The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09
OHIO STATE NEWS.

ASxw oourt-houss b In prospect ct Marion.
JONI PAAxEl d BRorHxR, shippers Of livs
stock st New Lexington, have failed.
THE swsdenborsian Society, of Urbana, tbs
past week dedicated their fine new church edi-
THoxAs LooKKR, . farmer living near South
Charleston, was fatally crushed BY falling
tree.
JONI Consrrr was fatally injured in vrss-
Ting match ut Now California, by being thrown
against . stone wall.
REV. l. p. sADpLxn, . Methodist minister
located st Uhricksvile, fell dead on the cars
while on his way 10 Pittsburg.
THEODORE wrDnoHLoS, . brewer at Lam.
caster, fell through hatchway and broke bis
neck, expiring I'm few moments-
HrLAs HrDE, Of Bronson, who some days
ago was injured BY the premature discharge OF
IN improvised cannon, has since died
A VEIN Of coal, four feet through, has been
discovered ON the farm of ]. W. Brown, IN
Ross County. A mine will be opened at once.
AT Lcetonia John Bush shot Joseph Burbeck
while scuffiing for the possession Of .gun. Inc
shooting was accidental. Burbeck has died OF
his wound.
THE Cits Hall, at Lancaster, has been con-
demned a. unsafe, and all entertainments in
that town are on now until . new opera-house
can bc built.
A youn-YEAR-oLp daughter Of Jacob Klick,
residing three miles from Massillon, was burned
10 death by her clothing igniting from burn
ing pile Of brush.
eMEssRs. BAILEY q ADAMS, of Dresden, Ohio,
have completed arrangements to establish
mammoth stove factory at Newcomerstown.
Work begins April 1.
The people OF Knox County, In mass con-
yention, decided by an overwhelming majority
that they do not desire to be taxed for the pur-
chase Of new fair grounds, nor for the macad-
amizing of county roads.
Henry LETT, In the employ of farmer
named Rochelle, while endeavoring to enter
the house at late hour without disturbing the
family, was mistaken for burglar and received
shot, which, however, was not fatal.
The widow OF the late Jack Hiwarden, Of
Marion, has begun . suit for 5000 damages
against Drs. w. q. Denman, of Marion, aud ].
W. Wallace, Of Bellefontaine. The suit is for
alleged malpractice by which Hiwarden met his
death by the use Of chloroform.
on an affidavit filed by Joseph Thrailinkill, of
Columbus, and held In $4,000 bond for an
alleged fraudulent transaction two years ago
by which ThrAinlnll lost %, 900. Corwin, since
the event, has spent the greater portion Of his
time In Canada.
TIE residence of David Parker, of Hancock
County, was entered by three men. who over
wife, and hired boy, taking from the boy his
earnings for . summer, $50. There were e1, 200
In the house, but the old people refused to tell
where 1t was and IL escaped their search.
WHILE Silas Jameson, Of Wooster, was driy-
Ing along the road in buggy near Apple
Creek, he was attacked by an infuriated bull.
The buggy was capsized, but Mr.. Jameson es-
capped unhurt. His horse, . valuable family
mare, worth e250, was gored TO death by the
infuriated beast, and had it not been for the
friendly protection Of . neighboring fence Mr..
Jameson would probably have suffered the
same fate.
MISS McMnLEN, aged sixteen years, while
attending party at o neighbor's in Holmes
County named Grover, was induced BY young
man named VIM. Bell to take walk. When Q
short distance from the house she was set upon
by three other Bell boys, two boys named Rizor
and another named Grover, who gagged her
and In turn ravished her person. She was sub
sequently found In an insensible condition.
Warrants are out for the arrest Of the young
men, all Of whom have fed the country.
THERE has been . great deal written and
published about the horrible outrage and MUIR
der at Ashland, KY, particularly concerning
the confessions Of Ellis one Of the self-con-
fessed accomplices, but We regret TO say. much
TO the discredit Of enterprising newspapers, the
most OF It has been untrue and without the
semblance Of foundation. 1t seems that an
unappreciated detective has been acting in the
capacity OF newspaper correspondent, and with
the pen ~ lever, has exerted every endeavor
10 establish theory Of his own without regard
for the facts in the case. 1t now transpires,
and on excellent authority, that Ellis never
made but one confession-that to which he
made oath in court-which fixed the crime
upon himself, Neal and Craft. He denies that
he ever made more than one confession, which
was published on the day of his voluntary sur
render and arrest, and all subsequent confess
sions attributed to him have been fabric itions
and the product OF . fertile imagination. Upon
his confession and testimony Neal and Craft
were convicted OF the most villainous Of crimes
"A L.. L.. -
execution arrives april 14) they will pay the
penalty with death