The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-08-21
sANDUsKY COUNTY.


Tuesday afternoon, a boy named 1
John Mccall, ofSandusky, was drown
ed in the river at Mud Creek, near
the residence of Mr.. Youngmsn- DR..
Harlan and John Hunsinger, who
were passing at the time, took him
out Of the water, but life was extinct.
---------Mrs. King, mother of Alex.
King Of this place, one of the oldest.
residents in this locality, died on
Tuesday last and was buried on We'd
nesday. Her exact age was not
known, but was over 100 years-sup-
posed 1Os or 1O4 years. She wss born
in Canada and came to this place in
1872, where she resided until her
death, period of 81 years. She was
a vigorous old lady, and retained the
use Of her faculties remarkably, and /
up till the time other death, was able |
to do the finest sewing without the
aid of glasses and with exceeding /
neatness. Information was made |
before Esquire Tylor, on Wednesday
morning last, by Michael MeCarty,
for assault and battery with intent to
kill, against Michael Kaylor, flag man
at the Blrchard Avenue crossing. It
appears that the parties board at To-
bins near the depot and that KaylOr
entered the bedroom of McCarty
about 2 o'clock Wednesday morning, |
while MeCsrty was asleep, and made
an assault upon him, choking him
and threatening to kill him, at the
same time striking him on the side
Of the head and ear with q hand bill
ly. Mike Tobin who was sleeping |
with McCarty, was aroused and in
terfered and was struck by Kaylor on
the arms and head, and quite q gasn
cut in his head. They finally succeed
ed ia getting Kaylor out Of the room,
and his arrest on the charge as above |
was made by officer Moore Fre-
mont people are trying to buy the |
site Of Ft. Stephenson for a relic OF
other days,
HIGHLAND COUNTY.
Joseph Grosner wishes it noted as |
historical fact, that he is the first Jew |
that was ever on the Grand Jury Of
Riehland county .........The barn of
Mr.. Geo. D. Lowry, on the Ashland |
road, about two miles from the city,
was burned on Wednesday night Of
last week.........The Mayor intends
swearing in sixty policemen for SER
vice during the State Fair. He is de-
termined to have the best Of order
preserved, and consequently is select
ing good men.........Over 3 year ago
William Dobbs committed q rape on
the person Of his niece, and was sued
by the father for damages and had to
pay 81, 900. Subsequently he was sued
on the girls behalf for rape, and dam
ages laid at SO, 700. Since the COM
mencement Of the last suit Dobbs has
tried every means to get rid Of the
girl and the family to which she be-
longs, by poison, and tried to have
the girl kidnapped. Finally he made
arrangements with two fellows in
Mansfield to blow up the house, in
which the girl resides, with powder,
and promised to pay q large sum for
having it done. One of the men ex-
posed the scheme, and on the night
the act was to have been committed
Dobbs was arrested, and powder and
several feet of fuse were found on his
person, which he was going to furnish
the men he had employed to do the
murder. He was tried and bound over
to Court.
CRAWFORD COUNTY.
On Wednesday, 18th inst, MIR. Do
fraine was driving near North Robin
son when q portion of the harness
broke and let down the tongue of his
wagon. This scared the horses which
upset his wagon and he was dragged
three or four times round an enclosure
into which he had guided the team,
and suffered such severe injuries in his
back that he could not be brought
home until the next day.........Charles,
son of DR.. Penfield, had his leg broken
yesterday Monday afternoon. His
horse fell upon him. He is in the care
of DIR Cole. .........On Tuesday, 18th,
J Mr.. Galbraith was driving near Swift
zer's corners, when his team became
frightened and ran of, throwing
him off the running gears. He
sustained a severe cut below the
left eye, severe concussion of the brain
and some injury behind the eye ball
so as to cause the eye to protrude full
fy half an inch.........Rev. Mr.. Leonard
pastor of the Baptist church, acciden-
tally fell down stairs last Sabbath, and
was much injured.-.......Geo. Cook had
his leg broken yesterday, Monday
afternoon, about midway between
knee and ankle. The accident occur
red by his jumping from buggy to
manage his horse.
The Republicans of Seneca county
hold tLeir convention on the 9th Of