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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
RELYING ON ALIBIS.
Ramsey Convicted on One Charge,
but Must Meet Eight Others.
MARTIN LET OFF ON ONE COUNT.
Farmer Prinkey Tells the Story Of the Late
Raid on His House.
THE FIRST REAL COOLEY CASE TRIEI

UNIoNTowN, Dec. 9.-Ramsey's two
creatures, David and Martin, were in court
this morning VIXEN the jury said guilty.
This is the first of nine charges in which
Ramsey is involved, and it is evident that
an olibi will be the defense in most cases
The attack on Prinkey's house was the
charge proceeded with this morning. The
jury was composed of men who had already
served on others of these cases. This Is the
first real "Cooley" case.
As Mr. Mexican told of the shooting of
Frank Cooley by Prinkey, of the doctor at
tending the outlaw in the woods next morn
ing and how, when Frank was under the
surgeons knife, it was Jack Ramsey that
held his hand. the prisoner leaned forward
and hid his face. Mr.. Prinkey told how
his attention was first attracted by stum-
BILE outside. There were five masked men,
all armed Witness went to an adjoining
room for his gun. On his return he put up
his gun to shoot, but wass afraid to fire, as
the robbers had his son amcng them and he
might have killed him. One of them, after
a struggle, took the gun from MIN. His son
| was on the floor under a large man, who
was choking him. The large man
was Ramsey. They took shoe laces from
| their pockets and tied him and his son to
chair Ramsey, also, tried to choke his
wife. She, also, was put In chair They
| said they would sleep in the barn, and IT
anyone came out, they would be killed.
| Witness was not united He cut himself
loose afterward. He found tracks next
morning They seemed to come from the
direction of Martins house. The tracks
then led to the mountains MrA Prlnkey
| gave similar evidence.
At the afternoon sitting, after some fur
| ther evidence, the case for the Common
wealth closed. Attorney Kennedy, coun-
sci for Martin, then submitted that as his
client had been on Tuesday acquitted of
stealing the oyercoat, ETC., which went to
| form the present charge of robbery, he
| could not be found guilty in this case.
After some argument Judge Ewing held
that it was SO, and a plea of acquittal was
filed.
David having pleaded guilty, this left
only Ramsey as a defendant. He, David
and Martin took the stand in succession and
swore that he was never near Prinkey' s
house that night. Mrs. Minor and Milly
Lehman testified that Ramsey was at Mrs.
Minors house during all the evening on
which the robbery was committed. This
closed for the defense, and the case was ad.
iourned till tomorrow, when counsel will
address the jury.
Another jury was got for the case in
which Ramsey, with others, is charged with
robbing a boy, Justus Dils, OF some tritiing
things, even to his shoe laces.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
HIT BY A HYPNOTIST.

A Jealous Husband Uses a Mystic Power
Besides Muscle Upon an Invited but Un-
welcome Guest-A Dictated Letter
Causes Considerable Trouble to stran-
ger.
Hypnotism enabled an irate Southside
husband to deal with a man who was seek
ing to break up once happy home.
William J. Jacobs and his wife, aged
about "a years, live at 2423 Carson street.
They have only been married year. For
several weeks the husband has been sus-
picious of his wife and watched her actions
closely. Several days ago he discovered
that she was receiving letters from Oscar
Ohmler. They were written in the most
endearing terms The last epistle came early
in the week. OhmIer asked Mrs. Jacobs to
meet him at her mothers some night this
week. incidentally he would drop around
and they would leave about the same time.
The last note fell into Mr.. Jacobs hands
He set a novel trap for the lover
MI. Jacobs dictated an answer to Ohmler
and his wife wrote the letter. 1t stated
briefly that she would be alone Friday
night and invited him to call. The letter
was sent in care OF the Westinghouse Elec-
tric Company. With the hope of
getting an early start, Ohmler called
promptly at Z o'clock last night
AS pleasant surprise Mr. Jacobs had re-
mained at home. He practices hypnotlsm1
iE a quiet way, and his knowledge stood
him in good stead. Ohmler had hardly
gotten comfortably seated until Jacobs
strobe into the parlor As he entered
Ohmier, who is o large man, jumped
to his feet. Jacobs gazed steadily at him,
and in a few moments Ohmler became ap-
parently apathetic. Then Jacobs planted
his right hand fair between the fellow
ewes AS Ohmler fell Jacobs kicked him to
the door, The lover jumped up, but as he
did so he received another blow that sent him
out on the pavement Jacobs walked out
and kicked him into the gutter. Seeing a
policeman coming the husband picked his
victim up and handed him over to the law:
At exactly 7:15 the gentleman who had
gone out 10 call on apother's wife was lying
badly bruised in a prison sell
At the police station the man gave his
name as William Chambers. He said he
found the letter on his desk at the West
inghouse works, and, as il was blurred, 1t
looked like his name. He did not under
stand it, but concluded to follow 1t up.
He clearly proved that he was not Ohmler,
and said that he did not know such man.
He was held until this morning.
Later in the evening 0hmler was located,
and will be arrested. Mr.. Jacobs Will at
once institute divorce proceedings.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
PEOPLE COMING AND GOING

