The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
CONVICTED rs MURDERERS.
Record of Prosecuting Attorney Parker
at Washington.

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The active duties OF W. 8. Parker as
prosecuting officer for the commonwealth
at Washington ended with Monday nights
term OF criminal court. During his six years
in that Office there have been tried 2j homi-
eide cases, and he has never failed TO convict.
There were two first degree verdicts, the
famous West aud Reed cases, and two by tho
court decision on the evidence, Cook and
Moseby. The former had his sentence com
muted to life Imprisonment, and the latter lie
now in Jail awaiting the governors action.
One hundred pounds OF dynamite, which
was being thawed out on a screen above q
stove in a shanty at the North Lebanon stone
1aarrles, exploded with terrible force. VIII
liam Thompson, Harry Hlllard and Pierce
Pleter, who were standing nearby, were
hurled several hundred feet. Thompson, who
stood nearest the bulldiag, was terribly in
jured, his face aud body being filled with
splinters OF wood aud small pieces Of iron
and tin. Almost oil his hair was burnt OF
his head, and he will lose the sight OF both
eyes. Pletter had his arm broken, but Hill
lard escaped injury.
An attempt was made to poison Polish
Catholic priest at Mount Carmel, by putting
Paris green into the wine re used In Ta5
sacrament
An accident occurred on tho Cresson and
Clearf eld Railroad, at Amsboy In which IL
freight cars were demolished. The cause OF
the wreck is not known, but II Is supposed to
have been caused by the spreading OF the
rails.
the Pennsylvania railroad was caught be-
tween cars at Bens Creek and 80 badly
squeezed that he will die.
A wreck which resulted disastrously to II
men was caused by the breaking OF an axle
OF n coal car In the Cambria Iron Company's
mine near Johnstown. All the men will re-
cover.
Albert Hamilton, OF Sharon, sentenced to
two years in the Columbus, o., pcnitentlnry
for completely in many burglaries in eastern
Ohio, is in a critical condition In prison. the
result OF attempting suicide by swallowing
sulphuric acid used in the polishing depart.
ment where he was working.
The Beaver Falls and Beaver electric street
car company is TO be revived at New Brighton.
The sheria has closed Samuel Lewin's
clothing store at Bellefonte. Liabilities about
s25,OoOi assets, $1,000 to $4,000.
f.. j. Palossster, OF Connecticut, O Nickel
Plate brakeman, was blown from the top OF
his train near Ashtabula and had his skull
fractured. He died en- route to Erie hos
pital
Lizzie Moore, formerly Ida Thomas, OF
New Castle, was sentenced at Cleveland to
five years In the penitentiary for picking
pockets.
The Pennsylvania Society Sons OF the
American Revolution held their second anni-
versary meeting Of the organization at the
Hotel Duquesne, Plttsburg.
Thieves stole s5 chickens and 25 turkeys
from Mrs. Dimond, OF Greensburg.
Thomas L. Jones, OF Greensburg, has been
sRslRle''d Ss2Rs general manager OF '''''''-Ha''
Fife caused a loss OF over $4,000 by de-
stroying building used as a sample room by
the Logan hotel, at Altoona.
Profs. J. D. Trussell, OF Claysville; Hall, OF
California Normal school; Stevenson. OF
Burgettstown, and Dalbey, OF Monongahela,
Of Washington county.
David Harris, colored. OF Rochester. was
fatally crushed by safe falling on him.
John shepac was crushed to death by q
TALL Of rock at Lemont, Fayette county.
John O'Grady was stabbed in the groin by
Janus Berger at West Newton Sunday night
jacob Hetzel, of Copnellsville, was arrested
Mt Moraantown, W. Va, on the charge Of
etealins coat and vest from hotel
movement has been started at New Castle
to build q new county bridge across the Ne
shannock river above Pearson's dam.
Zoro Robbins, aged 80. a miner, Of Throop,
adjacent to Scranton, shattered the skull OF
his.wlfe with q revolver bullet and then shot
and killed himself. His wife was taken to a
hospital, but cannot recover. Jealousy was
the cause ofths tragedy.
The new brick school building at Burgetts-
town will be dedicated on Friday, December
8, Many prominent speakers from distance
will DO present, and en- elaborate programme
has been prepared for the occasion. A flag
win be presented to the school at the Same
time.
A survivor OF the famous Bucktail regiment
named Thomas Green has been making In
ouiries, and ascertains that the exact num-
6sr Of the survivors Of that regiment still 10
existence is 304, divided az follows: Com
pAny A, IS, B. 81; @. 81; D, 20; Z, 43; +, 2i;
b. SO. II. 81; I. 8S; X. As.