The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-09
Minor State Items.

Minor State Itcms.
Joseph Frost, the bookmaker. who was
arrested in Portsmouth, charged with
highway robbery, succeeded in proving an
alibi.
Oxford is now assured of having imme-
diate rapid transit, the road to be built by
the Hamilton and Richmond Transit
Company.
| Charles Dare died at Wellsburg in
dentists chair while under the influence
| of chloroform administered to relieve pain
while having tooth extracted.
Six prisoners con fined in the County
Jail at Wapakoneta tore up.the stone floor
ing and got into the basement, but were
caught by the Sheriff. None escaped.
A large barn, owned by Conrad Miller,
near Marietta, was burned, with four
horses, eight head of cattle and 1000
bushels of wheat. Incendiaries suspected.
Warren Murphy, an old soldier, was
found dead in the yard back of George
Lahrman's saloon, at Medora. Murphy
was a member of the Twenty second In
| diana.
The street railway company of Chilli
| cothe is making arrangements to secure
| funeral car and private car for funeral
parties. 1t will also be used for trolley
| parties.
II. Farmer, aged So, of Lawrence Coun-
| ty, waa drowned off the wharfboat in
| Gallipolis as he was attempting to board
| the steamer Carrie Brown. His body was
recovered.
Samuel Baldwin, lumber dealer OF
hnn frrr
hours and placed it in his sock for safe
4! keeping. Shortly after he was surprised
| to find the money gone.
John Kincade, who lives near Westville,
few days ago caught pure white crow,
| with a pink beaE. eyes and legs. The
bird was engaged in combat with an
owl and was about exhausted when cap
tured.
At Chillicothe gang of tramps raided
a freight train on the B. & o. s. W. Rail-
road and broke open several cars. They
secured several cases of ladies' bloOmers.
What they did with the garments is not
known.
Mrs. J. W. Whiting of Marietta, suf-
fered an accidental fall down a short
flight of stairs a few days ago. She has
been uncons seous from concussion of the
brain for several days, and her recovery
is despaired of.
James Bradley, while walking on the
tracks of the Lake Eric and Western
Railroad, was struck by passenger train
and Instantly killed near Buckland. He
leaves widow and seven children in
poor circumstances.
Andrew Shanks, mortorman, was held
up at Springfield by masked burglars, who
boarded and stopped his car, taking his
gold watch and cash box, containing s14.
They also broke open the money boxes OF
the car and took the contents.
Mrs Moses Sheppard of Cedarville, was
fatally injured by being thrown from
''horse" on merry-go-rOund. A bolt
which supported the figure broke, throw
ing her between the platform and poles,
dragging her almost the entire distance
around.
Matthias Bank, Somerdale saloon
keeper, is a raving maniac. Nine weeks
ago he was bitten by rabid dog, and at
once made up his mind that he would die
of hydrophobia. He called all his friends,
bid them good by, and almost Immediate
ly lost his mind.
Holcomb & Smith, assignees of the Cit
izens' Savings Bank Of Portsmouth, have
filed suit in court against John h. Duke
to recover S., 900 on notes, which it is al
legged were illegally assigned. The as
signees have secured evidence in similar
cases aggregating over $4,000, and will
make an effort to recover on them.
Mrs. Florida E. Wilkinson. who with
her little daughter went to Toledo from
Florida two or three years ago, and has
given lessons to classes in French and
music, and whose musical writings in va
riOus publications attracted much atten-.
ton, was found dead in bed. From re-
marks dropped it is believed she commit
ted suicide.
At GaIlipolis, Charles Metzler, pa
tient at the Epileptic Hospital from
Wayne County, committed suicide by
stabbing himself to death with a pocket
knife he had serreptitiously obtained.
Metzler was the son of ex-POstmaster
MetZler of Wooster, and was 30 years OF
age, and is the first epileptic known to
commit suicide.
Wight Egerton, residing near Huling-.
ton, committed suicide because of a pair
of black eyes he received in fight. Eyer
ton was considered the handsomest man
in his township. His commades teased
him considerably over his fight. This
worried EgertOn greatly. After eating
supper he retired to his room, and shot
himself through the right temple with a
revolver.
Ghouls visited the cemetery at Picker-i
ington, near Lima, for the purpose OF Dig
ging up the body of Mrs. S. w. Ward,
who died there recently. Her husband
and brother, who have been guarding the
grave, having received information that
an attempt was to be made to steal the
opened fire on the would be rob-
bers as they began to dig into the grave
They fled, leaving their implements,
Blood was found on the grass, and it is
thought one of the party was wounded.
fatal shooting affair occurred I'M
Welleston, which resulted in the death of
Henry Anderson, byStander. Black,
owns saloon there and Haggerty and his
two friends, named Tribby, were drink
ing there. Haggerty quarreled with the
proprietor, and Black began shooting,
missing his intended victim and sending
a ball into Anderson's heart. Anderson
died in five minutes The shooting was
the outcome of an old feud between Black
and Haggerty, who are bro.hers-in-law
All parties are under arrest.
Thomas H. Graves, who has fourteen
department stores in Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania, has brought suit against dozen of
the principal merchants of GAINESVILLE for
S25, 900 damages. Graves recently opened
a store there, and was denounced as an
impostor and fraud.
At Bellefontaine, Joseph Mustain, aged
Al, in fit of dependency shot himself
through the heart before the eyes of his
wife and daughter, and died short time
after Mustain failed to receive sum OF
money which he expected, and took his
life. His daughter attempted to lump
from two-story window in her grief, but
was prevented.
Assistant Attorney, General John l..
Lot has rendered an opinion at the request
of the State Fish and Game Commission.
The opinion construes Section 1854 Il. S.
as holding that turtle doves Can not be
killed except from September l to Decem-
Der Is. This opinion permits policemen