The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-01
PERSONAL VARIETY.

ANDERSON, Wnen mis- vile lnterfered 10 prevent
him from committing a murder He instantly
turned upon her, accused her OF sympsthizing
with his adversary, and stabbed her dangerously.
The King Of Dentists, as he calls himself, Is a
Philadelphia curiosity. He wears jeweled crown
and gorgeous robes, rides In resplendent chari.
OF, and extracts teeth without charge. While
glib.tongued attendant sounds his praises the
King takes out teeth for all who apply, sometimes
pushing them out with the point Of his sword
Then he sells an ache destroyer at fifty cents q
bottle.
Senator Lamar, when colonel In the Confed-
crate Army, surrendered to General Winfield S.
Hancock at the battle Of Gaines's Mills as a pris.
oner Of war. Senator Lamar 70 now conspicu.
GUS promoter Of his old foe for the Presidency.
Which proves how silly is the bloody.shlrt cam.
paign which the Garielders are inRugurating
against the WinAelders.
Paul Kunkel, who died natural death at York
Pa, few dayE ago. came dangerously hear being
hanged In 1854. A stranger begged a lodging al
his house, and departed in the morning, leaving
behind an umbrella and a pair Of slippers. These
were identified as belonging 10 a woman who had
been robbed and murdered. Kuukel was indiCt
ed as the murderer, and his guilt was foregone
conclusion with most persons, nobody believing
his story Of the lodger. But in the nick Of time
the real criminal was discovered.
Stephen Allen was so III at Jacksonport, Miss.
that he could hardly stir in bed, when he was
told that Henry Melville was on his way there to
kill him. Melville was known to be desperate
,in -.
fear that he would carry out his threat. Allen
told his young son to stand at the door and en-
deaVor to dissuade Melville from his purpose
The boy begged the assassin not to murder de-
ienceless invalid, but he forced his way in, drew
a knife, seized the sick man by the throat and
raised his weapon to strike. Justthen Allen feeb'
ly protruded pistol from under the bedclothes
and shot his assailant dead.
A young man convicted at Athens Ca OF for.
gerry was, according to the Atlanta Constitution,
ian active member Of the Young Mems Christian
Association" yet he habitually played and drank
in the billiard saloons He had been Major in
the British army, and was the son Of an Irish
peer" yet his first appearance in the place was as
"a homeless tramp" $50 bright and transcend.
ent were the developments of his training that in
a few weeks he was rendered the position Of book.
keeper in one of the largest cotton warehouses Of
the city, and he soon mingled in the best society,
yet "in drunken stupor at midnight, broke at
the gaming table, surrounded by sharks, crazed
with abOminable liquor, he forged a check for S25
on his employer" The upshot Of 1t all Is that he
has gone to prison for four years.
Babe" Montgomery Of Washington, Pa, who
became famous, or rather infamous, by his con.
nectlon with the murder of Mr.. DIntmore some
years ago. died in Pittsburgh last Friday and was
buried at Little Washington Sunday afternoon.
Many Of our readers will remember the circum'
stances Of the Dlnsmore murder, how Fogler, his
associate, was tried and convicted; how Babe"
was acquitted by false swearing Of witnesses and
the refusal Of Fogler to testify against him, in
hopes Of pardon for himself how aiterward
Fogler, on the soatfold, confessed and implicated
young Montgomery. Babe" after his escape
from the gallows, was a drunken, Oeastly bum
mer and rough. The records Of the Pittsburgh
criminal courts abound with stories Of his mis-.
doings, A few years ago his father, who was a
very prominent lawyer and Democratic politician
and withal wealthy, died, leaving to Babe"
about $4,000. This legacy Babe" has not only
kept, but added to 1t, Notwithstanding his wild,
reckless life. He had been drinking very hard
for few days prior to last Friday, and whilst in
a saloon getting more liquor he took suddenly III
and after being conveyed to hospital, died the
same afternoon. His remains were taken to
Washington and deposited in the family vault on
Sunday, as above.
Mr., Hayes shook hands with nearly the entire
population Of Bradford, Connecticut Monday
His great grandfather lived there at one time.
j. B. o'Mahundro Texas Jack), the noted scout
and plains man, died In LeadVille Monday morn.
ing, He will be buried with military honors.
The twin brother Of General Hancock is law.
yer at Minneapolis
Young Atherton, son Of the Congressman, who
left his home at Newark after saying he was going
to suicide, has not been heard from,
RV. Lynde, member OF the committee ap'
pointed by the sufferers by the loss Of the Nara
gansett has entered test suit for $4,000 damages
for the loss Of baggage, personal injuries and ner
vous proStration.
George Fearn English the long distance 'wim'
mer, swan Sunday from the foot Of Thirty third
street, New York. East River, through He'll Gate
and Flushing, making q distance estimated al
fifteen miles in three hours, q minutes and A
seconds.
William FrIzell, charged with shooting David
Williams, near Geergesville, o., some time ago
has been bound over to answer charge Of mur
der in the first degree
Robert o. West who has been In demand fol
some time past was brought back to Ashtabula tt
answer to charge Of forgery, on warrant sworr
out by A. A. southwlck, cashier Of the Ashtabult
Loan Association. He comes from st. Louis, Mo,
against his will,