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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-06
INJURIES
OF A Serious Nature Received
By Dan'I Barnes
In The Gas Fields South Of
Mt. Vernon
Struck On Head By A Piece
OF Pipe
And Skull Crushed In By
The Blow

Daniel Barnes, a gas driller, resid.
ing in this city, was terribly injured
while at his work in the gas fields
about ten miles southeast of the city
on Thursday evening. A new we'll is
being started near the Hopewell
church and the rigging was only COM
pleted few days ago. The work of
drilling was started on Thursday morn
ing and it was necessary for men to
be at work under the derrick at all
times. At about eight o'clock Thurs
day evening, Barnes was busy with
the apparatus at the drilling machine
when he heard swapping noise over
head. Before he had time to look up
or even move, he sustained terrific
blow on the top of the head. The sand
line had broken, bringing with it a
small piece of steel pipe The piece
of pipe struck the unfortunate man
squarely on the top of his head, while
the end of the sand line struck him on
the right ear, cutting the upper half
of it off as neatly as could have been
done with a sharp knife, and then lap
ped around, striking him across the
bridge of the nose, breaking it. The
end of the line struck him just under
the left eye, causing it to swell shut
Immediately.
The shock was so great that the
driller was instantly rendered un-
conscious, remaining in that state for
a period of about two hours. AS soon
as the accident happened, Chappelear
& Cos. ambulance was sent for and
time considering the distance travel
ed. Barnes was taken to the Mt Yer
non hospital where DR.. F. l.. Singrey
was called to render surgical atten-
tion. On examination, it was found
that the injured man was in very
serious condition and that his skull
had been crushed by the blow from
the piece of iron pipe. In addition to
this, he had sustained nasty scalp
wound, which extended from the
crown of his head to his right ear
and from there across the right side
of his face to the bridge of his nose.
Barnes suffered a great deal during
the night, but on Friday morning, was
slightly improved considering the ex-
tent of his injuries.
In conveying the injured man to the
hospital the ambulance was compel
led to make a run of twenty miles,
covering the distance in less than two
hours and half.
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and the chief of police Of the city and
that they had the means to have en-.
tirely prevented all .outbursts OF law.
lessness throughout the day. to have
preserved the life Of Carl Ethrington
and to have saved the city and county
seat from the disgrace which resulted
from the cowardly acts of lawless
mob.
"We are constrained to say I'm this
report that while these officers, who
by reason of their absolute failure
to perform their duty, are responsible
for the lawlessness and rioting which
occurred upon that day, yet this fact
brings some censure to the citizens
clothed with authority as electors
should feel responsible for the cleo
ton of public officers.
Had the electors of the city of
elected competent man to the office
Of sheriff, this lynching would never
have occurred.
iidu lhS SltClOTS vi Jlt CITY VI
Newark elected competent man to
the office of mayor, the scenes of law
lessness in this city on the Sth day
of July would never have been enact.
ed
Had there been a competent man
at the head of the police force no acts
of lawlessness and disorder would
have been committed
ut is further disclosed in this in
vestigation that the sheriff, mayor AMI
chief of police did not favor law en-
forcement, and that they we're under
the control and domination OF a law.
less element from which the mob was
composed that perpetrated thes. out
RACES against the law.
''If the law is to remain supreme
1T must be enforced Unfortunately
under the laws of this state, coward
ice and incompetency are not crimes
therefore, as against these officials no
criminal indictments are returned
and the recurrence of such conduct Oh
the part of public officials can only be
prevented by the selection of honest,
courageous and competent men to
public Offices.
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Messrs George Stringfellow and Ike
Baker and Misses Jenness Hoyman
and Dina Lepley spent Sunday in Mt.
Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Clark and Mr..
and Mrs. d. G. Mckee spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thude McNabb.
Mrs Geo. Welker and daughter. Ger
trude, have returned to their home in
Millwood after spending several days
with relatives of this place.
Lester Melick was pleasantly sur
prised at his home Saturday evening
by thirty-three of his friends in honor
of his fifteenth birthday. He received
a number of cards and beautiful pres
ents.
Those on the sick list are: Josie
Morningstar, l.. B. Scott and Alice
Scott.
Mr.. Glen Winterringer of Columbus
and Mrs. Sprink Payne of Newark
and Miss Clara Hartupee of Columbus
spent last week with their sister Mrs,
Geo. Hoyman of this place.
Miss Jennie Stricken is visiting her
sister Mrs. Chas. Knox.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Welker in Milwood very enjoyable
reunion was held in honor of Mrs.
Lydia Gessling of Canton. OF course
the main feature was the dinner, and,
Judging from the way everyone ate,
it was an elegant meal Those pres
ent were Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Morning
star, w. S. Stull and family, Noah
Stull and family, Chas. Melick and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Darling, Mr..
and Mrs. Rance Riley, Chas. Stull and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Stull, Geo.
Wellser and family, Mr.. Haggarty and
children Adelaid and Kenneth of Can
ton. Mr.. Milan Stull, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Darling and family, Mr. Glenn
Stull and family, Mr.. Evert Tucker
and family and Mrs. Lydia Gessling.
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HIGH COMPLIMENT
Paid To Ex.Chief DermOdy BY The
Mansfield Shield

