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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
IOHN D. PAYS $4,000
FOR APHRODITE STATUE

Naw York. Aug. THE beautiful
cosyee rolored statue of Aphrodite
mat is supposed to have been chiseied
hv the famous Praxiteies In 2.zoo b.
g has been bought by John d. Rookie
teller for $4,000. and will occupy the
nedestal in the new Temple or Love
on TIE Rockefeller estate at Pocantico
Hills. The pedestal is in the center
of the temple that cost a quarter OF
million dollars and has been empty
since the completion of the temple for
lack of a statue fitting to grace the
place OF honor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
THREE ARE ARRESTED
FOR SELLING LIQUOR

Milton Jackson. colored was lodged
Ia the Second Police Station last night
on charge Of selling alcoholic spirits
without a license. Officers Jacobtni
and Brennan caused the arrest Of jack
son. Carter Smith and Martha Cor
don, both colored. charged with the
same offense, were locked up. too.
Policemen Clarke and Martin arrested
the couple,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
CHARGE NEGRO WOMAN WITH
ATTEMP TO KILL HUSBAND.

Annie May Harris, a coiored woman.
tried to murder Elicit Harris. her hus-
band, yesterday by cutting him with d
knife. She was put In the pen at the
Second Police Station yesterday after
noon, charged with attempted mur-
der. She is but eighteen years old
r. w. Allen. patrolman, arrested the
coiored wife.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
BROTHERHOOD OF DAILY
LIFE Is BEING FORMED

NV York, Aug. ii. Eads HOW
came back to town today and held
meeting attended by thirty persons
to organize q New York branch OF
the Brotherhood of Daily Lire how
says this organization is strong IN 81
I.o1ts and Cincinnati. 1t has no dues.
and merely holds weekly meetings to
discuss social, economic and religious
topics.
These meetings are followed by cof-
fee and buns, provided generally by
HOW. as was the case today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
HEART ATTACK TAKES
LYNN AFTER AUTO RIDE

Lynchburg Va, Aug. Harold
Lynn. oldest son of w. w. Lynn, pro-
prietor of Hotel Carroll. died sud-
denly at IL O'Clock this morning while
standing at a desk In the Office of the
Hotel. having just gone there from an
automobile ride. He was twenty-five
years of age. a graduate of Washing
ton and Lee, but had been troubled
with a weak heart for years. He is
survived by his parents, two brothers
and three sisters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
MILITIA ORDERED OUT
fcontinued from FIRST Page

Adtutant- General Stotesbury. who Is
keeping In close touch with the stu
alton, indicated that the sheriff expects
serious trouble when the company's
works opens tomorrow morning.
The sheriff believed that the militia
forces now on the scene are not suffi-
Gent to cope with the situation. and
accordingly General Stotesbury wired
Company c, at WATERFOWL. to be in
readiness for call. Within an hour
after his order this company was wait
ing to be dispatched to the scene.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles H.
Hitchcock, of Binghamton, was or
dered to the scene OF the strike to-
day. and he will relieve Major Rice
who has been handling the situation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
Bitten by Dog.

Thomas Muldowny was bitten sun
day morning by dog following an
automobile from City Point drivsn by
Walter shefaeld, The dog was tu-nsd
over to the police 20 be shot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
Death Of Aged veteran.

p. Shirley, seventy years old.
died Mt New Market, Shenandoah Coun-
ty, from cancer Of the stomach He
was q Confederate veteran. Surviving
him are Thomas Shirley. eighty-nine
years old. and n sister. Mrs. w. H.
Cone, seventy-fve years old He was
once associated in the banking business
In New Market. waynesboro. Basic
City and warrenton with A. r. Rosen-
berger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
THE WEATHER

Virginia: Partly cloudy; not quite
SO warm Monday and Tuesday: prob
ably local showers Monday; moderate
shifting winds.
North Carolina: Fair in east; thunder
showers In west portion Monday. Tues
day thunder showers. probably some
what cooler; moderate shifting winds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
PIEDMONT ASSEMBL " CLOSES
MOST SUCCESSFUL MEETING
Three Thousand In Attendance SundayDr Kemper Spea
In Mornings Attorney General Pollard In Afternoon
and Dr. Bagby at Night Enlargement Next Year.

