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ST. JOSEPH, Mo., June 4. Steele &
Walker, one of the largest wholesale gro
cery Arms on the Missouri river, made
&n aaslgmnent to-day, W. V. Wheeler and
Beattle Weakley being1 named trustees. D.
M. Steele and S. and J. Walker also filed
Instruments conveying all their other prop
erty to the trustees for the benefit of cred
itors. Liabilities are placed at $725,000, and
it is claimed that the assets will exceed
this amount by a good sum.
This firm was composed of D. M. Steele,
S. A. Walker and J. A. Walker, and has
been recognized as one cf the strongest In
the West, IX M. Steele having been rated
from $730,000 to 11,000,000. The failure is
the result of lack 'of confidence. At the
time of the Schuster failure, some time,
ago, when It became known that he was
& heavy debtor to the First National Bank,
in which Steele & Walker were stockhold
ers, the creditors of the latter firm began
pressing their claims. The Wichita branch
of the firm was also closed to-day. When
it was announced to-day that the firm had
assigned a run was started on the First
National Bank and the Central Savings
Bank, in both of which Mr. Schuster and
Steele & Walker were large stockholders.
Considerable excitement was caused by the
run, and thousands were drawn shortly
after the opening hour. . At the savings
bank the depositors were allowed to draw
but $30. the thirty-day rule being enforced.
This afternoon, when it became evident
that the banks had plenty of money, the
crowds of depositors dwindled to a few
dozen, when before that time the line had
extended far into the street. It is claimed
that both banks will pull through, and
It la hardly likely the runs will extend to
any other banks.
Late this afternoon D. M. Steele turned
over all his Kansas lands for the benefit of
the firm's creditors. The land is appraised
at $175,000, which brings the total amount
of the assets so far ud to $790,000, with ad
ditional assets which will be turned in
which will bring the total up to $1,100,000.
The list of creditors ha now reached a
Uttle over $710, Ouj.
The run on the First National Bank of
Buchanan county and the Central Savings
Bank was stopped at noon. The Buchanan
had over $1.00o,uu0 in cash when the trouble
started, and while it was at its height a
wagon drove up and $400,000 more in cur
rency was unloaded and piled on the coun
ters, with an Invitation to the people to
tome and get their money. The bank re
fused aid offered It by the clearing house,
which is ready to furnish all that Is need
ed. Over $l,UX).0oO Is in the bank vaults
here, which will be available If needed. At
the Central Savings the officials took ad
vantage of the thirty and sixty days' no
tice and paid no more than $30 to a de
positor. The run stopped at 2 o'clock, and
when the bank closed, after being kept open
until night, no on? was asking for money.
The run was principally caused by small
depositors, and the bank had more money
when It dosed at nljtht than when it
evened.
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TWO BIG MEETINGS
BRECKINRIDGE AND OWllXS EACH
ADDRESS 4,000 PEOrLC
The Colonel Lets Loose a Flood of
Silvery Eloquence and the Latter
Excoriates Ills Opponent.
FRANKFORT, Ky., June 4. Congress
man Breckinridge epoke here to-day to an
enthusiastic gathering of four thousand
people. lie arriveu at 10 a, m. from Lex
ington, and was met at tho depot by five
hundred people, who cheered him lustily
as he got off the train. The speaking was
billed to be at the courthouse, but when
,the hour for the speech arrived it was
found that not one-third of the crowd could
get inside, and the meeting adjourned
to the Statehouse yard, where he spoke
from a table. He was Introduced by ex
Mayor Taylor, and was received with such
applause that he could not commence his
speech for flf teen minutes. He epoke about
an hour and a, half, and made one of the
most eloquent efforts of hla life. He did
not "roast" his opponents a9 severely as
on other occasions. This county has all
along been considered a3 Owens's strongest
point, but the reception to Breckinridge to
day was certainly beyond expectations.
Many, women attended the meeting. Col.
Breckinridge dined to-day at the home of
Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr.
Ovrens Scores the Colonel.
PARIS, Ky., June 4. Hon. W. C. Owens,'
the opposing candidate of Colonel Breckin
ridge for Congress in the Ashland district,
spoke here to-day to the largest audience
that ever attended a political meeting in
Paris. About four thousand people crowded
around the courthouse. A special train from
Owens's home brought eight hundred
voters. Hundreds of women were present,
and they cheered most vigorously when
Mr. Owens made his telling thrust at Col.
