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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-26

has been at a high tension ever since
the strange disappearance of the rich
lumberman in April last, yet up to this
time the Clinton county authorities
have offered no reward and employed
no detective 80 unravel the mystery.
Friends ot the deceased, TO be sure,
have had a detective at work for in
formation concerning Rohn's where
abouts or fate is vet offered by the
family--but none of the work done has
had the support Of county authorities
because, it is claimed. there has been
no proof of death, and therefore more
can say that ROhn was really murder
ed. Five months have passed since
Rohn disappeared, and in that time not
a scintilla of knowledge as to his fate
has been obtained. There are certain
suspicious circumstances about the
case, but none of these have received
official investigation, and 1t looks as
though the Rohn case was destined to
become dimmed by the cobwebs OF time
unless it solves itself.
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TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

Mrs. Hannick corner Of Elm street
and Stone avenue, was yesterday ar
rested on charges preferred by Mar
tin WOyshneT before Alderman Lentes
Mr.. WOyshner stated that his child
was brutally beaten by Mrs. Hannick.
Costabe Joseph Woelkers last evening
proceeded TO the residence Of Mrs.
Hannick with the warrant but upon
arriving there was told by her that she
was too sick to leave the house and
was thereupon let go on her own recog-
nizanCC.
Yesterday morning the late Edward
Convey was laid at rest in the Cathe-
dTal cemetery. At the family home on
Front street a large number Of friends
of the departed young man viewed the
remains The members of the ST.
Aloysius Il. A. y. society attended the
funeral in a body. The obsequies were
largely attended.
The funeral OF James son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Houstan, took place yes
terday afternoon from the family res
idence on Stone avenue and was large
ly attended. Intermet was made in
the Cathedral cemetery
The street cars are at present max
ing in and out trips over the old Cedar
avenue route owing to the excavations
for the new sewer on Pittston avenue.
The Hon. A. +, Connell has returned
from a visit TO Washington, ID. c., and
Harrisburg.
Mrs, w. 4. Kirkland, Of Newark. n.
j., is visiting at the home Of the Rev.
William A. Nordt, on Hickory street
Ex-School Cotroller Charles Conrad
won the prize for selling the greatest
number of tickets for the Junger
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PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fitzgerald and
daughter, Orella, of Pen Argyll, North
ampton county, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Murray Kennedy, of Church
avenue.
Charles Williams, of Church avenue.
has returned home, after an extended
trip through Colorado.
z. j. Hughes, of Hudson street is Wis
itlng friends in Butte City, Montana.
Misses Minnie and Margaret Coyne,
Of Bloom avenue are the guests of
friends at Old Forge.
Miss Kate Clark, of Glover street, and
Miss Nora Gerrity, of Hudson street,
We're the guests of Archibald friends
yesterday.
Mrs. Andrew Lord, of North Main
avenue, who has been visiting the New
England states has returned home.
Samuel Griffiths, of Kingston, who
has been visiting his sister Mrs. Owen
Cox, of Wayne avenue, has returned
home.
Mrs. S. NJ. Corson. of North Main
avenue, has returned home, after
spending several weeks with relatives
in Peckville.
David L. Jones, of d. d. Jones & Son,
returned from Philadelphia yesterday.
where he went to see his mother who
underwent a surgical operation in one
of the hospitals Of that city Mr.. Jones
reports the operation as successful.
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ANNABEL LEE.

1t was many and many a year ago.
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may
know
BY the name of Annabel Lee,
And this maiden she lived with no other
thought
Than TO love and be loved by me.
/ was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with a love that was mora
than love
/ and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs OF
Coveted her and me.
And this was the reason that, long ago.
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee
So that her high-born kinsman came
And bore her away from me.
To shut her up I'm a sepulcher
In this kingdom by the sea
The angels not half so happy in heaven.
Went envying her and me
Yes!-that was the reason Gas all men
know,
In this kingdom by the seal
That the wind came out OF the cloud by
night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
For our love it was stronger by far than
the love
OF those who were older than we
OF many far wiser than we
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
OF the beautiful Annabel Lee.
For the moon never beams without
bringing me dreams
OF the beautiful Annabel Lee,
And the stars never rise but l feel tho
bright eyes
OF the beautiful Annabel Lee.
And so, all the night-tide, lie down by
the side
or my darling-nY daring-my life and
my bride,
In the sepucher there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea,
Edgar Allan Poe.
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STARRUCA.
Special TO The Scranton Tribune.

