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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-01-13

Nancy was suspected Of murder
but had no knowD motive. She re-
NAMED at the F0frest home but For
rest himself Watched her carefully
One day he found a piece Of brown
paper on the back stairs with label
which read eArsenic." 1t had come
from Thomas >salter's drug store, go
Broadway.
Salter said Nancy had bought the
poison to kill rat she said.
A post-mortemI revealed that all the
bodies contained large quantities OF
arsenic. Nancy was present at the
examination of the body of james
Wesley Forrest 'but gave no sign OF
guilt.
She was arrested and bound over
to the grand jury, which returned
four counts of murder against her
INDECENT and u1able to employ
counsel, she was represented by
Rutherford B. Hayes and John F
Hoy, appointed by the court. The
Italian, Mrs. BEazilli had been includ-
ed in the last Indictment.
The trial began February 10, 1852
before Judge A. G. w. Carter and
lasted 10 days. Expert testimony
was given by Drs. z. Freeman and
]. R. Buchanan and the judges
charge to the jury was fair. After
three days it returned verdict OF
murder in the first degree.
Nancy Farrer twas sentenced to be
hanged in the Jail yard of Hamilton
County, June %, 1852.
On grounds that jurors had read OF
the proceedings in newspapers and
had talked with outsiders Hayes at
tackled the verdict. During the in
terval Nancy twas taken before the
probate court and adjudged of un-
sound mind. Then she was sent tc
Lick Run Asylum and latter to Long
view. There she soon made herself q
general favorite and soon was in ac-
tive service as a nurse.
She had told Hayes that the Italian
Nurse, Mrs. Brakilli, had taught her
all unconscious Of her act, to admin
lister the poison. Hayes, believing her
pressed for the trial of the Italian
woman.
When her trial did come up Nancy
whom the state depended on as its
chief witness, declined to testify. Sc
the jury returned an instructed yer,
dict of not guilty Mrs. Brazilli faint
ed in the court room. She later NOV.
ed to Illinois.
Nancy finally escaped from the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-01-13

asylum and neyeH was seen again by
any person in tn / neighborhood.
The explanation given of her con-
duct was that she was fascinated by
the power she found she possessed
the power of life or death over those
around her. There was no other pos
sible motive apparent.
Her trial was regarded as one of
the most remarkable criminal trials
ever held in the southern part of
Ohio. That she was defended by
Rutherford B. Hayes future ,,resi-
dent had little to do with it. Hayes
then had fine social position but
little law practice.
Nancy Farrer never was appre-
hended and so far as police or other
peace officers might know still roams
the country after more than a
century, delighted at her power over
life and death. That the people she
had been killing were those who had
been most friendly to her and those
to whom she seemed the most attach
ed made little difference in her lust
for killing.
Nancy-or her ghost-still may be
rambling. Her story here is a plain
warning to readers whose serving
maid is as ugly as sin itself and ap-
pears to be at least 130 years old
don't eat anything with arsenic in it
until you have sent it off to the Board
of Health or police to have it ana
lyzed. Nancy still might be around
somewhere.
The murder trial and escape of
Nancy Farrer only made people for
get another big murder sensation
the killing of one policeman and the
wounding of another June Is, 1850,
also at Cincinnati, because they tried
to make the murderer give up his
seat at the circus to woman.
oil fAIuUuIB . SAASAc was 1tL NOWh
and John C. Walker, medical college
student, had front seat for which he
had paid out good money. He had
gotten the pick of the seats by COM
ing early to the show.
He was ordered by Patrolman
Davidson and another officer to va
cate the seat and let some woman
who had arrived late have it. Walker
refused and when the officers tried to
eject him by force one of them hit
him on the head with billy"
Walker than drew bowie knife
and stabbed both officers, killing
Davidson.
He narrowly escaped lynching at
the time but at his trial was acquit-
ted on the ground of self defense.
The verdict generally was approved
the police being believed to have been
exceeding their authority.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-01-13

ed the funeral serviees Of Ira Ms
wander at Findlay |on Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Ena Vertner will entertain
the CWF group Of The Church OF
Christ in her home On Thursday
evening. Mrs Evelyn Drew will BE-
the assistant hostess,
Mrs. Pearl Condoh has returned
here after spending several weeks
with relatives in Georgia.
Elmer Long conducted a Gideon
meeting in the Upper Sandusky area
last Sunday morning.
Mrs. Clyde Koogler has been con-
fined to her home with the flu for
the past two weeks
Mrs. Arthur Pugh and Mrs. Ed
ward Cook who were patients at
Memorial hospital in Lima last week
are at home again.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-01-13
Heart Attack Fatal
To Franklin Lahman

