Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 51

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472

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The Helllements in the northern part of the county were mode nl a somewhal Inter dny. Among the Grat who localed in laul portion of the comnily wus Michnel Doyle, who erected his exhin in the summer of 183-1. Hle was joined in what was known as The Clear freek selllement by Jesse Grillths, Henry Miller, Thonins and James Delrin and Juhn Fanley. As yudh os work began in earnest upon the canal, there was n mapid influx ; many of the new ureivaly being, however, Inborers, who made euly a lem- poriry slay. The first saw mill erected, as no individual enterprise, wvos Luill by Daniel Johnson, in 1831, and it corn-cracker wns nllached the following winlce. This was located on Lillle River.

The first school learbers were Williain Delvin and oue Snegenl. The first school house was built ahout 1834, near whal is now Ibe find uf Markel streel.

The firel religious services nuiong the sellers u ere hebi by the Rev. S. F. Budin, of The Catholic Church, And one of the pioneers uf thal faill Among The selllets in Northern Indian he is known lo have been in The roundly as early as 1833, and had no louht intele visita here ni eren a much earlier dulc.

The first Proleglanl minister was The Rev. A. Woodwarth, already men. lioned. He uns joined in the course of a few years by the Rers. Mordoch Meline and .luel Grover. The Gesl Int for The erection of a church was secured hy The falholies, in 1834, and a log rburch ereeled Thereon, neir The site of the present Catholic Church in Huntington, in 1838.

The fical I'resbylerian Church was organizeil in 1>-13, by The Rev. Thomas Aniler-on, in the old court house al Huntington.

The first brick churel built in the county was erected by the Baptists some years nffer, nad the Methodists fallowed with a permaneal house of u urship in 1851.

The firel while child boen in the county was the daughter of A. Wood- woelh, afterwind mirried lo Joseph Chresuro.

The first hotels were kepl by Joel ntul Champion Helvey, near the once nolud " Flinl Springs," where now slunds the T., W. & W. posavbper depol in llunlinglon, aud by Jonathan Keller, a few hundred yards west.

The firel physician was George A. Fale, also one of the first merelianis. Until his arrival in 1835 the sellers were forced to call a doctor form Forl Wayne, Firenly-four miles distant.

The frel resilent Iniyer was Husea Powers, who increased his mriger fees by elerking in Fale's store.

POLITICAL DISTORY.

The county was organized in accordance with an ael of The Legislature by The mireling of The Connly Commissioner4, Muy 6, 1834, and Their imluc- tion inlo office acceriling lo law. The members of the hard were Jehn Burke, Slearns Fisher and Lewis Rogers. The organizing Sheriff IVILy Champion Helvey. The Clerk ins William S. Filsitl. Elias Murray was nppointed Conbly Treasurer, und Amos Harris County Askezer.

Tho meeting is saidl lo have been held in The old Ing school house near wlinf is nau The enil of Markel gireel. The first business of the hard tras lo livide the conuly inta Commissioners' Distriels. Il was heel ordered thul a !! of Hunlington County should rompose lhe Inunship of llunlinglon. In this roDucelion il my be staled Ihal The newly organized Territory had, nutil this lime, been nlached to Grant, and which il wos organized n porl nf Wabash was alloched lo Huulinglon fur civil and judicinl purposes. The eastern part of Wubush County was organized ns Lagro Township, the west- ern jel 09 Wabash Touroshili.

An election was ordered lo he held at the house of Jonnihan Keller in Huntinglen Township, on The first Monday in June, for The purpose of electing lwo Justices of The Prace.

A Inx of lifty cculs was leried on silvee and composition irnlches, nuit the salue sum on each pleasure carringe, each yoke of oven and each white male cilizen, enel inule and euch borse in lhe comily. The lax on land iras fixed nl fifty cents per arre for first class, thiry cents for second cluss, anil I wenty cenl+ for third class lands. Brass elceks were also laxed hifly ceuls. und lown lols fifty cents on The linudred dollars; bul no provision was made for tuxing auy elher personnl properly Iban The few articles amued, Gro. cery and storekerpers' licenses were raled al len dollars cach. The first liceuse granted wus le &. & H. Hanna, allowing Them lo sell goods.