sistants. The attendance was large
and every cottage on the grounds oc-
cupied.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02

Major Mcintyre seems to have the adj
vantage in the campaign and his nom
nation is thought highly probable by
those who know.
An uneontested nominee Is standing
for the place made vacant by Senator
3. r. Buchanans resignation. Other
old Senators with no opposition are
Catron. Royal. Andrews. Crockett.
Parr, Tavenner. Goolrick, Thornton.
Early. Edmondson. Garrett, Rison. Sow
der. Drowry. West, Mapp. Gravatt.
Walker, Saunders and Holt.
Editor Walter Addison, OF the Lynch
burg News has no opposition in Lynch
burg, and will be declared the nominee
to succeed Senator Featherston who
retires.
There are no other contests In to>
morrow's primary. However. the Nor
folk County primary has been post
poned, and a fight Is on between SEN
ator Corbitt. dry. of Portsmouth, and
Alexander. Of the county.
Two Fights In General Election.
There are only two contests prom
Used In the general election. One Of
these Ia in Rockingham and the other
In Augusta, Highland. and the city of
Staunton. In Rockingham, the retir-
ing senator Ii John Paul. who voted
vet. but who Is not standing for re-
election. The uncontested Democratic
candidate 10 George NJ Conrad. the
temperance leader OF the county. who
has no opposition so far. No Repub-
lican opponent has been named and
there are chances that party will make
no contest In stanton, Senator
Landes, who served out the unexpired
term Of the late Senator Echols. has
no opposition In the party primary.
However. Professor G. r. Jordan, the
pronio itioa leader IN Stanton. has de-
clAred his Intention 81 running araInst
Senator LAndes n the regular sIsction
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02

Plans are already on foot for many
improvements on the grounds and
buildings before the next annual meet
ing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02

The daily visits of The Richmond
Virginian were greatly appreciated.
and its arrival was awaited each day
with eager anticipation.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05
THROWING IT TO THE BIRDS

hautomoe has been laughed for saying that
Of Sing Sing and
him. Ford did not offer to do it. He said Mch
he maintains be done that there
lessy professional hoo that both only who
have not found their job.
The world always laughs opms easier to be cynical
and scof at optimism than to be optimistic Optimism working phil
osOphy. Cyncism lies down.
Ford working lot of ideas his big plant friend
Carnegie but he not much for giving hospitals libraries He
should build themselves contributing
little He believes giving work and good Ford that
who has job he likes gets prefers
time trampng He has been letting the homeless sleep
big hospital building that putting explains that
only temporary break in his policy of giving nothing but work.
and that another the homeless will have dig the foundations make
the bricks and lay the walls buildings they get wage
they will get charity from him.
Fords aims entirely
birds have free dughnuts hung from the drinking
by electric engines big luscious Jumps
proof situations They have shelters planned any kind they
all encouraged and live with him without paying
interesting friend Of man and bird this Ford proves
his cheerful views and his understanding Of big and little brothers
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05
ARBOR DAY

Arbor day will be here The day remind that the
history the country record warfare
ing of trees annually while fifty laid
and fire. With hOughesn
will the
land into desert waste halt should be called this
Vastation.
Let Abor be something begins
and ends the close the spirit day
through the Make the day joyous
pleasure that the children will look forward to it they do Christmas
New Years. the Fourth July Thanksgiving planting
culture and tree cultivation should be considered pride
Children love flowers naturally their love does not
strengthen they older it because they have
exercising the children growth do not always
understand the importance Of forest planting
not for shade and beauty alone that should increased
The planting single Of trees has often had ppy
influence the heathness of the community writer
conversation the past week with local physician that belts
OF trees planted the vicinity pesten marshes
longer noxious to those living them. % N.5
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05
Why the Need
of 88 Counties

