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Athens Messenger And Herald (Newspaper) - February 6, 1902, Athens, Ohio A Lustid Vila theirs mess Knorr vol. Lix to. E Athens Ohio thursday morning february 6, 1902.tragedy�?Ts of Williams and Lyle brought to Athens from Gallipolis. The Athens Herkalo to. My. To. Wile recover William buried at Clark Chape and Lyle Boydy turned Over to Ohio University lamborn an alleged accomplice released. Tile last act in the fearful Gallipolis tragedy Iii which two burglars Aud would be murderers lost their lives and marshal Finsterwald was dangerously wounded has been enacted and the wrought up condition of the citizens has settled Down to Tho usual Calm. Harvey Williams lies buried in the Clarks Chapel cemetery the body of John Lyle has been turned Over to the biological department of the Ohio University and marshal Finsterwald Athens courageous officer is slowly recovering from his serious wounds at his Homo on second Street. Bob Swett and Weldon Kyle the confidants of the two dead men have returned from Gallipolis fully convinced that they do not want any More detective work. John Lam born the alleged accomplice of Williams and Lyle who was arrested and placed in jail late wednesday night has been released As the evidence found against him was not thought to be sufficiently Strong to warrant the holding of him longer Williams brought to Athens Harvey Williams one of the victims of the deadly fusillade of the officers was brought to Athens thursday afternoon and was taken at once to Hie undertaking establishment of w. A. Hibbard on Washington Street. Tho body of Williams was claimed by his relatives and awaiting the arrival of the body Here were his sister Brothers and step father Samuel Lake a Star route mail Carrier out of Athena. During thursday afternoon and night hundreds through curiosity visited the undertaking rooms for the purpose of viewing the remains of him who had attempted to carry out one of the boldest schemes Ever conceived by criminals. A Bullet which entered the brain just behind the left ear caused instant death. His face was not in the least disfigured. Clad in a suit of somber Black and resting in a Plain casket the body was seen by hundreds and Early in the evening thursday the crowd of curious minded was told to withdraw so that the members of the family and relatives of the dead Man could View the remains unmolested and without any embarrassment. It was a pathetic scene Aud when the Stepfather smoothed Back the liar from the pallid brow of the erring son the words that were formed for speech were choked a uttered in he Throat. The body of Williams remained in the undertaking establishment until afternoon Friday when Short funeral services were held in the presence of the relatives and a few friends. The body a taken to Clarks Chapel where in that quiet cemetery the remains were consigned to the Tomb. Williams was 27 years of age Aud single and for the past year he had Bee making his Home in Athens at the Home of his brother in Law John Lam born. His step father Samuel i Ake who lived a Short distance from Athens he visited occasionally. He assisted Lawborn in his photograph business Aud though he was known by Many he had but few Boon companions. He was slight of stature and an examination of the police records show he had never been arrested. It is the belief that he was led into the scheme to Rob mrs. Priestly of Gallipolis by the seductiveness of Lyle who already had served two terms in the Penitentiary. However Williams was prepared tor murder when he entered the priestly Home and it was because of his bad aim and poor revolvers that he was prevented form adding murder to the crime of burglary. Lyle was hit hard. The unclaimed body of John Lyle the second victim of the Gallipolis plot to Rob and probably murder mrs. Priestly was brought Here Friday Over the Kan Awlia amp Michigan railway. Every Effort to locate and communicate with the relatives of the dead Man proved futile. John lamborn by whom Lyle was employed Here for Over six months claimed he knew nothing of the whereabouts of the Many a relatives. He said he frequently spoke of Michigan but that Lyle never divulged the name of the town or City where they were locate. The Only thing Learned Delhi Italy about Lyle is that he had j served two terms in Tho Penitentiary for burglary and that while imprisoned at Columbus he assisted a prisoner to escape As detailed in the Story of the tragedy last week. Lyle came to Athens about six months ago from everywhere and nowhere. He was rather a smooth conversationalist and soon found