The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Minor State Items.

Minor state Items.
Mort E. Burns, an Erie brakeman, of
| Gallon, was ground to pieces by falling
| eff his train east of that city.
James O'Brien, bartender of Spring.
| field was stabbed in ali affray in Column
bus. 1t is feared he is fatally injured.
The 4-year old daughter of John Moy-
| Ter of Lima, was laying around bon
| lire with some other children, when her
| lress caught fire, and before help could
| reach her she was horribly burned.
Lloyd Allen, fireman ON c., II. & d.
freight train, was shOveling coal into the
engine furnace near Xenia. when the en-
CINE parted from the lender. Allen fell
10 the track, where he was instantly
crushed to death. He was married and
lived at Dayton.
George Cotner met with frightful ac-
cident at the Lima Paper Mills by being
buried beneath large pile of steamed
straw, which had just been taken from
The LOiling watts, where it had been
cooked. 1t was some time before he was
rescued, horribly burned and suffering
axcruciating pain.
Charles Illustrator, lad of II years,
whose mother lives in Dayton, was found
lead in the woods, near the home of
George Kinsey, some miles west OF Xenia.
He had been slot through the head, back
of the ears, with a revolver, which was
found near him, but whether with sui.
,idal intent or by some murderer is not
kn own.
William Cowgirl of KennOnsburg, was
lodged in Jail recently, having shot a
young man named Eagan. 1t seems that
Cowgirl was trying to scare some boys
away from his home who were torment
ing him, by shooting mis- revolver into the
air. Young Eagan was riding along the
road, and knew nothing OF the trout lie,
but received one of the loads. He IS in
dangerous condition.
The coroners of the State have deter
mined to carry up the decision recently
rendered by Judge Pugh, of the Court of
Common Pleas of Franklin County, to
the effect that the coroner of county en-
act only when the cause of death Is un-
known. Several of the coroners OF adj
joining counties have recently communi-
Gated with Coroner Birmingham of olum-
tus, stating that they would pay their
share Of the cost.
While passing through dense thicket
On his farm, a mile west of Wlncheste ter,
Squire, Harrison I. Massie discovered
two human skeletons lying be,ido an old
and decayed log. He reported the facts
TO Squire Booth, who, with DR.. G. E.
Rouse, made an examination of the skel-
stons, which were those OF male and ie-
male, and headiess. Particles of flesh
were found on several of the bones. The
authorities will make thorough invesii-
cation.
Near Sterling, Wayne County, two
weeks ago, Mrs. Henry YOder, Mrs. Peter
Conrad and Mrs. Levi Bayler, living on
adjoining farms. all attended church
together. Mrs. Yoder went to Cleveland
TO submit TO an operation for tumor, from
the effects of which she died. Mrs.
Conrad died on the day of Mrs. Yoder's
funeral. A day Or two after Mrs. Con-
RAIDS death Mrs. Bayler also submitted 10
An operation and died. The ladies were
intimate friends.
The indications are that the inaugural
ceremonies of Governor Bushnell Will
be attended by larger number of out Of
town visitors than ever before. At
meeting of the committe in charge of the
inaugural arrangements it was reported
that about 200 political clubs throue houJ
the State have been invited TO attend.
with practically the whole of the militia.
Encouraging responses have been re-
eeived from most of those invited. Half
rates will be granted on railroads. The
inaugural address will be delivered from
a stand in the rotunda of the Statehouse,
according to custom.
The habitual criminals in confinement
for life at the Ohio Penitentiary are
greatly angered at the recent lreak of
William Heiser OF Pataskala. Beiser was
recently parOled, subject to the usual
good conduct conditions. He was scrv-
ing life sentence, but as he had never
stolen anything of greater value than
few chickens, it was thought that he
rather got the worst of it. He had hardly
been released, however, until he broke
into another chicken coop. and stole more
chickens. Officers are now looking for
him. As Heiser was .;ie first habiual
criminal to be paroled, the others fear
that his unfortunate break will not only
put an end to further pa-oles, Lut will
also defeat the passage of bill which
they propose introducing in the Legis-
lature this winter, repeating the habi.ual
criminal act.
Alyan Fl. Hines, who was married to
Olivia II. Laishey, at GAINESVILLE, on the
strength of letter written to him by the
Cleri. of the Courts of Belmont County, in
which It was stated in response to his in
quiry that his first wife had secured a di-
vOIce, was sentenced to the penitentiaIy
for one year the other day. Judge Mum
son said, in passing sentence, that he had
no doubt but that the prisoner acted in
good faith in marrying his second wife.
but that the law in regard to bigamy did
not permit of the recognition OF intention.
A stay Of execution was G anted for thirty
days, and the matter will be laid before
the Board OF Pardons in January.
Myrtle Craig, II years old, quarreled
with her lover in Dayton, and when the
two separated the girl put on her wrap
and hurried TO the canal and jumped in.
As her body fioated from beneath Il draw
bridge two young men at the railing dis
covered it and dragged it 10 shore. She
was resusitated. Her parents reside at
Alexander.
The epidemic OF measles in Springfield
is admittedly beyond control. A total of
/, ISIS cases have been reported within the
last six weeks. The quarantine has been
decided useless because of negligence of
cases, and has been abolished. OF all the
cases reported, however, there has been
but one death.
The Supery isor OF Public Printing, Hon.
Leo Hirsh, in his annual report to the Gov
ernor, says that the cost of printing for
the past year was $27, 1871. The whole
number of volumes bound during the year
was 1S,549.N. The whole number of
reams If paper used was 199. The aver
age number of persons employed in the
State bindery during the year was fOrtv-
five.
Peter KIinesmth Of Logan, who Wis
assisting in tearing down Flood wool fuc-
mace at Nelsonyille, was fatally injured
by pulley on derrick falling and slrik-
ing him. Three men were killed when
this furnace was erected, and since the
work OF dismantlinG commenced two men