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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
PENNELL'S NAME.
1t Comes to the Surface In the BurdictS
Inquest.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 1S.-The
name of Arthur r. Pennell, who was
named as correspondent in the Bur-
dick divorce proceedings and who
met terrible death in a stone quar-
ry two weeks after Edwin L. Burdick
was murdered, constantly came to
the surface in the inquest before
Judge Murphy yesterday. Charles
S. Parke, Burdick's former business
partner and close friend, while on
the witness stand, gave it as his
opinion, based upon information and
supposition, that Pencil or hired
assassin killed Burdick. Fear of dis
closures growing out of the proceed
ings instituted by Mr.. Burdick
against his wife, Mr.. Parke firmly
believed was the motive for the
crime.
Mr.. Parke told of conversations he
had with Burdick relating to the
trouble with Pennell. On one occa
sion Burdick told Parke that PEN
nell had threatened suicide if the
suit was not stopped. Pennell threat
ened to kill both himself and Mrs.
Burdick.
of DR.. Seth T. Paine, an intimate
friend of the Pencils and the Bur-
dicks, was closely questioned regard
ing the relations between the two
families and especially of the feel
ing displayed by the men toward
each other. Mrs. Paine's house was
searched by the police on the Sunday
following the murder.
Yesterday the district attorney
touched only casually upon her
whereabouts on the night of the
murder, devoting most of the time to
questions relating to her relations
with Burdick and her knowledge of
the feeling between Pennell and
Burdick.
Mrs. Paine denied having been at
Burdick's house at any time when
not accompanied by DR.. Paine. Her
relations with Burdick were purely
social.
DR.. Paine was examined. He was
on the stand for only a few minutes.
the murder.
A. Carlson, the Swedish boarder at
Mrs. Paine's house, was very nerv-
Gus while on the witness stand. He
thought Mrs. Paine was in the house
on the night of the murder, but
could not say positively.
Miss Mary Cunningham, the other
occupant of the Paine house on the
night Of the murder, has left the
city, according to testimony given
by Mrs. Paine. Her whereabouts is
not known.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
ACCUSED OF BIG FRAUDS.
An Englishmnn Arrested on Board
Ship When IL Arrived in New York.

New York, March 16-J. Whitaker
Wright, the London promoter who is
accused of being concerned in colos-
sal frauds in connection with the
organization of various financial cor
orations, was arrested Sunday on
the arrival of the French line steam
er La Lorraine, from Havre. The
arrest was made by two central Of
flee detectives at the request of the
London police.
Wright was taken to police head
quarters and later to the Tombs po.
lice court, where he was arraigned
Before magistrate and turned over
ito the United States authorities. He
was then taken to the Ludlow street
Jail.
With Wright on the steamship was
tall, good looking young woman
who said she was the niece of the
prisoner. Her name was on the pas.
senger list as Miss +. Browne. Wright
Eyhen told that he was under arrest
showed no excitement and said thai
he was a friend of King Edward.
Wright and his companion were en-.
tered on the original passenger list
as NJ. Andreoni and Mile. Andreoni.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
A CRAZY WOMAN.
Killed Her Motherand Daughter
and Cremated Herself.
Set Fire TO Two BARNS and the House
In which She Lived-The Three
Women Lived on n Farm
and Associated with
. No One.

Penn Yam, N. Y, March 1s.-In a
frenzy of mania Mrs. James Strow-
bridge, of Guyanoga village, five
miles from here, yesterday killed
her daughter, aged 26 years, and her
mother, aged 60 years, and after set
ting fire to the house in which the
bodies lay, deliberately entered it
and perished in the flames.
Exactly when or how the two wo-
men were killed is unknown. The
first animation the neighbors had
of the tragedy was when Mrs. Strow-
bridges home was found to be on
fire and Immediately afterwards she
was seen to set fire to another house
across the street, in which her
daughter lived and also to two barns
in which there were 1S head of cat
tie and three horses.
When a party of men attempted
to break open the barn to release
the animals Mrs. Strowbridge, who
was standing in front of her blaz-
ing home, brandishing a revolver,
fired at them repeatedly. Several of
the men made a rush, hoping to
close with the mad woman and dis
dIll heI, DuU sic lltlu Jneul dU Ddy
with the revolver. While they were
hesitating she suddenly cut her
throat, filled pail of water at the
well, thrust a quantity of hay and
straw into it and, placing the whole
mass on her head, rushed into the
blazing house, in which her charred
body and the bodies of her daughter
and mother were found after the
fire had burned itself out.
The three women lived a hermit
life, working on the farm like men
and often wearing mems clothing.
They are supposed to have been we'll
to-do. Mrs. Strowbridge is believed
to have gone suddenly mad. For
several days she appeared to be act
ing strangely, but her method of liv-
ing was such that none of the neigh
bors ever had any communication
with her. A suit recently brought
against Mrs. Strowbridge for wages
may have aggravated her trouble.
Several years ago the husband of
Mrs. Strowbridge is said to have
been driven from the farm, after he
had made over all his property to his
daughter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
Wonderful Alpine Railway.

