The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-18
State News

VolVer at MIS-. Kate Pfan and her
daughter, Mrs. Anna Scherer, neigh.
bors, with whom she had quarreled.
Kern is also under arrest, charged
with disorderly conduct. He is said
to have run out of the house while
his wife was welding the gun, Eh9ut.
ing kill 'em, kill EN-"
Cleveland. - Max Kosmidor, SO
years old, was arrested by the police
on the charge of murder. Kosmidor
is special policeman in the employ
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. He
is accused of killing an unidentified
man by shooting.
Northumberland H. Albers,
Civil war veteran, is dead at his
home here. Mr.. Albers was first
lieutenant of Company G, One Hun.
dredth and Seventh o. V. l., and
served throughout the Civil war.
Cincinnati.-"Thou shalt not steaP'
in bold, black type confronted
Detectivec Schnucks and Wimsy
when they opened the trunk of
John A. Harvey, who is charged
with Systematically robbing his en-
ployers, a jewelry company. On the
top Of everything lay piece of paper
bearing this commandment. Under it
lay religious papers, books and tracts
and under all of this some of the al
legged loot. The police say Harvey
admitted that he had been stealing
from the firm since January. The Of
ficers went to Harvey's room and in
the trunk found gold watch, watch
works with the firms private mark
on them, a ring, six stickpins and
four gold fobs. All Of this was iden.
titled by the firm as it's property.
Canton.-A bolt of lightning struck
the Lakeside Country clubhouse at
Meyers lake while bridge party was
in progress. Women were thrown into
a panic and for a time the clubhouse
was endangered by the fire which
started. While standing under the
caves of his barn awaiting the pass
ing of a storm, Henry Rohr, Jr., 25,
farmer living near Massillon, was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The barn with contents was
entirely destroyed. The loss is 49,
900. A wife and infant child survive
Rohr.
Fostoria.-A jar of apple pre-
serves put up by the late Mrs.
R. R. Wiseman 38 years ago
has just been opened at the family
reunion. Mrs. Wiseman died in 1881.
In keeping with an agreement among
the children, the jar was opened by
the first to be married, Mrs. ]. P.
Reynolds of Chicago, who returned
home for the first time since her
wedding, last January.
Hamilton.-William Ballard threw
billiard ball at his brother,
Leonard, and caused the latter's
death, according to a finding by
Coroner Burnett. The tragedy oc-
Cured at Coke Otto, village of But
Ter county; during a saloon fight.
Leonard Billiards. skull was fractured
and he died few hours later.
Cambridge. - Yeggmen dynamited
the safe in the postoffice at Byesville,
seven miles south of here, and got
$500 in cash and $1,000 in stamps.
Findlay.-David Walters a wealthy
farmer of Van Buren, township,
for many years a sufferer from
stomach trouble, fired charge
Of buckshot into his body, tearing
away the organ that long had panied
him. Walter for long time has
threatened to kill himself unless he
found a remedy for his Indigestion.
When the suicide was committed,
Walters was in room of his house
next to that in which were all the
members of his family.
Youngstown.-Five shots, the kill
ing of conductor and the
wounding of a man, who had as
sailed him, carried terror to 25 inter-
urban car passengers shortly after
they had left New Castle, Pa. Quickly
recovering, men leaped from the
coach and chased two men accused
in connection with the crime. Jump
ing fences and darting across fields,
the fugitives eluded their pursuers,
only to be captured by the police of
New Castle. In Jail at New Castle are
Dominic Panaro and Antonio Toskin.
The former is charged with the muir
der of the conductor. A street car
quarrel in which Toskin and Panaro
are said to have engaged Mcclure led
to the ejectment of Panaro and cdl-
minated in his opening fire on the
conductor.
Cleveland.-Earl Springer, 20 years
old, Lakewood, committed suicide by
shooting in w. R. Whites cafe, Rocky
River. The young man walked into
the cafe and asked the bartender for
piece of paper. He then quickly
wrote note Of farewell to his par
ents, asking them to forgive him for
the rash act that was about to fol-
low. Springer then pulled a revolver
from his pocket and deliberately shot
himself dead. The bullet entered the
left lung. Death ensued almost in.
stantly.
Zanesville.-"Squire" Miller was ar.
rested here and taken to Newark
on a charge connected with the
Iynching of Carl Etherington on
July 8. The specific charge was not
made public. Miller's friends say that
he is held as witness only. He is a
brother of w. M. Miller, who superin-
tended the county local option cam.
paign in Licking and Muskingum
counties.
Medina.-Merle Tayler, the 12-year-
old stepson of Grangerburg black
smith, hanged himself to an apple
tree in his fathers orchard. No cause
Is yet known for the deed.