Funeral kervices were held Sunday
afternoon IN the Trautman funeral
home, Findlay, for, William Franklin
Lahman, 72, Of Route / Williams
town, who died Thursday afternoon
in the office Of a Btufton physician.
Mr.. Lahman had suffered heart at
tack late Wednesday.
A retired hay ghd straw dealer, Mr.,
Lahman, also Al one time had been
employed as a f feld man FOR the Page
Dairy Co. office in Bluffton.
He was born Feb. "a, 1882 in Wood
county and in 1886 moved to a farm
near Van Buren. Following his mar
riage to Iona Mitchell on July 2, 1948,
they moved to farm near Williams
town. He is survived by his widow
and three sons and three daughters
by former marriage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
x" Thick Plywood Tops

Here's 9 terrific value and man what . siftl
Each table 10 useful for many purposes; in
the kitchen as = work table or as . cutting
table for mother II she sews. In the game
room. fun for the whole family at cards or
parties. Then. prestol Put two together and
you have an extra sturdy oficial size tennis
table or train base at Just the right height.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
A WORD TO THE WISE

ton of the loans also remains
unchanged, and will continue to
remain unchanged. Therefore:
the billions which we have been
advancing since the war DO not
consist merely Of cash.
"He told the club that this
was one of the fastest growing
cities in the State" The errone-
Gus past tense was" is the re-
suit of false association with the
correction past tense told" In
other words, the speakers state
ment Is In the past; but the
city's fast growing is in the
present and the future. There
fore: He told the club that this
rs one of the fastest growing
cities in the State.
Rule: Do not use the past
tense in speaking Of facts that
are still true, or which are per-
manently true.
Distributed By McNaught syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
BY MRS. FRANK COLBY
SETTLE BAILEY

Today'S article points out a
common error which occurs in
the writing of even our best
newsmen, editorialists, column
lists, and feature writers-that Of
using past-tense verbs in con-
structions which logically call
for the present tense.
Here are q few examples
culled from newspapers and
magazines:
1.-THE Postmaster said that
mail this year was heavier than
ever before" BY implication the
sentence states that mail was
heavier at some time in the
past, but that it is lighter now
with the mail getting heavier
every day as Christmas Day
draws nearerD. The sentence,
therefore, should read: The
Postmaster said that mail this
year Is heavier than ever be-
fore.
1.-THE billions which we have
been advancing since the war
did not consist merely of cash. "
No; until such loans are repaid,
they continue to exist today, at
this moment. and the compost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
Answers to Our Presidents

South Carolina was the first
State to secede. on December 20,
1860, after Lincoln's election, but
before his Inauguration and while
James Buchanan was still Pres
ident.
2-Thomas Jefferson was Pres
ident at the time of the formal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20

transfer from France to the
United States OF New Orleans
and the southern part Of the
Louisiana territory. December 20,
1903.
3-Gen. Eisenhower became
General Of the Army, entitled to
five stars, on December 20, 1914.
Questions on Previous Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20

District voter registration 10
under way. Have you quail
fed TO vote in the elections
May 1? Registration head
quarters are on the ground
floor Of the District Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20

acquire four letters BY the addition oil
IS" such as bats" cars" are not
used. 3 Only one form OF Q word Is
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
WORD GAME
ACROSS
Find % or more words in
URP RIS

meaning, ITO startle, astonish. "
Average is 20: time limit. 20
minutes.
Rules Of the game-1. Words must be
Of four or more letters. 2. Words which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20

lamb, lank lain. link. limb, linn, akin
anil, main, mail, mink, milk. bail. balm
bank, balk, binal. blk, blank, blink
, 1955-05-23
Miss Mario Rodriguez
is Management Sup.
for Housing Project

Miss Maria Rodriguez, Man
agement Supervisor of the Au
thority, has been temporarily
assigned to the st. Croix office
to assist and guide project per
sonnet in conducting the re-
examination of tenants.
Before joining the staff of.
the Virgin Islands Housing
and Redevelopment Authority,
Miss Rodriguez was employed.
by the Municipal Housing Au-
thority Of San Juan, as a Ten
ant Selection Supervisor.
, 1955-05-23
Personnel Mention


