Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-22
ROUND THE REGION.

Samuel Risky, of Shenandoah, has
brought suit against the First National
bank, of that town, to recover $500,
which the bank, it is alleged, paid out
to another person, who represented him
self to be Risky, the depositor. 1t is
said the money was paid out by the
bank on the strength of Identification by
a grocer here, who now claims he does
not know the man who drew the money.
Jacob Hinckle, resident of Taylors-
vile, near Ashley, was found hanging
to rope in the attic of his barn. A
barn on one of the Hinckle farms was
destroyed by fire on Monday night and
the tenant, John Hoppel sustained a
heavy loss. accused the old man of
having caused the fire. 1t is believed
that Hinckle committed suicide to avoid
arrest.
A case, the first of the kind on record
in the courts of Schuylkil county, was
placed on trial before Judge A. l.. Shay.
The charge is blasphemy. William
Trelvor is the prosecutor and Henry
Greenway the defendant. 1t is alleged
that the otfense took place in September
last on a trolley car from Tamaqua to
Lansford.
The specialist sent by the Board of
Pardons to investigate the mental condi-
ton Of John Lutz, sentenced to be
hanged January 21 for the murder of his
wife, declared that Lutz is sane, but
has been feigning insanity. The Board
of Pardons yesterday refused to inter
fere in his case.
What may prove case of parrcide
occurred at Browntown, suburb of
Pittston. James O'Boyle shot his
father, John O'Boyle, and wounded him
very seriously. The two men had ar
gument in regard to the final dispos-
tion of the old gentemants property.
w. c. Metzgar and Henry Krause,
Mahony City dairymen, arrested for vio-
lating the food law, have paid the state
fine and costs, amounting to S7s. Ger
basi Brothers, charged with selling cot
ton seed oil for olive OIL have determn-
ed to fight the case in court.
The Pennsylvania building on the
Pan-American Exposition grounds, at
Buffalo, has been sold for $3O5. The
contents OF the building, including the
furniture, brought $525.3l The build
ing was erected by contract and cost
the state SIC, 300.
The members of the firm of d. G.
Seller & Co., of Shamokin, were placed
under S400 bail, being charged by Pure
Food Agent r. M. SINNERS with churn-
ing Illinois butter with new milk and
selling it for creamery butter.
There are some prospects of settling
the Scranton street car strike before
the week is out. A conference between
the strikers and the general manager of
the company has been arranged by
Scranton business men.
William McShaffery, 2s years old, of
Summit Hill, is suffering from derange-
ment OF the brain and has been convey
ed to sanitarium. Worrying over the
death of his father and reading novels
are said to be the cause.
Four-year-old Robin Cobb, of Potts
vile, got a hold of some matches and set
fire to his mothers curtains and carpets.
The fire was put out after hard fighting
and considerable damage had been done.
A Schuylkill Haven merchant has on
exhibition in his window a monster
radish Its weight is IS pounds and
measurers 2s13 inches In circumference
and 36]a inches in length.
Watkin Williams, a well known resi-
dent OF Hazleton and prominent Re-
publican politician, was killed by fall
of coal in Halle mine on Wednesday
evening.
Pittston Central Labor Union will
commence issuing labor paper within
couple of weeks. 1t will be four.page
weekly.