The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-05

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10: 80 p. m. Each regiment will guard
its own quarters. Captain Herman
Werner. of the Eighth, has been ap-
pointed provost marshal and his COM
mand, Company f, as provost guard.
1t will be heir duty to arrest all SOL
diers caught beyond the guard lines
without passes Special attention VIII
ne paid to the sanitation in camp.
Cleanliness will be exacted throughout.
1t is now up to the supreme court
to decide upon the constitutionality OF
The Zeal local option law. An appsal
was filed in that court Saturday from
the decision of Judge Cook, of Steuben-
vile, who upheld the act Both sides
are anxious to have the question de.
cided as soon as possible after the
court convenes.
The Journal and Dispatch printed
pictures and brief biographical
sketches of the Second brigade Off
GERS and the colonies of the regiments
forming it. Included among Ehese are
Colonel Edward Vollrath of the Eighth,
and Major NJ. A. Fisher, brigade COM
missary. The biographical sketch of
the former follows: Colonel Edward
Vollrath, of Bucyrus, commands the
Eighth regiment. His record begins
with his enlistment as a private In
Company A, of the Eighth, April 30.
1894. On June 80. 1884, he was APP
pointed sergeanIt major, and was pro-
moted to captain June 80, 1886, and was
recommissioned July %, 1890. The
grade Of major was attained July 5,
1892. and was recommissioned July
10. 1897. He became lieutenant COL
onel August IA, 1899, and colonel De-
cember Q. 1899. The colonel served as
major of the Eighth during the Span-
ish American war from May 13, 1898,
to November 81, 1895"
Major Fishers military career is
sl;etched as follows:
Major Marcus A. Fisher, of Canton,
entered the service as hospital steward
in the Eighth infantry, juno /, 1898,
ana was commissioned second lieuten-
ant oil Company L, of that regiment.
May II, 1895, and was promoted to cap
tain January S. On July 81 he was
elected captain Of Company G. In the
war with Spain he was captain of Com
pauy l., being mustered in May 13,
1898. and discharged November 81, 1893.
He was appointed major and brigadIer
commissary June 21, 1901"
As WAS anticipated in this corres-
pondence, Lieutenant Zang, Company
X. Alliance, has been appointed acting
commissary of the Eighth regiment.
II he performs his duties satisfactorily
at the present encampment his ap-
pointment will probably be made per-
manent. Lieutenant Colonel Charles
c. Weybrecht and Colonel w. H. Nor
gan. of Alliance, the latter being a
member of Governor Nash's staff. in
formed Adjutant General Gyger that
they would ride overland in the saddle
to the Newark encampment grounds.
The general instructed them to bring
him saddle horse for use at the &
canpment.
The watchfulness of Guard Dave
Williams, of Canal Fulton, Stark
county, prevented Otis Hurley, one of
the 'prifon demons from making a
daring escape from the penitentiary.
From his station the keen eye of Wa
liams detected Hurley filing a lock on
door opening iron the prison hall
in.p the big yard. 1t was discovered
that he had filed one lock nearly off
and was started on the second A
guard was detailed to watch him. He
was given a trusty Winchester. Sat
urday night in some manner unknown,
Hurley unlocked his cell and went to
the locks he had filed and broke them
OF. He was about to dart into the
yard when a bullet from the rifle of
the guard whistled past his head. He
ran back into vacant cell where he
hid. He had in his possession knotted
rope 80 feet long, made out of bed
clothing, to which was attached hook.
With these he lowered himself from
his cell which Is on an upper tier and
he intended to use them in scaling the
walls. He is desperate prisoner.
He has twice attempted Ito escape and
has tried several times to kill persons
in the pen. He Stabbed Daisy Sprague
of this city. who was stenographer In
the glove shop, because she would not
permit him to pay attention to her.
He got 12 years for this OF top of a
sentence of five years for larceny from
Montgomery county. He has been
placed In solitary confinement.
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