The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-10-05
Ohio Happenings

was attempted at the Xenia work
house was discovered, when a guard
found heavy bar on an outer window
half sawed in two. A search of the
cells resulted in locating a steel saw
in the bed of William Miller, big
Kentuckian, sent from Urbana for
bootlegging. The saving had been
done by Ed. Scott, an ex-convict, sent
from Springfield.
st. Clairsville.-The Belmont coun-
ty grand jury returned indictments
charging Is persons with violating the
county local option law.
Dayton.-Plans for the new Wom-
ems Christian association home in this
city have been approved and bids will
be asked soon. The structure will
have a frontage of 101 feet and depth
of 212 feet. The estimated cost is
$S0O,OOO
Cincinnati.-Benjamin Eggleston, a
young Cincinnatian, formerly en-
ployed in the interior department at
Washington, who mysteriously disap-
peared while travelling from an Indian
agency in New Mexico to one in South
Dakota, has been located at Jefferson
Barracks, Mo-, where he enlisted as a
private. While secret service agents
and government inspectors were
securing the country for him, Eggles-
ton wrote letter to his aunt in Gin
cinnati, telling of his whereabouts.
Steubenville. - Carl Reese, alias
George Blair, who was caught rob-
bing clothing store here, has been
identified by Inspector M. |, Mullon
of the American Express company
as a man who is wanted for passing
forged express money orders in a
dozen cities and for victimizing ho-
tells in as many places. He will be
taken to Youngstown for prosecution.
Akron.-While returning from the
aviation meeting at Canton, four
persons were injured, when the
automobile they occupied was over
Berlin.
New Philadelphia.-Pcter Gribble,
aged 60, coal miner at Midvale, five
miles east of this city, went to his
barn and blew his head off with a
shotgun. He was out of work and
respondent.
Be!1aire.-John Roberts, aged 50,
the oldest constable in the United
States, will participate in the John
parade at the Bellaire homecoming
next week and has challenged any
member of the Bill" parade who is
over II years of age to a 100-yard
dash on the street following the pa.
radS.
Columbus Grove. - The seventy.
fourth annual session of the North
western Ohio Christian church confer.
ence, in session in Vaughnsvilte, is
largely attended, with a strong in
terest manifested, excelling even for
mer years. Judge A. M. Heidlebaugh
of Columbus Grove is president of the
conference.
Marion. - Shot accidentally while
Verne Penyerd was carelessly hand
ling a revolver, Claude Meley, aged
20, is dead from his injury. The bull
let punctured the stomach, liver and
lungs. Penyerd is Frustrated.
Steubenville. j. e. Anderson, q
peoiroom proprietor of this city, has
received word that he and his sister
Mrs. Damon Dunkle of Cleveland, are
heirs to property amounting to $500,
900 left by their uncle, George An
derson. J. E. Anderson sold his pool
room at once and will go to Scotland
to look after the inheritance.
Newark-Another shadow of the
lynching of Carl Etherington in July
1910, was cast upon the community
when Lillian Bush appeared for a di
vorce from her husband, Joseph Bush
now in the Mansfield reformatory on
the charge of manslaughter. Charges
are set up that, although they have
been married since 1906, he has failed
to provide for her, and at the time OF
his arrest he was living with another
WO1lldll, dlDO llldJ llC 10 nv" q oSAL
convicted prisoner
Akron.-Struck by a Cleveland, AK
ron and Cincinnati freight train al
Metz, Frank Nedure of Cuyahogs
Falls was instantly killed.
oumbus.-Machiel T. Lee o1
Mt Vernon, under sentence ot
five years for killing Charles Metcalf
witness in bootlegging trial, who
has been hiding from law officers fol
more than a week, was arrested here
by Detectives Sheelenbarger and Nor
ris, and has begun his prison term
Sheriff Parker of Knox county tool
him to prison. Lee had been here sew
eral days. but had managed to evadt
those who sought him. The detectives
learned that he had rented quarters il
Town street, and arrested him in his
room.
Dayton-Frank McMane, aged 54
was found dead at the foot of the stair
way at his boarding house. His necl
was broken.
70, well known and progressive frui
grower of Bay township, died sudden
" of heart failure at his home Sat
urday night.
Sidney.-A crusade has been start
ed by dry forces defeated in Bea
law election, to arrest illegal voters
henry Williams, alias Stark, was ar
rested. He pleaded not guilty. Th'
dry committee has the names of 1S(
doubtful voters. Arrests are still be
ing made and some prominent bust
ness men here from other cities ma!
be arrested. Vets also threaten ar
rests.
I.ima.-T5e Allen County Agricult
urnl society offered resolution tt
the board of commissioners seeking