employment with lamborn in ids photographic business. In Athens and surrounding towns he took orders for enlarging pictures and was successful in his w Ork. Froze utly to would suddenly disappear and would be gone for several Days when he would return and enter in the photographic business. No one knew where he went or what he did. When he first made his appearance in Athens he was pretty Well dressed but he soon became negligent of his personal appearance and during his last Mouths stay Here he looked like a Hobo who had experienced the seamy Side of life. At times he appeared to be melancholy and morose and apparently had lost All interest in himself and the rest of humanity. Immediately upon the arrival of Lyle s body hero it was taken to the basement of the East Wing of the University of which institution the body had become the property according to the due process of Law. Any unclaimed body according to the Laws it Ohio can be turned Over to any institution with a medical department. As the Ohio University had a Legal right to the body a demand for it was made and the body secured. It will be used for practical demonstrating work in the biological department and All work completed Here by the students is placed to their credit when entering any medical College for completing their course. This is the first body Ever in the Possession of the biological department and the securing of it was perfectly legitimate in every Way and its use in the interest of science will lend great Aid in the proper study of Anatomy in this department. Lyle was also slight in stature lid years of age and weighed about 1255 pounds. A few persons were admitted Friday evening when the body was removed from the casket and examined. Eight bullets had entered the body five of which would live proved fatal. He had been completely riddled with Lead which showed that the officers had been unerring in their aim. The wounded marshal. Marshal Finsterwald who was wounded twice As a result of the bloody encounter will recover and the people of Athens in whose hearts he Lias a place of the warmest admiration will be devout Ful thankful. The officers who concealed themselves in the priestly Home to await the coming of the robbers made a vigorous attack As soon us Williams and Lyle with the confidants made their appearance through till door. Lyle pushed himself through the door and Marsial Finsterwald was waiting for him. In an instant the fight was on and before Lyle could discover that to was in a trap the heavy Cane of the marshal was brought Down on his head. Lyle dodged and received Only a glancing blow causing an excoriate on of the skin above the Eye and on the left Chetek. Before the marshal could strike the second blow Lyle who carried a revolver in his hand levelled his gun and fired at Point Blank Range. From that moment the fight was on to the death an All the officers closed in on the desperadoes. Revolvers crashed wit ii terrifying rapidity and the first shot fired by Lyle struck marshal Finsterwald Iii the breast. In fifteen seconds the Battle was Over Aud the Victory was won by the dauntless officers. Williams and Lyle Lay dead marshal Finsterwald was wounded once Iii the breast and a flesh wound in Tho Arm. Deputy Man ring of Gallipolis was wounded in the hips. In All no less than Twenty five shots Wero fired. The first shot fired hit the Athens marshal and when it was supposed to be All Over and Lyle Lay on the floor apparently lifeless he with superhuman Effort and with Exien Ditre of All the Energy left in his body raised himself on his Elbow and fired at Finsterwald the to tier it of Foeth Pagso a race of time with skill. Swift work done with Type setting machine in Gallipolis tragedy wednesday night. In a write up of the installation of an adjustable simplex typeset Ting machine in the messenger amp Herald in the first Issue of this year the claim was made that we had greatly increased our facilities for getting out a strictly first class modern newspaper giving All the news of Athens county. Tho readers of the messenger a Herald Are seeing these claims verified in every Essno Aud our rapidly increasing subscription list shows that the Public is not slow to recognize the effect of our Superior facilities. Any newspaper office May Issue a newsy newspaper if it has the mechanical appliances and can afford to employ enough men to get the matter and get it into Type. This the Ordinary country publisher can not afford to do. His income does no to justify the expense. This office could not afford to do it under the old time a a hand composition Quot regime. But with