Special TO The Scranton Tribune.
Starrucca, Oct. 25.-Mr. Daniel Fal-
lon, lord mayor of Dublin, was in town
on Tuesday. He called upon his cous-
in, Mrs. John Merrgan.
Mr.. Leland Walker died on Monday.
The funeral services was held in the
NJ. +. church, the Rev. A, d. David
officiating.
Mr. and Mrs, Angus Smith are vis-
iting their daughter, Mrs. Hugh
Brown, of Forest CITY.
Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson are
visiting at the home of Mr.. Smith.
Mr. Henry McAvoy, of Pleasant
Mount, are visiting friends in town.
Mr.. j. b. Vasbinder dug a potato
recently that weighed two pounds and
ten ounces.
Mr.. Charles Armstrong is doing sta
tion work in the absence of A. f.,
Foster.
Mrs. William Epps, of Susquehanna,
spent Sunday with Mrs. A. w. Brown.
Mrs. clinton Glover returned to the
hospital in New York on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore La Barre are
in attendance at the funeral of Mrs.
La Barre's father, Mr.. Ezra Spencer,
Mr. Spencer was nearly ninety-three
years old. For many years he has
lived at the home Of his son, Charles,
i'm Mount Pleasant.
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SOUTH SCRANTON NOTES.
Death of Franz Klos, and Old Resi-
dent of This Side-A Pleasant
Entertainment-Ot Notes.

Franz Klos. an old and respected res
ident of this side, died yesterday morn
ing at $3.50 at his home, l120 Stone ave-
nue.. Deceased had suffered with ner-
vous prostration for the past fourteen
months and although his end was not
wholly unexpected the announcement
will be a shock to his many friends.
Mr.. klos was born in Germany 65
years ago and came to Scranton 50
years ago at the age Of Il. He has
since been resident Of this city and
was employed in the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western lumber yard
for thirtyefour years prior TO his sick
ness.
Decesed is survived by his wife and
eight children, namely: Charles, John,
Mary, Maggie, Kate, Frank, Sophia
and Fred; also two brothers, Mr.. Ed
Klos, of Prospect avenue, and Mr.
John Klos, of Tunkhannock
The funeral will take place tomor-
row morning at 0 o'clock with high
mass of requiem at st. Mary's church
on River street. The remains will be
laid at rest in the German Catholic
cemetery at No. 8.
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BITS OF NEWS IN NOTES

John Jones, son of Inside Superin-
tendent Jones, had the following young
people shown through the Storrs mine
tuesday evening: Misses Mary Ed
wards, Edith Fowler Rose Evans. Liz
zie Davis, Kate Lazimar Margaret
Healey, David Hill, Lester Meredith.
John Jones, Harry Stein, Llewellyn
jackson and William Cabo.
The Keystone Literary and Dramatic
club will hold a social in the Audi
torium this evening.
The men employed by the Traction
company completed the long piece of
double track between Providence
square and Putnam street by making
switch connection. This, however, is
only temporary. as a double track is
eventually to be laid the full length Of
North Main avenue.
The classes in English branches will
meet tonight at the Young Womens
Christian association rooms.
Miss Jennie Fields, of Thompson
street who had her right hand severely
burned, while taking a flashlight pic
ture, about a week ago, is somewhat
improved, although the injured hand
VIII not be able to be used for a week
or two yet.
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For Sale by All Grocers.

