Bedford (IN) Weekly Mail, December 30, 1898, p. 3. Salem, Indiana, December 27-A large barn on the farm of P. C. Cauble, near this city, burned last night together with its contents including a large amount of hay and farming implements. The remains of a human body charred beyond recognition were found in the debris. It is supposed that Benjamin Clifton, mentally infirm, is the victim, as he was in the habit of sleeping in the barn. Clifton was in Campbellsburg drinking to excess, and late that night he was seen going in the direction of the barn. He probably went to sleep while smoking. The property loss is $8,000.