Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-02
Murdered for a Few Dollars.
THE MYSTERY THAT HAS AROUSED A QUIET or
TOWN

THE MYSTERY THAT HAS AROUSED QUIET OHIO
TOWN.
The town Of Washington Court House, Ohio. is
greatly excited over murder mystery. Last We'd
nesday afternoon the body OF John Floyd Mason
was found In the Hoyt woods one mile west Of Mad
Ison Mills, Fayette county, leaning against tree
IL had been there probably ten days. and colored
boy was attracted TO the spot 10y the terrible
stencil The body lay about 35 yards from the road
partly covered with chunks OF wood and brush. IN
olcatbg That the murderer had Intended 10 burn it,
but HAD been frightened away. In the pockets
were found e23 90 In cash and certificate OF de-
poslt In ut. sterling bank Tor $50. lie had been
paid considerable money that day 10y Mr. Tway
his employer, and had two pocket books. only one
OF which was taken There is hole IN the skull
son probably Killed on the road and dragged into
the woods through thicket by one MAN, the
pain Is too narrow for two men TO walk abreast.
Last Saturday evening Sheriff Cook arrested VIM
Greaver at his mother-in-lawS house, miles west
OF South Scion. The general opinion is that the
son along the road where Mason's body was found,
on the supposed day OF the murder He told his
aunt IN the evening that he had been with Mason
that day, and had borrowed IS from him, stating
tnae Mason had gotten into buggy with a man
who overlook them, and had said that he was go
Ing 10 the Sa0na fair The next day Greayer left
for his mother-in-law's house. lie stopped at
Cleveland and pswned a watch, whlcpills been
idenuned as belonging to Mason
AN OcToRooS's SUIT FOB SLASDER-At Memphis
Tenn, suit was brought in the circuit court Sdtur-
day by Victoria l. owen against James Dcgnin
asking S 900 damages. The piainttd is handsome
octoroon Ia the iull bloom OF youth Until tie close
OF the last session OF the pubic schools
OF the Teachers but at the recent meeting OF the
board OF education her maine was dropped from the
list, no cause being assigned 10y the board. She
legeS that James Desnan. who is a member OF the
board, charged her at a meeting OF the board and
atterward TO other persons with having been guilty
or odeDseS against good morals, which she now
proposes making him prove Edward shaw,
noted colored politician and lawyer, has charge or
her case, In company with CAN'T q Patterson, The
plH legal M. no
A LoNG-SILENT CLOCK STRIKES A KSEII-In the
death at Gainesville. Ga, OF Andrew j. smith Is
presented one OF the,Strang-sU condolences ever
known. The family is the pOssessor OF an old-time
Clock, which Kept good time for twenty-five years
up TO about six years ago. when il stopped. and no
amount Of liking could induce Its pendulum To re-
sumo work. Several months ago Mr. Smith was
taken very III, and was confined 10 his bed with
fatal disease. About two weskS ago ut miduish
when the longforgoten clock pealed fortl the hour
OF twelve, the family were duInfounded. The cock
did not TICK but stood as silent as before Precisely
twelve days afterward, and on the twelfth hour of
that day, Mr.. Smith died
AN OLD MAN KILLS Ills DAUGHrER-IS-LAw-
Thomas ZorowSki keeps a Hungarian boarding
house at Shutdown, three miles distant from Ha-
ZetOn. Pa. one OF his boarierS il his father Peter
Zorowski, man aged three score and ten wears
Yesterday Peter arose later than the other guests
and requested his daughter-in-law TO prepare his
breakfast The repast did not suit him and he de-
manded something else. This was refused him
and he seized a knife from the table and plunged
II Into her abdomen making wound three incaeS
deep ana seven Inches long. Seeing her al and
realizing what he had done he stabbed himself and
then ran out the back door to the garden where
he fell from weakness Several hours later two
OF the Hun8lrianS who boarded al the house re-
turned and found both in pools OF blood DR. LaZa-
rus was at once summoned. He says Mrs. Zorow-
ski cannot live and does not think the Old man
Will recover.
A ROMANCE OF THE suKF-Mtke Bradford, OF the
life guard service 1t Atlantic City, was quietly
married on Friday evening to the daughter OF a
wealthy merchant OF Philadelphia Last summer
the young lady, who Is but seventeen years uf age
was bathing and was drawn from her attendant
far out into the ocean and would have been
drowned had it not been for Bradford. who plunged
into the surf and brought her out more dead than
alive. Restoratives were given her anu size was
soon able to be conveyed TO her home. She re-
turned In few days to thank her preSerycr and
the acquaintance rpened into love- Frequent
meetings followed, but the young lady's father
becoming suspicious forbade her TO see the gallant
young captain. This opposition only served TO
strengthen the ardent feelings OF the lovers and
last Friday evening the happy couple were mar
ried Captain Bradford is native OF Pittsburg,
and has saved score OF lives
APARsoN IN THE SULKY-At the Pittsfield. Mass.
races on Saturday what the Springfield Republican
describes as an 'entertalning incident took place
Rev. William Smith, OF Otis, who drove Billy T.,
with Frank Alger. with Elecuoneer. Both men
were thrown out; Eiectoneer ran twice around the
track with his Sulky and WAS caught unframed.
Rev. Mr. Smith caught Billy 3. in the fieid and
found the horses legs were cut and the sulky
ruined; but the minister borrowed a suky and
drove out the race, being loudly cheered, but he
failed to win heat or get any OF the money
SCARED TO DEATH BY A CAT.-On Thursday last
while MIS- Novack, the wife or a shoemaker in
Baltimore, was sitting on the doorway steps OF her
house, boy, who lives in the vicinity threw some
tatng wrapped in paper on the steps When the
package .eu upon the steps cat covered with flour
jumped cut This so frightened Mrs Novack that
she fell into spasms. Being in very delicate con-
diti0n at the time, she became very Ill, and died
from the effects Of the fright yesterday.
4 GnRKN ROOM Row.-The wife of the singer,
Snazelle, was refused free admittance SATURDAY
night TO the Gaiety theater, Dublin where her hus-
band. who is Q member OF Mr.. Carl ROSa'S company
was singing. The reason for the refusal was that
the house was crowded to overlooking Mr.
Snazelle complained to MI. Rosa that his Wife had
beeA insulted, and demanded an apology. Instead
OF making an apology Mr.. Rosa dealt the irate
singer 2 blow, Mhereupon desperate fight be-
tween the manager and the singer occurred One
81 Mr.. RoSalS eyes was blackenea and the other
received an ugly cut from the singers diamond
ring.
THl KNIGHTS OF LABoR--Among the subjects to
be considered By the Knights OF Labor convention,
wheh meets in Philadelphia to-day, are Insurance
cooperation. foreign organization, extending the
opetions OF the order into new fields, especially