the assistance of the simplex w e can do regularly four menus work Aud in Case of a Rusli can do five menus work with one Man and a boy. The tragedy at Gallipolis last week in which two notorious burglars Wero entrapped and killed on the spot where they expected to perform their nefarious work and where our of ii marshal Finsterwald was murderously assaulted and seriously wounded furnished an Opportunity to prove the efficiency of Tho simplex typesetting machine in a country newspaper office. It was press time and one form was on the press. Mayor Rose was informed of Tho killing. The news spread like wild fire. It soon reached this office. A messenger a Herald reporter rushed to the telephoto and after some delay in getting connection established by the circuitous route to Gallipolis got the facts and began to write his Story. The simplex which had been shut Down an hour before was started in an instant. The machine was ready. It is always ready. No waiting for Metal pot to heat like some other machines. Paragraph at a time was handed the operator who set it As fast As an experienced typewriter could furnish the copy. It was a race Between a typewriter who Cai handle 1500 words n hour and the simplex operator of four months experience. Tho Type writer of course came out ahead. He had to but within one hour two and one half columns of double leaded Brevier embracing a full and detailed Story of the tragedy was in Type. Within one hour and thirty minutes the papers were running through the folder and mailing machine on their Way to Over 3000 Home in Athens county. Is owing to the excellent facilities of the six Rural free deliveries out of Athens Farmers living nine Miles from the county seat were Reading the Complete Story of the crime before Many people right Here in town who wore waiting for fhe daily papers for their information had seen a line in print. It was a Complete and effectual scoop for the messenger a Herald Over All its competitors daily and weekly and completely demonstrated Tho efficiency of the simplex machine in a country office. 1 a a Waw a Post office increase in the business in Athens during the past four years.milt0nj5heets will be hanged March Llu caught in Athens.1 Milton sheets alias Harry Bell who was captured in Athens recently by marshal Finsterwald and policeman Burdette and who was returned to Somerset county pa.,charged with the murder of Agustus Glossner has been sentenced to be hanged on March la. The belief of sheets that he would get off with life imprisonment did not materialize and he will have to the penalty of his crime with his of n life. Sheets was convicted in december 1899, for the murder of Glossner a Stonemason in Somerset county and was sentenced to be hanged on March 9, 1900. Before tile Day of execution sheets escaped from prison Aud after spending several months in the mountains of Pennsylvania Maryland and West Virginia he left his places of hiding and came to Ohio. About two months ago he wandered into Athens and engaged with Al Sprouse a West end Saloon keep it eras bartender. The Story of How his capture was irm ight about is familiar to All. The picture of sheets after his escape from Pennsylvania was in All the detectives papers in the country and his photograph was in the hands of Many policeman. Policeman Burdette for several weeks before his capture in Athens carried a picture of sheets in his pocket Aud saw him nearly every Day As he patrolled his beat in West end. Burdette wanted to arrest sheets on suspicion some time before his capture w As really effected but it was thought by others Liat it w Ould be Best to wait nut ii More conclusive evidence could be brought against him. Sheets was never Given the slightest hint that he was wanted and he did not know that a trap was being set for him until he w As securely caught. The Gallow s for one year was cheated of its victim but this time sheets will the penalty of Las in Texas. L g. Hawk a former Athens comity resident was killed on january ii near it. Worth Texas by being run Over by a train. He. Was conductor on the Denver a it. Worth railway Aud in attempting to Board his train he fell Betws Een the cars the wheels passing Over both Legg near the body. Death occurred a few hours after the Accident. He was buried on the following saturday january 18, at it. Worth. He was forty six years of age and had been in Texas about eight years. He was married and was the son of w. J. Hawk living two Miles North of receipts $11,000. Past year worked an epoch in the Post office Here All night service Rural delivery routes and free delivery under postmaster s. La. C. T. A. Will meet at Lottridge saturday february 15.