The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-06

Fund Association, and the supreme Court |
refused to grant the writ. So far the Su-
perintendent of Insurance has been sus-
tanned by the Supreme Court in every case
carried up for final adjustment.
miscellaneous Items.
AN enraged father murdered his way
ward boy in Cumminsville, Hamilton Coun-
ty, a few days ago. The parents name is
Henry Boyd. He is a huckster. The boy
Alfred had worked with him regularly I'M
til a few weeks ago., when he ran off with
bad associates, returning only to steal ar
ticles from the house when his parents were
gone Seeing the boy playing marbles on
the commons, Boyd started toward him,
revolver in hand, "to scare him. as he ex-
planned to his wife. Alfred did not run as
he had often lone before, but allowed his
father to catch him and drag him to the
house. There were no witnesses to the
shooting, which occurred in the kitchen, the
mother having tainted. Boyd is half crazy
with grief, and is confused in his account
of how the shooting happened.
LIZZIE BINKLEY, a child eight years old,
daughter of Harry Binkley, of Dayton
while watching a bonfire a few evenings
since, allowed her dress to be blown in the
flames and take fire. Too young and
frightened to know what to do, she ran
toward home in the wind and fell fainting
at her mothers feet. Her clothes were al
most entirely consumed and her flesh hor-
ribly burned. Her injuries proved fatal.
THE village of billiards, Franklin County,
is torn up On temperance legislation, and
an injunction case was taken from there to
Columbus the other day to test that portion
1f fla SoA@k NV ,.a1ntt,ya 10 ~
City and Village Councils to regulate the
liquor traffic. In the present instance the
Village Council passed a prohibitory ordi-
nance, and one of the s~aloon-keepers
brought suit in order to test that section of
the law.
: SAMUEL B. ST1LwELL, who was indicted
for robbing his uncle near East Liberty,
has been cleared of the charge by the jury.
Mr.. Stilwell proved his presence at other
points on the same evening, and at the time
of night the robbery and shooting were
done at Wilgus', and the jury ndered a
verdict in five minutes.
A VERDICT of guilty was returned at
Sandusky a few days ago in the case of the
State VS.. John Rutsinger and Mott Harris,
charged with burglary and larceny. The
former was sentenced to three years, and
the latter to six years in the State Prison.
A WRETCH named Giesting, after serving
a sentence of three months in the Work
house at Cincinnati for abusing his family,
| returned home and stabbed his wife dam
gerously in the region of the heart for
swearing against him at the trial. A son,
who interfered, was also badly cut.
WILL GEER, twenty-five years old,
was fatally injured in the woods, near
Sidney, the other day. While chopping, a
limb fell from the tree top, striking him
or the crown of the head, causing concus-
sion of the brain and otherwise injuring
him, so that his recover is not probable.
THE Commissioner of Insurance for the
State of Maine has invited Colonel Moore,
Superintendent of Insurance for Ohio, to
join with the Commissioners of Illinois,
New Hampshire and New York, to assist
in the examination of the Union Mutual
Insurance Company of Maine. The exam
~ination will be held this month.
JAMES WEST and Michael Mowrey, two
young fellows at Canton, knocked down
and robbed George Seems a few nights ago
in a lonely place near the railroad. They
were arrested by officers after a desperate
fight in which one of them received serious
injuries.
GOVERNOR FOSTER, in following the Gus
tom of pardoning convicts on T~hanksgiv-
ing Day, extended executive clemency to
John T. Price, sent up from Miami County,
and Daniel Mahoney, from Franklin Coun-
ty. They were both two-year men.
A CONVICT from Mahoning County,
named Rudisell, was pardoned by Gov
ernor Foster in June, on condition that he
abstain from Intoxicating liquor. This he
failed to do, and the other day he was re-
t,,.,aJ IN tho papiranti, ry 10 .ar,, o,E ~,
sentence, of which five years remain.
HENRY BREMER, a farmer living near
West jefferson, while out on a aunt with
q party of young men the other day, was
shot in the head by one of the party while
firing at birds. He received a full load of
buckshot, and the wound will, in all proba.
biiity, prove fatal.
THE case of Dennis Sullivan against the
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Rail.
road Company at Urbana, to recover
10000 for the killing of Mr.. Sullivan's
son John. resulted in a verdict by a jury
for the defense.
BURGLARS entered Peck's store at Orange
the other night, blew open the safe, but
failed to penetrate to the cash box. They
carried off a large amount of valuable
goods.
al U0e request OIL ueT BUSINESS men Une
Columbus Council has rescinded its resolu
ton adopting the new standard time fol
that city. The clocks are now run under
the old city time.
Terry MCMAHON, a lad recently released
from the State Reform Farm, was captured
while trying to break into q private resi-
dence at Bucyrus a few mornings SINCE.
HENRY MILwARD, mechanical engineer
,rJ valiant ovnart committed cricija ~
Springfield a few days ago.
KELLY SHIELDS, the thief who escaped
from the Hamilton County Jail a few
weeks ago, has been captured and landed
In the Penitentiary. His sentence is fol
five years.
A MIsERLY old rag-picker, who otter
visits West Jefferson, o., and begs some
thing to eat, is said to own several fine
farms, and to be worth from 800, 900 t.
$500, 900. His wife is in the Poor-house.
CARSON Mos1ER and his entire family
were seriously poisoned by eating cabbag.
doctored for worms with Paris green a
Mt. Gilead a few days ago.
JEROME VAN HATToN, a miller at Ere
mont, was fatally injured the other day by
being caught in the betting of the f%1y-wheel
DAYTON has a difficult sewerage problem
on hand. The city lies SO low in the valley
that sufficient fall can not be given to
sewer without running it several mile!
down the river at enormous cost.
EDWARD JOHNSON, a prisoner at the Peni
tertiary, sent up from Erie County, at
tempted to commit suicide a few nights agc
by gashing his throat in a frightful man
ner with a piece of glass. His recovery i
doubtful.
FRANK S. RICE, Lieutenant U. S. A.
formerly of Springfield, now stationed il
California, has brought suit for divorce
from his wife, Alice Rice, now residing il
Springfield, on the ground Of willful dessr
ton