In speaking of the resignation of
Chief of Police Dermody of this city,
the Mansfield Shield pays the follow.
ing compliment to the ex-chief:
Chief Lawrence ]. Dermody OF the
Mt. Vernon police department resign
ed as chief of police Wednesday noon.
Chief Dermody gave no reason for
his resignation. He was well known
in Mansfield, where he had macy
friends. He was considered one Of
the most efficient chiefs of thu state.
He was always courteous and obligine
in his relations with the Mansfield de-
partment. Whenever & man was
wanted by the Mansfield police in or
near Mt Vernon a request to the Mt.
Vernon dhief resulted in the arrest. It
might also be said that the Mansfield
Ulcers were always ready TO do their
utmost to accommodate Chief Dermody
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SEPARATED BY WAR
AGED COUPLE MARRIED

Kenton, Ohio, Sept. 2.--As strange
as the story of Enoch Arden is the
tale that is woven about the marriage
Of Mrs. Eta Lindsey and Philip Carr
in this city. Nearly fifty years ago
they went to the altar together, then
in the bloom of youth. Now Mrs.
Carr is sixty-four and her husband
seventy-four, and they have just been
reunited after long separation.
In 1861 Eta Sowash and Philip Carr
were married in Stark county. A lit
tie daughter was born to them, and
was three months old when the father
went to war. The mother and child
went to live with the mother and step
father of Mr.. Carr.
The step-father was not in favor of
receiving the new boarders at his
table, and insisted that the young
mother pay board out of the allow.
ance which she received monthly from
her husband in the South.
All went well until the remittances
ceased to come. For several months
no word was heard from the soldier.
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OH YOU GIRL!
Mt. Vernon Man Meets A "MySierlOuS
Beauty"

