The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-10

Albert Stephens, an eighteen-yea
old yOuth of South Fork, had his head cut
of by being run over by freight train on
the Pennsylvania railroad at 2:3O O'Clock
on Saturday afternoon. Young Stephens
with some companions, had jumped the
freight train AT South Fork. and when
they reached SummerhiIl he tried to
alight. In jumping off he tripped and fell,
and the wheels passed over his neck. com
pletely severing his head from the body.
The young mans father is butcher and
Is employed by c. a. Dimond at South
Fork. His mother died about four months
ago and it is said he was the only living
child of the family.
ON Sunday afternoon about O'clock
an accident which terminated fatally oc-
CURED u short distance from WilmOre. In
company with several companions, Gil
more McCloSkey, aged about 10 years. and
whose home was in Lilly, endeavured IL
get on freight train in charge of Con
ductor Brantlinger The train was going
at a good rate of speed and McCioskey
failed in his attempt. lie was thrown un-
der the wheel with the result that one
arm was torn from the socket, and the
other was terribly maugled He was also
injured about the head. lie was taken To
his home on Mail Express, hut died at :
O'Clock in the evening.
Harry Clabaugh, who was clerk in
the Second National bank, of Altoona
when 1t was looted by Cashier Gardner,
three years ago, and who was arrested at
the time for having changed figures in his
books at the cashiers dictation, commit
ted suicide at noon on Monday by shoot
ing himself. Clabaugh had been partially
demented since his unfortunate connection
with the bank scandal. OF late he has
been employed as a Clerk in the PeunSyl-
vania railroad SIorehuuSe at the Juuiata
shops. This Is the second suicide as Il re-
suit OF the failure of this bank, Bank Ex-
aminer Miller having shot himself while
trying TO untangIe the defaulting c ishier's
accounts.
Charles Stuchell is dying at the home
of his father, in Indiana, from the effect
of pistol shot in the head. aud Martin
Flemming, au uncle of SJuchelrs wife. is
in jail To answer for the shooting. Flem-
ing had trouble with John DudsOn. whose
wife is also niece of his, and SUNDAY
evening Fleming was at home when
Stuchell, DodSoI aud John Horner passed
tue mouse. fitming hurried outside and
hatchet was thrown back aud forth
Fleming ran into the house, returned with
revolver, fired, ana Stulchell fell. Flem-
ing then ran to the fallen mao, picked him
up and carried him into the house, putting
u pillow under his head. He got his pipe
lighted it and proceeded 10 enjoy a smoke
Thursday afternoon the large barn on
the farm Of benjamin Lowman, about four
miles southeast of Indiana, was totally de-
strOyed by fire. The fire, it is supposed,
was caused by sparks flying from the en-
gine operating the threShng machine they
were running in the barn. Mr. Lowman
lost 300 bushels of newly threshed wheat
200 bushels of old wheat, 30 tons of good
hay and all of this years crops The
the threShing machine, the property of
Bates George. of Centre township, was also
burned. Harvey George, of Homer City
was burned pretty badly while assisting in
the attempt TO put out the flames. Mr.
LOwmanS loss is estimated at 81 800 on
which there is an insurance of S7OO. Mr.
Georges loss is about 500, on which there
was no Insurance.