Indiana daily times. [volume], December 11, 1920, Last Home Edition, Page 3, Image 3

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BY TESTIMONY
Clinton Man Remains Cool as
Jury Hears Evidence.
Special to The Times.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Dec. IL—Re
maining' cool, restful and unconcerned,
Ugnk McDonald of Clinton, who is on
here for the killing of Amanda
Rayce, also of Clinton, sat through the
first day of the trial Friday, eating
candy and chewing gum, indifferent of
what the outcome of the trial might
bring him.
McDonald is charged in the first de
gree of firing three gunshots into the
body of Mrs. Rayce, and then stabbing
her eight times with a knife, in the
shoulder and back, on March 1, 1919.
Only once did he show any signs of
nervousness. When the gun with which
he did the killing was submitted as evi
dence, he moved uncomfortable in his
chair and then gazed blankly at the
floor.
Ills aged mother sat by him through
out the day, seemingly to be engaged in
deep thinking. His father who sat on
the other side of him, paid particular at
tention to the testimony of the State'!
witnesses.
One of the State’s star witnesses. Mrs.
Anna Sodoza, daughter of the murdered
woman, was the first to take the stand.
She fainted and was held over until the
afternoon session, at which time she told
of the relations of her mother with that
of the slayer and the part of the shoot
that she witnessed.
Dr. C. M. Ragin, coroner of Vermillion
County, was the next witness for the
State to take the stand, who stated that
he found the body of the murdered
woman on a bed in a pool of blood with
her clothing torn and her waist burned
about the chest. He said three bullets
were extracted from the body. On in
vestigation he found that one ballet was
fired from in front and two from the
rear. Eight stab wounds were found,
five in the shoulder, two in the left arm
and one in the back.
Merle Jenkins, the young man who
captured McDonald, told of the chase he
made after McDonald.
The defense has entered a plea of tem
porary insanity. A man court reporter
has been substituted for a woman and
women and children will be barred from
the courtroom.
After more than 150 names, one of
which was a woman, had been selected,
and five days had elapsed since the first
call of the Jurymen, twelve men were
finally selected.
Court will convene again Monday.
Convicted Negro Says
Wife Killed Girl
Special to The Times.
EVANSVILLE, Ind., Dec. IL—ln a
ewotn statement made here Friday be
fore* the officers of the court, William
Beard, colored, declared that his biga
mous wife, Carrie Board, committed the
crime of which he was found guilty by
a Jury in the Vanderburg Circuit Court
last Wednesday.
charged that his wife choked
T# death Bessie Kelley Buck and liter
asked him to dispose of the body and
that he and his wife decided to throw
the body into a vault and cover it with
ashes.
The story is to be fully Investigated.
Board is under life sentence to the State
Prison at Michigan City for the reputed
murder of the woman.
Man Seriously Hurt
When Auto Overturns
When an antomobile hit a bad place ]
In the road two miles north of Edinburg j
at 2 o’clock this morning and turned i
over, Meyer Raesken, 32. of 260? Slither- :
land avenue, was seriously Injured. He;
was brought to St. Vincent's Hospital in ■
an ambulance soon after the accident
and is under the care of Dr. R. J. Kem
per.
Raesken was in the automobile by
himself at the time of the accident and
was driving to Indianapolis. He suf
fered three broken ribs and his chest is
said to have been crushed.
(iBEEVSP.nu; PASTOR RESIGNS.
GREENSBIRG, Ind., Dec. 11.—The
Rev. A. T. Shaw, pastor of the Chria
tioa Church of this city, has tendered
his resignation to accept the.unanimous
call to Wellsburg. W. Va. The new
has an active membership of
fiOO members and carries a salary of
$3,000. The Rev. Shaw will move to
Wellsburg as soon as he can conveniently
get away.
SPRINGFIELD PASTOR TO STAT.
GREEN SBT’RG. Ind.. Dec. 11.—The
Rev. J. S. E. Mr Michael of Sprlnghlll.
who recently received a call from the
Presbyterian Church of this city, has
decided to decline the call and remain
In his present field. Mr. McMlchaei
presches for the Sprlnghlll and Mllroy
chnrches and lives In the Sprlnghlll par
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Sunday in Indianapolis Churches
SERIES OF SERMONS SCHEDULED
Among the popular innovations of the
present-day Protestant churches is the
preaching of a series of sermons upon
a general topic. Beginning tomorrow
evening the Rev. Lewis Brown, pastor of
the St. Paul's Episcopal Church. New
York and Illinois streets, will preach a
series of sermons upon "The Sins of
Modern Society." His subject for to
morrow evening will be "Broken Home!
and Separated Families. - ’ The suoeeed
lng Sunday evening sermons will be as
follows: "Degredatioa In Dress,” "Crim
inal Moving Pictures," ‘‘The Decline of
the Theater,” "The Gambling Ilablt."
