The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-09-09
BUCKEYE NOTES
News From All Sections Of
the State

| II uSdu anu MS bOu Olduue, aged ~,
is under $4,000 bond, charged with
the murder of his father, the deed
having been committed with an ak.
The young man wanted his father to
install a telephone in the home and
went out to the woods to cut poles for
the new phone. The father objected,
and when he demonstrated with his
son, the son shouldered his ak and
started home. The father, still en-.
ragged, according to police, followed
behind with club in his hand. The
officials say the son turned suddenly
and struck his father on the head,
fracturing the skull
Columbus. - John Hornung, former
cashier of the Dresden National bank
at Dresden, Ohio, who is charged
with embezzling funds of bank, was
arrested in Indianapolis, according to a
telegram received here by United
States District Attorney Bolin.
The telegram stated that Hornung
at preliminary hearing before the
United States commissioner at Indian.
apolis, waived examination and was
bound over to the federal grand jury
under $4,000 bond. He was brought
to Columbus.
Toledo. - Members of the grand
council, Catholic Mutual Benevolent
association, closed their state conven-
ton here with the election of the fol-
lowing officers:
Grand president, Charles A. Waech-
ter, Canton; first vice president, John
Hallmann, Youngstown; second vice
president, G. J. Munger, Perrysburg;
secretary, Joseph Wynum Akron;
treasurer, George A. Deininger, Cleve.
land; chancellor, Rev. P. H. Mahan,
Norwalk; marshal, Stephen Junglas,
Cleveland; guard, P. J. Beuchler,
Louisville. ~
Alliance. - George F. Schild, aged
"a years, single, of Canal Fulton, was
instantly killed when crushed under
heavy hammer at the Transue Will
liams plant. He was adjusting die
when in some manner either he or a
fellow employe tripped the hammer
and his head was crushed.
sandusky. - Eighteen Sandusky
grocers who accommodated custom
ers by buying beer in small quanti-
ties at saloons and delivering it with
groceries paid a federal tax of $25, to-
gether with penalty of SO each.
eveIand.-Alexander Greene, aged
% years, was killed and Ernest
Krohno, 10, suffered broken leg when
they fell 80 feet into the hold of the
steamer Crete 20 miles east of South
east shoals in Lake Erie.
Akron. Miss Fay Blue, aged 10
years, telephone operator, and Joseph
Spotter, 81, are in the hospital mere
suffering injuries sustained when
motorcycle with side car turned over
on the Manchester road.
Canton. - His body flaming torch,
Andrew Williams ran three blocks
and fell exhausted in the street, where
he was picked up and rushed to
Mercy hospital, following an explosion
of gas in tenement house. He may
die. Pedro Williams and Peter Will
liams were also badly burned.
Lorain.-George Laughlin, aged 67
years, until recently a resident of
Cleveland, dropped dead in the black
smith shops of the American Ship
building Co., where he was employed.
Akron. - After a married life of
for divorce from Amanda Ritter in
common pleas court. The couple have
one son who is 49. The petition charges
neglect and cruelty.
Marlatt, with other prisoners, had
been declared insane and was selected
for transfer to the new state hospital
for the criminal insane at Lima. Sun
day Guard Veinecke entered his cell |
to get him ready for the trip. Marlatt |
attacked him with knife. In scuffle |
Marlatt plunged the knife into the
right leg of the guard and severed an
artery. The guard was trying to hold |
the maniac and was unable to get his
pistol. Two prisoners heard the cries,
ran in, helped disarm Marlatt and
dragged the guard outside.
rcIeViIle.-Reuben Cupp, aged 40
years, while attempting to cross the
Pennsylvania railway in his automo-
bile six miles west of Circleville, was
instantly killed.
Eaton.-Yeggs blew the postofice
safe at Camden early in the morning,
securing 5000 worth Of stamps and es-
capped without having aroused single
resident. Nitroglycerin was used.
Garrard's skull was fractured and
he died instantly. His wife sustained
internal injuries and died three hours
after the accident at the City hospital
here.
The couple had been married only
short time.
East LiVerpool-George Grimes, II,
laborer, was whirled to his death in
the revolving bottom of clay mixer
at the East Ohio sewer pipe plant at
Irondale, west of here.
Sandusky. - Lake Shore electric
cars carried 3,S14,969 passengers for
The first six months Of this year, as
against 4,456,979 the corresponding
period last year, according to statis-
tics given out by General Manager F.
". Coen. The falling off is 642,O1O
"The war in Europe and the auto
mobile have dealt the traction business
some stunning blows" said Mr.. Coen.
'Unfavorable weather has kept down
summer travel, the war has frightened
purse strings and the automobile has
won over thousands who formerly
travelled by trolley"
Diamond Found In Pancake.