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McKean County Miner (Newspaper) - June 04, 1908, Smethport, PennsylvaniaHarry u Backus editor my official paper of the Cru Octy terms Smethport a. June 4, 1908. No. 23 Crosby Man Crew Una James Murray meets terrible Fate tuesday afternoon. A used Pell under car and Lex and body badly St pin car he leaves wife and Junuies Murray Mot with Hilo. Accident shortly after one Oclock on of. To. Dos charge of. His in time it Tho Heino Manu whom Crosby which Cist him Iii life. He slipped and foil under a moving Box car Wobu Byrun Over leg below Tho Tineo acid. Then ran up to Bone where Tho ear flopped and held him in this awful .m.r. M Aitay was assisting in placing cars of. The t Werd. Switch by Gravity and during rain interfered with the service. And drenched Large crowd., the decoration Day Exergue a Tutor prod with by ibo com cats of saturday and very Little of the program wan carried out. Tho Day dawned rather dark and1 Cloudy and Lia a soveral Shwen in1 the morning but Iii Iii Nunn the run nil ii Olott Tod Brav Aud it looked an though the afternoon would be Thia Thone Cidad to in orb to the cemetery Aud 1 decoration d4v. Carry out the program a i prey Only a. To in Laluo was formed with the Tarih Al a Daidson horseback followed by a few of tha old soldiers i carriages. Tanoh Camp soveral of the1 Stordy old pc Traub who preferred to walk Fol in Widby o. Of f., Hobo company and Tho the. Suic Liport schools divided into grades Mucor Rob Potito to Little ones taking Trio Load Ami a vory imposing Parade it ii ado. Dpi ring Tho March Toto not notary of Louis were forming in tli6.West and about Trio was is raid to begin Flo program a Terrll Lle drench cd Iii Iii cye Rhaue Bof Oto. Found it wit one of to rms had this Wero r i car result with rain that As an alarm was t u Little All about the factory came to their respective Home a lid dry Midi atoll the. Car Shortt no and to out Ami Ivin bowl to to medical Aid suit Imwie j i set Ali Point Bih Lio. Was Patst All human Aid mid Mespin d u Short to a Piej utter the doctors arrive in. .re-1 Signo d to Rind shortly Lizifore died lie said to was going Leoniy and was j. Surv icon. At t Friday evening Wens Well Atton nil. Following program curried out Mummy was abm Ives Yeam of i is by a Loving wife and i l Lak ill in by Young Hulion -wlt1 Siml Fridl i n oct ii i i m Tiv atm three judges Here and. Two coi Irti in big of cases just until saturday. The regular Juno torm of criminal court convened in the court Hoko hero it 3 o clock monday judge Jobo Pii w. Bouton pretax Long assisted by Hon. John Orni Rod of. Coudersport and in do Crawford county Tuul of joins Olson. The first Case to come before judge or Uio roil was that of John Olson to Thorp for Tho killing of his nine year Pill in Okhee Othol last february. Tho Imlau co of monday afternoon and opening wis Ozmun Riv lib get Tiu g a Sriry Gillette his. Allen Bradford , Kant Smetko Mullall o lived ill by. To. Fall Mildred a Bartholomew Piini Piton Toibb hopi Dan Kua to , i intercity Frod , Eldrod. In Citso was Ojo ipod tuesday Ino ing. Diet riot Atto Floy. Ouy b. Mayo wins assist of by Fred a Gallup with the prose option and Mullinox Kane Daofei Idt of thou the Piror Tunod it bout or lib Ului ill Iii of Lam Little . I to Juht important witness was of Joti Urie Olmin Tho if year Alil the find took nil aet ivc j. Interest in the work of his. Religious tie Lief. To resident of nor wife h township to greater part of huh Ulfo and his Greco did him t o my Hee Tallon. The Fino uni services Aro to tug hold Thili afternoon and his Ismail Stalil be Laid at rent in Tho col Grovo singing hymn of Tho Ile Pablo and hag Al Rill chorus a Tho address by. Roy. J. Recklus of Cotor Flo full o patriotism and in incl e Limo Neil stun distressing ii by in employed. Oif Aio far of Misfel Ida i Ong ladies Ninde a in Cross. Of the Iii 5efe adjoins the Tjio Drill they Sang Komo Muunro spreader shipped a machine totem 10 Superino Bidaut Clark at Tho poor Fanny Bessie Helne Duaim