A wellknown young man of this
city whose name Is withheld so as
not to cause him any further embar-
assment was the victim of a most
practical joke Thursday evening. The
fellow is keen on girls" especially
strangers aand has his "eye peeled"
for a fair specimen of femininity all
the time. Knowing this propensity of
his, few of his iDtimates concocted
scheme to take him down a peg"
In order that this end might be at
tanned, lady of this city was enlist
ed who took up with the idea in short
order. This lady made it point to
see him yesterday morning and said
that there was the loveliest girl this
side of heaven visiting her and that
she was wild to meet him. She ex-
acted a promise from him to come up
to her home Thursday evening and
meet this delicious morsel of woman
hood" Mr.. KS chest expanded at all
of these compliments and. not wish
ing to appear to anxious, begrudgingly
consented to meet the sweet stranger.
Now it happens that another fellow
pays court to the girl who was the
"ofiicial framer," so he, in company
with the victim, marched up to the
girls home at eight o'clock. Calmly
and majestically, the dainty miss"
was presented to the young men. The
victim began to practice some of his
wiles and fetching ways" on the
strange girl and she effusively sue
cumbed. The other copule determined
that they would not place themselves
in the way as stumbling blocks to
further advances between the two, so
they took walk. The beautiful
stranger" had remained silent, speak
ing only in monosyllables up to this
time, but now she threw off all of her
reserve and began to be quite effusive.
With all the candor that "our" young
man could summon, he convinced her
that it was 'love at first sight" and
that she was "the only girl for him,
just the one he had been looking for.
His reply was loud boisterous, hear
ty laugh which sounded far unlike the
giggle he had heard heretofore, his
light O. love" suddenly threw off her
hair and clothing and 10 and behold,
it was one of his best friends!
The Smokes" are on the victim to-
day, so If you meet him, say some
thing about celestial FORM" divine
eyes," anu "Nenus-like" manners and
see with what CELEBRITY he drags yo.-
off to the nearest cigar store. His
name? Ah-"seek your answer in the
stars"
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husband. The step-father urged that
as the husbapd had, to all appear
ances, deserted his wife that she get
divorce. This she did and married
again about year later, her second
husband sickeniRg with smallpox
soon after and dying. Mrs. Lindsey,
as was her name then, left for Penn.
sylvania and all trace of her was lost.
Returning from the war, Philip Carr
was told that his wife had remarked.
For two years he hunted for her, but
to no avail, and he married another.
1t was eight years after Carr had
gone to war that he learned of the
residence of hfs FIRST wife and child.
And then she frst knew, says Mrs.
Carr, that the separation was caused
by the taking of the money, meant for
her, from the mail
Recently Mr. Carr's second wife
died, and the couple who had gone to
the altar together so many years be-
fore decided to remarry. They are
now at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. j. K. Winters, in this city.
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Only a little cold in the head may
be the beginning of an obstinate case
of Nasal Catarrh. Drive out the in
vader with Ely's Cream Balm applied
straight to the infiamed stuffed up
air-passages. Price SOC. If you pre-
fer to use an atomizer, ask for Liquid
Cream Balm. 1t has all the good
qualities of the solid form of this rem
edy and will rid you of catarrh or hay
fever. No cocaine to breed dread
full habit No mercury to dry out the
secretion. Price 75c., with spraying
tube. All druggists, or mailed by Ely
Bros, 56 Warren Street, New York.
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FOR SALE CHEAP-10-room, slate
roof, brick house in good condition,
POS s. Gay street. It's location is SO
near Main street that 1t makes it de.
sirable for club house, boarding house
or residence. Large rooms. Fine in.
side finish. Soft water bath. Hot
and cold water and toilet up stairs
and down. Good stone wall cellar
One third cash, balance en- long time
Mary e. Abbott.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mcintosh have
returned to their home in Philadel.
phia, Pa, after a visit with the form.
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John McIn.
tosh Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Earlywine OF
Bladensburg are spending several
days with relatives in Fredericktown
They will attend Labor day exercises
and the Homecoming at that place dur
ing their stay.
Mrs. Ernest Smith, Mrs. A. B
Coates and Miss Constance Smith Of
Columbus are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Iams.
Miss Ethel Hardesty has resigned
her position as chief operator at the
Bell Telephone office, owing to hel
approaching marriage to Mr.. Carleton
Wise of Fredericktown.
Dr. and Mrs. G. r. Baker left Fri
day noon for an extended trip tt
GAINESVILLE, Circleville and various
other points in the southern part o.
the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Mccoy left
this afternoon for indianapolis, Ind.
to attend the automobile races.
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A REPLY

We sincerely hope that the Dan
vile mob feel relieved now that they
have got all that stuff out of their
system.
much amused to see that you ignored
the right of the party challenged in
regard to the time and place of game;
also that you made it impossible for
us to reply through the press before
the time limit of your first article.
To the public we say, what we have
repeatedly said to members of your
team, that we do not care to play with
Danville for the following reason:
We have won every game played with
you this season, except the tie game
of twenty-five innings.
Besides your frequent requests we
can play with other teams here and
elsewhere, whose members or fans"
do not indulge in theft, vulgar and in
decent language, or worse than all,
lhiOWihe iOllCh C66o, oo Woo oohO
your village when we beat you there
last.
Is it any wonder our manager de.
manded $25, when he knows he would
need to equip his team with balls and
mits after an encounter with your
team?
And be it known that we are not in
want of $40 bad enough to go to your
town soon.
To the business men we wish to say
it would be too large an undertaking
for a small town to make good their
promise for we know Danville and
their dealings.
Hereafter when you are "bluffed'
over the phone do not go to the
press to weep, for this is final and no
account will be taken of anything
further that you may publish.
AMITY BROWNS
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Text of the Report

