The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 22, 1906, Image 5
TRIED TO BRIBE.
Friend of Pickpockets Paid a
Deputy Sheriff to
?jt?
LET THEM GET AWAY.
The Officer Played Out The Game and
Caught the Visiting Crooks in
a Trap, Whojls Now in the
Meshes of the Law in
Columbia.
II. G. Miller of Chicago, who has
made bo vera 1 trips tfrom the Windy
City to Columbia In the Interest of
the pickpockets who were oonvlcted
Wednesday of last week and sentenced
to ten years iu the penitentiary,
uas lurnea out to oe a croc k aiao, as
has beta }pti mated by The State
since the Chicago man appeared upon
the scene. lie was arrested for at
tempting to bribe Deputy Sherilf W.
O. Cathcart to assist In.the release of
the p c^p< cUets. The following ac
count ol the matter from The State
will be read with interest:
Mr. Cathcart. knowing the man
with whom he was dealing, laid a
clever trap to catch him in his dirty
work and carried it out to a llnlah.
Immediately after receiving the mon
ey lie notified Detective Thaokham,
who was aiding him, and thea Sheriff
Coleman, his Immediate superior.
;Sheriff Coleman In turn reported the
matter to Judge llydriok as soon as
he .reached the court Wednesday
morning. Judge Hydrlok, acting with
characteristic decision, ordered the
Immediate arrest i f Miller and Wed
nesday night Miller slept iu the Richland
county jail with bin pain, Shultz
and Hec k with, alia* Kavanaugh.
Tuesday night as Mr. Cathcart was
on his way to the j?il with the prisoners
from the court room he was approached
by Miller, who, in passing,
whispered into his ear: "I want tc
speak to you a few minutes. Come up
to the hotel to see me."
At the appointed hour Mr. Cath oart
went to the hotel, but found Miller
at dinner. Jn a short while he returned
and upon arriving at the hotel
was accosted by Miller In front, on the
street. He led the deputy sheriff to a
scat near the edge of the pavement
and said: "I want to talk buslues*
wii.h you." Mr. Cathoart replied.
''All right, I am y< ur man."
Miller then oommented upon the
suotien adverse turn the case had
taken and dlspltye" unu-ual nervous
ness. lie asked Mr. Caihcart to walk
with hiuu, saying that matters looked
serious and asked Mr. Caihcart how
much he wculd take "to put Beck
with, alias Kovauaugh, aud Shultz on
the ground," meaning, It was inferred
to aid in securing their release.
Mr. Ca'hcart seeing that his plan
was working out, replied: "Yi u will
have to name the prioe." The foxy
Ohioagoan glar.olng nervously around,
held up two flrgers and asked, "How
would that dcV" Mr. Cathcart wanted
to know just what he meant by that.
'Hundreds," replied Miller. "That'fc
all right with me," said Mr. Cath cart.
During this t Ah the two men had
walked from tb't^ Columbia hotel t<
the postofflce and were rel uming. Mr
uatncArt una wine r tnat uiey ougni
not to be seen together and that ht
would ro on the other side of the
stseet and would meet him again at
the hotel, while Miller went to tht
hotel to Ret the necessary cash.
As soon as Mllh r came out of the
hotel he suRgested th?,t they take a
car, which they did. They rode how
ever, only two blocks, to the p< stcftlce.
Here they lef'4 the cae, walking down
laurel Htreet from Main to Sumter.
While down Laurel street Miller ask d
the deputy snerilT if he chewed ruco
and being informed that he did, Miller
went into an In? Ide pocket, bring
ing out a packa A/of gum on which
appeared in mYge letters "Nixie, I
won't tell," which he handed to M.*.
Cathcart* While in the darkest pari
of the block Miller suddenly shock
hands surreptiously with Mr. Cathcart
ana left 1200 in greenbacks In
his palm. They theu separated, Miller
returning to his hotel and Mr.
Uatheart going directly to his home,
u Ua M/xr-rv? I M .r\ f 1m no<i t tor Ko t aIu
WIJCTC HO i/cu i no uunuuwi u\>iv
phone to the sheriff.
As soon as Judge Hydrlck reached
the c< urt house Wednesday morning
Sheriff Gi leman reported the brloery
to his honor, who called In Deputy
Oat heart, and after hearing a state
ment from him, ordered that Miller b<
carefully guarded and n?>t allowed to
leave the court room under any circumstances.