j. Levering Jones, a philadelphia re-
former and a director of the Fidelity Title
and Trust Company, and W. II. Mullins, OF
Salem. were at the Anderson yesterday. Mr.
Jones is opposed to the reelection OF SEN
ator Quay, and is one of the leading mem
Ders OF the reform association in the Quaker
city.
G. L. Magee, Fl. c. Dimock. Commercial
Agent of the Chicago Milwaukee and ST.
Paul road; William Smith, President OF the
Flint Glass Workers Association, and
Charles DonnelIy were passengers Tor New
York last evening.
William ChatIand, of Brownsville, swho
has the honor of being the oldest Mason in
the State, was in the city yesterday. He ut
tends all the meetings, and had just come
from the session of the grand lodge IN Phlla-
delphia.
Ex-Congressman George W. Grouse, OF
Akron, and E. B. Carney, proprietor Of the
Windsor Hotel, at Wheeling, and his vile
registered at the Monongahela House last
evening.
DR.. P. S. Henson, leading minister of
the Baptist Church in Chicago, and Joseph
R. Stanffer q Scottdale banker, registered
at theSSeventh Avenue Hotel yesterday.
Bernal Bagshawl, of Leeds, and Clement
Hackney, of Milwaukee, who are Interested
in the tin plate business, were at the Du-
quesne yesterday.
R. Sherrard, Jr., of Steubenville, and
General A. w. Jones. OF Youngstown,
stopped at the Duquesne last night.
Samuel Woodside, Freight Agent for the
Erie road, went to Baltimore last evening to
attend the funeral of relative.
G. T. Braden, of Oil City, and J. s. Culli-
nan, of Washington, were among the guests
at Newelrs Hotel yesterday.
John NJ. Irwin, of Freeport, and 81. O..
Healey, of Knoxville, put up at the Central
Hotel yesterday.
S. C. Hartley, of Meyersdale, and Milton
Townsend, of New Brighton, are stopping at
the st. Charles.
Detective Nick Bendel went to Johns
town last evening on private business.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
In ONE GRAND UNION.
A Result of Francis Murphy's Meetings
All the Temperance Organizations Com
bine to Garry on the Work Many Pledge

A Result of Francis Murphy's Meetings
All the Temperance Organizations Com
bine to Garry on the Work Many Pledge
Signers Secured.
Last nights meeting concluded the series
of Murphy-Keeley temperance meetings in
Lafayette Hail. The meeting, however,
gave birth to permanent organization that
will continue the work commenced by the
meetings 1t was the formation of the
Union Gospel Temperance Association. All
the temperance organizations are repre-
rented in it, and they will unite to carry on
the gospel temperance work. 1t is COM
posed of Good Templars, Sons of Temper
ance, members of the w. c. T. q. and w.
c. T. A, Murphyites, Keeleyites, Prohibi-
tionists, etc
The hall was crowded, the meeting being
one of the largest that has been held.
Francis Murphy made an unusually strong
and pathetic address and touched his
hearers He was followed by j. N. Kelly,
Secretary OF the National Kelley League.
Mr. Kelly, after relating his experience
and the good Of the Kelley treatment, pro-
posed the formation of Union
Gospel Temperance Association to
carry on the temperance work.
The proposal was received with applause
and at once acted upon. A resolution to
carry it into effect was adopted and an cleo
tion of officers gone into. The following
were elected: President, John W. More
land, of the I. o. G. T.; Secretary, John P.
Goettman, of the Sons of Temperance;
Treasurer, J. M. Kelly, of the Kelley
League; Vice Presidents and Executive
Board, Joseph r. Hunter, A. N. Brown,
j. X. Barbour, Mrs. Samuel Fulton, Mrs.
Ellen NJ Watson, Mrs j. NJ. Foster,
Mrs Stevenson, Mrs Haller, Mrs.
Day, j. H. Yates, Mrs. S. L. Gil
son, William Hope, Francis Murphy,
Rev. Mr.. Cutler. Thomas Jones, J. D.
Lloyd, Rev. DR.. Older, Rev. S. T. Mont
gomery, George Shop, David Hall, Mrs. T.
Mulholland, S. F. McGof, Theo. Myler, A.
L. Bryant
| The first gospel temperance meeting oi
the association will be held Sunday after
noon at 8 o'clock at the rooms of the heeley
League, No. 5811 Fifth avenue.
When the organization had been effected
addresses in the cause OF temperance were
made by John w. MoreIand, David Hall, 5
| E. Moore, T. M. McFadden, j. A. Brown
the Rev. Mr.. Cutler and John Kelly, Jr
] The latter is the 10-year-old son of j. Nj
Kelly, and made a manful little speech
wishing that the drinking fathers who haVt
boys would take the Kelley treatment ant
make their boys as happy as he is
A large number of persons signed th'
pledge, and the last meeting was one OF thu
most successful of the series.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
LAWYERS CALLED IN.
Mayor Gourley Supposed to Be Preparing
to Go Into Court.

