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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1899
Page
3
The Quick murder case opened on Thursday with Dr J N Hurry testifying arsenic was found in Quick’s stomach. Neighbors testified to Mrs Quick and Henry embracing while Henry faced expulsion from the home. No defense evidence yet. Separately John Berider, a Dewey sailor, was arrested in Chicago for stealing Mrs Storey’s gold watch and pawning it in Peru.
In Peru Indiana Edith Quick and Henry Quick were discharged after a preliminary hearing before 86 year old Justice Fulwhler. The judge ruled the circumstantial evidence insufficient for conviction though public opinion favored a strong case. Edith Quick could not post bond and was released. the case may go before the grand jury.
Mrs. Jennie Cassell sues the estate of Nathan Stanley seeking the widow's share of his heirs. The couple wed secretly in 1895 after Stanley promised his first wife he would not remarry. Cassell alleges Stanley's sisters, in Philadelphia and Logansport, pressured him to leave only 1500 dollars despite the marriage.
Terre Haute Ind Sept 1 Wm Hogan 36 a puddier was bathing in the river when a shot struck him in the back and another bullet missed. Police suspect a person on a nearby houseboat who had watched Hogan bathe fired the shot leaving him dangerously wounded.
A frail man near seventy known as Uncle Billy lives in a small brick house on the outskirts of Salem in Washington county Indiana. A descendant of English gentry he could sign as Sir William Hazzard Bart if he chose yet remains reticent about his past while displaying refinement and learning. Locals seek his knowledge on advanced topics and he is often consulted by teachers and others.
Indiana items report Spencer seeks water works and a Bedford stone strike threat. Montpelier begins reform. Akron and Fulton county burn. Richmond doctors open a free dispensary. Valparaiso claims the world’s largest normal school. Dillsboro’s mad stone tied to Tanner family 75 years. Pearl Scott, 18, found in Lafayette hotel after missing from West Point. Evansville recruiting slow as youths prefer local brawls. Marion man gains familiarity with Uncle Paul Kruger. Worcester, Mass., to host Seymour flying machine for street fair. Lawrenceburg jail escape attempt with a case knife. Peru grocer’s 400 watermelons largely untouched by theft. Anderson hosts eastern Indiana Epworth League convention denouncing army canteens. Henry Aultman becomes Shelbyville auditor, replacing E. T. Carson. Estate dispute arises over Mrs. McMurray’s Crawfordsville settlement. Miss Cora Eakins to wed Thomas Marr in Marion. groom absent. Indiana deaths list including Eliash J. Kleckner, Warren W. Cole, and Martin Burke. Marion jail holds a man charged with assault on a five year old.
The docket lists thefts and sales without licenses, a man found ill from morphine poisoning, and a penniless pursuit as a woman’s photograph surfaces in a pocket. A Cambridge City man is jailed as family violence escalates. Miners strike over powder costs. An air-brake inspector dies in a wreck. a fireman is injured, and a worker dies nearby. A Muncie graduate elopes with Daniel Parlet, shocking her mother who later disposes of her.
Marion club rooms prepare an ornate welcome for Senator Beveridge arriving Friday at 4 30 pm. A 30 member Marion contingent in duck trousers and straw hats will greet him at the station, Mrs Beveridge will receive American beauty roses, then a parade to the Denison with brief words of welcome by John L Griffiths.
Patrick Murphy age 23 a street car employee died after being crushed while riding on a trolley with ties near Sixteenth Street Columbia Avenue. He looked ahead fell beneath a car of ties and was killed at City Hospital after being rushed there. He had married three weeks earlier to a widow with four children and lived at 931 Biddlest.
Advices from the Congo Free State report government troopers routed rebellious tribes. The clash left 300 tribesmen dead, as Brussels observers note government forces pursuing remaining fighters.