Ottlctrs we're detailed tc
keep clcse watch on Miller and guard
the exits of the court room. Miller
evidently became suspicious that ail
was not going V?U and attempted u
leave the court/Jtfoom, when he wa*
stopped hy a detective and told t hai
he could not leave the room. Very
soon thereafter, acting under instruc
tions from Judge Hydrlck, the shenll
o?.aced Mil lei under arrest and gave
him a seat in the court room, when
he was guarded on both sides during
the day. v ~
Miller has claimed since be has ap
peered in Columbia in connection wltt
this case that he represented E. F
Aogart, a Chicago attorney who hac
e i
been employed to defend the pickpockets
and would be here when oourt
convened. This Mr. Bogaro has not
been heard of so far and it Is not pr bable
that he will be here, as two of
the piokpcokets have been oonvloted <
and the other has forfeited a cash
bond of II 500 by non-appearance. He
has been extremely aotive In his efforts
to secure the Release of these
men. Parker, whose bond was reduced
from 95,000 to 91,500 and who was ]
released on the deposit of that suit,
Is said to lie in Louisville, Ky. Ho Is
said to be a well known crook and
deteotlves and police departments In
various parts of theeountry know him
aod his oareer quite well. Every opportunity
will be given him to return, <
as his presence Is more desired than
the oasb. If he does not present himself
for trial his bond will be forfeited
and Solioltor Ttmmerman will recommend
that at least 9500 be offered as
a reward for his arrest. There are
also other rewards outstanding for his
apprehension.
After scouring the release of Parker,
Miller also made an effort to
have Shults released from jail on the
name amount, but when the matter
came before Associate Justice Woods
at chambers, be reduced the bond
from 95,000 to 9.1,500, and Shultz was
uuable to raise the amount.
YOUNG MAN KILLED.
Wlot Horrible Death Under WIiooIb
of an Knglne.
A dispatch from Dillon to The
State says Dubois Sellers, aged 1(1
years, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. P.
B. Sellers of that place was Instantly
killed Wednesday night at 8 20 o'
clock by the northbound local freight. !
This train had bean at Dillon about
two hours, discharging freight, and <
several cars had been left standing on ?
a side track very near the crossing >
north of the depot. The young man, i
in a top buggy, attempted to make <
tliis crossing. The engine, that time 1
on the main, was picking up cars
preparatory to leaving.
The oart which had been standing !
i on the side track prevented the young 1
man's seeing the approaching engine 1
until hie horse waa on the track. The
, horse, frightened by the aprroachlng i
engine, wheeled and drew the rear
i wheell of the buggy Immediately in
front of the engine. Dubois was pitched
foward to the centre of the track
and his body badly crushed by the gii
gine. Ills right leg was broken at the
* knee, his neck dislocated, head
crushed, left eye protruding from
the socket, and death waa instantane
us.
His father happened to be among
l the liret to arrive at the fesne of the
i fearful tragedy and with several
, other* approached the body but
, could not identify him at first on aci
count of the mutilation of his features,
but with fearful foreboding he
found a msgazlue wbiob he bad a few
; moments before given the boy at his
I office to be carried home. Tue most
harrowing feature of the sad occurence
was to notify his mother who
1 was awaiting his return, hiving his
snnrwi Tf>m.i\v far him th?
I u was ii crushing blow and the whole
town lg appalled* Dubois ?u a bright
boy, very Induetrlou with a promising
future. Ha wan to gradual*at Dillon
graded s:h<.ol In June
Barteil the Wrong Man.
At Chicago on Thuriday Mrs. Annie
McGreevy caused conateruatlon In the
0"urt ro 'oa of Justice Callahan, when
she rushed In screaming at top of her
i voice that ahe had just met ou the
. street her husband whom she had
burled 13 years ago. >(1 ju-?l mat him."
I bhe bh' uu d. "I thougho he was dead.
, I burled a man 13 years ago and 1
thought it was him. 1 want him
, back. Ha has 1300 of my money."
When the woman became quiet enough
> for the vole? of the Ju*?tloo to be
neard, he suggebted that she take out
. a writ of replevin for the -300 and
this Mrs. McGreevy did. "lie told
i me that he has been living with
, another woman," she said, "and under
the name of Thawlea. The idea!
