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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1G, 1891.
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INDIANA ANDILLIXOIS NEWS
The Devenish-Kaddiff Killing Likely to
Proie a Case of Justifiable llcmicide.
A Father Tries to Kill Uis Two Sens EeTenus
Seizure Near New Altanj Hurdereus At
tack od Jadgs II. S. Clark, of Mattcoa
INDIANA
Additional Detail of the Killing of August
RadcllfT by Homer DsTeulsh.
rda to iLe ImlUnspolls Journal.
Salem. Dec lo. Homer Devenisb, who
eaot and killed August IZadcliffat Wolfe's
school-house, Lear Fredericksburg, on Sat
urday night last, came to Salem yesterday
to Lave bis Loud approved. The bond
was increased by Judge Veiles to
$,0C0, which was readily given. To-day,
Miss Minnie Henniuger, the girl over
whom the trouble began, came to Salem
and appeared, with other witnesses, before
the grand jury. The facts in the case are
that Kadiclitl asked to accompany the
Young lady homo from singing-school and
was refused. Devcnish met her at the door
and they started out together. A few steps
irom the door Kadcliff walked up behind
and struck Devcnish, who staggered and
almost fell to tho ground, but. rising up as
his assailant was about to repeat
the stroke, drew a pistol and bred,
the ball striking Kadcliff in the
neck. KadcliiPa friends put him in a buijgy
and drove him to his home near Hardios
burg. '.where he died Monday morning.
Devenish started, after tho shooting, to
Fredericksburg, to give bimeelf up to the
othcial. but was captuied by several of
KadclitTa friends, who declared they would
kill him. The mob was followed by two
men named named Black and Mitchell, wno
demanded that the prisoner be tried before
Justice Cramer. They assented, and ho
wua taken to Fredericksburg, tried and
taVo bond. Devenish can probably prove
aase of self-detense.
Seized by Revenue Officer.
Cpceial to the Indianapolis JcuruaL
New Albany, Dec. 15. An important dis
covery was made yesterday by the revenue
agents of this district, which resulted in
tbe seizure to-day of a large quanity of
apple brandy by Deputy Collector Piatt, of
tho revenue service. John Welch has for
years been operatinga small fruit distillery
in the hills of Lafayette township, twelve
miles from this city, and isolated from all
dwellings except his own. lie
paid the government license,- but
as he purchased very few revenue stamps
the suspicious of the government oflicials
were aroused, and he was closely watched.
Tho olliceis. in looking over the premises
yesterday, found a number of unstamped
barrels of apple brandy, and, placing a
guard over the liquor, they sent for the
deputy collector, who made the seizure.
The brandy was stored in the basement of
the nos to thee here until the case is investi
gated. Before a United States conimts
Moner. this afternoon, Welch was held in
$COU to answer on the 21st inst. He claims
he did not know of tbe existence oZ the
brandy discovered by tho otlicers.
Delaware District Medic il Society.
Winchkst::!!. Dec. 15. Tho s mi-annual
meeting of the Delaware District Medical
Society of Allopathic Physicians assembled
ot the M. E. Church, this city, to-day. The
district comprises the counties of Grant,
Madison, Delaware, Blackford, Jay and
Randolph, ana the aooiety has over
one hundred members. Dr. W.
II. Hubbard, of Marion, is presi
dent, and presided at the meeting to-day-The
following papers were read and dis.
cussed: "Fracture N?ar Joint," by J. T.
l attic. of Andernon; "Compulsory Inhala
tion of au Artificial Atrnosphero in the
Treatment of Tuburculois," by John
liixou, of Farmland, and "Emergency
Laparotomies for Intestinal Occlusion." by
Dr. (.ren. of Muncie. The Kaudolph
. county members of the society spread au
elegant banquet for the visiting brethren
at the M. K. Church parlors. The annual
meeting of the society will occur at Mqncie
in June. . 'v,
Del'auw School of Muilo Recital, .
Cpeclal to The Indianapolis Journal. 1
Gkf.kncastlk. Doc 15. The first division.
of tho Music School of DePauw University
izave its term recital last night, the size of
tho school necessitating separato recitals,
both in justice to the papils and the pub
lic The Music Hall was tilled to over
flow by an audience that was no less criti
cal than delighted with the evening's en
tertainmeat. The young ladies acquitted
themselves handHomely and in a manner
that would have done credit to more pre
tentious performers. Those taking part
were the Miscn Ilotl'man, Daisv .Steele,
Jean Nelson. Buss. Jessie Caso, Inez Paris,
Olive tftauley Jaqnea. Leaning, ltainicr.
"Watson, Myrtle Grubb. Helen Birch. Mamie
AnderBon. Pauline Blake. Darnell. Jen
mugs. Mary Hoover nnd Jennie Haden;
Wilbur Starr, Charles Sueteke and Master
Arthar.
Tried. to Kilt Ilia Sons.
Ele1al totl:e Inrtlsr spoils JourntL .
Valparaiso.' Dec. 13. Wm. Kozion, of
West Hammond, yesterday stabbed two
members of bis family. One of his victims.
a lad aboftt fifteen years old. it is feared
will die. Kozion buried a knife in the
boy's side. Another son was stabbed in the
.fr.ee, and wilt bear the scars of tho assault
for life. Kozion had been drinking ex
cessively for several days, and was in a
itateofmind bordering on madnet when
lio attempted to murder his family.
Found Dead In Her Hcd.
' freelalto the Irrtianapoiln Journal.
