The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-09-07
NEWS OF OHIO


farmer, telephoned from Ravenna,
where he had been visiting his sister,
to his wife. Then he shot and killed
himself. He had been travelling for
an agricultural implement concern
and was worrying about his work.
Niles.-To get money for NOV.
ing picture shows and ice cream,
Sam and Tom Scharnecchia, II and
IA, confessed they committed the half
dozen burglaries in the business dis.
trict reported to the Niles police the
last two months. The boys were ar
rested shortly after they had sawed
heir entrance into a pool room and
had emptied the cash register of Sc in
pennies. They were sent to Jail to
await a hearing before the probate
judge.
Sandusky-Chief Surgeon John
T. Haynes of the Ohio Soldiers
and Sailors home hospital mar.
rowly escaped assassination at the
hands of John Craig, 62, who was lock-
ed up in the county Jail to await a
lunacy inquest. Craig, an inmate of
the home since 1905, when he was ad-
mitted from Belmont county, walked
into the hospital and told Doctor Hay
nes, who was debating letter to his
stenographer, that he had come to
kill him, at the same time attempting
to pull a revolver out of his coat
pocket. 1t happened that the butt of
the gun caught in the lining of the
veterans coat, and this enabled Doc
tor Haynes to catch Craig's arm be.
fore he could shoot.
Cincinnati.-Three persons were
injured when the Queen hotel here
took fire from lighted cigaret care
lessly dropped by a guest.
CinCinnati.-"Honor all old maids,
for they are worth more in push,
in ability, and in character than
the mollycoddles they are replac-
ing right and left every day." This
is the creed written by Henry Andre,
secretary of the Kendrick Stovepipe
& Collar Co., for his new organization,
which will be established in 40 coun-
tries on the globe.
Cincinnati.-Two men were severely
injured and several slightly hurt when
c., H. & D. train ran into a College
Hill car.
Sandusky.-James A. Dempsey,
district agent of the Mutual Life
Insurance Co., Knights of Colum-
bus and Hibernian, and long promi-
nent in Northern Ohio Catholic circles,
died at his home here.
Piqua.-The wreck of a passen-
ger train near Kirkwood, O., at
10 o'clock in the morning was the Sec
ond passenger train wreck on the c.,
H. & D. in this section of Ohio within
18 hours. Both wrecks were due to
spreading rails. No one was killed.
Bucyrus.-Levi Bordener, aged Sc,
married, was found sitting in his bug.
gy dead by sons, who heard his old
horse come up to the barn. He had
been out on business and was return
ing home. He was an influential farm
er, living in the northern part of Craw.
ford county.
Toledo.-Ralph G. Spencer, Sr.,
78, retired wealthy Ottawa (O)
banker and merchant and former
Putnam county treasurer, committed
suicide here at the Tavern hotel by
rinking carbolic acid. His relatives
are at complete loss to understand
why he committed the deed.
Lancaster. - Sheriff Defenbaugh
raided the Minthorn hotel at Buckeye
Lake and found a quantity of wet
goods, which he seized with the pro
prietor, Leo Leaber, and brought man
and liquor to this city Judge Reeves
fined Leaber 5000 and costs. He also
had to give bond not to enter the
business again in dry territory.
ansfield.-Citi7ens of Mansfield
have started to raise a purse for Wal
ter c. Clever of Belleville, who, in
local park, strangled to death Ste,
phen Wolford when the latter at
tackled Miss Hortense Shafer, also OF
Bellevue, with whom Clever was walk.
ing in the park.
Eaton.-Frank Avery, 40, a truck
farmer living eight miles south Of
Eaton, died from the effects of a beat
ing with an AK handle welded by
Charles Price, another farmer. Price
is said to have made a confession tC
Sheriff Boner, alleging that Avery
struck at him first.
Portsmouth.-Wan and tired aftel
hours of travel from Cincinnati, brok
en- in health and bearing every symp
tom of the white plague victim, Feliz
Crabb approached Patrofman Joe
Stokeley in front of headquarters anC
asked to see the chief, and voluntarily
confessed to murder at Abilene, Kan.
II years ago.
Findlay.-"I hadn't any more use fol
them so | threw them into the river,
explained P. M. Miller, baker, wher
three fingers, wrapped in a piece Of
newspaper, we're washed ashore from
Blachard river. The fingers were am
rutated by machinery while Miller was
mixing bread several days ago. When
the fingers were brought to the police
station the most terrible murder was
suggested and plans were, laid to fer
ret out the mystery. Miller's appear
ance on the scene saved the depart
ment much worry.
Dayton-Possessed of a mania tt
commit suicide, William Haynes, {
painter, chose carbolic acid and ther
lay upon couch to die. He was
found dead by the time policeman
broke into his room.
Akron.-James A. Fisher, promi
nent grain merchant of Cuyahoga
Falls, has been sued for $4,000 dam
ages by his cousin, Charles H. Moon