Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-16
OVER THE STATE.
youSa GIRLS pEArs FROM STUDY.
suicits Duo to an OvertaSrd Brsiu--Tho
Uonnesut Kegstts-Futiie Attempt
80 tiee from creditors at Reading

iemple aud sent bullet crashing into her
brain. She had barely reached her
twentieth year. Her father is prosperous
farmer, living about fifteen miles from
in Franklin tow wnship, on the
turnpike. The daughter Of
Olivia was Ot attractive presence and was
the joy aud at the same time the care Of |
the household. Last evening she pro
pared supper for tho family and thou Ncut |
to her own room. In a few minutes those |
down stairs were startled at the sharp |
crack of revolver. Tho father sprang |
from the table aud rushed up stairs to |
his daughters room, whence the sound had
come.
Before he reached the room second
report was heard. Rushing into his
daughters apartment he found his worst
fears realized. Stretched on the bed was
the form Of his dauS Shtcr, aTcvOlyer by her
side, q ghastly wound III the right temple,
from which the blood was pouring over the
white bcd-spread. The first shot had not
taken elfoct, but the second had done its
work. Tho revolver was obtained from
bureau drawer, where 1t WAS usually kept.
The cause Of the sad affair is attributed to
oyerStudy
Last year the young girl was sent to the
Mount Pleasant iuStltute, whore she hadc
fair to take high rank Being ambi.
tous, she CXertcd herself too much at her
studies and brought on softening OF the
brain, So her physicians state, although
such a calamity was nc. dreamed Of at the
time. She soon began to fall behind in
her classes and saw that she was not able
to keep up with her companions. She
grew worse aud Was taken to her home
when her parents learned that she would
never be any better.
The kesstt. on Lake VoGnoaut.
The preliminary contest of the regatta
on Lake COuneaut was finished Just at
dark TUESDAY. The water was rough Tor
the first two races, but became smooth
towards sunset, and was a dead calm for
tho final heat. The races were all spirited
except the last half OF the ccJnd hea;, in
which all entries dropped cut except
| Teemer and Gaudaur, who took their
time to finish. The hual heat, which
brought the six leading men into cumpe-
titiOn, was finished in the darkness, aud,
| although unsatisfactory to the spectators,
was 4 magnificent struggle between the
best oatsmen of the day. Teemtr, II
| Pitfsburg, won by a length, with Gandaur,
OF st. Louis, second \. Hamm, of Pitts
| burg, third, and Mckay, OF Halifax,
| fourth.
The six men came in so close together
that the timekeopers found scarcely a
| minute between the first aud last men.
The time was given at 10 minutes Is
| seconds, but another announcement was
given of 20 minutes ) seconds, aud il has
been impossible 70 ascertain which is the
| official record
4 man, whose name was given as Mason,
was shot and supposed to be mOTtal.y
| .l,.1 L a. ~I.s
| ensued when the crowd from tho lake con
gregated az Evausburg 10 take the train
for home. The crowd OF gamblers ant
thieves congrega;ed here for the regatta
is something quite unknown in this locality
The consolation races will be given Wed
nesdGy.
caught Wtils Fleeing from BiS CredItor
/, Winfield Frying, youog mao, wa
brought before the mayor of Reading OF
the charge OF drunkenness tie protcs tee
that he hsa.d never drunk drop of liquor i
:, mis- life. He had been locked up in defaul
Of payment &C fine before il was Learned
that the officials had sentenced the wrou!
man. Instead of being arrested for drunk
cnucss, he had been wanted for debt.
incurred while stopping with a younl
woman named Jones. She is a married
| wOmap, but separated from her husband
aud was living for the summer ut Flying
! Hill park, q summer resort below Read
| ing. They had CIandestine meetings, and
resolved 70 leave for parts unknown.
Fryliug was wanted upon seyera
charges, and the officers, armed with war.
rants, proceeded to the vicinity of the park
when Fryling made a hurried departure
after he had arranged with the lady I
proceed to Reading To take down train
h9 agreeing TO cut across the country at
board the train at the first station, pro
vlded he saw a certain signal from the rea
car. The officers resolved to follow III
woman without her knowledge. She cam
! to Reading without baggage, went tn th
, depot and boarded the down train. Vine
, it neared the station whore she CxpectC
TO meet her lover she gave the expecte
signal out of the car window by wavin
her handkerchief. Fryling saw it an
quickly emerged from his hiding place
! the woods aud rushed into the train, thinl
. ing all was safe.
He was about leaning over to kiss IL
woman, when Constable Glaze. who ha
been quietly sitting on rear seat of Il
car hurried forward and arrested him.
, violent struggle followed, Frying maxim
a desperate attempt to escape. He wi
finally Overpowerod and taken to Read
ing while the lady was allowed TO cOntinr
: her Journey. The young mau is said {
have well-to do parents in Baltimore. Il
is still in custody, but expects money fro
home TO settle all claims against him
Reading.
\ CoBVicr's Fatal Leap Tor Liberty.
John SchuteT, who robbed Oscar Heyer
7 jewelry store few months ago, and VIII
is now serving torn in the LuzerI
, county jail, made desperate effort
! escape Monday. With other prisoners |
: was taking exercise in the yard, an
o while the keepers back was turned, su
ceedcd in clambering, by the aid of son
outbuildings, to the top of the bi IA wa
r surrounding the yard. Thence he leape
. over twenty feet to the ground. One le
was broken, and he was so much bruisc
and cut that it is doubtful If he can I
cover.
n TaithIess wife Driven from Home.
Mrs. Laura Stevenson, the wife of
. insurance broker of Norristown, was o.
> dered on Saturday by her husband to lea'
T his home because of his discovery tn
she had been criminally intimate with
bOarder in the house, named Long, who
, also in the insurance business. Mr.
Stevenson begged forgiveness, but Il
husband was Obdurate. and the gull
lovers left for Philadelphia. Mrs. Steve
. son leaves two children behind.
Thrown from Horse ana Killed.
j On Saturday evening last Cora, younge
daughter of Solomon Addleman, of IN
t larsville, near Washington, was fatally i