Wabash, Dec. 15. Mr. Grow, wife of W.
II. Grow, of Wabash, died suddenly last
night. She went to North Manchester yes
terday to visit a sister, and at night retired
apparently in tho best of health. At mid
night her sister found Mrs. Grow lying in
. bed a con so. it is supposed her death was
the result of heart disease.
Damage Suit Against Larorte County,
f cul to the Iiulianspolis Journal.
LAPoutk. Dec. 15. A suit against La
Porte county for SlO.dO was begun to-day
hr the heirs of the late John Gaw. The
ieceaed was killed by the breaking down
of abridge over which he was driving a
traction engine.
Sickn t Terre Haute.
Special to the ImllanatoHs Journal.
Terue Haute. Dec.15. About half the
people of Terre Haute nre "under the
77iey differ in make up.
Most baking powders con
tain ammonia or alum.
Cleveland's docs not, not a
particle ; that is why Cleve
land's is most wholesome
They differ in strength.
An even teaspoonful of
Cleveland's Baking Powder
does as much as a heaping
teaspoonful of others; a
large saving on a year's bak
ings: That is why Cleve
land's leavens most.
They differ in rcsuJs.
With most baking powders
food is coarse grained, gets
dry and 14 husky ; " with
Cleveland's, food is fine
grained, keeps moist snd
fresh. That is why Cleve
land's leavens best.
Try a can, Cleveland's.
weather." The grip i prevalent and there !
is a great deal of malarial sickness. The I
grip is not here in a severe form, but more ;
persons are alllicted than at the time of its ;
previous visits. Diphtheria is beginningto '
cause alarm, because of the iucreasmg !
of scarlet fever. The attendance at tbe
schools is falling off. and to-day nine teaeh
ers were reported unable for duty.
Miner Killed by a Care-1 u.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Vixcenxes, Dec. 13. Abrarn Ciymer. a
miner at Evering's coal mine near tho city
limits, aged twenty-live, was killed by
falling slate to-day. His skull was com
pletely crushed. A wife survives him.
Minor otes.
The State Veterinary Surgeon has been
notified of a supposed case of glanders at
Muncie.
David 11. Case, aged seveney-two, and a
pioneer citizen of Muncie, died yesterday
of apoplexy.
Five boys walked from Beuford to Mitch
ell for a wager, and covered ten miles and
a half in two hours.
Grip is epidemic at Franklin, and the
Eublic schools and the college are Buttering
y reason of illness among the teachers.
Everett Linn and Dora Morris, two young
people of Mace. Montgomery county, eloped
on Monday and were married at Danville,
111.
Not less than twenty persons were pois
oned at New Albany by eating headeheese
cooked in an unclean copper vessel. All
will recover.
Young men employed in factories at
Muncie will organize a night-school for the
benefit of those who are unablo to attend
in the day time.
A telegram received yesterday at Frank
lin announced the death of Dr. F. B. Day,
a former resident of that city, at his home
in Wmtield, Kan.
John Barni", a wealthy farmer of Madi
son county, died suddenly on Monday even
ing. He was seventy years old and a
pioneer resident.
Charles Haister, a Portland school
teacher who was arrested for whipping a
pupil, appealed his case to the Circuit
Court and was acquitted.
Capt. Barton Nixon, of JefferRonville,
who fell while leaving a steamer last Satur
day, is in a critical condition. It is feared
he suffered concussion of the brain.
The question of city government for
Winchester is being agitated. The Com
mercial Clnb of that city has taken tho
matter up and will push it with vigor.
Muncie citizens yesterday sent' Senator
Voorhces a telegram expressing their grati
tude for his introduction in tbe Senate of a
bill providing for a public building in that
city.
Tho grip has fattened Itself on Muncio
and five hundred eases nro reported.
George W. Phillips, who died Monday
night, is the first fatality reported from the
disease.
The Western Indiana Poultry Association
is holding a chicken show at Crawfords
ville. and there are over one hundred fowls
on exhibition. A four-legged chicken is
odo of tho attractions.
Joseph Wynn, the oldest resident of
Fortville, was buried yesterday. He was
born in Pennsylvania. May G. 109, and
emigrated to Indiana in 1818, settling on
the farm on which he diod.
Jesse Boyd, of Chambersburg. killed an
American eagle. The bird measures seven
feet from tip to tip. It is supposed to bo
the mate of the one killed near there about
a year ago by Adolphus Braxton.
The first American roofing-tin nscd in
Montgomery county is being placed upon
tho barn of George Myers, near Alamo.
The tin was made at Anderson, and ap
pears to be of a lirst-class quality.
It now appears that the safe-blowers who
operated on the Petersburg postoflice Sun
day morning wrecked the entire build
ing with an overcharge of dynamite. It is
thonght some of them"-must have been
badly injured.
One of the oldest settlers o! sonthern In
diaua, William PInnick, of Orangevillo,
who has been blind for several years, died
yesterday, after a long illness nnd an ojt
tacic of the grip. He was about seventy
five years of age.
The new directors and officers of the New
IJoss Fair Association are: President. W.
H. Hostettor: vice-president, Gilbert Gray;
trensnrer. John Inlow; superintendent, N.
U. Thompson: secretary, Thomas Honk;
executive committee, Jesse Ruins. Marion
Porter, Simon iiostettcr. John Brown, U.S.
Bratton. Thos. A. McLane, W. H. Gott,
ana Isaac Inlow.
