The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-08-21
rATE AND INTERPRETATIONS.

AENIA, o., Aug. Is, '73.-Richeson,
the murderer of Fagwell, who is In Jail
here awaiting execution on the 18th of
October, managed last Friday evening, by
the aid of a piece Of saw blade furnished
him by some unknown person to saw his
manacles of, and when Deputy Sheriff
Kyle went into his cell Richeson began an
assault at once, but Kyle made his way
out, locking the door behind him. He got
assistance, returned and Richeson is again
in heavy irons.
MANSFIELD, O., Aug. 17.-Last even
ing. at Howe's Managerie, an intoxicated
man, named Thomas M'Cune, thrust his
hands through the bars of the cage of
lions, when one of the animals seized him
by the wrist, dragged him from his feet
and close against the bars. The lion was
forced to let go only after several heavy
blows from aloaded cane by the keeper.
The mans wrist was bitten through. and
through, and terribly lacerated. The
scene was q terrible one, and almost caus-
ed a panic.
Preparations are going forward for
the State Fair, to commence September /.
Col. J E Wharton has been appointed by
CITY Council to manage for the accomoda-
ton of visitors. Under his energetic
supervision there is not Likely to be a lack
in the way of entertainments.
The two sailors, Jesse Maloy and John
Kennedy, who were supposed to be
drowned when the barge Morton foundered
last Wednesday night. were picked up by
the schooner Harvest Home and taken to
Erie. They were found on the floating
lumber.
AT a shooting match near Gallia Fur
mace, at Galipolis Saturday, Daniel Pow
-. ,L1A $50 9Th -,FL :. IA, nL-
shot took effect in the abdomen, and Smith
died the following day. They were golfers
in the employ of the furnace at the
time. Whisky was at the bottom Of the
affair. Powers is out on $500 bail.
On Tuesday evening of last week a
little boy aged about eight years, named
Golden, living near the Hydraulic canal
in the lower part Of Piqua, was bitten IN
the leg by a snake, from the effects of
which he died in o few hours after. The
snake was of.the water moccasin species
and very poisonous.
Near Gallipolis or the 18TH aArs.
Sullivan, shot Mary Tyler, mistaRng her
for her sister Martha, with whom her hus-
band had been on too intimate terms.
The wounded woman is IN a precarious
condition. Mrs. Sullivan, Immediately
after shooting, left for parts unknown.
SUICIDE AT BEREA 4Benjamin Even,
living on Seminary street, committed sui
eide Sunday evening, by hanging himself
in his barn. The cause isNsupposed to
arse from family troubles.
CLEVELAND, August 14-About ten
o'clock last night The lumber barge I'D.
Morten, Captain Peter H Flick, one of the
six in tow of the steam barge SIM, broke
from the tow about twenty miles down
A. LIZ 60, 4bfz o.N- I'D ~ a ch1rA
time went to pieces, the lake being very
rough. Captain Flick, his wife and little
girl, and one seaman, took TO the small
boat and were saved by the schooner
Marysburgh, and brought to this port.
Two seamen, Jesse Maloy, of Sarnia, and
John Kennedy, from near London, Onta-
rio, preferred remaining on the barge, and
are supposed to be dro Wned. The Morton
had on board about 100000 feet of lumber
bound from Saginaw to Erie. When last
seen Captain Flick says two or three other
barges were laboring heavily, and it may
be other disasters occurred.
. SANDUsKY, Aug. l4.-An accident os-
Cured within a mills of the town this af-
t%ernoon, ABOUT four o'clock, by which q
young lady, aged fourteen years, was kill
ed. It seems that a small boy, while fool
ing with a shot gun, pulled the trigger,
the contents lodging In the young lady's
head, from the effects of which she died
soon after.
MANSFIELD, Aug. IA horrible plot
has just been brought to light here, in
time to prevent the destruction of a whole
family. A suit is now pending in Court
against VIM. b Dobbs, a farmer living six
miles north of here, for an attempted out
rage on a little girl named Bernard, liv-
ing in his neighborhood, and TO prevent
the girl or her father appearing as wit
nesses Dobbs procured the services of two
low characters in this city, named Winfield
and Lightfoot, to blow up Barnards house
Winfield exposed the plot in time to pre-
vent It's execution, which was to have
taken place last night. Lightfoot was
arrested and a quantity Of powder and fuses
found in his possession. Dobbs was also
arrested and the two have been bound over
to keep the peace.
Jim Lyon, a well known character
was killed last Thursday night, In the
saloon of Balzer Hank, at West Salem,
Wayne county. Lyon was intoxicated
and had gone into a back room of the
saloon, where he insulted a daughter of
Hanks. The father interferred and was
knocked down by Lyon, but he immedi-
ately got up and pulling out a revolver,
fired three shots, which lodged in the
head and breast oiLyon, killing him al
most instantly.