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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1891
Page
5
Indiana dispatch reports Charles E. Walker of Madison under consideration for a seat on the state supreme bench. Also noted are local weddings, fires, court dates, storms, and social events affecting Jeffersonville and Utica communities.
Report from the State House says Alexander Dowling of New Albany declined the Supreme Court appointment to fill the Berkshire death. If accepted, the seat may go to Madison. Allan Green, a Republican with extensive circuit bench experience, is named as a candidate.
Testimony spans Albert and Wing Stewart confrontation in a house cellar after a planned dance. Abe Neal claims he acted to stop the fight, saying the gun fired during a struggle over the weapon. Neighbors and family members recount who held the gun and who struck whom as the jury considers culpability.
The Neal murder jury failed to agree after two rounds of deliberation and a noon break. Foreman Frank Mayfield reported six to six for acquittal versus conviction, with two jurors later siding with the defense. trial to resume in April. Abraham Neal released on $1,000 bond. Mabrey & Prather case involved a $5,025 judgment against Mabrey. Prather case dismissed. John Cannon’s theft case dismissed for good behavior. potential sentencing under indictment if actions warrant.
River levels surge to fifty seven feet three inches with wind gusts threatening riverfront property. The Big Kanawha ferries Louisville to Vevay while other mail steamers halt. outlook shows river falling by evening with limited local communication until then. Notable guest speakers include James Whitcomb Riley and Lew Wallace at a Vincennes banquet hosted by the Sons of Indiana at the Leland Hotel.
A roundup of local happenings from North Madison to Columbus including moved residents, a probate case for Patrick O Neal, a staged event denied by Comet Club, transit mail delays after a clerk transfer, and jail visit curiosities. It mentions the Ohio river’s high water affecting a depot site and a starch factory shutdown, with community reactions and a church awakening.
Gov Hovey appoints John D Miller of Greensburg to the vacant supreme bench seat. Born 1843 in Johnson County he left Hanover College at fourteen to serve in the Seventh Regiment. He later studied law at Franklin and Greensburg and served in the State Senate in 1872. This marks his first time wearing the judicial ermine.
Judge Friedley officiated a brief wedding in the Neal murder case aftermath as Alpheus Leap and Elmira Sheets pledged lifelong love. The ceremony occurred amid spectators, with Clerk Matthews and the bar applauding. license fee set at 2.25 dollars.
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