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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1908
Page
2
Sunday crowds packed all churches in Washington for morning and evening services. Catholics and Protestants held special programs as attendance rose, with notable turnout by Knights Templar at First Christian church and many worshippers turned away. Dress and finery indicated tough times yet hopeful observance.
A horse and buggy owned by farmer W. E. Wadkins were stolen from the hitch rack behind Cabel and Kauffman stores Saturday afternoon around 3 o’clock. The outfit was found driverless Sunday morning south of Canonsburg. an early search with Sheriff Colbert led to a countywide lookout. The incident prompted a city police and sheriff response, with the horse later found by a man named Hunter.
Torretti, charged in a case tied to alleged downflow of a girl to Rossland and Northport, faced a swift jury verdict after a long legal struggle. Police chief Thomas H. Long supervised the case as the judge refused to sanction a long postponed marriage and deemed only two crimes worse than the alleged offense.
The April term court calendar lists schedule for the first week with calls for state probate civil pleas and motions on Monday and civil docket settings on Tuesday. Discharge of rules appears on Wednesday with several named cases. Thursday and Friday include multiple interfamily and surname disputes and domestic matters.
Centralia reporters say 16 year old Charles Copple farm family resident was attacked by Sam Taylor near the city as she walked from school on the Southern railroad. She struck him with a strap, grasped a rail, and his escape prompted a quick police pursuit. Taylor confessed and was held. the girl suffered a nervous shock.
Oliver Spencer, a workman, fell about sixty feet from a ladder while stencil painting at the Castle Heights hospital in Lebanon Tennessee. The ladder reportedly fractured, sending him onto the pavement. He was stunned briefly but regained footing and walked away, aided by startled witnesses.
In Knox circuit court the suit of He G Truelove against Konrad Kopfor moved forward as attorneys argued and a ruling was issued. In the case of G Q Neall receiver of Day fl County Coal and Mining Co Elnora v Kipler et al the receiver was ordered to sell at the door of the Washington location.
A foreclosure suit against Harry H. William and others was filed in the Odon area, with proceedings held Tuesday as the owners appeared to respond to the action.
The Call reports alleged payments by Cyrus E. Davis to secure a congressional nomination. It warns Democrats in Owen and Martin counties that money may influence delegates and urges the party to nominate a strong, sale-free candidate in Bloomington. The piece notes Davis claims strong finances and aims to win despite cost.
Fragmentary report shows Moasphi Cline and Artie Anderson involved in an event Monday evening. Details are unclear in the surviving text.
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