Liv ng with another woman and
, changing his name from Irish to
Dutch! I'll tlx nlm!" and Mrs. Mc
Greevy departed wl h a writ.
Holf kn<l Hoy.
Geo, Schadeburg saved his own life
and that of his boy by hinging to the
ties of a railroad trestle with one arm
while a train passed. lie was crossing
ing the Wiscon Central Ilridge near
Manltowoe Wis., with his two child
reu, and the younger boy had trailed
in the rear. The father heard a train
approaching and ran back to save t <e
boy. Grasping tbo lad in one ar /.i, lie
swung from the side of the b'ld^i
wluh the other and h* Id on until the
train had passed. His arm " as severly
wrenched and he was completely exhausted
when assistance reached him.
A tllack Fiend. i
A special from Andalusia, Ala.,
says a negro m.m^d Pedigree foiced
1 an entrance into the hou->e of a well
1 known white citizen Thursday night
and dragged a young lady from one
* room to another, where he kept her
1 till 4 o'clock this mornlDg. A posse
located the kegro, who was identitled
1 by his victim and several children
> Toe posse started to the jail with the
1 negro, when he broke and ran. S m ;
' one In the crowd shot and killed trie
' negro as he ran.
f A Whim Fltiml.
> A dispatch from Anda'Usia, Ala.,
? sayn that a white man named Cox has
r been arrested on suspicion of being an j
accessory to the assault on Mrs. J L.
- B vy at that place Thursday, lor whlcu
i the negro Padlgree was shot to death
. by a posse Wednesday. Cox was ar1
rested at Qeorgiana, Ala.
DIVORCK COURTS.
[)NH DAY'S SESSION AN1) THE
I
T It AG E DIE S DEV EIA )PED,
I
Sails Where Are Gold Parchments
That Have Made Chicago
notorious.
What bettor diversion than a day in ^
Dhioago's famous divorce oourU? One
nay be assured of tears and tragedy
ind laughter and comedy.
The tirst case Is an Enoch Arden
ilory of real life. Mrs. Mary Oswald
s seeking to have her marriage with
William G. Oswald annulled. Roy
El. Eigtman, a clerk In a railroad otllce
s the Enooh Arden of the story related
to the judge by Mrs. Oswald.
The domestic history of Mrs. Ob- .
wald dates baok to May 13. 11)03, when 1
ibe and Kvstman were married. Thev 0
lived happily together, with East- li
nan's mother, the court is told t
until, one day the hubband disap- ^
peared.
"I waited In vain for a letter," says 0
the witness, "but no word came from r
Roy. Then my mother-in-law lnfor- s
raed me that her son had obtained a ?
ilvorc.e at Fargo, N. I). At this time P
Mr. Oswald was calling on me. Fre- v
^ucntly he wanted me to beoome his t
wife. 1 asked Roy's mother If she a
was quite sure about the divorce and h
she said she was. So January 28, *
1904, Mr. Oiwale and I wore mar- 1
ried." ii
Were you happy with your seoend
husband also?" asks the judge. f
"Oh, >ea," said the wltneae, "but o
:ine evening there was a kncck at the *
5oor. 1 opened the dcor and was
uumbfouuded to see mv tirst husband ^
standing on the porch. 'What are you P
lolng here?' tasked, *1 thought you H
had secured a divorce.' " ^
Explanations followed, but East- d
man, unliko the hero of the book who '
left bis wife with ber second husband *
Insisted that she should return to t
him. a
"Which one do you love now?" *
asked the court. r
"Well, 1 don't love either of them j
any more," replies Mrs Oswald, "for f
when Roy came back William left me
Immediately. I wish to have my f
marriage with him annulled and then a
1 intend to apply for a dlvoroe from c
my ilrst husband, who Is earning $75
> month r? bnnM '
? mv4 unv/uiu MU 1HftUD l/U LUU' *
tribute toward mjr support."
"I see, but you can't get alimony
from both huibandB, you know," say's
Judge Walker as he calli the next
ease.
Mrs Maria Neuberger, 972 Park
avenue, wishee a divorce from Iiaao
J Neuberger, who la a member of the
tlrm of Nunberger & Brown, whole
sale clothiers at 201 Market street.
Statutory charges are made by the
complainant against her husband.
