Randolph County, Indiana
Obituaries
The Indianapolis StarLizzie Storms, who was previously parolled [1909, below], has now been pardoned.
April 22, 1915
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The Fort Wayne SentinelAfter sixteen years in the woman's prison as a life prisoner on conviction as accessory before the fact in the murder of Kent Brown, a colored barber at Winchester in August, 1892, Lizzie Storms has been paroled by Governor Marshall. She is a helpless cripple and will be cared for by her son, who resides in Randolph county.
Friday, February 12, 1909
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An Unidentified NewspaperWINCHESTER --- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stormes, of thie city, have given four sons to the military forces of Uncle Sam. Mr. and Mrs. Stormes are the parents of ten children, six of them boys.
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The Fort Wayne GazetteSTORMS: -- John M., son of John Milton and Elizabeth May Storms, was born near Lexington, Ky., Sept. 25th, 1842, and was killed Aug. 19th, 1901 at Springfield, Ill., aged 58 years, 10 months and 24 days.
September 25, 1901
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He enlisted in Co. E, 9th Ind. Cal. (121st Regt.) October 12th, 1862, and was discharged at Indianapolis, Ind., August 28th, 1865. His regiment under command of Col. George W. Jackson was stationed at Pulaski, Tenn., November 1864, and were in all the engagements with Forrest and Wheeler. In the engagement with Foreest at Sulpher Branch Tressel, Ala., in 1864, his regiment lost 120 men in killed and wounded. It was in the retreat back to Franklin and Nashville in Nov., 1864, and was engaged with Forrest's cavalry near Franklin on Dec. 17th, 1864, losing 26 men and officers. After the Hood Campaign the regiment was sent to New Orleans, March 10th, 1865, there they turned over their horses and were sent to Vicksburg to do garrison duty. In May 1865 the regiment was again mounted and did patrol duty in the interior of Mississippi until May 22nd, when they returned to Vicksburg to be mustered out. On leaving this state the regiment was 1150 strong, they returned with 386 men and officers.
In 1867 he was married to Lizzie Segraves, daughter of Stephen Segraves There was born to them as the fruit of said marriage, four sons: Charles, born in 1868; George, born in 1869; Guy, born in 1872, and Earl, born in 1874. All the sons are still living.
John M., or Harry Storms as he was called, was a quiet, peaceable citizen, sober and industrious. He made no profession of religion and belonged to no fraternal order except the G.A.R.
He had been a good soldier during the war and shared with his comrades the honor and respect shown the veterans of the civil war. A great misfortune broke up his domestic ties and since then the struggle of life has been heavy. He drew a pension of $12 for disabilities incurred in his country's service.
He was killed in a railroad accident, the particulars of which ave not been learned. His reamins were laid away in the beautiful Soldiers' Lot in Fountain Park cemetery, after appropriate funeral services at the home of his son Charles on West Street.
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The Fort Wayne GazetteHarry Storms, a former will-known citizen of this town, was struck by a fast train on the Chicago & Alton Railroad at Springfield, Ill., on Monday evening of last week and was so severely injured that he died in a few hours. His remains were brought here Thursday morning and taken to the home of his son Charles. Interment same day at Fountain Park Cemetery after services by Elder I. P. Watts.
August 28, 1901
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Harry Storms Killed
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The particulars are mager, but a clipping from a Springfield paper states that he was walking bare headed on the track in that city when struck by the train. He had suffered a compound fracture of the skull at the base of the brain and he died without gaining consciousness. There was nothin on his person to indicate who he was, and it was not until the day after the accident that the body was identified by Frank Smith, who at once telegraphed the sad news to the dead man's boys. Mr. Smith had seen and talked with the deceased at Springfield a short time before the accident, but cannot give any further information that is given be the papers, as stated above.
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A Randolph County Area NewspaperWINCHESTER, Ind., Dec. 14 --- The jury in the Price-Storms murder trial, after deliberating all night, returned a verdict of guilty at 9 o'clock this morning and Mrs. Lizzie Price and Samuel Storms (white) were sentenced to imprisonment for life. The defendants murdered Kent Brown, the colored servant of Congressman Brown, a few weeks ago and the case has been a sensational one.
December, 1893
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Note: The last names of the indicted have been switched. It should read Lizzie Storms and Samuel Price.
The Fort Wayne Daily GazetteA jury has been secured at Winchester for the trial of Samuel Price and Mrs. Lizzie Storms, indicted for killing Kent Browne. Price and Mrs. Storms are white. Browne was a negro in moderate circumstances financially, and the servant of Gen. Tom Browne until the death of the distinguished ex-congressman. The state is attempting to show that Price was jealous of Browne, and that Mrs. Storms was used to decoy him to an unfrequented spot, where he was killed by Price. He was murdered in August last, and winthin a few hours after finding his dead body the accused were placed under arrest. Each of them have made confessions, which still remain the property of the state. Price is being defended by ex-State Senator Shockney. The trial will continue a week or more.
December 14, 1893
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