C. R, T. Brow, retired soda
water manufacturer and for
mer legislator is confined to
the Charles HARDWOOD Hospi-
tai.
A letter from Mr.. Brow re-
ceived today, was the first in
dication that he was i'll
The letter will be published
in another issue.
, 1955-05-23
Puerto Rico's New
$l5.OOO.OOO Airport
Formollv Opened

Governor Luis Munoz Marin
formally opened Puerto Rico's
new SIS, 600, 900 international
airprot yesterday during color
full ceremonies attended by
several thousand persons in
Guiding many visitors from the
United States mainland and
Latin America.
Governor Marin said that
the airport will be dedicated
to service equally to North &
South America. Special guest
speakers on the program in
Guided Wilbur R. Morrison,
vice president of Pan Ameri-
can World Anyways and the
president Of Eastern Airlines,
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker.
Yesterdays ceremony mark
ed the end Of a three-day fes-
tival inaugurating what is IN
doubtedly the finest installa-
ton of its kind in the cafib-
bean area.
, 1955-05-23
st. Croix Women Plun
Formation of Aux.
to Aid Museum

to Aid Museum
On May 10th the Trustees of
the St. Croix Museum held a
meeting for the sole purpose
Of inviting the ladies Of st.
Croix to form an Auxilia y,
thus bringing the feminine
point Of view to museum mat
tiers.
1t was a very successful and
enthusiastic meeting at which
a temporary chairman was
elected, together with four
helpers whose duty it would
be to further organize and
elect officers at an open meet
ing to be held at the st. Croix
Yacht Club on Thursday, May
26, at 5 p. m.
Officers to be elected are
chairman, vice-chairman and
secretary; also a chairman for
a Program Committee and a
Museum Membership Commit
tee. Invitations to attend this
meeting are being sent out,
based on the 1854 Museum
membership list. Anyone wish
ing to become a member Of
this new organization may at
tend the meeting. The only re
quisite for membership is in
terest in helping the work of
the Museum.
Mrs. Ruth Gregory is now
serving as temporary chair
man.
, 1955-05-23
Nuvurro Wus Given
8 Not 18 Yeurs. After
Pleading Guilty

Nicolas Navarro, who was
charged with manslaughter
in the Staying of his cousin
Acardo Felix, was not found
guilty, as reported in Satur-
days issue, but pleaded gull
ty to the charge and was Civ
years in Richmond.
The error was called to our
attention by the Clerk of the
District Court, which is great
ly appreciated.
, 1955-05-23

copy of the Dwelling Lease"
which is a requirement of the
Authority.
Upon the completion of the
Annual R-e-examination, ten
ants who are found to be in
eligible for c ontinued occu-
pancy will be required to sign
a new lease, a copy of which
Continued on page ~
, 1955-05-23
St. Thomus Reports
All Lottery Tickets
May 25th Sold

Virtually all the the tickets
for the May 25th drawing of
the st. Thomas Lottery has
been sold, it was learned.
A total of 10000 tickets
were printed; of this amount
only about two hundred re-
manned unsold.
, 1955-05-23

ing to Federal law, tenant ia
miles are also required to
certify that the head of the
family is an American citizen
and that none Of the members
of his or her family is connect
ed with any organization
which is listed as a subversive
group by the Attorney Cen
eral of the United States.
During the course of the re-
examination it has been re-
vealed that many of the fami-
lies residing in the project are
not aware of their responsible
1ities as tenants, and know
very little, if any, of the rules
and regulations governing oc-
cupancy in the new project.
Many of the tenants claim
that at the time of admission
they were not explained the
conditions of occupancy nor
were they provided with a
, 1955-05-23
Annuul Re-Exu1n. of
Housing Project Fdm.
Now Underway

Henry A. Millin, Executive
Director Of the Virgin Islands
Housing and Redevelopment
Authority announced today
that the Authority is conduct
ing an annual r-e-eximanitation
of families residing in the D.
Hamilton Terrace in Christian
sted to determine their eligi-
bility for continued occupancy
in the project. At the same
time a review Of the initial
tenant selection work which
was done early in last year is
being made.
In order to properly deter
mine eligibility for continued
occupancy and the rent to be
charged, it is necessary to OBJ
tain signed statements setting
forth the pertinent facts con
corning the tenants family
composition, employment sta
tus and family income, Accord
Evening star., 1955-06-26
Reset Iris Plants
Grown Too Large