ed body of Amos Ritter, farmer and
recluse, was found in his garden, near
Dewart, this county. In the soft earth
about the SPOT where the corpse lay
there We're many evidences of struggle
The victims boots stood alongside his
corpse, evidently having been drawn
from his feet by his assassin who
hoped to find therein some of the gold
which Ritter was supposed to have. Be
side being shot in the head Ritter was
frightfully chopped in the face. The
assassin had craftily wiped out his foot
prints by covering them with dirt as
he backed his way in the weeds at the
edge Of the garden, and save for the
CHASTITY corpse of his victim, as 1t lay
near the fence over which the old man
had evidently chased the robber. there
was no apparent clue that would point
to the crimes perpetrator. Some work
was done by the county detective in
the way of investigation, and at one
time it was hinted that the murderer
of the old miser would soon be appre-
hcnded. But as yet the criminal is un-
punished; indeed, the crime appears to
have been forgotten.
oners jury, investigating the death of
Amos Baker, a White Deer Valley
farmer who was found dead in his barn
declared that the old man had come to
his death at the hands of parties un-
known. 1t was a craftily planned and
executed crime. The first effort of the
perpetrator was to give the appearance
of suicide; rope or strap, with one end
fast about the old mans neck, was
found by those who discovered the
corpse, but there was no mark about
the neck nor was the dust on the rafter
above, where the rope might have been
tied, disturbed. Abrasions and con-
tusions on the body showed that Baker
had been beaten. But in a few weeks
the case was dropped, and Union coun-
ty yet has to ferret out the party or
parties responsible for the old mans
death
About two years ago the body OF a
15-year-old boy was found in box car
in the Pennsylvania railroad yards in
Williamsport, and today an unmarked
grave in Grandview cemetery contains
the remains of the unidentified corpse.
That the boy had been murdered was
shown beyond doubt by the crushed
skull and a blood stained cudgel that
lay alongside the body. The corpse was
in a car that had been used for the
shipment of horses, the car having
been shipped empty from Elkton, Nd,
and during a brief stop of the train
at Williamsport the body of the boy
was discovered. The condition Of the
corpse proved that life had been ex-
tinct for at least twenty-four hours.
making it impossible for the murder
TO have occurred i'm Lycoming county
But the discovery of the body within
the limits of Lycoming placed the task
of investigation upon the authorities
Of that county. A determined effort
was made to identify the victim and
to solve the mystery surrounding the
boys death, but without success, Time
has long since obliterated chance OF
solution, and unless the assassin, If he
| still lives, confesses his crime, the MUIR
der OF the unknown youth will go uu.
solved forever.
Public interest In the John Rohn case
in the western part Of Clinton county
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BIRTHDAY PARTY.

A very pleasant birthday party was
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry KlauminZer, Pittston avenue.
on Tuesday evening in honor of their
daughter, Miss Edna Klauminzer The
evening was spent in games and solos
were sung by Miss Mary Wirth, Miss
Martha Nordt, Mr.. Fred Petry and Mr..
VIM. Hedrich. Refreshments were
served later in the evening and all
departed wishing their young hostess
many happy returns of the day.
Among those present were the fol-
lowing: The Misses Amelia Koch
Martha, Lydia and Louisa Nordt,
Mary Wirth Francis Klauminzer;
Messrs. VIM. Hedrich, VIM. j. GrifTiths,
William Schunk, John Snyder, Jacob
Eunich, Jacob Hocffcl6ngCr, Fred
Petry, George Wirth and Mrs. w. A.
Kirkland, of Newark. n. j.
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The regular weekly PRAYER meeting
at the Jackson Street Baptist church
will be held this evening.
The Chi Upsilon society of the Wash
burn Street Presbyterian church will
tender n reception to the male men,
bers of the church and congregation
and their friends next Monday even
ing. A literary programme will be rem
dered and refreshments will be served.
The Light Lunch Camping club will
conduct their first annual ball in
Mears' hall Thanksgiving night.
The committee in charge OF the ar
rangements for Lew Herbert's benefit
concert met in the First Baptist
church last evening and talked over
the proposed programme.
The regular weekly meeting Of the
Webster Literary and Debating so
ciety will be held this evening at the
home of Forbes Eaton, on Tenth
street, instead of at the home of w.
Fl. Williams on Academy street, as
previously announced.
The funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Richards child will occur this after
noon from the home on South Everett
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AVoCA.