AS a result of the growing agita-
tion for reduced public expenditures,
an interesting suggestion has been
made of a proposed re-grouping of
Ohio counties, with possibly consoli.
dation of various counties. It is
pointed out that for operating ex-
penses alone, 88 counties in Ohio
spent $19,500,000 in 1918. None of
this amount, so far as can be ascer-
tained, went for public improvements;
all was for administration.
1t is asked: "Why 88 counties ?"
and suggested that "A counties might
answer. Furthermore, it was sug-
gested that rs counties might do as
well. Further more, it was suggested
that there was nothing sacred about
the boundary lines of the 88 counties;
that the old motives, political, racial,
and those relating to business rival
ries, religious sects and topography,
as well, had out-lived their usefulness
over generation ago.
1t is shown that there Is no uni
formity in the counties now existing;
they all differ in population, area and
wealth.
That the present 88 county seats
should all be retained because of their
view of the fact that only a few Of the
seats are centrally located---ten Of
them are on boundry lines--and fur
thermore, that With almost any three
four or five counties grouped into one
new county with a government seat
near its center, that seat would be
much more accessible to the popula-
tion Of the entire five-county groups
in this day Of rapid transportation
and communication than was the coun
ty seat Of any one Of the five counties
TO the parts Of its own county years
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05

that will doubtless be of some inter-
est to the readers of the Sentinel.
Shubil Coy was a cattle dealer. At
times he had large sums of money on
his person or secreted in his home. He
was a powerfully built man and when
warned by friends that it was i'm
prudent to have his money about him,
replied that no man could take his
money from him unless he was asleep
Frederic F. Streeter, also a resident
of Medina, and who was subsequent
ly convicted of the crime, was man
who, while having led wild and pre-
carious life before coming to Medina,
facts which were developed during the
progress of his trial, had married an
estimable girl Of the village, and al
though he was not regarded here as a
bad man, nevertheless he was com
monty known to be shiftless, and
failed to provide home Of his own.
He and his wife lived with her par
ents in the house now occupied by
DR.. Strong on the east side Of the
public square.
The night Of the murder StFeeter
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05

Thursday March a. the day when and presidents change
march by Atee Pomerene of senior
ator from Ohio following the retirement Theodore Burton Republican
after long and honorable service from upper
congress-
Senator Pomerene has been
will expire March 1917 With thirds
OF history the voters are in position judge pretty accurately
his qualifications statesman with degree
tan what may be expected from him during the two
One thing those who opposed his election the freely
admit the Wooster News own that he
his own and that he follows his conscience rather than xpedenc
both in patronage matters and grave legislative problems
Oos senior United States
way representative of the best interests his he has made
to degree not hoped for by his ardent friends when
ate and may be taken for granted during years
will add to rather than subtract from the splendid record he has already
made He hghmind honest great people like the
citizens of Ohio should have % represent them
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05

ago, when boundary lines were laid
out, and there were no steam or cleo
trio railways, telephones, telegraphs
and fast mails.
The consolidation of counties, it
appears from the constitution, is pos
sible through action of the legisla-
ture, followed by vote of the people
from operation expense, "needlessly
duplicated non-productive labor in
court houses. This money, it is
pointed out, could we'll be devoted to
stimulating agriculture, food protect
ion, education or other causes.
Although all the present counties
differ in wealth, area and property
values, all maintain the same Office or
ganization; all have the same number
of elected officials. Although millions
of dollars have been spent in munich
pal research, designed to bring about
business-like government in cities,
little or nothing has been done toward
reform or even change in county gov
ernment.
No propaganda ever has been adj
vanced looking toward the elimination
of fraction of the partisanship which
prevails in county government.
While the proposition, or rather
suggestion, is new and perhaps seems
ultraAradicSl at first thought, it is
we'll worthy the time for considera-
tion by citizens Of the state generally,
in that it appears to point the way
to genuine and great economy.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05

