The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21

or for Holland & Million, wholesale
liquor dealers OF New Castle, while
returning home from Neshannock
Falls, was stopped by two men who
at the muzzle of revolvers forced him
to leave his wagon. He was hound
gagged, robbed and then thrown into
field beside the road, where he lay
for an hour until he worked the gag
from his mouth and his calls for help
were heard. Several vehicles passed
while he was still gagged. The rob-
bers secured $3.50 and drove toward
this city in his delivery wagon.
Michael Kissinger. charged with
killing his wife at Catfish, on June z.
1905s was found guilty of manslaught-
er by a Jury. Judge w. ID. Patton of
Armstrong county, presided at the
trial. Kissinger, a widower. and Mrs.
Mckinney, a widow, were married
In 1900. The latter owned a farm,
over which her husband secured con-
troll. Kissinger, IL Is alleged, made
a deal for the coal, but his wife re-
fused to sign the deed unless her
husband would give her half the pro-
ceSds. The couple quarreled and
Mrs. Kissinger went to live with her
son, Martin Mckinney, at Catfish.
On the night of June 7, Kissinger call
ed at the Catfish house and renewed
his efforts to have his wife sign the
deed for the coal land sale. No one
saw them, but Martin Mckinney, WHO
was asleep in an adjoining room,
was awakened when the woman fell.
She was dead when he reached her.
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his wife with club OF some other
blunt instrument.
Two masked men entered the
Leahy Coal Company's Office in the
| Masonic temple. Altoona. knocked
down Clerk Wilbur Ale, bound and
| which had been placed in a satchel
ready to be taken to Lilly to pay off
the miners. Ale was alone in the
office at the time, Paymaster Charles
Leahy having gone to lunch. The
| robbers knocked at the door and as
Ale opened 1t, felled him with blow
| in the face, rendering him unconsci-
Gus. After tying him to the safe the
| men took the money and disappeared.
Leahy found Ale on his return.
At Franklin, on recommendation
| Of the Grand Jury indictments were
prepared against ex-County Commiss-
loners Joseph w. Black. s. A. Thomas
and James w. Plimpton, charging
| them with the violation of the act
of 1870 relative to the awarding OF
| contracts for bridges, etc. True bills
| were Immediately returned on the in
dictments, but no processes for the
| arrest of the defendants were issued.
| Governor Samuel w. Pennypacker
fixed February next for the triple
| execution at Pittsburg, of Charles
Miles, Charles Jackson and Walter
| Obey, who killed an old man for his
money in Allegheny county one year
ago. This will be the first triple exc
cution in Pennsylvania since the
hanging of three men in Snyder coun-
| ty several years ago for-the murder of
an aged couple for their savings.
| Fifteen new crews will be taken
| from the ranks of the present freight
force of the middle division Of the
Pennsylvania railroad on December
10 and assigned exclusively to fast
trains for the more expeditions hand
ling Of perishable goods. This Is an
innovation in railroading and places
the engineers and firemen in position
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