The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-06-18
A coLoREo FiNAuciER.
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He~ He So :.-ns-Is.so sGascsiEs-
t,ois for the "i.toadax."
Several gears eso Rrqadax made IT.
his mind .aat lc wes q natural born
politician, and determined 10 start a
paper. says the Philadelphia Record
lie oh osc tho portion of Pittsburgh
known rs '''rhs flill'' for his field, aud
bought several old job tots OF type The
Paper he owns is called tho Broadax.
The one eye Of Brcadax can see no
sucb thing as typographical beauty.
" hen he starts out to set up an article
he employees ono style of type until 1t is
used UP and then finishes with another
s;yle. Whenever the Golfers in the es-
tahlishnont run low the Republican
politicians are reminded Of the fact in
doublc-ieaded editorial, and they are ex-
rectcd To subscribe rapidly and often.
II there is :. disposition 10 delay on The
part Of tho leaders then the cuo eye OF
BrosdaZ Is sure TO detect black cloud
In tnc political horizon, no bigger thar
mans hand. but Of threatening aspect.
Another douh.e-lc loaded editorial hints
ut dissatisfaction among colored voters.
and in the end the leaders generally
send in their checks for several years
subscription ia advance 1t is said that
Senator Quay has subscribed for the
Broadax for nine hundred years Coy
ernor Beaver has also paid up for
century or two. and good story is told
of the .irSt time ho subscribed
Ono day when General I:eaver was a
candidate for Governor be visited Pitts
burgh and was introd to Broadax,
who replied to General Beavers formal
plcasantries by saving:
Yes. know you've heard OF fGc, bus
did you ever hcah rf dc Broadax, paper
dat hcws 10 dc limo, Let de chips fall
whcro dcy rnay?"
II certainly have" replied tho Gene
raj. ''and have often thought Of sub
scribing for your valuable paper. May
! ask what your terms are?"
"Onc dollar a year, payable in ad-
eanco."
We'll" replied the General. as he
fumbled about his pockets for stray
dollar. Just put me down"
The General had 10 small bills about
aim. so be pulled out his campaign roll,
skipaed of u $50 bill, handed it TO the
eclored philosopher. and stood in an ex-
pectant attitude Bs ,adax took tho bill,
looked it over carefully, and plunged it
into The inncrmost dcpGhS of his capa-
cious pocket.
'All right, General, twenty years
subscription paid in advance; thanks;
Come agin."
1t is said that the amazement of the
moment caused General Beavers eyes to-
bulge ont so that thoy could have been
':nocked of with club.
WOMAMS DEATH VERDICT.
She, with Her Paramour, to Hang foe
Murdcr - Female Accomplish Goes to
Prison for Lie.
a cclored woman was placed in jail a.
Montgomery, Ala, to be sent to tho
penitentiary to serve life sentence for
being accessory to a murder. Ann Pat
tcrson, Stepney Ford and Margaret
Parker were arrested and tried hefore
fae circuit court Of Russell County,
charged With having poisoned Combus
the husband OF Ann Patter-
son, causing his death. Ann became
tired OF her husband, and wanted to
marry Stepney Ford, ard at his instiga-
ton she procured the drug with which
he was Poisoned. She administered the
poison to him by mixing it with his
breakfast After eating 1t lie became
very sick, and continued to grow
worce, until death resulted. The wife
on he- trial swore Tat the woman Mar
,aret Parker was an accomplice. as she
knew OF tho poisoning, and that She
showed her how TO mix X Tho jury
.rying the case sentenced Ann Pat
.orson AID Stcpney Ford to death by
ranging, as the principals in the muir.
Ter, and Margaret Parker as an Access
DRY to Imprisonment in the pentcntiary
or life. The woman asserts her inno-
ence and believes that before the hang
ng of Ann Patterson next month, she
Will make 5 confession which will cause
Ier to !,