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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10
Stark County's First WRITTEN 4HE MrvSS TSR
~ Qno ~ NO. StS 81. LANDMARKS BY ToiN
Last Public Execution DANNER'

The only public execution we ever
had in Canton was that of Christian
Bachtel on Friday, November 20, 1888,
who was hung on a scaffold erected
on the commons which was east Of
Walnut street, between North and
Third streets. The crowd that gath
cred was immense, the day before the
execution the town began to have
many visitors from all directions,
who were attracted here to see this
cruel sight, and on the morning Of
the execution the streets from all di-
rections were filled with those who
came to witness the execution.
Christian .Bachtel had lived In Pike
township, short distance south of
North Industry. He was an industrl-
Gus and good citizen as long as he
abstained from the use of liquor. but
the appetite for strong drink got fas-
tened upon him, 80 that quite often
he would come home greatly intoxicat-
ed. His wife who was an excellent,
industrious woman, was compelled to
do the best she could for the support
of the family; and one night he came
home crazed with liquor, and was
ready to find fault with all his good
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10

wife had done. finding that he was not
in condition to reason upon any sub
iect Mrs. Bachtel turned away from
him while laying in bed, and was sup
posed to be asleep, the drunken hus-
band struck her on her head with an
ax-helve, fracturing the woman's skull,
but this not satisfying the drunken
man, he again hit her another stroke,
which made sure of her death.
After committing his horrible deed
the poor inebriate took his flight
having nothing but the miserable
clothes he had on. and flask oi
whiskey, he left his motherless chill
dren as a fugitive, to wander he knew
not where; but he started in wester-
ly direction, feeling as the influence ol
the liquor left him, self condemned
and half crazed with the thought ol
his horrible crime, he could not trave
fast, there being no railroads In Ohio
then. After wandering In a dazed con.
dition for three days he was arrested
not far from Wooster, being brought
to Canton without any resistance or
his part His trial took place In tht
old square brick court house, tha
stood on the same lot of our presen
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10
BOLES DISCHARGED
FROM THE SERVICE
Former Canton Man Dishon-
ored at Coium bus Bar
racks.
(Frcm a Stan Ccrrespondent.)

(Frcm a Stan Ccrrespondent-)
Columbus Feb. 9.-Robert Boles,
the former Canton man, who was i'm
prisoned in the guard house, charged
with forging the name of the COM
mander of the United States military
post at this city, to an order sent to
the war department, requesting his
discharge from the regular army, has
been dishonorably discharged from
the service as punishment for his mis-
deed. He enlisted soon after leaving
Canton and was assigned to clerical
duty in the Office of the adjutant at
the post.
His offense was very serious one,
and 1t was only due to the efforts
OF relatives and friends who pleaded
for clemency for him to the army off,
cials that this punishment was not
made more severe. He narrowly es-
capped a fine and Imprisonment. His
sentence makes it impossible for him
to enter the army again or to receive
pension. Boles has gone to Pitts
burg, where relatives promise him
employment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10
IN NAME ONLY
Husban nds of The Present Day
are Make Shifts, Says
Rabbi PhiIo.

Akron, Feb. 9.-Rabbi l. %. Philo,
pastor of the First Jewish church here,
delivered an eloquent sermon Sunday
on the subject of Husband"
"The name husband today is a
badge of weakness rather than an in
signia of moral strength. The name
stands for a legal distinction, not for
a moral right. The married man of
today is not husband. He is not the
link which connects the golden chain
of domestic love with the noblest inn
pulse Of life. He may possess a beau
tiful home, but he does not make it
home.
Husbands. give your wives fewer
diamonds and more love; give them
less lace and more love. Give the
choicest overs of your love and labor
INTO her you call wife. She will place
the flowers of your devotion In the
conservatory of her heart, where they
will perfume your whole life."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10
TO MEET IN CANTON
MassiIion Pension Board Has
Received Notice to Change
headquarters.

