The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-04-13
NEWS OF OHIO

Waverly.-The grand jury after
q seven days investigation Of the
conduct of last falls elections in
Pike county submitted a partial re.
port returning 81 true bills for all Of
fenses. 1t is given out that some cleo
tion indictments are included. There
are number of indictments for boot
Logging. Judge Middleton charged the
jury to make a searching investiga-
ton Of election offenses and all pre-
cinct committeeman and workers of
both parties testified before the jury,
but in only two of the Is precincts Of
the county, it is said, was there evil
dence of the illegal use of money at
the elections disclosed.
Toledo.-Four hundred members
Of the building trades union went out
on strike here today following a
refusal of numerous building contrac-
tors to grant an increase in wages as
well as to recognize the universal
card system or closed shop. Most of
the contractors are willing to grant
the wage increases, but refuse to
agree to the closed shop plan.
Canton.-The Dean character law
was held constitutional by Judge
Amber in common pleas court in the
case Of the state against Benton
Bloomfield, recently indicted for
falsely answering questions in apply
ing for license for saloon. Local
brewery interests were instrumental
in securing the indictments against
Bloomfield and several other alleged
violators of the Dean law.
Canton.--George J. Slutz. 70, Of
Howenstein, this county, was killed
and his wife, 6S, was fatally
injured when a buggy in which
they were riding home was struck
by Wheeling & Lake Erie pas
senger train at an unguarded
crossing. The couple were thrown 30
feet. The horse was killed and hurled
40 feet Slutz's head was crushed
and he lived but few moments. Mrs.
Sultz is in Ingleside hospital suffer
ing from internal injuries and many
cuts and bruises. Four children sur.
v!ye.
Cincinnati.-George B. Cox probably
will not be tried in Hamilton county
on the charge Of perjury. Prosecuting
Attorney Henry T. Hunt and Arthur
Espy, former state senator, filed an
| affidavit of rprejudice against all COM
mon pleas judges of Hamilton county
except Judge German and applied for
a change of venue. Judge German
thereupon assigned the case to Judge
Frank Davis Of Batavia, Clermont
county.
olumbus.-William NJ. Miller, vet
eran newspaper man, has purchased
the Portsmouth Blade, acquiring prac-
tically all of the stock of The Blade
Printing Co., the publishers of the
paper. Miller is an extensive real es.
tate holder in Columbus. He has not
been actively engaged in the news
paper business for the last few years,
although he has been doing work
around the edges" as he expressed it,
Medina. - Three score and ten
years old, his hair gray with
age, dishonored, disbarred by the
court of his county and with his prop.
erty all spent in his efforts to free
himself from the criminal charge on
which he was recently found guilty
Judge Robert NJ. Campbell of Ashland
county stood before the court in this
county and was sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary at Columbus by
Judge Clarence G.. Washburn. The
judge was recently convicted in the
court here before Judge Washburn OF
aiding and abetting Emanuel F. Shelly
in embezzling from the estate of Paul
Oliver, who was once president of a
bank in Loudonville, but who became
an imbecile.
Cincinnati.-A change OF venue
in a new charge of perjury
made against George B. Cox by the
Hamilton county grand jury was
granted by Judge German of the com
mon pleas court on the application OF
IIlC SOUllIg JlODCSuJOl. liz Ollly dI
teration in the old indictments is the
assertion of the one word lawful.
Judge German transferred the case tc
Clermont county, in which Frank Da'
Wis of Batavia, o., is the judge. Pre-
vious to this sudden and unexpected
change of venue there came the first
unexpected phase when the grand
jury filed into Judge Gormans room
and announced that they had found a
new indictment against Cox, charging
him with perjury.
East Liverpool.-Final moves in
the merger of traction and light
lines were completed in a meet,
ing of stockholders. The new com.
pany, an Ohio corporation known as
the Tristate Railway & Electric Co.,
is capitalized at $3,000,0O0. 1t has
leased the Steubenville and East
Liverpool Railway & Light Co. and
the East Liverpool Traction & Light
Co. The Steubenville, Wellsburg &
Weirton Railway Co., stock of which
is owned principally by the Tristate
Railway & Electric Co., has leased
the Ohio Valley Scenic Railway Co.,
and has taken over the light fran,
chises of Follansbee, Weirton and
Wellsburg, w. Va, Beaver Falls, New
Brighton, Beaver Rochester and
Monaco, Pa. The merger becomes eff
fective at once.
Cincinnati-Archibald s. White
the millionaire who has offices il