The Victor Window-glass Company has
filed articles of incorporation with
the .recorder of Madison county.
The capital stock is $35,000, with
Mark Carll, J. A. Van Deventer and J. E.
Van Deventer as directors. They will oper
ate in North Anderson, employing seventy
fivo men. : The company came to Anderson
from Mauniee, O.
The case of the State against Lamert N.
Goldsmith, of Ixmisville. Kr.. for tbe mur
der of L'olrt T. Skillman. also of that
place, on tho 13th day of March last, was
called in the Circuit Court at Columbus,
yesterday, and on motion of the State was
continued until the next term of court on
account of the absenco of three witnesses.
A hard light was made by tbe defendant to
have the trial proceed.
ILLINOIS.
Frank W. ITornlsb Makes a Murderous Attack
on Judge Horace S. Clark.
Fjrcial to the Indian spoils Journal.
Mattoon, Dec. 15. At 7:30 this evening,
as Judge Horace S. Clark was returning
from his office to his residence, he was shot
at four times by Frank W. Ilornisb. The
first ball grazed his face, snother lodged in
the shoulder, and a third made a flesh
wound in the leg, above the knee. Be
fore the first shot was fired tbe
Judge grappled with his assailant and
by so doing doubtless prevented the shots
from penetrating a vital part. Horuish
had been befriended by Clark on all occa
sions, and there was no reasonable exense
for his cowardly act. Ho had invented a
boiler-cleaning device, but quarreled with
his associates in its manufacture and sold
his interest in tho invention, against tho
protest of tbe Judge, who was a legal ad
viser for his interests, llornish was
promptly placed in jail. He bad also
threatened Mayor Frank Kern. but. being
a great braggart, no one paid serious
attention to his talk. The Judge's wounds
are not likely to disable him permanently,
but they will be painful for a few days.
Clark, some month ago, 6igned HornisVs
bond to secure his release lrom jail in De-
catnr. where be had some serious legal
trouble. Mr. Clark's wounds were dressed
by a corps of physician of tho city, and he
is fecliug comfortable over the escape he
made. The excitement on tho streets made
it difficult to get the prisoner to jail, and
a heavy guard was placed on duty.
llrief Mention.
Toromie Malone was thrown from a horso
and killed at Lena, Sunday.
Mrs. Ella Baily, of Champaign, has been
adjudged insane and sent to the asylum.
Oil has been found on a farm near Fre
port. A company will be organized to sink
wells.
Tho Kev. A. II. Ball, pastor of the First
Congregational Church at Elgin, has re
signed. The first meeting of the Stephenson
County Pet Stock and Poultry Association
closed in Free port.
C. D.Jennings, one of the leading mer
chants of Gravville, near Carmi, hanged
himself in his barn.
A roan serving a work-honse sentence at
Feoria was identified as Edward Huntley,
as escaped convict from tne Michigan peni
tentiary. Advance sheets of the Illinois crop report
show that 5,754.000 acres were planted in
corn last year, the yield from which was
215.259.C00 bushels.
A Knightsof Labor organization has been
formed at Dixon, where the employers de
clared that no employe should beloug to
the union. A bitter light is expected.
James Small aied at Northville from the
eflectsof afrvjtured skull received while
defending Lit-.self from the assault of two
men named White, who are being pursued
by othcers.
The fiftv-third annual meeting of tbe
I ox river alley Medical Association eras
held at Aurora. Dr. Chester Hard, of
Aurora, was elected president and Dr.
Knight, of Anrora. secretary and treasurer.
The next meeting will beheld at Elgin.
Mrs. 1L H. Wiles, of Freeport, vice-president
of the Illinois Woman's Exposition
Board, delivered an address at Monnt Car
roll, last night, on "Woman's Work at the
World'a Fair."
CEOKGi: P. WETMORE,
Candidate for ScnaUn' to Succeed Xctfon TT.
Aid rich, of Jlhcde Island.
The term of United States Senator Nelson
W. Aldrich. of Rhode Island, expires
March 4, 1893. Already George Peabody
Wet more' s large following in the little
State are pressing his claims to the sena
torial succession. The ex-Governor is ne
Ft'.
m m
of the social leaders of Newport, and is the
favorite candidate of that portion of tho
State, which formerly acknowledged the
Sprague family as sovereign. Heisason-iu-law
of Mrs. Eugene Keteltas, and a mem
ber of the Polo und Coaching clubs. He
was pressed for senatorial honors years ago
while absent in Europe, but failed of an
election at that tune, Sathan F. Drew be
ing the successful aspirant. Five years
ago he was elected Governor of the State.
WABASU COLLEGE TKCSTEES.
They Meet and Consider the Presidency and
Other Important Matters of Hasinas.
fir-eclal to the Indianapolis JournaL
Crawfokdsville. Ind., Dec. 13.The
first semi-annual meeting of the board of
trustees of Wabash College was held in this
city to-day, and it was a very important
event. At the meeting last Juno it was
decided to hold a session in December,
while college was in session, in order to
seo how tho college was conducted during
term time. The following persons are tbe
trustees of the college, and those marked
by were present to-day:
1888-92 Hon. D. P. Ualdwin, LL. 1)., Loaus
port; Rev. M. L. Halnea, I. D., Indianapolis:
Jos. Mllligan, city; "Alex. Thomson, city; Kev.
J. F. Tuttle, D. I)., city.
1S8U-93 It. E. liryant, city: J. M. Butler.