■‘Commercialized Sunday. ’’ "Godless Pub
lic Schools,” "The Need of Social Pur
ity,” “The Drink Evil” and “A Re
deemed City.”
The First Cburrh of Primitive Chris
tians—A free meeting will be held at the
church every Sunday evening. At the
service tomorrow the Rev. Harland D.
Carrick. founder of the Primitive Chris
tiana, will preach on “Divine Protection
and Divine Healing." Special music will
be given by Miss Erie Faulkner.
Central Avenue M. E. Church —At the
morning worship Dr. O. W. Flfer, pastor,
will preach on "Fellowship and ' isiom”
In the evening his topic will be “Who
Chose to Be Lost?” Special musical
numbers on the harp, orgau and by a
chorus will be given.
New Church Chapel —" The Message of
John the Baptist" will be the theme of
the morning sermon of the Rev. 11. Du
rand Downward.
Third Christian Church—At the morn
ing service the Rev. F. E. Smith will
preach, and at the evening the Rev. T.
W. Grafton, pastor, will preach on
“Christ or Cain.”
First Presbyterian Church —The Rev.
Arthur Elwood, founder and pastor of
the Boardwalk Church. Atlantic City. N.
J., will preach at both services.
First Congregational Church —“Whom
We Serve” will be the subject of the
sermon of the Rev. George Suvary. pastor,
at the morning service.
Meridian Street M. K. Chnrch— "Kinds
of Piety” and "A Voice from Heaven''
will be the themes of the morning and
evening sermons, respectively, of Dr.
Virgil E. Rorer, pastor.
Wheeler Mission—Special sermons will
he delivered by Evangelist Eillit at the
afternoon and evening services.
First Baptist Church- Dr. Frederick K
Tnylor, pastor, will have for the themes
of his morning and evening sermons, re
spectlvely, “Saints In Caesar’s House- ,
hold" and "How Shall We Escape?” j
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church —" The
Sunlit Chnrch" and “What If Men Go |
Away from Jesus?’’ will be the subjects
of the morning and evening sermons, re
spectively, of the Rev. J. Ambrose
Dunkel.
Central Christian Church —The Rev.
Allan B. Phllputt. pastor, will preach on
“Christ and Christian Worship” at the
morning worship. In the evening his
topic will be "Is Life a Good Bargain
with You?”
Roberts Park M. E. Church —In the
morning the pastor, the Rev. George M.
Smith, will preach on "The Soul of Amer
ica.” At the evening service hi* tbocie
will be "From the Mire to the Choir.”
I'nity Church —The morning worship
will be conducted under the leadership
of Mrs. Murel G. Powoll.
Second Presbyterian Church—At the
morning worship the Itev Owen Davies
Odell will preach on "Religion, a Neces
sity.” In the evening the ltev. Louden
A. Harriman will deliver a pre-Christ
mas seriuon on "A World Without
Christ.”
Alt Souls I'nltnrian Church—" Shall We
Return to the Puritan Sabbath?" will be
the subject of the Rev. Frank S. C.
Wicks, pastor, at the morning service.
Eighth Christian Church—At the Sun
day services of n series of revival meet
ings the pastor, the Rev. M. V. Foster,
will preach on “The Lord’s Supper” in
the morning and on “Christian Baptism”
in the evening.
Zion Evangelical Church—ln the morn
ing the Rev. J. C. Peters will preach on
“The Proper Christmas Spirit." The sub
iect of the evening sermon by the Rev.
\ R. Daries will be “A Day of Question
ing.’’
Eastern Heights Christian Church —
“The Way of Faith” will be the topic
of the sermon at the morning worship
at which Miss Estel Taylor will give a
special vocal number.
Volunteer* of America Mission Hall—
“ The New Birth” will be the subject of a
talk tomorrow evening by Major Earle F.
Hites.
Speedway Christian Church-—“lt Is
More Blessed to Give Than to Receive”
and "My Grace Is Sufficient for Thee”
will be the topics of the morning anti
evening sermons, respectively, of the Rev.
