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WEALTHY RETIREDMerchant, A. B. Dennison, E. Sixth Ave., Charged by State Fire MarshalWith Arson in Connection With the Burning of His Rushville Store Property, August 9, 1912, Released by Habeas Corpus ProceedingsKushville, August it. Ill 12. Uierc wire insinuations made against Mr. ].VnniEon and ii is said Rushville residents even intimated that he had tired his property and it Is said at that time the State Fire Marshal til ought the tire was the work oi an fucendiary. Mr. Denniaon h rough I action against the National Fire Insurance Cc and the Aetna Fire Insurance Co. to recover his loss by fire on policies held in these companies and recovered judgment for several thousand dpllars The insurance companies carried the case to the Supreme (,’ourL and several weeks ago a decision in vocable to the insurance companies was rendered.MARY PICKFORDAt the lyric Theatre, at an Early Date.-fjxed by theAlt;5.1 R. Dennison, Tetired merchant who moved here from Rushville several years ‘ago, was arrested at his homo on East Sixth avenue last 1 evening by Constable John Johnson of Rk-hland township on a warrant issued from Justice Emanuel K. Shu- _ maker’s oflice at Rushville, filed some days ago by State Fire Mar-1 sbal Buckley charging Dennison withf arson, claiming he burned his store ‘ building and contents at Rushville, | which occurred August 9, 1912,} causing a loss of several thousand dollars.By permission of the Constable, Dennison was permitted to notify his attorney. Senator J. S. Sites, of his predicament and Attorney Sites accompanied the officer and his client lo the office of Squire Shumaker with a view to fixing up the preliminaries to a hearing and, having Mr. Dennison released on bond so he could return home with ills counsel, but when the accused entered a piea of not guilty the Justice absolutely refused to fix a bond and ordered that be be delivered to the custody of Sheriff George E. Smelters, to await the action of the court.Attorney Sites offered to go on his client's bond, whatever it might be,iSqutre.The prisoner was taken in charge by Constable Johnson who held him at his home instead of locking him up in the village^ prison and awaited the arrival of the sheriff.The sheriff left by automobile for Rushville sllbrtly after 11 o'clock to bring in the prisoner, but after floun dering about in the deep snow drifts and heavy roads the machine was unable to get through and Sherllf Smetters was compelled to return without his prisoner, arriving hotnc at two o'clock this morning.Attorney Sites returned to Lancaster and acting upon the instruction of Mr. Dennison, Attorneys M. A Daugherty and Brooks E. Snell were retained *,o assist Attorney Sites, and habeas corpus proceeoings were filed in Common Pleas Court al 10 o’clock last night claiming Mr Dennison was being illegally restrain cd of his liberty at Rushville by reason of Justice Shumaker not lix-ing a bon d. Upon a hearing of the petition Judge J. G. Reeves granted the prayer of the petition and tlxed Mr. Dennison's band ut $1000.Sheriff Smetters went to Uush-vlllc Friday morning taking the live o’ctock train out on ike Pennsylvania road, determined not lo risk an -iiitomoblie in the snow again.Mr. Dennison was kept, over night hv Constable Johnson who tinned the prisoner over lo the Sheriff on Friday' morning and securing a two horse sled Nind a driver, Sheriff Smetters returned to Lancaster with his prisoner overland.It was .about noon today when Sheriff Smetters arrived at the Court House with his prisoner, from Rnsh-ville and appearing before Judge Reeves on the hnbejs corpus writ, he entered into bond in the sum of $1,000, with Senator J. S. Sites as suretv for his a one a ranee at theOne of Mary Pick ford’s companions in her new picture, Less Than the Dust, will be a camel who lends a great deal to the atmosphere of the scenes, inasmuch as many of them are laid in East India. It is said that the circus season nearing a close the camel thought it best to get into the movies and make an engagement that would carry him into the winter. He, laud his name is Adbul, formerly lived in the east but came to this country with his parents. He doesn’t remember any of his early days but says that he likes the country of hif adoption and is more than pleased at being and acting in a branch of the dramatic art that continually keeps him before a camera and always in the public eye. However, Abdul is far from being vain.NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS.Water will be shut off of Columbus street from Wheeling street to Sixtli avenue tomorrow morning ut 7 o’clock.f JOHN M. KING, Sftpt.BRYAN LECTUREShowed the Distinguished Leader of Political Battles in the LargerHumanity of His Character—Lancaster High School Orchestra Praised for Splendid Music of the Occasion, and Cooperation of H. S,To those whose chief impression of William J. Bryan is from seeing and hearing hiiu in the heal and strain of political controversy, aiiuliiei aide of his magnetic and forceful pet tonality was revealed last night at the (lily Audi tori uni, when he gave his lecture on “The Making of a Man.” The add rets was marked by genial humor, and by many of Lhe deeper things of the spirit presented with a simplicity of II lust ration and nn earnestness o: con vi net Ion which tiid not fail lo louse the noblest purposes of all toward the finest possible manhood and womanhood, ouch a message from a man of Mr. Bryan's Standing in the world, mu at he not the least of the great services such a man renders to his country and a better future.Several opening numbers by I.he talented L. H. S. Ore lies Ira. led by Alcides Brasaeur. a High School Senior, gnvo great plea on re to the audience. .It was Just I lie music for such an occasion, and the RreBhyicr-lan Men's Clans appreciate the 1ftnil cii-riperation of Principal Hickson and the young people of t.lie orchestra.
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Lancaster Daily Eagle
Lancaster, Ohio, US
Fri, Jan 19, 1917
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