LL. IX, Indianapolis; U". h. Hubbard, Indianapo
lis; p. WllllauM, Lima; "Hon. W. A. Woods,
LL. I)., Indianupolis.
1800- 04 Kev. Jl. Condit, D. D., Terre Haute;
Hou. W. Q. (iresharj, LI Jx, Chicago; James M.
Halues. Now Albany: Kev. Chas. Hutchinson,
IX IX. New Albany; Jas. L. Orr, Kvausville; "T.
U. Histine, city.
1801- 05 iter. V. P. Kane, IX P., Lafayette;
T. R. I'axton, Princeton; Hon. IL b. Taylor, Ft.
Wayne; IIou. A. D. Thomas, city; 'fclmon
Yandcs. LI D.. Indianapolis.
The Board was called together at 10
o'clock, with President Tuttlo in the chair
and Prof. J. L. Campbell as secretary. Tho
morning was taken up in hearing reports
of the various committees, nnd tho main
business was transacted in the afternoon.
The co-educatlou committee is composed
of D. II. Baldwin, T. If. Paxton and Kev.
M. L. Haines: the executive committee
consists of President Tuttle, Alex. Thomson,
Joseph Milligan, Hon. J. M. Butler, T. H.
liistine, R. E. Bryant. A. D. Thomas and
Itev. M. L. Haines; tbe waj's and means
committee includes Professor Campbell,
Bev. W. V. Kane. Prof. A. B. Milford. Hon.
W. (). Gresham. If. E. Bryant, T. H. Bis
tine and Hon. D. H. Baldwin.
The new office of vice-president, of which
Prof. J. L. Campbell is occupant, is prov
ing a valuable acquisition. Tho instruc
tion committee, composed of President
Tuttle. Professor Campbell, W. A. Woods.
A. D. Thomas. T. K. Paxton, Kov. W. P.
Kane and Bev. 31. L. Haines, is the most
important committee reporting to-day.
The co-education committee did not re
port, as Jndge Baldwin as in Europe, but
individual statements show that he favors,
while Paxton opposes, and Haines is unde
cided. This committee was granted until
June to report, and the postponement of
any action at the meeting indicates that,
under present conditions, the doors of Wa
bash will not be thrown open for co-education.
The feeling in tho board is rather in
favor of a department for women, thor
oughly equipped with dormitories for tho
home life of the ladies; the recitations to
be in divisions by sexes, and the library
and lectures to be for both sexes.
There were some six names mentioned as
snccuHAor for President Tuttle, and the
committee on instruction was authorized
to make a selection, as soon us possible, and
then the trustees will meet and take action.
Tho committee on education will make a
selection from the forty applications for
the professorship of mathematics by the
beginning of tbe next term.
The ways and means committee report
having distributed 3,500 circulars and 1.000
catalogues In advertising the college,
with excellent visible results. The treas
urer mane a report and it was
elicited that the shrinkage of values
nnd diminished interest 6howcd the neces
sity on the party of the trustees to econo
mize in the expenditures as much as possi
ble, and no new expenses will be incurred
except such as may be absolutely neces
sary. The actual income of the collego is
not as much as generally supposed. Mr.
Yandes informed Prof. Campbell that his
management of the erectiou of Yandes
Library Hall is entirely satisfactory, and
the building was beyond his expectations.
WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING.
inured Minister, Doctor and Master of Thir
teen Languages Tosses Fraudulent Checks.
Nashville, Dec. 13. Key. J. George Lin
der, a Ph. D., M. 1). and a minister of the
Christian Church, is a fugitive from
justice. On Saturday last Rev. Linder
gave checks to different firms in this city
to the amount of about $600 on banks with
which ho had no money on deposit. Ho
also pawned three diamond nncs he bad
obtained from a joweler on pretenso of al
lowing a young woman to whom he claimed
to be engaged to make a selection. A tel
egram was received here lat night from
New Orleans informing the chief of police
that Linder bad been seen there the day
previous. Otlicers are in pursuit, and
Hhonid he bo captured, will be brought
back to this city - for trial. The dispatch
from New Orleaus stated that the sender
thought Lindor was-, making his way to
Mexico. Linder claims to bo a araduate
from noted universities in Heidelberg and
Paris, and master of thirteen languages.
Dread Diphtheria.
La N cast Kit. Pa. Dec. 15. Diphtheria a-
pears to be on the increase in tbe rural
sections of tho county, and many deaths
have been reported during the past week
from that cause, all the victims being
children. A greatly atllicted family is that
of farmer David O. Kreadr. On Sunduv
thero was a double funeral, two of his
children being buried in ono grave. Upon
tbe return of the stricken parents to their
home a third child was dead and two other
children ate down with this terrible dis
ease and are expected to die. Some years
ago. Mr. Kready lost the only two children
he then had from tho eamo disease.
Charged with Klectlon Frnud.
Taylor. Neb.. Dec 15. Marshal Crane.
A. B. Starke, Frunk Butler and F. Fart
ridge, judges and clerks of tho recent elec-
lion, were arresreu. to-iiay, tor fraudulently
racing two uaiiots in tne box and cuter
ng fictitious names on the tally-sheets.
When ued ierpisteutly, tnlrat:on oil never
falls to cure rheumatism and neuralgia. Prico
'25 cents.
Dr. Lull's Cough Syrup Is the tnopt popular ex
pectorant we are selling. HaisLky Bkos.,
317 Indiana avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.
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"WAS THE HEAD OF HER SON
Mrs. Norcross Views and Identifies tho
Remains of the Itomb-Tunnver.
