Massillon Item (Newspaper) - October 9, 1897, Massillon, Ohio THD CITY VOL NO 43 O SATURDAY EVENING OCTOBER 9 1897 ONE CENT r A PORTABLE BRIDGE Miss Cisneros Used It in Es caping from 1rison EXCITEMENT IN HAVANA Orer the at Midnight of the Famous Prisoner Havana Oct escape of Sen orita Evangelina Cisneros from the Casa de has caused quite a sensation in Havana The investiga tion by the authorities has developed a number of additional facts in the case It is now asserted that the young woman escaped between 11 oclock and midnight of Wednesday over the roof of a neighboring house and through it to the street below OFarrell lane and not into the street where the police found a hand ladder On the roof of the adjoining bouse the authorities found three planks each about three feet long and 18 inches wide joined together by strong hinges so as to serve as a bridge en abling a person to pass from the roof of the prison to the roof of the house referred to The authorities also found on the roof a Smith fe Wesson revolver of large calibre its six cham bers loaded and a pew knotted rope which had evidently been used as a life line or guiding rope to enable the escaping prisoner to cross the plank bridge which had been extended by her accomplices from the house near the Casa de to the roof of that prison The revolver the knotted rope and the portable bridge as well as other discoveries made by the po lice show that the escape was careful ly planned She must have been in constant communication witb those who enabled her to escape from tbe Casa de where she was im prisoned with 11 other women The companions of the jroung Cuban whom she left behind say that the day before Senorita Cisneros es caped she received a package believed to have drugged candies In any case the senorita contrary to her usual custom did not at once distribute the candies to her prison companions but waited until Wednesday night when she urged each of them to par take of the confections The prisoners did so and they claim that the sweets were drugged for they soon after wards fell into a deep sleep and did not awaken throughout the night although the filing of the iron bar of the senoritas bedroom window must have caused enough noise to have awakened the prisoners under ordin ary circumstances There is a division of opinion as to whether the escape of the senorita was effected by Americans or by Cuban insurgents The police are hard at work investigating the escape and all the Spanish authorities along the coast have been communicated with in the belief that an attempt may be made to embark the senorita upon some vessel leaving for the United States Fernandez the jailer in charge of the Casa de and four em ployes of the government who were on duty there are confined in prison pend ing the result of the inquiry being made into the escape Gibson Protests His Innocence New York Oct C Gibson alias George A Sherin was arraigned in police Friday on the complaint of the auditor of the Imperial hotel who charges Gibson with passing a fraudulent check for on the hotel besides out of for board His swindles it is alleged amount to about Gibson was held in bail and his examination fixed for October 12 He declared that he was entirely innocent of the charge Killed Her Son York Oct a widow yesterday shot and killed her 4yearold boy and then placed the revolver to her own head and tired The ball glanced off with out a dangerous wound The mother was despondent through pov erty Since the shooting Mrs Shon bergers mind has become completely unbalanced A Sew Slark for Teams Glens Falls N Oct the mile of the Northern Horse Breeders association here Friday John R Gentry and Robert J broke the pacing the mile in Gentry with running mate paced a mile in Gallows Fruit Plucked Omaha Oct Mor gan was hanged yesterday for the mur der of Ida Gaskill in November 1895 Morgan died protesting his innocence Evidence against Morgan was mainly circumstantial but very conclusive Fiftyone Horses Cremated English Oct stables of Dr W T Frady near Marietta were destroyed by fire Thursday night with all their contents including 43 horses which were in care for train ing Besides these there were eight of his own horses valued at Total loss Millions in Gold Coming Our Way New York Oct 9 Freres have engaged in gold in Paris for shipment on La Gascogne and gold in London for ship ment on the Paris the total for the movement since September 80 Her Companions Claim that She Them Drugged Caudy and While They Slept She Departed IS JURY AH Evidence Has Submitted Chicago Oct evidence of the prosecution in the trial of Adolph L Luetgert is now before the jury The state rested its case Friday after noon The closing testimony was of the same impeaching character that marked the evidence of the preceding day Prof George Dorsey had his innings and he made matters unpleasantly warm for Dr Allport Prof Dorsey could have talked for hours upon the subject of He was primed with bristling facts concerning bonds but the prosecution confined the young osteological expert to matters tending to refute the statements made by Dr Allport the chief expert of the de fense Judge Chetlain was called to the stand to add the finishing touch to the impeachment of Alary Siemmering When this woman was first arrested she told Judge Chetlain she had not been mistreated at the police station and that she hud jone to the East Chicago avenue police station and was return there as she knew she would soon be dis charged because she had done nothing wrong to this state of facts Judge Chetlain dismissed the petition and the woman returned to the police station This evidence demolished the story of