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Monroe County Indiana News

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Monroe Co., Bloomington, Ind. — Wayne Abrams, 12, hunting near here, set fire to his clothes when he discharged his shotgun. Seriously burned. Put fire out by jumping in creek. [The Day Book. (Chicago, Ill.), November 05, 1912 - sub. by K. T.] - shared by Barb Ziegenmeyer

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.. Dec 2-—The Populist party of Monroe county has taken strong grounds against fusion. At a convention here to-day It passed resolutions unanimously against further action with any other political, party. Populists are strong in this vicinity and in the last campaign indorsed a part of the Democratic ticket with the understanding that two Populists were to go on the county ticket. The resolution declares that we, the true Populists, have been betrayed, ensnared and handicapped by the so-called reformed Democratic party and realize as never before that the mission of a reformer is to reform and lead the people to higher and nobler and grander civilization, and believe that this condition can never be realized by fusion with any party whose only ambition is the lust for the spoils of office." - Indiana State Journal, 08 December 1897 – shared by Barb Ziegenmeyer

In a quarrel in a saloon at Stinesville, Ind., on the 25th George Buskirk shot and killed George Easton and John Douglas. -
The Warren News/Warren Weekly, 03 January 1890 - shared by Barb Ziegenmeyer

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 21.—Arthur M Hadley has been elected mayor of Bloomington by the Council, after an exciting contest of over one hundred ballots. He is a Republican, twenty-seven years old and a leading young lawyer. He came here from Mooresville. - Indiana Journal April 28 1897

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. April 23.—The south-bound passenger train on the Monon last night, running at full speed between Harrodsburg and Bedford, was about to pass over Pleasant run bridge, which spans a large stream of water, when a country boy flagged the train. The engine was stopped just as it was entering the bridge, which was found on fire and unsafe for use, The train was delayed about an hour by the trainmen extinguishing the flames. - Indiana Journal April 28 1897

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 23—A short distance from town last night two masked robbers forced open the front door of the residence of William Ping and William Wampler, whose families occupied the same house. One with a revolver and one with an open knife grappled with Wampler and Ping and a desperate struggle ensued. Ping succeeded in getting his shotgun out, but before he could use it he was over-powered by the robbers and both Ping and Wampler were securely fastened to the bed and then made to divulge the hiding place of their money. The robbers got $50 and then threatened their victims lives If they divulged any information concerning the outrage. They then made their escape. Wampler had $100 in gold and silver hidden away, which he did not make known. There is much excitement in the neighborhood and an effort will be made to capture the desperadoes. Indiana Journal April 28 1897

Bloomington, Indiana - September 10,1898. The preliminary examination of Mrs. Charles Evans closed today and resulted in Mayor Hadley binding her over to court on the charge of poisoning her husband. The evidence went to show that Evans had died from strychnine poison, and the theory of the state is that Mrs. Evans administered the dose in a capsule, pretending that it was quinine. Mrs. Evans defense was that her husband was a drinking man, and of unsound mind and committed suicide in a fit of despondency by taking a capsule of strychnine while Mrs. Evans was out of the room. Mrs. Evans testified in a loud clear voice and protested her innocence. She broke down several times and wept bitterly. She is now in jail, and the trial will likely come up in the 2nd week in October.

Bloomington, Indiana – December 10, 1898. A button may lead to the discovery of the men who robbed the I & V station at Gosport a few nights ago. Two men who gave their names as Hardin and Watson were selling stamps about the square at 50 cents on the dollar. Suspicion was aroused and they were arrested on a minor charge today. Detective Herr, of the Pennsylvania Railway, arrived with a button that he had picked up at the window where the robbery occurred. It corresponded with those on Hardin’s vest, which had a button missing. While the officers were absent for a moment, Hardin attempted to destroy the vest, but was detected. The 2 men were take to Spencer tonight, where they will be held on the charge of robbing Gosport station.

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