Breckinridge. His remarks were most
scathing, as he charged the sitting mem
ber with disgracing and betraying every
relation of life. He said that Breckinridge's
story, as told by his own tongue, is a story
of shame, of infamy and of degradation
that makes at once the blackest and most
damning page in all the history . of our
government. The audience cheered to the
echo.
Edgar County, Illinois, Ticket.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PARIS, 111., June 4. The Edgar county
Republican convention was held here to
day and nominated the following ticket:
Judge, E. G. Rose, of Kansas: treasurer,
C. O. Chesnut. of Paris; sheriff, Marion
Winn, of Brocton; clerk, Stephen Mad
dock, of Elbridge; superintendent of schools,
George II.. Gordon, of Grand View. Dele
gates were selected for the State and sen
atorial conventions, but were not Instructed.
The State delegates were understood to
favor Shelby M. Cullom for United States
Senator.
SIcGann Will Retire from Consrea.
CinCAGO, June 4. Congressman McGann
says he will not be a candidate for re
election. Thhs week he will take charge
of the TWrty-second-street electrio line.
Mr. McGann la president of the company
which Is to operate the road under a lease.
Grosvenor Renominated.
ATHENS, O., June 4. General Charles
H. Grosvenor, Republican, was to-day re
nominated by acclamation by the Eleventh
district convention.
TRAGEDY IN A COURT ROOM.
Woman Shot by Hep Husband
Daughter Saved by Her Corset.
KANSAS CITY, June 4. This afternoon
W. L. Marsh tried to kill his wife and
daughter in the court room of Justice of
the Peace Shannon. Mrs. Marsh was shot
above the heart and was taken to the po
lice station. The full extent of her wound
has not been ascertained yet. The bullet
fired at the daughter struck her corset
and glanced off. Mrs. Marsh and her
daughter were at the Justice's to get a
warrant for his arrest for threatening to
kill them.
A Foolhardy Sailor.
BUFFALO, June 4. Capt. Adolph
Freltsch, of Milwaukee, who proposes to
cross the Atlantic in a thirteen-ton schoon
er, has arrived here with his little craft,
the Nina. He expects to make the voyage
from New York to Stockholm in forty
days. The Nina is built after the American
type and is forty-6even feet over all, with
a nine-and-one-half-foot beam. She is
rigged with two spars and has a sail area
of one thousand yards.
Charged with Attempted Assault.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARSHALL, 111., June 4.-ClInt Pearce, a
young desperado from Walnut . Prairie,
twelve miles south of here, was lodged In
Jail last night charged with attempting to
feloniously assault Nellie Gard tnd an
other little girl named Simson, both, under
nine years of age. Ills bond was fixed at
Mangled by a Premature Itlnst.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., June 4. II. E. Cren
Fhaw, a railroad contractor of Springfield,
Mo., and Robert McConnell. a laborer, were
Instantly killed to-day while at work on
the Hot Springs. Little Rock & Texas rail
road by a premature blast cf dynamite.
Their bodies were blown high into the air
and mutilated terribly. Crenshaw's family
lives at Springfield. Mo., and his remains
were shipped to that place to-night.
Slmsrott'a Accounts Correct.
CHICAGO, June 4. The auditing of the
accounts of William A. Simsrott. the miss
ing secretary of the switchmen's union,
was finished to-day, and the accounts found
to be correct The disappearance of Sims
rott remains as deep a mystery as ever.
Chronic Looseness of the llorrels
Results from Imperfect Indigestion. The
cause lies in the torpidity of the liver, and
the cure is take Simmons Liver Regulator
to aid digestion, to stimulate the dull and
lu-isii liver and to regulate the bowels.
DYNAMITE!
Attempt by Sullivan County Min
ers to Commit an Outrage,
Four Sticks of the Deadliest Explosire
Placed on the Eaiiway Track
Near Farraersburgr, Ind.
FUSES WERE ATTACHED
And Everything Ready to Blow
Up a Train Load of Militia.
The Conspirators' Desitrus Thwarted by
the Dynamite Being: Brushed Off
the Rails by a Preceding Train.
SKIRMISH WITH STRIKERS
Latter Chased a Mile by Some of
General McKec's Soldiers.
Several Shots Fired in an Effort to Stop
the Fugitives, and One of the Miners
Thought tollavo Been Wounded.
COAL TRAIN CAPTURED
And Taken to Alum Cave, but Lat
er Retaken by the Troops.
