The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15
STATE AND YEIsHBoRHo0D.

williams q TO- at Mineral Ridge, Ohio, was
crushed to death while filling a car in the mine
by a two'ton stone falling on him.
George Wallace was found dead under a pile Of
lumber Of shafer's saw mill three miles north.
east Of Cardington, where he was at work alone.
The Coroner rendered a verdict that he came to
his death by a thousand feet OF green lumber
alllng on him.
sIeubenville, July O.-Eoke Burke, second Of
the trio who assaulted and attempted to rob two
Germans Saturday night, was found guilty this
morning.
Springfield, July 10,-lA sad case OF attempted
suicide occurred here tonight. Thomas Smith
and his wife have been married only two weeks.
and he took to drinking heavily. She also sus.
pected him Of undue attention 10 other women.
In a quarrel tonight she was overcome with
grief and anger, and swallowed a teaspoonful of
corrosive sublimate. The dose acted as an emeti
and with prompt medical attention she was kept
alive, but Is still severely crsmped.
Geneva, o., June 10.-This afternoon about 4
o'clock a barn belonging to Mrs. Gould, and
standing between North Broadway and Forest
street, was burned. 1t was only by the vigorous
efforts Of citizens and the fire company that sew.
eral other buildings were saved.
Toledo, July t0.-This evening as the Marrow
Gauge train was coming In from Maumee 1t was
run into by q freight train on the Wabash Rail-
way, which crosses the Narrow Gauge track on
Broadway at this point. Ateam Of horses draws
the train to the depot. The horses became
frightened and The driver was unable to get tina
train across the Wabash track. One passenger
coach was entirely demolished and others badly
wrecked. A number Of passengers were slightly
bruised, and Miss Carrie French Of Mt. Vernon
was so severely injured that she died shortly az.
ter the collision, Just previous to the collision
Miss French made an attempt to Jump from the
trein and was hurled beneath the wheels, which
passed over her right shoulder, severlng the arm
close to the body, causing her death in a few
minutes. The body was Immediately taken to
the residences Of an uncle In this city. Miss
French Yves a highly esteemed young lady, abou
% years OF age. The accident seems to be the
fault Of the passenger conductor.
At Cincinnati, on Monday afternoon, ]. W
Christy, h. N. Christy and Il. C. Cobb, of the
firm OF Christy, Cobb & Co., and Oscar A. Christy
book'keeper, was arrested this afternoon on the
charge Of fraud at the instanc Of their creditors
The case is one Of unusual importance in com.
mercial circles. The fraud ehargedis converting
to their " use property Of defendants, embez.
cling and Issuing fraudulent warehouse receipts.
Bail was taken in the sum Of $1,000 each. The
trial is to be held July Goth. Defendants are
leading grain merchants Of long and excellent
standing.
At C%restline, on Monday, in attempting to
board the 10 o'clock passenger train from Cleva.
lane this forenoon, Jimmy Arnold, son of All.
drew Arnold, missed his hold and was thrown
under the train, Drs. Jenner and Young ampu.
tated his right leg near the hip joint and the left
leg a few inches above the foot, His right fore.
arm was also torn open to the bone from the ell.
bow to the wrist, He died in an hour after the
operation.
Near Crestline, Monday, at noon, two men
working with the stone ballasting gang on the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, De.
walt and McCarLy by name, got into a friendly
wrestling match, which ended in McCarty grasp
ing a three'pound stone, hurting 1t at Dewalt and
crushing in the entire top Of his skull, ~inficting
an injury from which he cannot recover. Dewalt
lives in L~eesyilie; McCarty lives in C~restline, and
escaped arrest.
At Clyde on Saturday, Marshall schouten was
arrested, charged with attempting to rape Eliza.
beth Becker, a young lady apout "a.
Al ice house near Columbus, was struck by
lightning Saturday evening and burned to the
ground. Loss, $4,000; insured for $500.
At Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday evening, a
daring attempt at robbery was made in the
shsffer Bakery, on East Main street. Mrs, Shaft.
er hearing a noise in the store room, hurried in
to find two young thieves riding the money
drawer. She grabbed one, who had S., while the
other two fed outside. Seeing their pard COB.
bled, they rushed back with drawn r~eVolvers
and threatened to shoot Mrs. ShafFer ifshe did
not release the prisoner. She pluekily held on
to her men however, and the other two skipped.
The one arrested gave his name as Frank MeCar,
ty, and is supposed to be Dutch Phil" who
caused a recent Station-house delivery. The
other two fed toward Urbana.
Fremont, o., July 12.-John WEIGH was to-day
sentenced by Judge Doyle to be hung on Decem.
Der third for tho murder OF Andrew COtrecker.
When asked by the court why the sentence Of
the Court should not be pronounced, he replied
that he Yves the victim Of a conspiracy to hang
an innocent man. Judge Doyle was affected to
tears In the passing OF the death sentence.
A son off, Homer, Of West Newark, Monday,
while with his father in the woods, climbed a
tree the height Of 40 feet, and fell, ~injuring him.
self fatally.
At Perrysburg on Sunday morning four burg.
lars nearly succeeded in getting open the safe
Of the Citizens Bank, having blown open three
doors and were just ready to blast the last one,
They were chased through town, but got away,
firing four shots at their pursuers,
Jacob MowerY's barn near Ashland was struck
by lightning Saturday evening and burned, AL
so the barn Of Robert M, Smith,
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