From The Daily News-Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana)
Feb. 25, 1903

Resolution of Condolence.
   
   The Lye Creek Horse Thief Detective company of Union township, Montgomery county, Indiana, has adopted the following resolutions:
   At 1:15 p.m., Jan, 29, 1903, occurred the instant death of Mathias Chrisman and Benjamin Gilliland at the Main street crossing of th Vandalia railroad, Darlington, Ind. They were going to attend a funeral when they were struck by a special train that was running at a high rate of speed, and both were instantly killed. Both were men of high sterling character; both were men of good qualities; both were members of the Lye Creek Horse Thief Detective association in good standing; therefore we, as a committee, offer the following resolutions:
   Resolved: That we, the officers and members of said company, feel deeply the loss of our two brothers Mathias Chrisman and Benjamin Gilliland, who were removed so suddenly from our midst; we find it a solemn duty to bow in submisssion to the Almighty God who holds the destiny of all things in the hollow of His hand; let their faults be buried in the shadows of the past and let their virtues shine as the stars forevermore.
   Resolved: That we sincerely condole with the widow and friends of the departed in the hour of their sad misfortune; we truly and deeply sympathize with them.
   Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be presented to the widow and friends of the deceased brothers; a copy be spread on the minutes of the order; and that the same be published in the county papers at Crawfordsville.

Newton Lee,     
Clint Conrad.    

-- transcription by Kate Maynard, 2010