The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-09
OHIO STATE NEWS.

ANEW courthouse is in prospect as Marion.
JOHN PAhKER Il BRoTHKR, shippers Of live
stock At New Lexington, have failed.
TEE Swedenborgian Society, Of Urbana, the
past week dedicated their fine new church edi-
ice. .sssz;s efF
A1sBooKrh, farmer living near South
Charleston, vaa fatally crushed by . falling
Tree.
JOHN CoRsrTT was fatally injured in . ,wres-
against . stone wall.
Rev. L p. SADDLER, 3 Methodist minister
located 1t Uhricksville, fell dead on the cars
while on his way TO Pittsburg. 1
THEODORE WIEDMoHLoE, brewer at Lam
caster, fell through 8 hstchway and broke his
neck, Expiring in . few moments-
HzLAs HYDE, Of Bronson, who some days
ago was injuredJb by the premature discharge OF
an improvlsed cannon, has since died. &, -
"A VEN Of coal, four feet through, has BEEN
discovered on the farm of J, ~. Brown, IN
Ross County, a mine win be opened at once.
Ar Leei1nia John Bush shot Joseph Buhsck
while scuMing for the possession OF gun The
shooting was accidental. Burbeck has died OF
his wound.
The City Hall, at Lancaster, has been con-
demned as unsafe, and all entertainments IN
that town are on now until new opera-house
can be built
A FoUR-YEAR-oLD daughter Of Jacob Kick,
residing three miles from Massillo1, was burned
to death by her clothing igniting from burn
ing pile OF brush. esssstf5rsl
eMEssRs BAILEY & adams, of Dresden, Ohio,
have completed arrangements to establish Q
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-
nInizing of county roads.
HENRY LEFT, In the employ Of farmer
named Rochelle, while endeayoring to enter
the house at late hour without disturbing the
family, was mistaken for q burglar and received
shot, which, however, was not fatal
TIE widow of the late Jack Hiwarden, of
Marion, has begun 4 suit for $1,000 damages
against Drs. W. @. Denman, Of Marion, and j.
W. Wallace, of Bellefontaine. The suit Is for
alleged malpractice by which Hiwarden met his
death by the use Of chloroform.
FRANK ]. CoRwN was arrested at Mansfield
on an affidavit fled by Joseph Thrailinkill, of
alleged fraudulent transaction two years ago
by which Thrainklll lost $6, 600. 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.
powered by torture and threats MIR. Parker,
wife, and hired boy, taking from the boy his
earnings for summer, $50. There were 81 zoe
in the honse, but the old people refused to tel
where it Was and it escaped their search.
WINE Silas Jameson, of Wooster, was driv.
ing along the road in buggy near Apple
Creek, be was attacked by an nfuriated bull
The buggy was capsized, but Mr.. Jameson es.
capped unhurt. His horse, . valuable family
mare, worth $3.50, 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 MoMuLEF, aged sixteen years, while
attending Q party at Q neighbor's in Holmes
County named Grover, WAS induced by q young
man named VIM. Bell to take a walk. When
short distance from the house abe was set upon
BY three other Bell boys, two boys named Rizol
and another named Grover, who gagged her
and IN turn rayished her person She was sub
1equenfly found in an insensible condition,
Warrants nre out for the arrest Of the younf
Utn. ~ Of whom have fIed the country.
1H3sz has bee2 : sfeat dezl written md
published about the horrible outrage and mur
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, tn,
most Of it has been untrue and without tn,
semblance Of foundation. 1t seems that 81
unappreciated detective has been acting in tn
capacity Of newspaper correspondent, and witt
the pen as q lever, has exerted every endeavo
to establish theory Of his own without regart
for the facts in the case. 1t now transpires
and on excellent authority, that Ellis neye
made but one confession-that to which b
made oath in court-which fixed the Grim
upon himself, Neal and Craft He denies tina
he ever made more than one confession, whicl
was published on the day Of his voluntary sur
render and arrest, and all subsequent comics
sions attributed to him have been fabrication
and the product of fertile imagination. Upol
his confession and testimony Neal and Graf
were convicted Of the most villainous of crime
execution arrives CApril 11) they will pay th
penalty with death.