The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-11-15
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Allentown Hotel Keeper Murders His Vile
The View Of Hundreds Of Men-Thsn
Takes Ms Own Lie.

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The pair had not been living together
for three months, owing to Kerrs ILL
treatment. Mrs. Kern was employed
in laundry. and when she boarded
trolley car at $50 o'clock to go to her
work her husband stood on the rear
PLATFORM displaying a revolver. When
Mrs. Kern observed him she ran
screaming out OF the front door of the
car and sought the protection of about
200 wire mill employees. Kern fastened
after her, and twice pulled the trigger.
but the weapon failed to discharge.
The husband dragged his wife into his
hotel and, barricading the door with a
chair, in full view OF the crowd shot
her head He than killed himself.
Kern was 3S years old and his wife 20.
The following pensions were granted
last week: Matthew Templeton, Becks
Mills, si2; Barton Howe, Mitchell
Creek, IS to sl4; Samuel Swank. Stauf-
fer, $l2 TO s17; Garret Il. Stranger.
Phoenix, $40 to sl7; John King. Kittan-
ming, $40 to $l2; George Orris, Joint, SO
to 81; Jefferson s. Carey, Towanda, $14
to 81: Rose Adwyre, Altoona, IS; Mary
/. jackson, Allegheny, sS; Miles Terry.
father, North East, si2; Susan Fergu-
son. Deep Valley, s12; Elizabeth Nc
kehna. Youngstown, IS; Elizabeth ].
Overcast, Altoona, So; minors of
Samuel J. Stewart. Pittsburg. SIG;
Michael Brown, Meyerdale. Sc; Charles
NJ. Moon. Tionesta, So; Charles Red
dick, saxonburg,. ss David Garloch,
wickley. $50: Chauncy F. Ackerman,
Greensburg, s6 to $40; Michael will
helm. Cambridge Springs. So to s12;
James q. Lefiiingwel, Conneautville.
sl1 to s24; William Sloan. Finleyville.
tons. IS to $40; James Harsha, New
Brighton, $40 to sl4; william C. Will
liams. Lindsey, "a to SO; Hettie Moore,
Sewickley, s12; Mary Claycomb,
Fishertown, IS; Lewis II. Swigert,
Edenhille. IS; William Pentecost,
Pittsburg s12, John MacMontgomery,
Washington, Sc; ELI A. Proper Brad
ford. So; James p. Wolff, Waynesboro.
s25 to s2I; Elias Stutzman, Lull. s12 to
sl4; Christopher Fawcett, Pittsburg,
SO to $40; John Hughes, New Castle.
sl2 to s17; Chauncey s. Fitch, Gran
Vile. Centre. 81. to sl4; Henry y.
A. Luce, Meadvillc. IS: Elenor E.
Rawles. Bells Landing, S.
"A short time before the death Of
Morris Gaut of Williamsburg, formerly
OF the mail service. in Pittsburg. he in
vested $500 in Western gold mine at
certificate of the stock was found
among his papers, but they We're not
regarded with much consideration.
The unexpected happened and the in
vestment has just turned out to be one
OF real value. The mine operators
have just notified Mrs. Gaut here that
the shares of stock are now worth 81
each, and that the $500 invested by her
late husband has rounded out to $1,000.
Fire broke out on the third floor of
the Altoona Mirror building Tuesday
night, and before 1t was got under
control had done $4,000 worth of dam
age. The heaviest losers are: ii. & N
III of IN
whose loss on plant, including linotype
machines, presses stock and building
will foot up to $4,000: w. IL. Mulhol-
lands feed store, next door. is dam
aged by water $1,000. and his whole
stock is ruined; Thomas Wier whole
sale confectionery is damaged $1,000 by
smoke and water.
Hattie Fritz and Anna Eslich. of
Wilkesbarre. aged II and 10 years re-
spectively, were arrested at their
homes I'm Luzerne borough last week
charged with tampering with the
is Miss Alice Aregood. She alleges
that the two defendants got hold of a
letter addressed to her. and opened II
by the steaming process. The girls
were held In $500 bail each for trial In
the United States court.
Among the hundreds of tons of cop
per and brass junk received from for
eign countries by the Kelly & Jones
Company at their manufacturing plant
at Greensburg the other day were q
couple of tons of old coins from China,
Japan, Jerusalem and other countries.
Many of the coins bore dates showing
them to be centuries old. There was
also received a lot of Cuban church
bells.
A man. believed to be John Wilhelm
of Herminie, was ground to pieces on
the Hempfleld railroad near Carbon a
few days ago. The man fell from a
freight train, and the body was so
ing ground to a pulp. that 1t is not
recognizable. The man was well
dressed, and book in a pocket con-
tanned he name of John Wilhelm.
Benny Watkins, of New Castle.
waited for an hour the other morning
at East Brook for rabbit to come out
OF hole into which he saw 1t run.
When the animal suddenly made Its
appearance the young man was 50
startled that he let his gun drop and IL
was discharged. His right arm was
blown completely off at the elbow and
his condition Is serious.
Isaac SEEKER, aged II, of Philadelphia
committed suicide at the store of his
wife i'm Milton Thursday evening. He
had been parted from his wife eigh-
teen years. He arrived from Philadel-
phia and went directly to the store,
Wnefc ne pulleu out II TeNOlNer ana
sent a bullet through his head just
above the ears. He leaves wife and
two daughters.
The body OF Russian coal miner
named Severed Makossky was found
along the Pittsburg, Virginia & Char
lesion railroad at Washington a few
days ago, and from an investigation
indications go to show that he was
murdered by two fellow Russian
miners Peter Robipus and George Sc
wicsky, both of whom have left the
country,
Mrs, Thomas Reese of Wyland was
killed by a freight train on the Balti-
more 4 Ohio Railroad at Washington
while crossing the track near her
home. She sustained serious injuries
IN the skull, and was brought to the
Washington hospital, where she died
Saturday afternoon. She leaves hus-
band and three small children.
One hundred and forty employees of
the cigar factory of 5. r. Moss Il Co.
at Lancaster struck last week. because
new order Increased their work and
not the pay. They marched in body
to another factory. where nearly every
,ne was given employment at once
and the rest will be given work as soon
as benches can he erected