The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-02
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
The D0;ngs Of . Swiudler With . $40
Check.
VERDICT OLA JURY CAUSES INSANITY
A Few County Haps and Mishaps.
Railroad Dots Along the Line..The
The Cabinet Makers Favor Mr..
Grow for Secretary of the Interior.
Discussions at the Farmers insti.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Dac. 1.-On Thanks
giving Day young man named II.
Hetfeld, alias III. Conen, arrived in
town, and, calling at the Presbyterian
parsonage, represented to the pastor,
Rev. ID. l. Sutherland, that ne was n
converted jew" and was endeavoring
to get from New York. where he had
been employed, to Buffalo, where -e
resided He proved himself an excel
lent Hebrew scholar, and out OF pity
the reverend gentleman boarded him at
a hotel for two days, while he heard
from Buffalo" On Saturday morning
there came to Hetfeld. in care of the
clergyman. telegram, stating that
funds had been sent him by mail. In
few hours letter followed, enclosing a
$40 check. The letter thanked Mr. SUIT
terland for his kindness and gave Ilet-
field some good advice. Without en-
dorsement of course the check was
valucless, but Mr. Sutherland accom-
panied the young man to the City Ma
tional bank. where he endorsed the
check. which was cashed. Hetfeld was
told by Mr.. Sutherland, in the pres
ence of the bank officers, that If ne
proved to be a swindler he would be
placed behind prison bars. In the
meantime the Buffalo bank upon which
the check was drawn was wired. and
soon the answer came that the maker
of the check had no funds to his credit.
Hetfeld eluded the vigilance of Mr..
Sutherland and walked to Great Bend,
nine miles distant, where he was ar
rested by Officer Storebach, Of Susque-
hanna, as he was purchasing ticket
for Binghamton. He was brought to
this place and locked up. He was
brought before Justice Williams on
Monday, when he made a confession.
In collusion with his wife. who In
Buffalo, he has been swindling clergy
men and others throughout the coun-
try. He wrote the letter and fo""ed
the check. In default of bail he was
on Monday taken to the county jail at
Montrose by Chief Mcmahon to await
the action of the grand jury.
WHO CAN HE BE?
The Binghamton Herald is author
ity for the statement that "Susque-
hanna contains newspaper man who
has a national reputation for writing
stories of the most imaginative sort.
1t il said he takes opium and has
dreams from the effects of the drug.
and when he comes to himself again
places on paper the wild fancies that
flashed through his brain while he was
under the influence of the opiate. The
originality and improbability of the
stories make them interesting reading.
WHAT A VERDICT DID.
William Moon, of Liberty township,
whose suit against that township for
damages, occupied the attention of our
county court for several days. has be-
come insane in consequence of the ver-
dict, which was against him. he
drove off and unprotected embankment
and received permanent injuries of a
serious nature.
COUNTY HAPS AND MISHAPS.
Great Bend has two quarantined
cases of diphtheria.
1t is said that there are ten candi-
dates for county medical pension ex-
aminer. The Office is worth from S4oO
to 5000 per year.
Hallstead has newly organized Co.'S
mopolitan Building and Loan associa-
tion.
Near Great Bend, two Lawsville
hunters in two days killed forty-five
partridges.
Messrs. Charles l.. Crook. Richard A.
Barber and John Maynard are candi-
dates for the Hallstead postmastership.
And there are Others
The SusQuehanna county Pomona
Grange will meet in SDringville on
Wednesday and Thursday next.
And now New Milford has the wealth
er signal service. She ought to have
many other desirable things. One of
the prettiest villages in Northern Penn
sylvania, for years she has endured a
series of business disasters of various
kinds, enough to discourage any COM
munity. And still her people never say
die, but continue hopeful of better
days ahead. May she soon realize
them!
RAILROAD DOTS.
Delaware and Hudson Conductor
Kenworthy. of Car5ondale, who lost a
leg at Forest City on Thursday, is
gradually recovering from his injuries.
A large delegation of Susquehanna
railroad men We're in Carbondale on
Sunday. attending the union meeting
of the brotherhood.
Some engineers on the Delaware div
ision of the Erie have forty days to
their credit in November.
Every railroad organization in Sus-
quehanna is in a tlourishing condition
PURELY POLITICAL.
Cur State Senator Hon T.. B. Har-
denbcrgh wrote to the Philadelphia
Times on Thanksgiving day: MY
thanks are due because ! am not q
candidate for the United States senate
and am not likely to be"
After the political cyclone, Brier
Haines, of the Hopesdalc Independent
rises from the wreckase of ''ruined
hopes and blasted ambitions" safe in
Of hn nj IL
new building. All things to those who
wait!
Some of the cabinet makers have ar
ranged to place our own Galusha A.
Grow in the office of secretary of the
interior. The major might do worse
Wayne county's foremost politician
the unique Sarah Ulrich Kelly. files her
claims for a cabinet position. Give a
fat job to Sarah by all means. Then
perhaps dear old Wayne will stop vo-
ciferating year in and year out for a
congressman.
HOME EVENTS.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles Woodruff
an old and esteemed resident, occurred
from the family residence On Sunday
afternoon.
A ledge of the Daughters of Rebekah
will be instituted on Saturday evening
with over one hundred charter mem
bers.
Carl Weirs, formerly of Susquehanna
son of Master Mechanic c. p. weiss
of the Erie's shops. in HornellsvnIe. is
with the Cuban army, assisting in
working Gatling gun.
The national board of underwriters
has offered a reward of 5000 for the
conviction of the parties who recently
fired the barn of Frank Andrews, on
the Oakland side of the river.
In Herrick Center on Thursday last
by Rev. r. j. Vaughn, DR.. A. l.. Craft
and Miss Clara Patterson were united
in marriage. The bride was until re-
Gently popular teacher in the Susque-
hanna graded schools.
Can it be possible that Susquehanna' s
postal telegraph station Is sidetracKed
somewhere? So soon done for, what
was it begun for?
The Delaware and Hudson and the
Erie coal trains are keeping the Jeffer-
hro ,pl, ils, sod l,AN