The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-19
Buckeye Notes

AhSO bhC SlOIS vi MUSES. mdTCuS DhTsl
and an explosion resulted. Marcus
was severely burned about the face,
hands and arms. Samuel Wasser.
stron, a travelling salesman of Colum.
bus, was more severely burned. He
was in the store when the accident oc.
Cured. Edward Hegman and Alex.
ander Burski, both of this city, also
suffered burns when the deadly gas
let go.
Cleveland. - Stunning temptations
of city life, John c. Jurgens, the
boy spender and $6O-a-month clerk
who embezzled $4,000 from the Nor
cross Co., will go to Canal Dover, O.,
with his parents when he is paroled
from Mansfield reformatory May Is.
Jurgens' parole was granted Wed.
nesday by the state board of admins
tration at its bimonthly meeting at
Mansfield. He has been serving an in.
determinate ~entence since May 6,
1912.
When Jurgens emerges from Mans.
field, he will not try to resume the
millionaire's life he led here, wining
and dining his friends, sporting $40
cane and making a choice every morn
ing between 60 pairs of shoes and 60
suits Of clothes.
Columbus. Three death claims
were allowed by the state board
Of awards Wednesday. The largest
was the amount given to the widow of
Joe Joswiak of Toledo. He was
struck by piece of steel. The widow,
who was the only dependent, was al
lowed 1874, payable at $12 per week
for the next six years.
The widow of Raymond Wheeler of
Barberton, who fell from scaffold,
was allowed $3,9O7.2O, payable at $3.50
a week for the next six years.
The quickest action taken was that
in the case of John Magill of Mt. Ver-
non. He was killed by falling from a
crane on Feb. 3, and eight days after
wards the death claim was allowed
Magill left a widow and six minor
children. She was allowed $2,45S.56,
payable $7.8S per week for the next
six years.
Cleveland. - Norman c. Stanley
was bound over to the grand jury
on charge of first degree murder.
He is accused of killing Robert
E. Mercer, city hall timekeeper, whose
body was unearthed in the sub-base-
ment of the new city hall. Stanley
was given a preliminary hearing in
police court. Judge Baer presided.
Stanley is held without bail.
During the preliminary hearing John
A. Cline of counsel for Stanley re-
peatedly declared the hearing "a
farce" and an attempt to railroad
Stanley to the electric chair to sus-
tain the reputation OF a police detec-
tive" While Cline was arguing his
motion to dismiss Stanley, women in
the courtroom burst into tears.
Canton. - When Joseph McDer.
mott, photographer helped his wife
to board a Wheeling e Lake Erie
train here, Mrs. McDermott thought he
appeared eager to have her go, she
said later. Instead of staying on the
train she went home and took poison,
dying several hours later. McDermott
thought his wife was shamming, he
told Coroner Gavin, so he didn't call
doctor until she had become uncon-
scious and was beyond aid. Mrs. Nc
Dermott, who was SO, came here sew
eral months ago with her husband
from Cleveland.
Toledo. - Del Hare. poet police
man, was robbed of his wallet
containing $42 while he sat in a down,
town restaurant early in the morning
examining diamond ring worn by
clerk. Hare went to the police station
and told Albert Hovey, motor police
man.
The two returned to the restaurant
and placed two men under arrest.
When Hare said he would divide half
the $42 with the man who took his
wallet, one pulled out the money.
Both men are charged with larceny.
Canton. = o. w. Holl, who. re-
Gently was deposed as Stark coun-
ty surveyor, entered a guilty plea
to charge of having received money
which was recorded as oyercharged
payments to employees of the county.
Holl was given the maximum fine of
5000.
Fremont. - Gertrude Cochran, aged
twelve years, pupil in the Ballville vii
lage school, south of town, is the hero
inc Of the village. Harold Hershey,
nine, while skating on thin ice, broke
through and went into deep water in
the river. By quick work Gertrude
to rescue the lad.
Mansfield. - Mrs. Adaline Mcbride,
aged 66, was cremated when her
dress caught fire while she was start
ing the breakfast fire at her home
here. Her son, Clifton Mcbride, was
seriously burned when he attempted to
rescue her.
Van Vert. = Francis Reasoner, the
two-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Christian Reasoner, is dead from
eating the heads of matches taken
from table during the absence of
his mother.
Springfield, = With a widow and
seven children surviving him, Thomas
Berry is dead from injuries received
in the explosion of the West End gas
plant here.
Hamilton. - One man was killed
and five were injured when a taxicab
owned and driven by William Miller
'an into switch engine on the c., H.
& d. railroad at street crossing here.
Fremont - En- route to Fremont
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