The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02
STATE AND NETGHBORHOOD.


y On Tuesday evening last week, a son OF IGF,
BabcoCk, residing at VOLTS Station near New
comerstown, aged l2, was placed on colt belong.
o Ing to Mr.. John Chapman, for the purpose OF
! riding short distance. The colt began 10 rum
ana the boy not being accustomed 10 riding, was
, thrown on, the colt jumping upon him with ali
four feet, 80 injuring hlm that he died in two
hours
George W Spangler, treasurer Of the Village OF
Edgerton, Williams county Wss arraigned before
squire Plummer, Monday, charged with embez-
Sling $1,000 OF corporation funds, He plead not
guilty, and gave bonds for his Appearance on I'm
Soth' spangler has been treasurer Of EdReFtOm
several years, and bears good reputation.
Lima, April 2i-At8 O'Clock this eTenIng ths
Court called the jury on the Smith case, and on
hading that there was no prospect Of their agree.
Ing discharged them. Eight OF the Jury stood fOR
conviction The prisoner gave bond TO appsaE at
the next term Of court.
Cleveland Aprh 2L-Wm. johnson, formerly q
local politician OF some influence, was Rrrestsd
to-day for assaulting his wife with intent 10 kin
her He was held for his appearance In the sum
OF $780, OF late johnson has been ConBpiCuoua
In the prosecution Of saloon keepers five hun
hundred OF whom In Cleveland have been arrest
cd this year.
THIN, April @.-James FOgerty was arrested
last night charged with stabbing ]. Kfn1Sr, lpro-
prletor OF the Tifln Hotel When brought 10 the
station he was bleeding profusely. Inquiry re-
Vealed the fact that regular battle had ensued,
Fogerty being obliged 10 fight Kinzer, the hired
man aud two women. Fogery Ia badly cut mp
and Kinzer severely hurt.
The National Exchange Bank received to-day
S25,OOO In currency from New York, and are pre-
pared for any emergency Large numbers o6
photographs OF zellers are being sent over tie
country, with description of the abBcondInE
cashier.
RaVenna, April 26.-Matt. Powers the ALLEGED
murderer Of Lodue, was lodged in Jail last night.
The Coroner's jury returned verdict that Lodue
came to his death by violent blows inflicted by
Matt, Powers The case Is causing great excite.
ment, Lodue being peaceable citizen, while Pow
ers is desperate character and the terror Of the
community.
Milersburgh April 26.-Adam 0rtlaut, a Ger
man, was arrested and tried before Esquire Em-
erck at Oxford, this county to-day, for the crlma
Of rape upon the twelvey ear-old daughter Of
George Weighand, a hotel keeper Of that place q.
Ortlauf was bound over, and In default of $500
bail, was brought here this afternoon and lodged
In jail to await the action Of the grand jury.
Several hundred dollars worth Of propertyWaR
destroyed by the storm at Toledo on Wednesday.
Fhe losses at Warren will amount to several thou
sand dollars.
The body Of Michael Riley was found In tho
river at Ashtabula on Wednesday His body was
discovered standing upright In hole about ten,
feet. He was sober man, aud no cause is given
for suicide. He leaves wife and lve children
Latest advIces from Tifln state that no further
loss In the National Exchange Bank there have
been discovered There Is as yet no trace Of Z6l-
ler The bank officials entertain the opinion thar
there Is woman in the case, and the Directors
have put man on the track Of woman At To-
ledo, with whom they claim, Zeller was intimate.
At Mansfield a case has been brought before n,
G. Hedge, Esq, Master Commissioner, In which
the constltutionality of the law OF February 26I
1873, authorizing saving and loan associations,
came on for hearing in the Court Of Common
Pleas on the 10th before Judge Kenney on excep-
tions to the Masters report, filed by the party
claiming the act to be unconstitutional. The
Judge affirmed the Masters report thus holding
the law constitutional. The case will probably be
brought to the Supreme Court The title of the,
case was the Mansfield Savings Bank against L.
]. Marshal, the Mansfield Banking Company and
the First National Bank OF Gallon The equestiong
involved have excited considerable interest thro'-
out the State as they affect the legal status Of over
forty banks with 50 100000 capital.
Information has been received that O. G. ZelleP,
the defaultng cashier Of the National Exchange
Bank OF Tifhn took the Columbus & Toledo Rail-
way train at Fostoria, Saturday night for Toledo,
where he took Canada Southern Railway sleep
ing car for Montreal.
Cleveland, o., April 27.-The following petition
in bankruptcy were filed in the United States
Court to-day: Jacob Rush. of Kelleys Island, vol
untary, liabilities, A5OO assets $1,000; Wm. C.
Ball, OF Canton voluntary, liabilities $500, a..
sets, none Thos Il. PaisSler, OF Malvern, Carroll
county, voluntary liabilities 825 00O assets IS 0O0
Chas r. Barkwill, Of Cleveland, liabilities, $4,000,
assets, 8l4 900.
Forest, April 2S Last evening Matthew Shan.
non, farmer, aged twenty-three years, living
three miles west Of this place. while riding q.
young horse, which became frightened, was
thrown from his back causing instant death. Il
was found his neck was broken, besides other in.
iuries.
Mt. Gllead, April % "A young son of Mr.. JsmeS
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eating hickory nuts, Saturday accidentally swal--
lowed piece Of the shell which lodged In his
throat, and in short time choked him to death.
Another child of Mr. Wiseman lately died FROM
poisoning In restaurant.
Samuel g. Thomas, who fed from Cincinnati
last week, with some $4,000 the proceeds Of q
check which had been entrusted to him to get
cashed, was captured at London, Ontario, and
} taken to Buffalo Thirty-elght hundred dollars
were recovered.
Lewis j. Proehl, a school teacher Of Norton,
Summit county, was arrested on Friday on tho
charge Of bastardy, the complaint being made by
Flora A. Kepler, girl OF eighteen. Proehl furn-
ished bonds of $500 and was discharged from GUS
tody.
A man named James Brown has been arrested
and imprisoned in the county jail to await the
action Of the grand Jury on q charge of attempt
, ing to murder highly respected and influential
farmer residing in the southern part Of Morrow
county. Great indignation is expressed.
} A brakeman on a construction train on the At.
lantic & Great Western road fell under the engine
at gravel pit near Kent on Saturday and Was
run over crushing his foot breaking his left arm
In two places and otherwise so seriously injuring
= him that his recovery Is doubtful. His name 10
Russell He resides at Gallon, and has family.
A druggists mistake killed boy at Cincinnati
on Saturday. Quinine had been ordered by the
doctor, but the druggists clerk put up morphia
instead and before the mistake was discovered
three doses of mOrphia, the equivalent of ninety
grains OF opium or enough to kill dozen strong
men, were administered, from the effects Of which
the young man, whose name was Conley, and
who resided at 355 East Front street, died satur-
day morning
man, giving his name as Jack EIliget resi-
dence 667 Scranton avenue, Cleveland was struck
by train near Ashley, o., on Saturday receiving
injuries which 1t Is feared will prove fatal. he
| had haan drinking nniLa freely dnrinn tho dnN