Touchinjr Scene at the Hospital Where the
Ghastly Relic of Her "Darling Boy" WasEx-amined-Stalement
Made to the Coroner.
New York. Dec. 15. The head of the
bomb-thrower was fully identified early
this morning as that of Henry L. Norcross,
by the parents of the young man, who
came on from Boston for that pvrpose. Mr.
and Mrs. James Norcross arrived here late
last night. Coroner Messener was uotified
of their presence and called on the aged
couple at midnight. At 1 a. m. the party
was driven to Bellevue- Hospital, where
the dynamiter's head had been left for ex
amination. Warden O'Kourke and Clerk
Bicketts hastily arranged the head so as to
shock tho parents as little as possible. A
cloth was placed around the neck aud Mrs.
Norcross and the gentlemen were ushered
into the warden's private office.
Mrs. Norcross was first shown the head.
She identified it in the presence of Coroner
Messener. She said, positively: "This is
my darling boy; my poor darling boy. He
never meant to do any harm. Ho surely
did cot mean to do wrong. My own. my
foor Henry. Yes, yes, theso are his teeth,
know them. I remember those under
teeth, and how proud ho was of them, and
that tooth there. L remember how it was
separated. Ves. yes. and his ears how
often I have looked at them. And 1 re
member his hair. That's just the way he
used to part it."
The fillings of the teeth were examined,
nnd were found to tally exactly with tho
description furnished by Dr. Wells, the
dead man's deutist.
Before coing to tho hqspital Mrs. Nor
cross made the following statement to the
coroner: 'A letter was found in the safe
in my son's office and delivered to me. I
cannot give the contents of the letter. It
is destroyed. It was written in black ink
on plain unruled paper, very wide. It was
not dated. It began:
"Dear Mother I am going to New York to
day to tret $1,200,001). If succe88lul 1 6hall re
turn. If not, 1 hall kill myself.
'Ho signed his name in full: 'Henry L.
Norcross.' There was another letter ad
dressed in his own hand;writing to Mrs.
James E. iorcroes. Personal.' The first
letter wab destroyed, becauso he wanted
no one else to know its contents. We read
this three times together, I and my hus
band, and thou I put it on tbe coals myself.
I felt that was the disposition ne wanted
made of it. 1 was so shocked 1 could not
tell how long I would live. The second
letter 1 have here. It reads:
-C. 11. L. Norcross, Note-broktr, No. 12 Pearl street,
Hoora7. Uostou:
"Dear Mother You will find the combination
of ray safe at home, under tho bureau and the
carnet.ln my room. ' Henkv.
"P. S. Open the safe and read tho letter to
you without tho presence of anyone, if possible.
"The letter was written in tho lirst per-son-every
word of it. He had no satchel
when be left home. I never saw the bag
they say he had. He said to me when he
left: 1 am going away a few days, and
will not be back before Saturday.' Ho did
not say where he was goiug. There was
nothing peculiar in his manner. He seemed
quite thoughtful, lio had been thoughtful
for the last six months, though at times he
was as jolly as ever. Ho nnd 1 used to have
a frolic, when ho came down to breakfast,
nearly every morning. In his letter bo did
not say why he wanted the 81.200.000."
MIl.D-M ANN EKED YOUNG MAN.
The coroner told the United Press report
er this morning that among other things
Mrs. Norcross had said to him, after identi
fying the remains of tho dynamiter as that
of her son, was tho following: "My son,
Henry L. Norcross, was always mild-mannered.
I am positive that' he. had never
harbored any bad feelings toward Bussell
Sage. Ho advocated tho limitation of
wealth, saying that no one man should be
permitted to accumulate an immense
amount of money. When reading in the
newspapers that a certain person had died
leaving so man' millions, he said that was
wroufc.. He was regular in his habits. He
was a free-thinker, however, and believed
in no hereafter, lie never quarroled. He
did not like cards.: He was always at home
at nights. He was retiring; hot quite firm.
He was very determined, in fact, mllexible.
He never led me to believe that he contem-
Elated harm toward others or himself. His
rain also seemed to be very high above
the ears. He had tino instincts no low
disposition. .
"He always seemed to admire Russell
Sago as a brainy man, and ho thought he
had earned bis money more honestly than
other millionaires. I never know him to
handle explosives, and it is a great mystery
to me how he learned so much about them.
He could be very secretive. I felt per
fectly safe to tell him anything. - He asso
ciated with no young men. Ho was in lore
with no oii9 bnt myself. He said to me
three weeks ago: I shall never get mar
ried unless 1 can make you independent
He said to me often: 'Mother, you aud I
get along well together. You never get
vexed at me. Your disposition is just tho
one to govern mine. If you do get vexed
you get right over it.'
"He was impatient and appeared to be
irritable if things did not go right. He
said I knew how to treat .him and how to
take him. He had no books which treated
of explosives unless it was Chambers' En
cyclopedia. 1 do not know, if it contains
anything on the subject. He was not com
bative, lie never had any trouble before.
Ho used to often quote this poetry:
He either fears his fate too much.
Or hH dcferts.aro small
Who dares not put it to tho touch.
To win or lose it all."
Mr. and Mrs. Norcross called at the cor
oner's office to-day, shortly before 12 o'clock,
to get their eon's etlects. Word . has been
sent to the family undertaker in Boston,
who will employ an undertaker in this city
to have the remains shipped. It is under
stood that the parents will have tho head
and remains cremated when thev reach
home. Tho etlects were shown to the par
ents of the unfortunate man by the coroner.