Mrs. Neuberger is very nervous as
she tells the story of her domestics
life. She relates that she and Neuberger
were married in 1898 and that
they lived together until last July,
when she discovered the alleged Indiscretion
of her husband.
"1 learned through frlenda that my
husband had transferred hie all ctloris
to other women," says Mrs Neu
berger, and then I began an Investigation."
"What did yon learn?" asks the
cou'i.
"Well I discovered that my husband
was in the habit of frequenting
downtown hotels with another woman
when I aocuhsed him of It we separated."
Mrs. Mary Brown Is the next one
who wante a divorce.
"We were never contented," said
Mrs Brown in telling about it to the
j idge* "and finally Rufus packed up
and said he wai going away and
w< uia never return. He never used
t*o keep trie promise, but that time he
did. I haven't seen him since." (
T iey v/ere married August 27,1898 ]
and Brown.left July 1, 1900. Judge'
Gary will grant Mrs. Brown a dc- s
cree. 1
Mrs. Maude Robinson, an actress, <
was granted a divorce by Judge Wal- 1
ker frcm her husband, Walter Robinson,
who is said to have deserted his (
wife three years ago. i
The complainant related that when 1
her husband left her in July, 1903, s >e
was compelled to support their three t
children. '
"The oldest boy was eleven, and 1 c
wasobllg-'d to send him to the moun- ?
tains iu New York," she said. "F1 t
nally my aunt suggested that Mr,
Robinson mig'^t be compelled to sup- a
port this onil 1, and we both wrote t
him. Wo received no answer until
my aunt wrote that we were about to *
p' cthe sick boy In the poorhouse. ?
Phia threat uhamail ua i...
.... -wu wiuujuu WW U1VV1 ou una V uo
Otme and got the ohllch" a
"Where is the boy now?" asked the *
court, *
"I have no Idea where either ho or a
my husband are," replied the womau. r
8 -riouM /ioonloiKi
The Augu.ta Herald says a serious c
accident happened to Everett bryan
at Langley on Tuesday -of last week. *
Tue lad while engagl In play with (
another boy, Denny Hazd, was stuck s
In one of his eyes by the sharp point t
of an umbrella. Tne wounded lad
was attended by Dr. Shaw, of Lang- |
ley, who deemed It best that the boy t
be oarrled to the Augusta City Hos- ?
pital for treatment, and he was tak n j
lo the above Institution, where It is
hoped, to save his eyesight. The i
chances are rather against the little i
Cello-v, as the sharp point of the u n <
brelia is said to have pierced the eye (
Lull. j
LIVED ALONE
n d Hut With a Big Fortune
Near Her.
IIISERLY OLD WOMAN
leposited Her Money in a Bank and
Efforts Are Being Made to Recover
from Her the Money
Owed by Her Dead
Uncle.
The proceedings whloh have been J
stituted before the judgo of probate
f Richland County in Columbia hold
g up a deposit of $50,000 In the Na
lonal Loan and Michange bank by *
trs. Sallie A. Gibson until the result ,
an be determined of elfirts made to *
eoeivc an eld judgment for $00,000
ecured against Mrs. Gibson's uncle.
Id "Squire" Lsvl Met/., will reveal a
ilcture que story of an old woman
forth perhaps $100,000 living in a <
umble-down old house in an alley I
lone for years with a fortune In cash
n an old greasy grip srcc. The story <
s t.nlrl tn<? A iii?iiut-a
^ ? # ? ?t?v uu^uoua vji ii UL11U1C uy TY
I. McOow, reads like tlotion. Hero it
i:
One of the most disastrous bank 1
allure this state has known was that
f the old Commercial bank here
,bcut 15 years ago. T.iis was organted
by C. J. Iredell, now living in
Virginia, and associates, who are now '
tromlnent in Colombia business and
octal cfrcles, upon tiro wreck of the
tanking iirm of Me z and Iredell. The
lebts of the Metz and Iredell oonoern t
rere paid out of the new bank, which t
teld a number of worthless claims t
esides notes signed by Iredell as man- <
>ger of the old iirm. Suit was brought
.gainst Met z as the only financially i
esponslble member of the iirm, and
udgment was obtained against liim <
or 60,000.
