The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-07-22
BUCKEYE NOTES
News From All Sections OF
the State


mutation to Is years. The commuta-
ton would release him at once if Gov
F. B. Willis approves it. He was called
the bird man" because for years he
has kept song birds In his quarters in
the big stone prison. For more than
year he was the trusty keeper of the
death chamber, and in that grewsome
suite his song birds nested, reared
their young and filed the fearsome
chamber with their music.
The board turned down Is cases and
recommended clemency in 25 others.
the first session in years where recon-
mendations for clemency have exceed
ed the number of reflections.
The board recommended the death
sentence imposed on Samuel Scheff
for the murder of officer Ballard of
Columbus be commuted to life impris-
onment. Scheft had made a piteous
appeal to the pardon board, saying he
was only 81 and had been thrown into
bad company while tending bar in
saloon in Charleston, w. Va.
Those receiving recommendation for
clemency are the following:
John N. Bradley, Hamilton, burglary,
communication to release at once; Edward
Martin, Cuyahoga, pocket picking, commu-
tation to l3 months; Harry Williams, Clin-
ton, burglary, commutation to two years;
Otto Mcclellan, Lawrence, assault, 12-
year term, commuta tiOn to release at
once; Joe Alexander, Franklin, burglary.
life, Commutation to 20 years; Halle Rob-
| II,,v, too y
years, communication to two years; Charles
l., Wilson, Portage, forgery, to 20 years,
| Communication to two and one-half years;
| Antonio Saia, COlumbiana, second degree
murder, life Communication to three years;
| Goldie Thompson, Fairfield, assault to kill,
| ! to 10 years, pardon recommended; John
| Ryan CuyahOga, pocket picking, indeter-
inmate, Communication to - months John
! Albaugh, Allen, forgery, eight years COM
| mutation to four years; r. p Devaney,
| Mahoning, burglary, 1 to Is years, com
mutation to one year; John Malloy, Ma
| honing, burglary, ! to Il years, commuta-
| ton to one year: Frank SOmmers, Port
| age, first degree murder, life, commuta
| ton to 25 years; Elmer Perham, Lorain,
| assault, life, commutatiOn to 20 years;
| Frank II. Ellis, Butler, burglary and lar
ceny, three years, commuted to release at
| once Jesse Van Vandt, Hamilton, man
| slaughter, 20 years, pardon recommended;
| Carl CLANCY, Holmes incest l to 10 years.
| cOmmuted to release at once; Robert
| Casper, Hamilton, second degree murder,
| life, communication to 10 years recommend
ed; James Costley Licking, horse stealing
and grand larceny, Is years, commuted to
seven years; Charles Cooney, Summit, rob-
| berry, five years, commuted to two years
and six months; Starr jackson, Summit.
forgery, 1 to 20 years. commuted to two
years.
Cleveland. - Three persons we're
| drowned in Cleveland and vicin-
! ity in a rain and wind storm which
was part of general storm disturb
ances, accompanied by excessive heat,
which wrought death and damage in
many other parts of Ohio and in some
places sent rivers flooding from their
banks to threaten towns and cities. At
| Chippewa Lake, near Medina, two men
were drowned while bathing.
Reports from Lima, Mt. Vernon,
GAINESVILLE, Akron and elsewhere over
the state told of deaths by drowning
and from the heat and of damage by
swollen streams.
Dispatches from Lima said the low
lands along the Ottawa river were
flooded and practically everyone had
moved out of that part of the city
Columbus. = Installation of officers
was feature of the session of
the Ohio grand encampment l. o. o. F.
here. A. H. Pierce of Wellington sue
ceeded W. B. Roderick of West Union
as grand patriarch. Other officers in
stalled were Rolla Smith, Port Clinton,
grand high priest; M. S. Mumma, Fos-
toria, grand senior warden; l.. L.
Hartsock, Springfield, grand junior
warden; F. G. Garrett, Dayton, grand
scribe (re-electedl; w. j. Emmons,
Sidney, treasurer (re-elected). J. C. L.
Pugh, Columbus, and Gen. Perry D.
Knapp, Toledo, were installed as grand
representatives to the sovereign grand
lodge meeting.
Parade prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: Canton Akron, Akron, silver low
ing cup; Mt. Olivet encampment, New
ary, silver loving cup; Canton Miami,
Troy, silk guidons; Canton Lucas, To-
ledo, silk flag; silver loving cups to
Ridgley encampment, Columbus; Can
ton Orient, Portsmouth; Excelsior
lodge, Columbus; Dennson lodge, Co
lumbus; Lincoln lodge, Columbus;
Naomi Germania, Indianola, Ella Dill
and Grand Central lodges, Rebekahs
of Columbus; Junia encampment and
the National lodge both of Columbus.
Toledo. - Because she befriended
the late Judge Isaac Pugsley
when he came here from New York as
young lawyer in $780, Miss Sarah
Throckmorton has been given $4,000
under the jurist's will. With her sis
ter, Mrs. Jennie Hall, she had main
tanned the Pugsley home for the last
16 years Of the judges life.
Canton. As the result of a nerv.
Gus breakdown following an at
tack of the grip, John H. Bair, So,
president of the New Berlin Banking
Co. and cashier of the First National
bank at Louisville, died at his home in
this city. Mr.. Bair was born in Tus-
carawas county.
Akron. "A record for quick trials
was established in Judge w. H.
Ahren's court when George Van
Brunt, Cleveland, was tried by jury,
found guilty of forgery and sentenced
in 95 minutes. Van Brunt was SEN
fenced to the Ohio penitentiary. He
passed forged check for $12.
Canton. - 1t was announced here
that Rev. A. w. Highly, who re-
Gently resigned from ST. Paul's
Episcopal church, will soon join the
Christian denomination. Before his
resignation takes effect Rev. Mr. Hig-
by says he will preach a sermon tell
ing why he is quitting the Episcopa-
liam faith and joining the other denom-
nation.