Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-27
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John Ethl.y, aged II years, who shot
aud kIl,,d HIS iIjtie six year old sister, last
iali, ia the upper eud oi Snyder county,
WAS tried h,forc Judge Buchor at Middle
burg on Tuesday aud WAS acquitted.
TE1s. B Marsh, y prominent and highly
respect, Il merchant living az Girardvillc
cOmmi'tod suicide on Tuesday morning in
his bod room by cutting his throat with
razor. Mr. Marsh doalt extensively In
tho dry goods aud grocery business, but
of lac years II IL sad met with heavy
Losses. which affected his mind. llo arose
at hiT customary hour Tuesday morning,
opeurd the store and was apparently in the
best Of spirits About II o'clock, how
ever, no went up stairs 70 his rOOM and
with razor, which no carried with him
for the purpose, cut his throat. Whom hiS
vito missed him she tau upstairs and
found him wcltoring in his life blood. Tue
wind pipe WAS severed aud ho died At 4
O'Clock ia the evening lie was 81 years
OF ago aud leaves largo family.
Young vito Deserts ucr husband.
Miss Maggie Earnest, tho beautiful
daughter of OlG of tho wealthlest farmers
IN the CatawissI Valley, WAS married \
month ago t. Frank Cleavor, OF shame
kin. After briet honeymoon tho bride
returned To her plrcuts home in CAtlwisSa
whe'e she was to remain until her hus
band saved sufficient money to establish
| a home OF his OSn AnsCLtDuAta letters
| passed bot ween the two until a week ago
when Mrs. Cloaycr stopped writing to heI
husband.
The latter went to his brides home san
| day, when he was told by her parents that
| sho had mystcgiJusly disappeared n few
! days before. Her father aud mother had
supposed, however she WAS visiting hel
! husband III ShamOkiu. Ccavcr aud hi.
! father in law started out at once in queS
Of tho missing gtrl. They traced her &
| Plymouth, Luzerne county. Here they
! lcarued that, IN company with john Law
less, n SCARED face youoE man who live
| ia ShlmOkin, the yuuug wife had lett tOl
| parts unknown. Earnest aud his son in
Law returned 10 CAtawtssl. Ciavor lclruol
that LiwiCss WAS sr0n IN ShamJki bu
he has not been able TO ascertain arythiul
in regard Ln his wife's whereabouts.
convicted OF Murder
The trial of Samuel McCaull5y, IN
Hermit" at Greensburg, charged with tn
Tuesday m lrnjng, aud the jury roturne,
A verdict OF guilty Of murder in the frs
degree. The trial has occupied fourteen
days. The defense WAS insanity McCaulle
feigus the utmost uugDuceru q: th5 yeriiC'
and SAYS Il Is an absurd one. At about
p. m on the 9Th of August last tho con
dcmuGh man shot ami killed his father /
tho presence of his mother, sister an
two brothers. The crime was committs,
uGlr SAljna station, on tho West Pcnusyl
vania railroad, fifty m,inS from pittsbErg
The son was formerly u school teacher
He had amassed considerable money, hu
was always looked upon as a crank, II
had asked 20 live at home repeatedly, au
each Tins his father had driven him froI
toe do)r TuS scene was repeated on tn
fara! day and the son murdered his fatheD
He hsd to the mountain, but the shori
with posse IN pursuit captured him.
shot by a Bridge waterman.
Peter Emery wltchmau at the DsKIl
street tol, bridge, Norrs,own. go. into a
a,tercatiou a. the Bridgeport end OF th
bridge Tuesday evening with EiwAr
M,F4d Ion, dissOlute young mln, q
Bridgeport, during which Mr.. Emery shu
at his aBsaiIGnt and hit him in the iuns
right thigh Of the leg, producing painful
but not fatal wound. Mr.. Emery says /
shot in self defense McFaddsn va
drunk at the time and resisted tho wl'Gl
Q mau's attcmpt to put him oil tho badge
I No arrest has been made.
sale OF Railroad.
Tho reported sale Of the Pttsburg al
| Western railroad was confirmed late
! Monday night. The majority of the stoc
was takou by the Baltimore aud Ohio RAJ
road company, which elected seven of u
thirteen directors, as follows: Robe
9 Garrutt, samuel Spencer, J. X. Cowen,
; ;. Ill., Thomls VI. KING, Soon Hur
!, phreys aud l.. ). Ferry This opens up