every child bank account and be taught to
make grow gradually but surely An inteligenty
managed bank gives youth its start in life middle age
Postmaster General A s. BurlesOn.
Very frequently reads who have
perhaps the savings Of lifetime because
they did have confidence enough in banks to leave their money on de-
pOsit there
They preferred to act as their
Here of number of recent items of that nature:
Mammoth Springs ArWhen sold her home
slowed the leather satche and elected
its guardian Early in the morning small band of men rode into
Springs robbed the house which Mrs Williams guest
and made off with the satcheL
Jersey City, 1.-THE night DambrOsia NOO
Tony their fiat the basement of the
1913 Myrtle thief rept in and stole the three
pairs the sturdy limbs Of Dambroa and the broth
ers LucarelO in the day time.
But in the trousers snuggd and in those
again those Tony Lucareo $41O
dollars with the pick and the shovel
Altoona Pa-When Thomas Fzsmmons an engineer
night job found his wife and five children under
the influence cOrOm while had been thoroughly searched
Ten its hiding place Having
fdence banks FtzsimmOns kept his savings the house.
Terre Hau IndRobert Susse glass $65 gold and
Od and filled the latter with coal to hide
money night The morning he made fire and dumped the
Suddenly recalled hiding the and francay
exinquhed the fire. The coin melted into a lump
South Scranton Pa-Fearing Of the local
banking institutions Schos secred behind picture in his
One last week during his temporary absence stranger
cleaned out the bank"
Seattle washMrs George Shea Of Duluth Minn visiting
English suburb Seattle has reported the police
that she robbed Of $4,000 in currency.
Mrs. Shas husband follow her from Duluth and
buy shipped the to her by She intended
to put the into bank but for various put on
decided visit Seattle they hid the $4,000 be-
returning night found that burg
lars had ransacked the house and stolen the treasure
Multiply by every
toll foolish people who DO not make full q
the security afforded BY the banks T. D MacGregor
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05
RECENT MURDERS RECALL
STREETER CASE OF 1863

The recent murders of John Lenzo
in Wadsworth and Napoleon Mast in
Seville, as we'll as the famous Rasor
case in Wadsworth some years ago,
has served to bring afresh to the
minds Of the county's older citizens
the triple murder in Medina on the
night of July 2, 1863 of Shubil Coy,
his wife and little son Ferdinand on
South Elmwood street, and the unsuc-
eessful attempt to cover up the crime
by setting fire to the house. The
murder was one of the most brutal
and cold-blooded of which the mind
can conceive, and it's perpetrator was
the first and only criminal in the
county to expiate his crime on the
gallows. While the general story of
this crime has been related time and
again, and many of the older resi-
dents Of the county may have even
witnessed the execution, the writer
has taken pains to talk with some of
those who were here at the time and
acquainted with both the murdered
ones as well as the murderer, and has
elected q few facts and traditions
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05

was absent from home. He returned
early in the morning, explaining to
his family that he had been to CleVe-
land, and that he had been compelled
to walk the last dozen miles or more
for some reason or other not now re-
membered.
On account of the extreme heat and
the mutilated condition of the bodies
of the Coy family, funeral services
were held the day following the mur-
der, in the park. A large concourse
of people from the village and sur
rounding country was in attendance
and appropriate discourses were de-
livered by Revs. G. S. Davis and A. c.
Hurd. Streeter and his wife were
among those who mingled with the
throng. It is told that the former,
before the services were over, said to
his wife, "Come; let's go; I'm sick Of
this foolishness."
A reward of 81 900 was immediate
ly offered for the apprehension of the
murderer or murderers, which soon
was increased to $500, for "their ar
est and conviction of murder"
Soon after the crime Streeter is
said to have taken his wife and, after
making a brief visit to his mother in
Chatham, started for the West. Even
during the few days preceding his de-
parture he had spent money rather
freely, it is said, and explained to his
wife that he had won it at gambling
table in Cleveland the night he was
absent from home and also the night
of the murder. Suspicion fastened
upon Streeter and efforts were at once
made to apprehend him. He was
traced from city to city and finally dis
covered at Minona, Wis. He was
brought back to Medina to stand trial
for his life. When found, he still
had a plentiful supply of money. A
roll of bills contained one Of 500 de-
nomination, on which was a spot of
blood. A neighbor Of the Coy fam
lily had picked up pay envelope at
the scene of the crime which was al
so spotted with blood. The clue thus
presented was made the most of at
the trial.
Streeter was promptly convicted, al
though upon evidence wholly circum-
stantial. Not long after conviction
and sentence he laid careful plans
for escape. After weeks of patient
digging and hacking at vulnerable
spot in the wall of his cell, he sue
ceeded in effecting an opening suffic-
iently large to admit the passage of
his body into the cell adjoining. This
cell was an unused one and left un-
locked, so that Streeter was enabled,
when the sheriff and family were
asleep, to make his way unhampered
from the Jail. This he did on Christ
mas night.
Citizens were at once sent out and
stationed at all the principal railroad
points for miles around. 1t was known
that Streeter had relative, one Hi
| ram Hart, at Richfeld, Summit coun-
ty, and John A. Rettig was commits.
stoned to that place. After careful
search of the premises he was dis
covered hiding in hay NOV. He
begged to be allowed to escape, but
without avail and was returned to jail
to await execution, which took place
Feb. %, 1864.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05
THE RURAL ROUTES

