A True Record was published in Owensville,Gibson Co.,Indiana,1910 Items of Interest Marshall BRUMFIELD was accidenttally run over and killed by a train October 12,188 John GUDGEL'S little girl burned to death Oct,14,1890. Mr.LEMMA accidentally shot himself and died Dec.10,1881. Mrs.Chris.LEOFLER run over and killed by the train December 24,1888. Jas.LYNCH,drowned March 3,1891. Wm.H.MADDOX,drowned March 15,1887. B.W.POLLARD,supposed to have been drinking,was killed by falling from a horse December 22,1876. Thomas PARKS,run over and killed by a train near Wadesville, Nov- ember 9,1889. Conrad STELLE,killed by a train in Haubstadt,July 4,1886. John M.STONE accidentally shot himself and died July 10,1888. John R. SMITH was killed by the train running over him August 16, 1886. Richard T.SUMMERS,Jr., was run over by a wagon loaded with hay and instantly killed,June 3,1889. Thos.STOTT was killed and Sheriff HARGROVE wonded,on a hand car between Princeton and Mt.Carmel, December 7,1880. John SCHULTE,Sr.,killed by a falling tree,February 21,1890. George TAYLOR was drowned some time in June,1885. Mrs.ZILLIAK killed by the train at Haubstadt,Nov.12,1881. Wreck on the E.&T.H.railroad above Vincenes, Feb 25,1890, Engineer A.LYON and the fireman,Louis BOWDEN,were killed. December 11,1866,Wm REDMAN'S saw mill exploded. Ethan ALLEN, Henry SLATER and Ira FAIRCHILD were killed and Absalom REDMAn, Larkin and Newton WASSON and Charles JOHNSON wounded. **** Murders and Suicides Nicholas BIEL committed suicide by shooting, with a revolver, March 4,1880. Frank ENGLISH sucided by taking arsenic, July 19,1887. John E. HULL, partially insane, hung himself April,1883. John BAKER, of Princeton, committed sucide by jumping into a well. John LANDRETH committed suicide by shooting,in 1891. August 19,1889 W.H.TRIBLE met his death by parties unknown, at Ft.Branch. Gertie DOWNEY, shot and killed Sylvester GRUBB. Shot September 13, died September 19,1888. Wm.TRAINOR, supposed to have been killed by Elza WEBB,March 31, 1890. Andy COMPANION was killed in Owensville by a mob,May 29,1878. David DOUGHTY was killed with a brick from the hand of another man, Sept.1,1889. Mr. RILEY,killed by John LUCAS, Jan.15,1881. Mrs.Elzina SKELTON,found dead in her house,June 16,1884. Andrew SMITH,killed at Cynthiana by John WILLIAMS, July29,1889. Jonathan SPENCER,Jr.,died from what was supposed to be poison, January 12,1891. N.R.HUDSON was killed by Mr.GRIM,December 13,1888 LINCOLN was assassinated April 14,1865 ACCIDENTS Tom SUMMERS hurt by limb of a tree, Feb 14,1889. James MAUCK,shoulder broken,Dec.,1,1888. Marshall GOOCH hurt with the old gudgeon,September 16,1880. Wm.POWELL,foot hurt by train,July 17,1886. Frank MOORE,arm broken,Feb 26,1890. Authur HUDELSON, leg broken, Jan.3,1890. James F.DAUGHERTY,toe cut off,January 13,1877. Jacob HOFFMAN,leg broken,May 9,1879. Eugene SIMPSON,leg broken,June 12,1887. Uncle James MONTGOMERY,arm broken,May 11,1890. Uncle Samuel STEEL,foot cut badly with an axe,April 21,1891. Thos.EMERSON,arm broken,Sept.16,1890. Willie HUNTER,arme broken,Sept,21,1890. Percy GENTRY,arme broken,Nov.,2,1890. Lawrence MONTGOMERY,leg broken,Oct.22,1891. Peter GIBERSON,arm and leg broken,July 28,1891. Tommy SHORT,arm broken,Dec.,25,1891. Marion BYERS,leg broken,July 