PUTNAM INDIANA
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Indianapolis, Ind., April 5, 1825
Horrid Outrage
The following
intelligence was communicated to us by a gentleman of Putnam county,
who is well acquainted with the facts. On Monday the 28th ult. Thomas James, a citizen of Putnam
county, Indiana, while engaged in the performance of his ordinary
avocations, a short distance from his residence, was shot by James Robertson, one of his
neighbors, who it appears harboured for some time personal enmity
against Mr. James and some other persons in the neighborhood.
It seems that
Robertson after having determined in what manner to avenge himself,
transferred his real property, consisting of three eighty acre lots, to
two small boys. This property was handsomely situated, and on it he
might have lived in happiness – but he had determined on murdering
James, and two other men and a woman in the neighborhood. After having
examined the respective residences of each, with the determination of
murdering the whole, he crept up privately on Mr. James and shot him;
the ball passed thro’ his arm above the elbow joint and entered his
body at the lower ribs – the ball lodged in his body. Mr. James ran and
shouted with all his power, which alarmed the perpetrator so that he
did not attempt to pursue his intention any further; but returned home
immediately and told his wife that she must go out on the farm, and
prepare it for a crop, for he did not intend working any more himself,
and after forcing her and family out, he charged his gun, and tyed a
small cord to a pin that held in the chinking of the wall of the house,
and to the trigger of the gun, and placed the muzzle against his breast
then drew the gun towards his bosom and by that means set it off, and
put an end to his existence in a few minutes. His wife hearing the shot
returned to the house and saw her miserable husband in the last agonies
of death, who it appears had lost sight of all social (?) or his
obligation; and became the arbiter of his own fate, to evade the
justice of the law. Mr. James, who received the wounds is yet living,
and if his intestines are not cut with the ball, he may possibly
survive it. -- Gazette
Greencastle,
Indiana March 21, 1899
There is no county in Indiana that
needs a court house worse than Putnam. The brick shanty that fills the public square at Greencastle is just
now receiving that attention of Putnam county people, and the attention of the Putnam County people, and
the question of a new building is agitating the county center to circumference. Owing to its
central location and seat of one if the largest educatoinal institutions of the State the Greencastle
courthouse has become famous over the county for its unsightliness and general appearance of
dilapidation, and the people of the county are at last tired of having the finger of scorn
pointed at thesm. The low rate of interest and general good times are combining to bring the idea
before the people that now is the time to build, and the men of all parties are coming to the
front with arguments in favor of a new courthouse.
Greencastle,
IN. Feb.26,1898.
The Republican precinct committeemen of Putman county met this morning
and unanimously selected Maj. John G.
Dunbar chairman of the county
central committee. The name of Hon. Silas A. Hays, of this city, will
be presented by the Putnam Republicans as a candidate for Congress at
the congressional convention.
Greencastle,
IN. Aug. 10,1897.
John H. Hendrix, age 90, died
at his home in Putnamville Sunday night.
Mr. Hendrix was one of the pioneers of IN. moving to Putnam County in
1831, where he resided up to his death. He leaves 6 children as
follows: Mrs. Fannie j. Cooper, of Putnamville, Mrs. Mollies Waldron,
of Terre Haute, Mrs. Martha Parks, of Hutchinson, Kansas. George W.
Hendrix of Tangier, James W. Hendrix, and Mrs. W.N. Showers, of
Bloomington.
Greencastle
City, IN. Sept. 6, 1898.
In the Putnam Circuit Court today Nelson
B. Hughes was given an
indeterminate sentence of from 1 to 14 yrs in the Indiana Reformatory.
Hughes snatched a watch from a young woman at the Bainbridge fair, but
was caught and held until the police arrived. Hughes had formerly
followed Wallace’s show. His home is in Edinburg, IN.
Jeffersonville,
IN, Sept. 10,1898.
The statement in an Indianapolis paper that an ex-convict had appeared
in Indianapolis dressed in rags, and accused the Reformatory
authorities of sending him out in that condition, is regarded as
ridiculous here. Every day men can be seen leaving the institution,
dressed much better than when they arrived. Snyder, who made the
charge, is thought by people here to have disposed of his clothes
before reaching Indianapolis.
Sept.
29,1899
Jeffersonville IN.
