The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31

pretty well for man who had spent
fifteen minutes in close connection
with eight or ter live electric wires.
His worst injuries we're on his hands
and forearm, which were burned to
the bone. His hands may be per-
manently crippled. 1t is said that
these wires have been reported be.
fore by the police as dangerous, and
that not long ago a wandering cur
rent from them burned the awning
of a store on Eighth avenue.
THE SITUATION AT YOUNGSTOWN.
It is now stated, upon what is
considered as good authority, that
about all the money has been spent
that had been guaranteed to Gov
ernor Beaver for prosecution of the
State work in YOUNGSTOWN. Such
being the case, it is said that within
few days the State force will be
withdrawn, and Johnstown will
then be left to shift for itself. The
people are very much alarmed about
the matter, as it is evident that if
the work of excavating cellars and
cleaning the city were to stop now
that very serious consequences may
ensue. Dead bodies still continue
to be taken out of the cellars at the
rate of two or three day. The
last reported were those of a man
and small child found together,
neither of whom were recognized.
Police officials have been securing
the country for the past few weeks
notifying people who carried off
things from the debris to return
them. As a consequence, many
valuables are returned daily, and
find their way to their owners.
Those who do not return goods in
their possession will be prosecuted.
CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP.
A Wilkesbarre, Pa, man was ia
tally injured, the other morning, by
a trap which he had arranged to
kill thieves who had been stealing
chickens and pigeons from his barn.
Being unable to detect the thieves
he loaded a revolver on Saturday,
suspended it from a beam with the
muzzle toward the door, and at
tached line so that the opening
of the door would cause the revolt
yer to explode. He was himself
the first to try the trap, and the
bullet entered his body just below
the heart. He is still alive with no
possible chance for recovery.
A TRAGIC ROMANCE.
The Chicago papers have been
discussing the story of George Dun
ming for the last week. 1t reads
like a romance, and it seems in
credible that such an outrage could
have been successfully planned and
executed in a city like Chicago in
these progressive days. George
Dunning is a prisoner in Joliet
prison and has been for three years
and half. He is an intelligent
looking fellow, twenty-three years
of age, with a smooth, rosy COM
plexion and handsome face. It
is claimed that he was "railroaded
into the penitentiary, ostensibly for
burglary but really for having won
the heart of millionaire's daugh-
ter. An exhaustive inquiry in Chi
cago appears to have confirmed his
story in every detail. Dunning was
a newspaper carrier, and had route
on the north side. While going his
regular rounds, he went every morn
ing to the millionaire's door, and
there met a number of times the
plutocrat's only daughter, a hand
some girl, just budding into woman
hood, and chatting under the re-
straints that had been placed upon
her. She first came down to take in
the paper, more because she knew
that she would be forbidden did her
parents know of it, than anything
else, but soon the young people were
surprised themselves to find how
eagerly they longed for the early
tryst. It became habit for the
lovers to meet about daybreak every
morning for a few bllssful moments
at the door of the millinoaire's man
sion. An inkling of the situation
reached the girls father and Den
ming received message asking him
to go to South Chicago, ostensibly
to meet gentleman to confer about
appeasing the wrath of his sweet
hearts father. He kept the appoint
ment and was met by man named
Frank Allen, with whom he was
slightly acquainted. Suddenly, as
the two were standing together, off,
GERS came up and arrested them
both on a charge of burglary. Both
were tried, convicted and sentenced
to four years each. A few days
later Aliens sentence was reduced
to one year, and after Dunning was
taken to the pen, Aliens sentence
was again cut down by the hocus
pocus of a new trial and he was re-
leased after a week in Jail. When
Dunninr uoc arrocto1 he uoc NON