Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-15
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Exposed by His SON and Successor

Exposed by His Son and Successor.
Az Ex-CoCNTY TREASURER IN KANSAS FOUND TO BIZ A
DEFAULTER.
TOPEKA, KAN, Oct. I5.-JOSeph Fields has been
county treasurer of WaOaunsee County eight
years, and at the last election his son Jerry was
chosen TO succeed him. Saturday, when the young
mJn came o. take charge Of the Office he found ms
fathers accounts short just $4,000. lie imme-
diaJely made the fact public, aud the announce
ment OF he defalcatiOn caused great excitement
was taken and the books would not balance From
a cursOry examination OF the books IL was i'm
possible 20 nnd Just where the deficit existed bnt
Il was very plain that the book Called Tor sIs 30
more than Mr. Fields was able 10 show lie i'm
nlediatrly called upon the president OF the M
tlonal Bunk OF Alma and made an assignment Tor
the benent OF his bOndsmen OF about ssD 600 worth
OF property including his farm and a very fine
ranch. complaint was made at once before Jus
ice OF the peace by the county commissioners
charging Fields with embeZzlement and the nre
Imlnary nearing OF this charge has been set for
November ., 10 order 10 give the county attorney
and commissioners time TO make Examination Of
tne books and records OF tue treasurer's once.
fieias was released on 5000 bonds.
Horrible Death Of a Watchman.
CAUGHT IN SHAFT AND wHIRLED ABOUT ALL NIGHT
UNTIL HIS BODY WAS FOUNDED TO PIECES.
DETROIT, MICH, Oct. l5-Last night Chris Peter
sen, night Waterman in Anderson & Fosters
saw-min at Louden, near Greenville, started the
machinery In motion 10 clear out the sawdust con-
Neyors- The conveyor SHAFT runs near the floor,
and above the SHAFT few feet Is a brace. IL is not
ning but IL ran all night At a m. the whistle
Tor the engineers did not blow, and O'Clock the
foremans call was not sounded The latter feel
Ing alarmed went to the mill and found IL running
slowly, the steam being nearly exhausted. The
remains or Petersen were found under the shaft on
the noor. He had evidently been caught and uraWn
around this shaft, and thus whIrlel around for
hours The body was literally ground up, except
chunk OF the trunk between the arms and hips
and one hand The head was scraped clean and
pounded from the body and rolled on TO one side.
ThOught She was Coming Back 10 Life.
MARION, IND, Oct IA great sensation was
Caused here saturday afternoon the close OF the
funeral services OF Mrs. ChasL oman, by the an
nouncement from the pulpit that the burial would
be postponed, owing TO the belief that Mrs. Oman
Wa ss not oead, put In trance: MIS- oman, %a9
body had been disrobed and put back In bed.
night the body was closely watched as it lay In
the casket, but without any signs OF animation
being noticed. Yesterday decomposition set In,
and the body was Inferred this evening.
Five Girl. Plead Guilty Of Arson.
ADRIAN. MICH, Oct 15.-At the session OF the
Circuit Court Saturday morning i've girls from the
Industrial Home were arraigned, charged with ar
son, the onense consisting OF an attempt to burn
Creswel cottage on the Both OF september. The
girls, Clara Rice, Minnie Dulais, Minnie Conklin,
Mary Panyard. and Maude Bagley, all plead guilty.
The court gave the cuIpr1ts week in which TO get
their parents and friends here 10 speak for them.
ana Will pass sentence Friday next
Woman Attempts 10 stop a Railway.
MANIsrEE, MICH, Oct 15.-Mrs. Sorenson, Of
Manistee, keeps boarding house, and the Manis-
tee and Northeastern Railway co. had prepared
TO lay the track for the road In front OF the Soren
son house. To this Mrs. SOrenSon objected. she
ordered the men 10 stop work Saturday, but they
laughed at her, whereupOn she went Into the
house and reapDeared with revolver and a rock
ing-cnair. "NOw," said she TO the gang OF work.
men, you strike another stroke and I'll shoot the
nrst man OF you who does IL" Then she sat down
on the tOO In her rocking chair, and Stald there
TIL the hand OF the law was laid upon her, and she
was sent 10 Jail To answer 70 charge OF O0struct-
ing the building and operation OF a railway.