Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-29
Tri-State Brevities.


| MT. PLEASANT PA-Anothor crusade
| against speak-easies has begun.
YouNasrows-William Hackett, q laborer,
| fell under the wheels while attempting to
board train and was killed.
DUNBAR-wnliam >Worthington, q farmer,
was killed by falling over an embankment
and into culvert Wednesday afternoon.
NEW BRIeHroN-An infant daughter OF
| Robert Douds drank q saucerful of liquid
| fly paper poison Wednesday evening and
died three hours later.
McKEEsPoRT-The girls employed in the
polishing department. of the Demmler tin
plate works struck for higher wages. New
girls have been secured.
GREENsBURa-Charles Ludwick, of South
Greensburg was committed to Jail, charged
with robbery. He confessed to entering
the Cooperative Association Store and
stealing $500.
year-old daughter of John McAndce, q coke
worker living at Trotter, was burned to
death Wednesday afternoon by the ex-
plosion of an oil can in the hands of her
older sister.
DUQUEsNE-A stranger wanted to go to
work in the Carnegie mill where the strike
is on. He was taken in charge by party of
men. and after being ducked in the Monon-
gahela, was tagged and shipped as freight to
Allegheny.
STEUBENvILLE-James ellison and wife at
tempted to cross the Cleveland and Pitts
burg Railroad track and were struck by
freight train. They were both fatally
injured, the horse instantly killed, and the
buggy smashed TO pieces.
GREENsBuRa-Palmer Kaufman. arrested
in St. Joseph, No., was lodged in Jail Thurs
day, charged with robbing the dwelling OF
Hiram Kemp at Derry. Kaufman has con-
fessed to the crime, but says friend of
kemp's assisted him.
EAST LIvERPooL-W night while
endeavoring to cross in front of an approach
ing electric car, Della, the 6year-old child
of William Dorf, was caught and thrown
beneath the wheels. Her right leg was en-
tirely severed below the knee and other in
juries inflicted.
GREENsBURe-W. B. Patterson, who is in
Jail charged with false pretense. is a son of
j. r. Patterson, of 121l Carson street, Pitts
burg. He now threatens to bring suit
against the Commercial Bank OF Chicago
for $40 000, as he says they did not allow the
check to 60 through the clearing house be-
fore refusing payment.
W1LKEsBARRE-On Wednesday, Alexander
Eggleson, whose wife left him some tbs
ago, shot her, killing her almost
instantly. He then shot at his son
who was standing nearby, but missed him,
and then, placing the revolver at the side of
his own head, sent a bullet through it, some
ture. He died shortly alter.
GREENsBURa-A fight occurrel among COL
ored people, some from here and others
from Jeanette, in house Wednesday
night and two or three women were seri-
ously cut by razors in the hands of a jean
nette man. girl named Annie Moore and
one Martha Demur were badly hurt, having
been terribly slashed on the breast and
arms. Arrests will be made.
BELLAIRE-A notorious gang of thieves,
robbers and murderers is infesting this Sec
tion of the Ohio valley again. 1t is known
as the "Condroy gang" and depredations
can be heard of which some of its members
have committed every week. Eggy Cond-
roy, of Pittsburg, who recently escaped
from the county Jail at Moundsville, w. Va,
by saving the bars in two, Is believed to be
the leader.
SHAMoKIN-The police are trying to get at
the truth regarding the death of John
Weidensane, a wealthy liveryman of Lewis
burg. He was taken from a burning build
ing Saturday morning. and on investigation
it was found that he was shot in the head.
The coroner's jury found that he had COM
mitted suicide. The tragedy occurred in the
house of his sweetheart, Miss Kate Neyhart.
Monday it was ascertafned that his scull
had been crushed by means of a blunt in
strument. This was the first intimation of
foul play.