Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-01-24
OHIO NEWS NOTES
Gathered From Various Parts of the
Buckeye State.

buckeye state.
Near Mount Hickory Union county, Ohio,
ex-Sheriff Habensack found two robbers in
his barn, who shot him twice and inflicted
seven wounds with knife. They threw him
in the manger and set fire to the barn. He
was rescued, but is not expected to recover.
Abe Dillon committed suicide near Mari
eta, O., with rife Family troubles caused
the deed
The indictments against Mervin and Adam
Chesrown, as conspirators in the murder OF
Kelly and Helbert, near Ashland, O., have
been nollied
A farmer named John Weland fell from
load of hay, at Toledo, O., and broke his
neck.
Mrs. Nelson Alleshire, of Mhlersville, o.,
attempted suicide by taking big dose Of red
precipitate Domestic trouble was the
cause.
William Hopkins was bound over at Gin
cinnati on the charge of completely in the
Tinker forgeries.
The man killed on the Pennsylvania rail
road eleven miles west of Fort Wayne Mon
day night was identified as Samuel Funk, of
Cumberland, 0.
The contractors Of the Electric street rail
way, at Mansfield, o.. have been sued for
alleged failure to complete their contract.
Family troubles drove Abe Dillon to sui
eide at Marietta, o.
Three burglaries were committed at Sa-
bina, O., on the 18th inst.
While coupling cars near Enterprise, o.,
a brakeman named Barnes, residing at Hunt
ing, Ind, caught his arm between the bump
ers, mutilating it SO badly that amputation
was necessary.
Burglaries are becoming frequent in Gin
cinnati.
! At Wapakoneta, O., Judge Day sentenced
Ira Huit to two years. imprisonment in the
Ohio penitentiary for assault with intent to
kill
| Adam Bsr1es has sued the White Caps who
whipped him for $4,000 damages. Sixteen
prominent citizens of Highland county are
the defendants.
Peter BOUCHER has been arrested, at Steu-
benville, O., foI the murder Of his child, in
October, 1886.
| David Bence was sentenced at Circleville,
O., to five years Improvement in the peni-
tentiary for incest.
Robert Mcfarland, of Bowling Green, O.,
is charged with wronEfully opening letter
addressed to his brother.
Louis Bauman, the defaulting city clerk of
Lancaster, O.. has been arrested.
Little Koons boy, Of Akron, O., came near
being a portable orchard. A cherry stone,
which got into his ear by accident, was
taken out sprouted.
An alleged 'dairyman," claiming to be
from Chester, Pa, has been swindling the
farmers in Highland county, Ohio, by pre-
tended purchase of COWS. His plan is to
work locality for all it is worth, and then
leave suddenly.
Scarlet fever prevails at New Alexandria
O., and vicinity.
John Parker colored is in the Barnesville
O., Jail, with six wives and half dozer
mothers-in-law outside. Says he would
rather take his chances with a Birmingham
mob.
The Mercer Gas and Fuel company will, i
is said, be able to supply Cincinnati with gas
for fuel
Willie Stephens and Hugh Neiswango
boys, We're jailed at Greenville, O., on a charg
of robbing Kelly & Company's hardwar
store at that place.
Tke plant of the Thomas Furnace compan,
at Niles, O., was damaged by fire Sasurda.
morning to the amount of S20,000. TIL
hoisting and stock houses with machiner,
were destroyed also several railroad cars
Ingurance $1,000 More than one hundre
men are thrown ont of work