Motz, a thrifty Jew from the Dutch i
ork section of Lexington county i
^orcss the Congaree river from this ,
county, at the time owned perhaps
t d zen plantations in this and I>ax
ngton and Newberry counties. When i
is iru taken up in supplementary :
croceeding, there wan practically no j
nroperty In sight to pay the Judgment
,hough his lawyers trot fat fees. Fl
lally the Judgment was (compromised i
or about 94,000.
About a year ago Metz died and
lis ultce, who had lived alone with
ilrn in the alley where she now lives,
crought in this will drawn ten years
igo by Attorney Andrew Crawford,
iiid had it probated paying the fees
u nleklea and dimes:
"First, I give, devise aud bequeath i
,o myul'Oe, Silhe A. Gibson, all of i
ny eatate of any nature or kind whatoever
aud wherever the same may
>e, whether it oonslst of realty or
>eraonallty or ohoeea In action, or i
claims which now may be dormant
>ut which later may be developed
(gains* the Commercial bank of Co- <
uinola or other corporations or per
ions, or persons against whom 1 may
lave claims or demands.
And, secondly, I nominate, oonsta
:ute and appoint my said niece, Sallie
A. Gibson, executor of my will with
'ull powers hereby vested in her to
cattle, compromise or liquidate any
lud all demands which I ha~e against
)thers or which others have against
ne.
"In testimony whereof I have hereunder
written my name and atllxid
ny seal at Columbia, in said slate,
ihe 10th day of Dtoember, 1807.
"Lkvi Mktz "
The will is wltnesied by Judge
>awf>rd, John A. Civil and Judge
Duncan C. Ray.
About six months ago, Mrs. Gib
ion, on the advice of her attorney, de
posited In the National L >an and Exchange
bank over 910,000 In cash,
(old and silver.
A few weeks ago a city salesman
called on her to sell her soma sup
l) JPA for a. r?A *! fl'armo linn""
uv? iiuuiu 11UUOQ DUC WiM
)ullding.
''You look like a young man I could
.rust with a secret," she said to him
n a oonfilentlal mood, after finding
tut that he was a single man. "I will
now you something t lat looks good
i0 a poor man."
She dragged out that old grip sack
ind poured the contents out on the
>ed hi front of his startled gt>z).
He help, d her count It. Tnere was
138,000 of all in hank notes, In delominations
up to 8500.
T le young man then dutifully set
ibout to persuade her to deposit it
n bank. He told her how she might
jo mur 'ered and robbed and how safe
ina reliable the bank was. She had
lad what sue c msidered a bitter ex>erlence
with banks and was at first
tpposed to changing the hiding place
?f the treasure. Finally, after sevtral
days visiting her and talking to
ler ihe youag man Induced her to
>ut the money in bank. Then the
itory of the big deposit got out from
,he bank; and the lawyers got busy.
Mrs. Gibson has lived in a very tryng
atmosphere foi many years, and
)*lng naturally of a nervous temperirn^ut,
this suit over her money will
probably completely derange her.
"When I carried that money to the
lank," she said to mo, "one of those
nank rn n tried to nlo out a $500 bill
fflth one of those X rays, lie got
me bill and ran behind thrs*. birs oo
Tore I could oaten him. People used
to always be after my money at hom^
ranching through the celling after i
with those X rays,"
Mrs. Gibson protests that this is
all her own money; that she had
money and property before she came
to lWe with her uncle.
She does not hold Mr. Iredell In
tender memory. She rails against
him and his associates, claiming that
they hate done her uncle out of a
fortune of $290,000. A year ago she
appealed bo the railroad oommission
to force President W. G. Ohllds of
the 'Q. N. and L. road to give her a
pase to Newberry, 60 miles from here.
Several yean before Metz made his
will he had Chief of Poltoe Katoliffe
and a private search hlsvromises for
111,000 he had lost. Whllo the chief
was under tho house soratohlng about
among the oobwebs, getting dirty and
bumping his head, the private was
/olng through things above him with
Mrs. Gibson accompanying him.
Finally, when he had about given
.ip hope ho spied an old dusty broken
pitcher sitting on a narrow ledge
ibove a wludow.
"What's In that pitcher?"
"O, nothing nt all, that 1 know of."
"I guess I'll havo to see for mylelf."
Further protests that It would be
useless exhtod his suspicions a d hr
went up after it. He had not laid
lands on It before he realized Its
weight told a Htory.
