The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-15
Dropped Tho no1 Of silver aud rled.

LoGAN, November la-One Of the bodies
and most daring rubberipa ever committed
here occurred at the depot The tleke
agent was out Of his oiiieo but few mo
menta, when two unknown men eiieetet
an entrance through window faeng thi
platform, They succeeded Ia getting thf
money drawer, aud with II about alxt
dollars the man Ia charge Just emerging
from the window ~ Assistant Agent Franl
Gallagher appeared on tho scene The rob
Der NJ once dropped the box, losing wha
silver there was In II, aud fed A stronl
posse OF mon started after the thieves, bu
IA the uight was dark aud stormy they
made good their escape, Passengers wor
In the waiting rooms on each aide OF thu
ONCE and an the robbery waa 10 bold ane
aklllfully executed II Ii auppoaod the mel
were profeHalonal crooks
he outs nis Throat, Fires Ills stove anC
EHpiodes Two Aogs Of Powder, an6
suii Lives.
CLHvKLAHD, November H. - william
Brown, the keeper Of q grocery NJ dollame
Village, suburb Of this city, ATTEMPTED
10 commit suicide In desperate manner
Browns family left him one week ago be
cause OF hin doaoluto habits, apd ho hal
since been drinking hard, saturday night h.
was NJ the poatoillco which dB next 10 hb
store, and remarked that ho intended q
blow some OF the glass out Of the building
About soyon o'clock an the morning The
people living In the Vicinity were awakonet
by loud explosion. A they rushed from
their houses they discovered that Brown
store was on fire. Several men attomptct
10 enter H. whom second explosion occur
rod, blowing the front across the street, ,ant
badly wrooklng the inside Of the store. Tn,
men entered the building aud found Brown
lying on tho floor with his throat cut, Thu
fire was o1tlnguiHhod, when u kog Of powder
was found In the rear Of the stOSe a few fee
from where the fire had been burning, l.
seems that Brown placed at least three
kegs OF powder In the store whore they
would be exploded by the fire, then touched
q match 10 some iniammablo material ,ant
afterwards cut his throat Two kegs o.
powder exploded, but In spite Of this and
the knife wound Brown will recover
A Young English Woman, betrayed Rnd
Deserted, Searching Tor tho Hcartiea,
sooundroi.
XESiA, November l3--SOyCral wookl
ago a young English woman arrived In th,
city. having been sent here from Now Yorl
by mistake II being the intention TO 70 tc
Greene county Iowa, instead OF Green,
county, Ohio. She was in search OF :
young man named ThomOs Bishop who
had trlnod with her under promise OF mar
rlagc, and obtaining what money she had
tsomo CG0) on pretenso OF meeting her IN
Liverpool had cruelty deserted her ant
sailed 10 this country.
On arrival here her funds were about OK
haustod and being In delicate condition
fund was raised and she was sent on tt
Chicago A few days after her trunk
which had been delayed ON route, arrived,
aud, according TO her parting instructions
was held here by the Chief OF Police. In 0
few days letter was received, stating that
she had reached Chicago, but was unable
10 get assistance or means 70 20 any
further Pnd instructing the Chief In case
no did not soon hear from her 10 keep TIN
trunk and contents, as she would be deat
and not In need Of II, Tho woman was In
such frenzy OF distress when here that Il
was feared she would do herself bodily
harm.
An examination OF the trunk was mad,
yesterday, and lotters found proving every
statement that the poor woman had made,
and giving convincing evidence Of the dam
nable conduct Of Bishop, who had deserted
her. The address on the letter is the samt
as that given by the woman when here,
Lizzie Davenhall, Longston Potterics Stat
iordshiro, England She was decorator
Of ware in the pottorlcs, and some sample,
Of work in the trunk show that she wai
possessed Of considerable skill and clothing
In tho box shows that she was person Of
neat and tasty attire. There Is consldera,
bic uneasiness here rs TO the woman,
fate, and fears that she has drowned hei
self.