The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-05-30
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AIliance.-Andrew Sheckel, forty
years old, hanged himself in the city
jail using his shirt for a rope. He was
arrested on an insanity charge.
Dayton.-William Young, aged nine
teen years, a patient in the Dayton
hospital for the insane, committed sui
eide in a barn on the premises.
Youngstown.-Leo Maxwell, aged
twelve years, while swimming in the
Mahoning river, got beyond his depth
and was drowned.
Marysville. - Tie special election
the question of Capitalization Of the
schools of Liberty township was voted
down, the vote being 10 TO 79.
Marion.--John Waters, aged fifty,
committed suicide at Prospect by
shooting himself in the head with
small calibre rife.
Akron.-Herbert L. Newingham,
aged seventeen years, was drowned in
the Ohio canal here. Two boy con4-
panions said he fell into the water in
an epileptic fit and did not reappear.
Coshocton.-B they did not
think the mules in the colliery were
properly treated, rs men quit work at
the Morgan Run colliery near this
place.
Toledo, Ohio-Mr. Harry c. Slough,
forty-nine years old, telegraph
operator, widely known over the
United States, committed suicide in
his home by cutting his throat.
Wapakonetta.-Ad Croft, aged
fifty-seven years, committed suicide
by hanging himself with shoestring
in the county Jail. Croft's wife sued
him for divorce some time ago and,
as result Of an alleged attack made
upon her by him, had him arrested.
Dayton.-The condition ow Wilbur
Wright is slightly improved, and at
tending physicvians are hopeful that
the improvement will continue. The
inventor has regained consciousness
and is able to recognize and speak to
members of his family, all of whom
are at his bedside.
Youngstown.-The body of Thomas
Manohan, forty-five, B. & o. brakeman
was found in field near the Carnegie
Steel Co.'s plant. A note requested
that he be buried without funeral SER
vices in any. hole in the ground" Mon
ahan had tried to end his life three
times previously.
Upper Sandusky.-Firc at Wharton
destroyed the business blocks of E. E.
Ekar and Albert Kline and the resi-
dence of Mrs. Rebecca Rummell For
while the tntire town vas threat
ened and the Carey fire department
was hurried on q special train to the
scene.
Columbus, Ohio. Pennsylvania
passenger train No. 25 derailed
at Bradford. The fireman, o. Oscar
Okert, of Columbus, was so badly in
jured that he died soon after his
body was taken from tho wreck ].
RoutZong, mail clerk, had his arm
injured. His condition is said not to
be serious. No passengers were hurt.
Bowling Green.-Pleading guilty to
embezZlement of notes belonging to
deceased client, Attorney Edward
Beverstock was disbarred and SEN
fenced to year in the penitentiary. ,
Conditioned upon his good behavior,
restitution to the clients estate and
payment of the costs of prosecution,
the sentence was suspended.
Dayton. - William Young, aged
fifty-nine years, patient at the
Dayton State Hospital for the Insane,
committed suicide by hanging himself
in the loft Of the dairy barn. Young
was received from Shelby county five
years ago and was regarded as a
trustworthy patient. He was at one
time in possession of considerable
means.
Columbus, Ohio. Senator Isaac
Huffman Of Butler county was
found guilty Of accepting bribe
Huffman was in the court room
when the verdict was rendered, but
showed no emotion whatever. A new
trial will be asked for, and if that is
overruled as in the other bribery
cases, the case will be carried up.
The opinion around the court house
is that the jury stood to for con-
viction an the first ballot.
Chillicothe. - The lifeless body
of Ralph Wooster, aged fifteen
years, a student in the Chilli
cothe high school, and son of County
Treasurer George A. Wooster, was
found near the summit of Mt. Logan,
! by Albert Seymour, a farmer.
The boy had shot himself in the
forehead with 3S-caliber revolver
and death was instantaneous. Dis
couragement over his studies at school
is assigned as the cause Of the act.
His mother is prostrated.
Cleveland, Ohio.-The owners Of
the Cleveland club of the United