On Monday evening the Junior Wes-
ley league Of the Primitive Methodist
church gave an excellent entertain
ment. The programme consisted of
dialogues, choruses, recitations and
two tableauX, the first being THE
Goddess of Liberty" and the other,
Nearer My God to Thee" Thomas
Davenhall gave some fine selections
from his phonograph. After the en-
tertainment cake and coffee was
served.
Hugh Jennings is spending a few
days at the family residence in the
North End.
Miss Jessie Alexander fell from the
upper landing of the silk mill on Mon
day evening. She was considerably
shook up but her condition is quite
critical.
District Organizer r. NJ. Courtright
and Assistant Deputy Organizer
Gwynne. of Scranton, and Miller of
Nanticoke, will address the United
Mine Workers in Lacuta's hall this
evening.
NJ. J. Brogan left yesterday morning
for Philadelphia to undergo treatment
for the removal of a cataract over the
eye.
Revs. ]. ]. McCabe, Of Auburn, and
A. f. Broderick, of MontrOse, were
guests of Rev. NJ. F. Crane yesterday.
The funeral of James Morse took
place on Tuesday afternoon from the
Christian residence on Main street.
Services We're conducted by Rev r. NJ.
Pascoe, of the Methodist Episcopal
church. A delegation Of the Knights
of Honor, of which deceased was a
member, attended the obsequies. The
pall-bearers were w. j. Renneman, c.
F. Druffner T.. c. Kellum and Will
lam Brown. Interment was made in
Marcy cemetery.
The body Of the man who was killed
on the cutoff on Monday evening has
been identified as John Kollowinski,
of Duryea. Undertaken MCGOWAN was
given the body in charge and after
embalming ii and preparing it for bu-
rial Peter Lacuta, accompanied by the
deceased's cousin demanded the body
This MCGOWAN refused to do until he
was paid for his trouble. A wordy war
followed which finally resulted in
blows. McGowan was not frightened
into giving up the body. Last evening
the relatives took the body to Duryea
and will have it inferred this after
noon. MCGOWAN will have charge Of
the remains
John Cranston has returned home af-
ter a few months visit with friends
i'm Scotland. He was accompanied by
his cousin, j. II. Donaldson, who will
reside here permanently.
Miss Cecilia Hyndman is the guest
of her cousin, Miss May Sanders, of
| Lincoln Heights.
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OF A PERSONAL NATURE.

Mr. Martin Glynn, of New York city,
is the guest of his brother, Michael
Glynn, of Mill street.
Mr.. J. II. Taylor, of Cherry street,
Is among his acquaintance again after
several weeks stay in Connecticut.
Mrs. John II. Kelly. of Albany, n.
Y, is staying with friends in town.
Charles Krona, of Throop street, has
returned from New York city, where
he has spent the past week.
Mrs. Albert Williams, OF Throop
street, is seriously i'll of typhoid fever
Mrs. James Beattie has returned
from Clark's Summit where she spent
q vacation of three weeks.
Mr. George Baird, of Sullivan county,
Is circulating among friends in town.
Mrs. NJ. Simmons, Of this borough,
Is in WAYNE county
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The funeral of the late Martin Caw-
ley, who died from injuries received
while at work in the Capouse colliery,
occurred yesterday afternoon from the
parental residence on Price street. The
cortege moved to ST. Patrick's church.
where short services were held at 3.SO
o'clock.
st. Leo's battalion, of which the de-
ceased was a member, attended the
services. The members of the Capouse
Mine Accidental fund were also present.
Rev. ]. j. Ruddy ofiiciated.
The pall-bearers We're: John Glib
bons James Gurrell, Thomas Reap. Jo-
seph Flynn, Daniel Moran, James Deg
nal. Flower bearers: Michael Glib
bons. Patrick McHale, John McIIugh
and Thomas Campbell. Interment was
made in the Cathedral cemetery.
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NORTH SCRANTON NOTES.
Young Lad Brutally Assaulted--Ep-
worth Leagues New Reading
Room-other News Notes.

Thomas Murtaugh, the fourteen-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John MUIR
laugh, Of Oak street, was brutally as
saulted last Tuesday evening by a
drunken man.
Murtaugh, with some other compan-
ions, was out playing in the street in
'front.' OF his home, when the man, who
was then passing, thought the boys
made too much noise and attempted to
stop the racket. The drunken man,
who had a heavy stick, caught the
young boy, striking him on the head
with the weapon, making a wound
about four inches in length. 1t was
thought for a time the lad would bleed
to death, but by medical assistance the
How of blood was stopped. The as
sailant had not been arrested up to Il
late hour last evening.
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avenue at o'clock. Interment will
be made in the Washburn street ceme-
terry.
Local union, No. 637, United Mine
Workers Of America, will meet in Co
operative hall the second and fourth
Friday evenings of every month.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gahagan, of
Pleasant street, entertained the mem
bers of Moses Taylor lodge, Ladies'
Auxiliary, B. r. T., at their home last
evening. A box of provisions was
packed and sent to the Aged Railroad
ers' Home
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NEWSY BITS.