Before The anjouenmeul of the Board, Charles G. Voorlees uns appointed Connly Ageul, and nl The next session John Thompson wos uppointed County lollvelor.

The frel repoel ou County Finnaces for the Term beginning May I', 1834, was made in Februney, 1835, and brought the showing up In dule The total receipts urre $155.23, and npon this zum Cuplain Murray, Ihr fiel Trensurer, received The magnificent sum of $4.50 ay his yearly saluer and per cenlage.

LOCATION OF THE COUNTY 4LIT.

The Inad upon which the lowa of Hunlinglon is in part localed was originally ileeded lo' the governincal In Jorl and Champion Helvey. Upon This part The original fein was laid oul, while The western part of theloun belengel to John B. Richardville, tho separaling line running north atul sonth Through where the Catholic Church now slatels. Gen. John Tiplon hul become The owner of This of The limu The canaly was organized and, ny an inilucemeut for the localion of the seit ef justice on the same, ofteced le deed a number of valuable lols in The lown sile to The county. The offee urns accepled, And The Conaly Agent was ordered lo sell lols af privile sale by The Commissioners al Their Angusl session 1834. Mlins Murray, il dreius, hud n large interest in The lown punt, and soll tho Jols for his own mul Tiplon's benefil, although Iho latter uns ostensibly lho sute owner.

Asn forthee inducement for the Joenlien of the sent of justire, Tiplou and Murray caused The building, still slutling on The south-west corner uf Franklin and Jeflerenu streets, lo be erected in FAIn-41

The first jail in the connly irus creeled in the winter of 1834-35, mid slood in the aircet cust of The preseul courl house.

THE FIRST COURTS.

Tho first form of the llunlington County Cirenil Courl uns hell nl the house of Junthan Keller, a worthy pioneer, known in the infant community AS " Ohl Brandhurn." Tho session began Murch, 1835, hint tho verurds Wwar no dule us lu tho diny of the month. The Presiding Judge wus the llon. Guslarus A. Everis, of tho Eighth Jinlivinl Cirenil ; his associates npun the benth ures Murdoch MeLaue und Jonathan Keller, Esquices. Williumi G. Johnson, who hnd succeeded Champion Helrey, was The Sheriff of the Cuurl.

Il appearing that the County Counnissinners had urgleetril to select n panel of grand jurors of any of Their prorions stessiens, the Sheriff wns urdored lu summon a sufficient unmbor of bysimmlers to sorro in said capacity

nud the result was the choice of the following: Flina Murray, Obadiah Ward, Robert Wilson, Thomas Curry, Jubn Burk, George A. Fate, Obadiah Brown, Erwin Madison, laufe Marquis, Juveph Cheeshro, Thomas Delvin, William Delvin, Vincent llaoleeu and Isanc Wheeler- fourleen in nll. Before this body The dereliction of the ferr evil-doers then lo he fenud in Huntington County u ere passel in review. Innl Burke was sworn as Bailiff-in-charge, and The holly relired lo hegiu its investig uions. I'rom Ihr records il appears thal Jeho Morgan umnl Jelin Mulherun were, ul The time the jury was empaneled, nIremily imprisoned ou n charge of rubbery, and, being hroughil into courl, waived all ebjertiony lo the inauwer in which suid jury had been selected. The l'enseculiug Attorney wus Samuel C. Simple, who peoduced his como- mission and enicreil upon The discharge of his duties.

