianapolis.
In Anderson Indiana on April 18 ex Judge McCabe with ex Recorder Harmon and lawyers stated the fee and salary law is constitutional Harmon withholds $3 500 claiming a right to it until the test case is resolved.
A band of four gypsies camped near Cambridge City Indiana attracts daily crowds with fortune telling and a miniature midway offering dances and hoochie coochie shows. They conduct carny acts and begging, becoming a local nuisance.
In Princeton Indiana on Monday Emma Saxton 28 was found guilty of second degree murder and faces a life sentence. The verdict came after the trial concluded Monday evening.
The trial drew strong attendance as jurors deliberated one hour. The defendant, a mother of five, murdered her newborn infant on April 3 and was sentenced to life in the women’s prison.
Hagerstown Indiana April 18 George WW Dick's flouring mill burned early Tuesday morning causing about 320000 in loss. The fire gutted the mill leaving little salvage and disrupting local grain processing. No injuries reported.
Highlights include a fatality in Hartford City and a fire partially destroying Murphy hotel in Greencastle. AMontpelier oil well strike, a Terre Haute water tower collapse injuring a fireman, and a Lafayette gold mining company formed with 550000 capital.
Reports note the corner stone of a new $20,000 Vincennes Methodist church laid with imposing ceremonies. Other items include DePauw faculty debating caps and gowns, a Hartford City brass window factory starting with 75 workers, and a court sale of Union Steel's Alexandria plant valued at $560,000.
Christian Detter faced trial in Raleigh for embezzlement after Martin Smith testified Detter claimed to be a witch doctor. Detter allegedly prescribed burning a witch haunted house, killed a hog to trap witches, directed consumption of hog parts, advised leaving the country, and induced Smith to buy land for $242 that cost $175, seeking $65 in damages.
A Tuesday fire alarm at 210 N Meridian street drew a crowd as smoke issued from an alley wall and window sills above Julius Schuler's saloon. Investigators ruled a defective flue caused the blaze in the building owned by Col. M A Downing.
Judge Higgins of Lebanon denied a new trial for William Blume convicted of murdering Grace Flarvey in Indianapolis. Blume received a life sentence with minimal reaction, remained silent, and showed signs of distress. The court authorized payments to several doctors and lawyers, with Snelby, Groninger, McCray, and Ralston among those listed. Blume likely to be moved to Michigan City via Indianapolis on Wednesday.
Paris reports state Col Picquart pressed his case at the court of cassation and recounted entrapment efforts against Esterhazy. Generals Gonse and De Boisdeffre opposed him, while Esterhazy pleads poverty to dispute treachery charges and rewards from Germany. He claims only luxury is a retired cab horse valued at 100 francs.
In Cagliari Sardinia on Tuesday the roof of the railway station collapsed just as King Humbert and Queen Margherita were departing for Sassari after reviewing fleets. The king halted the royal train and returned to assist, with one man killed and several injured.
Rev Benson Hogan alias B Y Logan pleaded guilty in Fort Worth Texas on April 18 to a bigamy indictment. He has been jailed months facing charges and was sentenced to three years. The case revealed he had five wives.
Albert Davis, a New York store clerk, collided with a milk wagon on Minois Street near Nineteenth Tuesday morning while riding his bicycle at speed. He suffered a broken collarbone and multiple bruises. city ambulances transported him home to 2015 Kenwood Avenue.
In Harrisburg on April 18 the new Republican organization selected B F Jones as its candidate to succeed Quay in the Senate after a Tuesday morning vote.
A decision to award gold and silver medals to event winners replaces sweaters cigars canes and shoes. The medals, seen as more dignified and valued by contestants, will be funded by a large Indianapolis High School committee requesting contributions from city merchants. Forty to fifty medals are planned.
In London Monday night Pedlar Palmer of England fought Billy Ratchford of Chicago for a $3,000 purse and the championship. Ratchford was disqualified in the third round for low blows. Palmer opened as the favorite, odds 1 to 46.
In the Raleigh forecastle a Spanish sailor's head with a clenched stiletto between the teeth surfaced after Manila Bay combat. The severed head and knife were recovered by a sailor who dived into the water and are preserved in alcohol sealed in a glass.
Complete returns from Sundays election show Premier Silvela with 180 votes in Madrid. Sagasta liberals tally 86 while minor groups gather scattered totals including 18 for the conservative faction led by the Duke of Tetuan and 30 for Gamazo adherents.
Washington April 18 identical notes were exchanged in London by Ambassador Choate the German ambassador and the British foreign office about the Samoan commission. The controversy moves to diplomacy and authorities fear no further friction.
In San Ygenacio, Mex., a gang of outlaws severely beat Jesus Escalada. The town erupted and the outlaws opened fire. Four attackers were hit. two were killed after being knocked from their horses, and three others were brought down during the pursuit.
Reports from southern cities claim strong criticism after William J Bryan dined with two colored men at a $1 dinner last Saturday night. The Johnsons, father and son, were among about 2,400 diners. promoters say Bryan did not know of their presence and would not have objected if he had.
In Scitent aden y New York on April 18 Col William Jennings Bryan declined to discuss Southern Democrats' criticism over his dining with African Americans. He said he would express an opinion only after confirming that the issue reflects actual agitation in the South.
Tammany leaders scorn rumors of a new democratic organization aimed at blocking a national convention. Officials monitor signs of revolt as reports claim Joann C. Sheehan may be asked to lead a Tuesday revel. Richard Croker defers England trip, noting no business reasons to bar participation.
Senator Fairbanks came back to Springfield Ohio on Tuesday after a family incident. His father suffered a thigh injury but is reported to be recovering steadily and in good spirits.
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