The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
MURDERED HIS CHILDREN.
Insane Father Cuts the Throais Of His Little
Ones and Then Commits sucide-Was
Despondent Widower.

Charles Yager, aged 40 years, of
Branut, small manufacturing village
1ve miles south OF Susquehanna muir
dered his three small children recently
by cutting their throats, and then COM
mitted suicide by the same means.
There seems TO be no doubt that the
father had gone insane during the
night. For years he was employed in
the chair factory in the town and was
steady, industrious man. He was q
widower and since his wife's death had
devoted himself TO the three children.
Their ages ranged from to ~ years
Nothing was left to indicate what had
inspired Yager to commit the crime,
other than he had become suddenly
insane by brOodlng over the loss OF his
wife.
1hc following pensions were issued
last week: Alonzo Foust, Tamarac,
Crawford, sGj Philip A. Wentz, New
Berrytown, York, IS; Henry w. Sprad-
ley, deid Dickinson college, Carlisle.
IS; John Fields, Altoona, Sc; Patrick
Haley, dead, Mauch Chunk, s12; Henry
StocKDrldge. Curwensville, Clearfield,
IS; Patrick Kelly, Pittsburg, $40; Aug
ustus II. Southworth, Columbus, War
berland. s12; Daniel w. Taylor, Ma
honingtown, Lawrence, $40; George w.
EmmIck, Hoytville, Tloga, s12; Alvin
Y: Smith. Big Pond, Bradford s12;
William r. Soads, Saginaw, York, s12;
Midows-nannah ,. r. Harvey, Edin-
New Castle, IS; Elizabeth Smith, Free.
dom, Beaver, IS; Mary $. Burchfield,
Ramey Clearfield, $S; Tlllie Raber.
Lebanon. ss Mary Haley, Hauch
Osmon J. Funkhouser, New Brighton,
Beaver. Sc; Julius p. Aylesworth, State
Line Mills, Mexican, $6 Moses Smith,
Bissell Washington, s6; Hiram Wike.
Durlach, Lancaster. IS; William Nc
Glelland, Ilarveys, Greene. IS; John s.
Powell, Forward, Somerset, 50; Thomas
Algeo, Burgettstown, Washington, sI7;
Austin Hyde. Auburn Center, Sus-
quehanna, S24; Daniel Bush. Delaware
Water Gap, Monroe, sl2; Daniel NJ.
Hester, Mattawanna. Mifllin, s12; Will
lam Hane, Saegerstown, Crawford, s12.
Christopher Ellenberger, Port Matilda,
Center, SlI; Kizer Neel, Glade Mills,
Butler, s12; Samuel A. Watts, Harris
burg, Sc; William b. Jackson, Leech-
Edysville. Armstrong, SIG; Samuel Nc
Laughlin, Waukesha, Clearfield. s12;
Widow-Eve GILL; Paxtonville, Snyder.
John Thompson and his wife, an
aged couple residing between Gable
and Bear Gap, were found dead few
days ago in their home with a bullet
wound in the head of each. Grasped
In Thompson's hand was a revolver.
There was every indication that he had
murdered his wife and then committed
suicide. An Investigation showed that
the woman had evidently been killed
In one portion of the house by the
husband, who carried the body to their
bedroom and wrapped a blanket about
II. He then lay on the floor and shot
himself. 1t Is said that Thompson was
very jealous of his wife.
F'renchtown was murdered the other
night between Meadvlle and Conneaut
lake. He had been employed at the
stewart cottage on the east side OF
the lake, and drove to Meadvllle. The
horse ard buggy arrived at Conneaut
lake containing the corpse of Mr. Jean
hey, with a bullet hole in his back.
The supposition is that the murderer
intended robbing the victim, but the
horse, being spirited one, frightened
at the report of the gun used and ran
away. eNt
Charles Joiner was being tantalized
by a young man named Gruner at
BrQokyille few days ago. A fight
ensued, but they were parted and
Joiner started home. Gruner, and
three companions followed him and at
tackled him on dark street. Joiner
pulled knife, and picking Gruner out
as chief assailant inflicted several bad
wounds on his head and body, one
cash across the throat almost sever
ing the jugular vein. His condition Is
critical. Joiner is in jail.
Three of the sons OF r. A. Glass, Of
Cresson. went berry picking a few days
ago near Wildwood The two older
boys left their 11-year- brother on
the railroad track to watch the buck
cts of berries they had picked. After
an absence of an hour in the woods
they, returned to find their brother
dead. He had fallen asleep on the
track, and Cresson & Coalport train
mangled him almost beyond recogni-
ton. His head was cut off and his
body crushed.
The residences of S. A. Mcclure, at
Charleston, and Enoch Hutchinson, at
Bethel, were visited by robbers the
other night, and at the former place
they met with warm reception. Nc
Clure was aroused by noise in the
lower part of the house, and, getting
up, went downstairs. At the bottom OF
the steps he met a man just coming
up. They clinched. and after a short
but fierce fight. Mcclure was bested
and the robber made his escape.
The other morning three masked men
broke into the laundry of Sang Lee ut
Vandergrift and. proceeding to his
sleeping room, demanded his money.
Upon being refused, they drew a re-
volver, but did not get the cash. One
- oNiuSh sans Win u tluD, Iell~
ing him to the floor. where he lay in
an unconscious condition until they
had thoroughly ransasked the building,
securing s55 in money.
Mrs. Clinton Rider of Marengo was
thrown from wagon near Tyrone and
her neck was broken. She was dead
when picked up She had stopped at
watering trough and the horse would
not drink. The woman asked a boy
to take the bit out of the horses mouth.
Freed from this restraint the animal
plunged down the road throwing Mrs.
Rider out OF the wagon.
Harry Hetzger, aged 22 years, died
at Sharpsville the other night from the
effects of arserical poisning Metzger
has been paying attention 10 a trans
fer young woman, and on last Sunday
night they quarreled. Meizger left her
vowing she would never see him alive
again. He then swallowed thirty
grains of the poison.
George Balthooser an engineer on
the Pennsylvania railroad, was leaning
out of his cab at Harrisburg when a
piece of ice from passing train struck