Charles IT. Gunsnulus, pastor.
Hail Place M. E. Church—The Rev.
Horace A. Sprague, pastor, will preach
on “His Crown and Scepter” and “The
Man Who Could Not Come” at the morn
ing and evening services, respectively.
st. I’nnt M. E, Church—At the morn
ing worship the Rev. Frank L. Hovla,
pastor, will preach on “Lack of Root,"
In the evening the ltev. Solomon M. Duy
sers of Chicago will preach. Special
numbers will be given nt both services
by Mrs. Beulah Cox, Mr. aud Mrs. \V.
H. Day and W. S. Alexander.
Dowucy Avenue Christian Church —The
budget tor the < oming year will be dis
cussed by the laymen of the congrega
tion tit the morning service, in the
evening the service, will be conducted by
the School of Mission!.
(tttiiiol Avenue M. K. Church—The Rev
J. Edward Murr, pastor, will have for
the theme of his morning sermon "The.
Cross in Christian Experiences.”
North I‘urk thrift lan Church —’He
Saved Others” and "Himself He Cannot
Save" will be the. subjects of the morn
ing and evening serSiins, respectively,
of the Itev. J. D. Garrison, pastor.
Morris Street M. E. Church —The Rev.
E. A. Robertson, pastor, will preach on
"The Most Dangerous Thing.” and "The
Question of a Right Visitor” at the morn
ing and evening services, respectively.
Methodist Settlement Mission—“ Home,
Sweet Home" will be the topic of a talk
by Sailor "Bob” Clark In the evening.
I nlty Methodist l‘rote*tnnt Chnrrtt—
“Death, the Doorway," will be the theme
•>: me morning sermon of the Rev. Clar
ence G. Kerlin, pniMor, at the morning
service. A sjieelol meeting for men ar.il
boys will be held in the afternoon.
The Grace M. E. Church—" All 1 nsur
rendered Life” and "The Power of Per
suasion.” will tie the themes of the morn
ing and evening sermons respectively of
the ltev C. K. Line, pastor.
Trinity M. E. Church—At the morning
worship, the pattor, the Her. C. N. Will
son, will peareh tin "Rwollxlng the
Fatherhood of God.” The Women’s Home
.Missionary Society will conduct tue eve
ning service at which Mrs. Weathers
will deliver the address.
Seance in Light at
Engiish’s'Tomorrow
A spiritualistic seanre on an open, well
lighted stage is n distinct novelty, and
..tt this is what is promised by Dr.
Alex Hume, a cosmopolitan exponent of
spiritualism, who will appear at Eng
lish’s this Hiinday night. In connec
tion with the seance it is said the
eminent medium will give
tions of his spiritualistic theories In
broad light. The problem of piercing in
any way the veil that separates the
r.ntnral from the spiritual world is one
that persists in forcing itself upon man’s
attention. Dr. Hume Ia said to hare
been successful in Philadelphia and other
cities in demonstrating his unusual
powers, lie is said to lie a pasttnaster
of supernatural visions, slate writing,
remarkable tests of the human mind.
A test which has cuuspd a great deni of
comment is called "Katie King" ma
terialization and similar phenomena.
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By BUSH NELL
HOOSIERS BACK
FROM MEXICO
Lieber and Hogan See Obregon
Inaugurated.
Richard Lieber, director of the De
partment of Conservation, and Harry G.
Hogan of Ft. Wayne, Indiana’s repre
sentatives at the inaugural ceremonies of
General Alvarez Obregon, president of
the Mexican Republic, have returned to
Indianapolis. The two men, accompanied
by their wives, left Mexico City Monday
night, arriving here, late Friday.
Mr. Lieber and Mr. Hogan were favora
bly Impressed with the new head of the
Mexican people. They said Mexico,
through the new administration, is
ready and willing to cooperate with this
country In establishing peaceful and
friendly relations with the United States.
The American representative* at th
inaugural ceremonies were given great
ovations, Mr. Lieber reports. Mr. Lieber
and Mr. Hodgec represented Governor
Goodrich at the inauguration.
GBEENBBUBG WOMAN DIES.
GREENSBCKO, Ind., Dec. 11.—Mra. El
va Sweezy, 80, is dead at the home ot
Mr. and Mra. Calvin Harwood. The fu
neral will be held Monday at the resi
dence, burial at South Park cemetery.
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