Bank Looters Coffin and Reed Found Guilty on All Counts
In federal court the jury convicted Francis Coffin and Percival Coffin on all counts and Albert Reed on counts 37 to 46 after an eighteen hour deliberation. Bonds were set and appeals planned while defense attorneys seek a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Coffin
Percival B. Coffin
Albert
Junge Baker
Frank Coffin
Percival
Reed
Federal Room
Judge Claypool
Marshal Hawkins
Baker
Judge Baker
Matle
Miller
Burke
Frank Colfin
Flaughey
Pondsmen
W. E. Coffin
John Roberta
D. Wo Msarman
J. R. Perry
W. &. Kurtz
Supreme Court
U. S
Spaulding
Batisti Taylor
Foreman Trotter
Seenea
F. A. Coffin
P. B. Coffin
A. 8
Taylor
Federal Court Room
Good
And His Wife Almost Stumbled Over the Body
Hugh Danwiddie aged 60 died suddenly at his home 366 West Second Street Sunday morning. He complained of chest pain and collapsed while attempting to reach the kitchen. Rheumatism of the heart was the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Danwiddie
Second St
Prisoner Hickman Pardoned After 22 Years In North Penitentiary
Gov Matthews grants clemency to Jonathan Hickman who served 22 years for being an accessory in a murder tied to a property owner killed during a burglary. His co-defendant was hanged and Hickman received a life sentence. In other items, the czar of Sr Pretersburg tightens power, arresting subordinates and forming a committee to run offices as political arrests continue. Also note new cereals at Van Pelt's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Hickman
Northern Penitentiary
Pretersburg
Bloody Pin Reveals Clue in Parsons Murder Mystery
Coroner Beck found a bloodied coupling pin in a Vandalia rail car draw bar near the crime scene. The instrument likely used to strike Parsons and hide a fatal knife wound, while investigators pursue conflicting testimony from John Hulen and others about the night of the murder. The case remains unsolved with portions of testimony and evidence still undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Louis Parsons
Vandalia Road
Parsons
Dr. Beck
Hulen
Paraong
Parsons Aesone
Aulen
Eddy St
Bit
Jackson Cometary
Oldest City Resident Grandma Munsell Dies at 82
Grandma Munsell, aged 82, died Sunday afternoon at 71 Peru Ave after 18 years of stomach trouble. Her French husband, about 3 years old, survives. She moved to the city in 1886, later roomed with workers of Western university and Bee-line railroad crews. She was mother of ten, with Ezra and Fernando Munsell surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alungell
Peru
Old Western University
Mansell
Martha Morgan
Mary Hunter
Ezra Munsell
Fernando Munsell
Terra Haute
Johnson and Indianapolis dispute over signed players
Baseball magnate John Brush travels to Cincinnati to press Western league president Ben Johnson regarding preventing three league players from Indianapolis. No result yet, cross and Motz to play in decoration day games. Golt seeks Sullivan signing but cannot locate him. Coupons offer for America photograph No 13. price unchanged outside city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brush
Cincinnati
Ben Johnson
Indianapolis
Johnson
Pres. Golt
Cross
Murphy
Motz
Thresa
Golt
Sullivan
Washington
Weather outlook for Indiana May 28 29 1894
Forecasts for Indiana cover the 36 hours ending 8 p m May 29 1894. Slightly warmer and fair weather expected Monday night and Tuesday. In Wakefield Massachusetts the old city celebrated its 250th birthday in pala attire on Monday May 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Wakefield
Mass
Old City
Ex President Harrison Lifts Crippled Girl to Car Platform
Sunday morning at the corner of Pennsylvania and Chestnut, ex president William Henry Harrison carried a crutchbound girl to a northbound streetcar platform after she hesitated near the tracks. The incident drew cheers from G A R veterans and churchgoers as he smiled and tipped his hat, while bystanders who did not assist felt shame. News captioned from witnessing veterans and onlookers, highlighting Harrison’s act of gallantry amid memorial services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrizon
Pennsylvania and
Chiosts
Phil Sheridan
Flist Presbyterian Church
Gen. Harrison
Jie
Four Workers Die in Building Collapse at Construction Site
May 28 report from ReRuin states four workmen were killed and others injured when a Kochst house under construction collapsed during the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ReRuin
