The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-03-30
HAMILTON EXECUTED
For Brutal Murder Of a White
Man at Portsmouth.
ANNEX or OHIO PEN NOW VACANT

Runaway Accident at Bellaire In
which Half . Dozen Persons Are
1njured, Two Probably Fatally.
Another Victim OF the Clifton Wreck.
News OF the Buckeye State.
Columbus, O., March "a. - Shortly
after midnight Herman Hamilton, col.
ored, of Portsmouth, O.. met death in
the electric chair in the penitentiary
annex He was calm and collected,
and was escorted to the death cham
Der at 1901 by Father Kelly. Hamil-
ton muttered prayers continuously. and
when asked for statement replied:
II have nothing to say" At 1903 Dep
rent. and at 1910 the prison physician
pronounced the man dead. 1t was one
of the most successful electrocutions
In the history Of the penitentiary.
Hamilton robbed and then murdered
Foreman Lee Culver OF the Norfolk
and Western railroad, white man, re-
siding at Portsmouth, o. After rob-
bing him Of his money Hamilton
placed his body in one of the coal tip
pies at the terminal. and covered 1t
over with iron. The crime was COM
mitted May 26, 1904. Hamilton was 30
years old, Previous to the killing Of
Culver Hamilton had a bad record.
Fatal Runaway Accident.
Bellaire. o., March 24.--Two win
probably die and five others are Sc
verely injured as the result of rum
away accident. The injured: Mrs.
Shane Bell. wife of lieutenant Of police
Of Benwood, cut by glass, will hardly
survive; Mrs. John Morris. Benwood,
injured internally, will die; Mrs. John
Roby, McMechen, shoulder blade bro
ken; Miss Alta King. McMechen, badly
cut and bruised; Mrs. Charles Kinney.
McMechen, cut by glass; Mrs. John
Carpenter, broken limb and hand cut;
Mrs. William Tarr and Mrs Marquis,
Benwood, cut and bruised. The two
most seriously injured were in car
riage driven by Jacob Duke, returning
from funeral The horses became
frightened at train and dashed into
carriage containing the others who
were injured. The wheels caught and
Dukes carriage was thrown over 30
foot embankment, the driver escaping
injury. The injured were removed to
the Bellaire hospital.
Another Victim.
Cleveland. o.. March 24-Aorestes c.
Pinney, we'll known attorney and q
member of the battalion Of engineers,
WHO was one Of those seriously injured
in the railroad wreck at Clifton Sta
ton, Pa, three weeks ago. died In a
hospital here as a result Of injuries re-
ceived. He had remained in q semi
conscious condition since the wreck
occurred. His nine-year-old son, who
was killed In the collision and whose
body has been in vault. will be buried
with his father. Pinney's wife is seri-
ously III as the result Of the shock.
Shear sheep by Machinery.
Marysvilie. o., March "a. - At the
farm Of George M. wiIber. one mile
west Of this city, wool will be shorn
from sheep by machinery, and people
from various parts OF the state, espe.
cially prominent woolgrowers. will be
present to witness the exhibition. The
machine consists Of two pairs of
shears. propelled by gasoline engine,
two mon operating it. It is claimed
that two men can shear 200 sheep with
tie machine in a day. while the same
by hand could shear only from so to 80
sheep In day
Fourth Attempt to Wreck Train.
Upper Sandusky o., March "a. A
fourth attempt within week was
made to wreck the Manhattan limited
on the Pennsylvania east OF Ada, o.
A steel rail had been placed on the
track in such manner that the entire
train would have been wrecked. but
which was discovered in time to stop
the train. Although the entire detec-
tive force Of the company Is working
on the case, no clew has been discoy-
cred.
Alfalfa For swine.