The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-10
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
ESCAPED FROM JAIL.
Two Men Walk out Of Prson-Guard Puts His
Foot Down on the Neck Of the Leader
and Holds up Another.

n two getting away and the other two
being held at the point of a revolver
At the main entrance to the jail by
Ernest May, young son of Sheriff
May. Harold Fuller, alias Texas,
charged with horse stealing at East
McKeesport, and Edward Davis,
charged with larceny led the way,
walking leisurely past the guard,
young man at the door. He did not
recognize them as they passed out,
but when they started to run he be-
came suspicious, and, turning around,
found Nichols and Jim Smith, charged
with larceny, passing out the door.
Nicholas pulled a handybily and
struck viciously at May. the guard.
The blow fell upon Mays left arm.
With his right the young jailor struck
the criminal on the neck, telling him.
Placing his foot on the neck of the
prostrate Nicholas May pulled his re-
rolver and commanded Davis to stop,
and he did so. There they were held
intil assistance arrived.
The following pensions were issued
last week: David Stewart, Pittsburg.
81; Emanuel Neff, Sr., West Newton So
20 sl2; Hiram Van Hyning. Emericks-
vile, Jefferson, sS to $12; Uri N. Ver-
beck. East Troy, Bradford. 81 to sl7:
Edward ii. Swisher. Great Belt, But
er, So to IS; Charles B. Smith Fosters
hiii' al 20 u VIZ JOnn w arm
,astle. Slippery Rock Butler So to $40:
Valentine S. Hobaugh New Brighton.
IS to sS; Louise A. Hill, Bradford, sS;
Elizabeth Numer. Mapleton Depot,
Huntington, IS; James NJ. Johnston.
Advance. IS to $12; John Schrecken-
COST, Meadville, SO to IS; Elias Magill,
Brownsville, Sc to IS; George f. Lee,
lrvona, $17 to s24; James Bell. Beaver
Falls, IS to s12; Joseph Il. Mutt, Belle
la 10 "
coalport, s6 to IS; Sarah A. McElroy,
Pittsburg, IS; Mary Trimble, Riddles,
Butler, IS; Margaret Walker, Erie. s12
Van Horn, the murderer, was hanged
iast Friday morning in the county
iail at Scranton. The crime for which
George NJ. Van Horn paid the penalty
Of death was the murder of Mrs. Jo-
sephine Wescott of Scranton. Van
Horn and Mrs. Wescott had been low
| ;rs, but had a quarrel. Mrs. Wescott
nad him arrested for stealing SIS. on
| the evening OF August rs, 1896, Van
Horn crept into the cellar of her house
and cut her throat. She lived few
hours, but managed in the presence Of
witnesses to accuse him of the crime.
Van Horn was arrested IL months af-
terwards at Wadena, 10. He confessed
to the crime, and was convicted of
murder in the first degree on Decem-
Der I, 1897.
The Buffalo woolen mills, owned by
the Graft Brothers, were totally de-
stroyed by fire few days ago. The
mills are located at Worthington, six
miles west of Kittanning. The fire
started in the picking room, where
man was picking wool, when some of
1t was blown into a gas jet and from
there into large stock of wool. About
20 employees We're at work when the
| lire broke out. All escaped injury eX-
aepting Norman Claypool, n 15-year-
old boy, who was badly burned about
the face and hands. The loss is vari-
ously estimated from $50, 900 to 500, 900.
well insured. The Buffalo woolen mills
are well known to Pittsburg drygoods
men.
| An infuriated boar bit George ".
Smoke, tenant of a farm half mile
west of New Cumberland, in the right
groin the other evening, severing a
main artery and causing Mr.. Smokes
death by loss OF blood half hour
later Mr.. Smoke entered the pig sty
to ring the hogs. This angered the
boar, which made a sudden lunge for
ward, closing it's heavy jaws on the
farmers body. Mr.. Smoke called for
/ help and the boar was driven away.
MIR. Smoke was taken into his home
| and physician summoned, but before
he had arrived the victim of the boar's
rage was dead.
| Gov Stone has signed house bill No.
IA. which regulates the sale OF butter
produced by taking original packing
stock and other butter, melting the
| same so that the butter oil can be
drawn off, mixed with skinned milk or
other material and by emulsion or
other process produce butter, and but
ter produced by any similar process
and commonly known as boiled" or
| process" butter. Under the provisions
of the act butter of this kind must be
labeled Renovated butter" when ex-
posed for sale.
What promises to be a troublesome
mine fire broke out at the Mahoning
plant OF the Cambria Iron Company
| Just south of Connellsville last week
The Connellsville fire department was
| called upon to assist In extinguishng
the blaze and responded at once. The
mine blaze Is supposed to be an out
break from the Hill Farm fire, which
has been smoldering since the fatal ex-
| plosion years ago.
| While at work In field near Nc
Governor the other afternoon. James
| Lovejoy of Houstonville was shot in
the left arm by an unknown colored
man who was driving along the road
The man then whipped up his horse
and tried to escape, but was pursued
Dy Worknen IN the neld ana captured
He claimed to have fired at the fence,
not seeing Lovejoy. A warrant was
| sworn out.
| While Barnard SucotslSie, aged 2S
years. and Henry Chesona. aged 23
| coal miners, were loading coal cars in
the Turkey Run colliery near Shenan-
go, a few days ago. they were caught
under n fall Of top coal and almost
instantly killed, 1t took gang of
men over three hours to dig them out
Their bodies were badly mangled
| Both men We're single.
| Reynolds Pilgrim, a farmer of near
| Shippensburg. was kicked in the alb
| domen by one of his horses while
| plowing the other morning and in
stantly killed. His body was found
| lying in furrow several hours later.
An explosion in the mines at Crab
! tree near Greensburg. caused the
death of John Lochyear, the machinist
at the works. He was married, with
two children. and was 40 years old.
| Charles r. Adams OF Carlisle was ap-
| taI I,u