Acting in accordance with a notice
received from United States pension
commissioner, the Massillon board CT
pension examiners, which has hitherto
held weekly meetings in that city, viii
meet hereafter in Canton at 2o5 North
Cleveland avenue. formerly the late
DR.. Fhillips's Office. The change is
made because the Massillon examiners
will hereafter constitute the only board
In Stark county and Canton is deemed
a more central location than Massil-
lon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10

the penitentiary for life: among them
was the killing Of Daniel Mead in Os-
naburg, and the Keefer tragedy in Mas
sillon, and to the best of my recolec,
tion from first to last intoxicating IL
Guor had more or less to do with all
these murders, aud that Is quite gen.
orally true in most of the murders
committed In our state and nation.
II the selling Of intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes was made a
capital offense, 1t would be much bet
ter for the people in general than to
put the men to death, who have COM
mitted murder while under the ind
ence OF strong drink. 1t Is to be hop
ed that our Christian civilization is
rapidly coming to the conclusion that
mo evil should have legal right to
exist. When all our tax and license
laws for this traffic are abolish
ed, and the traffic dealt with as crime.
We shall hear OF less violence and
murders. A moral wrong has no right
to exist. All should admit this.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10
EVERYTHING READY
For Wholesale Jail Delivery at
Upper Sandusky = An Op-
portune Discovery.

Upper Sandusky, o., Feb. 9.-In ex-
amining the county Jail for the recep-
tion of Morsh Lindsay yesterday 1t was
discovered that one of the cells had
been so fixed that escape would have
been very easy. Several bars had been
broken, and were so arranged that On
ly the most critical examination dis
covered it,
Lindsay is one of the five convicted
of the murder Of Celery King Johnson.
The supreme court has granted his
attorneys leave to file motion for a
new trial, and Lindsay will be brought
from the penitentiary here.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10
ENTERS new TERM
Probate Judge Aunsst Renews
Oath Of Office-Basr to
be Deputy.

Probate Judge M. e. Aungst gave
bond, was sworn in by Judge Amber
and entered upon the duties of his
second term Monday. Prior to be-
coming probate Judge, Mr.. Aungst
was deputy under Judges ]. p. Faw-
cett and H. A. Wise, having been in
the Office almost continually for II
years.
During the past term Judge Aungst
has had mere than the usual amount
of criminal and appropriation cases,
being upon the bench almost as much
as a common pleas judge.
e. l. Baer, who has been his deputy,
was sworn in Monday and will con-
tinue in that position.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10
FOR MEN ONLY
That 10 the Sign That Now
Hangs Upon tho Yonnss-
town jail.

Youngstown. o.. Feb. 9.-The coun-
ty officials are afraid that some wom-
an will break into jail within the next
thirty days. The sheriff does not
want any and they are notified to
keep away. The mems department is
crowded to overfiowing and when tho
women who were there were turned
out and the woman's department
turned over to the gamblers. One
woman was arrested on a lunacy
charge Saturday. She was speedily
given a trial and then hustled to the
Newburg asylum at Cleveland by the
next train.
The jail was built to accommodate
the county thirty years ago. At pres
ent 1t has not one-third the room nee
0ssary for the criminals.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10
THIS WEEK IN
THE CAPITOL
Statehood Bill Arguments Drawing to
a Close Substitute
Measure.
APPROPRIATION Bills IN The House.

