Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-11-04
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iiga We ,condens SO the following from the Pitts
ton. Luzerno county. Pa. Gdxetse. OF, Oct
2Sth:
bEsOne efthe most appalling tragedies which
has fd3ien our lot to record occurred In this
place last week , Early on Friday morning il
was rumored that q woman living IN White
Oak Hollow, about two miles. from this sbor-
Iough. had been brutaliy murdered by her hus-
band, man named Francis Burns, in the
employ of the Pennsylvania Coal Company -
The constableS were Immediately on the alert,
and having ascertained that atbe 4eport was
well founded, search was made for the sup
posed murderer. He WAS soon discovered in
coal bed or cave, near the town. + His face,
hands and clothes were besmeared with blood
and his behay ioar at once satisfied the by
standersl of ls;s guilt The excited crowd
which met the, prisoner on his way to the
justices etiice. took possession of him, and
demanded he should be lynched and it was
with she utn'cst difficulty the constable man.
aged to rescue him from fii6ir grasp During
the hearing before Esquire Reddin the scene
Was one of great excitement !; nothing would
satisfy tlc excired populace but the ,im,nedi-
ate application Of Lynch law. The prisoner,
however. was eventually taken to the lookup,
and ? Coroner jury summoned to hold an
inquest On the body B
On arriving at the prisoners residenc,
which is situated in one Of the widest spots
OF this section of country, the body of the
murdered woman was found lying on miser-
able apology for bed, in a wretchea hovel
which. with her husband and two children,
she Lad inhabited fer some months. Drs
Nugent sud pnrkin made the necessary ex-
animation Of the body. and testified that the
cause Of death was conclusion of the brain,
produced by violence One or two flesh
wounds sHa several severe brtises were discoy-
cred on tsle body, but there was no fracture.
A man named Cooper, being dulysworn, said !:
Last night / heard scme one hallooing, ard
blows being struck have ircqu, nly known
Burns TO iil-usc his wife. "a fvrrs 20 rsgkass
Sst,er witnesses were examined who tcsti-
fed ~ the brutality of Burns !; after which a
verdict was rendered to the effect that she
was murdered by him Burns was then COM
United to Win. sbarre. .5jaif. sa 9eia
ss The same day, (Friday,) reports eesched
Pittston, that the remains of a human being
had been discovered on Eserhart's island
near the l,aekawanna, so far decomI oscd that
identification was impossible. f '7'Ss
The coroner, therefore, at the olcsc Of the
Inquest of the body of tie unfortunate woman
whose nlsr'dcs se have already mentioned.
hast.ned with his jury to the spot. aecompa-
niel by many others, whc.al sympathy or Gu
riosity urged TO follow There hidden in a
little nook. worn BY water, lay all that was
visible of a human body. 1t was lying on
the back. the legs drawn under the body, Lut
the head, strangeto 10 tell, turned completely
round, aud the face sLulicd Gowuwards in
the earth. 81 sll -sE vsais,4z-ffT @. IS
a The search. instantly commenced. The
ones of the unknown were in good state of
preseryation but much disturbed from heir
ratural arrangement, while the flesh had en-
TREY disappeared The skull bore no marks
fsinjury, .xcep, iazhsed ts.e sbseucc Of one
10Th from tra upper sud two from. the lower
jaw-and the only sign OF violence dscerned
wos fracture of the right leg Just above the
ankle joint. gss asa aass&E
An inquest was Acll, at which it Sas de-
tarn.ned that the body was that of Adam Mi
chael, a German, who worked. in the ( Upper
Mines The manner Of his death was moi
stated. and the Ga@ette says:
.'he are informed that there wasa good
deal Of mystery attached to Michaers dis
appearance. lie was very trustworthy and
eeomical in bis habits 1t is said tha. he had
no rel.tiycs in this part of the country, and
had loaned most cf bis money to his friends
sta.enent of the Condition of the Pennsyl:
t<@~A vania Bank.
PHrLADsLrriis, Nov. 2-The following is
statement of the condition Of the Pehnsyl-
yania Bank Resources, So, 500, 000{ Liza
bliiies. exclusive of capital. S2.40o,o00 iu-
cludiug capital. less Sf75, 600; held of its
own stock. $1,000, 900; of the resources,
the appraisers set down 81, 800 goo as good,
leaving 81 500 600 as doubtful and bad
The good resources apple to Tie payment
of the liabilities, ether th an capital, will re-
duce them to 81 loo, ,060 The accouu. then
stands g 500 900 of doubtful resources to
pay $1,000, 900 of demand; the liabilities
making difference of S400, 900 in the Bank
Should there be no loss in the collections,
equal to about S2l per share. on the entire
capital Of the bank, half of the doubtful re-
sources are probably worthless so that the
deficit will be $3.50, ,000. leaving nothing for
share holders. stg.
The Philadelphia Bank has accepted the
provisions of the Relief Law The example
will probably be followed by other banks, who
will JOIN in the complaint against the Penn
sylyanla Bank as insecure, so as to relieve
themselves from the liability of taking the
notes Of that institution.
Suits are accumuiatiug against the Read
ing Railroad Company on its protested paper
1t being about the last term Of the Court, il
there is no appearance entered the complaints
obtain judgment in ten days; if appea, ances
are entered, judgment is deferred to the third
Saturday of che term which begins to-day. II
Ii affidavits of offence are made, and thj
should be deemed sufficient by the court, ye
cases go to the next term of the court.
CAS A MIs,srFR MARRY DIVORCED To-