Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-10
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rhs Arrsst OF Two Uansl Boatmsn Tor q
Rurder In Nantiooke, Nav. "a --latest
Hsppeaings Arouua Town.


rss Arrest Of Two CANAL Boatmen Tor =
Rurdsr In Nantiooke, Nev. "a --latest
Bnppsaings Arouuo Town.
A probable murder occurred at Nanti-
coke on the evening Of Nov. ~, 1884, the
particulars Of which are as follows
Captain OF Pennsylvania canal boats
Nos. 500 and $50, Benjamin Litey, while
in the cabin OF one Of the boats reading to
his children an article in q paper, which
told how negro had outraged white
woman. A short time afterward Samuel
Taylor, aged 30 years, and evidently under
the. influence Of liquor, boarded the boat
and entered the cabin. HIS appe aranoe 80
startled the children that they uttered shrill
screams OF fright, hearing which Capt.
Litey appeared and compelled the negro,
who had no business in tho cabin nor on
the boat, he not being an employe, to
vacate. When on deck Taylor was
knocked iDsensible by the Infatuated
Litey, by blow on the head with piece
Of wood. He would have fallen overheard.
but nawser caught and prevent ed
the accident, Taylor was in q danger ous
position, seeing which, the captain.
aided by another man, rescued and
laid him upon the deok. Capt.
Frank Wagner, alias Butcher, Of
pOotbg ASoos cOU anu OlV
just then appeared, and a. he passed the
unconscious form Of Taylor, he inflicted
several brutal kicks upon his head. Taylor
was then removed to his home, In critical
condition. An attempt was made by
Alderman j. +. DonOb ne, of Wilkesbarre,
to take his ante mortem statement, but the
negro was unable to speak. Warrants
were issued, and placed in proper hands to
be served, but before this could be done,
the boatmen were on southern trip. Yes
terday Alderman Donohue came TO CO.
lumbia with the warrants, placed them In
the hands of Officers Wittick aud Gilbert
and last night Litey and Wagner were
captured along the Tide Water canal
Alderman Donohue took the prisoners to
Wikesbarre this afternoon. The boatmep
are we'll known in Columbia, Litey favor.
ably, Wagner otherwise. On last Monday
Taylor was supposed to be in dying con-
ditiop.
TOWN NOTES.
William kessler. residing on 8. Front
street. between Union and Locust, Is
hourly expected to die from general
debility.
Owing to the non .sssistanos OF parents
aud board of directors of the Quarryville
school. Rev. MeCauley, of Columbia, was
compelled to resign his position of teacher
last Saturday. He could not alone
manage the uuruly pupils.
A key was lost between the opera house
and the house of Chief Burgess Irwin
last night by that official.
Several paues of glass were broken in
the opera house restaurant last night by
an unknown person.
Mr.. j. III. z Z,amer Is quite i'll.
The Marietta rink opens tomorrow
evening. Columbians should return the
visits of the Marietta folks by sending
delegation to the opening.
After the two boats now ut the Il. & G.
wharves are loaded coal shipments from
that point will close for the year.
A literary and musical improvement
society Ia being formed in Columbia. The
committee having the affair in charge is
Misses Lillian II. Welsh, Annie Bruner,
Maggie Purple, Rev. f. j. Clay. Moran
and A. c. Bruuer.
A small audience greeted Denman
Thompson. in Joshua Whitcom5, in the
Columbia opera house last evening. The
play was excellently rendered and perfectly
satisfied the few present, The orchestra
IS a magnificent organization and their
music was the finest ever heard in Colum
ba. The troupe appsar in Lancaster this
evening.
Theatre going il played ont 10 Columbia.
There has not been troupe here this
season which made expenses.
The Columbia relief association will
meet in the opara house tomorrow at .
p. IN. A full attendance is requested, as
much business of Importance is to be
transacted.
Orion lodge, No. $40, l. o. o. F., meets
this evening.
Four train jumpers were arrested at
Shocks Mills yesterday by p. II. r..
Officers Pyle and Kennedy. Squire Frank
gave them 10 days each, in Jail.