The first ruse which uny called far Irial was Ihnl of the State of Indiana 12. George Welelions, indicted for assunti and battery. Upon motion of the proveculur, The onse was continued. The first jury Irinl wras in the case of The Sinte of Imiliana ry. Thomas Cueran, indicted for grand larceny. The members of the jury, being the Ilest polit jury vmpuyeled in the county, were as follows : l'alrick Johnson, Lewis Clack, John Thompson, Hirum Haskins, Amdreis Murphy, Thamn+ Fuzgivuns, Samnel McCullie, Samuel Leneh, Miller Hulstend, Richard Adams, Townseud G. Bobo, and Jacob Barcus. Curran uss founil guilty and sentenced lo hard labor fortwo years in the penitentiary. Charles W. Eving was allowed Ten dollars for acting In defence of the prisuner ns bis nilorney.

The first application for oulurulization pupers made by an alien was that of Bryant Finn, and the same was ordered lo be placed on record.

THE COUNTY BUILDINGS, PRESENT OFFICERS, ETC.

The eunrl house now ia nse was completed in 1858, al a cost of $28,000. li is n substantial und lasly building, in the midst of a fine little park. The juil is located in the basement.

The cunuly ouns n fine farm south of Huntington, for the mainl enance of paupers, the same being otre two hundeel acres in exlenl.

A Ilaneinhing County Agricultural Society hus been in existence in the connly for n number of yrars, and auqual fairs are held a short distance west of Haulinglan.

The canuly officers for 1875-76 are as follows : Audiloe, Harvey Black ; Treasurer, Sexlan l'anley ; Sheriff, Aden J. Wiles : Clerk, Thomas L. Lucas ; Herunder, Lewis 1. Das ; Surveyur, James W Gusman ; Corover, Tiplon Allm.in : Cuminissioners, Daniel Kitch, John W Baker, Oliver H. Fisher ; County Suprruilendent, F. M. Ilus,

ΤΗΣ PRESS,

Hunlinglen Couply is represented by Iwo well-conducted papers, the Phonerus mid the Indiana Herald. The first paper ever printed in the coinly irus un occasional issue known as the Republican Bugle. This wua legnu in the autumn of 18hi, by one Smith, and lasteil about two years. The next paper irns The Twhand Herald, birgun July 4, 1848, by Isaac & Alexander W. De Long. They ivere succeeded by W. G. Maines and U. D. Cole, m 1867. In 1809, Mnines retired, and Cole became sole edilor and proprielor, until 1870, wrheu be sold n half iulvrest lo Jela F. Meses, who, with Cole, editoil The paper until 1872, and nlone nnlil October 1, 1875, at which linie The properly presed into tho bunds of a joint stock company. will Alexander W. Dr Loug und Alfred Moore as the present editors.

The Drinorralic Aye was starleil September, 1848, hy L. P. Milligan. The paper jasevil into The hauds of Saudforil W. Smith, in 1850, who, in one yrar, sobil io Oliver D. Avelme and Willimu Narton. Nurlon soon be- cume sole owner, nut changed the mine lo Ilunit of the Obverrer, and the jeuper ilivil an his hands. Next ivas slaeled the Huntinglen Demnerat, in 185s. il iens gobl in Winter & Rocher, in 1860, who, in Turn goll in 1863, lo S. F. Winter, the present editor aud propriclor.

HUNTINGTON.

Thus plure is localed ou either side of Little River, nol fnr from the celler ef Iliv county. 1n 1850, il containeil a population of 2,925, aml has Pajuyel a fur growth sinre. 11 grew rapidly from 1834 until IS41, ahier which Ime il was nl n stanil still until 1847; since thal fique, the increago in business mid wealth huy knowu Imnl little inlerenpliun.

The lown ins incorporated by n special nel of the Legislature, approved February 16, 1818. Abel 3. Lewis was The first Mayor; O. F Stewart, Recorder, uml John Roche. A. Il. Hubble, F. W. Mwyer aud b. S. Myers, the first Trnsleer

The burn isus icorporaled us a cilr in Isid, with G. W. Srule as Mayor, and Jubn W Skiles us flerk.

The rity enninis churches lulonging In the l'holir, Methodist, Lutheran, German lefurmed, Presbyleriun, Buplist, Christinn and United Brelliren denominations, and bus a fine union schoul bousy, creeled st s rost of over $ 10,00L.

