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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1908
Page
1
A Tuesday class at the Indianapolis Social Institute teaches current events using local newspapers as texts. Taught by Prof. A C Shortridge, the free program gathers seniors over 60, with a blind, crippled teacher, to discuss leading topics from 2:30 to 4.00.
Information reached Judge Pritchard that Edward Sourbier spoke with Harry Brunaugh after a visit to Judge Pritchard and Prosecutor Elliott Hooton about Brunaugh seeking to influence a juror. Sourbier allegedly discussed the matter by phone with Brunaugh and later forgot details en route to the cast. Witnesses David Sherrick and Traiw Thayer testified before the grand jury about payments for favorable jurors, with Sherrick unable to recall who made the remark.
NY report says the mystery surrounding the death of Sarah Thompson, a young woman found in a barrel in a cellar at 147 Kilman Street, deepens as investigators note the body's condition complicates determining the cause of death.
The steamer Pomona with over 80 passengers and 509 crew struck a submerged reef four miles off Ft Ross while northbound from San Francisco to Eureka. The vessel was beached in time to save lives as Captain Swanson and crew kept order. The Pomona likely a total loss.
One hundred dollars were voted by a circuit court jury as satisfaction to Charles Fr. Brown against John W. Bussey. Brown testified Bussey made love to his wife Mrs. Brown and followed her from city to city seeking to alienate her affections.
A three year old wandered near the new Odd Fellows building when a manhole breach appeared. In a split second a workman lunged forward and caught the child just before he dropped into the hole. Bystanders exhaled in relief at the saved life.
Indiana Supreme Court voids a 198 statute ordering barbers to close Sundays as unconstitutional. Judge Montgomery orders quashing of Armstrong affidavit. ruling upholds general Sabbath law but finds the 1097 act crass legislation covering the same ground. Barber shops may stay closed under the general Sabbath law.
The county faces a potential suit to recover part of payments to tax ferrets who sought sequestered taxes. County Attorney John Ruckelshaus consults the attorney general on whether ferrets can claim fees for current taxes found as a county duty. Doubts arise over using recently seques tered taxes as proper material for their work.
Joseph A. Darlington a dry goods merchant and twice president of the Union League died suddenly at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Pittsburgh sixty five years ago and remained active in civic affairs.
A contested Eleventh district race centers on Warren Democrat Charles Good and his daughter Blanche Good, a pianist turned politics ally, facing incumbent Democrat George M. Rauch amid rumors of romance and rivalry between families at Marion and Warren. In Boise, Judge Freemont Wood recommends commuting Harry Orchard's murder sentence to life for Steunenberg's killing because Orchard told the truth in court.
Michael Cohen age 9 witnessed a wedding at Hyman Unger bakery family home on S Illinois. Two men Andrew Kirchner and Abe Schwartz were charged with assault and battery after beating him. police arrested them and a case set for Friday.
The Marion county grand jury will request the United States Standard Voting Machine company to submit books recording a 97500 dollar sale of voting machines to Indianapolis for examination. U S District Attorney Joseph B Kealing testified, noting the slow progress of the probe and potential details from Emmett Huggins, a former county clerk, though no statement from him has been secured.
Samuel Roelan faces grand jury over alleged theft of 12 gallons of lard 1 gallon of sausage meat and two silver forks from farmer Harry Powell three miles north of Cumberland. Powell testified items found under woodpile Roelan claims he found lard and sausage near the road while driving home from Indianapolis. Roelan jailed awaiting grand jury verdict.
In Evansville Indiana on March 18 Democrats in Pike and Dubois counties nominated ex-Congressman John L. Bretz for Circuit Judge. Both counties also presented full tickets.
Henry C. Schroeder of the Tenth ward announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for trustee of Center township. Schroeder earned awide Indianapolis reputation as a former eight year police officer who later left the force to enter the coal business at Bethelave and the Belt railway.
Plymouth March 18 William O Keefe of Marshall county has been endorsed for governor of Indiana by the Marshall county Democratic committee.
John V. Morgan, jailed on a desertion charge by his wife, is released by Police Judge Whallon to visit his dying spouse at 24th Street home. An emotional bedside scene led the officer to request Morgan be released without bond, who promised to appear in police court as his wife clung to life.
Joseph Taylor chief operator of Western Union was found unconscious at the bottom of a stairway in the Winston apartment building at 27 percent North Illinois Street around 3 90 oclock Tuesday. Blood flowed from a head gash and he was taken to City hospital by ambulance. He seemed dazed and could not explain the fall and later said he must have fainted at the top of the stairs.
Chicago report states Edward Heffernan, a police officer, was shot and killed last night by Donald Starr who had been ejected from an elevated train. Starr also fired on another policeman. bystander L. Holm was struck, Starr then shot himself and is mortally wounded.
The new management earns confidence of Indiana and the state auditor after John Ashby concludes solvency and strong capacity to recover from the San Francisco disaster. Under Sol Meyer, working capital is reinforced and dividends are not declared.
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