Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-01

n. kuger and who has been feigning in
sanity since verdict of guilty was ren-
dered, has been pronounced sane by a
competent board Of physicians and was
yesterday sentenced to be hanged accord
ing to the laws of Kansas after one years
confinement at hard labor in the penten
tlary. The crime was committed for the
purpose Of obtaining $1,000 insurance
upon the life Ofthr deceased woman, the
policy having been taken out a few weeks
previous to her death and made payable
to the son of Mrs. Martin, who is still in
Jail and will be tried as an accomplice in
February.
fOttsvl,io Mildly Excited.
Two sensations .nlivened the services at
st. Patrick's Roman Catholic church at
Pottsville, Sunday morning. The first
was the bitter denunciation by Rev. A. J.
Gallagher of the firemen's balls. A ma
jority of the members of both fire compa-
MES are Catholics. Father Gallagher said
he proposed to attend the balls to prevent
the ruin of any more of his young men,
bers. While he was saying ten O'Clock
mass some of the Christmas decorations
took fire. One OF the first companies to
respond was one whose ball he had de-
nounced. The priest prevented STAN
pede among the audience by going on with
the mass while the altar boys extingaished
the flames.
Killing a Newly Married Brother.
Three weeks ago young farmer named
Staten, living in Monroe county, Missouri,
married and took his wife to his mothers
house to live. A younger brother viewed
tho marriage with great disfavor, and
after brooding over the matter for two
weeks he rose from bed early last Thurs
day morning, and, without DRESSING went
to his brothers room and shot and killed
him while asleep by his wife's side. He
then fled, but few hours later returned
and surrendered to the authorities.
Threats of lynching the murderer were
| made, but an investigation of the matter
developed the fact that the young man is
insane.
Railway Wrecks In lshode Island.
On the New York and New England
railroad, near Sterling, Conn, the air
drum of an engine attached to freight
train dropped, throwing the tender and
five cars from the track and down an en-
bankment. The cars We're badly wrecked.
The damage is estimated at $4,000. No
one was injured. A wrecking car, with a
gang Of men, on the New York and New
England railroad. came in collision, east of
Olneyville, with a freight train. Both
engines were badly wrecked, the damage
being estimated at $1,000. Several en-
ployees were badly injured. The accident
was due to the negligence of the telegraph
operator at Olneyville.
Killed by Fall OF Top Coal.
Conrad Zelbach, miner, employed at
Shenandoah City colliery, was instantly
killed by fall of top coal. Zelbach and
his partner, John Clott, were robbing a
gangway and had just finished loading a
wagon when the fall occurred. Clott made
a narrow escape. Zelbach was forty five
years of age and leaves a wife and six
children, the youngest being only twenty
four hours old.
A Train Plunges into u River.
A west-bound freight train on the Bos-
ton, Hoosac Tunnel & Western railroad
plunged off an open switch near Schaghti-
coke. N. Y. Two cars and the locOmo.
tive landed in the Hoosac river, fifteen
feet below the track. Tho train hands
were saved by jumping. The track was
blocked for seven hours. The loss amounts
to about $1,000.
Two Men Attacked by Negroes.
Frederick Joseph, of Washington, and
John Brennan, of Baltimore, wero at.
| tackled on Fayette street, Baltimore, by
two negroes and Joseph probably fatally
| injured. His skull was fractured. Bren-
nan was cut in the back with a razor, but
only slightly hurt. Joseph was removed
to the City hospital. The negroes es.
capped.
Young Lady Skater Drowned.
Miss Rose Golightly. young lady of
nineteen, OF Plymouth, Luzerne county,
accompanied Ly her escort, Charles Bitt-
nerbender, while skating on the Susque-
hanna, fell into the water and before
assistance could be rendered the young
lady drowned. Bittnerbender was rescued.
"A Farmer Accidentaily.snot.
While John s. Schrack, a wealthy far
mer, living near Lewisburg, and some
friends were on a hunting expedition,
their wagon upset on tho rough mountain
road and one of the guns accidentally dis
charged its contents into Mr.. Schrack,
inflicting injuries from which he has since
died.
Thawing Giant Powder
Near Weeksville, Montana, three China
men were instantly killed and three others
seriously wounded by the explosion of a
quantity, of giant powder which was
being thawed out.
Drowned In q Var.
William Bender, a cooper in Louisville,
went out on Friday night to soak some
slaves in vat, and his wife went to bed.
Next morning he was found in the vat
drOwne6 in twn foot of xr,far