Remainder of the Indianapolis Light
Artillery and a Gatling Gun Sent
to the Scene of the Trouble.
M'KEE TO HAVE 700 MEN
Reserve Force of 500 More Ready
to Start on Short Notice.
Effort to Remove tli9 Weak-Kneed
Sheriff What the Governor 'Says
Situation at Cannelbnrg and Brazil.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind., June 4.-The
militia, under command of Brigadier Gen
eral McKee, of Indianapolis, had a close
call this afternoon about 4 o'clock south of
Farmersburg, on the Evansvllle & Terre
Haute road, and It was providential per
haps that the loss of many lives of In
diana troops was averted. Four pounds of
dynamite were placed on the track Just
ahead of a special militia train, and to
the brushing of the fuse fo:ii the rail by
the engine pilot or wheels is to be at
tributed the escape.
The afternoon was full of exciting Inci
dents, and it is apparent that the militia
In a body will hardly be able to cope with
bushwhacking miners unless wholesale ar
rests of the leaders and agitators are made.
Twice to-day did the troops pursue the
strikers, making, on account of the disad
vantage to which the soldiers were put,
only one capture. Dr.' F. C. fitunknrd, a
major of the First Regiment, living at
Terre Haute, had a regular duel with one
of the dynamiters, and several ether militia
men also fired. So bold 'vere the strikers
that they wedged ties in the track and
captured a freight train, although, three
hundred soldiers were on a train scarcely
fifteen minutes Journey away.
BOASTS OF THE MINERS.
General McKee was at Sullivan with his
command at noon. Reports reached Sheriff
MHls that miners had not only stopped
trains at Shelburn after the militia left,
but that they were marching there for fur
ther demonstrations. Shortly before 3
o'clock the Terre Haute and Brazil com
panies, returning from Cannelburg oa a
freight train by way of Vincennes, reached
Sullivan, and their coach was attached to
a train which General McKee had ready
to start for Shelburn. The freight, in
cluding several coal cars, was then sent
ahead, the militia train following fifteen
minutes behind. Sheriff Mills had war
rants for the arrest of several leaders. At
Shelburn there wa a considerable crowd at
the station, but no attempt was made to
interfere with the freight as the militia
train was close behind. Jeers and taunts
from women (had little effect on the sol
diers. After parading the troops General
McKee called them to the train, which set
out to follow the freight that had al
ready preceded the militia to Farmersburg.
Boasts were made by the miners at Shel
burn. that the soldiers would be very sorry
If they proceeded further.
At Ebenezers graveyard, a small ceme
tery south of Farmersburg, engineer Dye,
of the freight train, saw dozens of cross
ties wedged across the tracks and he pulled
up within fifty yards of the danger. Fifty
or more head3 bobbed up over the hedge
along the cemetery, and there was a unison
of yells, but the yells quickly subsided,
for the militia train was seen coming down
tho , grade. Booming anvils, stationed
every few miles, had warned the miners of
the soldiers approach, and yet so bold
were these that they had little fear for
soldiers only a half mile away.
TOOK TO THE WOODS.
When the militia train halted the miners
took to the woods to the east of the track,
and General McKee sent a battalion at
double quick and on a skirmish line after
them. The train wreckers had too much
advantage and the soldiers were too heavi
ly encumbered for sprinting through wheat
fields and thickets. The obstructions were
removed and the freight train proceeded,
while the soldiers returned to the coaches.
General McKee deemed It advisable to pull
his train back a few miles before follow
ing the freight- In this manner he sur
prised the dynamiters. After both trains
disappeared men came down to the track
again, and when General McKee s train
approached a second time twelve or
more men were working at a trestle work
near the graveyard. They sprang away
and plunged through a wheat field to the
west. The soldiers tumbled off the train
and dashed after the men, who had four
hundred yards the start. For . mile the
chase was hot, two hundred men following
like hounds after hares, scrambling through
barb-wire fences and buffeting the growing
wheat. Soldiers from Jefferson llle and
Vincennes displayed the oest training on
the double quick. Major Stunkari, of Terre
Haute, wa3 soon In the van. One of the
dynamiters had taken to a tree for secur
ity, but when he saw Stunkard coming he
Jumped to the ground, fired two shots at
the Major and fled. When he turned again
to shoot the Major opened fire and emptied
hU revolver. The fugitive stumbled, per
haps being shot, but recovered sufficiently
to escape. .Other shots were fired, but none
was effective.
