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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1900
Page
3
James Claybourn Willis Edwards and Jas Connors escaped from the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville early Tuesday morning. They were quartered in a storeroom and broke through the wall. Rewards have been offered for their capture.
Norton Jones and Linden face trial in Princeton Indiana for alleged Owensville bank robberies. Jury selection consumed most of Tuesday morning as the crowded courtroom heard opening statements from state attorney W W Metcalf and colleagues James Kilroy and W B Stilwell. Defense counsel include P W Frey of Evansville and C A Buskirk of the local area. Metcalf delivered the opening address for the state.
In Peru Indiana Judge Cox rules Mrs Quick's coroner testimony was obtained under threats and cannot be used by the state. Prosecutors finish presenting evidence as defense begins its case. The defense hints Quick’s death resulted from his own actions rather than external poisoning.
Two bloodhounds were brought from Portland to trail a robber who stole $4 from Dr. G. W. Bucktum’s residence Monday night. The intruder used a skeleton key and hid under a bed where Miss Flora Ranfin and Miss Olive McGath slept. the house was quiet when he left, and the women were prostrated with fright.
Shelbyville Indiana January indictments allege commissioners Amos and Cherry allowed a $98 painting bill by Jesse Duncan before it was presented Duncan claimed he had not presented the bill to them or before the grand jury, per the indictment.
Loganport Indiana jan 30 David Hill a Panhandle freight engineer was fatally crushed while crossing the track between bumpers He died three hours later He had been promoted to engineer only nine days Old timer George M Jordan Perry township Indiana oldest native born citizen of the state born 1415 moved to Perry township at age two has lived there since Nathan Harlan withdrew from race for joint representative of Wayne and Fayette counties Richmond Indiana January 30 motion for new trial overruled Fox Tuesday overruled a motion
A jury awarded Etter $2700 in damages against Robinson & Co. A new trial was ordered as the case moves toward an appeal to the supreme court.
Evansville Ind Jan 30 Jesse Barnes who killed his wife and her lover at Enterprise Spencer county last October died on Tuesday officials said Barnes cited remorse as the cause of death in a brief statement provided to the press
Evansville, Jan 30. John T. Kelly, in a drunken assault, went to the home of Richard Gray who lived with Kelly’s wife and shot Gray through the breast. Kelly also tried to kill his wife, but she knocked him down and escaped. Gray is reported to die.
George Saxon had his foot amputated in Dana Indiana due to gangrene from erysipelas. The incident reported from Dana notes the medical procedure followed the infection and underscores the severity of the illness.
Frederick Holdewey fell from the roof while attempting to save his burning house in Decatur Indiana. He is gravely injured and expected to die from his fall.
A fragmented Indiana page reports on local issues across cities: Goshen’s empty jail. Fort Wayne seeks a bigger detective force. South Bend concerned with labor and girls. Evansville firms form a combine. Wabash schools closed due to gas shortage. Muncie News proclaims a “women’s century.” Reports include bogus checks in Evansville. gas from Logootee field. Frankfort hackmen not fighting. Terre Haute to start new telephone company. Bonni Johnson of Elwood injured by hot water. Local political races, burglaries shifting to business district, and various incidents in Knox, Vincennes, Logansport, Anderson, Evansville, New Albany, and South Bend. Fires, fraud, dippings, diphtheria, deaths, and a Klondike note accompany the scattered items.
In Marion a judge overruled a demurrer to a mandamus petition against county commissioners to force payment of jurors in the Morris murder trial in Muncie with double pay. In Madison county a gravel road through Adams township farms was built after a refused injunction and damages suit advised to stand. A Delaware county woman raised funds in Frankfort for an artificial limb.
Providence R I January 30 The big armory hall was packed Monday night as Bryan spoke on anti trusts anti imperialism and finance He denounced the currency bill warned it would create a money trust He attacked imperialism and England over the Transvaal asking who will pay the price in blood to benefit syndicates and financial interests.
Oliver Petty of 1022 W Walnut Street recounts the Saturday night shooting by Sam Spaulding. Petty, wounded in the face, tells a SUN reporter he and two friends were walking near Walnut and Michigan streets when Spaulding ordered them to move on. He says he did not provoke the incident and doubts his account is true.
