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HR SJMITZWAnotT DT WIFEAle:best k valley^ of selt;Believed That the Wound no. s _Work*Will Prove Fatal.GOUPLE IS WELL KNOWOERE.Morgjnot b« Watts ing ircally ;ular aLived in Tuscarawas Township Until Last Summer, When They Beat William Scott, of Campcreek, Out of $l,700j and Suddenly Disappeared— Stantz Wanted on a Charge of Blackmail.StaiCannon, Feb. 16.—A telegram from 1 Pomona, Cal., brings the news that Homer Stantz, proprietor of the Pa-, * cific hotel at that plaee, was shot in .yj-p ! the neck by his wife Wednesday night WtU ; and that the wound will probably cause , his death. The telegram says that , Stantz formerly resided in Canton. A j Xhe j search of the city -directories did not;» reveal his name, but relatives of the J thman were found in Canton. In speak- j oing of the matter one of them said7r that Homer Stantz was never in real- j T I i*y a resident of Canton, but he waa i here occasionally some months ag^theS j He is a son of Joshua Stantz, residing c-at-t near Massillon, and has-a brother liv-) ing at Navarre. When the matter was t referred to Chfef of Police McCloud prQ^ t and Lieutenant Joseph Wieiand they ^ threw additional light on the aub;ect. gQng I They declare that Homer Stantz and I the woman who claims to be his wife ^ 1 had an escapade in Stark and Tuseara- _ .| was counties some months ago. The woman, according to the officers, is none other than the notorious KittymanDavenport. ag ^At the time mentioned a man named William beott, living a few miles south of Massillon, was fleeced out of $1,700 by them in a clever manner and then they suddenly left for the West ^ and this is the first heard of them P°r* since. The Davenport woman, it is J alleged, enticed Scott, who had a wife ^ A and two daughters at his home, to run away with her and by an arrangement' A between the woman and her husband, ^ur the latter suddenly made the disco v- ^orr ery that they had been occupying the A same room at a New Philadelphia !o- t A tel. The husband complained that Scott had alienated the affections of 8 his wife and demanded a cash settle- Re^ ment, asking for $2,500, knowing that A Seofct possessed the money. It was My finally agreed to settle the matter for E $1,700, and after getting the money oou Stantz and his wife suddenly left. E Then the Canton officers took a hand in Tr« the case and placed Scott under arrest at Midvale, and brought him to Canton. Folt; He still had in his possession $8,410. I This money was in cash and while ele Scott was being held as a prisoner his - I wife and hia daughters appeared in tio : Canton. He gave them all of the J money, his wife giving him backj enough to take him to his relatives in ] ■ Tuscarawas county. Just a few weeks Re ago Mrs. Seott wa3 granted a divorce from her husband, on account of this At escapade. A number of efforts have Pr since been made to locate Stantz, who was wanted on a charge of blackmail.CHRISTMAN—BRAUN.M.seiPIWeddingat St.Joseph’s thurch Thursday Morning.Miis Susie Christman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Christman, of le Elton, and Mr. Leo Braun, son of Mr. j and Mrs. August Braun, formerly of M Massillon, now living in the country, | were married at St. Joseph's church th Thursday morning, in the presence of r a large gathering of relatives and friends. The Rev. F. B. Doherty officiated. Miss Gertrude Christman, the bride's sister, was maid of honor, and j Harvey Braun the groom's brother,1 was best man. The bride wore a gown of white silk and carried a white prayer book. The maid of honor was1 also gowned in white. She carried tj pink carnations. A wedding breakfast 0 was served at the home of Mr. and e t Mrs. Wilson Graber, in West Mainja 1 street. Mr. and Mrs. Braun will be at a home temporarily at 126 West Main street.SHERIDAN—REESE,Miss Anna Sheridan, of Massillon, and Mr. Clarence Reese, of New Phil-' a adelphia, were married by the Rev. F.B. Doherty, at St Joseph's church, onS5Jc1(lt;
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Massillon Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Mon, Feb 19, 1906
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