Mrs. Norcross instantly identified the gloves
and pocket-book. Tbe white handkerchief
she was positive about. She carefully ex
amined tho pieces of clothing, and was
positive that they belonged to her son.
Mrs. Norcross swore to tbe remarks she
made to the coroner, and the statement
went on file an her affidavit that the re
mains were those of her eon. Mr. James E.
Norcross also swore that the remains were
his son's. He described his son's head,
teeth, etc., in his statement, and gave a
number of identitving marks by which ho
was positive tho dynamiter was his son.
The father described himself as a book
keeper for Georgo A. Lawyer, No. 3 Quinoy
Market, Boston. George O. Whiting, of
Lexington. Mass., also e wore to his recog
nition of the head by its general' appear
ance. The coroner impaneled a jury this after
noon. They viewed the remains of the
dynamiter and wero then dismissed. Tho
inquest will not be held until the tnioro-
ecopic examination of tho brain is com
pleted. ,
THAT POISONED 1YHISKL
Nr. Worrell, Jr., Testifies in the Trial of Dr.
Graves for Causing 31 rs. Barnaby's Death.
Denver. Col.. Dec. 15. Mr. Worrell, jr.,
was recalled this morning and hts direct
examination continued. He handed Mr.
Stevens a book containing copies of the tele
grams he had received and sent dnrlng Mrs
Barnaby's illnesa and after her death, and
Mr. Stevens proceeded to question him.
He said he notified Mrs. Conrad of the
death of her mother. This was on April
10. He read tho telegrams which he sent.
in which ho gave tbe cause of
Mrs. Barnaby's death as congestion
of the lung. Previous to this
he received o telegram from Mrs. Conrad
asking him to wire her twice a day how her
mother was getting along. Mrs. Courad
telegraphed, alter she was notified of her
mother's death, that she must see Worrell
before tho body was embalmed. Cross-examined
by Judge Macon he said he knew
Mrs. Barnaby about ten years before he
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came here. Ho met her in Chester, l a.,
where she was visiting bis mother. He
heard of her but never saw her before this
time. His mother met her in Europe.
Witness saw her again at Chester about
onco in six months for two or three years.
Ho left home in 187 and tho last time he
saw her tbero was in June, 1SC0. This was
the same year sho spent her vacation
in the Adirondack.
Mr. Worrell stated that be was in the
real-estato business and loaned money. He
knew Mrs. Barnaby bad about $100,000, and
she had talked about investing somo or
most of this amount in Denver. "If shehad
invested this amount," he said, "of course
1 would have received a fair commission
for handling it." He admitted that ho bad
frequently written his mother while she
was on tho trip to California with Mrs.
Barnaby, but be had let the package sup
posed to contain whisky remain in the
ostoffice from March 3 to April 1 because
le aid not know her definite address, and
after his mother returned home ho let the
package remain in the postotlice a week be
caumo ho did not know how long Mrs.
Barnaby would remain on the coast. After
Mrs. Barnaby died ho retained two lawyers
to take charge of the case, but claimed he
did so upon the instructions of Mrs. Barna
by's daughter. Mrs. Conrad.
Mr. Worrell then repeated the oft-told
story about Mrs. Barnaby being dissatis
fied with the Doctor as her businoss man
ager, and changing her will eo as to leave
him 855,000 instead of $50,000. Mr. Worrell
declared that when the cause of Mrs. Bar
naby's death was first being discussed he
did not know that he or auy of his family
was suspected of complicity in the crime.
He modified this statement somewhat when
a newspaper was produced which contained
an interview with him on the subject.
Mrs. Worrell, jr., was recalled, and tes
tified that, after the fatul mickagehad
been brought home from tho livery-stablo
where it had remained all night in the
buggy, it was placed on the dining-room
table, where it remained for a day before
the women drank from it. The prosecu
tion will use this point to show that tbe
Worroll's did not know tho contents, lor if
they had they would not have placed it
there where anyone could have drank of it.
Mrs. Worrell also corrected a statement
made by her servant girl to tho ellect that
after Mrs. Barnaby's death she had been
ordered to empty and clean all the bottles
In tbe house. The girl was ordered to clean
one, and pour into it somo tonio from a
large bottle which Mrs. Worrell wanted to
take with her on her journey.
LATEST ALLIANCE SCHEME.
Co-Opprative Mortgage Association Chartered
in Kansas, with McGrath as President.
Torr.KA, Kan., Dec. 15. The Kansas Alli
ance Co-operativo Mortgage Association,
capital stock $1,000,000, with Frank Mc
Grath as the central figure, is tho latest
Alliance enterprise. The charter was
filed this morning with the Secretary of
State and business will be commenced
with the new year. The scheme of co
Operation, which is to rid the world of the
ruinous system of competition, will be ap
plied to the payment of mortgaged indebt
edness. This is the scheme originated by
Mr. McGrath when he was president of the
Alliance. Its object is to negotiate direct
ly with Eastern capitalists for the neces
sary amounts for defraying farm mort
gages and indebtedness without tho assist
ance of middlemen. Mr. McGrath wanted
the Alliance, as a State organization, to
take hold of his scheme, and stated in an
interviow that it was high time the Alli
ance was building up a credit for itself
and giving the lie to the charge that it
was no association of calamity-howlers.