J J Berry of Loganton Pennsylvania says he was cured of pneumonia entirely by Minute Cough Cure after doctors failed. He claims the remedy also cured his children of whooping cough and relieves coughs colds croup grippe and throat and lung troubles. Mothers endorse it and druggists sell it.
Edward G. Gardner manufacturing jeweler listed at 16 Hubbard block appears in the notice. Brazilian Balm claims to cure coughs colds and croup with dosages noted.
Reports indicate Gen. Lawton's body may not pass through Indianapolis due to smallpox fears from a statewide gathering. Culver Academy declines cadet transport, Gov Mount awaits vessel arrival, and Southern Pacific may route the body east by the southern path, avoiding Indianapolis.
The Champion Oil Burner Company promotes a system turning kerosene into natural gas to heat homes. Indianapolis representatives sit opposite the Stevenson Building at 18 E Washington St showcasing a cook stove burner for public viewing and investigation.
Dr Laughlin of the State Board of Health visits Campbellsburg Washington county to check eruptive diseases and misdiagnoses a schoolteacher Miss Brown with smallpox. He later notes the woman is in the final stages of an eruptive disease and relies on her answers. Quarantine and vaccination steps are ordered for the family and nearby school.
Maggie Williams, a Black woman, shot Abe Furches after discovering his alleged involvement with Rebecca Blackwell. Furches was wounded in the back and is expected to recover. Williams was later found and did not deny the shooting, claiming self defense and recounting his threats and her plan to protect herself.
Births include Philip and Anna Edwards a boy Simeon and Clara Stark a boy Howard and Pearl Harmon a girl William and Alice Story a boy George and Lottie Lyenberger a girl Charles and Wancy Mardem a boy John and Bertha Mattox a boy Frank H. and Sarah Weidman two girls. Deaths Frederick Buechert age 65 typhoid fever Wm E Morland stillborn John Doyle age 79 at poor farm old age Marriages George Burries and Anna Thomas Harry V Stutsman and Kate Husted Joseph A Moeslin and Clara M Greene.
The notice lists several building permits including L. 8. Pierson at corner Delaware and Wa bash streets for a business block valued at 5000 dollars. William F. Cline on Arizona Street for a frame house 1050. Wyward H. Enners at 327 North Noble Street for frame houses 4000. Trustees 1.0.C. F. at 106 Be Washington Street for repairs 220. W. F. Sanders 1832 North Pennsylvania Street repairs 560. F. Weisenberger Gray near New York for a frame house 300.
A terse prompt urges readers to consult the seventh page of The Sun for liners and brief notices. The snippet hints at a feature encouraging engagement with the paper's interior sections.
A vintage ad urges customers to buy pants to pair with a coat and vest while highlighting a semi annual sale. It promises perfect fit as if made to measure and stresses limited time to catch season’s greatest bargains.
The transport Thomas from Manila carried the remains of Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton Maj. John A. Logan Jr Dr J L Armstrong and several others who died in the Philippines. The ship was eight miles outside the San Francisco heads at 10 30 a m.
Parkerburg dispatch reports Ellis Glenn claims English citizenship and kidnapping, with influential friends in Britain ready to seek government aid. She says she never lived in West Virginia, has spent ten years in Illinois, and was a gypsy queen in England and on the Isle of Man. Local hotel-keeper M. J. Byers identifies her. attorney notes multiple identifications and possible false marriage record.
Yaqui raiders burn ranches near Guaymas and drive off livestock as fear grows of a concerted attack. General Torres reports advancing troops after a recent rebel victory.
Cincinnati manager Bob Allen planned a March trip to New Orleans for early training after discussions in Indianapolis with John T. Boush. The Reds will skip Selma and Vicksburg, hold two full teams, and play exhibitions against New Orleans squads from early March to around March 2.
Indianapolis January market notes list smoked meats like hams bacon and sausage with varied prices, pickled meats and tierces, fresh pork loins and cottage hams, vegetables including onions potatoes and cabbage, fruits such as apples bananas oranges and cranberries, nuts and candies, teas and spices, canned vegetables, fish and game, oats flour and fuel. The column also covers butter eggs live poultry leather cheese butter and coal retail prices with unit bids and per-bushel or per-pound quotes.
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