There are four hotels, of which The levling one is near the center of Lasmess, nud is known as The National. There are tno banks, two steam cleralors, a Hanring.mill, grist-mull, a bundry and plour works, lrul wood works, and a store factory. br, ples minor industries ail numerous well patronized business estuldishmenis.

The preseul rily officers nre. Mayar, George W. Sult, Clerk, Inshus R. Wagne ; Treasurer, Patrick O'Brien; Marshal, William P. Beeber ; Chief of Fire Department, William MeGrew ; Councilmeu, William Beery, John Strodle, Cyrus L' Briand, William MeClure, Samuel Buchanan and William 1. Campbell ; School Trustces, John Roche, William MrGrew and William Karing ; Principal City Schools, James Baldwin.

Rannoke is situated in the northeastern part of the county, and is the sceom tonu in size nul irealih. I ours ils origin lo the canal buih be- Incen 18:1 und ISIT, aud. in Isi0, conlajord a population of 027.

The low'u had, for many years, a bue ualee. power, but the value of this has been siner impaired, hy the failure of the canal. A geist-mill, our of The first en u large scale in The county, was erecled here in 1840. The wwler-poner Bourg-mull has been replyred by a steam will of the salbe class. There is a large woolen will in the loun, and several wood working relabishinents of a large capacity. Thr lown has, of lale years, been un- lueimate in regard lo fires, losing by this means tiro fouring-mills and a Inrge huh and spoke firlary. Roanoke has s u cekly paper, The Register, hon in ils fourth volume, and published by Straiduer & Makeprare. There are serenil rhurches, & uninu school building, and Reanoke Setuiuary, under The palienage of The United Brethren Church.

Antiuh, on the T . W. & W. Railuny, in the western part of the county, is nu enterprising business place, aud bos o large slave fard wwl several other promsing imluatries. A ucuspapre wus started Inle in ISih, known ns the Trader, fleorge W' Bell & Co., propeivlors.

Warren, in The southeast, is one of The oldest lon ns in the county, und is alunled in Ilw Innel of u forlife farming region. Meekle, WI. EIns mul Malou comprise oll The reumining louns of local uole.

HOWARD COUNTY.

This is the third cumty reachel in guing north from the Capital of The Sialv. It raniuins an area of abunt $20 square miles, and lies in an ublong shnpr, the greslesl length being from enst lv nesl. The population, in PriD, WILs 14,87 1.

The surface is romnekably lerel, being barely undulating enough lo ufford unluml surfire drainngu, ns & eule, though in the wresteru townships

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COUNTY HISTORIES,-CONTINUED.

this is not so ublirrulle, The soil is fertile, mul uell mlupiril to the pro- duetinn of ull the showlund cereals raised in Central lilionu There are no luege sItems in the county. The princijul wuter enurse is Will Cut I'rerk, alneh has its spurer not far from The easteru bordre, Qui Anus Through the county Irim cast In neat Deer U'reek, a smaller stream, rises not far from The center of the cannity, Init further both thau Ihr qbule, minl flou, in The same general ilirechon.

The bund was originulh corrrel with a deuse gwrath of juplur, walout, ash, pak, mul ininy olhei comigon varieties of deciduuns foresl Treed. The soil in uluch these prou was n bluek minek, sim o remplerel limmy nul easily enltisutel, by damage mundt proper nin ution. The forest products finud in the county have been n somree uf great wealth for fears past, noul it is olnimeil thun the county seul is ouly exerlled hy Indininpolis as n point fer the export ul hur]-umnul Imuber, 3 lou yours ngo, u hen the lumber Loule ally to nihm noukets, mut in addition, four undlinn fedt of nsh, onk nud poplar Imdni The ruler will goin eume iden of the greal culus of the forests in Howard I'munty, mul their extral, when it is known that these henry shipruts have Trop made despite large quantitus of timber neces- sarily ile-livreil, vion in later years, in order to bring the lund nudler culti.

