Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-11
STATE NEWS.

ONE day last week, says the Ne,o Lisbon
Journal, as Mr.. Samuel Worman, who re-
sides about three miles west of town, was
driving team attached to O. load of hay,
on which he was seated, into his barn, he
was struck by one of the ioist overhead
and knocked from his seat to the ground.
1t is feared that he is injured internally.4
On last Saturday evening, says the San
dusky Union, a boy Is or l6 years of age, by
the name of Hockins, living about five
miles southwest of town, jumped on the
front platform of caboose car. while in
motion, and in passing the freight ware
house, fell between the car and the plat
form, an opening of about six inches, and
was SO horribly bruised by the move
meut of the car, as to cause his death on
Sunday evening.
The Wayne County Democrat says: Mr..
VIM. Osborn, of Wooster, had his pocket
book picked, containing . considerable
amount of money, with his railroad-ticket,
in Crestline, last week, while taking the
train for home. Mr.. o. was left in un-
pleasant circumstances, until he found
friend from Wooster, of whom he borrow
ed money enough to pay his way home.
Mr.. o. saw a lady a few minutes before,
who had $40 stolen from her, which inn
pressed upon his mind the necessity of
looking well to bis own money. But in an
unguarded moment one of these adroit
fingered scoundrels relieved him of his
pocket book. - A $50
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a SON of Jacob Stroud, who resides on Third
street, was kicked by mule, on Sunday
morning, being struck on the head, frac-
turing the skull slightly, and nearly sever
ing an ear. 1t is supposed that the mule
struck the boy while kicking at the flies,
as he has always been gentle, and mot
vicious. The boy was insensible until Mon
day morning. Drs. Mowry and Carpenter
were called in and performed all necessary
operations on the head and ear. At last
accounts he was getting along finely, and
no serious doubts of his recovery were en-
tertained.
The Gleueland Plain Dealer says: Our
never ending feast of horrors; each day
brings forta something more dreadful than
the preceding, for the newspapers to elab-
crate, till their readers tremble to think
these series of events may be leading to a
sickening consummation far ahead of any
them. We have now to add to this days
chapter of crime, a rape perpetrated upon
the person of a little child, under ten years
of ageI Her name is Mary Elizabeth
Lockhart; her home, Newburgh. Her
parents keep a saloon and shop in the
basement Of their dwelling-the upper
part being used as q boarding house.
The alleged perpetrator of this revolt
ing crime is John Mcdonald, a boarder
with Mr.. Lockhart's family. By occupa-
ton he is carpenter, and has been work.
ing upon a rolling mill Improvement. The
crime wasscommitted on the I'd of July, in
an upper room OF the house, whittier the
child had gone to escape a threatened cEas-
tisement by the mother. The child accus-
ed Mcdonald of the outrage, and he was
arrested ON warrant issued by Justice
Forbes, before whom he was preliminarily
examined. Waving an examination, he
was bound over to the Court Of Common
Pleas, and was taken to jail, in default Of
,ail. He has endeavored to make an ar
angement with the child's father since,
inf without success. The little girl was
20 badly injured that her life was at first
OF, and her recovery Is not even
ret assured. yIbosb- sfa