Now that iris towering is past
start digging and resetting plants
grown so large they no longer
produce top-quality bloom
Crowded clumps are especial tar
gets of the iris borer and rhiZ-
Iome rots. Iris seldom produce
best bloom for more than three
years after planting.
In resetting, examine the rhi-
ZONES carefully and remove
all that show signs of the borer
Pruned rhizomes showing any
sign of rot. Then dip the cut
surfaces in sulphur or bordeaux
and allow to dry in the sun for
two or three days before setting.
If possible each division should
have two divisions, because the
larger divisions planted early in
the season will probably produce
flower buds for next springs dis
play, Small divisions, or late
planting is likely to result in no
bloom the first season after
planting.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
LIFE IN
THE COUNTRY
Pond Is Stocked With Bass
BY JAMES BlRCHFIELD

still are one or two things we
could do about the place, but
that the new stable is such an
improvement over the old one
that he won't mention them.
He started to grumble a bit
when he had to climb over one
of the stall partitions the other
day, but he didn't. He said that
even climbing a stall partition
was better than getting into the
old barn.
The trouble is that Myron
Jewell had to go finish his own
house before putting final
touches on our stable. And one
of the things he has to do yet
is cut the gate openings in the
stalls.
But, meanwhile. we are keep
ing in trim climbing over them
Evening star., 1955-06-26
GARDEN CLUB
ACTIVITIES

Ayr Hill Garden Club o1
Vienna, Va, will meet tomorrow
at 1880 pm. at the Presbyterian
church. Mrs. H. J. Van Kret-
sechmar, Mrs. Russell Fiore and
Mrs. r. E. Vickery will be host
eSSeS.
Floyd Smith of the USDA will
talk on insecticides when the
National Association of Garden
ers' local branch meets Friday
evening at Mount Vernon at the
invitation of Supt. Robert Fisher.
A tour of the grounds by courtesy
of the Mount Vernon Ladies
Association will begin at 7:3O
pm. The groups annual picnic
will be held in Kensington Park
July II from to 8 pm.
Five Hills Garden Club of
Vienna, Va. will meet at Vienna
Presbyterian Church Tuesday
1T 7::30 pm. then visit gardens
of Ellis Middleton and Howard
Chaille. Hostesses for the busi-
ness session scheduled later at
Evening star., 1955-06-26
GARDEN NEWS
Fight Bug and Blight
To Keep Plant Health

things being equal, because q
thorough job with either one
viii provide the necessary pro-
lection.
Dusts are best applied in the
evening when the air is still and
the leaves have q bit more mois-
ture on tn e m tn a n at other
times.
Sprays are normally applied
in the morning so that the dry
air will soon dry them onto the
leaf surface. When the leaves
are moist, spray droplets may
run together and drain to the
lower edge of the leaf. With
adequate pressure. the droplets
are small and well distributed
over the leafs surface.
How Often to Apply
The frequency of dust or
spray application depends on the
season In the spring when
showers are frequent and when
the leaves are growing rapidly
the applications should be made
more frequent than in the sum-
mer when showers are fewer and
plant growth slower. Usually a
dust should be supplied after
every shower. while sprays will
often last through several show
ers, particularly if a "sticker"
Is included in the spray mixture.
The protection of plants from
ougs and blights is sometimes
ooked upon solely as a means
If keeping them intact and in
production. This is especially
true of vegetables and fruits.
However, it has even greater i'm
oortance when we realize that
The plants can only function
through their leaves. Our roses
weakened through the inroads
If disease are usually subject to
winter kill. Certainly they do
lot have the strength to produce
hose long g-stemmed blooms that
ire so desirable.
Because OF this Importance of
protection from bug and blight
he gardener is well justified in
,uying first-clasS busting or
equipment and the all
purpose materials. Delay means
irving bug and blight a head
tart which only adds to the
york involved in control.
These materials should be I'M
lace before the insects and dis
'ases arrive. If they are to be
Elective.
Evening star., 1955-06-26

the church are Mrs. William
Fritter, Mrs. H. H. Jones and
Mrs Horace Jarrett.
Evening star., 1955-06-26