Tne pitcher was full to the rim wltl
/old and silver, which was poured ou'
ua the bed, as the private called t(
tils superior to come up.
Mr. Mel7, cirae In and Mrs. Gibson
confessed and got down on her knees
O) him begging him to forgive hor. H
finally did forgive her.
Thesi are the facts connected wltl
this incident aa they were told by Mr
Itatcl.tTe
A GOOD LAW.
I fio Oovornor Will Soon 8licn the Itororuietory
Act.
The reformatory bill, which excited
much Interest during Its passage by
the general assembly, will soon be
dgned by the governor and will besome
a law.
Tho bill prcvides for the establishment
of the reformatory and the appointment
by tho governor of a board
of seven persons?all men?to oontrol
It. In addition to these persons, the
governor, the State superintendent of
education aud the attorney general
are ex-ofllolo members. The members
hold their plaoes on the board on a
varying scale of years, to-wlt: two for
two veart. twnfnr fmir vajltb nnh hhroo
for six years. The remuneration is $3
per diem and four cents mileage.
Ah soon as the board is appointed it
will meet in that city to seleot a location
for the school and proceed to
build It.
Into the iiiHtitution will go white
boys between eight and 16 years old,
voluntarily committed by their pa
rents or by themselves. Or, if a magistrate
or circuit. Ju )* deems best,
boy criminals can 1)# aent to the re
forinatory In the case of a voluntary
c mmitment, a circuit, probate or
oounty court judge inspects the papers.
Boys shall, except upon a conviction
for orlme, remain until 21 years of
age, unless sooner dismissed, this dismissal
being obtained from the governor,
a clroutt oourt judge, a supreme
c urfc justice or the board of trustees
Tne board may also allow the boys
leave on probation if desired.
When the reformatory Is established,
the present Lexington reformatory
will be used for colored boys, remaining
under the control of the peniten.
tlary as It is now.
An appropriation of $4,500 is made
for the reformatory, and also a per
' apita tax will be collected monthly
from the counties in proportion to the
number of their respective inmates.
Hanged Thenmnlven.
A dispatch from Colquit, Ga., tc
the Atlanta Journal says the coroner
has just returned from Haboock, Ga,,
where he went In response to a telegram
from Capt. Jackson, captain ol
the convict c.imp at Babcock, Ga.
The ouroner says tl\at he held Inquests
over the bodies of O. O. Thomson,
white, and Dock Gaines, colored,
both convicts. From what the coro
stato It seems that Thomson and
Gaines ?ere playing, and Thomson
threw a rope around Gaines* neck in a
playful way and threw the other end
of the rope around a piece of shafting
while it was running and the end got
caught and began to wind the negro,
up. Thomson seeing it tried to get
the rope loose from the shafting and
h /\ rwm a it s~? ?> t* a 4 4> 4 a * ~ J ? ? ? ? ? *
tic uiiuk'iu iu iii auu iuq rebuilt w&d
ooth parties lost. th?\r Hv<s.
I'layn Willi SiuHuh.
Little Gladys Dltmar, the threeyear-old
daughter of the keeper of the
.eptile department of th Bronx zoo in
New York, strange to say, much prefers
a f*ur-foot black snake which she
calls "I idlgo" for a pet instead of a
doll which she keeps at home. She has
many a frolic and romp with this peculiar
playmate, and seems to have no
regard for his snakeshlp, for she pulls
htm from his bag that he sleeps in at
any old time, and c impels him to
play with her when she Is lonesome.
Sne is fearless In the zoo not
hesitating to attack the largest of th^
reptiles, dragging them around by the
tail.
/V S ?rry Follow.
The sorriest man on ie&rbh Is thf
fellow, w io will sit around and cum
his own town If I lived astride ol
the north pole 1 would call It homi
and be ready to boost it up. If ]
could not say anything nloe about ll
I would say that mi ifee bill dldn'l
ojme high: I woultk not stay lu a
town I had to cu;*s inot while th<
world is as big as it Is now,
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A FATAL FIRE.
Three Cadets Burned to Death
and Nine Injured at
A MILITARY SCHOOL
$
At Keoyon, Ohio,' Where Severt
Buildings Were Destroyed, Resulting
In & Financial Loss
of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars. Partially
Insured.
