The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-12-22

The ten year old son Of farmer named
Wilkinson, living near Centerville, Ohio,
mounted young horse 20 ride him to the
watering trough. He complained OF the cold
and, at his brother suggestion, tied the bal
ter 10 his wrist, so that he could put his
hands In his pockets. The colt took fright
at strange dog and ran away The Doy
was thrown of and dragged by the wrist m
I'll bis skull was crushed and his body fright
fully mangisd.
Two months ago, in the Ohio penitentia-
ry. were held for life Imprisonment two
murderers from Fremont, Knapp and Welsh
Since then Knapp has been pardoned for the
alleged reason that he had consumption and
death was daily expected. He is in sound
health and appeared so when be arrived at
Fremont On Tuesday the body of Welsh
who died in the penitentiary the day before
OF consumption, was sent to Fremont for
burial. The wrong man was pardoned
"A few days ago a man named Wilson,
living IN Braddock, was arrested and sent to
jail. Shortly thereafter his wife left the
place, deserting their two young children.
Ihese were taken in by a woman named
Cole living in shsnty boat on the Monon-
gshela river. The children met with such
neg lect that on Saturday night one of them
died, and the other Is not expected to live
The Coroner was to bold an inquest on Mon
day
A friend tells the story says the Chico
Record, and youches for its truth, of a hen in
this place with brood OF ten chickens. which
she refused to provide for, and as they gave
her great trouble she few to the top of a
fence one day, put her head between a connie
of the pickets, and then stepped of, thereby
/ committinglsuicide. The little orphans were
adopted by pullet only a few months old
which has never vet laid an egg butts taking
care of the family with as much skin as an
old tough hen could.
Almost year ago George Jones a six
teen-year-old mulattO boy, shot and killed
George Foster in front OF saloon on Water
street, Pittsburgh. Last week the case was
on trial and was concluded on Saturday
Next morning the Jury sent word to Judge
Bailey that they had agreed upon a verdict
The jury was sent for and the prisoner
brought into court. Their verdict was muir
der In the first degree. This makes the fifth
murderer under sentence of death in jail in
Allegheny county.
An application was made in Common
Pleas Court, No. 2, at Pittsburgh, on Satur-
day, which is the first instance of the kind
that ever occurred in this State This was
the application of Mrs. p. s. Breckenridge
of Allegheny, for naturalization papers
Mrs. Breckenridge has been in this country
thirty one years. and having come when un-
ger age needed but one paper, which was
granted. The lady Is going to Europe aud
desired to he a citizen OF the United States
before her departure.
"A pretty Octoroon girl asked the advice
OF the Chief OF Police OF Allegheny City on
I Friday as to how she coul1 obtain the body
of James Matthews, Of that city. who com
mitted suicide in Chicago few days before
I by shooting himself She claims to have
been married to Matthews several years ago,
and that his parents had induced him to leave
her. The Mayor consulted with the family.
and they promised to let the Young eo.ored
woman see the body The Matthews are of
nigh social standing.
"A hog was rsf1ed for last week at W6m-
elsdoTf, Berks county, that is probably the
largest hog In the United States 1t weighs
over fourteen hundred pounds and is called
Jumbo, Twenty-eight hundred tickets
were sold, each ticket emitting the holder to
three throws, the highest number OF heads
thrown with seven old copper cents to take
the hog. An immense crowd from all parts
OF the county attended the raffie. 1t was
! won oy ooy.trom Reading, who made eigh:
teen heads out of possible twenty one
John SchpengleT, a laborer, shot his wife
In Baltimore on Saturday morning while she
was lying asleep in bed with her three chill
[ dren by her side. he then shot himself in
/ the temple and fell dead. The wounded
! wife called for help and attempted to 90
/ down stairs, but fell on the floor and died in
few moments. Schpengler was a sober
/ man, but indOient, and did not contribute to
| the support of his family. His Wife's sister
! with whom the family lived, had frequently
/ refused him admission to the house on ac-
count OF his Incidence. He had not been in
the house before Friday night for five weeks.
chicago now has her fifth prominent
heretic, To the list, including Bishop Che
I ney, Professor Swing, DR. Thomas and the
agonistic actor, Min, is now added the Rev
J. +. Wilcox, recently the pastor OF the first
Christian Church, who has bean cast ad-jft
/ for preaching, contraryltO the doctrine of the
Church, that the wicked aIe utterly DESTROY
/ ed at death, and the righteous will be called
( to future life after the judgment The
. only complaint made by the pastor is tnat his
! flock have not paid him-an oversight which
+ he proposes to correct through the agency Of
the law.
"A strange story comes from Troy, Y. 7.
of a man named William Pendergrass. who
] ell in, RrvH n
! which was alleged to be counterfeit He
was indicted in the United States District
/ Court at Auburn. When his case came To
trial he plead guilty and was sentenced "a
one year in the penitentiary. The coin was
. afterward forwarded to Washington. where
/ 1t was assaYen and found to be genuine II
! the President can ever find time to attend to
the case 1t Is probable the poor fellow will be
pardone5, as there seems to be no other way
of releasing him before the expiration of his
sentence. He seems to have been a very
simple minded man and not to have under.
stood the effect of his plea.
! Henry Moser, of Phillipsburg " j.
has been one of the most unfortunate of
men. In 1882 his father was drowned and
his sister died week before last after a pro.
tracted illness. Several years ago, while
employed as q brakeman on the JERSEY Cen.
trail railroad, his head was injured by com
ing in contact with an iron pipe at a water
tank lett standing over the track. Since
that accident he has been subject to q series
Last Thursday evening about O'Clock he
was found dead at the foot of the steps in
the interior OF the Belvidere Delaware depot
in Phillipsburg, having been taken with a
fit at the top and fallen to the bottom. be
was found lying in such position that it is
supposed he choked to death.
Alfred Jinks. the owner Of a farm in
Stokes county, ". c., few days ago sold
his wife to Noah M. Gildwell, neighboring
farmer. for $500 He then sold his farm and
moved away. The transfer was made as
as though the man had simply snapped hor-
ses. jenkins in conversation said that he
wanted to move away and was unable Ia
axe his wife. Gildewel said be himself was
tired of living without wife and was will.
ing to buy II jenkins was willing to SELL
jenkins named $500, and after further con
versation the transfer was agreed on. Mrs.
Jenkens was cOnsultedxand cheerfullY con
seDted to the sale. She at once took her sf-
fects and went to Gildewell's house, where
she is now living, and seems perfectly con-
tented with her new husband and home.