A wonderful mountain railway is
being constructed at present in the
Tyrol, and when completed next sum
mer it will be the steepest line in
the world. The railway, which will
be two and half kilometers n
length, will join the village of Kali
tern to the summit of the Col de
Mendel at height of 1850 feet.
This distance will be covered in ex-
actly 27 minutes, while by road it
takes four hours to reach the top.
The force is electricity, and the cog
(middle) rail system has been en-
ployed, The maximum grade is Ga
in 100, surprising that of the Stanser-
horn line, which formerly held the
European record. The coaches will
hold so persons and baggage, and
special precautions have been taken
to enable the tourist to view the
wonderful scenery through which
the line p,bsses. NJ. Strubb, Swiss
engineer of Clarens, is carrying on
this remarkable enterprise.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
MINERS IN A RIOT.
A Pay Day Drunk Ends In the Murder
of Two Men.

Latrobe, Pa, March 16.-From re-
sort in the foothills of Chestnut
Ridge, in the vicinity of Baggaley,
comes the story of Saturday
nights jollification terminating in
free for all fight in which two men
were murdered and several others
We're badly wounded. At late hour
Saturday night a terrified Italian,
his clothing torn and stained with
blood from several cuts about his
head and body, came to Latrobe and,
accosting Officer Fry, begged for pro-
lection. The man told a story of a
drinking bout which ended in fight
of alarming proportions in which re-
volvers, knives, razors, miners picks
and clubs were freely used
He said that two men had been
shot and were dead and that the
crowd was dragging their bodies into
the woods; several others had sus-
tanned serious injury by being cut
and stabbed. .
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
INDIANS Desire to Move.

Guthrie, o. t., March 16.-Silas
Smith and Henry Captain, chiefs of
the Seneca Indians in the United
States, have spent the past week at
Pawhuska, Oklahoma, the capital of
the Usage Indian nation, where in
conference with Gov. Bigheart, of the
Osages, plans were discussed for the
purchase of Usage lands by n tribe
of Seneca Indians, 1900 in number,
now residing in Canada. The Indians
on the Canadian reservation desire to
come to the southwest, to be near
their brothers in this country. The
Senecas here number only $50.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
CHARMING PRINCESS.
Pretty Daughter of the House of
Reuss to Marry Grand Duke of
Saxe-Weimar.

Caroline Elizabeth Ida, of Reuss,
is really pretty-even if she is a
princess-and she is about to marry
young Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst, of
SaXe-Weimar, who is highly inter-
esting on two counts. First, he is
said to be one of the richest rulers
in Europe, although he is scarcely
more than a boy; and, second, he is
heir to the throne of Holland as long
as Queen Wilhelmina has no chill
dren. The grand duke doesn't like
the idea of being a Dutch king, and
has said he wouldn't be one, whether
or no. The prospect of being a
queen may, however, appeal to the
chosen bride, and alter the situation.
Anyway, the twain are an important
pair. The princess, who is only IS,
has sturdy, independent blood in her
veins, and comes from one of the
unique lineages of German royalty.
She is the youngest daughter of
Prince Henry XIII. of Reuss, the
picturesque ruler who died last April,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
DEATHS SUMMONS.
1t Came Suddenly TO Recorder Brown,
OF Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, March 16.-Recorder j
C. Brown, of this city, who rendered
his resignation to Gov. PennypackeI
on Friday last, died suddenly at his
home here late Sunday afternoon.
The immediate cause of Recorder
Browns death was nervous collapse
superinduced, it is believed, by the
unusually perturbed condition of pol
Itics in the county.
Mr.. Brown was always delicate
physically and had to make frequent
trips away from home for his health
but his death was entirely uneXpect'
ed at this time. He was born neal
Tarentum, this county, in January.
1916, and has always since early man,
hood been prominent in county and
city politics.
Mr.. Brown served continuously as
THE head of the department of pub.
aic safety from November, 1887, until
August, 1901, when he was removed
tby Recorder A. NJ. Brown. In Ne.
wember, 1901, he was appointed re.
corder by Gov. w. A. Stone to sue.
coed A. NJ. Brown. His resignation
was sent to Gov Pennypacker last
Friday to take effect to-day.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
ADARlNG ROBBERY
Masked Men Enter q House
Near Cridersville, O.
4 Wealthy Widow Lived in It-At tho
Point of n Shotgun the bandits
Compelled n Little Girl to
2, Reveal Hiding Place
of Money