P. B. Maxson, of Emporia; Frank McGrath,
of Beloit; O. K Iliatt. of Fairmount; Hiram
Baughman, of Burrton; W. 8. Hanna, of
Ottawa: J. M. Neville, of Garnett, and
J.' McNaughton, of Keno, constitute the
board of directors. The company will ob
tain securities by forming a fund of the
etlects. personal and real, of its members.
The executive committee of the Farmers'
Alliance has appointed Frank McGrath,
W. II. Utley. S. W. Chase. CoL W. A. Har
ris and 11. B. Mason delegates to tbe great
reform convention called for 8t Louis Feb.
'J2. The object of the convention will be
to induce tbe industrial organiza
tions to join the Alliance, and 1.000 persons
will attend from this State. The action of
the executive council is meeting with a
great deal of criticism among some mem
bers of the People's party. With the single
exception of 8. W. Chase, chairman of the
executive committee of the People's party,
every delegate is an outspoken opponent of
the sub-treasury scheme.
Ills Tal lii Insurance.
Ni:w York. Deo. 15. Insurance men talk
of but ono topic to-day, the announcement
made at adinner of one hundred L nderwrtt-
ers at Delmonico's last evening. P. H. Arm
strong, president of the Mutual Fir Insur
ance Company.of tho Fire Association and of
the Armstrong Jtiro insurance Companv,
all of this city, stated that the entire busi
ness of tho tbrco companies, aggregating
S'JOO.OGO.OOO. had been insured in the
Lancashire insurance Company, of Ens
land, and tho reserve, amouDting to over
$1,000,000. had been paid in cash to the
Lancashire. Mr. Armstrong retires from
the business of lire underwriting. In his
speech ho characterized the transaction as
the greatest in tbe history ot tire insurance.
'I here were present at the dinner, which
was given by Mr. Armstrong, some of the
leading tire underwriters of the country,
with many insurance department ohdcials.
Will Fight the Cracker Trust.
St. Lor is. M 0., Dec. 15. The retail grocers
of this city have subscribed $12,000 to a fund
to erject an independent cracker factor to
tight tho cracker trust composed of tho
New York. American and United States
Biscuit companies. The local representa
tive of the trust have advanced prices
toC'i cents, or 1 cent hitfher than crack
ers are sold in New Orleans, whore the
trust has opposition in a local factory.
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FREE LOVE COMMUNITY.
Miss Chevalier Visits the Harris Colony of
Spiritualists and Exposes Its Yic:ouries.
Man Francisco, Dec. 15. Miss A. L. Che
valier, the lloatoji woman suflragist And re
former, has just returned to San Francisco
af tor six months spent in the Harris com
munity. She visited Harris just after the
letter was written which created so much
of a stir in thePhillips Brooks controversy.
She is profoundly disgusted with communi
ty life, which was represented to her aa
pure and spiritual. Her story is stronger
and stranger than tho tale told of Harris
by .Margaret Oliphant in her memoir of
Laurence Oliphant. It was this same Har
ris that made the lives of Lady Oliphant
and her son Laurence so miserable, by tak
ing away all their property and sotting them
out to menial tasks that they might obtain
high spirituality.
Miss Chevalier went to.Fonntain Grove
last June to enter the brotherhood of the
new life, as Harris calls it. Sho found
Fountian (irore a beautiful place. The es
tate includes two thousand acres and forty
thousand vines. Miss Chevalier found,
among others in the community, Mrs. l'art
mg, tho wealthy widow! of au East Indian
collee planter, who had brought her two
daughters and her young sister, all former
ly of high English society, to the place to
live uudor the spiritual care of the Pri
mate, and had been lleeced out of a large
fortune, .which she bad given to him. One
of tho girls, an accomplinhed artist, is
washing clothes for Harris, auotheris maid
to his mistress, and another sets type for
him. Prince Kagavazea, a Japanese, and
one of his countrymen named Art nro mem
bers of tho commnnity. Alias Chevalier
found Harris very wealthy, though meat of
his money has been brouuht to him by his
poor dupes, that have Urst and last num
bered several hundred.
The Tritnate," who claims that he will
never die, is an old man of marvelous hyp
notic powers, which he has exerted over his
subjocts for years. He eats oysters and
drinks champagne, while they eat bacon
and bread, lie dresses in long silk robes
and wear white chamois gloves, while his
dupes wear coarse clothing, till the soil
and clean ont his stables. Mies Chevalier
was shocked by these discoveries, but her
ey es were opened when the prophet un
folded his vile systom off "counterparts"
that is, spiritual atftnities.
When married peoplo join the communi
ty they are at once seporated and are given
their counterpart in the spiritual world.
When they have lived in the community
somo time' Harris pretends that these
counterparts are embodied in the persons of
bo mo member of community, and thus they
are plunged into fret love. Harris, him
self, she found, had as a counterpart Airs.
Waring. She found that open violations
of moral law was the rule among the mem
bers, whose principles imd been corrupted
by Harris. Sh6 found all the members un
der the prophet's influence, and that she.
herself, was not a free agent, as Harris
hypnotized her whenever she came into his
presence. When she announced that she
was going away he tried every device to
keep her.
He said she would take the place of Alice,
tho wifo of Laureuco Oliphant. lleeaid
he had letters from Alico that if published
would cause a sensation in England.
Though ho treated Mr. Oliphant's book
lightly, its exposures alarmed him greatly.
Miss Chevalier declares she has umasi of
evidence against Harris which sho pro
poses to present to President Harrison, and
ask him to break up this society, as was
done with the Oneida commnnity.