gave pm ipod wifi of How cars for every Soldier s grave and recently miss Drako put Lei tier m. Likit ovening. Strubburg Wurf poor farm a team to flags were Given by Frank h. I i a pa., father of mrs. Hoisa g. A. Hainan e air Toffi hair apr Hoheb Colegrove with i pigs for the others West along and Rode Back of spreader. As or. A troubling was ing info the Yard Tho spreader was Kieh a sudden Jolt and Carl was thrown a Between the wheel. Wal so Royln nuptials. Fore the. Father noticed his Tatj Home of the Bride i parents in lad had been terribly crushed about miss eur Wilmeth Vanette eldest drs. Mccall Nui and Walker w t he of or prove City were summoned but the boy died marriage to or. Albert. From his injuries before the doctors. Hev reached the farm. Iris thought he lived Rector of St. Luke s Church about 30 minutes after the Accident. I Stiie Thiart preformed the ceremony Coron or Sherman of this City was immediate relatives of the two tilled but Kuppu learning the particulars present. Liiro mrs . The Groom is Jim prosperous travelling. Exceedingly Bright very i Lily spoken or by All and his parents the sympathy who slim is a former _ of the Community. Besides Many he leaves two Brothers and. A sister daring her girlhood and Young lady Hood. So of a o Dell hanged. Som and charming1 to Tibig to a dispatch from pm Orinin 3, Man with Many accomplishments who rays Ora o Dell the wife murderer i numbers her friends in hosts All of was hanged in the county jail Here yes-1 whom congratulate her husband on his Ter Day at a. In. Sheriff Swope after a Short honeymoon trip was assisted by sex sheriff c. S. King liui1 Are Mattison will be at Honie in just so Fiji minutes i " 9lcau after june tenth. Aiter Hutli no fall him dead. Before the Black Cap was naming up. Adjust Dover his head Odell spoke Toi the work of taking up Tho tracks of the spectators in bold Tennis saying i. H16 Between it. Jew Ett and hate to be. Taken away in this manner i w6s s last by to of the Shawmut management. The Cap was then placed Over his head i comes As of after the noose had been adjusted und i split Pennsylvania and in a very few seconds the trap was thei Ubo of the tracks of sprung and shot through Tho i j8 company by trap sending his Sony into Between Coryville. And Oloan u Riell killed his wife diff lug a spree that Tho renew the l worthless Aud habitual drunk i a Cliffo Locaso we compel the tour a to seek an outlet via it. Jew ing a Small store. They bad two child Reu. Approached his wife and alter knocking her Down he1 shot her three times one Bullet Koine through the Inglar vein. She died an hour later. Shi. Was a Woumn of Good repute Antt the. Two children arc of cup to Onnolly Bright. They Are making their., Home with their grand Infin Nurt. Chestnut Fence posts for Sale. Second growth Chestnut Fence posts it 12 cents each apply to James quirk. Time As n new Lino from Cor Yvie May be constructed connecting the two tons of the Shawmut at Ilean june Jer uld. Spring millinery. All that is new tit becoming and minis Factor y in the line of Milf pry the very latest ideas skilfully carried out by trinum and assistants who know How to Wen re proper effects. Pm Mhz. Cake sub Toribo for Tho miser. Was 151iiity of. Killing a his the grounds. Of insanity. Commeau wealth vhf Osollo Bryon Lar. Ouy As Bailee not a Truo commom Ralfh is w. Ooin Mon Eil Rudoss True Bill. is John sed Tusick Irue Iii. Is. John. Truo is Matthews and Hue Niiler bed no Eliout i Eliuk on night of Felir Quiry that nuut Midnight Slie was died by someone a Outing into the r.6oiu. Her father Bent Over her and. Shu to Jiing cold of Hor Cheok she throw a her Jumrat. To mud Olvat it was a Ruy sur Lii he in that hip Mhor. Blown bed Ami ran out of help. Head her sister Eniy bout her it Thor had acted strangely for u few Days previous., Neil Bors who to her Call Tosti itch that Olson met the Iii at Tho door with a smile he Hing two closed razors in. His left hand. When asked whom. Where the child la a by ing co Nodi Lio Iii with three gashes in Ter Throat