Presbyterian assembly debates temperance union political role
Saratoga May 28 The presbyterian assembly sparked a heated political debate with a resolution declaring that the temperance union cannot foster any political party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Presbyterian Assembly
Temperance Union
Desperate Miners Exchange Prisoners in Peace Efforts
A Sunday delegation met miners at Cripple Creek to halt bloodshed and pursue arbitration. Prisoners were exchanged as talks continued, though Supt. McDonald and two employees remain captive. violence fears persist at Victor mine and in nearby towns as militia is readied and calls for rifles spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Crrex
McDonald
Bull Hill
Colorado Springs
Victor
Alil
Denver
Committee of Arbitration
Colorado
Alinois
Struincrup
Lil
Woodford County
Elmwood
Lasanne
Lasantety
Minoak
Mimonk
Company M
Canton
Aerione
Carcaco
W. P. Read
Pennsylvania
Will Make Them Talk: Correspondents Summoned in Sugar Inquiry
The Senate sugar investigation committee called Correspondents Shriver Edwards and Walker to appear Monday to answer questions. If they refuse, the panel may report to the Senate with arrest or compel witness attendance via writs of habeas corpus. The ninth week of the tariff debate began without a quorum as schedules on metal and wood were debated. Postmaster nominee W K Horne for Niagara Falls, and a probe visit to Homestead, Pa., were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Haurre
Ind
Ilinois
United States
Indianapolis
Terra Havatt
Pana
Lll
Pane
Terre Haute
Pennsylvania
Scorrpa.e. Ps
Meyer Coke Works
George B. Keffer
Philadelphia
Clearfield
Wasti Indon
Senate Sugar Investigating Committee
Shriver, Edwards
Walker
Senate
Hale
Maine
Geis Is Removed as Dispensary Superintendent in Political Fallout
Mayor Denny schedules a Board of Health meeting to remove Dr Geis as dispensary superintendent amid accusations of Catholic bias and A P A pressure. Dr J H Lambert, a Central College man, is chosen as his replacement. Geis denied experience and Indiana ties, sparking anticipated controversy. The board can dismiss appointees within 30 days without cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denny
Board of Health
Geis
J. H. Lambert
Sick and Desolate in East Washington Street Block
Ida Cook a 20 year old girl was found ill with pneumonia for two weeks in a chestless room in the East Washington Street block. Police matron Buchanan arranged her removal to City hospital after visiting the sick girl who was deserted by roommates. The landlady took Δ40 to cover a $2 rent, and Cook’s educated parents living on Buchanan Street refuse to recognize her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Cook
Buchanan
E. Washington
Buchananst
Cherokee per capita payments begin in Tahlequah
Treasurer Starr of the Cherokee nation started distributing about $6.8 million to 24,000 Indians from the Cherokee strip sale proceeds. Each recipient receives roughly $280, with family heads drawing for 10 or 12 children, signaling broader economic impact for nearby states and cities like Kansas City and St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tahlequay
Starr
Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Strip
Kansas City
Louie
Kittie Epperson attempts suicide at police station
Kittie Epperson a prisoner at police headquarters attempted to hang herself early Sunday morning. A light shawl was twisted into a rope tied to an iron bedstead and her neck. She was found unconscious and revived by matron Buchanan. The note mentions a capital laundry ad at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittie Epperson
The Parson Outwitten Elopes with Carpenter Bride
In Burrano May 28 the northern city area buzzed over the elopement of Miss Nellie Shrively whose brother Rev. William Shrively opposed the romance with Bert Sayles a carpenter. After a dramatic pursuit Nellie married Sayles at his brother’s house and Rev. Shrively preached to a large Sunday congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrano
Nellie Shrively
Rev
Wm. Shrively
Misa Shrively
Bert Sayles
Sayles
Nellie
Shrively
Sutherland Surrenders After Escape From Election Fraud Conviction
Kenneth F. Sutherland, justice of the peace at Coney Island, who fled Brooklyn after being convicted in election fraud cases, returned to Brooklyn and gave himself up. He was arraigned before Judge Gaynor and remanded until Tuesday. Eight indictments stand against him.