Three are dead and nine seriously
Injured and several others more or
less hurt as a result of a tiro whloh
destroyed Mllncr hall, Kenyou Military
academy, Delano and North halls
and North annex at Gambler, Ohio,
early Saturday. The tire broke out at
4 a. m. while the students and oollege
authorities were asleep and
quickly spread through the bulldiugs
named, which were consumed. 'Die
search for the missing boys, the bodies
of whom It Is now certain, aro in
the ruins, was kept up till lato Saturday
afternoon when the walls of the
burned strnotures fell and their recovery
is now regarded as improbable
for some time.
The search during the day was impeded
by the fact that the ruins were
still red hot and made passage through
them nearly Impossible. The falling
walls barely missed Dr. Pierce, president
of Kenyon, and Regents Wiant
and Williams, who were leading a
na rf.u r\1 ??/? a u ?... * 1
fwivr v/? luovjucio bUTUUgll 1/110 ruins.
The dead and Injured are all students
of the military academy and Old Kenyon.
Parents, sisters and brothers of the
dead and injured students arrlvo on
every train. The news of the Are
spread quickly all over the State and
telegrams were sent at onoe by the
college authorities to parents of the
boys Injured. The messages were not
made alarming; but even while mildly
stating the case aroused grave apprehensions
and the anxious fathers and
mothers have rushed to aid their
loved ones.
Tho property loss by the destruction
of the buildings Is estimated at
$100,OjO with 00 per ceut. insurance.
Following is a list of the missing
and injured:
Missing, believed to be dead:
Henderson, Everett, 18, of Illinois.
Kunkel, Wlnlield Soott, 15, of Ashabula,
O.
Fuller, James J., 18, of Warren, O.
Tne Injured: Barnes, Harry C.,
Cleveland, spine Injured and leg broken
from jumping four stories, may
Idle; Baker, Lenox W., Cleveland, internally
Injured, jumped four stories;
N.oho son, J. Cuderwood, Stouncnvlllo,
terribly burned about body, may
die; Shaunon, it. A., Wellsville, N. Y.
badly biulsed from jumping; Thierweok
er, Homer, Q?k Harbor, O.,
badly burned about the arms; Bierell,
A. G., Columbus, feet badly burned;
Galway, F. R., commercial master,
Adrain, Mich., Internally Injured,
j may die; Dorsoy, W. O.. Dallas. To*.
88, badly bruised, Jumped three stories;
Brown, Arthur, Cincinnati, student
of Old Konyon, badly out wnlle
assisting in tue rescue.
Barnes was oue of the last to leave
the Delano hall, and jumped from the
fourth story window Into a blanket.
The ou iiceo gave way an 1 he was
i preclp r.nti^d onto the pavement, sustaining
Injuries to the back. One leg
whs broken, He will die.
E gaty hve boys wen In the dorml|
tory when the tire broke out. An effort
was made to effect the military
formation but the younger student
, forgot their military training and
rushed about the burning building In
t pauic, shrieking and crying for help.
koll Kig'iiy Feet.
The mangled remalnsof three white
men were found Wednesday morning
beneath a high trestle of the Louls1
vllle a ad Nashville railroad leading to
' their bridge across the Tennessee
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Identified by Dr. C. B. Jones of Scar'
borough, Tenn., an three yountf men
who lived In his vicinity, Win. Dan'
naway, Wm Turpln and James Gamble.
All were uumarrled. Dunua1
way and Turpln were 30 years of age
and Gamble only 16 They were trreen
country boys and the theory advanced
Is that they stepped from the train,
i Immediately after the station name
had been called, while the train was
standing on the trestle which is fully
i 80 feet hltfh. Turpin's body was
, found lyln# across that of Dunaway,
while Gamble's body was n >t more
thau three feet from the other two.
Wanted to lHe.
' Maria Brower, a negro woman, at1
tempted to commit suicide at Greeaville
by pouring a gallon of kerosene
' nil over herself and applying a matoh
! When found Hhe was without oloblng
1 and her body a miss of burns. Bsfore
trying the oil method, the woman
threw herself in front of a train, but
\ was driven away before the locomo*
tlve reached her. She Is a cocaine
r fiend.
' f'ako a Day Oil.
' Wives and husbmds stiould take
1 s^me pleasure as tney go along, and
' not degenerate Into mere toiling ma1
chines. It 'creation is necessary to
3 keep the heart in its place, and to get
aloug without It is a big mistake.
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