Mary Siemmering who testi fied that she was subjected to indigni ties at the hands of police officials A sensation was created when a woman attired in mourning ascended the witness stand and was sworn The woman was Mrs Wilhelmina Miller a sister of Mrs Luetgert So firmly im pressed is she that Mrs Luetgert is dead that she some weeks ago donned mourning in memory of her sister Mrs Miller asserted that no mother was ever more kind to her children Fred Miller nephew of Luetgert and Diedrich Bicknese a brother of Mrs Luetgert testified to the kind ness of Mrs Luetgert to her children This evidence was called out to im peach the evidence of Mary ing and Mrs Mary Charles who testi fied that Mrs Luetgert treated her children cruelly With this evidence the state rested and Judge ad court until Monday TOO MANY DEALS Henry Georges Managers are Said to be Making Some Suicidal Political Moves New York Oct most sensa tional event of Friday in the municipal campaign was the action taken by the Henry George campaign committee The Citizens union county ticket in New York county the McLaughlin democrat county ticket m Kings county the Mullen democrat ticket in Richmond and the Madden democrat county ticket in Queens are all to be indorsed It is said the conclusions reached are the work of Tom L John son and some members of the cam committee What the effect will be is hard to forecast but it looks as if it will de moralize Mr Georges forces The United Democracy which first nomi George declared last night through its leaders that it was done with the George movement Secretary Stover of the Democratic Alliance was equally outspoken and said his or would knife George if the ticket was forced on it The populists seemed to take the same view Released from Prison Philadelphia Oct J H Wiborg was released from prison last night after a 16months sentence for carry ing on the Danish steamer Horsa a fili expedition to Cuba There was a fine of and costs or in all attached to the term of imprison ment but Wiborg could not raise the money and popular subscriptions raised the money Beer War Chicago Oct at the consum ers price is the prospect confronting the citizens of Chicago Wide war has been declared by the and there is no it will end There is every prospect that it will surpass in virulence any previous beer war and also that the saloon keepers will be drawn into the fight Trouble with Keils cins Brewing Great Falls Oct comes from Blackfoot on the Piegan Indian reservation that trouble may result from an attempt by Agent Mc Laughlin to arrest Many Guns an In dian who murdered George Sherman his Indian wife and son because Slier mans daughter would not marry him Very Epidemic West Union Oct epi demic of fever six miles south of here is causing consternation among the inhabitants Some physicians claim it is typhoid while two prominent phy assert that it is a type of yellow fever Thirtyone deaths have occurred the past 18 days and Taylor Return New York Oct N A Miles arrived here last night on the St Louis from Southampton Hannis Taylor until recently United States minister to Spain who also came by the St Louis refused to our relations with Spain Death of McPherson New York Oct 9 John R McPher son one time democratic leader in New Jersey and United States senator from that state from 1877 until 1895 died late last night in Jersey City from heart failure Found Four More Ottawa Oct comes from Casselman that four more bodies have been found there victims of the forest fires This makes nine in that place ITEMS The tonight Sunday cooler with frosts Sun day W y Hosteller of Canal Pulton is in the cily today F M Koapp of Medina is in town today on business John P Jones of North Lawrence is ii the city today Klein is seriously ill at his borne on Cherry street Master Percy is seriously ill at his home in Oak street Philip of this city has been granted an original pension Mrs F W Adams of Canal Dover was in the city this morning on her way to Monroeville A party of about twenty peo ple went to Canal Fulton this morning on a expedition S formerly of this city has been appointed first supervisor at the for insane C M Whitman returned home this morning from Delphos where he has been attending the funeral of his uncle Rev M M Phillips the new pastor of toe United church favored this c flics with a friendly call this aft arnoon There will be a dance given at the West Side Club Huuse on Monday night The Witmer orchestra will furnish music W R Wood ford J E Terray John Ji Han Ion went south this morning in the private car of the L W THE ITEM makes acknowledgement of a very pleasant call this from James Young the tragedian and his business manager Mr Money The Camp Nelson Jubilee Singers will appear in the First M E church next Tuesday and Wednesday under the auspices of the Salvation Miss Fannie Osbourn of who has been spending the summer with her sister Mrs Wm Wearley on Tremont street has returned home A full attendance of Gen Samuel Beatty Council O TL A is desired at their next meeting as business of importance will be brought before the council Dearinger left last night for Streator where he is employed in a glass works after spending sum mer months with his mother on Volk mor street John Meinhart a brakeman on the W L E Railway had two fingers on the left hand crushed while making a coupling Dr Neil Hardy dressed the wounds The funeral of Louis Spuhler was held this afternoon from his home on Akron street at Rev J E Digel officiated He was buried at the Mas cemetery John Kelieher and W D Jacobs giass blowers in the employ of Reed in this city have returned to Mas sillon after spending the summer with their