The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-05-18
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Over the State


cred and finished the game. The next
morning at his home he suddenly be-
came unconscious and died in half
an hour.
Dayton.-A northbound traction car
on the southern Ohio division of the
Ohio Electric Railway Co. jumped the
track several miles south of this city
and nine passengers and the motor
man were injured. The accident oc-
CURED while the car was running
down a steep grade, the motorman los
ing control of the car. Motorman Ed.
ward Finney had his leg crushed to
such an extent that 1t had to be am
putated. None of the passengers was
seriously injured.
Sandusky. - Present and former
county oficials and others who were
charged by the state examiners with
drawing $4,000 from the county treas
ury illegally have received notice
from Prosecutor Hart that he will
bring suits for the recovery of the
amounts before May 10, unless settle
ments are made.
Cleveland-A law on the statute
books of all states that would pro-
hibit couples from getting married,
unless the prospective groom at first
passes a medical examination, was
urged by physicians and health Off
GERS at the annual meeting Of the Ohio
State Medical association here.
Cleveland.-Two persons were in
stantly killed and a third sus-
tained injuries which probably will re-
suit in death, when a southbound train
on the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus
railroad struck carriage at a cross
ing at Cuyahoga Falls at 9:20 o'clock.
One of the dead, DR.. A. H. Bills, 60, a
prominent physician at Cuyahoga
Falls, was carried on the pilot of the
locomotive eight miles into Hudson.
Akron.-A search made in de-
posit vaults Of banks here dis
closed that Frederick Patterson, an
eccentric old man who died recently,
supposedly without means, had hidden
away a fortune estimated at between
$4,000 and 100000. In a will of 100
words. just probated, Patterson left
his fortune to daughter, Mrs. Ellen
Johnson of Cuyahoga Falls, who was
ignorant her father was wealthy.
Mt. Vernon.-Michael T. Lee,
Alfred Wolfe and David Mackey
were indicted jointly by the Knox
county grand jury. They are charged
in one count with administering poi
son to Charles e. Metcalf with view
of injuring him and in another count
they are charged with manslaughter.
Metcalf was the principal witness in
a case in which Lee was charged with
"bootlegging. On the morning of
March 20, the day before Lees trial,
Metcalf's body was found under a
buggy south of here. 1t is alleged
that he had been given drugged
whisky.
Youngstown.-During friendly
wrestling match in Alex Gejacko-
Vick's saloon on the Robinson
road, East Youngstown, Valley Kuchin-
SulShJ OUy "do Jl1lO"h ny lOLl OlllOhg
and so badly injured that he died on
the way to the City hospital The
men had been wrestling some time
and had each secured several falls,
when Omisky hurled his adversary
over his back. Kuchinchicks head
struck with great force upon the bar
room floor. The men left the saloon
together and had gone but a few
feet when Kuchinchick collapsed on
the roadside.
Amherst.-Of the 254 Boxwell
students in Lorain county only
As were successful, among whom
was Martin Luther Gerhardt, who
made the eight township grades in
five years and passed the examination
at II years of age. The prodigy is a
pupil under Miss Helen Harding
Amherst has produced two 11-year-old
BoXwell graduates in as many years.
The other was Georgias Standen, who
was successful year ago.
Dayton.-Dan Tobey and Rex
M. Rose were seriously injured
and nine others sustained bruises
when two interurban cars telescoped
near this city.
Painesville. - Three in a family
Of four, sons of Mrs. Mary
Brick, this city, have met violent
deaths within few years. James
Brick was killed by a Lake Shore
train at Mentor, Thomas Brick was
killed here on the same railroad ten
years ago and two years ago George
Brick was drowned off Willoughbeach.
Youngstown.-Mrs Fannie Mike
sell Corbett of Pittsburg has filed
suit in the courts of Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania, against Mrs
Dora Pollock Corbett, wife of Har
ry Corbett of Youngstown, for $4,000
for alleged alienation of the affections
Of her husband, Harry Corbett.
Cleveland.-Bids were opened by
the underwriters representative
for raising the steamer E. L. Fisher
which was sunk in Detroit river near
Grassy island, opposite Wyandotte,
when she met in collision the steamer
Clement. Three of the crew of the
Fisher were drowned Both vessels
are owned in Cleveland.
Canton.-Virgil Robart, 18, was
indicted by the grand jury on
charge of second degree mur
der. Mrs. Georgia Elder, widow of
Faber Elder of Minerva, who was shot
to death, it is charged, by Robart, be.
cause of trouble oyer Robart's al
legged attentions to Mrs. Elder, testi
fed before the grand jury, giving her
story for the first time.
CleVeland.-Steam pressure gen
Grated for the purpose of smashing
decks and fixtures on the steamship
State of Ohio, c. & B. line, blew out