The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-13
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| causing the death of Foreman Angelo
Ensick on September 10th. Captain
Adams, who conducted the prosccu.
| ton, stated that at the proper time
he would prove that the defendant
sent two Black Hand" letters to En-.
sick and that Furthermore both let.
! ters were written by Tucci's wife.
! To prove the latter assertion he pro.
duced a time book that was kept
! by Tuccis wife. A comparison OF
the letters and figures in the time
book and the letters and figures on
the Black Hand" letter were found
to be exact in every particular.
Erie.-Alton V. Hoover, twice con-
victed of numbering his young wife
a year ago, at Atlantic, Crawford
| county, was sentenced to be hanged.
| Hoover is the son of a prominent
| merchant of Atlantic. He shot his
I wife during q domestic quarrel, and,
! following the death of the young
woman later in a Cleveland hospital,
he was tried and convicted in Mead
Vile. His counsel obtained a change
| of venue on the ground that a fair
trial was not received in Crawford
county on account of popular preju-
dice, and a second trial in Erie coun-
| ty again convicted Hoover. A third
trial was asked for. but the Court re.
fused to entertain the petition.
Pottstown.--An unusual result of
a corporal punishment case occurred
in the local school, when Alfred Os-
ter was given an old fashioned
spanking by his teacher, Miss Anna
Blake. Miss Blake took Alfred, VINO
is 10 years old, over her knee and
adm 'nistered the thrashing. He car
| ried matches in his hip pocket and
these were ignited when the ruler
came down upon him. The first in
timation Miss Blake had of this was
when she smelled sulphurous odors,
and about this time Alfred's trousers
were ablaze. Some water was Sc.
cured and the fire eXtinguished. The
boy was burned considerably.
West Chester - Constable James
r. McFarlan, of this place. arrested
Wilmer Cox, Ezra Thomas and Har
ry Hoffner, supervisors and promi.
nent citizens of Willistown Town
ship, on the charge of violating the
road laws. The three supervisors
are charged with neglecting to pick
the loose stones from the township
| roads. The case will be a test so as
| to determine the duties of road SUI
| pervisors in caring for roads under
their supervision.
West Chester. - The +. & G..
Brooke Iron Company, of Birdsboro,
will reopen the old St Peters and
| Falls of French Creek iron mines
in the northern section OF Chester
county. Many years ago these mines
produced large quantities of iron ore
which was made into pig iron at the
blast furnaces of Phoenixville. The
ore is highly magnetic and of good
quality and new shafts will be sunk
| at once, as the old shafts have caved
| in.
Chester-The fact that City Coun-
ellis have approved the recommends
tion of the Finance Committee that
the salary of the city police Magis-
trate be fixed at $400 per annum,
and that he be deprived of fees foI
his services does not meet with the
| approval of some people. The Mag,
istrate who hears cases in municipal
court has been receiving his com.
persation from the costs imposed
upon prisoners.
Lewistown. - Howard Helwig, 3
year-old son of Newton Helwig, OF
Yeagertown, was run over by a car
on the Lewistown & Rcedsvillc Flee.
trio Railroad and instantly killed. The
mother of the boy was busy ironing
and at the same time in conversation
with the father, who had Just re.
turned from his work when the little
fellow wandered out of the house
onto the tracks.
Chambersburg. Mrs. Lydia Keef.
er, an aged resident was run down
at street crossing by a touring car
| operated by ]. w. Kimmell, of Sal.
tillo, who had been to Gettysburg.
She had a leg and an arm broken
and was rendered unconscious. Kim
nell was arrested and held in $500
bail awaiting developments of the in
juries.
Lancaster. - Surrounded by their
descendants of three generations, Mr.
and Mrs. Absalom Fisher, OF Adams
town, celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary, The formers two
brothers also participated and the
combined ages of the three was 240
years. Mr. Fisher wore the suit in
which he was married fifty years
| ago.
Hazleton.--After being idle since
Iuly for repairs the Hazlebrook Col
liery of j. S. Wentz & Company. EN-.
ploying 500 hands, resumed opera
tions on full time Monday
Pittsburg. Thirteen year old
Katherine Botti, who admitted the
killing OF her godfather, Pasquale
Volpe. by an ak and red hot poker,
was cleared of murder charge by
the verdit of jury after an hours
deliberation. The defense wac based
wholly on the unwritten law.
Mauch Chunk.-Charles Hiskey, OF
Lehighton. aged SO years. was found
drowned in the Lehigh Canal boat
yard at Weissport. Ii. Is supposed
Hiskey, who was a cripple, was at
tempting to climb up the ladder of