While the chase was on, Sergeant Charles
Kissick, of Company A, Vincennes, ran to
the rear of the train to see If any miners
were in the graveyard. At the trestle works
his hat fell off. As he stooped to pick it
up he saw alongside the track four ob
jects similar to large roman candles, with
long, greasy fuses. The. fuses had, it ap
peared, been brushed from the track. He
carried his find to the car of General Mc
Kee. An examination . showed that the
stuff was dynamite in pound packages,
and, to lessen the danger of concussion, the
packages were carried the remainder of the
day in the lap of Captain Baird, of Jeffer
sonville. Captain Baird qpcuples a cot by
reason of Injury to his foot from the acci
dental discharge of a pistol.
The soldiers captured M. M. Singer, a
Shelburn miner, found near the graveyard.
He is supposed to know something about
Uhe .attempted wrecking. When asked what 1
ha had been doing In the locality he re
plied that he had been there all afternoon
studying, but told General McKee, when
questioned concerning the nature of his
studv, that It was none of the soldiers
business. The sheriff took the man In
charge, and the militia set out again to
the north.
CAPTURED A TRAIN.
At Farmersburg the militia came up to
the freight train and found that the miners
had captured it and split up. Twenty or
more miners, most of them armed with
rifles, were lined up near the track, and
engfr.eer . Charles Hyde thought It best to
slow' up. A few shots fired over the cab
further Impressed him. The miners com
pelled him to switch off the coal cars and
-run them down a branch road which Joln3
the main line at Alum Cave. The coal cars
were gone when the soldiers arrived, and
so were the miners and ttieir guns. The
engine of the militia train was dispatched
to Terre Haute for fuel, while General
McKee'B command, at 8 o'clock, prepared
to spend the night at Farmersburg. Alum
Cave Is ten miles down the branch, and
in a somewhat wild country, which would
make a dangerous scouting grounds for the
soldiers at night.
It was reported late to-night that the
miners had burned the trestle between
Farmersburg and Alum Cave, but this
could not be confirmed. General McKee,
although reticent, does not feel that It
would be safe to withdraw troops from this
territory. The Curryville trestle has been
Injured by miners, but not sufficiently to
make it unsafe. The militia passed over
It this afternoon. The Indianapolis men cn
the militia train were General McKoe, As
sistant Adjutant-general F. W. Trank,
Capt II. C. Castor, Capt C. T. Mclntire,
Surgeon Stone, Lieut. D. J. McCormack,
bugler Otto Pfafilln. Capt Harry Eagle and
Quartermaster Sergeant Charles Oammer-
dlng. O. L. 1
REIXFOIICISMEXTS FOIl M'KEE.
Gatllnrc Gnn Sent to Shelburn, Where
TOO 31 en Will He In Line To-Day.
The remaining portion of the Indianapolis
Light Artillery, twenty-two men, left here
at 12:21 this morning en route for Shelburn,
taking with them a Gatling gain and lO.OOo
rounds of ammunition. Their departure
was in the nature of a surprise to the few
people who happened to be on the street
at that hour. All day long anxious in
quiries were made at the Governor's office
in regard to the state of affairs among the
belligerents, but the only news obtainable
was contained in the Governor's more
forcible than elegant remark, "I have heard
nothing all day, and am now patiently
waiting to see 'where we are at." No
news was received during the day of any
importance by the Governor, and in the
evening he went home, expecting to get a
good night's f leep and find most of the
soldier boys at home this morning, none
the worse for a little active exercise in the
field. .
When word came from General McKee
that trouble 'had occurred near Shelburn
and asking that a Gatling gun be sent him
Immediately, everything took on a different
air, and where a few minutes before a few
sleepy men awaited a report that all was
quiet, so they could go to bed, was a scene
of active hustling here and there for men
to man the gun. The telephone was brought
Into active service, and in a few minutes
young men were compelled to bid adieu
to their friends and don the blue, ready
to go to the front and experience' camp life
In earnest. The men began gathering at
the Statehouse soon after 9 o'clock, but
on account of the short notice and the fact
that the men were scattered throughout
the city it was 11:36 before the company
marched out of the basement of the
Statehouse dragging a heavy Gatling gun.