Anil Joek. The child was placed Oil n Couch when died ill u of ova. Tui utes Olson showed to Poncem and submitted to a a fast with Llie exception that lip of insanity land Testi fied in support of this theory or. Smo Thiart and two doctors from Kane testified positively . Was insane. Oliver with fees testified sick with rho Grippe previous to the tragedy and had acted strangely. For several Days it wrist. Proved that he Nian of Good Char Niter and habits and that he had it rays been kind to his children. Was also shown. Hint do shown Many indications of insanity since the murder. The defence rested tuesday evening and made to Weir pleas. The Case was Given to Tho jury just before noon and at 1 80 they returned a verdict of not guilty on or Onbas that. He was this ver dict was expected by nearly everybody familiar with the facts. Other court matters. _ Commonwealth is Joseph Sleamon a True Bill. Jury withdrawn verdict of not guilty county to the1 costs. is Sigf Shuth Boylor assault and Battery a True Bill defend ant plead guilty arid was sentenced to a Fine of and costs of prosecution and stand Coni Mitton to the comity jail until sentence is complied with Commonwealth is Evan Sherey motion to Nolle pros granted. Commonwealth is John Hayes motion to quash indictment granted. Is John Jarish motion to quash indictment granted. Ion to quash . True Bill defendant tried and found not guilty. Commonwealth is Ira hires True Hill Story returned verdict of not guilty but defendant to costs. is a Ralph Olluf Teil True Bill. Defendant puff late d guilty was in Spendel and prisoner released on his own until Tho Octoba e r term. Comno wealth is Edwin Woss wan Jook Walocko and Joe Hwaok car Rob Borer. Tho Aco Nojd were tried jury found and Waji Ake but Ltd on the first and second to Aifiti and not guilty. On the third count. Hayek was guilty. John jury trial guilty on Pecoud of Uttof the indictment receiving stolen Good. Siim Nel of Unity he fondant Toad guilty on the fourth count of the. Indictment charging of by tilt Nyrl hut toy Commonwealth vib w. A. Hilton until october term. Commonwealth i Martin Donu not guilty. And Liana Brad Slawi to a Pitt. a incl Jonos not guilty Ami county Corts. Commonwealth is Frank Oain Olkie not guilty and Tho prose motor Louii to Robts Bill. These Tho negro i ,6hargiid with shooting in common wealth i Lester Bannon and vib a and Tom flu Thor Bill. Comm on wealth bed. Phlon True is Sadhu us -.ciiuty, True Bill j. is a True vhf Rod to Uin Iii Trot Goninion wealth vib will Young truer km.-. Yil d. True Bill can ii wealth is Tii l 7 Avis not a is i Man Bill. is. I link lieu two Bill. Truu Bill. a Connors True Bill. Murder at Polinao Churg. of Tho body of George Andali Vagas who Hiis Lut shitty from his. Worl and room Here in town for the past two Weka in who River at Ridgway yester duty ukr Piug flip Treut Judd his dockets Rolf tit brings rdc was i Onila Lavagas to Island of Crete and who Sci mod Ovet Sha. Ii ii a s Itai Road Street and wits employed at. Tiu nulls suddenly and mysteriously Digap it ared Furdin his liaihit5.au my sea veal his a Horo aborts. The fact that he was known to hid p a of Money on his person at All tunes led to apse him to that lie Hart met play to thing Hal Yovor wits of him until yester Day my Fin k when three Hoys Carl and and Carl Svvenson of while boating on Tho Clarion River near the Dynamo works Dis covered . Hooting in the Uliey towed Tho body to Shore and in formed the their Hud. The remains were taken by or Vanaken and Romp pm to a b. Sam top and Jame of Gouda Lavagas. Friends went to Ridgway on the afternoon r. P. Flyer. The remains were positively identified and a Coroner. It was Fornitt that Throat was Cut from ear to oar and that his pockets were rifled and turned m Side out. He was had at least s.150 in a leather Wallet strapped about under his clothing. This Wallet was still of his person but iad be ii opened and the Money gone. His was still in his pocket. Tho inquest adjourned after Tho identification of the body until this