The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-14
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EXTENSIVE EMBEzzLENfENTs.
| Geo. C. Smith, formerly President O
the National Loan and Trust Company
and Treasurer Of the State Insurance
Cnmpany, both Of Chicago, has been ar
rested on complaint Of Homer Cook, as
signee Of the State Insurance Company
charged with having unlawfully convert
ed some Sl50,000 Of the assets Of tha
company without the assent Of the Direc
tors. Smith was traced to this city and
afterwards to Morristown, New Jersey
by detectives, who have had him under
surveillance for some time past.
RuBENsrErs SENTENCED TO BE HANGED
Pesarch N. Rubenstein was found guilty
this evening Of the murder OF Sarah
Alexander on the outskirts Of Brooklyn
December IL, last. When asked If he
had anything to say why sentence Of
death should not be pronounced, he an-
swered through an interpreter, " know
nothing about it. / did not commit the
crime, and do not want to give up my
blood. They may yet discover I am in.
nocent." He pulled down lock OF his
hair, which had been rolled up over his
ear, and said, "That is my witness that ]
never had a hand:so :son a woman to injure
her. l never touched woman, and IL
will be found out. Lam innocent, and the
jury have made mistake" Rubenslein,
amid the sobs Of his relatives, was then
sentenced to be hanged March "a.
MURDERER OF SIMMONS ARRAIGNED.
Andreas Fuch, the butcher Of W. w.
Simmons, on the Sd, was arraigned to-day
in the Brooklyn court, plead not guilty,
and the trial was set down for March g..
CROOKED WHISKY.
The Suns Washington special says a
dispatch received from New Orleans
alleges that there are good reasons for be-
lieving that the grand jury have found
indictments against J. Hale Sypher and
James +. Casey for connection with the
whisky ring. 3d.. .
DEATH OF AN ACTOR.
Charles Hale, the actor, died at Nor
risania on Friday, aged 81.
HENRY cLgws
has been unanimously readmitted to mem.
bership Of the Stock and Gold Exchanges.
GOTH REGIMENT MEMOIRS.
The Sunday Citizen says that the defense
of the Goth Regiment from the charges
made against It in Sherman's memoirs
will soon be published. sla .H
Terrific Explosion In u Coal Mine.
Prrrsros, Pa. February 12.-This
afternoon a terrible explosion occurred
in the Exeter mine, belonging to the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company, and locat-
ed in West Pittston. The mines being
idle this week on account Of the suspen-
sion and though the fan which supplies
fresh air to the chambers below had been
kept going all the week, the quantity Of
air forced into the mines was not suffici-
ent 10 expell all the foul air, and prevent
the accumulation Of fire.damp. The i'm
mediate cause Of the explosion Is not
known, but sufficient KNOWLEDGE has been
gained to lead to belief that one Of the
men below entered a chamber with q
lighted lamp and that the sparks ignited
the gas which had accumulated there
since Monday. About twenty-five men
had been engaged to repair the tracks, and
the gang was at the headings; among the
number were several miners, and this
morning they all went to work US usual.
About half past 2 o'clock this afternoon,
while the men were engaged at their
work below, the explosion occurred. The
force Of tho explosion was so great as to
tear away the props, doors, tracks and
great'masses Of coal and rock. The roof
Of the fan house, at the top Of the air-shaft,
was torn to pieces, and other damages
amounting to a thousand dollars. The
many miners who stood near hastened to
relieve those below. The main shaft was
very badly damaged, but an entrance was
effected. II was dangerous business to
hunt for those below but the volunteers
prosecuted the work for three hours, in-
till they had brought to the surface
twelve men, four Of whom were dead and
the Others more or less burned and
mangled.
4ue TtpuEb VI tlt tAplu5luu hpEeau
among the hundreds OF idle miners and
in short time after the disaster crowds
gathered about the breaker. A few wo.
men were present. and some Of them were
kept in suca state OF suspense pending
the rescue Of those below that when At
last the dead and blackened forms Of the
mangled were brought up great distress
and sorrow was manifested by all. The
men returned to the surface at intervals,
and as the dead and injured followed
each other, the agony. OF those who had
friends still below increased. But the
work was finally completed, when II was
ascertained that four men had been killed
outrightand six or eight badly injured; 1t
is thought some OF the latter will die.
The names Of the killed are, D. smalley,
Edward Amen, Thomas Harris and Alex.
Jones. The men all residcin West Pitts
ton. .-.. -.-.,.a. -.-.'---'--'-.----''--.
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