The established rural homes or
other words the farmer They have greater blessing
the farmers than anticipated by the sangune who
has enjoyed the advantages service would hardly
live with it. 1t did farmer however until
had times heaviest
What property they have plain sight and
at least of hm who deal bonds to hide
his wealth from the For quarter
been carried to the city, not but many times day. Finally
big the men who feed the world
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05

Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Brought and
daughter Of Sterell, Idaho, are ex-,
pected home by April /. They expect
to locate in Medina or vicinity.
Mr.. Frank Rudd, after an abb
sence from duty for over a month,
caused by illness, resumed his work
as janitor Of the Methodist church on
Monday
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05

A very beautiful tribute was paid
the late Mrs. B. L. Wells in the SER
mon at the Methodist church Sunday
morning.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05

Mrs. Geraldine Taylor of South
Court street relates singular Incl
dent associated with the Coy murder
Soon after the crime a friend of Mrs.
Taylor told her Of conversation she
had had with Mrs. Coy about two
weeks before the murder The latter
told of the little son coming to her
one morning and asking what angels
were. The mother told him as best
she could. He then asked her if bad
men sometimes steal money and If
his papa had money. Curious of his
questions the mother asked him why
he asked such questions. He replied
that he had dreamed that some men
entered the bedroom of he and his
parents and killed his father, taking
his money. That they then killed
him. He continued that after he was
dead he saw his mother fighting the
men and, as he was afraid they would
kill her too, he hurried across the
street to wake up Corydon Shumway,
a neighbor, for help.
It was Shumway who, on account
of his inability to sleep much that
night on account of the excessive
heat, first discovered the Coy resi-
dence to be on fire.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05

The day was bleak and cold and the
roads in frightful condition. Indeed
the elements we're in every way in
keeping with the gruesome scene
about to be enacted
The place of execution was on an
elevation about half mile northeast
of town. A big elm tree still stands
close to where the gallows was erect
ed. A high fence mad been erected
around the gallows to make the oc-
casion as private as possible. But the
feeling against Streeter was so strong
that crowd of persons tore DOWN
the fence the night before the hang
ing and burned it up, thus the execu-
tion became public one. People
from all over the county and even far
ther away drove tetown to witness it,
and it is said that never before or
since was there ever so large an as
semblage in Medina as on that day
veritable sea of faces-men, women
and children.
Streeter was taken from the Jail
with the "black cap" on his head and
seated in wagon on the rear end Of
the coffin that was so soon to encase
his hfeless form. On the way to the
scaffold little boys pelted him with
snow balls. Streeter mounted the
gallows with firm tread and when Civ
en- the last opportunity to speak, call
ed to the father of Mrs. Coy who was
standing near by and, taking him by
the hand said, "Mr. Foote, as am
about to die, swear l did not kill
your daughter" With this the cap
was pulled over his face and Sheriff
Jesse Seeley proceeded to carry out
the mandate Of the law. Streeter's
neck was not broken and it was ten
or more minutes before life was pro-
nounced extinct.
The body was claimed by the mother.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05
TALKS ON THRIFT
(AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
FOOLISH DIsTRUsT OF BANKS

EVERY child should have bank and be taught to
make it grow gradually but surely. An nteigently
managed bank gives youth its start in ife middle age
its competency and old age its comfort and security
Postmaster General A. S. Burleson.