afternoon when a verdict will Ess to rendered finding that the Man bad been premeditated by murdered. It is said that there Are persons under suspicion and arrests will probably be Breeze. Grove City torm logins june eight weeks. Largest summer school in Pennsylvania thirty eight professors Aud lecturers Tateo from great bit on special work schools of Normal Aud collegiate brandies Gogh music brunches stenography and typewriting., students anti get work desired 1140.00 will cover All necessary expenses and Iress pros deut to tact grow pity a. Inn tit washing and ironing at Home. Or go omit also House Cloan Uff. Apply to mrs. Williams Northumberland Avo no. _ phonographs on easy payments co phar Naoy. Burg Chadwick prop. Glop construction co. Of Buffalo will do the work. The Price lower than previous to to signed by both the work will be started. At it of Oon Noil monday Iii ghz thu bids for paving portion of main i Root Conraid Viroil Aud it was finally to a word Tho Conti dict glop construction Obi Pahy of a Altalo of this com Pany no nuts to 111, pop1 Baa to Yard for a Clyo such. Foundation of Concrete and including curbing Lill Ligand practically Overath Ujj Nocus Sar y to Complete a of no s that the bid of the Gipp. Coli bin Fotiou Luai Piniy has i Jpn accepted the Bonk Tjio Uio Noy turned this credit of Trio ail that is acc Osbury 14 for Tho contractors and 10 in work a hold to commenced before thu end of Attiq Mouth. As to ctr learn Thoro Aro no now in Tho Nizich Jal cd i auction proce Siliaga. At Tho Price Given bid to can about a Fuata Yards of pub Rico it Tho. Money raised on Tiro Bonds and Itell ii Iivo i loft for uni Wihlm Wii other Irit idea ital t Puii Liob. I fits will pave Tho foot wide Imd lit tie redi feet wide without a Cott Uff he donations it in in Nyiri in unit. Tonii some of w to the hands of the Horo agn trea Spirer Jinx ii no thu work bidder my arid if lilt Trio donors will do Lut Elijio we cow n tulle of of w Oro show lies e old civil War new s. Items Flint were and Are of interest to Many of our renders. Thy order of tile corps commencing at tile right it tit Sloop in How Iradj Ham Dock done Ludiry Sickles and sultes. The god Jud was very i Roll Lery Well placed along right Many Rocky ledges served our infantry bottle was such us to facilitate re to of any part of the line while Genii Center was ready in whole Force wit i ease and through our potions wont All Tiereo of the direct to Trio Ricl rot Cap out off Nuat either Wittack Meado instantly to overthrow Hini which would have open the Road to Washington Baltimore else rut roat at i Inmei be disadvantage by roundabout or s argue s should meet him Wirthe Liko a Brave he chose the first turn Short about Tun Flung his whole great army determined by against ours. It was not until six o clock in the evening that Tho rebels charged. furious Canini Buildt erf two hours answered wit i equal vigor by our guns from to Dieu tit apr and desperately up against be no Siciu s corps was driven slowly Back by Mere overweight it was red. Second corps under a Aumock the fifth under find by the Aid of new but aeries1 of guns but still the rebels pressed Ralliet close u n Der Bur front after wavering once and apparently were on Tho Point of succeeding in crushing through oar desperate de fruit a lie in ill. Uleu u Dot lieu from the Slocum a s Larue up Aud at tha same time Sedwick with the sixth and reached the grou Uii actor nearly thirty six hours hard March ing and with ready bravery of hearing the Case., Petit straight Down into the flight at two it. The rebels slowly re broken and exhausted. Just As this assault on our loft Center and loft failed Kwoun s corps dashed at our right to take advantage of any weakening there in Aid of our left. More terrible if possible Thau on Tho other Side of Tho Hill was Trio fighting bore. The twelfth corps and first relieved of Hill s and a treat s troops and after obstinate fight ing until nearly ton o clock at night Kwell s too was completely the bloody Cluny b work leaving Meado s Noble