The jury in the case of the state against George Green, charged with murdering
his wife, returned a verdict late this evening. Green was sentenced to
the penitentiary for life. The crime occurred several months ago
at Cementville. Mrs. Green having been called to her door and shot by a
man who stood in the dark.
Dec.
6, 1899.
Jeffersonville IN.
The Ohio and Indiana natural and Illuminating Gas Company, with a
capital of $8,000,000, filed papers of incorporation here today. The
company is empowered to manufacture and sell artificial and natural
gas, electricity and other agents for furnishing heat, light , fuel and
power. The incorporators are H.F. Mead, Jersey City, J.H. Southard and
M.B. Crawford, New York.
Dec.
8,1899
Jeffersonville, IN. County Treasurer M.E.
Pangburn and Expert Accountants Kenilworth and Johnson tomorrow
will submit a report to the county Commissioners of the discrepancy in
the accounts of Treasurer Pangburn. The experts have been busy for
several weeks in an effort to find errors, which will show credits for
the Treasurer. The actual discrepancy will, according to the report, be
$4,653,20. on this Mr. Pangburn will ask the commissioners to credit
him with $1,425.40, alleged to be due on account of clerical errors
alleged to have been made in settling with Auditor Heaton. He also will
ask for a credit of $684.66, due on tax receipts held out at different
times for various property holders, who did not wish to be published as
delinquents, but who never paid their taxes. This is charged against
the treasurer, but he never received the money. He also claims that he
was overcharged to the amount of $740.74 on different funds. It is no
known what action the commissioners will take, but Mr. Pangburn has the
money ready to make good any shortage that may be apparent.
Oct.11,1899
Jeffersonville, IN.
. An attempt was made early this morning to dynamite the cement mills
at Haussdale, 10 miles north of here, belonging to the New Albany
Cement Company. The night watchman discovered the guilty parties who,
hearing him approach made their escape. Thee pieces of dynamite, which
they had stolen from the storehouse, in which the explosives are kept,
were found, and a partly burned fuse. Detectives have been placed on
the case.
GREEN
CASTLE, Ind., June 10. - Senator S.
F. Lockridge's sale of short horn
cattle, held today at his farm near this city, drew a large crowd. The
prices were fair. Forty-two head were sold, ranging in price from $200
down, with an average of $70.
Source: Indiana State Journal June 17
1898
GREENCASTLE. Ind. June 10 - August
Horn, aged twelve, son of W. E. Horn, postmaster at Cloverdale,
was
accidentally shot yesterday while watching a ball game. A man sauntered
into the crowd, carrying a loaded gun. Some boys were fooling with it
when it was discharged and Horn was killed. Though but twelve years
old, the boy was deputy postmaster, and was one of the best-known lads
In the county.
Source: Indiana State Journal June 17
1898
GREENCASTLE.
Ind, July 11—A thirteen-year-old son of James Brown, a quarryman of this
county, was fatally injured to-day. He loaded a gas pipe heavily with
giant powder, touched the fuse, the pipe burst and Brown was terribly
mangled by the explosion. His recovery is very doubtful.
News Of the Week Current Events (News
Article) Date: 1897-07-14; Paper: Indiana State Journal
GREENCASTLE
Ind. April 21 —Coroner Kleinbub
was called to a farm six miles west of
the city to-day to examine a pile of burning clothes and human bones
found in a hollow tree. The package had been carefully wedged into the
trunk of the tree and fire applied. The find created excitement and the
coroner thinks he has a clew to a mysterious crime.
Indiana Journal April 28 1897
New Albany Daily Ledger
Sat., 25 Mar 1854 p2 c5: Married, on Wednesday, March 22d, at
Cloverdale,
Putnam county, Ind., by Rev. Mr. Jackson, Mr. J. B. McCormick, of this city to
Miss Mary A. C. Martin, of the
former place.
Contributed by Sue Carpenter
Miss Melvina ACRES brought suit for
slander in the Putnam county courts against Moses RISLEY, for
intimating that her relations with Rev. William SKELTON, a Baptist
minister, would not bear scrutiny. However, a compromise was reached,
the defendant withdrawing the obnoxious charge, and expressing his
belief that it was untrue. He also contributed $150 toward defraying
the lady's court expenses.
Indiana General News Items from the
Indianapolis News 11 December, 1890 Page 6 column 5 and 6
