Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-16
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B Co1.tinnlA, Sept. 16-Martba Malson, n
lVoIl-ku0wn culored woman. attempted
Gofe1de q the borough lookup on Saturday
y sG11o1uoon. She had been placed in the lock-
- h Ne morning, on the charge Of steal
s&E clock from Harriet Brown. Officer
9dknl went 70 the lookup in the afternoon
- roleasc drunken man, and heard pc
ou1iar noise coming from cell. When he
/ UuIme 70 lnvestigate he found Martha hang
\ ~ 0um Z bar running across the cell. He
oGIokly released the woman and laid her
. - : bed, sending for Dr. Craig. The ply
GRo1no otated she would soon be all right.
he woman had stood on the bed and twist
~ bee apron had thrown II over the bar
<0Id tied the ends together, placing the loop
oEound her neck. She then stepped of the
~ nnd hung until discovered by Officer
0celn She wss unconscious when found
I'd her hands were tightly clenched. 1t
0us determined effort at suicide and the
wCsnan's life was only saved by the fortu-
no1o presence of Officer Schill.
There was considerable excitem,
0m0ng the colorcd residents of Tow Hill
- Sunday, csuscd by the attempted shoot
Milton. Seafus came TO town on Saturday
and was ont on racket on that night. ON
Sunday morning he was at the house of
Charles Russell and Randalls entered the
plnce He started to tease Seafus. wheRthe
lister pulled out British bulldog TfVolver
under his arm an Randalls fell 1 the floor.
6eafus again shot at the man, but this shot
did not take effect. Randalis then jumped
mp and ran away. number of men at
tempted to take Seafus from the he use but
The house was guarded by several men
with guns and revolvers. Officer Wittick
heard Of the affair and went to the house
where he captu rcd his man and took him
70 the lookup. This mo ni1g Squire Evans
sent him 10 Jail for y trial.
Omcer Witick and Officer Eicholtz, OF
Lancaster, arrested Amos Randalls and
VIM. Turner this morning for felonious
assault aud battery. The complaint was
made by Jos. Seafus, before Alderman
Spnrrier.
for assault before Squire Evans. The case
was settled by the costs being divided be-
tween the pair.
Michael Smith was before Squire Evans
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct on
Saturday night. He paid the costs and was
discharged.
Mrs. Mary s. Eshleman, living with her
oOn-in- n-law, Joseph Z. Seitz, near Mount
ville, died on Sunday evening at Q o'clock,
eyed II years and Is days. The death
rosulteti from old age. The funeral will be
hold on "Wednesday morning at o'clock
at the house, services mt 10 O'clock at the
Mountville U. i. church. The following
children survives Mrs. Jacob Glory and
MI. SOSepn =. SEW, VI Manof toWnshiP !
Bonj. r, and Harry N. Eshleman, of Co
lunbia; Amos Eshlemau, Leavenwortb,
Kansas; Abram Eshleman ST. Paul, MINI.
Jasper kaufman, an employe OF Halde-
man, Grubb Il Co., had the thumb OF his
right hand caught between two cars on
Saturday afternoon and badly mashed.
The injured member was amputated ut the
flrst joint
Peter Staab, barber, and Miss Ida kautf-
man, OF Cordclia, were married on sunday
evening, at the parsonage of Holy Trinity
Catholic church, by Rev. VIM. PEPPER.
The MastidOdian Social club will hold u
banquet on September 25th at Warren =