Mayor Gourley Supposed to Be Preparing
to Go Into Court.
Mayor Gourley spent several hours yes
terdaY afternoon in consultation with his
attorneys. John S. Robb called on the
Mayor during the afternoon and the two
were in consultation for over an hour. The
Mayor refused to say what course he had
determined to pursue in regard to forcing
Chief Brown to obey the demand for the
suppression of the disorderly houses of the
CITY. His consultation with his attorneys
Yesterday has convinced his friends that he
intends going into court with the matter
Rev. E. r. Donehoo and others reported
to be collecting purse to move In the
direction of impeaching the Mayor and the
Chief of the Department of Public Safety
deny that any such move was even con-
templated. They say they are entirely con-
tent with the position assumed by Mayor
Gourley in the contest.
Chief Brown refused to talk OF the con-
f1ict between the Mayor and himself. He
said he had no idea what he would do in
the matter. He has no fears that the Mayor
will take him into court to compel action
on the disorderlv houses.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
STILL sPEcULATINe.
Local Politicians Busily Discussing Prob
able Mayoralty Candidates.

Local Politicians Busily Discussing Prob
able Mayoralty Candidates.
The local politicians of both parties are
consuming their time now specializing on
the Mayoralty candidates. The failure of
the Republican leaders to agree upon some
one to pit against ex-Sheriff McCandless
for the nomination has left Mr.. McCandless
practically without opposition. There is
still talk of the leaders springing new
man when the nominating convention
meets, but those supposed to be on the in
side say the ex.Sheriff has developed suf-
ficient strength to secure him the nomina-
tion regardless OF any opposition.
The friends of Police Magistrate Nc
Kenna say they can nominate the Alder
man on the first ballot, but Captain Thomas
R. Kerr said yesterday that he was
positively candidate for Mayor.
81 don't know who will be the Republi-
can candidate for Mayor" Judge Gripp
said yesterday. "We must elect whoever is
nominated, but to do this we mnst nominate
someone who can carry the tour East End
wards. The man who can carry those
wards is the man who will be elected
Mayor"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
ASKED TO PROTEST.
Allegheny Reformers Moving Against
the Department Chiefs.
DO NOT WANT TERMS EXTENDED,
Collector Miller Will on Monday Resign His
Old Place.
TALK ON THE MAYORALTY CANDIDATES

