The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-04-27
NEWS OF OHIO

was drowned. Her body was recov-
cred flve minutes later by brother,
but the child could not be revived.
ZanesVille.-Picking up a shot gun
which he had found while playing in
q woodshed, Raymond Ellie, aged IL,
playtully pointed It at a playmate,
Veldine Hiatt, aged 10, and pulled the.
trigger. The girls head was literally
blown from her body.
Lancaster.-J. B. Ohara, a well.
known citizen, was found dead in his
barn. where he had gone to look after
his horses. 1t is supposed one of the
horses kicked him. He was a civil
war veteran.
Sandusky.-Shooting herself just a
few seconds after her lover, Elmer
Dehnhard, aged 27, had left her room
at the Lawrence Hotel, Hazel Ballard,
aged 22, of Kenton, died almost IN
stantly. The Ballard girl formerly
was q waitress in local restaurants
and had kept company with Dehnhard,
who is parted from his wife. She re-
turned to the city and learned that
Dehnhard and his wife were about to
become reconciled
Ironton.-Williams Golden, a travel
Ing spectacle agent, drove into swol-
len creek at Getaway, this county,
and was drowned, as was also the
horse. His body has not yet been
recovered.
Misunderstanding the heavy bars
of his cell at the lookup and tearing
out several boards from one end Of
who claims to be a blood relative of
the champion pugilist, escaped from
the bastile.
Newark.-Tndication point to the
murder of an unknown, well-dressed
negro, aged about As, whose man.
gled body was found along the
Pennsylvania tracks at Hanover
by section men. He was crushed
about the chest, and his legs broken,
while his throat had been cut by a
sharp knife or razor. The wound had
severed the windpipe. On his person
was found prescription for rheuma-
tism, dated April 4, 1911, signed by
"Trachtman," and addressed to Will
liam Cleveland; also three interurban
tickets good in either direction be-
tween Louisville. Ky, Jefrersonville,
and New Albany, Ind.
Fostoria-J. II. Reeves, conductor
on the Toledo, FOstoria & Find
lay line, was shot by a highway
man following Reeves refusal TO turn
over his money, near the city limits
Reeves leg was broken by the bullet.
The car stopped at Ash street to let
woman passenger alight and the
man boarded the car from the other
side. covered the conductor and de-
manded his coin. There were but
three passengers on the car. One
hastened to the front yestibule and
stopped the car. After the shooting
the highwayman jumped off and
started across the fields.
Kenton.-A report from Ada
gives the information that arrange
ments have practically been COM
pleted with ex-President Roosevelt for
him to give the annual class address
for the graduates of the Ohio North
ern university in June. President
Smith has not yet confirmed the re-
| port.
Toledo.-After two fires earlier
in the day in which two men
were badly burned, third and more
serious blaze broke out in the third
floor of the Toledo Blade newspaper
plant that did damage to the extent
of $125,O00 and for time threatened
other buildings.
anesville.-Picking up a shot
gun which he had found Willie
playing in woodshed, Raymond Ellis,
II, playfully pointed it at a playmate,
VeldirO Hiatt, 10, and pulled the trig-
ger. the girls head was literally
blows from her body.
Zanesville.-Four small children of
George Zimmerman of McConnelsville
were poisoned by eating cheese. Two
of them will die.
Columbus.-Kerplunk! With a
splash and a shiver and a Bless
de Lawd" many shaking, quak-
ing -talf joyful and half terrified negro
brothers and sisters were immersed in
the icy waters of the Olentangy river,
near Goodale street bridge and duly
made members of the Pentecostal mis-
sion. The bank was lined with hymn
singing negroes, and at every splash
the brother was greeted with a shout
ing and clapping of hands. Scream
after scream was emitted by the sis
ters whose lot it was to be ducked.
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 a Wheeling C Lake Erie pas
senger train at an unguarded
crossing. The couple we're thrown 80
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.
vive.
Mt. Vernon.-Accompanied by court
officers and the defendant, the Jury in
the trial of Louis J. Bolton, accused
of murder in connection with the
Etherington lynching, went to New,
ark and visited the scenes of the
lynching. The jurors will not be al
lowed to separate until the trial
closes.
GAINESVILLE. e.-Stricken with paraly