The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-04-11
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Gathered From
All Over the State.

uOlnt, dt clcRITleu, ana tne arrest OF
Mrs Alice Hitchings, her former friend,
has revealed a most remarkable story.
1t appears that Mrs. Htchings was
most intimate friend OF her victim and
had assisted her pecuniarily in conduct.
ing millinery shop, although Mrs.
keck failed in the venture Recently
their friendly relations ceased, and Mrs.
Keck ,ook up her home with her sister,
who was then living in South Bethe-
hem, but has since removed to Sieg-
fried Mrs Hitchings followed her al
most daily pleading for a renewal Of
friendship On one occasion a trolley
car conductor had to threaten to put
her off the car, so boisterous had she
become. Recently Mrs. Keck's brother
in-law met her at the trolley car each
night so as to preevnt Mrs. Hitchings
from doing any harm. Thursday night,
however, for an unavoidable reason, he
failed to meet her, and the shooting
followed. Mrs. Kecks friends say that
she owes Mrs Hitchings nothing; that
the latter had advanced her some
money, but that Mrs. Keck paid it back
and has a receipt for the same. When
Mrs. Hitchings was brought to jail she
denied all knowledge OF the shooting.
An empty chamber in a 38-calbre re.
volver saved the life OF Emil Glockler.
young Alleghcnian, who tried to COM
NIT suicide in the public square. He
had placed the weapon to his car and
pulled the trigger. A second effort was
stopped by Police Superintendent Glenn
and an officer, who seized Glockler and
wrested the weapon from him When
taken into the station it was found he
had swallowed some poison, which was
pumped out OF his stomach.
While engaged in adjusting revolv-
ing buzzsaw in the saw mill OF Kulp
< Co., of Lewsburg, Foreman Charles
Wagner fell forward. In his attempt
to save himself the wrist OF his right
arm came in contact with the saw and
the hand was severed in an instant
Wagner Immediately picked up the sew
cred hand. walked to the telephone in
the office and summoned physician to
his home He then walked home and
had his injured arm dressed.
The body OF Lo Hugh, the China
man who was murdered by robbers in
his laundry at Lancaster, was turned
over to his brother-in-law, Lee Yup
Lee Yup is an expert mechanic in the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, at Phila-
delphia. A boy has told the police he
saw three masked men break into the
laundry the night of the murder. There
is no further clue.
John Reeser, of North York, is lying
in badly bruised condition. the result
of a collision at the foot of Cemetery
Hill, on North George street. with
ployed as hoster at the Central Hotel,
nd rtI n 1,,1
work. Reeser was on his way to the
hotel, and when at the foot of the hill
collided with a horse and buggy. He
was rendered unconscious by the COLI
sion.
Colonel Nj. Guffey of Pittsburg. has
drilled in another gusher near Beau
mont, Tex. The oil. when struck shot
up in a solid column 100 feet over the
top OF the derrick, but gate valve had
been put on it so that the flow was
readily shut in. This new gusher is the
equal OF the famous Lucas well.
While oiing shaft in the Eddystone
Print Works, Patrick Bonners clothing
caught in cogwheel and was torn
IRON his body Bonner saved his life
by ducl<ing his head beneath the shaft
ing and leaping to the floor, a distance
OF 20 feet.
Judge R. w. Archibald appointed Ed
ward r. w. Searle, OF Susuqehanna
county. to be clerk OF the Federal Court
for the Middle District OF Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Searle is a member OF the Susque-
hanna county bar The position is
worth about $500 year.
August Ulrich, the 4-year-old son OF
David Ulrich, OF West Hazleton, tried
10 pull off the boot OF a boarder when
the boot suddenly slipped from the foot.
The child fell backward into tub of
hot water and was so badly scaded that
he died in half an hour.
a wagon containing Mrs. Evalinc
Scull, her young daughter and a Mr..
Hickman was struck at Chester by
Darby and Wilmington trolley car.
Mrs. Scull was badly injured. The
wagon was smashed.
Mrs. Sarah Coover, of Mechanics
burg, Saturday celebrated her one hun
dredth and third birthday. Mrs. Coover
is still very lively and cheerful and her
mind is still clear and her sight good.
She wears glasses only when she reads.
Reed and Samuel Anderson. father
and son, narrowly escaped death by
asphyXiation at Lancaster They had
lett the gas turned on and were uncon-
scious when found
Negotiations have been concluded by
the Goodyear Brothers for the purchase
OF valuable tract of coal land in Clear
field county from the Clearheld Coal
Company. The consideration was S22o,-
600.
After being a fugitive from justice
Tor over a year. Levi L. Kreider was
taken into custody in Marietta on the
charges OF passing forged checks. false
pretense, larceny, desertion and de-
fraudng landlords,
Amos Martin, OF Sharon, celebrated
his Io4th birthday anniversary He was
born in Scotland in 1907 and was twice
married. Two years ago, unassisted, he
built brick cistern, and follows the
occupation OF cobbler.
The children OF the late Nicholas
Funston. who was killed by his horse
plunging over an embankment while
driving from Muncy ta Lairdsville,
have brought suit against Moreland
township for $4,000 damages.
J. NJ. Nichols, OF Jersey Shore, killed
the first swan that has been seen in that
locality for IS years. The bird was
snow white. measuring nearly feet
from tip to tip and weighing 80 pounds.
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