limivel beils nf sunl extent ure found of Will Y'ut I reck, nud serve u useful purpose, mu The huibling of gravel poruls, of uluch, Ingether with mnemlaized romls, There is u total of some Atty uuhe's in the anuuty The surfnee of The contily ir houdder drift, umlerlidl with ruiks of The Devoninu

The most anticonbir minerals ore limestone rer h und hilurk shale, much of u hich is saturated with pelcolumn, The limestone is Imcurd lo n cou-iler- alle extral, med mmneh rupitul has been rxpoled in loving far pelenleum, but su Tur without himling it in paying quantities, though it has been lotud iu sull quantities, Ingether with fulluuminide gus, in a number of pluers. LinusInne, fit for paving mil for builling purposes, is nlen fomul snihcient for loenl 11ºc.

The greater part of Huuntil i'annly uns, nutil Is10, au Indiun reserve ; ISJa, uheu they remed uest of the Mi- sp-ipp with the remainder of the Mutui Irilor, to which They bringed. This bulion repetir webledl all the

mul ujeih il the hist settlements were imple a dozen yrars ot more before the lash of the runuly uns seltled with perment u hite residents.

Among the first In lavato were Joseph Taylor, near where is now Russin- ville. mal Heurge Tilor, Hohent Walker and Isane (' Price, on the Will

nbd plenty of luuuds rundl be preroupieil meurer murkels ond gruning tonns. of which there were, at that Time, none in the imunty. By The Time the enund) uns organized (iu Ist), Imurset, government lands were less plen- tiful, mol when the Inne inme for the departner of the hiphaus, there uns ut uner n capsuleruble Immigration of u hite settlers, in supply the plares of The deparing red m u

Læring unit the seren-suite purchase, the nunsl inir ilerable zelfdemeul ou the reserve was made in Kokomi. Hece Burn Fisher, a ho had been mi of the latter phenol In the huhun rhiet, Kukuin, hint far from the present Fuster cesplein p. Though nul heul chiel in the Wuumnitrit, kukomo wus still The principal liplin by the respece, mil from Inum is derived the enphumous pane by which the county sind luc sime been known. Among other sel- Ilera in the twinny of livkomt at an early ilay urre E Birth, I. Shien und B. Nrulumse Foster wie the first In establish un hulin trading past where the Inen hun shtmls, m 1843. The frel uurrrlimit u ho decoled him- sejf nuge exohely to supplying the unnis of the artflers wos Samuel Rosenthal John Bulun uns ulsu one of the host murerhints

The first wus. mill uml grist-will isme elected by John Lanh, in New I'Trek

Among the ard ministers in The counly ucre the Hits Juroh Coleluzer nnil Fraut Turlur, of the Methodist Church lantund SImewinkel, of The Ihrwlinu rhurel, undt Junothin Hau grth, Bictinta Myant uml the Rev Fickell, of the Sprich of Friemils.

in the uestein jurt of the amnly

The emil lunds in the western port of the emmily urer originally soll Bnine. When the payments fell ne, this serip which uns rammouly called "Blue Pup 'ur "Red Ing," ruuld be purchased, it is sul, no line os from six lo leu cents But lle ilullar, nhich discount, uf eunve, inured lo the benefit of The purchasers of the Intl. The prospeel before the sellers before the consiruetion of the find miluny. in 1802, uns unthing Iun flattering, The lands were lou minl ufen covered with unter, dense forests hul In be cle ned salite even thun is uenall the east in u wu ummiry sull. all these alleles liner hren seusfully user one, and there are full few counties in The Style a high, ull things considered, are mure purperuns.

Howned County, uB it is koowen lo-doy, was urgiinvedl mnudler the name of Richurilvilla l'ounty, in the spring of 1844 This immune aux chosen 09 0 cumplivient lo the memory of Richurdeille, the well-hnoun Mimmi chief. uui successor of hillle Turtle. Ju 1840, bonovor, the curly settlers, who were nul ul all infreted nith nay high-lloun sentiments uhunt the table reul Honard. This uns in recognition of the merits of Tilmin A. Howard, unce a canililide for the nthee of Governor, nudl a Minister of the C'uited Siles lo Tesus, when thal aus uu independent Sluit.