All indications point to the conclu-
sion of the debate on the statehood bill
during the present week, but no one
can tell at this time just when in the
week the change will come, or how
It will come says the Washington cor
respondent of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
If TIE plans of the Republican lead
ers who oppose the statehood bill are
put into effect, the committee on ter
ritories will bring in a substitute bill
soldation and the admission OF two
states. This will probably not be done,
however, unless assurance can be Sc
cured that the full Republican vote can
be obtained for the consolidation.
If this plan does not take shape Sem
ator Quay is likely to press his state
hood amendment on the agricultural
appropriation bill and test of
strength would ensue. The vote on
this amendment will be very close, il
IN, and while the omnibus bill adj
vocatos feel that they have a majori-
ty. they realize that it will not be so
large as it would be on direct vote
on the statehood bill alone and by it.
self. There is now some talk of ad-
mitting only Oklahoma, but if this
should be undertaken, it will be only
as last resort and will be postponed
until towards the end of the season.
All senator's are becoming very rest
less under the present conditions, and
IL is evident that they cannot long con-
tinue.
nIonday, in accordance with notice
given by Senator Allison, the bill
making appropriations for the Dis
trict of Columbia will be taken up
Some portions of this bill will arouse
debate, but advantage will be taken
of the opportunity to further the eff
forts to compromise the differences on
the statehood bill. An effort also will
be made during the week to secure
consideration of the Cuban reciprocity
treaty. A portion of the time next
Saturday will be devoted to eulogies on
the lives of deceased members of the
house
The house will resume work on the
appropriation bills this week. Monday
is District of Columbia day. Begin
ming Tuesday the appropriation bills
will be kept to the fore. The sundry
civil and naval appropriation bills are
both on the calendar. The former
probably will be considered first. A
special rule will be required for the
consideration of the naval bill as 1t
contains considerable amount of leg
islation ESPECIALLY that for increasing
the number of officers in the service)
which is deemed vital and unless a
special rule is adopted all new legis-
lation would be subject to point OF
order
Friday is pension day, but If other
thirgs press the leaders may decide
not to give up the day to this class
of business. The session is so far ad-
yanced that minor matters have to-
give way for the supply budget and
other imperative matters. The friends
of the currency bill are still insistent
on time for consideration of their bill,
but the chances for 1t are glowing slim
and unless time Is given this week 1t
is difficult to figure how it will be pos
sible to give it any time.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10
JUDGE FOR TWENTY YEARS.

GAINESVILLE, o., Feb. 9.-Probate
Judge Andrews retired from the office
last night after term of three years,
being the first Democratic, probate
judge in Muslxingum county for score
of years. The Judge held sort of re-
ception to the newspaper men In the
Office last evening before turning over
the keys to his successor, Attorney ir-
win Jennings, one of the active young
Republican attorneys.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10

one. At this trial Starkweather and
Jarvis were the prosecuting attorneys,
and Harris and Metcalf for the de-
fendant. Those four lawyers were
among the best in the county at that
time; David A. Starkweather was af-
terwards our representative in con-
gress for quite a while. Dwight jar
Wis moved to Massillon and there re-
mained until he died. John Harris
lived on West Tuscarawas street in
the same home now owned and occu-
pied by Mrs. Catharine A. Myer, In
fact Mr.. Harris built that house, and
it was looked upon for long time as
one of the largest and best residences
in Canton. Mr.. Harris when deeply
interested In case of law, was fre-
quently seen on his way home max
ing gestures and revolving in his mind
what he should say in the coming trial.
and can recall often seeing him thus
going home. Mr.. Metcalf afterwards
went to Plttsburg becoming quite an
eminent lawyer. He owned consider
able property In Canton.
In 1880 very notable execution
took place within the walls of our
present court house, three men or
rather good sized boys, were executed
at one time in this building; two OF
the boys were convicted of the crime
OF murder in the east end Of the coun-
ty, and one in the west end. but all
paid the death penalty at the same
time. Although 1t was known that the
execution would not be open to the
public, yet many people came to Can
| ton on that day. 1t was claimed that
at the time of the execution OF
Christian Bachtel 10000 people came
here but 1t is doubtful II much more
than half that number came here. At
that time we had no more inhabitants
than many of our villages have today,
and the addition of over 10000 would
appear like great multitude and 1t is
thought by many of our best and most
conservative people that to say 10000
had came to Canton because Of the
triple execution would be nearer right
than to say 10000.
In later years all condemned for
murder In Ohio were taken to Column
bus, the execution being made within
the walls OF the penitentiary; very few
witnesses were allowed to be present.
This Is certainly very wise cnange'
Public executions such as took place
here 70 years ago, could not fail to
have a demoralizing effect. and 1t ia
n good thing that in most Of the
northern states, and some of the
southern states, public executions oi
murderers has been wholly abolished
was only ten years old at the time
Of Bachtel's execution. but many Of
the things saw that day are ylvidiy
fixed on my mind to this day. At TINT
time George N. Webb. ST.. was sheriff
the old Jail In which the prisoners
were kept being located on the south-
west corner Of Ninth street and Cleve-
land avenue where DR.. X. p. Morrow
now resides and has his ONCE; and To
see the wagon with the coffin and
condemned man taken to the place
OF execution, was q sight / shall
never forget, and do not want to see
again.
| Quite number Of murders have
q taken place ID Stark county, who were
re e9q1 7nee1 z = 1<at' Rpt ~ y y
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10
SLIGHTLY MIXED.

