The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-16
LATE NEWS,
Recent Occurrences in This And
Other Countries.

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Other Countries.
-Four prisoners escaped on Tuesday
from the Wheeling Jail,
Artie Gregory, of Ashtabula, was shot
in the arm by Frank Hazeltine last
week, blowing off the muscle.
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage was in Col
umbus yesterday and visited the House
when a recess was taken to enable the
members to shake his hand.
Two grass cutters killed by smugglers
near NuevO SaredO, Tex, Monday, and
also two horse thieves killed by officers
near Los RusiOs.
Bald Mountain, n. c., was again shak-
ing Tuesday, and there was a great
panic among the inhabitants of Ashville.
9 large part Of the peak has sunk into
the ground.
PITTSBURGH February 15.-Ward Nc
COnkey, one Of the Dead Mems Hollow
outlaws, who murdered George A. Nc
Clure, near McKeespOrt, last August was
this morning convicted of murder in the
first degree.
In Gwinett county, Ga, Sunday night,
a mob took a cOlOTed man, Bill Smead
charged with horse stealing, from his
cabin, beat him until he confessed, and
hung him with an iron chain to the
llllD VI d IIee unIll uedu.
John Adkins, fellOw-prisOner in Jail
with the three Ashland muTdereTs. saws
Ellis told him he had further confess
sion to make, duplicating other persons
and supposed to eXOneTate Neal and
Craft, already under sentence of death
for the crime.
Shooting affray occurred on Capitol
street, Jackson, Miss, last night, be-
tween Geo. HaTrell and David HarTing-
ton, two high-tOned young men. Four
or five shots exchanged. Harrington
shot in the thumb, stomach and head
and Harrell badly wounded.
EX-SpeakeT Randall told RObesou i'm
House at Washington to take his seat
and Robson said Randall was not now
Speaker, when Randall said ne was a
member OF the House and in good stand
ing. The House laughed at and ap-
plauded the hit on old RObesOn.
WASHINGTON, February 13.-The cor
Oner's jury in the SOteldO inquest
brought in verdict that A. NJ. SOteIdo
came to his death from pistol wound
inflicted by pistol in the hand of his
brother, A. C. SOteldO. The coroner COM
mitted A. c. SOteldO to await the action
of the grand jury.
DETROIT, February 13.-Hugh S. Peo-
pies, the man whose libel suit against
the Evening News led to his arrest for
the murder of Martha Whitla, and who
was released on $1,000 bail, was again
arrested this morning, fresh evidence
having been discovered. DR.. James n.
Hollywood was also arrested as his ac--
cOmplice.
AT Akron Sunday night, hOusebreak-
ers got $500, but missed $50, in the
house of VIM. Hageman; Herman L. JO-
seph puTlOined $50 from his brOther-in-
law. j. H. TheObOld but was caught at
the depot. Willis Thompson, Rayenna
glass blower, arrested for an attempt at
pOcket-picking. FOOtpads demanded
money from Andrew Bickler, in the
northern part of the city same night but
his Outcries frightened them away.
At ChillicOthe, Ohio, a young man
aged about twenty years, who gave the
name of Thomas AIalby, who has been
in the employ Of Hugh Bell, near this
city, skipped Saturday night, taking
with him diamond ring, gold watch,
new suit of clothes and other things to
the value of about $500. Malby is a
kind of respectable appearing tramp,
who played the religious dodge, joining
one Of the churches to get the confidence
Of his employers.
I no masked robbers were lying lii
wait for a lumber merchant at Russia
Vile, Ind, on day when he was known
to be carrying a large sum of money
from his mill to his residence. A clerk
came along first, and they mistOOk him
for their intended victim. When they
discovered the blunder, one wished to
rifle,the young mans pockets, but the
other insisted that it was foolish to,
waste time on him. The highwayIHen
quarTeled over the question, and when
they came to blows the clerk escaped,
with his employers wallet safe in his
pocket, it having been entrusted to him
because the owner was too i'll to be out.