Huntington (IN) Herald
February 19, 1851
page 2

FIRE AT BEDFORD

A fire occurred at Bedford, Ind., on Saturday morning, 15th inst., which destroyed a large, two-story brick building in which was located the White River Standard Printing Office. During the excitement occasioned by the fire, a prisoner confined in the county jail on [a] charge of theft deliberately hung himself with a couple of silk handkerchiefs.

Typed and donated by Randi Richardson.