The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-07-01
MAssILLoN MATTERS.
West End News Notes and Personal an
General Items of Interest.

W68i Euu news NOte8 anu ono
General Items of Interest.
Toby saxton, of Canton, was in the
city yesterday.
The Ma.slllOn Gun Club will shoot
this afternoon.
Mr. FAlix ShapVey leaves tomorrow
fer visit 10 Chicago.
Mr.. O. W Everett, If the Canton Steam
Landry, psld Us fiyiug visit Tuesday
evening. The laundry Is doing fOd
business.
Ms "rrrie Stanley in the "Collier's
Daughter" Is booked for July 9Th, and
Dennis Thompson In Around the
World" will also play here soon.
Anyone wishing to buy cane should
not purchase one until he has examined
the fine supply kept by Phil Blumen-
eche'n at Hotel Conrad cigar store.
Louis VI. Srhaefer, Judge William R
Day and wife, Lou Linden, Frances
Lynd and Austin Lynch, Esq, of Con-
ton, were registered at Hotel Conrad
yesterday.
Jo3'e Strawn, the little girl wfO had
part of her foot taken off In on accident
or the Fl. Wayne railroad, was taken
to her grandparents home atNew Cum
berland this morning,
The Roush Bros grocery has been re-
moved from the Stone Block TO the
Opera House. The room vacated by
ROusN Brcs will be occupied BY Sim
Kluz az grocery store.
Wo-d hiss been received from Wooster
that j. o. Keele, the man who almost
killed Mr. Coxey at the Ft. Wayne
depot some TIM ago and who Is we'll
known In this city as depCrate char.
acter, was shot by his pard In house Of
ill.fsms last night, and the report says
he cannot survive.
At a meeting of Abbia Lodge, No 10
Daughters of Rebeccs, June 25!h, 1886.
the following officers were elected: n
G. Mr.. ] B Thompson; &c Mrs Jos.
GlessneT; Secretary, Mrs. Charles Tay
lor; Financial Secretary, Mrs. Thomas
Levieres. Seven new members were
Initiated. Tne time of meeting here
after will be the first and third Tues lay
of every month at 1880 o'clock p. IN.
There will be important business trans
acted at the next meeting, July Oh All
he members are expectsd to be present.
George Burr and ]. M Nicholson, the
two bows who were in company with
Jack Wilson until they arrived here
were brought before the Mayor yesterday
afternoUa. After questioning them in
regard to Wilson, they were allowed to
depart. Directly after the boys were
discharged the Marshal marched eleven
filthy and seedy tramps before His
Honor, who after looking the gang over
gave them some good advice and admo-
milton, that If they were ever brought
before him again he would put the
ieUels-the ball and chain-upOn them
and compel them to work upon the
streets; be then discharged them.
just about dark last night, as the
freight trains WIZ going west on the
Ft Wayne Railroad, a number of boys
were playing on u ftj car on the side
track when tramp, VITO was on
freight, shot at them and hit Amel
Gr9sswiller, boy about 12 years old,
the ball passing through the a9shy part
of the thigh of the left leg, causing
pl'7 ful, but not serious wound. When
tbe report te3atne known the streets
were packed with men, women and
children and threats of lynchlng wer
heard from every side, and
If the tramp had been cRugh
the citizens, not knowing at the time
how bal the little boy was hurt, WJnli
have paid the penalty Of his crime with
his life. Word was sent Immediately to
Orryille and III man was arrested. Hs
gave his name as Jack Wilson and SAID
he did the shootir G, hut claimed the
bows threw stones at him. The revolver
was found uQOn his PRISON with several
chambers empty. Mrah8l Vending
left this morning for 0rtville, and the
prisoner will be brought to Massiilon
this afternoon upon the $3.50 Train.
When the thirteen tramps were locked
up the excited crowd followed them 10
the calaboo'e, and il the man had been
one of the number he c'rtsilly would
never have pa sed the night In the Gala
bOOse.
Jack Wilson, the young man who sho'
Emile Grosswiller Monday night, wss
brought f,On 0rrvills Tuesday and lock
ed 10 in the calatOlse. He was visited
bv your reporter In the afternoqR, II
was very careful what he said ahd +
fused to answer many questions. He
stated that he was a ITinler ard work
ed at Beaver Falls, Pa, until last Tues
day week, and previous to that had
worked upOn paper a. East Liverpool,
O He refused to give his right name
and his residence when at home, but
said that the last nsme he went by was
Jack Wilson, and that his parents lived
in Ohio. When oil that he ought to let
HE parents know his condition he only
laughed and said that 1t would only
make his father feel good. H he'd
Ir -lim'qary hearing in the evening but
not one OF the boys who were upon the
car or those who were near at the shoot
ing could identify b m % the party V 20
fred the revC,v.r He plead guilty TO
the charge of ahOO ilg with intent TO
kill, bnt objected TO that part OF the
pfidav.l VIII ch rrat that he hsld the
revolver iu his right hand" He ssid
that II should read hat be held II in
MIA left hand II was rtqui' ed by the
Mayyr to give bond of $500 for his ap
pesrance before court, aud in default Of
which be was locked up. He will be
taken to jail today.