The Reform Association Of Allegheny Is
making lively battle against the passage
of the ordinance in Councils providing four
wear terms for the heads of departments OF
the city government.
A petition is circulating through every
part of the Northside asking the people to
protest against extending the terms OF the
city officials Among other things the Pc
tition says:
The coming election is the first oppor-
tunity the people will have to elect all the
members of both branches of Councils under
the new charter changing our city from the
third class to the second class. thus IN
volving many changes in the administrator
of city affairs.
The ordinance con ntemplates that outgo-
ing Councils shall elect the heads OF depart.
ments and also extend their terms to April
1897, thus covering the whole term OF Doth
branches of Co uncils that will be elected In
February; Sin this way they may handicap
and abridge the will of the people in their
choice of rules at the coming election"
The creating the heads of departments
and the extraordinary powers granted to
them under our new cnarter are quite d1ner-
ent from what they were under the old one,
when the present Select Council was elected,
The management of water works, streets,
/ engineering, supervision and in fact nearly
| the whole administration OF the city shall
| be under the direction of the heads OF de-
| parJments."
We believe if those in authority would
| consider the whole question, as dtsinter-
| ested persons would do, they would be con-
| vinced that any policy that abridges the
peoples right to choose who shall govern
| their affairs and expend their money is anti
republican and tends to usurpation, and by
| following along that line would soon reach
| the point of depriving the people CT their
| right to vote.
1t was asserted and generally believed,
| during the discussions 10 increase the in
debtedneSs of our city, that the whole
| power of managing the affairs of the city
and expending the money would revert to
| tine people at the coming election; and II
| they failed to elect good rulers, it would be
their own fault. Therefore to carry out
| that policy (which is certainly fair and
juSt) we pray the present Councils to
! aIlend the pending ordinance changing the
| time of electing heads of departments from
January to April, and thus the members OF
| Council elected in February could choose
heads of departments to administer the
citys affairs as voiced by the voters at that
| election.
The petitions will be returned to head
| quarters and presented to Councils at the
regular meeting on December 10.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
TRIED. TO BURN THE HOUSE.

". S. Davis Arrested Under Mysterious
Circumstances Vest ,rday Morning.
W. S. Davis, of Hallock street, Duquesne
Heights, was arrested yesterday morning at
O'Clock by Officer Bannon and locked up
in the Thirty-sixth ward police station.
The officer says that Davis came to him
about o'clock and said some one was trying
to burn down the house in which he lived and
asked for protection. He returned home
and the officer kept close watch on the
house After a time the officer saw Davis
attempt to fire the house and placed him
under arrest. The case is considered
mysterious as Davis is we'll known and the
people will not believe he is guilty. He
will be given hearing this morning.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
WILL FIGHT 1T OUT.

The Allegheny Reformers File Their Ger
tihcates of Nomination.
N. W. Stevenson, Chairman, and R. B.
Lea, Secretary, of the Republican reform
meeting held in the Fifth ward, Allegheny,
Tuesday night, the legality of which the
Republican City Committee refused to
recognize, filed certificate of the nomins-
tions made by the meeting with the County
Commissioners. They presented the names
as Republican candidates nominated at a
caucus. Unless there is protest the
names will go.on the ticket as the Republi-
can nominees. The candidates nominated
are; For Select Council, William X. Gil
lespie; Common Council, B. T. Jennings,
Charles " Lewis, Thomas McHenry, j. B.,
Dewhurst; school Directors, John E. Shaw,
John M. Conroy. Election officers were
also nominated.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
MUM LIKE THE OYSTER,
Attorney General Hensel Doesn't Believe

Attorney General Hensel Doesn't Believe
Grover vii Turn Down Bis Party.
Attorney General w. U. Hensel was in
the city yesterday attending to some pri-
vate legal business. He declined to talk
politics until after January 1, saying that
the people wanted short rest on that sub
ject When asked what he thought of the
talk of Cleveland's independent policy
toward his party, he replied that Cleveland
would not outline his plans in the Phila-
delpnia Ledger. He doesn't believe word
of the report that Grover intends to turn
down his party. Mr.. Hensel refused to say
anything about Chairman Harrity. He
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
AN EXPERT ON THE STAND.

C. L. Magee Testifes on the Valuation Of
Forbes Street Property.
Commissioner Beale spent yesterday af-
ternoon in hearing the appeal of Charles J.
Clarke from the assessment placed on his
property on Forbes street, Fourteenth
ward. That part of the property fronting
on Forbes street was assessed as tun by the
assessors and Mr.. Clarke's appeal is to have
the property classified as rural, and the val
uation of it placed at S22 600 per acre Mr.:
C. L. Magee was called as a witness and
said that Mr. Clarke,s valuation of the
property was very fair one. Mr.. Clarke
held that the use ,to which property is
mt should determine its classification.
This point was emphasized by Mr.. Magee,
who said by way of illustration, that if a
corn field was located on Smithfeld street
it should be classified as rural
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
no LONGER UNCERTAIN.