parents in Hawley Pa Mr Len Hess vas awarded the con tract for furnishing the public schools with coal for the season of 1897 and 189S as per advertisement in THE ITEM the past several days Julius Andrew an employe of Oehler residing in Wooster street while working at his house fell from the ladder and broke his arm at the wrist Dr Smith dressed the wound The services at the Reformed church tomorrow will be of unusual interest Rev D B Schneder of Sendia Japan is a foreign missionary there from this country Rev S D is a missionary at Columbus O Duke Cunninghams Darkest Amer ica Company that was to show at Meyerss school house last did not appear on account of their having engaged the school from some person who bad no authority to lease it A telegram from Manager Ketler of the cily opera house explains itself Mr G opera house Massillon 0 The performance of James Young the best ever seen in this city Crowded bouse J M Ketler Lloyd Switzer of Marlboro township Stark county was arrested on oath of John Webb inspector He appeared before United States Com missioner Folger to answer to a charge of passing an altered changed from to knowing what it was and with the intention to de fraud He pleaded not guilty and was placed under bond in of in default of which he was taken to the Cuyahoga county jail EARLY to learn the millinery trade Inquire of CITY ITEN A Still Alarm Calls he Central to the Southern Part of Town A barn by Mrs Wagner and rented by Harris Milovitz in an alley between West South street and the P Ft W C railroad caught fire this morning by some unknown cause and burned to the ground with everything in it including a horse Another barn across iho alley also caught lire and was destroyed burning a lot of house hold articles belonging to Perry Mer rill which he bad stored Ibere The alarm was sent in 10 Central lire de by Officer Seaman over the Brown Lumber Companys private fire alarm at this morning VS A Game Tomorrow at Ben edict Park We are indebted to Manager Boerner of the tor the following in formation about the game to be played tomorrow Batting order of the teams PLUMBERS BLACKSMITHS F Beck c Groan Jf E Bullach p Fritz cf F Birt ss Owens ss A Powers Ib Hollwager Ib A Boerner 2b Heisler 3u E Taggart 3b Fetzer rf E Kentner If Dewalt c John Rough cf Schneider 2b A rf Clasper p Tom Dil lon W Schworm P Hess Clementz and Snyder Wagner Chas Barthelemy William Caldwell John Haag Jos Schrader Adam Robert Lomady Law rence Will lloyer Bust John Fetzer Will Wagner Al Zorg The first man who knocks the ball over the fence inside of the foul line will get one dollar Schlatter Coming Back Schlatter the divine or more properly the divine fraud will return to Canton in a few days and pitch his show at Gulps rink Jumbo regular 25c one for lOc West Side Variety Bazaar NOTICES First Reformed church The Rev D B Schneder foreign missionary at Sendia Japan of the Reformed church will pn ach at a ra In the even ing at 7 oclock Rev S B Yockey D D of Columbus will preach all other Sunday services as usual Every body welcome Wm H Shults pastor Faith Lutheran Chapel Sunday school at 9 a divine service at a m and 7 p teachers meeting will be held at the close of the evening service Tuesday evening Rev J Beck of Richmond will deliver his ad dress A Trip to Arizona and South ern California admission free An offering will be lifted to the absence of the pastor at 33 nod there will be no morning service Sunday the Uth Rev L F Myers of Canton may preach in the evening Announce ments will be made later You are welcome 0 W Weber pastor Salvation Army Capt Thos Klutts who has been laboring for sometime in Massillon in the cause of Christ will say good bye on Sunday evening at the Army hall corner of Mill and Tremont streets The captain wishes to return his thanks to the kind benevolent friends of Massillon for the sympathy and encouragement shown him while in the city Services at the Church of Christ at 10 a IT nnd 7 p m morning subject Our Invisible Helpers evening Greatest Building and Its Call to Sunday school at C E 6 p Jr C 2 p m FH Simpson United Brethren Sunday school at 9 a preaching at 10 a subject at Christian En deavor society at p preaching at 7 p subject Strange The orchestra will assist the choir in the music The Ladies Aid will meet in the church parlor on Wednesday at 2 p m Prayer meeting on day evening M M PhillipH pastor First M E church Sunday school 10 a preaching service 10 a subject Atonement class meetings a Junior League Ep worth League 6 p subject The Church of St Paul evening service 7 oclock subject The Scourge of G B Smith pastor Union Made Mens vlci kid congress shoos and satin calf coin toe at Suhr 22 South Erie street Lowest prices on plain and decorated lamps in the city West Side Variety Bazaar Saturday Specials Grapes per basket lie Peaches 30c Plums 35c Rolled oats per Ib 2 1 2c BECHTEL TAGGART 3 3 D J CD CD CD CD 3 so 21 F o o 3 77 30 o CD PZ w 0 Ha 03 co CD ff o i S A Thousand Capes and Collect ed from Manufacturing Centers of America Prices from Upwards ALLMAN PUTMAN I A J PAUL No 40 S Erie Street Is the only place to get the GARLAND PENINSULAR Stoves Ranges We also have fall stock f KEATING Stoves in and would be pleased 10 have you call exam irie them 00 RIDER SNYDER Drugs School Books and School Supplies PRESCRIPTIONS Glasses should fit Perfectly to be of real service Glasses lhat do not fit perfect ly hurt the eyes in the long run though they may give tempor ary relief or help the sight You be too careful The best plan is to call on us and eyes tested and find out if your glasses aie the right kind C C MILLER Scientific Optician 1 W Main St At Canal Bridge