Rev. w. A. Spooner, an English
clergyman. is afflicted with a habit OF
mixing up words In absurd fashion.
He once astonished his congregation
by saying that some one present
doubtless had In his heart "a half
warmed fish," He meant to say "a
half-formed wish" A hymn begin
ming "Conquering kings their titles
take" was turned into "Kinkering
kongs their titles take" and the fifty
first psalm was announced as "fusty-
fifth"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10
THE GEORGIA OFFICE SEEKER.

"When a Georgian leaves his state
10 move to another" declared Con-
gressman Livingston, "he just packs
IN his wagon, loads in his wife and
children. calls the dogs and starts.
He keeps a-goin' until he finds de-
sirable place. But he won't ever un-
mack until ne finds a place with a
county once vacant. When he finds
such 4 place the Georgian unpacks his
WsGpn, settles down and runs for that
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10
ANCIENT AND MODERN LOCOMO-
, TIVES.

The Dewitt Clinton engine, built In
1881, had q boiler pressure Of eighty
pounds to the square inch. locomo-
tives at the time Of the civil war were
given 100 pounds pressure, and now
the immense steamship boilers ase
made TO standsa pressure of 226
pounds g the square inch,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10
DIFFERENT SORT OF LIMIT.

Heavenly day!" cried the stout
woman as she and several of her COM
panions pushed their way on crowd
ed car. 'There simply ougt to be q
limit to these cars!" There is,
Inadam!" snapped man upoa whoae
foot she was standing tspHe tr0uf;!e
y that there's no limit - the peePlp (
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-10

Note---We have received large Stock of New
Lace and PORTER Curtains, Swsses Panels and all
Kinds Of Curtain Material.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-09
INSANE FROM STUDY
AND ATHLETIC WORK
Disaster BefaIIs Oliver C. Davis,
Northwestern's Crack Broad Jumper.

CHICAGO, Sept. 8.-Athletics and
overstudy are responsible for the shat
tering of the mind of Oliver c. Davis,
a Northwestern university student.
The young man, one of the best ath-
letes that has attended the Evanston
school in the last few years and a
brilliant student in the law school,
yesterday was taken in an insane con-
Gition from the boarding house in
Evanston where he had been staying
for the last three months.
Letters sent by Days to President
Edmund J. James, of Northwestern
university, offering advice on the way
to run the institution, led the faculty
to investigate the young mans con-
dition of mind, and as a result his
relatives were asked to take charge of
him.
Several of these epistles to the head
of the Methodist university were re-
ceived. President James took no heed
of the first, but when this was fol-
lowed by several others, all of an ir-
rational nature, complaining Of the
university and the writer's own trou-
bles with his studies, he sent for the
students father and requested him to
take charge of the young man. Young
Davis was taken last night back to his
home in Quincy.
Fellow students of Davis attribute
his state of mind to overindulgence in
athletic sports at the university. Davis
had a constitutionally weak stomach,
but being first-class athlete and
possessed Of a magnificent physique,
he persisted in indulging in athletics.
Several times he had been compelled
to give up his work on the baseball
and track teams because of his i'll
health, but he always returned to it
with zest Finally the brilliant young
athlete and student broke down COM
pletely and his wrecked mental facul-
ties are the result.
Davis record as an athlete at North
ern university extends over the past
two years. Last spring he won the
running broad jump event at the Con-
ference athletic meet, held at Mar
shall field, and he has held the record
in this event at Northwestern univer-
sity since a year ago. He was also a
prominent member of the baseball
team for the past two years. He was
freshman student in the law school.
Last year he attended the school Of
music.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-09
FIVE KITTENS
PRESENT A MYSTERY
Foud, Fat as Could Be, Under Floor
and Householder Is PerpIexed.