The best cleciau nas hebl Muer "1, ul the house of Jubin Harrison, on whul is wie kovou us ibo Jesse O. Barnelt farm, in Brviu Touu- hip The fullunjug petenues were chosen tu fill the offices uumed. F $. Price, I'lurk ; Benjanuu Newhouse, Aculitur; John Harrison, Sheriff ; Hurle's Ashley, Treasurer, Austin North, Recorder, Povel Builvy, Henjn witu Fuucell nuil

The first uwretiug ul The ueuly-elected I'mmmesinuera was held Joue 17. 1811. Thee plerhion ihetriets were organized, mul the pulls in the sumo nore urlered In hy In bl at The hmmuses of John Harrison, Dacid Tosler and Henry Builey, for the elvetion of n Justice of the Prair mu ench. lu August following, the Imenship, corresponding In the Three districts tucutioned irere natued Tirern, Muurer nul Kokoto.

lu Murch, Isti, i aur dreulel to Imuild u court hunse. This u. by no tenue is capeusite as the pre-eid strininre, byug bun stories iu height. Incuit-fuor feel square, mint constructed of heun Ings The builthug was to be remly for use in the first Mowluy iu Mus following. The auck uns mulertaken by Infus ( Blouser, who faded In cumplele the hubding within The irme uauied, uuil nus granted time until the following Deceuilnr lo finish il. Appraisers ucre aton appointed lo esnunne the linibling, wird determine The sum wu which The tardy contractor uns In he minleted These judges experts in backwoods architecture, John M Herlu and Insu Lan, muleu critient ecnimuntion of The building, uud us the result, gute in a formul wthe fluid tun ilidlure should be withhell from the builder. The court house, swall ux il wus, furnished office route fur surue of the hrel profes-

sional men in the new county arnt, mint Hongy R. Huvene for n timo need part of it fur n &milliers unil hintness shuy \ Ing juil nus also rafistructed where the ime munt stands, mul stered it's Howen

l'eler Gay was appointed I'minty Agent in 1814, und to September uf The same year the first lux levy uns nuinde, the same being firenty-byr cents on enel qmal, und the nine amount on enel une humired dollars of volun- tion. In addition In this, a considerable feo was exneled from Trailers mind peilillers in the way of liernses

The first term of the Rirhurdville L'unty (frenit D'ourt wux helt begin- ning November 1, 1844, at the residence ul Juhu Harrisen. Present -Thos. $ Lang mind lobert Errin, Faqs., Assmunte Jillges: Franklin $. I'rire, Clerk , Slus Culgruve, Praseenting Murnay pro fewr., nud John Harrison, Sherill.

The fillming nere thr members of the hrst grand jury : William P'. Judkins, John I Wright, Hobert Walker, Daniel Isley, John Bay, Luis Thoseling, Ausruth Cluck, Thomas M. Kirkpatrick, Christopher Commer, Davul Esuberi, Thoiuns Kequedy, Dacel Iuley, Juhn Rhiur, John W Wright mul Jolin li. Miller. John W. Wright was appointed foremnu.

Thr Gilluning is n list of the petit jurors returned . Job Garter, Thumas Mel'lure, Ephruun Balre, Joseph Conles, Benjamin Newhouse, Jason Clurk, Joseph Skicu, Jamies Foriner, Andern Birngrover, Levi Bailey, Pleasant Walker umul Daniel Kennedy.