Wapakoneta; o., March 16.-A bold
robbery took place Saturday night
near Cridersville, six miles north of
here. Fourteen masked men entered
the house of Mrs. Jacob Reischel-
derfer, n wealthy widow, and took
possession. With Mrs. Reischelderfer
are living her granddaughter
blanche, aged 12 years; George
uames and his wife and their son,
Joseph lanes, a young man.
Mrs. Reischelderfer was known to
BE afraid to trust her money to the
banks. The robbers first knocked
down the elder lanes and 6S,Und him
hnd the two women hand and foot
with ropes and tied them to beds in
separate rooms. When Joseph lanes
returned from town the robbers
seized and bound him in the kitchen.
AT the point of a shotgun they made
the little girl tell where the money
was to be found. They secured $1,000
i'm cash and $1,000 worth. of notes and
securities from an old chest and pro-
ceeded to ransack the house.
They took possession of all the
jewelry and silverware and secured
a months wages from the elder
uames' pocket. They blindfolded all
but the little girl. After dividing the
money some of the robbers left at
midnight and the others stayed until
2 o'clock, helping themselves to wine
and eatables. They called all their
victims by their first names and are
supposed to have come from Orders
vile and vicinity, as they appeared
to be familiar with the house.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
A Negro shoots Two People.

Detroit, Mich, March 1s.-Richard
Jackson, of Windsor, Ont, colored,
and Mrs. Jessie Hood, of Detroit, a
white woman, were taken to st.
Mary's hospital last night in a dying
condition, having been shot by Will
liam Brown, colored, who was ar
rested. The two men were quarrel
ing in the woman's home, supposed
ly about her, and Mrs. Hood ran out
into the street when she heard the
shot that hit Jackson in the eye.
Brown Immediately turned his re-
yolver on her and shot her through
the right lung.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
ITALY STRIKES BACK.
She Turns the Tables on Our ImmI-
grafton Authorities.


Washington, March 1S.-The Italian
government has turned the tables on
the treasury department here, some
what to the annoyance of number
of American citizens. For some time
past the health authorities at New
York have been excluding all immi
grants who show the least sign of
eye trouble that might be contagious.
They held 'trachoma," which is a
species of granulated eyelids very
common in southern countries to be
contagious and excluded very many
immigrants, especially Italians, who
applied for admission. There was a
broad difference of opinion on this
matter between the Italian officers
and our own but the Italians yielded
Notice now has been received that
the Italian government has prevent
ed a number of naturaliZed American
citizens who have been visiting in
Italy from taking ship to return to
America. its medical officers having
discovered a few cases of ''tracho-
ma" among these tourists. The Ital-
ian officials take the position that if
the disease is really contagious, as
certified by the United States Off
cials, they cannot risk the spread of
contagion to the other passengers on
the ship. The matter has beenk re-
ported to Washington and a lively
correspondence is in progress be-
tween the two governments.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
KILLED INSTANTLY.
Doctor Is Murdered by n RObber
While Sitting I'm n Restaurant.

Pueblo, Col, March 16-A daring
attempt at robbery with a tragic
ending occurred in one of the most
fashionable restaurants in this city
last night. Two masked robbers en-
tered Toestau's by the front door.
One went to the cashiers desk and
the other attenpted to rob the
guests at the tables. The second rob-
Der pointed revolver at DR.. L. F.
Turner, who was sitting at table,
and ordered him to throw up his
hands.
The doctor hesitated and the rob-
ber fired full in his face, killing him
instantly. Then the men attacked
other guests. c. B. Bishop was shot
in the left side. Without securing
any booty the robbers fed. Bishop
is in q critical condition.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
POWER IN POLITICS.
Manager Is n Society beauty
ms Well.

Colorado-that superb state in the
heart of the Rocky mountains-where
American women have attained their
highest standing, as the equals of the
sterner sex-where woman suffrage
has been one of the most powerful
agents of their recognition-g -glories in
the possession of a woman, who apart
from her statesmanlike knowledge
and unusual political ability, enjoys
the distinction of being the most
beautiful woman in the common
wealth.
She is Mrs. Samuel Belford, of Den
yer, and she is not only recognized as
a social political leader, but has been
endowed with the distinction of being
the most popular woman in Colorado.
Mrs. Belford, says the Philadelphia
Press, dispenses political honors with
the same tact and ease as she exhibits
within the precincts of her own home.
She has recently been made president
of the woman's state campaign COM
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
A MURDER MYSTERY.
Two Citizens of Plttston, Pa, are
Shot-One Is Dead and the other Fa.
tally Wounded.

tuhy "ouhueus
Pittston, Pa, March 16.-Antbony
McHugh, a freight conductor on the
Lehigh Valley railroad, and James
Kearney were found on the main
street of Pittston early Sunday,
bleeding from gunshot wounds. Both
men were on their way to work when
they were shot. McHugh died short
ly after being discovered. Kearney
was taken to a hospital, where 1T was
found that he was shot near the
heart and his recovery is doubtful.
The shooting is a mystery and the
police are unable to find any trace of
the murderers. The supposition is
that the men received their wounds
from pistol shots fired by party
of drunken men who were fighting
near saloon as McHugh and Kear-
ney approached. Both are well known
and respected men. McHugh was 40
years old and leaves wife and two
children. Kearney is 81 years old
and single
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
New Yorlt,s Health RECORD.