The scene was quite different from that
of Saturday evening. The notice was short
and very few people except those directly
Interested knew anything about the move
ment of the troops, so that none of the
sisters and sweethearts of the brave boys
were there to see them off and bid them
Godspeed and a quick return.
Twenty men dragging a Gatling gun
through the streets was sufficient to attract
quite a crowd by the time the squad
reached the station. A delay of nearly an
hour was occasioned by the railroad com
pany not having & suitable car in which
to transport the gun. A coal car had been
provided, but it was found that the ends
could not be lowered so as to allow . the
loading of the gun without lifting It over
sideboards about three feet high. Superin
tendent Darlington sent for another, but it
took nearly an hour to get It placed ready
for loading. Finally the gun was properly
loaded and the boys placed in a comfort
able passenger coach, and the train started
for Vincennes at 12.21.
The names of those who went are as fol
lows: J. B. Curtis, captain; Edward John
son, lieutenant: S. Strickland, sergeant: W.
D. Mayhew, D. Boswell, A. G. Brown and
A. Xavin, corporals; Dr. Harry Kahlo, sur
geon; privates, William Tucker, 'Fred
Swan, Cale Hill, Charles Enos, Joseph Hide,
D. A. McBeath, Edward Yount, Harry
Langdon, Charles VanTllberg, Edward
Richardson, Lawrence George, Robert
Oliver, W. G. Leigh and II. H. Hewitt
Twelve of these men carried muskets, and
were provided with forty rounds of ammu
nition. The companies from Terre Haute, Breull
and New Albany and four companies from
Indianapolis, all of which were at Cannel
burg, were ordered from there to Join Gen.
McKee at Shelburn, and arrived there late
last night The companies from Green
castle and Aurora remain at Cannelburg,
with the gun squad of the Indianapolis
Light Artillery, with their Gatling gun. 120
men In all. This motnlng General McKee
will have under his command at Sullivan,
and Shelburn between 700 and 730 men and
one Gatling gun, besides having nearly five
hundred more men under arms in different
parts of the State ready to respond to a
call at any time. The companies which are
held in reserve, and which are awaiting
marching orders, are those in Crawfords
vllle, Kokomo, Knox, - Bremen, Marion,
LaPorte, South Bend, Covington, Bloom
Ington and Warsaw. At noon yesterday the
Evansvllle and Vincennes companies were
ordered home from Cannelburg, but before
they reached Vincennes telegrams from the
Governor Intercepted them and they went
to Shelburn. General Robblns was wired
to proceed to Shelburn with all the other
companies he could spare from Cannelburg.
All told, 370 men from Cannelburg have
Joined General McKee at Shelburn.
AS IXEFFICIEXT SHERIFF.
An Effort to Secur Ills Ilemovnl
Gov. Mutthovs TalkH Drlefly.
Last night ex-Speaker Niblack. arrived
In the city. He came as a special messen
ger, and was at once received by Governor
Matthews. The inefficiency of the sheriff
of Sullivan county is what stands in the
way of restoring order at Shelburn. The
sheriff declines to act, and the troops can
not undertake to disperse a mob unless
the request to do so Qpmcs from the sheriff
or his authorized representative. In this
emergency It was determined to ascertain
If the Governor had power to remove the
sheriff. Judge Baker, of the federal court
and other prominent lawyers of the city
were called in consultation, the weight of
opinion being that the Governor had no
such power. Careful examination of the
laws revealed that the only course to ba
pursued was for the Governor to request
the Judge of the Sullivan Circuit Court to
appoint an elisor to discharge the duties
which the sheriff declines to perform. Thl
course was decided upon, and at midnight
Governor Matthews telegraphed the Judge
of the Sullivan circuit requesting that he
make such appointment:: .
Governor Matthews, la speaking of the
situation, said:
"I think there will be no conflict The
miners are accumulating in large num
bers, and I concluded it was best to send
more men and another Gatling gun to
Shelburn rather than to let the strikers
think that they ran: afford to attempt to
overpower a small force of infantry. The
trouble will not end so soon as I expected
that Is all."
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' AT CAXXELniRG.
Two Companion of Mtlltln, Sent Home
Xo Trouble Yesterday.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CANNELBURG, Ind., June 4. The report
that Judge Hefron had put the three riot
ers arrested Sunday under bonds of $500 to
appear at October term did not make the
soldiers feel confident of a cessation of the
trouble here. The Terre Haute and Brazil
companies were cheered when they left
for home at noon. General Bobbins re
ceived a dispatch from Vice President Pea
body, of the Baltimore & Ohio, compliment
ing the militia, whose action was having
wholesome effect throughout the country.