Plumber Hughes is making some
changes in the heating apparatus in
the central building of the public
schools, by adding several steam
radiators with their fixtures.
The Taylor Dancing class will hold
its first social in Odd Fellows hall to-
morrow evening. The class will be un-
der the supervision of Harry Taylor.
A large owl measuring from wing 70
wing fourteen inches is on exhibition
in Barber Jacob Hoffmans shop on
Mil street. The owl was caught in
Waymart. Pa.
The funeral of Ellen, the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. McAndrew,
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BEFORE ALDERMAN JOHN.

william John Roderick. of Jackson
street, must be a real bad man, judg-
ing from the charges preferred against
him by his wife and the latter's two
sisters. Three separate and distinct
charges OF assault and battery were
preferred yesterday against him be-
fore Alderman John by the three wo-
men. He was held in $500 bail for his
appearance at court.
Peter Regalia. Of Hennessy court,
caused the arrest of his step-brother,
Michael Fennali, yesterday for as
saulting other members of the family.
After the hearing the case was settled
by the costs being paid.
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PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT.

The choir of st. Pauls church on
Prospect avenue gave an entertain
ment at Germania hall last evening
The interior of the hall was tastefully
decorated; the faithful members and
a large number of their many friends
attended and thereby helped to in
crease the church funds by a large
amount. The different numbers of the
programme, which was printed in
yesterdays Tribune, We're loudly ap-
plauded and altogether furnished a
very pleasant evening for those pres
ent. At the conclusion Of the enter
tainmenI dancing was INDUCED in.
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of Potter street, was held yesterday
afternoon at three o'clock. 1nterment
was made in the Dunmore cemetery.
Examinations of the pupils of the
Eighth grade in the various school
buildings will be held today and to-
morrow.
Jacob Bronson, of Elm street, is the
possessor of a very handsome phono-
graph which he just received.
The new school building in course of
erection on Throop street is now at
a standstill awaiting the acceptance
of the work done.
The members of the local lodge,
knights Of Honor, will hold a business
meeting in Washington hall this even
ing. The representative to the state
convention will be present.
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NEW READING ROOM.

The Epworth league of the Court
street Methodist Episcopal church has
opened a reading room in the lecture
room of the church. The young men
and women of that section have long
felt the need Of such a place, where
they might improve their leisure hours
by the choice reading of the best liter
ature.
The room will be opened on Friday
and Saturday evenings from until 8
o'clock.
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DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.

The Democratic voters of West
Scranton will organize a club in CO.
operative hall this evening. Officers
will be selected and addresses will be
delivered by the various nominees.
Apong the prominent speakers will
be Hon. John =. Quinnan, Attorney c.
r. Pitcher, Attorney William II. Roe
ana Martin d. Flaherty, president of
the Central Labor union.
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rendered a reception last evening by
the members Of his church and con-
gregation. Elias e. Evans presided
and made a few brief remarks.
Short addresses were delivered by
several of the mebers of the choir
sang several selections. Solos were
also rendered by several singers and
the affair was an enjoyable event.
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DUNMORE DOINGS.
Little Boy Falls Down Stairs-owl
on Exhibition-other Interesting
News Items and Personals.

The little son of Frederick Conn, of
Mill street fell down the stairs of
his home while playing yesterday and
rolled to the bottom, step by step.
He was founu to be badly frightened
and severly bruised, although no
bones were found to be broken by
the attending physician.
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DEATH OF MRS. LEE.

Mrs. william Lee. OF ia South Fill
more avenue, died early yesterday
morning after a short Illness. De-
ceased was born in Ireland and came
to this country thirty-five years ago.
She is survived by her husband and
three children, Michael, Mary and An
ME Lee.
The funeral services will be held Sat
urday morning at St. PatriCk's church.
Interment will be made in the Cathe-
dral cemetery.
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MYSTERIOUS HoMICIDEs.
Murder Mysteries of Long Standing
Which Are Yet Unsolved.
From the shamolSin Dispatch.

From the ShamolNn Dispatch.
As showing the ineffectiveness Of
county authorities in unravelling mys-
teries surrounding crimes, and the COM
parativc ease with which murder can
be committed and the assassin or
assassins go unpunished or unbound,
review of few developed in this and
nearby counties inside the past two
years, Is herewith given. In some cases
but little effort was made to discover
the assassins
In the late summer of '9S the mutilat-