The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-11-13
BANK WRECKER
Ohliger Enjoys Himself
at a Cleveland
Theater.
may SOON Be PAROtED

Cleveland. Not a move of the Crane
Brothers sketch, The Mud Town
Lookup" presented at Keiths missed
his watchful eyes. The interesting
story appeared in the Cleveland
Leader.
Ohliger white-haired and clean
shaven in modest, almost ministerial
garb came to Cleveland in the Gus
tody of D. H. Mittendorf, penitentiary
guard to testify next week against his
business partner of AZ years, ]. r.
Zimmerman of Wooster lnder indict-
ment for conspiracy to defraud the
creditors of the defunct Wooster Ma
tional bank of which Ohliger was
president and Zimmerman a director.
IN A HOTEL.
Under orders fro mF. NJ. Chandler,
United States marshal, the two are
stopping at the Kennard house. I'm
mediately upon arrival they took their
luggage to the hotel and then called
at the Office of John J. Sullivan, Uni
ted States district attorney.
In Mittendorf's custody Ohliger re-
turned to the hotel. Later he called
upon numerous friends and after din
ner the two strolled out to the theatre
stopping at the Hollenden where OIL
iger had expected to meet his son.
They reached the theatre trif1e late
but secured seats in the third row
from the rear. Mittendorf occupied
the end seat.
OF the two Ohliger enjoyed the Vau-
deville program most. The musical
turn at the outset caught his fancy
and his usually paid face lit up in
appreciation. Frequently he nodded
his head in approval Of various phases
of the musical comedy Song, Play
and Mirth." The singing in conclusion
almost moved him to applaud.
When the question will my sisters
kitten have cats?" was read and the
audience roared Ohliger added to the
uproar.
SMILES AT THE CELLS.
1t was the Mud Town Lookup
though that made the smiles run riot
over his face. Perhaps 1t was the
guard sitting on the roof with a gun
that appealed first, The sketch is al
most pastoral, a cornf1eld running
away from the little square lookup
to maze of woodland far off. Above
is a most inviting blue sky that
bTeathes of peace.
The characters are the jailer and
COW thief, both hayseeds, and their
witticisms are of the countryside. The
cow thief reused Ohliger's risibilities
first by insisting upon calling his
custodian turnkey" Through its
ffteen-minute run Ohliger's face was
never quiet. When the curtain fell
he mopped his forehead and rubbed
his eyes.
Performances after that lost inter
est for him and when he arose at the
end he shook himself in a tired way.
1t had been a too brief respite from
the future.
After the performance the two
strolled down TO the Hollenden.
Ohliger again looked in vain for his
Bon. Then they walked to their hotel.
The Plain Nealer in speaking of Mr..
Ohliger says:
"He wanted to linger in conversa-
tion over the days of the past, the
days before disaster engulfed him.
While in the penitentiary serving
seven-year sentence he says that he
thinks of the happy days of the past
and not of the present Or of the future,
except that he longs for the time
when his sentence shall expire.
The face of the prisoner is not
characterized by the usual prison pal |
lor common with those long confined |
behind the gray walls of the big penal |
institution at Columbus. Ohpger's
eyes, however, express much of sor-
row and deep trouble
while at Cleveland Ohliger is en-
toying comparative freedom, although
constantly attended by guard Ordi-
narily prisoners brought from the Pc
nal institutions are confined In the
county Jail while they are not in court.
Government permission was obtained
for Ohliger to stop at the Knnard
house and the government pays the
bills. He is free to go to the theatre
or any other place he may wish if his
guard agrees.
"Over thirty witnesses have been
subpoenaed to appear ON behalf Of the
government in the Zimmerman trial.
30 far the defense has not subpoen-
aed single witness. The trial com
mences Monday morning.
A PAROLE SOON.
There is a report that a movement
10 secure parole for Ohliger will be
started soon after he gives his testi-
mOny in the Zimmerman case. Dis
trict Attorney Sullivan would not dis
cuss the report"
WIFE AND SON VISIT OHLIGER.
The Sunday Plain Dealer says:
"A pathetic reunion of the family
took place Saturday ecening at the
Kennard hotel. Mrs. Ohliger came