Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-16
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES. /


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.-Silas Moseby, a. young man living
nine miles south of Charlotte, Mich, was
killed lately while hauling wood. One
of the wheels went into a rut, throwing
him under the wheels, which passed over
his body, crushing it inaterrible manner.
Solomon Little, of Marshfeld, Mass,
respected citizen, seventy three years
old, blew off the top of his head day or
Two since. He had been despondent of
late, and feared he was coming to want,
though he was quite wealthy.
John Brown, of Oil City, Pa, while
working on an oil-well on the Clapp farm,
met with an accident resulting in his
death while unloading tools which fell
on him. He leaves a wife and four chill.
dren in INDECENT circumstances.
VIM H. BarDum, nephew Of p. T.
Barnum, the great Snowman, was ar
rested at Zangatuck, Mich, q few days
ago, with valuable horse and buggy in
his possession, which, it is alleged, was
stolen from Wheeler Pond, of Grattan,
Michigan. a' #'' ..s
James Carney, alias Carter, the
rioter, was convicted recently. His
counsel renewed the motion to quash the
indictment, and also moved an arrest of
Judgment. Sentence was therefore sus-
pended, and the motions will be argued
at an early day.
Miss Bette Anderson, of Nashville,
Tenn, twenty-five years old, who has
been sitting up some time with sick
child, a few days ago, took launanum to
settle her nerves and make her sleep.
She accidentally took too much and died
that afternoon.
james Lahey was found dead on the
Lehigh Valley Road recently near Pitts.
ton, Pa. Three trains had passed over
him, and he was terribly mangled. 1t is
supposed that he was murdered and
placed there. No money was found on
him, and he had just been paid off.
George r. Shane, aged fifty-one, was
run over and killed by train on the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, near Eli
colt City, Nd, recently, and John Helt,
eleven years old, was killed on the road
at Mcpherson Junction, two miles from
Baltimore.
Charles Schlefer, a painter engaged
in working on the bridge over the Ohio
at Louisville, Ky, fell from scaffolding
the other day and was killed. He struck
pile of sand and broke his leg, but
lived only nine hours, death resulting
from internal injuries. ~. ~
Baxter Zimmerman, brakeman on
the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific Railroad,
while switching at Durham Station day
or two since, by some means unknown
fell and two cars passed over him, kill
ing him instantly. He was about twen-
ty-two years of age, and lived at Lewis
ton, Mo. 1t is the first accident result
ing In death on that Road.
-Ridgway Gibbs, a clerk of Jacob E.
Ridgway, Philadelphia. broker, was
lately held in $5, 900 bail for trial to an
swer the charge of embezzling about
$4,000 from his employer. Gibbs, de-
clares that all the loans, etc, which he
negotiated, and by which money was
lost, were negotiated with the consent of
Mr.. Ridgway. The prisoner has been in
Mr.. Ridgway's employ sixteen years.
"A man about forty.five years of age,
light complexion, medium size, well
dressed, was murdered few days ago
and the body placed in the North Liber-
ty Church, Republican Township, near
Madison, Ind, and the church set on fire.
The fire was discovered and extinguished.
The clothing was partly burned from the
mans body. No papers were found on
his person, except a bill of lading of the
Vandalia Road for load of coal, and a
copy of the North Vernon Plain Dealer
of last week, addressed to John w. Gree
ly. The verdict of the Coroner's jury
was death at the hands of unknown par
ties. John Beaver has been arrested on
suspicion of having committed the deed,
as blood was found on his clothing. He
was brought TO Madison and placed in
Jail. ..... .r,
"A daring diamond robbery from
Otto Stoelker, of Montgomery, Ala, jew
eler, was committed few days ago, it is
supposed, by'a boy about sixteen years
old, from a show case, while a tall, stout
man, with dark mustache and full face,
kept Mr. Stoelker engaged looking at a
watch, A smaller man, with thin face
and sandy appearance and having red
marks on both cheeks under the eyes,
was also of the party. the diamonds
stolen are worth So, 800, and consisted
of necklace, breastpin, earrings and
bracelet, in round cluster, containing
over $50 stones; also another breastpin
and earrings of round clusters, enamel
border. A reward of $3.50 for the jewels
is offered. M
Carl Cartwright, charged with the
murder of Levi Starkey in Wetzel Coun-
ty, w. Va, last spring, and tried at Fair
mount, Marion County, on change of
venue, was acquitted recently, Starkey,
an old and respectable citizen of Wetzel
County, was murdered in his own house
last spring by three masked men whose
demand for money he had refused. The
murder was committed in the presence
of Mrs. Starkey, who subsequently iden-
titled John P. Freeland, Carl Cartwright
and jackson Reynolds as the assassins
of her husband. Freeland was tried in
Wetzel County, convicted and sentenced
to a short term in the Penitentiary. Cart
wright was tried and convicted and Rey-
nolds is now in the Ohio County jail
awaiting trial. The strong point in the
defense was that, owing to the advanced
age of Mrs. Starkey, her sight was i'm
perfect. She was not able TO swear pos
itively to the identity of her husbands
murderers, as the crime was committed
at night To establish thisspoint skillful
occulists were summoned frsm Wheeling,
w, Va, to testify as experts.
The dead body of an unknown man
was found day or two ago in pasture
lot near Lowanda, in Mclean Co., Ill
An investigation held since indicates thai
the name of the deceased was Robert
Angler; that his home was in Grafton,
w. Va, and that he lately lived in
Champaign County, Ill. He was mur'
dered several days ago, judging from
wounds on the body, and from the fact
that his clothing is saturated with water
and blood. The back of his head was
smashed to jelly with a club. There
was a bullet.hole through the left side,
entering the back at the sixth rib, and
another bullet-hole from the right cheek
deep into the neck. The hat, coat, and
boots were missing, the pockets reversed
and rihed, except the inner vest pocket,
In which were three letters written by
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