The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29


BELLAIRE, O., March 24.-[Speciall f.
One of tie most sensational cases for
years has Just been ended in the Com
mon Pleas Court. Robert Long
| brought suit against John Day for
| alternating the affections of his wife.
All the parties are prominent and the
case was fought very hard. The jury
today awarded Long $4,000 damages.
CLEVELAND, March 23.-[Speciall l.
Thomas Connor, doing business as
| Thomas Connor u Co., at 90 Prospect
street, made an assignment today.
The statutory exemptions are provided
for. Conner was doing small com
mission business and was compelled to
assign because he could not meet a
note. His assets are estimated at $500
and his liabilities at $1,061. Thomas
Bragglns is the assignee.
BELLAIRE, o., March 22.-ISpecial.l ]
Sheriff 4. o. Foulke and four depu-
ties took Emmett Perry. Samuel Birch.
Thomas Savoy, james Daily, Harry
Jackson, Samuel Mcdonald, Anthony
Murphy and Frank Sherwood to the
penitentiary today for terms terms
varying from one to five years. The
prisoners are all under 25 years of age
and all go up for burglary. This is the
largest number ever taken at one time
from Belmont county.
TOLEDO, o., March 24.-[Special. -
At an early hour this morning the
thriving town of North Baltimore,
Wood county, in which Hon. j. j.
Geighan is deeply interested, was
almost entirely destroyed by fire.
Clark's dwelling, drugs and furniture,
Chalfant's grocery, Plfher's saloon,
Opera House and &. F. Brenner's dry
goods store were totally destroyed.
Loss $4,000; partly insured.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 24.-[Spe-
cial. Both Houses OF the Kentucky
Legislature suspended rules and pass
ed resolutions calling for immediate
investigation of all State offices. Gov
ernOr Buckner. in compliance with
request from the House Committee,
relieved Auditor Hewitt from further
investigation. Some startling disclos-
ures will be made in few days. The
Legislative Committee will proceed
with the investigation and will open
Tate's private papers today. Hewitt
is accused of completely in the short
age.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., March 22.-[Spe-
cial. lin the case of EbeneZer Stan
ward, twice convicted of the murder of
Alice Hancox, Judge Johnston this
morning OveTruled the motion for
new trial, and sentenced Stanyard to be
hanged in the pen1tentiary July 49, be-
fore sunrise. Stanyard said to the
court that he had not had a fair trial,
that witnesses had lied about him and
that he had no cause to shoot the girl
as he loved her too much AS he was
passing out of the court room in charge
of Sheriff Walker he made most OBJ
scene remark in reference to Judge
Johnston.
TOPEKA, KAs., March 22.-[Special.
The trial of the caes of Sallie E. Hill
man VS. Mutual Insurance Company of
New York, the New York Life, and
the Connecticut Mutual Life Company,
to recover S25,000 on policies issued on
the life of her husband, John w. Hill
man, with interest for over eight years,
has been conceded. The jury rendered
verdict for the plaintiff for $37 900
The case has been tried twice before,
the Jury disagreeing both times. The
defense charged conspiracy to defraud
and claimed that the body of Frederick
Adolph Walters was attempted to be
palmed off for Hillman. The trial lasted
nineteen days.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 24.-[Spe-
cial. IA petition has been received by
the Board of Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioners, signed by some forty
six citizens Of Aurora, urging the
Board to investigate the charges that
engineers and firemen on the G. b. 4
@. trains running through Aurora are
incompetent. The petition recites that
those signed it are informed and be-
lieve that numerous incompetent engi-
neers and firemen are now engaged in
moving trains through said city, and
are untitled and incompetent to per-
rorm the duties of their respective pO-
sitiOns, and that thereby the lives and
property of the people patrOnizing said
trains are endangered. The petitioners
requested that the Board Immediately
cause an examination to be made into
the truthfulneSs of the matter, and take
such further action as is by law re-
quired. 1t is understood the Board
will hold meeting in Chicago on Tues
day of next week.
YOUNGSTOWN, March "a Especial. |
Conductor McCauley, of train No. 8,
which collided at Wampum yesterday
with No. 1 on the p. 4 l.. E. railroad
was brought here and placed in the hos
pital. An examination showed three
ribs broken, terrible cash in the back
| of his head and his condition indicates
serious internal injuries. He passed a
very restless night and this morning
his condition is regarded as critical
Among his papers was found an order
in 'tructing him to run from Wampum
to Homewood. Baggage Master Frank
Lavoo, whose car was completely tele
scoped and who escaped without any
evidence of external injury, was seer
this morning at his home here. He i,
unable to move in bed, and complain,
of severe internal pains. Conductor
Bonner, of train No. 1, is resting a,
comfortably as possible at his home OF
East Federal street. His injuries con
sist Of an ugly scalp wound and tn
toes of one foot crushed. His orde
shows that he was instructed TO rul
from Homewood to Wampum. Sam
uel Gray the dead baggage master wa
quite an artist, and in his room here /
a large oil painting, completed by hin
the past week, of view on Scalp Leve
: above Pittsburg.
, STANFORD, Conn.,, March 22.-ISpt
cial. lone Of our town officials for th
past several weeks has missed hickor
stove wood from his pile in the bac
yard Of his residence, on Main stree
| AlthOuph a watch was sat nioht oFte