The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-06-21
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

STATE NEWS ITEMS.
CHARLES II. SCoTT member of the inter
mediate class of the theological seminary
at Oberlin, Lorain County, was arrested
few nights ago, on the affidavit of E. j.
Goodrich, charging him with the theft of
$50 worth of books. Scott was convicted,
fined 500 and costs, and committed to the
Elyria Jail until paid> He has made pecu'
lations of clothing, books, ETC., from fellow
students, and, besides, owes large bills
at Oberlin. His home is in Waterbury, Conn.
Although theological student, he was not
studying for the ministry, but for a Greek
professorship.
Lou HAUK, the Delaware County muir
derer, is at work in the chair shop of the
penitentiary. Lou wanted to learn the
machinist trade, but they would not allow
him to handle tools of that kind.
THE Cleveland Oil Exchange was form
ally opened few nights ago, with speeches
in the forenoon and banquet at night.
Visitors present from the oil regions spoke
encouragingly of the prospects.
The third annual session of the Grand
Councilof Ohio, American Legion of Honor,
met at Columbus on the 10Th. The report
of the Secretary showed the receipts for
the year to be $2,3SS.3S and the disburse-
ments, $2,259.0s. The following named
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Grand Commander, o. A. B. Senter, Col
umbus; Vice Grand Commander, DIR. L. s.
Ebright, Akron; Grand Orator, DR.. W. E.
Totten, Springfield; Past Grand Com
mander, j. G. Reeves, Lancaster; Grand
Secretary, VIM. H. Tucker, Elyria; Grand
Treasurer, F. F. ingalls,, Zanesville; Chap
lain, Rev. E. s. Doolittle, Mansfield; Guide,
Albert s. White, Columbus; Warden, H.
Baumgarten, Cincinnati; Sentry, Samuel
Mcfarland, Barnes, Richland County,
Trustees-Dr. Harcourt, Cincinnati; Joseph
Fleming, Barnes, Richland County; VIM.
Purcell, Piqua. Representative to the
Supreme Council, DR.. A. E. Keys, Mans
field.
WILLIAM s. GARvIN was arrested at
Bellefontaine, Logan County, the other day,
upon charge of forgery by an officer from
Monroe Township. He has been for some
time selling organs for a Dayton firm. The
charge is made by James E. Stanley, who
bought an organ, but refused to sign note
in the form used by the house, but signed
one written by Garvin, which was paid.
A note of sos now turns up, which was
turned into the house by Garvin. It was
written in the same hand as the one paid.
but is in different ink, and is signed James
instead of James E. Stanley. Garvin is out
on $500 bail, and says the matter can be
fully explained.
MEssRs. MITHoFF AND EVANS, of the firm
of Mithoff, Evans & Hubbard, of Columbus,
manufacturers of children's carriages, ha We
filed an application to the Court of Common
Pleas for the appointment of receiver.
They appear to be unable to agree, and de-
sire to wind up the affairs of the concern.
Mr.. Hubbard intended to apply for a re-
ceiver, but his partners beat him in getting
into Court. 1t is claimed that the firm is all
right financially.
NORTON S. TOWNSEND, of Columbus, has
been elected President of the Ohio Women's
Suffrage Association.
THE survey of the Mt. Vernon, Coshocton
and Wheeling road has been abruptly
stopped near Newcomerstown by D. B.
Moore, who refuses to allow the survey to
be made across his farm.
CHARLES HAITHcoCK, colored janitor of
the school buildings in London, Madison
County, was run over by a freight train on
the Little Miami Railroad few days since
and instantly killed. Haithcock had
been out with a serenading party, and
started to go home short time before the
accident happened, and circumstances
point to his having laid down upon the
track and gone to sleep.
PoSToFFICE Inspectors j. H. Brown and
W. W. Perry, of Cleveland, few days
ago, arrested George Morrison, night dis.
tributing clerk in the postoffice at Toledo
charged with robbing the mails. For more
| than year past various business firms
have lost valuable letters, and it became
evident that some one was opening letters
and destroying them after appropriating
the moneyed contents. Suspicion fell upon
Morrison, and on the morning of his arrest
he was detected in the act. Upon being
arrested he made full confession of his
| guilt. He was committed to await an ex
animation before the United States Com
| missioner. The amount Of his peculations
| is not yet known.
THE contest between Morton L. Hawkin.
and Samuel Beresford for the Sherifalty
| of Hamilton County was decided in favor
| of Hawkins, the present incumbent, a few
| days ago. Judge Buchwalter based hi.
decision on the ground that the "except'
tickets, which gave Beresford majority
were evidence of fraud and could not b,
| counted.
| AT Fremont, Sandusky County, on tn,
| 18th, Judge Wickham held an adjourned
session of the Common Pleas Court to heal
the arguments on motion for a new tria
in the case of John Radford, the Bellevu,
| wife-murderer. The counsel for Radforc
| arose and asked for a continuance of tn,
case for fifteen days, but the Judge said h
would not grant it, but would give then
twenty-four hours time. They said that i
they could not have the time asked for the,
did not want any. In the afternoon Rad
ford was brought in the Courtroom, AM
being asked if he had anything to say
arose and spoke about ten minutes, reiter
ating in substance what he gave in as tes
timony at the trial. After he had finished
Judge Wickham sentenced him to b
hanged on the 18th day of October. He di,
not seem in the least affected. The Grim
was horrible one, and the testimony a
the trial proved his guilt beyond doubt
The sentence gives universal satisfaction
among the people.
The Ohio Diocesan Convention adjourn
ed to meet next year in Toledo. Report
were received from the colleges. The re
port of committee was adopted opposin
the granting of divorce for other reason
than adultery, and the second Sunday afte
Lent in each year was fixed for each recto
to present sermon on the subject of maj
riage aud divorce.
| The ex-Empress Charlotte, of Mex
leo, sister of the King of the Belgian.
is in much more tranquil state of min
than formerly. Her splendid black hal
has whitened, but her health is goot
and she has recovered from the attac