Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-12-27
OHIO NEWS NoIEs
Gathered From Various Parts Of the
Buckeye State.


Buckeye State.
Frank Miller, of Wilmot, o., suicided by
jumping into a creek, after having bound his
hands and feet to insure success.
Darius Wall, of Talmage, o., while walk
ing ON the track of the New York, Pennsyl-
vania & Ohio railroad, was struck by an ex-
press and instantly killed
Rev. R. H. Wallace, of Chillicothe, O., re-
Gently deposed from the ministry by the Ohio
Methodist Episcopal conference, has been re-
instated by the judicial conference.
David Jones, aged seventy, while walking
along the track of the New York, Pensylva-
mia & Ohio railroad, in Hubbard, O., was
run over by switching train and frightfully
mangled.
Samuel Malloy, living near Marion, O.,
was shot by Dan. Fritz, of the Fritz house,
Saturday night, while trying to force his
way into the place. Malloy will probably
recover, while Fritz is out on $500 bail
John Terhinger, aged fifteen, and Charles
Watson, aged fourteen, of Findlay, O., were
found guilty of stealing and destroying
about $500 worth of oil well supplies, and
sentenced TO the state reform school at Ian
caster until they reach their majority.
Samuel Law, the murderer of Mrs. Clista
Larue, was found guilty of manslaughter at
Bellefontaine.
A formal transfer of the Bolton steel works
of Canton, O., was made to Pittsburg COM
pany for 100000.
Addison Goodman, of Otway, O., is dying
from knife wounds in the abdomen and wrist
inflicted by young man named Patton.
The case of Asa Cutter against Kent Jarvis
and others, lessees of the state public works
at Canton, O., for the loss of q canal boat in
1863, was decided in favor of defendants
The case has been on the docket for thirteen
years.
A man named Charles Dewitt Taylor,
representing himself as a minister, and &C.
companied by two young girls, registered at
the Gilsey house, New Philadelphia, o. He
was arrested on suspicion, and it was found
that the girls were Cora Lee Stone, aged
fifteen, of Cincinnati, and Costello Pende-
grass, aged twelve, of st. Louis They had
been enticed from home on the promise of q
paying position.
The reports concerning the alleged exploits
of White Caps at Fostoria are declared en-
tirely unfounded, having originated in the
fertile brain of a newspaper correspondent.
The mammoth project of piping water
from Lake Erie to towns and cities through
out Ohio is being revived
1t is stated that suit will be entered at To-
ledo for the recovery from the state of large
tracts Of canal land in Lucas and Paulding
counties, said to be worth S2,0O00OO. Many
valuable buildings in Toledo have been
erected on the property in question.
A dry goods store at Oxford, o., was en-
tered by thieves, who secured goods valued
at $780,
The safe of John O. Sweet, an attorney of
Bellefontaine, O.. was robbed of 800 Mon
day night.
The Latour Dramatic company burst at
Steubenville, o. Charles Hunt, leading
man, was arrested for obtaining money
under false pretenses, the alleged fraud being
that he could not act
The jury in the Myers tally-sheet case, at
London, o., returned verdict of "not
guilty"
John p Bakeley, Prosecuting Attorney
of Putnam county, Ohio, was run over
at Leipsic and seriously injured
BY the breaking of an elevator cable in the
grocery OF Davis & Foster, at Fostoria. O..
Milo Mowry, an employe, was precipitateda
distance of twenty feet to the floor, and was
seriously injured.
Annie Seyman, aged ten, was killed by be-
ing run over while picking up coal on the
railroad track at Urbana, o.
While the jury in the White Cap cases at
Batavia, O., was taking its noon recess,
Theodore Cramer, an artless young man
from the woods, tried to coax one of their
number to return verdict in favor of the
accused. A $40 fine and eighteen hours in
Jail took off one layer of his greenness for
ever