The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-12
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Special TO the Star.
PITTsBuRG, PA, April PA lad named Ellis
Moss met with strange accident here. He and
his companions were playing on fiat cars, when
the other boys pushed Moss Off
He was found soon after hanging by his neck
from rope, which he had been playing with, ana
with his skull fractured. He will die.
Columbus.
TESTIMONY CLOSED IN THE cox cAsE-srANDARD
OIL INVESTIGATION
Special to the Star
COLUMBUS, April 12.--The testimony in the
Collins Cox contest case closed early this morning
Judge Cox testified in relation TO the different
moves in the case wherein Collins claims he did
not receive justice.
The evidence does not vary from that already
detailed, but one point shown was that Mr. Collins
altered bill Of exceptions and then complained
because the Court refused to sign it as true
record.
Collins made several calls at the residence OF the
Judge and attempted to force him TO attach
his signature to it. Collins sought to show that
Cox was partial to the opposing counsel in the
case Messrs Buchwalter & Campbell, for the rea-
son that Campbell was the Judges attorney in the
election contest before the Senate.
Judge Cox testified that he paid Tom Campbell
$500 for his services in the case, and he felt no
obligations to him beyond that, and his decision
was not swcrved by that fact
The Standard Oil Investigating Committee have
completed their work, and will report to the
House IN a few days.
Mr. Andrews, of Cleveland, former Director Of
the Standard Oil Company, was about the only
witness examined by the Committee, from whom
they succeeded in gaining no information directly
relative to the workings OF the Standard OIL
Company.
They gained enough information from Mr.. An
drcws to convince any one OF discrim ination by
the various railroads in favor OF the Standard OIL
Company. But while the Committee have learned
this 1t has also learned that the railroads
have kept within the bounds OF the
law while doing so. II Is also very evident that
such discrimination can not be prevented by leg
islation.
No legislative business was done. and the House
adjourned over till Monday.
indianapolis.
CoLoREp GIRL TAKES THE rRIzE--ovER-DosED
woMEN-RovING GYPsIEs, ETC,
Special to the Star.
IYpfAsApoLis, April 12.-At the exami-
| nation of female pupils from the public
schools yesterday in dress-making and dress
cutting the prize was awarded to Sarah
johnson, colored pupil.
The Directors of the l., B. & W. Railroad
met here yesterday afternoon to elect Off
GERS. G. P. Williams, OF Albany, N. Y.
was made President.
Mrs. Emma Elingwood took an overdose
of medicine yesterday afternoon, and came
near dying from the effects of it. Abou
the same time, Mrs. Glazier, widow OF Dan
Glazier made similar mistake, whicl
came near resulting fatally.
The police yesterday routed a camp O
gypsies out east of the city. In making
their exit they captured horse feeding OF
the commons.
John Simpson was found guilty in thu
Criminal Court yesterday OF burglary, gran'
larceny and receiving stolen goods, and ser
fenced to two years in the Southern Peni
tentiary.
No gore has yet flown in the Harrington
Gordon affair.