The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-04


ard and wife beateT, yet he was so sensitive
to criticism that, on being upbraided by her
for his bad conduct, he committed suicide iu
her presence. Richard Kirk, Of Mobile,
shocked lis affianced wife in "A similar man
neT. When she intim8ted that their engage
meut must be broken, and refused 10 see hIm
except in the presence of witness. be blew
bis brains out, and she went into commissions
at the sight
George Bugdke, aged %. married, and
Joseph Echenberger, aged q, met in a sa-
loon at Louisville. by, Sunday afternoon
and renewed a quarrel Of long standing.
Ben Echeuberger, a son, came into the room,
and taking sides with his father. dealt
Bugdke q blow with club, which caused
his dea tn in half an hOur. The Echenber-
gers were arrested and Oh way 10 prison the
old man attempted to escape, when the DO
liceman shot him inficting an ugly wound
in his hip.
Henry Funck, aged 15 years, employed
in the hat factory of John r. Miller < Co,
at Reading, was caught on Tuesday last hy
the picking machine and drawn ln head
first. His face was torn 20 atoms and bis
right arm was torn of and found hfteeu
feet from the body. This occurred on the
second floor and the employees on the FIRST
door were only made aware 81 the accident
by the belts OF the machinery being thrown
Oh, and Immediately a search WAS made and
the lifeless body found. The machine into
which Flnck was drawn was making so
revolutions minCte at the time.
"A valuable scientific discovery made in
Huntington c0uutF Indiana, a short time
ago, can be fairly credited 10 the drought
which prevailed in that region. A stock
raiser whose wells had gone dry began dig
ging for water in neighbUTing bog and
had proceeded but short distance when his
shovel struck hard substance, which prov
ed % be the skull Of an immense mastadOn.
Further search has been rewarded by the
discovery of a rib four feet two inches in
length two tusks, eacl eleven feet and sew
eral log bones. Two teeth which dropped
IrOmthe Jaw weighed seven and three quart
ers and eight and one-ttITd pounds respec-
lively,
Ezra Cook and wife, and old couple,
We're found dead I'm their house at Bellows
Falls, Vt, on Friday afternoon. No evi-
dence of violence was found upOu the man.
On the wOman's head a cut three inches
long was discovered. Ths skull was not
fractured Death was probably caused by
conclusion Of the brain Xrs Cook often
iutimated size was Of uEsOUBd mind, and in
the bedroom vas found an undated letter
saying she was crazy, and Is she should ls
any time be found dead she wished the son
to be good to his father. The general theory
Is the woman administered poison TO her
husband, and then inflicted the blow upon
herself
John 4. Heiner stole SO. 900 from a tele-
graph company BY whom he was employed
in Philadelphia, but bis apparent cOutrition.
and the influence of friends. saved him from
prosecution. one of the friends was John
Wauamaker, the wealthy merchant and
phianthropist of that city, who gave him
empi0ymeu as an auditing clerk. and be-
Heved him to be thoroughly cured of d.shOn-
esty. But ne was not. By means of a CON
SpITacy with several employees, .Heiuer lost
30 time i'm beginning TO rob HauamakeT.
and now He VIII go 80 prison. II l. said that
hls wife, dlsgusted ct his lugraritude, warn
ed him in vain tC stop the chievinE. and
finally informed against him
About SIX months ago Thomas F8Irow,
blacksmith, employed iu the mines at
Wilkesbarre. Pa. sent TO Wales far hi.
brother William, paying his passage 10 thi.
country Upon ms arrival Dee was taken q
live in his brothers family, and went q
work with him in the mines. On SATURDAY.
last William told his brother that he wa.
going TO take his sister-iu-law and tine two
children on an excursion 10 pIEmgutl q feV.
miles distant Thomas made no objection
None of them have since returned The
deserted husband al last asertaiued that ID.
brother had bought tickets Tor II. Louis fO
the whole party and they had departed 0l
the late train. Thomas left on Tuesday
with detective 10 overhaul -he elopers an,
recover the children
On Saturday wefi-to-do miner name,
Thomas Prater was crushed TO death in tn
NIdvaie Culliery. near WHke~bsrre. HI
mauUIed remains We're carried TO his home
His wife, learning the terrible fate OF De
husband. rushed out to meet the bleediu
corpse. On the threshold Of the door Sl
tainted at the horrible sight aud in q shor
time gave birth TO twins. one OF which die
a few hours afterwards. The other stiu liu
gers, but the mother Is dying ON Wednes
day last the little home was the scene OF
happy wedding party. the bride coming froJ
England % marry a cousin of the dead uli
ueT. Prater was arranging 10 leave th
mines and ON the occasion of the wrddiU
told the officiating clergyman the he was 81
inC TO England 10 take care OF his mother
farm. He was widely known and man @
considerable Importance iu the community