28,1891. Mrs.Jane SIMPSON,thigh broken,Oct.22,1872. FIRES AND STORMS John L.SHORT'S furniture stor burned March 5, 1891. John TREMOR'S mill burned Jan.17,1885. Winslow,Pike County,burned Nov.7,1890. Smith MOUNT'S house burned March 26,1890. Robert KENEIPP'S barn and fine horse burned July 21,1890. The biggest storm ever known in this country,March 27,1890,when Louisville,Kentucky,was blown down.Gravel Academy and several houses and barns were blown down near Owensville. KING & HILLYARD'S saw mill shanty burned January 1,1881. F.M.WELLBORN'S store and the school house blown down Dec.26,1875. Frank SKELTON'S barn burned May 5,1887. Jas.ROBINSON'S warehouse burned June 9,1882. Princeton cyclone,February 27,1876. Mt.Carmel cyclone,June 4,1877. The "row" in Owensville burned June 29,1876. The old woolen mill,Owensville,burned Oct.28,1889. MISCELLANEOUS Louis TREGO left his wife for parts unknown,Sept.16,1882. Henry PULLEN, shot three times by Theophilis BIXLER, but recovered,Sept.28,1881. James F.DAUGHERTY killed a mad dog,January 10,1890. John ANDERSON and Zach SNYDER were hanged for the murder of James VAN WEVER, at Mt.Vernon,Ind.,August 17,1883. Wm T.CAMP hanged for the murder of J.R.BILDERBACK,Nov 22,1872. Frank HAUSS was sheriff and hanged him. Fred WOOLSTON left Owensville for parts unknown,May 15,1888. **** pages 66-72. From 1891-1903 ITEMS OF INTEREST Accidental Deaths John SCHAFFER, run over by a log wagon and killed Dec.,10,1901. Harry DUGAN, drowned in Foot's pond, May 14,1901. James LARKIN,died from blood poison caused by fish fin wound on hand, July 23,1898. Samuel GARRETT,shot in leg and bled to death, October 27,1901. Harry EMBREE accidentally shot himself on one of his farms, occupied by Mr.ALCORN, and was found dead a few hours later, Dec.,15,1896. William HERSHELL,little son of Henry SMITH,fell in the fire and burned to death, Feb.21,1884. John REECE,killed by falling tree,May 29,1893. Squire SAULMAN accidentally shot himself and died June 10,1897. Bennet GREGORY accidentally killed on dredge boat,March 5,1901. Mary ALCORN,burned May 10,1897, and died shortly afterward. B.W.KNIGHT, killed by falling tree, Aug,10,1895. O.M.TICHENOR and Helen CARUTHERS,downed in Long Pond, May 31,1902. Austin SERRETT,killed by train October 19,1902. Jos.SHELBY,foot mashed, April 11,1901. Clarence WILLIAMS,died at the Dewey House from drinking wood alcohol,Feb,9,1899. Two DARE children run over by cars at Howell and died Nov,9,1902. The boiler of Geo.P.ROWE'S thresher exploded June 23,1902. Mr. ROWE,his son Thomas and grandson,Homer ROWE,were killed. Harry ROWE and John W.THOMAS were acalded and Mrs.HALL slightly injured. Geo._P.NOHSEY, drowned in Pigeon creek June 16,1901. Arthur MESSERSMITH,killed by horse while dragging straw, July 15, 1891. Johnny LOWE, accidentally shot by a gun November 30,1896. Thos.GREER,accidentally shot and died Noverber 14,1902. Walter PEARL, found frozen to death Christmas night, 1902. Chas.Holland, accidentally shot and killed Sam GARRETT, Oct.25, 1901. ACCIDENTS A True Record. W.W. Smith ------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Robert V.Woods (© 1997 Robert V.Woods ) USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. -----------------------------------------------------------