The full report of the special grand
jury follows:
ITO the Hon. Charles Seward, judge
of the court of common pleas, Licking
county, Ohio.
"The grand jury of the court of COM
mon pleas of said county, April term,
A. D., 1910, hereby report to the court
that they have concluded their work
in the investigating of the riot and
lynching which occurred in the city Of
Newark, Licking county, Ohio, on the
Sth day of July, 1910.
"Our investigation discloses that
the outbreak of lawlessness which oc-
Cured on that date is directly attrib
utable to the total and absolute fail
ure ON the part of officers who are
sworn to preserve peace and order, to
perform their official duty.
1T is disclosed that the sheriff of
the county failed to exercise the pow
er and authority vested in him as such
sheriff in quelling the riot or in dis
persing the mob.
THAT a lawless mob ran riot
throughout the day on the public
streets of this city, engaging in as
saultsl upon citizens, all of which was
done without hindrance or effort at
hindrance upon the part of the sheriff
of the county, or the mayor and the
chief of police of the city.
"That at time when the riot which
was eliminating in an attack upon the
iail in an attempt to take therefrom
man who had been placed in the
custody of the sheriff for protection,
the sheriff of the county, whose sworn
duty it was under the law to have re-
pulsed the assault upon the jail and
protect the inmates thereof, even at
the cost of his own life, cowardly de-
deserted his post and left the Jail and
it's inmates unprotected from the as
saults of an infuriated mob.
"That the mayor of the city who
was present, and had personal knowl-
edge that the mob was attacking the
jail for the purpose of taking the life
of Carl Ethrington therein, and a time
when all his power and authority as
the mayor of the city should have
been put forth to prevent the assault
and the murder, thereafter committed,
deliberately left the scene of the riot
and went to his home and to bed.
1T is further disclosed that the
chief of police, together with the po-
lice force, put forth no effort through
out the day or night to prevent the
outrage committed, or to restore law
and order.
"That after the chief Of police had
visited the county Jail and saw the
attacks that were being made thereon
by the mob no orders or instructions
were given by him to the eight or ten
policemen, then present, to disperse
the mob and prevent the attack upon
the Jail.
"But on the contrary, in utter dis
regard of the duty and responsibility
resting upon him as chief of police OF
the city, he left the jail yard and while
the iron doors of the jail were being
battered down and while the man Eth
rington, was being taken from the Jail
and hanged at the corner of the court
house square, this man, wearing the
uniform of chief of police, was then at
a nearby grocery and saloon in com
pany with others engaged in social
game of cards.
'It is further disclosed, and declared
that it was within the power OF the
sheriff of the county and the mayor
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HOLD
Former Officials For The Re.
cent Newark Riot
Grand Jury Makes Report
Thursday Afternoon
Returning Many Indictments
For Murder
Mayor And Sheriff Are
MerCiIesSIy Scored
Many Indictments Returned
For RiotiDg

Newark, o., Sept. 2-Holding ex-
Sheriff William Link, ex-Mayor Her
bert Atherton and ex-Chief of Police
Robert Ziergebel responsible for the
lynching of Carl Ethrington on the
eighth of July, the special grand jury
made sensational report here late
yesterday, returning 5S indictments in
all.
OF this number % are for murder
in the first degree, 21 for rioting, 10
for assault and battery and two for
perjury. Five hundred witnesses
were examined and the jury was in
session 27 days.
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OFFICERS ELECTED
AT The ". F. NJ. S. Convention Held Al
fFederiCktOWn

At the Mt. Vernon District w. F.
M. S. convention held in Frederick
town on August 30 and 81, the fol
lowing officers were elected
President-Mrs. f. l. Johnson.
Secretary-Mrs.C G. l.. Lewis.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. G. Cole.
Treasurer-Mrs. f. e. Wooster.
Mite Box Secretary-Mrs. P. S. Kel-
ser.
Supervisor of Children's Work
Mrs. Thos. Hambly.
Literature-Mrs. Belle Cochran.
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SOLDIERS
A Picnic At The Park
On Friday

The picnic given at Hiawatha park
Friday under the auspices OF Joe
Hooker Post, No. 21, G. A. R., was
well attended. The Sons of Veterans
drum corps furnished music for the
occasion. At the noon hour an "army"
dinner was served. In the afternoon
an interesting program was carried
out in the auditorium.
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Society Notes
Entertained
With Dinner

Entertained
With Dinner
Miss Lena Mitchell entertained with
six o'clock dinner at her home on
East Lamertine street on Thursday
evening in honor of Miss Catherine
Morris Of Parkersburg, West Va, who
is visiting with friends in this city.
Covers were laid for eight.
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Kept Wedding
a Secret

Word has been received in the city
OF the marriage Of Mr.. Clyde Lisle
and Miss Hazel NJ. Burgess, both Of
Columbus, which occurred March 12,
in Covington, KY. The wedding was
kept a secret until this time. The
bride is quite well known in this CITY
as she has visited here on numerous
occasions.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-08-25
BOSMeII-Cramer.