It was Intended to send two Indlana-polis
companies back on a special this morning,
but a telegram from the Governor ordering
the arrest of 'more leaders prompted a- de
lay. There was no trouble here to-day.
Rioters Plncetl Under Ilond.
WASHINGTON, Ind., June 4.-DIck Gade,
John Flynn and W. It. Sommers, the three
miners arrested at Cannelburg yesterday,
appeared in court this morning at 10 o'clock
to answer to the charge of riotous con
duct obstructing trains and tearing up the
track 'of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern road. The miners were represented by
attorneys Ogdon and Padgett. The case
was continued until the October term of
the court, the miners giving bond in the
sum of $o00 each. The defendants were then
placed on trial for contempt of court. In
disregarding the restraining order of the
Judge of the Circuit Court, which com
manded them to desist from delaying coal
and destroying railroad property. The con
tempt cases will be tried Wednesday morn
ing. The penalty for the riotous conduct is
from two to seven years In prison. The
penalty for contempt is a fine or imprison
ment In the county Jail, or both.
DOES.VT XHGD MILITIA.
Clny County's Sheriff 3loves Cnrs
Without Soldiers.
Spec'al to the Indianapolis 'Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind., June 4. Early this morn
ing Sheriff Rlngo accompanied a Vandalia
crew to the "Nella mine" switch, where
stood the -ten cars of slack that have been
successfully defended by the miners. The
sheriff claims that the coal was moved
without any trouble whatever. He says
that there is no need of the militia coming
here, as he is capable of quelling all dis
turbances. The strikers are very quiet here
to-day and reports throughout the county
show that peace reigns In the smaller
towns.
Conl Famine at EvivnevlIIe.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind., June 4. The coal
strike has at last . caught Evansvllle
"short" The water works used its last
coal to-day, and operators were offered 15
cents per bushel for slack, which ordi
narily sells for 0 cents per ton. The sup
ply of coal at the power house of the
street-car lines Is also very low. The
steamer Joe Fowler could not ro out on
her run to-day because of n lack of coal.
The steamer Royal will go to Cannelton
to try to get a barge of coal for the steamer
Jewel. The boats are gradually laying up.
Should the big breweries run out of fuel
their owners will lose heavily. The saw
mills are furnishing slab lumber for fuel.
Train Held Up for Inspection.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CLAY CITY, Ind., June 4. It was ru
mored here that the miners intended stop
ping the 70 a. m. north-bound freight
train this morning, which was supposed to
be hauling- coal. When the train arrived
at the" station the box cars were examined,
but no coal being found, the train was al
lowed to proceed. Only about forty mlnere
were present
THE COFFINS IS JAIL
The Brothers Spent Last Night in
the Marion County Prison.
To-Day They Will Be Taken to Michigan
City and Delivered to tho Warden
of the Northern Prison.
FRANCIS A. GIVEN TEN YEARS
While Percival B. Will Expiate
His Crime in Half that Time.
Keed Released on Suspended Sontenra
and Bond Scenes in the Court
Boom and County Jail.
It was Just 5:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon when prison doors closed for
the first time upon Francis A. and Percival
B. Coflln. This was the hour at which
they arrived at the county Jail, accom
panied by their wives and Miss Maria Bax
ter. They were brought to the Jail by
Marshal Hawkins and Chief Deputy John
Foley. A few minutes before that hour
the Marshnl had telephoned turnkey Col
lins to be ready to receive the prisoners.
They walked to the jail and arrived thers
at the hour named. Marshal Hawkins en
tered the Jail office first, and Immediately
behind him was F. A. Coffin with his wife.
Both were introduced to Mr. Collins. Thea
came Deputy Foley, P. B. Ccflm and wlfa
and Miss Baxter. All were Introduced to
the Jailer as they entered, and anyone not
knowing the persons entering would think
they constituted a party visiting the Jail
for sight-seeing. There was about their
manner nothing to indicate that anything
out of the ordinary was connected with
their visit. Even the ladles were at
that time calm. Mrs. F. A. Coina
was dressed in black and wore a veil
while both the other ladies were attired la
blue. They all took seats upon the couch
In the offlc.?, and Marshal Hawkins called
turnkey Collins to one side and conversed
with him for a few minutes in a low tone.
