Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-14
FINDS WIFE DEAD IN CHAIR
apparently Asleep When He Ertsrs
Hoom-Fatalities and Iniurios


Hoom-Fatalities and Injuries.
MRS Mary Esbensen, 1852 South s,u,
man street, was found deaa aart,, 49,.
Oy her husband when he entered her
'oom' She was seated upright in an arm.
chair and was apparently asleep rh,-
stefan said she had died OF hear, d,,oa.o
mrs. Esbenson was 81 years old sho t.
survived by her husband and two son.
James Allen, Of 2637 Roberts avorro
VINO attempted to take his life yestsrda :,
uy lnhaling Illuminating gas. ia IN =
SrltlCai c"nultlon today at the sarnari,sr N
iiospital He has not regained conscio,s.
ness since he was found by his son iociSa,,
IN bathroom In his home.
The stout pole Of heavily loaded ,oo
"usoh ,s. owned by the American Ice Com
pany droVe through the wire screen ~
INC rear Of northbound 5th street a.
~ Flne street today and struck Josenb
MargoHs OF 1920 South 6th street IN H.
spine. lie was taken to the Pennavi,yas
ma Hospital. suffering from sprain ana
possible internal injuries.
rank Mansfield, driver OF the wagon
told the police of the 10Th ana St,,o
streets station that the load his u,a,n,, ,oue
carried was too heavy to allow ouicb
STOP when the car he was following
halted suddenly '''s
How a large assortment of women's
wearing apparel including corsets and
nngerie, found their way into his water
pail and from there to his room is the
question John Holton, So years old, of 423
North 1th street, tried to explain to Mag
istrnte Beloher today Holton has been
employed as window cleaner in a Market
street store
store officials say they have been
missing articles from the store windows
or late. The police arrested Holton as
he was leaving the store and allege that
stolen goods were found in his water
pail. According to the police, search
Of his room revealed a quantity Of new
womens wearing apparel Holton was
held in bail for court.
Though his two sons. Adam. 12 yeors
old, and Charles, 8, did not complain
against being left alone in their home for
two weeks, Arthur Wansworth, of 29A
Gransback street, was arrested in Nor
ris square last night on the charge of
cruelty. The children got their meals
from neighbors and their grandmother
Mrs Mary E. Kenney, of 1852 Tulip street
without telling any one their father had
disappeared.
A swindler who obtained money from
numerous housewives in PHILADELPHIA bv
disappearing after inducing them to give
him dollar and a picture with the un-
derstanding that the latter would be en-
larged and returned was sentenced to not
more than three years and not less thar
two in the Eastern Penitentiary today
He was Samuel Weyman of 10th street
and Fairmount avenue.
Two boys, 10 and 20 years old, were SEN
fenced to from to 8 years in the East
ern Penitentiary today for holding up
five men in the northeastern section of
the city some weeks ago. They are AL
bort and Paul May. of Marshall street
near Butler
An italian accused of stealing $500 from
his uncles money belt while the latter
was asleep, is held by the Newark po-
lice awaiting extradition to this city. He
is Leonardo Pagllaonga, of Newark. Ac-
cording to the police, he came to this
city on July 4 to visit his uncle, Domi-
nick Campanella. of 1852 Passyunk ave-
nue., and committed the robbery. AL
though Pagliaonga denies his guilt, De-
tective Olenyiczak has been sent to New
ark and will return with the accused to-
day.
Little 5-year-old Patsy Fannelli started
to run across the street in front of his
home, 927 Spring Garden street, today
when he fell under the hoofs Of horses
hauling a three-ton coal wagon. The
driver was unable TO stop his team and
women screamed as the wheels were
about to pass over the boys body. With
almost incredible swiftness, John Cor
don 536 North 10th street managed to
pull the youngster out just in the nick
of time. Gordon was warmly praised
by a crowd which gathered. The driver
was arrested. Patsy was taken to the
hospital but will recover