The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-27
STATE AND NEIGHBORROOD.

TifiD, o., Feb. 2l,- The following persons were
sentenced TO day by Judge Dodge: Clarence opt
and David McMonigal, highway robbery, one
year; Augustus FOstey, burglary, one year.
FiDday, Feb. 2l-JOhn Abrams, one Of william
Messengers hostlsrs, was stabbed twice In the left
breast this evening by John Williamson. His
wounds are serious
Cincinnati, Feb. 21-Willam Stewart Of Iron.
ton, Ohio, yesterday, while pulling boat in to
the shore by means of a windass, placed the ham
die of the latter against pump that stood near
by. In a few moments the handle slipped off
striking him on the head, crushing his skull,
causing death in half an hour
Cincinnati Feb 22.-Harry Hulz, the young
man who so horribly outraged little six year old
girl in Mill creek bottom, Tuesday, was arrested
to-day noon and locked up In the station house.
He was found hiding in the cellar of his fathers
house. He confessed 10 the chief Of police that he
might have committed the crime but wab drunk
that day and didn't know what he was doing
The central station where he is confined in the
"hy" CELL is guarded tonight by large squad of
police. Fears Of an attempt at lynching perVade
the police department.
MCConnellsburg, Pa, Feb. 22-Captain CIV.
and W. B. Skinner editors Of the Fulton Demo.
crat, were held in 81 SOD bail yesterday to answer
the Rev. Benjamin Speck on charge of libel. Mr..
SDeck was the Republican candidate for the as.
sembly last fall and the charge grew out Of pub.
lication against him.
Urbana, Feb. 81 The firm Of BlOse & E DIM ond.
SON. grain Dealers of which the late County Trea.
surer was a member, has suspended business, and
are arranging matters as fast as possible for wind
inR up their affairs. Their creditors will not lose
anything however Yet the firm, under the ex.
isting pressure of one Of its members very wisely
concluded TO quit
Hubbard O., Feb 22.-This morning between s
and O'clock, at what is called the "Applegate"
Bank, from the bursting of the boiler John B eatty
was instantly killed, and boilermaker from
Youngstown terribly bruised and scalded. There
are no hopes Of his recovery.
Wheeling W. Va. Feb % - Frank williamson
shot and instantly killed Louis Wilson at Brooms
vile, Monroe county Ohio, on Friday evening.
The difficulty originated about horse race. Will
son leaves a wife and three children. Williamson
was arrested on Saturday morning and Jailed st
Woodsheld.
W.
instantly killed Dr. Thurston at HartfOr d, this
county, yesterday Patterson was jealous Of his
wife and Thurston and had notified Thurston IL
he did not leave in ten days and take Mrs. Patter
son with him. he would kill him. Patterson has
a petition In this court for his divorce, Hartford
is twenty five miles distant.
jim Barr, the alleged murderer Of Shorty" Pol
lock at Bellefontaine o. gave himself up satur-
day 10 Eli Powers, ex Sheriff Of Logan county.
The Cleveland oat meal Company filed It's GER
tifcate of incorporation Saturday, with capital
Of $50, ,OOO by Peter NJ. Hitchcock and others.
The one armed and one.limbed pensioners at
the Dayton Soldiers Home are moving actively in
the direction of an increase in their pension.
At Cleveland, Saturday, John Baker, watchman
in the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad. in passing
between q couple Of freight cars was caught be-
tween the bumpers and received terrible squeeze
which will result fatally.
Miss Cloe Fisher, Of franklin county, Ohio, tits
said, has not eaten mouthful Of food for over
eight We eks. She was rendering lard, and was
suddenly seized with ht Of vomiting and since
that day has not been able to retain any food In
the stomach from violent wretchings
N. NJ. Cochran, tobacconlst, and Cochran, Boz.
man & Co., foundrymen,;at McCOnnellsville, o.
assigned on Saturday. The liabilities Of both es.
adjustments are nearly S6O.OOO Cochran was the
leading man in both institutions.