Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-08

A SCANDAL IN FRONT RoYAI--A special to the
Baltimore american. from Front Royal, Va,
says: While an annual conference is attracting
attention in one end OF our usually quiet town
to-day coroners inquest presided over by
Mayor G. E. Roy. is being held In the other ex-
aiming witnesses In the effort to discover the
identity Of white female Child supposed to be
about three weeks old, found last night in
private well in the town. Seven witnesses, four
white and three colOred, have been summoned,
be further Investigation viii bring to light
all the parties connected with the unfortunate
affair." Suspicion points with almost unerrlng
certainty to Miss Mollie Mitchell, young lady
of high responsibility and good standing OF the
town. 1t was in evidence before the court that
the young lady in question some time since
went to the house of friend with whom she
was on intimate terms, and, seeming very much
indispoSed, DR.. NJ. L. Garrison was called in,
who from the first entertained grave suspicious
as SoW whea The infant was found care
fully wrapped In its watery grave, has been
identified as having belonged to the family of
the y9Gung nens on @ n1r Of ae
people OF the town.
THE MAN WHO BoMBARDED WITH CANNON
THE HOUSE WHERE HIS WIFE WAS.-A tele-
gram from Cincinnati, March 4, says: The trial
of William Conkle for the attempted murder Of
Rufus Ralston and Conkle's own family on last
Thanksgiving night, In Parkersburg, WA,
resulted yesterday IN verdict OF guilty, and he
Eight Eiel years ago Ralston, wealthy farmer,
alienated the affections of Conkle's wife, Con-
kle, suspecting an improper Intimacy, went
west in 1S72, selling all his property, and Mrs.
Conkle moved into RalStOn'S house, whose Vile
had died shortly before, This was the state of
affairs when Conkle returned ID the Ia!l ana
endeayored, without success, to get ms VIE
away from Ralston. 1t is thought the troshie
made him insane. Ralston's house Wss subse-
quently mystericusly burned. He was the
owner of several farms, but by Series Of mis-
fortunes one after another went into other
hands, until he was reduced to living off Of one
small farm. Conkla n na..c CANNON ont OF well
tubing, sunk in a large sinker bit for breach,
with an iron bolt, discharged it at the house
where Ralston, with Conkle's family, was Sleep
fnp. the bolt tearing its way just over the bed
Where l,, ston slept, passing through and lodg-
ING in the cbn,n, ney. Rushing from the house,
Conkle's.oWn son a. ohm discovered him dragging
his improvised cannon, from the spot, thirty
reds from the house.
THE COAL MINERS have been on s1rlSe az
Osceola, Pa, for two weeks. The OPERATOR auu
miners held meeting on Saturday to consider
the situation, and the proDaDlItleS are mat
The strike of coal miners In the Clearheld, Pa,
and Houtzdale district in Ohio Is In full blast,
but no serious trouble has occurred They Will
probably resume work soon.
w"Am tired Of lfe?" said cheerful old
man the other day, In reply to the question.
s.Not bit of 1t. / remember landing In this
town with chip hat and hickory shirt and
been nat on my back, yet I'd like to begin and
go it all over again-chtp hat, shirt, bfeeches
and all. why? Wen, you see, when you come
to the end you don't know what's beyond. I'm
dead sure OF this other thing; and on the whole
this world just tckleS me to DEATH