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Oremnan Trotter
Reed
Sand
Jos. Goode
Cabinet Company
Caias
Sutherland
New York
Kenneth F. Sutherland
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Gaynor
Circuit Court
Died of Fright As Morse Vehicle Ran Away
In Quincy Newfoundland on May 28 Mrs. Dr. Kendall died of fright after her motor carriage ran away and the Morse she was driving expired. The horse also died in the incident leaving a tragic accident with a sudden end to a routine drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Mrrs
Kendall
Memorial Services and Local Sermons Across City Churches
Memorial services were held in most city churches Sunday with Rev. D R Lucas delivering a sermon on God love memory and immortality praising departed heroes. Dr Van Buskirk of Third Christian church preached on the result of the great conflict while Dr Haines of First Presbyterian honored soldiers living and dead and denounced lawlessness as insults to the flag. Ruckis post 165 attended. Widow Mary Kerner won 5000 against Baltimore and Ohio railroad for her husband’s death at Washington shops. Eleven smallpox cases reported in New York Fourth ward amid a new outbreak. Princess Josephine of Belgium wed Prince Charles of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen in Brussels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong Park
Propyleum
Frank Collier
W. Peerl
Frank Blackledge
John P. Frenzel
Miss Mantel
Washington St
Joseph Parr
E. Chioat
Tug Wilson
Walter Pauley
Peer
Mansur Hall
Col. J. B. Maynard
Billy” Patterson
John F. White
Indianapolis
Logansport Road
L. E. d& W. Road
Beck
Chas
Stewart
Denison
D. P. Erwin
Bartholomew
Sol. Nathana
N. Alabnimast
Frencis Marphy
Lorraine Hall
Mary
Judge Brown
Andrew Hoover
Board of Guardians
Shooting Park
Msaennercher
Turnverein
Manfield
Adolph Frenzel
Chapman Post
Woman's Relief Corps
Danbury Ball Club
Models
H. Kellemeyer
Wenbury Hat Company
Jasper O’banion
H. Pruitt
Pruitt
Sameve
O’banion
Haughville
Jimtown
Edwards
D. R. Lucas
van Buskirk
Third Christian Church
Ruckis Post
Haines
Flrst Presbyterian Church
Phil. Sheridan
Fisg
Park theater to feature three plays this week
Miss Carrie Louis presents three different dramas at Park theater starting Monday with The buck eye a bright entertaining comedy drama. A midnight call and All fools day follow. Palmer Cox’s operetta The browsies in Fairyland opens Monday at Grand opera house for Flower mission benefit with seven performances through Wednesday and Saturday. Hood’s Sarsaparilla promoted as blood purifier and spring tonic.
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Carrie Louis
Park Theater
Palmer Cox
Fairyland
Grand Opera House
Flower Mission
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Francis
Percy Coffin
A. & Reed
Locred Bank
Claypool
U.S Supreme Court
Francie
Percival Coffin
van Pelt’s
Louis Parson
John Bulen
Grandma Munsell
Buch Cussed Loch
Alan Johnson
America
Conta
Harrison
Owd
TF. CG
la Salle
Cripple Creek
Ohio
Pomeroy, C
Senator Camden
Spillman
W. Va
West Virginia
Simmons
Senate Committee
Bailey
Texas
Carlisle
W. K. Horne
Niagara Falls
N.Y
House
Homestead
DR. Geis
A. PB. A
Dr. Lambert
Central College
Poo
Kittie
Thos. Cook
Tim
The
Order
1Solvberry
Thamas Cook
Solsbarry
Greene County
Cook
Brand Lodge
Tne
Solsberry
Bloomfield
Department
Vincennes
Mary Kerner
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Gotham
Fourth Ward
Brusses
Josephine
Belgium
Prince Charles
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Hood
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