NEW YORK, Sept. S-A New York
business man who built a house in
Gravesend moved in six days ago. He
has a canary, so when he found a
vagrant Maltese cat hanging around
he drove it away. The cat was seen
occasionally trying to get into the
house, and once or twice was found
stealing into the attic.
Meanwhile the members of the family
thought they heard noises at night and
the house was searched, but no cat
was discovered and no hiding place for
one was revealed. Each night the same
sounds We're heard and each day the
cat was seen skulking in the yard.
A man went to the house yesterday
to make some changes in the heating
apparatus. He took up board in the
floor of bed chamber on the second
floor, and there found five black kit
tens as fat and happy as could be,
Evidently the Maltese cat had given
birth to them in that hiding place. and
in her absence later they had been
boarded in. How she had fed them is
a problem that the householder hasn't
been able to figure out. They had been
under the floor at least three DAYS
The kittens were housed in a box in
the yard last night and were under
the watchful care of the mother.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-09
INERRlATEs GOT AWAY.
Superintendent Of Iowa Institution Says
Things Are Not as They Should Be.

Special to The Globe
DIES MONIES. Iowa. Sept. 8-Twenty-
one out of the ninety eight inebriates who
were committed to the Independence in
sane asylum during the biennial period
just closed escaped. In his report w. p
Crumbecker, superintendent of the insti-
tuition, expresses dissat isfaction with the
present system of caring for them and
favoring a SEPARATE establishment in case
popular sentiment for the state care of
inebriates continues. He questions the
value of expenditures along this line and
says:
Some inebriates have been committed
to us whose detention would require the
walls and discipline of a state prison 1t
is manifestly an error to assume that
any considerable number of such a class
can be controlled in opposition to their
determination to escape, unless the In
stitution is conducted nearly in accord
ance with prison discipline than we think
justifiable in a hospital of this nature.
The results attained under the law do not
appear promising enough to warrant any
considerable expenditure in carrying out
the principles embodied in the act.'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-09

more fertilizing matter than the farmer
with three or four cows and a team of
horses Or oxen could furnish, the balance
of fertilization being furnished by clover
and other soiling plants. Profitable farm
ing can and will be carried on in all parts
of the great lacustrine basin known as
the Mississippi valley, and what is the
most potent element of the assertion is,
that thousands of intelligent, able bodied
farmers are not only willing, but anxious,
TO make an attempt. Take these lands
from the willing hands of the state and
turn them over to the experimenter of
the agricultural department and you take
the means of making happy and content
ed, thousands of young men who have for
years stood ready to make homes and a
living on lands, though containing no
humus, are sufficiently fertile to attract
him who gets his bread from the soil and
who is killing to embark in an enter
prise which he knows to be safe.n
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-09
SETTLERS WILL APPEAL.
Refuse to Abide by Decisions in Favor
of Northern Pacific.

Special to The Globe.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Sept. S.-The To-
cal United States land office is daily
receiving decisions covering the ap-
pllcations of settlers for homestead
entries on the indemnity lands of the
Northern Pacific in Todd, Crow Wing
and Morrison counties. and in every
instance the decision favors the rail-
road company. The ST. Cloud land of
flee has invariably refused to receive
such entries. and all the cases have
been appealed to the commissioner of
the general land office. ssI
There are some 1875 of these settlers.
and their cases were all taken on a
contingent fee by Attorneys Lind
bergh & Blanchard, of Little Falls, and
j. E. G. Robinson, of ST. Cloud. These
attorneys have decided to appeal al,
the cases to the secretary of the in
terror, and if necessary carry them
still higher.
The settlers for the most part are
poor, and the loss of the land means
much to them. Some of them settled
on the claims when the land was
worth but $1.25 per acre, and have
broken the land and made improve
ments until now most of 1t is worth
$40 to SIS per acre. The litigation
promises to be long drawn out, as the
railway company, in case of an unfe-
vorable decision, will undoubtedly APP
peal to the courts, and it will be years
before final decision is reached.