The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-22
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III NVulls az Ntcl Altottlt T" JNfr
awarded $S2s 10 Mrs. Ellen NJ. Kenne
dy, wife of James G. Kennedy, a mer-
chant OF Coatsvllc, in a suit brought
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany to recover 5000 damages for in
jurics which Mrs. Kennedy sustained in
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, on
the night of October "A, 1904, when she
was jostlcd, thrown down and trampled
by a party OF young men, said to be
students, who had gathered at the sta
ton 10 welcome back football team,
Mrs. Kennedy received injuries to her
back and other portions of her body
Her attorneys declared the company was
negligent in permitting the assemblage
of the students and their disordcrly con.
duct. For the defense il was contendcd
that all reasonable precautions had beer
taken for the protection OF the patrons
of the road
Judge lIasslcr, at Lancaster, has ap-
pointed City Controller J. Harry Rath
fon permanent receiver Of the defunos
City Saving Fund & Trust Company.
The City Finance Committee decided TO
notify the directors OF the company, who
arc on the city bond that they must con
itSS JuuklhNuN ~ lut lily III R/OoOJf
payable immediately. or involuntary
bankruptcy proceedings would be insti-
tutcd. The directors confessed judg-
ment in the sum named, but made It pay
able on October !, 1905 and the city
refused TO accept this. A conference o.
the authorities was held but no definite
action was taken. At a meeting of the
directors they Jointly confessed collat-
eral judgments aggregatng $4I7,3o7Is
o protect all the creditors. The largest
individual judgment was that of Rober;
Z. Locher, brother Of the late presi-
| ient, Charles II. Locher being for $Io7,
300. O.
Among the letters received by the
| Board of Pardons in behalf of Mrs
| Kate Edwards is one from a woman
in Chicago, who asks that the life Of the
nurderess be spared. Five cents worth
| If postage stamps arc inclosed in the
note. The writer says she understands
hat Mrs. Edwards is very fond OF ice
! cream soda and asks that one be pur-
! chased for her. The request and stamps
have been forwarded TO Reading.
Burgess c. H. Pcnnypacker and James
Z. McFarlan, OF West Chester, while
IN their way to a public sale at the
Vance farm, near Guthrievile, were up
set in huge snow drift in the highway.
As Burgess Pennypacker was not wear
ng his high hat, that noted headgear
escaped injury, and 10 serious damage
-esulted, save that snow got into the
ears and whiskers OF the two travellers.
Mrs Charles Blaming, who resides
| t, tl,o I.,I 81, &1,o al -
Ernest S. Looringer. Looringer was al
rested and at the hearing it was test
led that Mrs. Blaming and Miss Carrie
Butler were returning TO the former
home when Looringer followed and tried
to get into the house The women be
came frightened and left the house.
Looringer ran after them and overlook
them about fifty feet from the house,
when, it is alleged he threw Mrs Blan
ming to the ground and shot her, caus-
ing a deep wound m the young woman
neck After the shooting Looringer as
sisted in carrying the wounded woman
10 her home and himself went for the
physician. He was at her bedside when
arrested. He admits doing the shooting,
but refuses TO discuss the matter.
The feature OF the meeting of the As
sociated Health Authorities and Sanitar
ans of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, was
general discussion on the subject OF
tuberculosis, which was participated IL
by DIR. Leonard Pearson, OF the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, State veteri-
marian, who dealt with the subject oi
legislative measures in relation to the
disease in animals; DR.. Charles ]. Hat
field, on "Infection;" Dr. Joseph Walsh
on THE Necessity of Early Diagnosis"
Dr. H. NJ. Lands, on "Thc Result Of
Sanatorium Treatment" and DR.. w. E
Stanton, on "The Importance of Popu
lar Education Concerning tuberculosis
Judge II. X. Weand at Norristowr
decided that the County Commissioners
were guilty of no wrong and cannot be
surcharged for the alleged inferior con
struction of stone bridge across Pen
nypacker Creek, in Moreland Township
The Court holds that the viewers TO in
spect the bridge exceeded their dutie,
in that part of their report imposing .
surcharge of 10 per cent OF the cost o.
the bridge upon the County Commis
soners and orders it stricken from IN,
report The Court says ii any defect
exist they are chargeable against the
contractor.
After taking evidence for the past ter
days to determine the degree of guilt o.
Bigler Johnson, who on February &
pleaded guilty TO the general charge o.
murder, Judge Tanning at Towapda, fix
ed the grade of crime as first degree and
Immediately pronounced the death sen
tence. Johnson remained unmoved, an6
neither he nor his brother, Charles, who
was convicted in December OF murder
would say a word beyond protesting
their innocence Both men had previous
ly confessed to the crime, giving details.
Their mother, Mrs. Sophia Merritt, and
Alansan and Nancy Johnson, brother and
sister, are now at liberty, the Court last
week directing verdict OF not guilty
in the case OF the mother and the cases
against the children being dropped. The
family OF FIVE had been accused of kill
Bigler Johnsons wife and her niece last
September and setting fire TO the house
in which the dead bodies lay.
Mrs. Rebecca Johnson, colored resi-
dent of Hopewell Borough, near Ok
ford, was arrested, charged with as
saulting a public school teacher, Miss
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