Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-04
OVER THE STATE.
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OF "a Baseball Player.

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OF IA baseball Player.
Tho residents of Franklin avenue,
Scraut u, were startled Monday morning
by tho sound of a pistol shot on the side
walk and a violent struggle was witnessed
between A. +. Scanlon, q postman, aud
Thomas Hetzel, we'll known livery
keeper. The shot was fired by lletzel,
who has been savage for some time over
the fact that Scaulon has been paying
attentions to his stepdaughter, Eva
Underhili, q winsomo brunette, who has
been fascinated by the handsome youOg
postmau. Hetzel wanted his stepdaugh.
ter to wait for n rich husband aud told her
that Scaulou, in addition to being poor,
was Irish aud unworthy Of Ler.
Last Saturday evening the lovers visited
the theatre together aud Hetzel waited for
them at the door during the performance,
intending To shoot Scaulon as soon as they
came out. He was prevented from doing
50 by the crowd. On Monday morning
whon he met the postman on Franklin
avenue SCaulon demonstrated with him
over hts violent conduct. Hetzel imme.
datcly struck Scanlon on the breast and
afterward on the face with his pistol. Tue
postmlu then dropped his mail bag to de.
iend himself aud Hetzsl, stepping back
about three PAGES, fred at him. The ball
went whizzing close by Scanlon's head, aud
Hetzel, thinking he had shot him, walked
| away.
AS soon as Eva Underhill heard of the
affair she rushed into the street, thinking
| her stepfather had killed her lover, but
| SCaulon refused 10 speak to her. He had
a warrant issued shortly after by United
| States Commissioner Wilson for Hetzsl's
arrest aud it was served by Deputy Mar.
shall Barring, of Wilkesbarre. HetZel was
held iu al 0JO bail for appearance at Pitts
burg on the charge of attempting the life
Of letter carrier.
Base BslI Player Fatally Injured.
James sullivan, the well known profcs 70
sioual base ball player, Monday morning
| fell from porch i'll the rear Of a saloon in
| Allegheny city and was fatally injured
| He was found lying on the sidewalk with
blood ooziug from his eyes, ears and mouth
and a large pool of it had stained the suow
about his head. Three physicians were
| summoned, who discovered that his skull
was terribly fractured, and pronounced his
| injuries fatal. He returned home at late
hour last night, and, it seems, failed to
discover that there was no guard rail on
the porch. Sullivan was 80 years OF age
| He had signed with Western club for
|
| the pitcher, was killed on the Ptrsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago railro.i Ia rs
| burg q few weeks ago.
4 Prisoner Leaps From Cor.
Last week Adrew Woodwize, living in
Wilkesbarre, stole, it is alleged, sl75 from
Hungarian aud then escaped to New
York. 4 detective was sent after him.
! who arrested him on Saturday, and put
| I'M |
When near ErzAbethport, n. j., the mau
asked leave TO go into the retiring com
partment, which permission the detective
granted him. Not returning a. the time
expected the officer looked for WoodWizs,
and found that he had escaped through
the window which leads to the platform
Of the car. The train was at one stopped
and search made for the prisoner. He was
found badly bruised. He was taken on
Monday morning, heavily irOned, tc
Wikesbarre.
Tue Agony over.
Ia the matter OF the Fedeu al offices o
Philadelphia, made vacant by the eIprI.
tion Of the commissions of tho InCumbents
President Arthur yesterday emerged from
his perpleXitias by reappOiuting Mr.. Johr
X. Valentine 10 the office of United State:
attorney for the Eastern district OF Penn
sylvAaia, aud Mr.. James y. Kerns 20 the
Office OF United States marshal for the
same district. Thus far he followed ''civi
service REFORM" He departed from it,
however, by appointing Mr.. John NJ. Van.
derslice to the office OF pension agent, in
He also appointed Mr.. William NJ. Buuu,
editor of the Sunday Tr GnScript, governor
Of Idaho territory.
| An Eccentric Miners Death.
| A peculiar character died at the hospital
iu Wllkesbarre on Saturday, giving the
name as l.. B. Vaine, of Louisiana. Upon
examination into his affairs it was discov
cred that his real name was John +.
Sybert, an eccentric miner, who lived
many years in a cave IN the mountains
back of Berwick. For years past he has
been suspected Of stealing horses aud
mules, which were taken to the cave and
killed, and the meat sold for beef in the
neighborhOod where he lived He was 7j
years old, and since his death a memorau
dunn book has been found showing that he
had 800 to his credit in the Peoples bank
IL Wilkesbarre.
Killed whils Or bssins a Railroad Track,
Ludwig Brantmire, a farmer and owner
Of the extensive coal lands mined by NJ.
5. Kemmerer, az Pond creek, and an EN-
ploye OF his named Peter Speer, were
driving across the Berwick street crossing,
at White Haven, of the Lehigh Valley
railroad Monday night, when passenger
train ran into their sleigh. 1t was upset.
Speer was killed instantly and Brautmire
probably fatally injured. The harness oi
the horses became entangled in the loco
motive. They were carried 100 feet
along the track, one on each side OF the
engine.
Result of rsasing an UId man.
Joseph Wheeling, an old man, who keep.
a candy shop in Chester, shot into a crowd
of boys who had been teasing him BY
throwing stones and snowballs at his store
Monday afternoon, fatally wounding
Joseph Taylor, aged IA years. Wheeler
was arrested and locked up TO await th,
result of the boys injuries.
ThE PENNSYLVANIA KAILRUaD
its Annual Report shO wing an Increase o
| business and Net EarninEs