There are 100 bass frolicing ir
our lake on The 40 Acres. ant
there will be 1000 bluegills tt
Join them this fall. I hope.
The bass went in a few days
ago. and now all we have to dc
S spread the fertilizer and gel
our fishing tackle ready for two
years hence. -..
The fish and wildlife special
lists say that If your pond is well
fertilized you should start out
with 100 bass per acre and then
add 10 bluegills for every bass
If you spare the fertilizer. how
ever, you should start with only
half that number.
In our case, we've spread, or
rather dumped, the fertilizer and
our pond already is beginning
to bloom. A pond blooms, they
say, when the water turns brown
or bluish-green. This means that
plankton, the chief food of some
fishes and other water animals
that feed the fishes, is growing.
The way I look at it. it is good
TO have a pond in bloom. For
we certainly haven't had any
clover blooming this year, and
the pond makes up our lack.
We have a lot Of water bugs
on the pond and every evening ]
20 down to look and see If the
bass have eaten any. OF course
the bass at this stage are not
much bigger than the bugs, but
I hope nevertheless. to be on
hand when the first bass rises
TO take his first bug.
In about two years I suppose
we will have to go on a fish diet.
since the specialists tell us that
an acre pond should produce
about 800 pounds Of fish year.
What with q steer in the freezer
and plenty of fish in the pond,
we ought to eat pretty well.
\ y 4
DR.. Jack Howard says there
Evening star., 1955-06-26
Cut Spent Bloom

Remove spent blossoms of
Ipansies and other spring flower
ling plants if Towering is to be
prolonged. This also applies to
the ANNALS starting to bloom.
Pick flowers for indoor use or
remove the spent blossoms be-
fore seed forms to keep them
productive.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
GARDEN NEWS
By W. II. YOuNGMAN

The control of bugs and blights
is often a perplexing problem
The long list of insecticides
DDT, methoxychlor, lead arsen.
ate, chlordane, nicotine sulphate
endrin, Malathion, Parathior
and others-only mystifies most
gardeners. The same is true OF
the fungicides, which stop plant
diseases before they start. That
list includes Bordeaux mixture,
sulphur, fermate, manzate and
Captain.
The field has become so COM
plex with new materials that
there is only one simple ap-
proach. Fortunately, the major
manufacturers realize this and
are now selling "all-purpose"
combinations. They employ spe-
cialists who understand the
functions of the pesticides as
well as the insects and diseases
to be combatted.
Special Mixes for Vegetables
There is a dust and spray for
vegetables. Also. suitable COM
bination Of materials for fruit.
For the rose garden there is
an up-to-date combination of
materials to keep them healthy.
The flower grower will find,
In most cases, that the general
all>purpose mixture will meet his
needs.
For the gardener with only a
flower garden the choice is sim
pie compared with the gardener
who grows flowers. vegetables,
fruits and roses. He will need
three or four of the all-purpose
mixtures. .
The choice between a dust or
@ spray depends upon the gar
dener. A dust requires less ex-
pensive equipment and takes
less time to apply, but only
when no breeze is blowing.
Sprays take longer to apply. but
stick to the foliage better than
q dust. Some materials are more
effective when applied as a.
spray than as a dust; Captain,
for example.
Thorough coverage is impor-
tant, including the undersides
Of the leaves. A dust is more
likely than a spray to penetrate
denSely foliaged plants. This
slight difference between dust
and spray is practically the only
margin of effectiveness, other
Evening star., 1955-06-26
IS Blooms on LiIy

Mrs. Jacoba Quinn, 1864
Georgia avenue, reports an
Easter lily plant growing outside
IN the border garden, upon
which are Is blooms on a single
stem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
STATISTICS

for the score. i'm Brown, who
was q constant running threat.
converted.
Gus Zasos Syracuse back, In
Itercepted an Army pass on the
Syracuse ~ In the Anal period
10 start the touchdown march,
Brown repeatedly slaslied the
Army line and after he had
reached the Cadet z on short
bucks, Ridlon went around hi
left end for the score.
Not until the very end Of the
game could Army get beyond
|middeld, and even then the
Cadets begged down On the syria
Icuse 40.
+ Syracuse. dumped BY Pitt ii
It's opening game. was figured
mo match for ArTnybut the
Orangenien started on with 4
rush and never let up the pres
sure.
Syracuse lost . golden scoring
opportunity in the second period
that was set up when Albright
intercepted q pass by Don TloI-
leder on the so and ran back "a
the Army IS.
Brown picked up Z on piunees
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