The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-04
CUT HIS
THROH'
lis MISSILE CHILD r. COVER
Father ana % Started cat Yestlrd
GO fishing-The Former Left Z
Child with Strangers and
After wandering Ava Cut
His Throat.


A sensation that caused q stir in all Il III
of the town was created this morning bur It.
reports that Abraham Mostow. one of tidlv.
%janitors of the public schools, had attercfoi
to commit suicide by cutting his throaeo Il
that his seven-year-old son. William. W.
accompanied the father on a fishing tri
to-day, vas missing.
Both reports were true. but the inlhst I
the father inflicted upon himself arhs 81
serious and the child mas been restoA my
the parents. Both are at the familyrhed
dence on North Market street. hihg
At about three o'clock yesterday afte1 we
Mostow and his son started from their nds.
to 90 fishing. The father stopped at Cl
Derr's barber shop on North Main sire
get a razor he had left there TO be sharp
Mostow and his son walked out to
Fowler's Run reservoir and then northNA
ly along the water pipe line towards
donville. When they reached the hig
that passes %eastwardly along the t.
Locust mountain to Mahanoy City the
broke down fir m fatigue. Near the pig
the house occupied by a family ma
Beacher. Mostow went there and mae
engagements for the child to spend the nns-
AZ about $50 p. m. MostOw left the hbie
saying he was going to B~raudonvile. r40od5
statement of the journey is taken frcent
recital made by the child, while on his idy,
home to-day.
AT about seven o'clock this morning SIS
tow walked into Frank Everett's hotr Y.
Brandouville and got a glass of
Everett and Mostow were acquainted. INC
Abe % exclaimed the hotelkeeper, 49,
brings you over here SO early ~ Ev-
says Mostow made nm incoherent ne
drained his glass and walked out of Che
room to the porch at the front of the IA
A few moments later a man rushed into-r Of
hotel and told Everett that Mostow had.
his throat. The hotel keeper found the GAL
in a reclining position ON the porch
blood streaming from q cash about
inches long across his throat. The 49,
with bloody blade was at tho mans
Everett summoned assistance and it soof
came evident that Mostow was i'm no In
diate danger. The hOtelkeeper then sect
a horse and carriage and brought Most0 ana
town, taking him home. 1t was upon
arrival here that Everett first learned
young Mostow was missing. The ia
told a disconnected story, but insisted, L
ever, that he and the boy went up the mo
tain east of Kelley Run %colliery,
crossed the rayine westwardly and reac-
one of the half way houses. There he
he spent the night with his son, as the pu
of a family named Brobst.
When the report that Nostov,'s child
missing was confirmed tbe ovcitoment crs-
nv fine renort of attamrtad sui,id. uo
mncb increased that seror,l ,it;,,,, -ol
tearod ~ cool tbo r,ornt,;, -
1oct +owr T., corriaaoe 60 n
were CIovt FoIuer v.p,lic,n,n M
Ice Dr Tobn prioa ,nJ me- hest
T~nouiryo of tho proLet b,r.. lonl
mopn+oin raiIo5 10 coueru -. Afe'
and tba eaorcLing rsrt;.s I..,.
farert directions 49, tbo ,,ornt,in .m5
fine Catavyissa VALLEY ne I'm NJ p-n,to-
School Director I I pri.s v.. ,,,.,r NJ
who wont IN tbe Rrohst ,l,.o anal u.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS He ,stnrnsa An t,,,, oN
in comnanv with a Upp,rp rs,,rt.r 'i
another talk with Nostov The lattor
still bazv i'm his statemer.. bus insisted
he left his son at n bopse near tbc f,rts
tho roads north ~ Inc comoter,ss Mr.
and tho ERA renorter concInle5 nts
take a course to the contrary of That NTos
insisted he had taken A borse ana b
was hired and Mr.. Price and the reporter
town at Has in the direction of Brandi
Vile. They drove alone tbe rode , dish,
of two miles to the forks of the BmnJlIs
vile. Ringtowu and Mabanov civ roads na
the way they met people who were out htgA
ing, but could CLEAN no tidings of the mis-.
boy. Arriving at the forks oe the roads
stopped to decide upon which road to fol-
first. A log team was seen in the distaKfN
coming from the direction of Mahanoy CG
and it was decided to await its arrival at
forks aud see if the teamster had any in3
nation 20 give concerning the lost boy.
the team drew near a boy was seen sitting
top of the load of huge logs. Director bel
and the reporter alighted from their bu, r
ana met the team before 1t feae-
inc lorhs' Inc youngster sitting on Jhe lsitl
70 DO Vhe missing one Robert Brol
OF hlnBlOWu, was the teamS,er in charge