Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-25
Neighborhood News.

The Commissioners of Mercer coun-
ty last week removed number of their
insane inmates from Dixmont to Mer-
Ger County Aims House, which is just
finished AS soon as an order can be
obtained from Court they will also re-
Move those at the Warren Asylum.
Miss Annie Faith, the postmistess
in Indiana county, who was charged
with purloining packages, sent thro' the
mails, was tried in the United States
Court last week, at Pittsburgh. The
jury returned verdict of guilty, but
the court set it aside, claiming that in
the absence OF important witnesses
there was insufficient evidence to con-
vict. The case will be tried again.
"A party of lightning-rod men are
now on their travels. Farmers and
others must lookout for such scoundrels.
We see it stated that within the last
two weeks, in the vicinity of Waynes-
burg, Greene county, farmers have been
swindled out of about 81 900. The
swindlers got the farmers to sign
peculiar contracts which were alleged
to be but for q few dollars, but on
closer examination were found to range
from $3.50 to $500. The swindlers
drove flashy turnouts.
Oscar Richey, of Plum township,
Verango county, is wanted. He met
Miss Emma Burns as she was passing
along the highway leading to the resi-.
dence of Mr.. Grove, where the young
lady resides, last Wednesday, and it
being dark she accepted bis offer to
escort her home. After going a short
distance. he made an indecent proposal
which Miss Burns Indignantly rejected.
He then threw her down, but she sue
ceeded in regaining her feet and es-
capped to her home, when she tainted
and before she became conscious or
could explain what had happened,
Richey escaped and is still at large.
Miss Burns was not seriously injured,
but her clothes were torn into rags.
Several years ago this same Oscar
Richey committed crime for which he
was compelled to go west to escape
punishment, and while there married a
young lady whom he deserted after
one child had been born to them. He
is son of Squire Richey, of Sunville,
and is considered worthless character
Had he been caught on Wednesday
last he would have been roughly
handled by the people of the commune
ty. Officers are looking for him.
While travelling in New York late
ly E. K. Sackett, an attorney of the
Erie bar, was accosted by two stran-
gers who requested him to surrender
without any fuss or have his brains
blown out. They proved to be detec-
tives in search of Californa bank de-
faulter. Thinking he was being guy
ed the lawyer punched one head and
was going for the other when he was
overpowered and strongly manacled.
The detectives compared his anatomy
with their description list and marched
him off to the station. On the way he
gave his name and address, but it
elected only winks from his captors.
He pursuaded them to call at Dun's
Mercantile Agency, of which he is at
torney, at Union City. The clerk
knew that a lawyer Sackett was at
torney there, but he did not know him
personally. Sackett was incarcerated
and it was several hours before the
mistake was discovered.
1t is said that Hattie Hutchinson,
of Rockdale township, has long been
woed by George Glover, of Bloomfield,
Crawford county. Finally he pursuad-
ed her to 60 on an excursion with him
to Cleveland, Ohio, and arriving at the
Forest City, he neatly popped the
question. She refused him, whereup-
on he drew a revolver, threatening to
kill both her and himself, and she yield
ed. The gordian knot was tied and
the couple returned home the same
day. The bride went Immediately to
her fathers house and explained the
case, and now seeks for divorce.