The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-02-03
Minor State Ifen,s

Minor State Items.
AT ufenviIle. Wlllilm NJ. Taylor, an
employe of the w. g.. Z. Railroad, was
knocked down on the street and ro bid.
Miss Alice Hull of near Fayetteville,
Brown County. was preparing meal,
when her clothing caught fire and she was
fatally burned.
Samuel Baughman, farmer naar Mi
amisburg, was killed by beng crushed
between some boxes in a wagon while at
tempting 10 drive out of barn.
The clothing store of Aspinall & Foust,
West Liberty, was robbed of 500 worth of
clothing. a Big -Four hanicar was used
to haul the plunder to BelIefontane.
Robert Burns of Cleveland, who shot
and wound d Policeman Herhon of San-
duSky. while resis ing arrest, has been
sentenced 10 the Penitentiary for six
years.
Stout Barlow, who was for thirty years
policeman in Portsmouth. is dead. lie
was one of the tallest men in Southern
Ohio, Icing one inch short of seven feet
in height.
a 5-year-old daughter of Joseph Lamot
received fatal injuries at Bridgeport by
the accidental discharge of revolver in
the hands OF its mother, who is nearly
craZad with grief.
Two bows named Thomis and Kilp1f-
rick who were skatin' at the m nth of
White Oak Creek. Georgetown, fell III
the water and WIS drowned.
Joe Friend, an emrloye of the electric
company of Washington C. H., fell from
the limb of tree upon the pavement.
striking uron his forehead and shoulder.
1hn wounds may prove fatal.
The wife OF Pol cpmqn John Fisher of
Martins Ferry, died recentIv, and hi. H.
year. old ii lighter is seriously Ill from the
pff'ct of POISONOUS substance in ologna
they had eaten. Physicians are making
an Investigation.
DR.. Warren of Harrieteville. was in his
stu lie the other n ght " hrn his ho.tIpr,
Join Norris. entered. Thinking 10 &C re-
Morris, the doctor fred revolvr, tie
hall entering Morris abdomen. Tie
woun is dang rous one.
~ Toledo, Ms. Joseph Hoop was SC
sew ,rsr%-turnad by a gasoline tx rlos'on
that she dieS>She triet 10 hgh.s-iLe
kitchen fire with il, is1nDss9 - - cal
OIL Her hus hand was also badly ned
while trying to ex'inguiSh the Il m"s.
Henrv Rely of Waldo, age,I % wrs
found dead in a fell nn1~ his hon.. A
lnFd of shot hid b on dl~ch red his
bowels. \ dcurle- harreled sho'"irn lsv
near him. Whether it was snicIde. acci-
dental >hoo'ing or murder IS not known.
John D. Nicholas, ex-JuIge of the
Common Pleas Court at Coshoc'on, is
dead. He was "a years of aye. In 1885
he was elected as Common PIpas Judge
of that subjudical district, composed of
Coshocion, Ho ms and Wayne counties,
ami served 'en years.
While a number of pupils of Union
School, near Xenia, were romping lit
tie hoy named Jesse Ross peeped through
hole in the scho ''oom door. Al the
same instant Mary Watson thrusr n
heated poker through the hole. Ross will
probably lose his eyesight.
Mile BacSwan, 16 wears of age. daugh-
ter of III. NJ. Baekwan OF Delphos, broke
through tie ice in the canal few weeks
ago and was so badly frightened he ore
being rescued that her mind was affected.
She grew worse. and has been adjudged
insane. She will be removed to the asy-
lum at Toledo.
The police of Delphos hive mystery
on their hands. While hunting William
Lehman tracked Il rabbit into filling
tree and there found a complete outfit Of
male wearing apparel, mud stained. COW
cred with blood and bullet holes through
the coat and vest. A crime has evid n.ly
been committed.
Pin l. ughiin, prominent young man
of Conneaut, was accidentally shot. He
was clerk in Arthur'S hardware store.
in Conneaut. Several customers had
been in the store looking over the stock of
revolvers. After they had gone ou;
gentleman standing near by start, d TO
examine the guns, not knowing that any
of them were loaded. One of them went
eff, the load taking effect in Lauehlin's
breast. He lived but ten minutes.
Laughlin had worked several years in the
store. He was we'll known throughout
Ashtabula County.
Judge Sage, of the United States Circuit
Court, has written letter TO Warden
Coffin, of the Penitentlary. announcing
that it is the RUE of his Court not 10 ror-
respond with convicted prisoners THIS
statement was made on account of so
prisoners who have written TO him IN re-.
gard to their cases.
Jonathan Wilson, aged 81 years and
single, son OF d MEL Wilson, commit ed
suici le at the home of his parents, near
Bell Brook, by shooting himself in the
right temple. similar su cite occurred
in the same vicinity a few weeks ago.
and the principle of Suggestion" is sup
posed to have worked OIL Wilson's mir ).
Foxes have been unmoested SD long IN
the " hite Oak Valley, Brown County,
that they have become a nuisance. That
section IS overun with them, and it is
daily occurrence 10 hear some farmer re-
wailing the loss of his poultry, while 1t
was recently reported they had been
killing Young pigs in one locality.
\ human left ear vas picked up On the
appears 10 b the ear of woman DIR.
Thomas examined thu member and SAID
the ear had not been cut OF. Neither has
it been bitten off. MANY theories are rife.
Some people intimate that 1t might be a
case of grave robbery. The matter is be-
ing Investigated. The ear is preserved to
serve as a clew.
Charlef Marvin, administrator of the
estate of Minnie Marvin, his wife, brought
suit in Ravenna alleging that on March
%, 1897, he purchased from the meat
market of j. S. Allen, III that city. a ham
from diseased animal which contain a
trichina, and that his vile died from the
effects of eating the diseased ham on
March 81 1897. The plaintiff asks Sl0,0Ou
damages az inst Mr.. Allen.