The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-08
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
A YOUTH SUICIDES.
Was Heir TO Considerable Fortune Writes
Two Notes and Then Blows on
His Head.

Romeyn Olds, aged II years. n high
school student. heir to $2b000O. and u
son Of Clark Olds, one OF the most
prominent members OF the Erie bar,
committed suicide the other morning
by blowing his brains out with a shot
gun. The young man left home last
Friday to go TO n card party In his
| usual good health AMI spirits About
/ o'clock he returned went to his room
and hastily scrlbbled two notes, ono
To his mother, and the other to young
woman with whom he had been Keep
Ing company, In both of which he
asked forgiveness for his deed, without
giving any reason therefor. Then. de-
liberatcly loadlng one barrel of Il dou-
ble-barreled shotgun, he sat down on
| the bed, placed the muzZle to the side
of his head. and pulled the trigger
The father found the boy lying ON the
bed. face up, the gun ut his side, the
entire top of his head blown Off, and
blood and brains spattered over the
| walls, ceiling ana furniture.
The following pensions were issued
last week. John Colley, Chambers
burg. $40; Samuel Williams. Hazclton,
s.; John Leonard. Weldner, Plttsburg,
50; Chas. j. Ainsley. Irvona, Clearfeld,
SS Roswell Cook, Coleville, Mexican.
s. to sl2; VIM. II. Foor Rays Hin.
Bedford. $50 to $50; Alex Glenn, Day
ton. So To Sl2; George Numer, Hunt
lngdon. $l2 TO sii. Samuel Blaney, oil
city, IS TO Sl7; Robert Fozer, Sykes
vile, Jefferson, $50 to si2; w. q. War
mock New Castle, s12 to $li; VIM. NJ.
Harry, Tidioute, Warren, s2i, Anna
Wissman, Johnstown, s.; william
Johnston, Lock Haven. SO; Robert Il.
| Henderson. Green Castle, SO; Perry
Miller, Liberty. Tloga, SO to IS; An
drew Myers, Big Tree, Greene. sli to
sli; George Bennett, Union city. Erie.
Sl2; Nancy A. Stives, Spartansburg,
si2; Elizabeth Nolder. Mckeesport, sS.
Anna Wesley, Bellwood IS; Leah Par
sons, Duncans, sS Mary l.. Hamilton,
| Plttsburg, IS; Frank L. Weiss. Erie,
sS Aaron J.. Hazen, New Castle. SO;
Joshua Snyder, Raymilton. Venango,
81 to SO, David S. Ramsey dead, New
Castle, A William Guthrie, Hope
Church. Allegheny. so to i0 Charles +.
Taylor, Turtle Creek. 50 to IS; David
A. Ritchey, Smlcksburg, 81; Sarah II.
McCartneys, Clarks Mills, Mercer. s12:
Malvina f. Ramsey, New Castle, sl2;
Eliza Snider, Chambersburg, sS.
Richard Fox. young farmer, shot
mysterious stranger the other night
ana was arrested Wednesday and
placed under 81 900 bond. The injured
man Is under the care of the hospital
| physicians In n critical condition.
Many shots We're removed from his
body. He says his name Is j. c.
Meredith and that he travels for "A
Ptttsburg rubber company. When he
came to town week ago he register
ed at the hotel as j. G. Macleod, Of
Buffalo. He states that continued
spree had turned his head and he has
no recollection OF his actions when he
wandered out into the Fox neighbor-
hood and tried to enter FoN's house
| After being shot the man Is said to
| N hn nj ph
John Harmon, aged 20. son of Jack
son Harmon of Jackson township. was
| accidentally shot and killed by Charles
| Hoover of the same township at the
| latters home near Cooperstown Fri
day evening. The young men had been
| hunting and began foollng with their
| guns, pointing them at each other, sup
posing them to be unloaded. Hoover's
shotgun contained n fun charge, which
entered Harmon's head. causing In
stant death. Hoover's parents were
present and on their testimony, a ver-
dict of accidental shooting was rem
| dered. Harmon was member of
Company +. Sixteenth Pennsylvania
volunteers. and the last member of
that organization to return home.
Five thousand persons including
senators and members of Congress.
participated In the closing exercises at
the Indian training school at Carlisle
|
and girls received diplomas from Dr.
william II. Harris, United States com
missioner of education. Addresses
were made by Indian Commissioner
Jones, Stanley Brown. of Alaska, SON
ln-law of ex-President Garfield; DR..
Sheldon Jackson and several noted
Indians. Members of the Pennsylvania
| Legislature were present.
The body OF n man reported to be
George Gates, living near Manchester,
York county, was found In the barn
of John O'Neel on the Jacob Haldc-
man farm. one mile below New Cum
berland Tuesday night. During the
storm of two weeks ago the man was
given permission to sleep In the barn
and 1t is thought he perished there
then.
Rev. I. N. w. Irvine. rector of St.
Johns Episcopal church at Hunting
don, was arrested last week on a
Alexander Elliott, n leading member Of
his church. He Is alleged to have
written letter to Bishop Talbot,
signing Mrs. Elliott's name. He denied
the charge and furnished bail.
The States finances In the general
fund are below $i,00O,0 900. the lowest
for years. At the close OF business for
general fund. and $1G6, 75 had been
advanced TO members and employees OF
the Legislature, which is carried as
cash. making the whole sum of $685.
007.7i.
Mai. Charles II. Seeley died Tuesday
at Forkville from injuries received In
the explosion of a gas machine three
weeks ago Mr.. Seeley weighed 450
pounds and his great size made recov-
cry impossible. One leg was broken
and three gashes We're cut across his
stomach. He was a veteran soldier
and Mason.
John Saurchick of Rostraver town
ship, near Greensburg, has brought
suit against karlo Leskozek, a wealthy
foreigner, to recover $4,000 for injuries
received at the hands of the defendant.
The plaintiff is so years of age and
Leskozek, 1t Is alleged picked the old
man up and tossed him over a fence.
Mary Sarosky. of Sturmerville, aged
4 years, was playing with a miners
cartridge in the street, when II ex-
ploded and blew her head off. The
girls mother was knocked down by the
force of the explosion.
The discovery of part of the body of
horse in a vacant house in New
Castle, leads to the suspicion that the