The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-27
STATE AND NEIeRBoRHooD.

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Father Edward Purcell, brosher Of Archbishop
Purcell OF Cincinnati, died Of apoplexy Friday
night at the USuline Convent, In B.own county
Ohio.
fireman named Jack Smith accidentally run
an engine over his brother at Cincinnati, FrIdayl
and killed him.
A farmer named George Hsymen, living near
Minerva, onio, was thrown out Of his sleigh
! against tree, Friday, and killed.
The Masonic building, at Minerva, Ohio has
been sold and will be converted into store
room.
Near Warren, Friday afternoon, Ambrose Rob
bins was chopping down tree when limb fel
on him and killed him.
Lake Erie q Western train knocked hand
car of the track near BlufFton Onio, Friday kill.
ing one section hand and breaking the leg Of an
other
The scandal In the sOldlers and Sailors Or.
phaIs Home is tObe hushed up Charley GrOsVen-
or says there will be no investigation. Republican
scandals must not be Investigated. They must ba
covered up.
Logan, Ohio, January 2l-JOhn Cussc was ar.
rested this evening in Logan on suspicion Of being
one Of the parties engaged in the killing Of John
Laherty In his saloon last night at Buchtel furn.
ace, Athens county.
Mits Carrie Ribbons young and handsome
school teacher Of Sidney, Ohio, went to Indiana.
polls few days since and, after giving birth to
child, died Of puerperal fever Her seducer Ia
supposed to be q Sidney man.
Three men named Altman ,Cusac and Jones had
quarrel with Lsnerty saloon keeper at Bueh.
tel, Hooking county, Thursday night, and pound.
ed him to death, he having first put them out OF
his saloon All three have fed but have since
been captured.
Pittsburgh January 2l-Chief OF Police Pender
received teleram from Chief Of Police schmld
OF Cleveland last night, asking him to arrest Il.
h. Mason, agent OF the Wilcox q Gibbs Sewing
machine Company, who is charged with embez.
zIing large sum of the company's money. De-
tectiVes o Mara and White found Mason at the
Seventh AVenue Hotel. and the former started to
Cleveland with his prisoner at l O'Clock this
morning. He acknowledged taking $500.
A row ofbuildings on Fulton street, Wauseon,
o. burned Saturday night. Loss, So 900.
Dead: City Editor King Of the Mt, Vernon
Republican, and Kelley, OF the Allen County
Democrat.
James Mutt OF Z4nesVlle, was sentenced to three
years In the Ohio Penitentlary Saturday for rob-
berry, Hard Mutt
Mrs. Wilconson OF Coshocton, has fallen heir
to comfortable slice from an English estate Of
SS OOO, ,OOO
DE- Whelan OF youngstown was fined $40 and
costs for not reporting fatal case of diphtheria
to the board Of health.
Julia, wife OF Ernest Paeuyer, wealthy Akron
groceryman, has sued for divorce upon the ground
OF ofadultery and neglect Of duty.
A mad hog at Newcomerstown chased Il. A.
srimS son all over big farm Saturday but the
boy nnally saved himself by shooting It.
&C. Mason of Canton and au unknown man
were arrested at Masslllon Saturday charged
with rob0ing John StoOlmlller OF Akron, OF a 1925
watch and chain.
Postmaster DeWolfe OF Flndlay, cleims to have
oVerpaid man named Grier 800 on a monev or.
der, and when the latter refused to return the
money he caused his arrest
NelsonVllle, OhiC, January 23-The preliminary
trial ofJohn Cusao, John Stafford and Wesley Al.
man, charged with numbering John LsFsrtv
saloon keeper, at Buchtel on the night of the Goth
inst, was concluded at 1l.8O p. m, last evening
Ihe trial was held before Mayor Buckley and re-.
ulted In committing all Of the plrties to JAIL on
the charge Of murder in the first degree.
Tho OF Tok
murder OF Policeman Lyman at Dayton, about a
year ago, was given to the jury Saturday night at
Hamilton, Ohio, Francis having been taken there
on writ of venue, FrancIss plea is self defense
1t being alleged Lyman drew pistol on him b,
fore he fired. The prosecution claimed that Ly.
man drew the pistol he had in his haud after he
was shot Medical experts were put on the stand
who testified that Franciss bullet through tbe
nerve centers Of Lyman's heart would parayze
the brain so that he would be unable to draw A
pistol. o1 Sunday verdict of manslaughter
was rendered.