Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-20
STATE ITEMS.
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Commonwealth News

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| Commonwealth News
a sonsation was created In Erie on Tues
day night by the elopement Of Mrs
| Georgianna Griffin with Charles Holmes,
a cDlorcd bod carrier. Mrs. Griffin is a
young woman of twenty three, highly
/ counccted, being relative of Judge
Cross, formerly on the bench of Erie
county. Five years ago she married George
Griffin, an artist, who. after the birth Of
| their little girl, treated her so badly that
| separation was insisted upon by her
| mother. For tho last three years Mrs.
Griffin has been living with her mother, u
| lady of considerable means Three months
| ago Charles Holmes, an Intensely black
| negro, of splendid physique, WAS employed
| as a hod carrier repairing the house oppo-
| site. Observing that he attracted the
| attention Of the lady across the way, he
| found means OF communicating with her,
| and an acquaintance began which ended
"Wednesday in both being seized on board
= train when about starting for Buffalo.
The elopement was partially frustrated
by a railroad conductor telephoniug to
Mrs. Martin that her daughter was at the
depot IN suspicious company and had
bought tickets for two for Buffalo. The
mother Jumped into hack without stop.
the depot just before the train pulled out.
The lady was discovered in the car, with
Holmes in tho next seat magqueradinG as
her servant. The offi Jers had great diff
Guilty IN removing her. She shrek aud
called upon her colored swain in endesr.
ing terins ~ prevent her removal Holmes
declined. Had he made the slightest at
tempt 70 interfere a score Of excited cIti.
zenS aboard the train would have etfectual-
ly suppressed him. Officer Duddenhoetfer
firmly but kindly led Mrs. Griffin towards
her mother. Suddenly she wrenched
herself free nnd darted up Eighteenth
street with the hsetness of deer. The
officer pursued her, followed by fully five
hundred people. Mr.. Griffin distanced
them all and vaul'ed over the school house
fence with the agility OF an acrobat aud
escaped. At this writing she had not
been found by the police. Her black
lover wanted TO leave the train, but was
forced to go out Of town on II. He told q
correspondent that Mrs. Griffin loved him
and had consented 70 fly and be married
a. Buffalo. Their meetings have been
clandestins but frequent. Mrs. Griffin has
no divorce from her huubaud.
Usst Up by the kiver
In December last two men cane
to Easton from the coal region u,ar
one bound for Germany
the other intending accompanying him ~
New York. They stopped there To SUe
friends and it was supposed they both left
for New York the one is now in Germany.
The whereabouts of the other remained
a mystery until Wednesday morning,
though his friends sought him diligently.
II row appears that the other fell into the
Lehtgh river aud WAS drowned. His body
came TO the surface Wednesday morning
aud was identified by papers found on him.
His name was Peter o. Donnell. He had
quite \ sum of money when be left the
mines but had spent all but 90, and this
was toued in his clothing. He was 90
years old apd leaves wife aad three chill
dren.
: Nine on Fire.
At noon on Wednesday large quantity
of fire fell from the furnace at the top Of
the air shaft Of b. +. Rafferty, & Co.'S
mine At Shauer Station, on the Baltimore
y Ohio railroad, near PIttSburg. The
mass lodged $50 feet below the surface and
iGpited the tImbers and loose coal at the
bottom. These buried furiously. and in
few minutes the mine was filled with
smoke, The 200 men who were at work
managed to reach the top and at once
began TO battle with the flames. Their
Efforts were futile, however, and the fire
is gaining ground and spreading
iu!iOusIy, Application has been made to
the city for assistance. The probable loss
cannot be estimated.
Capture OF an Escaped Convict
During the last session of criminal court,
while Sheriff Boyer of Pottsvlle WAS
taking eight prisoners uuhandcuffed from
the dock 10 The jail, he encountered
crowd IN the court house corridor, and
one Of the prisoners, John Reilly, under
Sentence OF nine months for burglary,
escaped. The matter was kept quiet but
lat night officers OF Mahanoy city dis
covered Reilly in the act OF committing
another crime, and arrested him. He was
brought back to jail and will be tried
next month.
Iwo Miner, In.tantly Killed.
Andrew HOrtal, laborer, was instantly
killed by a fall Of roof Tuesday night
while at work in the Hillman vein, a
branch of the Midvale oollery, near
WilkesbarEe, Michael Jones, a miner, 80
years Of age, was instantly killed at the
Nottingham colIery on Sunday by fall
OF top coal.
An Old Mans Suicide.
Tuesday evening Hiram Este, an old
man living neae Ryerson station, Greene
county, committed suicide by hanging
lie was in bad health aud his mind was
Affected. A brother of the deceased took
his HE IN similar manner about ten years
since,
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