Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-17

mings, . handsome and accomplished
young woman, 2 graduate of the State |
Normal School. L Il. Taylor, Of Troiooia
closed his house in that village and moved
to Bufialo year ago On account Of the
death Of his wife. His housekeeper re-
Gently returned to Fredouia to remove the
ported from France, silver and china tea
been stolen. Miss Cummings was sus-
pected. and her house being searched the
property was found concealed. She was
arrested, confessed, and implicated Geo
Lockwood. OF Buffalo, regarded rs IN eX-
emplary young man, as her accomplice.
Lockwood, being arrested, said that Miss
Cummings stole the property and he helped
carry it away. Miss Cummings claims that
she was inspired to commit these crimes,
and is not responsible, being the agent Of
irresistible power. She Is entirely com.
posed, and says tnat she cannot be con-
victed. She is about 20 years old, and
claims to receive spirit comm munications.
Lockwood is about 20.
A Book De.trsyer.
Booksellers and news.dealers in Roches-
ter, n. Y, are head over heels in trouble,
owing to the antics OF q man named
10.
duty to pluck from their shelves and
scaunteo q opfsain eaasB e huuorBuu0 put1s1
odicAls and tear them In piscse Spoftink
and flash illustrated papers and books on
games of any kind seem to be the particu-
lar bane OF his life. He has been arrested
several times, but he could not be pun
ished, as the police justice has held that
he knew Of no law bearing on the case.
The only course left to the shopkeepers
therefore, is selfdefence. and when they
spy Lehmaler now they jump on him by
him out Of sight The other day he walk
ed unobserved into q large book store on
State street, and apparently amused him.
self by giancing over the books, papers,
etc, on sale. His eye failed to catch any
Of the obnoxious journals on which he has
heretofore wreaKed his vengeance. but
through his observing spectacles he espied
work which courted his destructive pro
pensities. The book was Judge Schenck's
manual on draw poker. He muttered
something in scarcely audible tone.
picked up several copies Of the book, and
Immediately proceeded TO tear them up.
AS soon as the proprietor realized what
had happened he sprang over the counter
and made for the crank. The latter took
to his heels, but the fiery bookseller was
gained. he followed the eccentric Lehmaier
nearly block, planting his boot under
the fugitive's coat tail at every jump.
The bookseller propose to cure this par.
ticular crank, or lay him up with curva'
ture of the spine.
Separating Married Couple.
For several months the wife of W. II.
Anderson, Philadelphia clerk, has been
in receipt Of scores Of communications
signed "Jenny Blink" and containing
must give up Will to me. God says must
have him, and shall obey the Lord" The
Andersons moved from place to place 10
avoid the annoyance; but the flood Of let
ters continued TO pour in, and the matter
was placed in the hands Of the chief OF
police Officers were detailed to watch the
postalboxes in different sections OF the
city where the letters were deposited, and
one night the writer, agood.looking woman
of 80, was arrested. Her story Is that she
met Anderson on one occasion, and since
then has been inspired to separate him
from his wife. After her arrest il was
discovered that she was wanted on several
charges Of attempting to blackmail promin.
ent business men. She has been one of the
pillars in Sunday school, and leading
Episcopal church member.
Sentenced 70 Death.
William Sindram, now under sentence
of death in New York City for the murder
of his landlady, is either a crank or an un.
commonly hardened wretch. His victim,
an aged woman, fingered for six months
before death put an end 10 her suuerings,
and weekly during this time Sindram al.
dressed letters TO her OF the most abusive
nature, praying that she might not recov-
er, but that after long and agonizing suf-
fering she might go to her grave. He has
never manifested any remorse and contem.
plates his execution with q great deal Of
pleasure. In one of his letters. he says:
~ am now steadily keeping my mind In
contemplation of my earthly departure
from this world, but am not endeavoring
to win the 'glories of another by paying
penance and prayer, as Judge Brady ad-
yised me to do, for do not believe i'm the
existence Of another world and its 'glories.
Nor am struggling TO comprehend the
existence Of Just and mcrciful God. ]
gave up that struggle long ago. II there
should be heaven and hell, and IL inf
dels have got to go to hell. then ] will go
there. His satanic majesty will no doubt
give such q fiehd as am very warm re-
ception.
In another letter. after expressing regret
that there has been stay OF execution In
his case. he says:
IL seems great many persons would he
much pleased 10 see me weaken and break
down completely. so that would have 70
be carried to the gallows, but I will try TO
bear myself up under the ordeal and die
ike o nineteenth century inGdel. At any
rate | will die quicker and easier than she
whom shot. feel very sorry that killed
her-just as sorry, in fact, rs her son feels
that will be hanged.
At the end OF this letter was q pen and
ink sketch Of man hanging from gal.
lows and connected with il the inscription,
Nearer, my God, to Thee"
The list OF cranks might he prolonged,
but the above illustrations are sufficient 70
show that they are very numerous, and
that people might as well be on the look