DR.. ]. H. Boswell of this city
was united in. marriage on
last Saturday evening in Law.
renee, Kansas, to Miss Maude
Cramer, young lady quite well
we'll known in this city. The
bride was at one time a teacher
in the Galena High School, and
used to visit here quite often.
She is a very popular young wo-
man and is we'll liked by all who
know her. The ceremony was
performed at the home of the
brides parents in Lawrence, and
after a Wedding supper the young
married people left for Colorado,
where they will spend a couple
of weeks in the mountains. The
groom is one of the popular phys
icians of this city, but for all
that he is a good fellow, and the
News extends congratulations.
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Settlement AntiCi-
pated?

That a settlement between the
csal operators and miners is an
ticipated is indicated by the Ka-
tvs action in taking out of the
gravel service several hundred
coal cars which have been used
the last few weeks in hauling
boulders and tailings from Ga
lena for use as rip-rap and allast
on the southern division of the
road. Although the withdrawal
of the coal cars from this service
has made a scarcity of boulder
cars the Katy will continue to
haul tailings from Galena at the
rate of fifty or sixty cars per day.
The company is now operating
two extra trains per day in the
gravel hauling service. Part Of
the failing come from Chitwood
but most of the cars in each train
are loaded at the c. W. Squires
and James Murphy. -Galena
Times.
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Elm Tree, District So

Hay making has been a little
bit more hourishing of late.
Ed Sharp and family: spent
Sunday at the home of Richard
Card.
Miss Esther Hefley left Monday
for Vivita to stay with her cou'
sin, Mrs. Minnie Hunt.
The sermon delivered by Rev.
erend Mason at Blue Mound
church on the Goth was very
good and a large crowd assem-
bled to hear him.
Elwood Marshall is visiting al
the home of his brother, Mr.. VIM.
Marshall.
Miss Fay Auman and small sis.
ter, Lucille, called on Mrs. Guy
Davis Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Snelson and daughters
have been visiting with her sis
ter, Mrs. Geo. Taylor, the past
week and will not return home
until the latter part of this week.
Misses Bessie Taylor. Edith
Snelson, Esther and Anna Hefley
and Messers Clyde Taylor and
George Hefley spent Saturday
evening at the home of Mrs. Ida
Aumarl.
Miss Francis Foley and Mr..
Willard Paxson, two popular
young people of this community,
were ueited in marriage on the
18th at Galena. Their many
friends wish them many years OF
happiness and prosperity.
Lee Livingston found his horse,
which was stolen, at the Colum-
bus Reunion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Tur-
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrf.
Turley.
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New Book list.

Title. Author.
Accomplish Hill.
Black VOLTS Breed Dickson.
By the Good Saint Anne Ray.
Christopher Hibbault Bryant.
Cap'n Fri Lincoln.
Chicago Princess Barr.
Crossways Martin.
Cowardice Court McCutcheon.
Calling of Dan Matthews
Wright.
Come and Find Me : Robins.
Dominant Dollars ? vols.
Lillibridge.
Evelyn Bird Eggleston.
Four Roads to Paradise, Goodwin.
Fair Mississippian Craddock.
Gamblers Thurston.
Hearts Haven Blake.
Lady Betty Across the Water
Williamson.
Little Aliens Kelley.
Lord Loveland Discovers America
Williamson.
Lady Merton Ward.
Little Green Door Basset.
Modern Madonna Stanley.
Maker of History >Oppenheim.
Marriage a la Mode March.
Merry Anne Merwin.
Master Skylark Bennett.
McAllister and His Double
Train.
Northern Lights Parker.
Nicanor, Teller of Tales, Taylor.
Nathan Burke Watts.
Pa Flickinger's Folks Hoover.
Power Lot Greene.
Quest of John Chapman, Hills.
Rosemary in Search of a Father,
Williamson.
She That HeSitateS Dickson.
Sabina Martin.
Sarah Crewe Burnett.
Sandy Rice.
Staircase of Surprise Mathews.
Seige of Lady Resolute, Dickson.
Sister Teresa Moore.
Story of King Sylaiau Sherwood.
Stringtown on the Pike Lloyd.
Special Messenger Chambers.
Thurston of the Orchard Valley,
BindloSs.
Through Welsh Doorways
Marks.
Undesirable Governess, Crawford.
Wiving of Lance Cleaverage
MCGOWAN.