�?the program. A session of the South Eastern Athens county teachers association will to held at Lottridge saturday february 15. Tile following program has been prepared. Declamation Emma Parsons Gram mar l r. Pierce Bosey Emmett Riley Reading Grove Cullman Reading h. Parsons declamation Lucy Dye and Argus Dole essay Flore Buck biography. Harry Hartley declamation Bevalyn Roane la Reading h. Hankinson essay hate git declamation Mathew Christman and Pearl Lye afternoon. Oration m. K. Dinsmore declamation Grace Reeder oration Guy Dinsmore declamation of try Bhaw essay Nellie Jones oration Carl Buck declamation Ixia woolly Aud Mattie Russell Reading d. Callum oration e. R. Kirkendall. Tile quest Ion for , resolved that u. S. Should confine herself to the american continent. Affirmative j. J. Woolly e. R. Kirkendall Carl Buck. Negative 0. R. Cline Guy Dinsmore Marvey Shaw the four Hundred dance. The younger members of the Athens 400 gave a delightful dance Friday night in the Assembly club rooms Oil Congress Street. About Twenty couples were present and until a Date Lour they were willing devotees to the mythical Muse of dancing. Music was furnished by a Columbus orchestra of seven pieces. Refreshments were served by Palmer Wood. Those present were or. And mrs. W. K. Leonard or. Anti mrs. W. H. Mckee mrs. E. C. Merwin of Columbus misses Bertha and Jean Rich of Covington ky., misses Josephine Cottrilli Mary flattery Mary Dodge Pansy Iler rold Rosa Muear Grace Stickney Marne Wood Mary Arscott Mable Rorick Maine of by guess Anna Scott Ellen Vood and Earl Clayton Heury Poston w. K. Weott s. L. Mccune f. H. Logan h. H. Hanning r. J. Berry Clyde Edmundson Carl Stickney w att Craig Albert Jones will Hawkins Clarence Roach Harry Bartlett j. W. Herreid James Lyons Teddy Sullivan Paul Codding Phil Welch. _ card of thanks. We wish to tender our sincere thanks to the Many friends wlm of so kindly assisted us during the Long illness and death of our Mother. Minerva Jane Pitter. Her children. Tho past year has Mark d an epoch in the Athens Post office and postmaster Gist is to tie congratulated in the great improvements in the service and till substantial increase in the re seipts of the office. Within the preceding twelve months six Rural free deliveries have been established out of Athens and several Hundred families receive their mail daily while the number of patrons accommodate d will Roach into the thousands. All night service has been establish d Aud mail received at any hour of the night is at once distributed. Matter mailed at any hour is sent on its Dostia Tion on the first train out of Athens thus adding considerably to the excellent facilities previously in operation. The latest addition to the mail facilities in Athens was the establishment of free delivery for the City which was put in operation saturday with most Gratifying results. The from mail delivery which wont into effect saturday is proving even a greater convenience than the citizens of Athens at first believed. Two deliveries Are made Dally once in the fore noon Aud once in the afternoon. To accommodate those who Aro expecting important mail after the last delivery has been made in the afternoon postmaster Gist Ina provided a carriers window Whin will enable patrons of the office to receive mail ofter the regular deliveries. Til is window will be open from a 30 to 7 o clock each evening so that no one will have to wait for important mail until the regular delivery the following morning. Saturday morning the carriers Clade Logan and Frank Dean appeared at the office Reedy to make the first free mail delivery in Athens. Their mail bags were filled to Over flowing in the first trip out and the people of Athens experienced for the first time Tho convenience of having their email delivered at their cd or. Carriers Logan and Dean had a hard Day of it for if the weather Man had tried to make a rougher Day for the inauguration of free delivery he would have utterly failed. Pedestrians with no loads at All found it very difficult to get along the streets on account of the exasperating slush. However the carriers were a qual to the emergency and they made their deliveries on schedule time bringing missives of gladness to Athens residents. The carriers have had extremely disagreeable weather since the service was begun and though the initiation was rather a trying one they will weather the storms and the Slushy streets with impunity. Carrier Logan delivers Over route no. I embracing the territory along court Street and All East of that