Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
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DISPATCHES.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 5.-sA
special dispatch to the .7merican says /:
"Winston Anderson, who assaulted q
little girl near Clarksville, was lynched
on Friday night. A large body Of arm
ed men surrounded the Jail, forced the
jailer 10 give up the keys, and took
Anderson out. Late on Saturday morn
ing his body was found hung to a tree
about q mile and half from town."
NEW HAVEN, March 5.-A coro
ner's jury yesterday, sitting on the
body of ,hree-year old child of Ed
ward McGreevy, rendered a verdict
that death was the result of meningitis
from brutal beating by the father.
McGreevy has been arrested. Before
the jury the mother of the child who
had made the complaint, testified
that her husband whipped the boy mer-
cilessly four weeks ago with a short,
thick stick. and whipped it every night
for no good reason. A week ago Sun
day night he wanted the boy TO walk
from the bed to the window and back.
The little fellow was not able to, and
the father threw him violently on the
bed, the child's bead striking hard
against the wall. A week ago Monday
he whipped the boy again. Previous
to this on one occasion the father knock
ed the child violently on the side of the
head with his hand. After that pun
ishment Monday the child was taken
with vomiting which lasted until last
Friday. when he became unconcious, so
remaining until death supervened Sat-
urday night. Much Indignation is
manifested, and the penalty of the crime
will probably be severe.
DANvILLE, Pa, March 5. Charles
Dausterger, of this place, was arrested
to-day for setting fire to his large three
story brick building, corner of Mill
and Centre streets. The first floor
was occupied by Charles Limberger as
a harnass shop. The second floor was
formerly used as residence and the
third floor was occupied by Calumet
Lodge, Independent Order Of Odd Eel
lows. Dansberger gained access to
the lodge room and bored holes in the
joists, poured kerosene into the holes,
and after turning on full head of gas,
placed lighted candle in the middle
of the room with the expectation that
when the room was full of gas the light
ed candle would cause an explosion and
set the building on fire. Fortunately
the strong smell of gas attra cted the at
teniion af outside parties, and upon as
certaihjng the cause the gas was cut off
before an explosion occurred. There
was an insurance Of SIX thousand doll
ars on the building and this Is the third
attempt Dansberger has made to se-
cure it. He succeeded in escaping
from the officers while looking for bail,
and to the present time has eluded all
attempts to secure him.
BUFFALO, March S.--The difficulty
in connection with the keepership OF
the Erie county penitenuary, which
has created great amount of political
excitement since February, eliminated
to-day BY Samuel N. Baker, the Re-
publican nominee, taking forcible pos
session about two o'clock this after
noon A battering ram was improvised
outside and the door forced. Baker
then entered and demanded the papers,
etc. Revolvers we're presented, but
not used. Weston, the incum bent, and
his followers we're then forcibly elected
and in the "scrimmage" two of West
on's followers were badly bruised and
cut.
PoTTsTowN, Pa, March S.-James
Flannery, the defaulting clerk of the
Pottstown Iron Company, ard Richard
l.. p. Reifsnyder, late editor of the
Pottst6wn .fdrertiSer, both pleaded
guilty to-day to the charge of stealing
five thousand dollars from the iron
CLEVELAND, March IA fire a.
Spartansburg, Pa, this morning de-
stroyed every business house in the
place, including the Masonic Lodge
Hall Post Office and depot The loss
is estimated at $4,000: insurance $685.
900. The fire is supposed to have been
the work of an incendary. Late ad-
vices say that the loss will reach $780,
900; insurance probably $4,000.
Suspicion of incendiarism rests strong
ly upon w. NJ Jacobs, in whose store
the fire originated, and who has sought
the protection of the authorities to
avoid threatened lynching. Not a
store or business house of any kind is
left, and about twenty families are