Albany, N. Y, March 16.-The state
board of health's report shows that
the sanitary condition of the state,
compared with former years, is sat
dsfactory. The total number of deaths
reported during the year was 124,16O,
a death rate of II per thousand pop
nlation. This is the average death
rate for the five preceding years.
The mortality from preventable dis
deases was IA per cent. of the total.
Smallpox caused 442 deaths for the
year and typhoid fever 1913 deaths.
The deaths from pulmonary consump-
tkion were 12,5S2.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20

and the future grand duchess of
SaXe-Weimar has inherited many of
her fathers interesting traits of
character.
Princess Caroline is girl of pc
culiarly sweet temperament and
amiable appearance. A dark blonde,
and the baby" of the house of
Reuss, she is widely beloved by the
10000 subjects of her late fathers
tight little "kingdom," whose whole
area is 1876 miles, constituting thS
tiniest independent state of the Gerl
man empire.
The princess is q namesake of her
grandmother-her fathers mother
who was lifelong opponent of Bis
marck aud regent of Reuss when
Prussian troops occupied the princi'
pality during the war of 1866. The
brother of the betrothed princess,
who was the only male heir of the
house of ReuSs, is hopelessly insane
and the little state is now ruled by
o regent.
Prince Henry XXI. of Reuss, Prin,
cess Caroline's father, was the one
German prince who never would
own loyal allegiance to the scheme
which federated the various Teu
tonic states into a German empire
The spirit of sectionalism and seces
sion burned in him aggressively ant
openly. He used to declare that h,
considered himself as much of 81
German sovereign" as the kaiser
himself, and declined "to shout hur
rah and hoist flags at the word o
command" ("
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
How They Sized Him Up.

It was in a mission Sunday school,
far over on the east side of New York,
and the brisk young clergyman from
Chicago was about to make a brief ad-
dress. His smile was as complacent
as ingratiating, and he began with an
adroitness (as he supposedly of exor-
dunn which would have left Quintilian
speechless with wonder and envy:
"Well, children, / guess none of you
know where l came from" His own
ingenuity warmed his heart, as he saw
visions of his stockyards stories to
come. But he promptly got cold
douche. "Oh, yes, we dol" spoke up
shiny-faced (preternaturally SOY Joe
Dugan in the front row. An orator
must follow his lead, even If it isn't the
one he desired So the youthful minis
ter, slight shade of disappointment
now on his unwrinkled front, inquired;
swell, where do you think thenT
"From the countryi"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20

very day, accompanied by an assist
ant he repaired to Barney's place and
installed an electrical appliance which
he anticipated would fill the bill. 1t
was so arranged that if the oats We're
placed in a receptacle at the top of
chute, the pressing of a button at
the house would put machinery in mo-
tion to do the rest.
And so it came to pass that on the
morning of the automatic oatfeeder's
debut Barney pushed the magical but
ton, serene in the belief that the Wiz
Yards mechanism would fulfill its mis-
sion.
But, alas! the best laid plans of cleo
tricians, as well as those of other folk,
'aft gang aglee." Dobbin had not
been initiated into the mysteries of
the new-fangled arrangement, and, in
still watches of the morning, when he
was dreaming of the millennium
of automobilism and blue grass
pastures, the internal creaking
of wires, followed by an avalanche
of oats, convinced the good steed that
the hour of fate had struck. In fact,
he was so frightened he reared back
with violence and crashed through the
side of the barn; and when inquiring
Barney arrived on the scene Dobbin
was complacently picking up apples
under tree in the garden.
Since that memorable morning Mr.
Edison's automatic feeder has never
been operated, and Barney is still
feeding his horse in the old-fashioned
way.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
win Exhume "a Corpses.

Philadelphia, March 17.-The police
authorities have directed the open
ing of "a graves, having secured evil
dence which leads them to believe
that George Hossey, the negro 'herb
DOCTOR" is responsible for at least
that many deaths. Hossey is in Jail
as an accessory to the murder of
William &. Dame. whose widow is
charged with having administered to
her husband slow poison furnished
by the negro.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-03-20
Trouble In HundIey Home.

To cure his wife and daughter of
dipping, James Hundley, of DAN
Vile, Va, put red pepper in their snuff.
In retaliation they put the snuff and
pepper mixture in Hundley's whisky,
thus spelling two gallons of the exhil-
arating beverage.