Then the marshal and his deputy bade their
prisoners adieu and departed. The two men
were then left to talk with their wives for
a short time, and the whole party engaged
in conversation In low tones. It was evi
dent from their manner that the subject
was one of great moment to them. While
F. A. Coffin stood by the door talking with
his wife the other three sat upon the couca
and serious though the situation was, the
ever-present smile was noticed playing
about Percy's mouth. All of the women
showed that they had been weeping during
the afternoon, though they were calm at
the time. An observer could Imagine that
the three sitting upon the couch were not
thinking of disagreeable subjects alone, for
frequently they were seen to smile at some
remark of P. B. Coffln's.
A short time after the arrival of th
party a messenger brought a message to
F. A. Ccfan to the Jail. . He was out In
4he corridors of the Jail at the time, and
his wife broke the seal and read the
telegram. She then took it to her husband,
who read it with the deepest Interest. Ths
contents of the telegram ax unknown,
but it evidently contained important news
to the Coffins, for all of them read It and
it seemed to be the sole fuojec of conver
sation from the time of its receipt. A few
minutes afterwards John Roberts came in
and It was shown to him. He ventured
some suggestion to which Mrs. F. A. Cof
fin answered Xo" very emphatically.
Within a few minutes after John Roberts
came to the jail his son. John M. Roberts
appeared. He spoke to all the persons pres
ent, whispered to P. B. Coffin, and then
bade them all good-bye. In the meantime
P. B. Coffin, his wife and slster-in-lavr
were endeavoring to decide. upon what they
wished to order for supper. The bill of
fare was finally arranged. It was as fol
lows: Beefsteak, potatoes stewed In cream,
bread and butter, strawberries and tea and
coffee for five, and was ordered from a
restaurant In the vicinity. After the bill
of fare had been arranged P. B. Coffin
came over to where a trio of reporters
were standing and spoke to thera in hlj
Utmal pleasant manner.
A few minutes before 6 o'clock the men
were conducted to their cells. . They oc
cupy cells Nos. 2 and 3 In the east section
of the south cell house. These cells are
on what Is known as murderers row, and
cell No. 2, which Is occupie-3 by F. A.
Coflln, Is the one that Ed McAfee was
locked In while he was held here waltlnjr
his second trial for the murder of druggist
Eyster. The ladles accompanied the pris
oners to their cells, and all were permit
ted to remain In the corridors till tho men
were locked up. Between 6 and 7 o'clock
the supier ordered was brought In and
served to them in the corridors of the JaiL
After It was over the Coffins remained witU
their wives till about 9 o'clock, when they
were locked up for the night the same as
other prisoners. John Roberts and several
relatives called at tho Jail after supper
and remained till the locklng-up process
was over.. The parting was not In any way
affecting. No tears were shed, and it was
In no wise such a parting as Is usually
witnessed between a man and his wife
while the latter is in JaiL
There will be quite a large party accom
pany the two prisoners to Michigan City
to-day. A number of relatives and friends
have signified th-eir intention of going, and
their wives will remain with them until they
begin upon their long sentences. United
States Marshal Hawkins and Deputy Mar
shal John Foley will be in charge of the
prisoners, and will leave either at 12:Cil
via the Monon, or 1:20 on the Lake Erie
& Western.
WHAT THE DHFH.NSn CLAIMED.
The Reasons for Which n 'ew Trial
Warn Asked.
As was expected the federal court room
was crowded yesterday morning to the
doors with the exception of the spae la
the north end of he room, which vas kept
clear. In anticipation of the l?.rge crowds
that would swarm into the room, all spec
tators were compelled to enter the court
room through the ante-room and to remain
on the north side of the room after the
seats were all taken up. Two doorkeepers
were stationed at the door opening Into the
hallway and permitted no one to enter this
door savs members of the bar, officials and
new?papr men. Long before the hour for
convening court the room was crowded.
At 8:C5 Albert S. Reed, looking worn and
hAgg-ard, entered the room, accompanied
by his son, F. L. Reed. They walked di
rectly to the table-at which they sat during
the trial and took their seats as usuil at
th west end of the table. A few minutes
later Lawson M. Harvey, attorney for
Reed, came in and took a seat beside his
client. He was followed in a very few mo
ments by ilr. Miller and F. A. Coffin. Ths
latter was looklns a little paler than has
been notlcd heretofore, but ajflJe lronth!s
there was no change in either his asitzs