The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-10-25
Buckeye News Boiled.

Wiley BOles of Blue Creek, fell into a
well and broke his neck.
5. A. Burke, Engineer Of Maintenance
OF Way ON the c., A. 4 c., was killed at
DennisOn by train.
Spontaneous combustion caused fire in
the Erie freight depot at Lima. The
building was badly damaged.
VIM. Burns, aged 25, had poth limbs cut
off below the knee while trying to board a
B. Il o. passenger train at Shelby.
At New Hope Aaron Booker, farmer,
while operating corn shredder, had his
left arm caught and ground off. Recovery
doubtful.
George Sumenstine of Shenandoah when
on his way home from Mansfield on load
of lumber. fell off the wagon and broke
his neck, dying instantly.
AT Lima, Vincent Bowman. aged II, was
running over the top of cars in the Lake
Erie and Western yards when he fell to the
rails and was ground to pieces.
F. J. Blagg of Center Furnace, was
thrown from his carriage By runaway
horse. breaking his neck. His wife who
was in the carriage. escaped injury.
Pearl, the l6-year-old daughter Of Will
liam Lytle, q well-to-do farmer near Ca
diz, hanged herself in her fathers wood
house. Disappointment in love was the
cause.
Roy Smith, aged Is. of Greenvlile, was
out shooting black birds when the old
muzzle-loading shotgun exploded, blow
ing the breech pin into his forehead. He
is dying.
The Ohio Supreme Court holds the Ohio
tramp act constitutional. A man found
begging outside his home county and re-
frsing to work is liable for one to three
years in prison.
James O'Hanlon, shoemaker of CO.
lumbus. got into an argument with his
wife Mary, and stabbed her in the abdO-
men with a shOemaker's knife. The wO-
man will probably die.
John Jones Of Chillicothe, was bitten on
the shoulder by large spider few days
ago and has sunk into a state Of coma.
His physician says recovery is impossible.
The poison affected the brain.
The postoffice at Marblehead, twelve
miles east of Port Clinton. was robbed,
and number of letters secured, several
of which contained money and checks.
One of the checks Of large denomination
was cashed before the thief left Marble
head.
Martin p. Savers, wealthy native OF
Morrow County, - years old, and his wife
were instantly killed at Edison. The gen.
tleman attempted to cross the railroad
tracks in front of train 50, the fast line
west, when they were struck, and, with
the horse, horribly mangled.
Miss Alice Hammell died at Van Vert
of injuries caused by vitriOl thrown in her
face on September 13, it is alleged, by Mrs.
John Van Liew, wife OF a cashier in a To-
cal bank. Mrs. Van Liew was arrested
shortly after the crime was committed and
is now under bond for appearance.
The dead body of an aged man, supposed
to be soldier, was found on Adam Ebys'
farm about four miles south of Dayton by
several boys at play. Marks on the body
indicate foul play, and rigid investiga-.
tiOn will be made. 1t is thought that the
body is that of soldier from the Home.
The Eureka Oil and Gas Company Of
Alliance, struck terrible gasser on a
piece of land owned by Edward C. Bates,
within the city limits, at depth OF $50
feet. The heavy drill was almost blown
from the well, and all efforts to control the
escaping gas have so far proved futile. Ex-
perts estimate that the well is good for
5000, 900 per day.
Franz Tr0uwne, a HOllander, who has
been a guest of the Continental Hotel, at
Crestline. committed suicide in q novel
and shocking manner. He went to small
pool in the conservatory Of the hotel, and,
removing a plank which covered it, he
thrust his head beneath the water and held
it there until death came to him. Tr0uwne
came to this country week ago and had
accepted employment in the conservatory
of the Continental as assistant gardener.
Joseph Mcclellan, a barber, who lived
at 24O South Front street, Columbus, stood
in the little parlOr Of his home and cut his
throat from ear to ear with = razor. Me-
Clellan's daughter, aged IL years, has been
very ill with diphtheria, and he tried to
drown his anxiety over her in drink. He
succeeded in getting himself into frame
of mind bordering on temporary insanity.
The first intimation his wife had Of his
deed was when she saw little stream Of
blood trickling beneath the door out into
the adjoining room, where she watched at
the bedside of her child. Mcclellan died
before physician could reach him.
Gov. Nash refused to grant a pardon for
James Carney on the ground that he Is mott
likely to live for any length of time. The
Governor calls attention to the fact that
Gov. Hoadly. during his term Of Office,
established the rule that 1.-THE probability
of death during continued confinement is
not sufficient reason for the release OF
prisoner unless the case be one calling for
pardon on other grounds" lie says: Il
believe this rule is wise one, and pardon
is refused" carney was convicted at the
March term, 1895, in Lake County, Of the
crime of robbery and sentenced to eight
years The penitentiary physicians
say that Carney is likely to die Of heart
disease. He has not been able to work
since July.
Jacob Compton of Lancaster, returning
home from the Lancaster Fair, fell from q
Hooking Valley passenger train running
thirty miles an hour, sustaining frightful
injuries. He was in sight Of home when
the accident occurred.
Assistant Attorney General Tod has
rendered an opinion that under the new la '
contributing members of militia COM
panies are still exempt from jury duty,
This is directly in conflict with the view
taken by several courts in the State, and il
is probable that if any attempt is made to
act upon TOd's opinion the law will be
tested in the Supreme Court.
Nelson IIOyey. farmer living near
Akron, attempted to light his pipe while
driving fractions team of horses. The
horses took fright at the scratch Of the
match and ran down steep hill. Mr..
Hoyey was thrown out, striking his head