Controller Morrow Tells Why He VIII Re-
tire from Public Life.
Controller Morrow yesterday reiterated
his refusal to accept another nomination for
the office he now fills ST have given my
word that would not again accept nomi-
nation for Controller and am bound to
stand by what have said. They declared
me out of the place without my knowledge
or consent, and now have decided to stay
out" the Controller concluded.
Mr.. Morrow's friends are constantly urg-
ing him to reconsider his determination to
retire from the Controllership, but he in
sists upon retiring from public life. He
says nothing will induce him to ascept
another nomination.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10

They Tired of Fighting Reds and Were
Arrested for Breaking Windows.
Iedman and Robert Clark, 13 and IL
years old, and Arthur Colville, aged IA,
who live in Allegheny, started out week
ago to fight redskins. LeGman 5orked in
Ginbel & Co.'S store, and ne claims that
Colyille induced him to take a fobert rifle
and several revolvers from his EMPLOYER.
Five days ago they went West, but their
money giving out they returned home.
They sold the revolvers, but used the rifle
to smash the window panes in the Second
ward school Mrs Kemp, the principal,
finally had them arrested. The Clark boys
are in the Allegheny lookup, and Colville
is out on bail for a hearing. Mr.. Clark
Eaid the boys need lesson, and he will al
low the law to take its course.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
CARNEGIE BROS & co. SUED.
A Westmore1and Farmer Asks $4,000
Damages for Coke Oven Smoke.

A Westmoreland Farmer Asks $4,000
Damages for Coke Oven Smoke.
GREENsBURG, Dec 9.-[SpeciGL Adam
Robb, living near Larimer, is the plaintiff,
and the Carnegie Bros. & Co. the defend
ants in a $4,000 damage suit Robb owns
big farm, highly cultivated, upon which
there are several valuable orchards About
two years ago the Carnegie firm acquired
possession of a tract adjoining the Robb
farm. and upon this land they erected sew
eral hundred coke ovens. Robb sues for
damages alleged to have been done his
crops and fruit trees.
The second trial of the case is now in
progress. 1t was tried in this court two
years ago, when the jury gave the plaintiff
a verdict for S4, 900. The case was appealed
to the Supreme Court, and the decision OF
the court below was reversed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
"WHO Is CoNOvER ?"
Say the Fifth Avenue Dealers.
REV. DIR. D. M'ALL1sTER CAN TELL.

REV. DR. D. M'ALLIsTER CAN TELL.
You mac remember that you put into my
parlor over three years ago one of your Con-
over pianos and tested it side by side with
one of the highest priced instruments made.
On the basis of that test purchased tho
Conover piano. That decision has been
fully justified by nearly four years. use OF
the instrument. The points which commend
the piano to careful purchasers are these:
First. Its purity and sweetness of tone.
Second. Its combination of power and sweet
ness. Third. Its fine mechanical adjustment
ot keys for ease and precision of execution.
Fourth. Its capacity for remaining long i'll
will stand this test Fifth. The excellence
of its frame, resisting even Pittsburg and
Allegheny's trying gas fires. This helps to
account for the length of time it will remain
in tune. DAVID MCALLIsTER.
Allegheny, October 6, 1892.
To MesSrs H. Kleber 4 Bro,
Agents for Conover Pianos.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
Musical Services in Calvary Church.

A series of musical services will be in
augurated tomorrow afternoon at the Cal
vary Episcopal Church, on Penn avenue,
under the charge of the Rev. DR.. George
Hodges. The music will be rendered by a
full orchestra, the church choir and some of
the best local talent They will probably
be continued on every alternate Sunday
afternoon during the winter, and will be
fully up to the high standard of the musical
services rendered in the same church in the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
LOVED HIS WIFE MOST.

So He Turned His Father Out Into the
Street.
A peculiar case was brought before Alder
man Burns last night. Frank Tobinsky
was arrested charged with turning into the
street his father, a man of so years. The
Alderman ordered Tobinsky TO provide for
his fathers support, but he refused, saying
that he was unable to support both his
father and his wife, so the old man must 90.
He was sent to Jail for 20 days.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
FOR

Quality, Variety and Beauty of Goods
Henry Terheyden, $50 Smithfield street,
cannot be e1celled. He makes to order
Diamond studs,
Diamond rings,
Diamond pendants,
Diamond scarf pins,
Diamond ear rings,
Or any other fine piece of jewelry that may
be wanted. The workmen are skilled In
their various departments which is guar
antee of satisfaction Tor any customer.
II. TERHEYDEN
$50 Smith1ield street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10

MONEY SAVERS, THEsE!-A lot of mems fine
French calf seamless welt shoes, in lace or
Congress styles. and either plain or tipped
toe; width B to Z; sizes, TO 10. Every pair
warranted. Regular price 81 So our price
So.
as-Remember, our shoe department has
been removed to the first floor OF our new
Diamond street annex,
KAUFMANNS' SHOE DEPARTMENT.