army completely Victori but Leo s powerful and Veteran army was not beaten yet though Tho Roada to the South wore shut and on Friday to gave lint to again1, Frith Oon Rago but not without to lire. Jahdi it Wai on Ilde which to Day Opol cd of Fri Slocum s troops of Pur right Outor opon log fro at. Dawn on. Which had pmed Thorn so nay Ujj oly Tho quo Niue before. Ewell i forco1 promptly answered to the Eltta charge As fierce or Fri Ricer of Tho Day before the a heavy artillery fro of both Lildia while the rebels Mada Shargo after Churgo in Vul ii Itil about i or m Sinur Lull Boucon trl fire on Tho Central and moot Northern-.pplnti.of-. Gen. Moade 8 position and a Throo hopi re caution made ensued probably Yovor. Surpassed for Inte Libity on1 any Buttle Flold this Side the Ochani cat its Clown the o Rybol forces massed. And Oba god to our Teutor but said with visible Low of dash and spirit than Bosforo. Tho charging column Tho rebel gun. Armit Tomid in moved toward Gen. Wobb b Brigido of the second corps. Vet Braus to Robulus with a Ilio that sting Gorod Thoni. Achi Stead halted them u moment to steady his Lino lion Webb sold lbs r Shargo the a Xiomy is Anil dash Iii at Thum in front Fiortio us of Sec Ond corps flanked Thorn that Armstead and his were captured on the spot Viany of Triem Bur utterly Nowod by their Dang or in Dir pro3trato.th6msol.ve9 and. Boj this that Force and i Bod Tho column could to u of mtg in the Bilili Baring the night of Friday primp try Mado Roi Fily to. Rot roat acid Early on saturday Morin g. Ita Toly hurry link Towt Frd Vlark Leilh to Tho Westward of Meado s. Xxi Sittou by har. Crar Uii Anil Willimin Minort. On on my 6 wore killed major Gen. Floynn fld and. Worllie ail Weil i and Cuil web i can Llowell Ura Batu. Of Tho rub in to Nim. In poll Ulm to Iii ily Kun thus Jar of major Uon a Wool and -brig.-lion. Tou Worth and. Big Freado Lill cd guns. Heth and wounded. Ali . U prisoner. But it is a great butt i Wojie to on of Iii urdu four Gei inels and thirteen Tho Rubel i Iii was to a gov this War of Northern soil. The Glrst Bat t Iti on Worthom Epli has been fought at the. End of two years Ami and if beyond comparison the nips crushing and. Ire Duful defeat a the in. An automobile acc id tit at Una saturday of Franklin s prominent injured one of the Iii fatally. Tho automobiles Hisil left Tho Kwh icon club for Cambridge Springs in the wore Aud. Mrs. Torii icat Leeh Wilson and Lorenzo. Biu vietto. While crossing Pluf truck a it thu Hajj Berry switch of the West 15ijjhtnati get trolley Lino tie trolley ear hit the la Ruberton car lit to door of Tho ton ii Fau and caught the rear wheel with a us incr. Ilie seat was a 25 gallon tank of Hriso Jiuu a pres Suro. The Jar broke Orji the tank and in n second Dot Kathleen Wilson alighting inthe midst Sheet of. Flames. She was taken to Tho Hamot Hospital so badly buried that death Ca Iii Relief monday ii Ylli i 11 0j. Of clock. The others who were injured Are miss Helen Elvis buried about Tho anus and legs Arm broken mrs. Alfred Wilson a sprained ankle and Burns about the fact Lorenzo Cut bends on of it head of the Kati Oual Bank of Oil City ii tuned Almont the Urnis Zipek. Are prompt and thorough1, and will it very Short time strengthen the weakened kidu oys Aud allay troubles arising from of the bladder. They Aro recommended everywhere. Sold by. L. K. Hogarth. Big cuts or Little cuts Small scratches or bruises or big ones Ore healed quickly by Dewitt s Witch Hazel Salve. It is especially Good for piles. Be sure to get Dewitt. Sold by. L. A Hogarth. Mrs Park. Has recovered from her Rocert illness and will have her ban1 dressing Aud manicuring open from . M. To 6 p. And please d to serve hot pitl Ous wanted. Waitress at Trio Bay state per 0. A Hurley proprietor. Wanted a position at general housework in Snaith port. Call on or address Barbara Rihei Wood pouter Start of. Hand painted China. Mrs. H. In. Backus has a line of band painted China Sita old for graduation presents

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