Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-01-19
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

The board OF education OF Charles
Town district has bought the old academy
lot in Charles Town for 81 800, and in the
near future q new public school building
will be erected upon il
The famous suit OF Joseph Mundey
against DR.. w. E. Minghini and Thomas
T. Lemen was tried in Martinsburg last
week. Mundey sued for $40, 600 damages
and the jury awarded him $l2.
BUN" Snyder, OF MartinSburg, was
arrested il So city on Tuesday by U.
S. Deputy 4rshal Dawson onthe charge
of using the mails TO defraud. II is said
that he has swindIed wholesale merchants
out of 5000 worth OF goods.
Charles Penner, aged years, a son OF
William Penner, was fatally injured on
the Maryland side of the river near Dam
No. on Tuesday He fell under wag-
on loaded with fodder, and one OF the
wheels passed over his head, injuring
him SO badly that he died yesterday
morning.
Frederick, Nd, has "Jack the Kisser, "
and the police are trying to catch him.
He is said to be man in female attire
and has stopped number ofyoung ladies
on the street after dark. His last appear
ance was on West Patrick street, where
his manner was so bold that several men
with clubs went in search OF him. He is
supposed to be stranger.
Umberto Perrin, young Italian, was
instantly killed by the explosion OF
blast at the Standard quarrieS near Mar
tinsburg Monday. Seven blasts had been
prepared and all were set off at once.
The Italian counted seven when only SIX
had been fired, and, although warned
not to approach, walked up to the place
just as the seventh explosion took place.
The flying stones struck him full IN the
face and body, causing immediate death.
He was 81 years old.
Making the plea that he must be OBJ
sessed by a dual personality, which
caused him to leave his home and bust
ness, E. Marshall Johnson, OF Petersburg,
w. Va, stood before Justice Grammar, at
the Central Police Station, yesterday
morning on the charge OF begging on the
street. Johnson says he is States Attor-
ney OF Grant county, West Virginia, and
counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company. He claims also to be the
owner of newspaper. A sister OF Mr.
Johnson arrived in the city yesterday and
went to police headquarters to learn If the
police knew of her broth=r'S whereabouts.
She was told he was locked up at the
Central Police Station. Miss Johnson
spent the entire afternoon with him. A
week ago Mr.. Johnson was arrested and
locked up at the Central Police Station,
charged with being drunk. He was re-
leased by Justice Grammar after he made
known his identity and promised to re-
turn to his home. Saturday night Patrol
man Downs found him begging on Balti
more and Hanover streets. When asked
by Justice Grammar why he did not go
home when he was released last week,
he stated that he could not resist drink
and that he seemed to be controlled by
something irresistible. "Then do you
think you have lost your real self?" ask
ed the magistrate. Johnson replied that
he thought he had, but asked that Justice
Grammar let him off so he could 60 home.
The magistrate dismissed the charge of
begging and stated he would release him
in the custody OF relatIves.-Baltim0re
Sun of Monday.