The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
The Capture Of the Alleged Murderers Of
A. J. Pepper.
AN ANECDoTH OF REV. r. A. DONY.
A wild Cats Feast on the Flesh OF u
steed - Montrose Men to go to
Kiondike--New Church to BE Dedi-
cated--A Novel Contribution Box.
Other News.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Jan. 25.-In November
last, A. ]. Pepper, an aged farmer, was
murdered in his barn in Rush town
chip. He was a bachelor, man of
means, and lived with an aged sister.
On the night in question he had gone
TO the barn to do some choirs. Not re-
turning in several hours, the sister
arose from her bed, lighted lamp and
went to the barn, where she found the
old man unconscious. He had been
struck with a club or other blunt in
strument. Neighbors were summoned
and the old man was carried into the
house He never regained conscious
ness. Upon his person was $50 in cash.
SO far as known, he did not have an
enemy in the world. The county COM
missoners offered a reward of $1,000
for the arrest and conviction of the
murderer or murderers, and District
Attorney Ainey has been energetic in
his efforts to ferret out the mystery.
Several arrests, on suspicion. have
been made, but the prisoners have
been discharged for want of evidence
sufficient to hold them. On Saturday
evening. District Attorney Ainey and
Chief. Of Police Mcmahon, of Susque-
hanna, went to Rock Rift, N. y, near
Hancock, and arrested Cornelius SheW,
recently of Susquehanna, on a charge
of being implicated in the murder. ON
Sunday the same officers went to Cow
entry, Broome county, N. V, and ar
rested ]. ]. Smith, also recently of
Susquehanna, on che same charge. The
two men were brought to Susquehanna
and on Sunday taken to the Montrose
Jail. Shew has lived in Susquehanna
for the greater portion of his life. He
has been arrested several times for
larceny, and has served a term in the
Iackawanna county Jail and in the
Eastern penitentiary. Smith came to
Susquehanna last spring from Frank
lin Forks with a woman named Gra-
ham, with whom he lived here until
last fall, when they left. Fer several
months Shew was an inmate of the
Smith home. After leaving here, Smith
and the Graham woman separated The
latter is now in Binghamton. Hoping
to secure the $1,000 reward, and possi-
bly, revenge, it is said that the Graham
woman gave the authorities the infor-
nation upon which the arrests We're
made. 1t is reported that SheW has
made a confession, in which he states
that Smith committed the murder.
Smiths correct name is said to be
James j. Eagen.
NOT ON THE PROGRAMME.
The recent death of Rev. Frank A.
Doney, of Scranton, brings vividly to
my mind an incident of the long ago.
A few years after the close of the war,
a party of some seventy newspaper men
from New York and Pennsylvania, the
writer included, enjoyed an excursion
| through some of the Southern states.
| Mr.. Doney was at the time editor of a
paper in Hawley. In Staunton, West
| Virginia, one evening, entertainments
| had been arranged, in honor of the
marty, in three female colleges. In one
| of the institutions the young ladies
| rendered a choice musical programme
of Southern airs exclusively, such as
Dixie" MY Maryland" and Bonnie
Blue Flag" but not northern air. Out
| of courtesy, the party sat and took its
medicine, all except Mr.. Doney, who
arose, and, in an impressive manner
| said: 1--WE have listened with a great
| deal of attention to the Southern selec-
| tions, rendered so beautifully. We
would now like to hear THE Stal
| Spangled Banner!" for about seven
seconds. Then the regular programme
continued. We didn't hear The Stal
| Spangled Banner" They weren't play
ing it down there in those days"
COUNTY CURRENCY.
Charles Van Wormer and Ralph B
Little, esqs., of Montrose, are promin-
ent candidates for district attorney
"How happy would l be with either
were tother dear charmer away"
| owing to a fratricidal and internicint
church war, a Susquehanna county
congregation. it is stated. last month
contributed the munificent sum of S
towards the pastors salary. The con
gregation evidently believes that, in
asmuch as Salvation is free" preach
ing out to be, also.
Several Montrose people are prepar
ing to go to Klondike.
A Susquehanna county justice of thC
peace, at the close of a recent case
announced, with great dignity, II viii
hold this case under advisement unit
next Monday, at which time ! will rem
der judgment for the plaintiff"
The Susquehanna County Medical so
ciety will meet in Hallstead, February
| 1st.
Montrose is preparing to celebrate it
one e-hundredth anniversary. The staiC
old town has changed considerably dur
ing the last hundred years, and she il
entitled to a blowout. Sound the louC
tocsin, beat the tom-tom and blow tn
hewgag!
The county court is in session. "Hea
ye! hear ye All persons loving litiga
tion draw near and be skinned"
A WILD CATS FEAST.
over near Sherman a farmer recent
ly lost, by the hand of grim death, ;
valued road horse. He tenderly de