Ou muhon of Zichinriab Pickett, Sius Colgrove nud Issinh Harluo irere mlmille us attorneys, and upout the wintion of Culgrore, Pickent himself Que mluunitted tu the bor In the absence af -John Davis, the regular l'rose. enting Aturney, Silas Colgrove uns uppointeil, by the ent, so prosecute the pleas uf the Stule,

In the seeall day no business uns Iruasseted, except The inhmissjou of N. I. binyhuy lu the bar. On the third iluy the grand jury returned tuenti- seven milietmeuls, mostly for auch unmur offenses ns belling, reluil- ing lupor, usult nud hattery, ele The sune day m muljournment ins luul In meel in enbirse "nl the court bunse in "l'acuman,' the county sent of Richardtille Connly." The recurils of the court ut the May terra followring huse, lunterer, the name of the enguly seul spelled the same as of presruil 11 thnt Term, Jobu W Wright uppears, lunt the record, lo Imite been the Presiding Judge. His name is also willen in the minutes of the first Term of conel, luft ufernand Frased, so that it is not kouwo whether he uns really in altrilince it that Inut

In the smutner of 1842, the quiet vilinge of Kokomo isos sticied In its pintoundest depths hy a pagedy, in wluch Inn well- known ml estimuhle citizens lost their lives, umf which resulted in the anmomcy excration ul the criminal noi desperado guilty of their ingrotake murder.

The history of the event is, in brief, us fullows . 3 diary nun, hivmg nem Imliruipolis, Que Sunday in the shinmer unmed, missed Ing valuable hurry, unul, correctly courluling that they had been stofru, sent n ileserip- tion of the noitant to Kabuto, requesting the access of any one who -humil upprear there nffering them for sale AA few days afternard, tua rough. lonking characters muule their appearance in Kokomo, gul their iliuner, ml loukuil in the Tulianapolis ilaibes in order to see u hetber or nul the theft of the horses bad heen tonile public. Finding crerriking satisfactory, es they Faqquese, the pair then role into town on the stolen horses, und, Mopping it The ilov1 of Nelson Couper . livery stable, offerril the stolen properly fur bale Cutper isrol up to the spokesnrin of The muir nul seized The reiht uf his horr winte n Depuly Shreift, who was in nuiting, olvanced upon the uthet ilreprendto. They had, however, il srenis from future detemp- wienls. pledged ruth other fint lo he taken ulice, stud the criminal in front ul Cooper al muer ilerw & revolver aud shol him dend ujum the spot. Ih Ihvh fired nl the ulheer, lint, missing his nim, shut tho Rec. Johu Loue. a hy. slamler, inHirling injuries from the efterts of winch The victim diedl, shouly alter. Erremal eller shnis were fired. oful nue or Two other citizens were nomeled. Thr rilluin who committed the wauton muuler uns seenerd, nilet niespernte restshiner, uml incarcerated, hnt Ins accomplie escapril Tur The Inne befug. though he was aberwird endured in another part of the Note The irruutr tragedy proinred un intruse excitement, as Cooper, the hrst virtnu, ons nell kuuwu nol unuer-ally iesperted, ulule Lowe, ichose life uns desprured of at the line, was equally pupilar. The murderer ex. presseil nu coulcihion, but when interrogated in jail seemed to regret more Ilmu any thing else that he had wol killeil seceral more during the reneunite. Cooper's funeral uus largely attended, and thr might following o banil ol iletermined men enme to the jail and demundel the eritomul of thy Sherid. Being refusal, they look him by furve, and, proceeding to the court lunes saunee, plucel him noder an extemporizel gallows, mul hnde bim guy his prayer4, us m n lew mimles he would be lannehril into eternity The urelrh, musicul ul using the rrapile in comineniling his blood-stained sonl 10 Gml, plnecil, with his own hamls, the cnipe nraund his neck, uml, with hurnible penfamily, bil the crowd do its myural. In n short time afterwenl, menth his tret, nud in a few moments he nay a lifeless corpse. The lilly hung, with all ils ghostly surroundings, until the next day, when it wny ent down nud quietly hucied. The muulerer's nume wus necer discovered, uur bnce Ins rileels, which were left ju the hands of the Sheriff, ecer bren claquedl

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 51

Author: Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co. Number of Pages: 472

Author:
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472