A remonstrance by Pennsylvania road officials opposes opening Nebraska street from Madison to Chestnut for an orchidery crossing. They cite land takings worth 179,600 and costs for crossing construction, arguing a 1 mile elevated track could save about 70,000 annually and speed passenger trains into the city, outweighing construction impacts.
The Dallas committee names Col. W. J. Bryan as guest of honor for the Oct. 2 3 dinner and lists many invited toast speakers including J. I. Jones O H P Belmont ex Gov Stone John W Daniel Carter H Harrison Benj Tillman and others. Ex Gov Altgeld is not invited due to his stance against Goebel.
A volunteer force from Hermosillo joined Col. Peinados to arrest Yaquis who burned telegraph lines to Potam. A clash near Pitaya left one Mexican soldier dead as Yaquis withdrew. Potam and Torm headquarters lost telegraphic contact. Gen. Torres suspends hostilities until October for better operations.
Gen Fitzhugh Lee, under War Department orders, concludes the two eastern Cuban provinces justify a U.S. backed Cuban government. He recommends keeping American forces in Cuba until locals demonstrate clear self governance capability.
An engine and eight boxcars plunged off a dock at the Niagara Falls Power Company into the Niagara River when a switch was left open. The engineer, fireman, and trainmen leaped to safety, though all were bruised. The submerged engine disappeared beneath the water while only the tops of the cars remained visible.
John H. Holliday and William J. Richards announce a new afternoon daily to debut around November 1 in Indianapolis. The paper, to be absolutely independent, will cost two cents and aim for large size, possibly up to 50 pages, with modern equipment and local staffing emphasis.
Chattanooga reports the Wilder monument dedication set for September 20 with invitations accepted from Gov. Mount of Indiana Gov. Tanner of Illinois and Gen. Smith D Atkins Freeport NL. The local chamber commends Gen Wilder for his private funds and brigade aided effort that built the Chickamauga park monument and calls a mass meeting the day before the ceremony.
Governor Tanner wired a protest to President McKinley after only 12 of his 20 recommended men were given volunteer commissions. Ex-Gov Altgeld backs the Ohio Democrats and pledges enthusiasm for McLean as a winner. Joseph Rogovitch, former Chicago saloon keeper, inherits the title of count and a large Hungarian estate after his father’s death.
Chicago news notes that Indiana participants Aaron Jones of South Bend John B Conner of Indianapolis and William Fortune of Indianapolis will attend the trust conference.
Samuel Merrill former Iowa governor dies in Los Angeles from a paralytic stroke suffered days earlier. Notification says he passed away Thursday night in California.
A. S. Demaree suffers a fractured collarbone after a fall from a ladder in a restaurant on North Alabama street while papering walls. New legal action filed by Sarah B. Haworth against Michael O Connor, owner of the Broad Ripple explosion wreck, seeking 10000 dollars after her husband Albert C. Haworth died rescuing goods.
In Stringtown near Sisterville West Virginia a peddler named Simon Kiwaska was robbed and killed by two assailants who fled with about 500 dollars. In London Kentucky James Roberts, a respected Lesiie county resident, was ambushed and shot dead on his porch Wednesday evening.
Mrs William Hill of 225 W Chesapeake Street, nine months married, swallowed morphine Thursday night to end her life. Dispensary physicians saved her, and she alleged her husband pawned her clothes to buy whisky.
A Victoria dispatch reports Transport Victoria departed Seattle Thursday carrying cavalry troops and horses bound for Manila. Captain Terry retires from command of the battleship Iowa with Captain Goodrich of the Newark taking over. A private in the Wyoming Infantry faces death at Manila for assaulting an officer. A medical remedy, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, is endorsed by physicians and the press and claimed to digest food and cure indigestion.
Ladies tan kid oxfords and two button strap shoes priced at 1.50 and 1.75 quality. men's tan kid shoes with silk vesting tops at 2.50 and 3.00 quality. Misses and children's tat slippers at 1.00. broad sale on summer goods across categories.
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