The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-22

STATE NEWS ITEMS.


STATE NEWS ITEMS.
GEORGE A. HORN and VIM. n. Gribbens
were hanged at Ashland on the 10th, for
murder committed Easter Sunday morning,
1883. The circumstances of the execr rion
of the death penalty were singular. The
final words of the doomed men, while
standing on the scaffold, were interrupted
by shouts and yells of mob of eight thous-
and gathered outside the Jail. Showers of
brickbats and stones ratified against
the walls of the temporary in
closure wherein the gallows stood,
and occasional musket and pistol shots
were heard. Outside the stockade and
Jail a Gordon of fourteen companies of
militia with fixed bayonets kept the turbu-
lent, drunken crowd at bay. Gribbens' dy-
ing speech was drowned by wild yells.
Religious services were held in the
jail corridor before going to the
scafold. The doomed men Joined in
singing "Nearer, My God, to Thee"
Horn merely said goodbye to friends
from the scaffold. He evinced no emotion
except just when the black cap was pulled
over his head he clenched his teeth with
evident effort. Gribbens greeted his friends
smilingly, and spoke several minutes, but
broke down when he said: "When 1 am
gone don't throw this in my wife's face"
He protested his innocence. Thrice when
stationed on the trap he broke away and
rushed to the front of the scaffold to speak
to friends. One of the ministers on the
scaffold commenced prayer, but
the trap fell while the movement
of his lips indicated that he was
still speaking. Nothing could be heard for
the wild shouts outside. Both nscks W ere
broken instantaneously. Meanwhile the
mob had torn down the high iron fence,
surrounding the Jail yard, and assaults on
the militia grew bolder. Several pistol
shots were fred in the crowd without effect.
The militia were cool and kept the mob
back manfully. When the announcement
was made that all was over the crowd
called, "Fetch the bodies and let's see 'em. Z"
THERE was little excitement at the
StatsaHouse the other night, caused by a
fire in the Governors Office and in the
Office of the Board of State Charities. 1t
started among some documents piled up in
doorway connecting the two offices. The
damage is slight, and consists in the burn
ing AID charring of furniture and destroy
ing of reports of the Board of Charities,
some of which there are no duplicates. The
damage to the Geverqor's office is very
slight. The origin of the fire is not known.
MOSES OWENS, aged fifty-fve, wealthy
retired farmer living just north of Akron,
in paroxysm Of rheumatic pain, the other
morning, jumped into three feet of water
| collected in his cellar and drowned. He
had been bedridden with rheumatism all
winter.
JULIUS KURZER, the editor of the Wdech-
| ter am Erie, German Democratic daily,
died this residence on st. Clair street on
the 18th. He has been sick for year past.
|. He was born at Botzen, in the Tyrol, and
came to America in 1858. He had charge
of the Peoria Democrat for some time, and
assumed his late position on the death of
Aug. Theme, several years ago. He was
highly educated man and a powerful
writer.
c. MUELLER, proprietor of the Clinton
Brewery, Tiffin, made an assignment few
days ago, to Frank Wagner, wholesale
liquor dealer. Liabilities from $4,000 to
$75, 1000; assets about the same. He has
been thirty-nine years in the business, and
at one time was estimated to beworth 500, :
900. The business will be continued by the
assignee.
| DIR. R. L. GILcREsT and Mrs. Isaac Ran.
dali, of DeGraff, Logan County, by the
frightening of their horse, were thrown
over an embankment at the Miami River
Bridge, west of town, and both were seri
ously injured. The doctor had both spine
and hip injured and Mrs. Randall received
| bruised arm, head and lower extremities
Eddie q. Neer, five-year-old boy, who was
| with them, escaped unhurt.
REUBEN FLOYD, aged 105 years, was taker
to the Infirmary at London, the Other
day, having been crippled with paralysis
several months ago, up to which time he
had been in good health, and worked stead
lily as pump-maker. He was born neal
the presentssite of Chillicothe, and alway.
lived in Ohio. He was soldier in the wal
of 1872.
HARRY HAUER, of Springfield, has pre-
served in alcohol a great curiosity in the
shape of a young chicken with two well de
veloped bodies, double sets of wings anc
legs, and only one head. This double
bodied wonder picked through its own shell
and then died.
MRS. HENRY REssLER suicided at. hel
home near Lewisburg, by cutting her throa
with a razor. No cause assigned. Sh,
left husband and nine children.
MRS. BELINDA GALLOWAY, of Dayton
after years of litigation, has obtained
decree of the common pleas court confirm
ing her title in fee simple to the Cooper
Female Academy property. The property
originally cost her $2,70O, and is nov
valued at $4,000.
BURGLARS entered the gun shop of c
Burton, about two miles south of Maine
vile, a few nights ago, by forcing open tn
rear door. They succeeded in taking fire
arms and tools to the amount OF $4O0.
AT Akron, II. Young and T. S. Garret
sons houses were entered by burglars tn
other night on scientific principles. Botl
families were drugged, and did not awakel
until several hours after their usual time O
rising. At Mr.. Youngs' $175 in money
two gold watches and other jewelry, max
ing total valuation of about $400 wa
, stolen. At Mr.. Garretson's a hundred
dollar gold watch and some jewelry wer
stolen.
SANFORD ]. CREST, a one-arm man, age
} thirty-nine and weighing about 220 pounds
fell down flight of stairs at his residenc
in Canton, the other night, and broke hi
neck, killing him instantly. Crest was
candidate for the appointment to the pos
tion of market master at the Council mee
ing, and was defeated. He was present a
the meeting, and returning home at it