Among the people whom Harris has un
der hypnotic control at the community
are Mrs. Keqna. widow of a New York
banker, and Mrs. Waring, who is a sister
of Ueorgo L Waring, of Newport.
Atphjxlated by Gas.
Chicago. Dee. 15. John and Henry Fltz
limraons, brothers, and recently arrived
from Buffalo, in search of work, were found
dead in bed at thfcir boarding-house. No. X)
Townsend street, this tnorntntr, and their
room n as full of gas. An examination of
the gas-jet showed that it was turned on
full, and that on retiring last night one of
the brothers had hung his trousers on the
jet, aud in doing so had probably turned
the gas on, as the cock was very easily
turned.
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Oklahoma Seeking Statehood.
Oklahoma City. I. T., Dec. 15. A state
hood convention met here to-day. En
thusiastic delegations were present from
all parts of Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
ritory. J. E. Lane, of -Norman, was elect
ed permanent chairman, and Wm. Allison,
coanty A, secretary. Things moved on
A Thief and a Scoundrel.
The manufacturer who will put up injurious fla
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and extra fine quality, is a thief nnd a scoundrel.
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flavors as your experience and judgment tell you
are of the purest quality. Dr. Price's Delicious
Flavoring Extracts, Vanilla, Lemon, Orange, etc., are
just what they are represented to be. If not the
cheapest they are the best, and no puddings, cakes,
creams or other table delicacies are spoiled by
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tion is in favor of two States being formed
out of Oklahoma nnd the Indian Territory,
while the eastern element of Oklahoma
want but one. Tho resolution touching
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Mr. McDonald, of El lieno, ottered a sub
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DAILY IVEATHElt BCLLETIX.
Local Forecasts.
For Indianapolis and Vicinity For tho
twenty-four hours ending at 8 p. r.. Dec
1G Colder, cloudy weather and occasional
rains during the night, possibly turning to
snow in the morning, followed by clearing
and fair weather later in the day.
GENERAL INDICATIONS.
Washington, Dec. 15. Forecast until 8
r. m. Wednesday:
For Ohio and IndianaShowers to-night,
followed by clearing, colder weather
Wednesday ; fair and colder Thursday.
For Illinois On Wednesday generally
fair; colder, north winds; fair Thursday.
The Ktorm which was central over Mich
igan this morning has moved almost direct
ly eastward and is uow central in the up
per St. Lawrenco valley. The weather is
clearing in the central valleys with much,
colder northwesterly winds.
Observations at Indianapolis.
INDIAXAI'OLIS, I)C0. 15.
Time liar. Ther. IU JI. Kind. Weather. JVe.
7a.m.'2.77 53 01 South 0.17
Tp.m.'J'J.ho 50 77 Wtt V.OZ
Maximum temperature, minimum temper
ature, co.
The following is a comparative statement of
tho tcnicraturo and precipitation on Ueo. 15:
Tcm. jvc.
Normal S3 0.1 1
Mean 51 0.1'J
ieparturo from normal 'ill 0.(-J
rxci-ssordeticioucy einco Deo. "Ill 0.'.
Excchs or deilclency since Jau. NJL'J 7.UL
Tlus.
General Weather Conditions.
Tceuav, Dec 15, 8 p. M.
Pkessurc Tho storm area continued to
move northeastward with its center to the)
St Lawrence valley; west of tbe Mississip
pi the pressure is high; the area remained!
central, with over Utah.
. TEiirERATURE The warm current ia
front of the etorm area extends with G0
and above from the gulf along the Atlantic
coast northward to Pennsylvania; with 50?
and above to Indiana and the lower lakes;
the cold current in tho rear of the storm
area extends southward with 10 and ies
to northern Minnesota: S0J and less to
SSonth Dakota and Lake Superior; 40 and
less to Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois and
Michigan.
PiiEciriTATiox Snow fell near the upper
lakes; rains from the lake regions south
ward to the eastern gulf.
Snow Drifts Eighteen Feet HUh.
Denver. Dec 15. Tho snow-storm which,
swept over a portion of the Kocky mount
ain regions yesterday, extended from,
central Wyoming to New Mexico. A hurri
cane accompanied the snow and m many
localities did much damage, especially at
Pueblo and along the divide. Tbe mow in
Denver did not tall more than three or fonr
Inches deep. On tbe divide it drifted ia
great banks from eight to ten feet high,
and prevented traflie of all kinds. Ovrr
northern New Mexico the snow is reported'
in some places to be in drifts eighteen fecb
high. Stock has not yet sulfercd from tho
storm. '
To Hauc lor Stealing m Syringe.
Charlotte. N.C, Dec. 15. Alfred Down,
colored, will bo hanged in this city on Fri
day next for burglary. Downs, last Octo
ber, broke into the residence of James W.
Wad5wortb. a wealthy citiren. and etole a
syrinee. He made no attempt to injure
any of the inmates of Mr. adsworths's
house, and was captured without any diffi
culty in a neighboring yard shortly after
the burglary was committed.
Mar ! Uncle Sara Fish Without Cost
Halifax, X. S.. Dec 15. It is freclr
stated here that the next move of the gov
ernment of Newfoundland, in view ol tho
recent action of Canada, will probably bo
to give th United htates free lishing priv
ileges in Newfoundland waters.
LovtLT Diamond Laoe 11ns at Marcy's.
Marc v has the nobby stock of Jewelry.