The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-11-13

GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

An attempt was made to wreck a railroad
train in dangerous locality, a few miles south
of Reading, Pa, Thursday afternoon, 4th
inst, by placing distractions on the track,
but they were discovered in time by the en-
gineer. George Levau, youth, was cap
tured, and gave the names of two accom-
plices, named Good and Grifiiths, also youths.
the motive for the deed is not known.
By collision between two freight trains
on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad,
near Moohville, Ohio, on Thursday of last
week, Frank Lorshead, engineer, and Chas.
Krick, fireman, were killed. Six others
were injured, but not seriously. 1t is said
the d saster was caused by carelessness of the
train dispatcher.
Charles Clark, about 20 years Of age, was
killed by the bursting of an emery wheel
in mill at Stamford, Conn, Monday after
noon.
An engine and part Of coal train on the
Morris and Essex Railroad ran of the track
in Jersey City, Monday morning. Peter
Cavanaugh, the engineer, was killed, and
William Hopping, the fireman, severely in
jured. The track was obstructed for five
hours.
Sister Gertrude Verona, of the Protestant
Episcopal Home of st. John Baptist, in New
York, was shot three times and seriously
wounded by Thomas Stanton, an insane
man, as she was entering the Home on her
return from charitable visit, Sunday morn
ing. The man, being arrested, said he was
"bewitched by some one, and he Thought
Sister Gertrude was the person."
In Batesville, Ohio, on Saturday night,
Frank NJ. Biedenbaugh, a wealthy farmer,
o .F IL 70 tENo
ture, where she was milking cows, cut his
sons throat with the edge OF an axe, killed
visitor named Mrs. Stephens, fatally
wounded her daughter and then cut his own
throat. He died on Sunday night. Bieden
baugh always bore a good reputation. 1t is
beiyed he committed the murders in I'll
of insanity.
In 1915, Oscar Snow, white, aged IS years
was convicted in Western Kansas of partici'
patton in a murder commitlsd in the Indian
Territsry, and was sentenced to be hanged
The sentence was conmuted to imprison-
ment for life, aud he was sent to the Joliet
| ILL.,, Pententiary. In 1877, an application
| for his pardon being renewed, it was decid
| ed that if, at the end of FIVE years imprison'
meut, he had behaved well, the application
| should be favoraby considered. The time
having elapsed, and the Warden Of thu
Penitentiary reported the prisoners conduct
| good, the President, on recommendation o
the Judge who sentenced Snow has pardon
ed the young man.
While Reuding railroad train, due a
Pottsville at noon, Monday, was approach
ing Auburn Station, an unknown passenge
fell from a car platform and was killed. H'
is supposed to be W. 6. Cooper of Reading
Early Friday morning freight train oil
the Erie Railroad took switch at Peni
Horn Greek, n. j., to allow passenger trail
of the New York and New Jersey Railroad
TO pass into the tunnel The switch wa
carelessly left open, and the passenger train
going at speed of forty miles an hour
crashed into the caboose of the freight train
wrecking several cars. David Quackenbosl
engineer Of the passenger train, and Garret
VOorhis, conductor of the freight train, wer
killed. The fireman Of the passenger trail
received fatal injuries. Clark Bogert, th
switchman to whose negligence the disaste
is attributed, has disappeared.
Emil Sei.erz, a music teacher, was shot
and, is is feared, fatally wounded, by Rus
sell, in Buffalo, N. Y, Wednesday morn
ing. Selfert made love to Darts 6aughte
while teaching her music, and was forbid
en- the house. On Tuesday he went to tn
house, and brandishing carving knife
threatened to kill anybody who prevente
him from seeing Miss Dart. He was ejecte
and returned Wednesday morning, when b
was shot by Mr.. Dart, who claims TO hav
acted in selfdefence.
Martin Nolan and Alexander C. Giles
convicted for murder and robbery were sen
fenced in New Orleans Tuesday, by Judg
Leizenburg, to Imprisonment at hard labo
for life. W. L. Thompson, their attorney
was then called up aud sentenced TO on
mon ,hs imprisonment for an assault an
battery, of which he was convicted som
time ago.
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