Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-22
KEYSTONE HAPPENINGS.
vr AND DOWN rHK uuaMuNwEAru.
The uirss Forgery Unarge Takcs on New
Phase FUisou concealed IN DANDY
Othos state Items

Ahc uirSS Forgery tnarge Iakcs on New
Phase Poison concealed m CANDY
Uthos state Items
Controller Hirst, Of Philadelphia, against
whom charges of forgery have been made
by tho Philadelphia Times says Tho
notes 10 which it is alleged forged tho
name of James Il. Pattsou, wcre gwen to
take up two other notes of Mr.. Pattisou's
which had become due. The truo history
ut the transaction is as follows
Two promiasory notes executed by
James Il. Pattison, by me endorsed aud
discounted at the Philadelphia bank, were
about maturing. There were renewals of
former notes executed by Mr.. Pattison.
He was absent from the oity. BY previous
express and explicit agreement with him,
l was to protect the notes when they fell
due and procure their renewal again by the
bank, and for this purpose"was authorized
TO do all acts necessary to protect them.
Therefore, Mr.. Pattison being out Of town,
to save his maturing notes from protest
and dishoror, with his undoubted author.
ity and according to the full understanding
existing between US, | executed new notes
i'll his name, ipdorscd the slmo with my
own signature, ana took up his maturing
obligations at the bank with the new notes.
They were for $50 and sl25 respectively.
they were afterwards discharged when
due.
Mr.. Hirst charges Col. Mcclure, of the
Times, and Senator Joseph Z. Kennedy, Of
philadelphia, with conspiracy to ruin him.
He alleges IL his statement TO the public
that Mcclure was convinced that had
not dopo anything dishonest and was
guiitless of dishonest purpose ;" and
that Senator Kennedy apologized in the
I most abjoct manner for his conduct Ia tho
matter.
Poisoned uy candy.
During the last two weeks over twenty
children ia Erie havo been seized with
symptoms OF mineral poisoning, in some
cases narrowly escaping death. Physi.
clans were puzzled and the city authorities
started an investigation. Tuesday DR..
Germer, sanitary officer traced the poison.
ing to one cent candy, called little
mechanic, manufactured by Buffalo
manufacturer. The candy ia affixed to n
| small copper bronze hatchet and acetate
Of copper being formed it has been taken
into the stomach BY eating. The health
officer gave public notice that prosecutions
would follow any further sales Of thi'
pernic;ous candy.
| - Fatal Gaias Explosion.
A terrific explosion of gas took place
| Tuesday morning in tho Dorrance shaft
in the northern part of Wilkesbarre, by
which Cornelius Mccall was fatally
burned Several other employees were
injured, but none OF them fatally. The
force of the explosion was so great tha
houses on the surface for blocks away
were badly shaken up. The brattiee anC
doors in tho mine wers shattered intC
pieces and the fan house badly dam
aged. The gas is said to have been ignitet
by driver boy.
| Pardon Hoard Decisions.
The October meeting Of the board 0
pardons was held in Harrisburg, Tuesday
! There was but one new case-that of Viii
liam Murray, of Schuy!kill county, con
victed OF violating the election laws. Hi
case was held under advisement. A re
, hearing was granted in the case OF Stewar
McCrackeu, OF Allegheny county. Tn,
board recommended the pardon of Thoma
Barrett, convicted of murder in the sec
Ond degree ia Lackawanua county. 4
, pardon was refused in the case Of John ii
, Burdcll, of Allegheny, convicted of bur
, glary. The cases of Michael O'Brien an
Christopher Donnelly, OF Allegheny, con
yicted respectively OF conspiracy and a'
sault and battery. were continued
Pardous were also refused in tho cases {
Justus Hoffman, of Luzerne, murder, au
. John Se'ley, of Allegheny, assault an
! battery,