The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-14
KEYSTONE STATE CULL|hGs
SHERIFF SEXES RAILROAD
Steps Taken to Collect Verdict for
Woman Whose Husband was
Killed.

whether sufficient revenue would be
afforded from the Old Portage railroad.
owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company within the next seven years
to pay the amount awarded Mrs.
Annie Margo, of Cresson, by a Cam
bria county jury for tho death of her
husband on the Pennsylvania rail-
road.
The railroad company refused to pay
the amount and Sheriff Lenhart sold
the Office furniture in the Cresson and
Clearfield offices for $500. The jury
awarded Mrs. Margo $2,659, but costs
! and interest aggregate $4,000 to date.
There is still balance of $1,000 due
| the plaintiff and the sheriff will now
| advertise for sale the Old Portage
road, which was condemned by the
| jury last night. The sale will take
place in September.
Bonded warehouse No. A, OF the
| has been seized by the United States
| Meadville, Pa. Distilllng Company,
| internal revenue officers The ware
house contains G.564 barrels of whis-
| key, ranging in age from 1897 to the
| fall OF 1902 IL is charged that for
years the company has mixed whis-
key in bonded warehouses from one
barrel to another, added coloring
matter to barrels under age, stolen
| spirits from the cistern room and se-
cured extra grain to place within the
stonehouse without the keepers
knowledge The seizure was made
on affidavits of former employees. The
alleged fraud was discovered by Jos.
w. Heard, agent of the internal reye-
nue. department. The company will
have an opportunity to settle by pay
ing back tax and penalties.
Judge Francis ]. Kooser Of Somer-
set county granted IL liquor licenses,
which he held several weeks ago to
be defective, inasmuch as the petit
tions did not contain the names OF
the bondsmen. They were appealed
to the superior court, where Judge
Kooser's decision was reversed.
Judge Kooser, in his opinion when he
refused to allow the petitions to be
amended, said: I'VE would allow the
amendments and grant the licenses
if we thought we had the power to do
So" Apparently he granted the Ii
censes on the strength of the Superior
courts opinion.
Moses Coryea, the young farmer
who was shot last Saturday night
while walking with his wife and baby
from the home of his father to his
own house, north of Volant, died
from his wounds. 1t is not yet known
what charge will be brought against
| ,hSN nm
and admitted that he shot Coryea.
Finston says he fired at Coryea's dog
and did not learn until later that he
had wounded Coryea.
On the site of the Economics old
cutlery works at Beaver Falls, the
Union Speciality Manufacturing COM
pany broke ground for its new plant
w. A. McCool of Beaver Falls; James
L. Sharkey, of Chicago, and c. E. Nc
Kim, of Pittsburg, are at the head or
the concern and the capital Is $780,
900. The main building, of brick and
iron, will be 62x337 feet and two
stories high.
The Jury in the case of Thomas S.
Kennedy versus the Borough of New
Kensington returned verdict award
ing damages of Ga cents. At a
former trial Mr.. Kennedy had been
awarded $3.50 and appealed, claiming
the amount was insufficient. Mr.. Ken
nedy claimed damages for the In
jury to his box-makjng plant through
the clogging of a sewer
Two women of the family of Just
ice of the Peace John H. Pugh, of
Hannhstown, have been taken to
Pittsburg for treatment for hydro
phobia The women had been using
milk from a COW which had hydro
phobia.
George Poole, Il years old, threw
piece of wet glass into molten
metal at a foundry in Butler, and
the shop was partially wrecked by
the explosion that followed. Poole
was struck in the back and seriously
hurt.
John Pete, an Italian, As years old,
agent for the Stanard Brewing COM
pany of New Castle at HiIlsville, was
killed at his home by an unknown
person, who crept close to the window
by which he was sitting and fired a
shot.
Clark Campbell of Derry while
walking on the outskirts Of Derry
was beaten by a negro and robbed of
SCI and his jewelry. He was accom-.
panied by young woman. who was
also beaten unconscious upon endeav-
oring to make an outcry.
The fan house at Mount Lookout
colliery at Wyoming was burned to
the ground. The flames communities
ted to the timbers of the main head
shaft, which was also destroyed. All
the miners were gotten out Of the
mine.
T. G. Lutte, of New Florence, and
Harry Hooves, of Altoona, were killed
on the Pennsylvania railroad. Hooves
was killed at Sheridan station, and
Lutte at Conemaugh.
. Albert Beckman, a blacksmith OF
Carney. was found dead along the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks neal
Greensburg. He was SO years old
and single.
Philip H. Walker, an old soldier and