Street. Carrier Dean delivers on route no. 2, and covers the territory West of court Street including the territory South of Tho South Bridge and the state Hospital. There Are fourteen collection boxes located conveniently in town. The exact time of collection has not been fixed but will be As soon As the new departure is in smooth running order. The growth of the business of the Athens Post office though not rapid has been gradual and substantial with condition More favourable each year there is no danger of a retrograde movement and free delivery which was established saturday wiling continued for ail time. The ambition of postmaster Gist to have free delivery Iua Gurat d during his administration Lias been realized and lie is justly elated Over the Success. His appointment recently As i it St matter for a period of four years is a High commendation of the efficiency with which the office Lias been conducted Aud the re appointment comes As a Reward for meritorious management of affairs. Ably assisted As he is by his efficient corps of workers the citizens of Athens Are to be considered fortunate in having the Post office department so Cai of oily Aud systematically conducted and with the View of giving them Tho Best possible facilities. A comparison of the Recci its of Tho office during 1897, postmaster Gist first year s administration with the receipts of 1901, will give an idea of the gradual growth of the Busine of the office. During 1897 the receipts were As follow january #002.83 february 780.49 March 1,024.97 april 820.84 May 516,85 june 715.94 1 july 655.06 August 781.54 september 717.43 october 993,47 november 003,37 december 876.09 total the receipts of the office year 1901, were As follows first Quarter second Quarter a third Quarter fourth Quarter 9,097.95, during the �T�2,745.36 2,57&50 2,740.94 8,089.96 total v this shows an annual th1 receipt of the office of Nia Tely $600 during each year of postmaster Gist administration. Fro delivery is firmly established and Fella citizens of Athens Are enjoying mat convenience. To Foci i late the service the resident should that All their correspondents them by Street and number. This will assist the carriers in making their deliveries. With free delivery no one cent postage goes. Every drop letter oven if it is sent to ones next door neighbor must have a two cent stamp on it. Otherwise the recipient will be complied to extra poet age cd card mine equipped. Broadwell feb. Lias been a quipped with an Ell mining Plant having installs kilowatt 250 Volt Dynamo with a 6ft horse Power automatic Coigne also a 150 horse Power boiler. The mining machine is a is machine made by Che morn 4 Iller electrical company built i Al feet deep and 44 inches wide no 1 Ordinary room will be out Iii 7 runs actual running time of each run minute. The average capacity j Tbs la too umm in s after the Plant bae been Well another machine will prob Buly dad which will greatly oat of the mine. In operating the mining Plant will be used to Light Tho and boiler House and part of the heading of the mind equipment a furnished 1 Complete by the Sackett mine co., of Columbus Ohio b m three nuptial Al mayor Rose performed to at Bat inlay Sud six people pity sailing the matrimonial couples married were Edware Rie and Mise Rosa Forney Jacksonville Hugo by rot Zyk 7 Holtville Aud miss Hannah Glouster and Lewis North and Emma Woltz of Glen to contributors. Ail those who contributed to the Finsterwald subset int k requested to meet in the office this thursday evening to term in How the Money shall be posed of. How this we offer one Hundred Ward for any Case of cat cannot be cured by Halls Core. F. J. Cheney a co., prep#,.ti o. We the undersigned live k. J. Cheney for the last 15 Aud relieve him perfectly i in All business Frau rued ions financially Abir to carry out any of i ligation Marie by their firm. West a j trims wholesale druggist Toledo _ , Al Anan a Marvin whole j ale druggists Toledo o. Halls Catarrh Core is taken internally acting directly upon the blood and raucous surfaces of the a tem. Price 75 cents Jar bottle. Bold by All druggists. Testimonials free. Hall s is Miry pills Are Best. A a a a. A the ladies missionary society of the presbyterian Church will meet with mrs. Will Hibbard next tuesday afternoon at 3 30, All ladies mrs invited to be present a a. F. Day a opened a restaurant and lunch counter near the k. Amp m. Drop open Day arid night. Der promptly filled. Come and set a a a i a the paraphernalia frat Beardsley Lett i Manuc tits weighs Over j Flor warn. Wow a in in

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