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VOL. 32
BLOOMSBURG PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1897.
JURY DISAGREE.
Alter Being Out Thirty-six Hours, the Jury
in the Winleriteen Cm Fail to Reach a
Verdict, and are Discharged.
On Thursday morning a little after
ten o'clock James Scarlett, Esq., began
the argument to the jury in the Win
tersteen case, occupying an hour and
forty minutes. In the afternoon Fred.
Ikeler and J. II. Jacobs spoke
for the defense, and on Friday morn
ing Geo. S. Graham closed for the
nrnsecution. All the speeches were
strong, and the court room was pack
ed full of people to hear them. At
twenty minutes of twelve fudge Ermen-
trout began to charge the jury, and
finished in twenty-one minutes.
The charge while brief, was con
cise and to the point. He began by
narrating the circumstances of the
rrime. including Knorr's arrest in
Reading, and his confession which
implicated Mr. Wintersteen.
"This crime is a most serious one
and your examination ot the evidence
must be iust. earnest and conscien
tious, and your verdict rendered in
accordance with such evidence or
justice becomes a mockery and trial a
farce.
"It is the duty of the Common
wealth to Piove the guilt of the ac
rnsed bevond a reasonable doubt,
and should any such doubt arise, the
defendant must get the benefit of it.
Rut it must be a doubt arising from
the evidence itself, and not conjured
up to escape an unpleasant duty 5 and
it must be an honest doubt, such as
to becloud the conscience.
"The Commonwealth has presented
Clifton C. Knorr as its principal wit
ness, and, alleging that he has been
fully corroborated, asks for conviction.
According to Knorr's testimony it was
in 1895 that Mr. Wintersteen first
sjoke of removing Mr. Waller, and in
June, 1896, Wintersteen is alleged to
have said that a good way would be
to blow Waller up. Knorr also testi
fies that Wintersteen secured the
dynamite and taught him how to use
it. The question that now comes
before you, is :
" 'Is this story true ?'
"If it is true, Knorr is unquestion
ably guilty, but Wintersteen is also
equally guilty, for the law holds that
the one who plans or instigates a crime
may be held equally guilty with the
one who performs the actual work.
"But while it is competent under
the law to convict an accused person
on the testimony of the accomplice
alone, it is equally true that it is the
duty of the Court to charge tor ac
quittal on the uncorroborated testi
mony of the accomplice on the grounds
that the corrupt source of such testi
mony renders it at least in part un
worthy of credence. The real in
quiry in your minds in this case is :
'Has the Commonwealth satisfied the
jury of the truth of Knorr's story ?'
The crime was undoubtedly com
mitted, but corroborative evidence
must be placed before you to connect
Wintersteen with the crime.
"The evidence for the Common
wealth starts with the motive for the
crime, which they allege to have been
the bill in equity between Airs. Jnorr
and Mr. Wintersteen. Then they
gav that hia ill.nii'll tnurnrrl Mr. Waller
has been exhibited by his threats, and
claim that th rntnmiui'nn of this act
of Knorr's was the culmination of this
hatred.
"On the other hanrt earh allegation
of the criminality of Wintersteen has
been denied hv the defense. Thev
claim that his threats were empty and
that he had no motive for the deed ;
that Knorr alone is guilty with the
motive shown, and the threats against
Wilier by Knorr are said to be proven.
They also claim that his testimony
and that of every credible witness for
the Commonwealth is consistent with
innocence alone.
"Evidence as to character is always
admissible, and it is substantial testi
mony to be considered in the case. It
must, be admitted that there are many
peculiar and inconsistent circum
stances in this case, amounting at
many points to unmistakable contradic
tion. There have been more attempts
to impeach the character of witnesses
in this case than in any case I ever
tried. It is the duty of the jury to
weigh these carefully and to decide to
which to eive credence. It is also,
your duty to reconcile these contradic
tions wherever it may be possible.
"Failing in this, it is your duty to
distinguish between the confusion of
untrained witnesses, under skillful
and severe cross-examination, and the
confusion of falsehood trapped. A
man may have many of the vices which
ruin a reputation, and still hold a
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regard for the truth. It is the un
questioned character, the Supreme
Court has held, that is considered the
best.
"Mv duty in this case is over : yours
is iust beginning. You are now the
judges of this case, and if you think
the evidence shows beyond a doubt
that Mr. Wintersteen was connected
with this crime, your verdict must be
guilty but if the evidence is sufficient
to raise a reasonable doubt in vour
minds your verdict must be not guilty."
The lury then lett the room, out
returned at a.xk and asked for dinner.
This was provided by order of the
Judge, and they again retired to their
deliberations.
The iurv were fed in the iury room,
and compelled to sleep on chairs. On
Saturday morning Levi Weaver 01
Light Street had an attack of indiges
tion, and word was sent to the Judge,
and after notifying counsel on both
sides Drs. McKelvy and Kedeker
were called in and prescribed for the
sick man. W. L. Demaree informed
the court that the jury could not
agree, and desired to be discharged.
Judge Ermentrout, however, urged
them to make another elTort to reach
a verdict and sent them back to their
room.
At 10.20 on Saturday night the
jury again entered the court room and
informed the Judge that they had
balloted every half hour for thirty-four
hours, and the last ballot was the
lame as the first, and asked to be dis
charged, which request was granted
As the iurvmen came out of the court
house they were besieged by reporters
who wanted to learn the result ot tne
hallotincr. The first vote was eight
for conviction and four for acquittal,
and the last vote was the same, the
intervening votes varying occasionally
Counsel for the prosecution are
ouoted as saving that the case will be
tried again at September court. The
rntt tn the muntv of this trial has
heen verv much over-estimated,
having been reported to be as high as
$2c;,ooo. All the costs and expenses
on hoth sides mav reach that figure,
but as the county pays only the wit
nesses for the prosecution, the jurors
and other court expenses, the bill will
not much exceed $3000.
TWO PERISH IS FLOIES-
Shut in With Death In a Burning River
Dredge.
DROWNED.
Miss Manna Grieves, who of late
has been making her home with her
eisier Mrs. John Andreas, below the
n. I.. & W. Railroad on Market
street, was drowned in the canal at
tbe foot of Market Street Saturday
nitrhr Her body was recovered at
shout mid-nicht. She had for many
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years been a victim 01 spa&ms 01 a
rather violent nature ana naa several
imcm; on Saturdav. She left the
hmise ahout nine o'clock with the in
tention of mailing a letter, and it is
she became bewildered, lost
hpr wnv and walked into the canal.
Justice Clark was sent for and a jury
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empanelled tor tne purpose 01 iiuiumg
n innnest. hut unon learning the
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fxrta in the case thought that an m-
mioct uraa unnecessary, tunerai ser
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afternoon, at two o'clock conducted
lw ttev. B. C. Conner of the Metho-
dist Church. The remains were in
tarred in T? nsem ont Cemetery. The
deceased was aged about thirty years
We take the following sad accident
from the Piila. Press.
By the burning of a dredge on the
Susquehanna River a short distance
above Pittston on Friday night two
men were burned to death and
another burned so badly that he can
not recover. The dead are Captain
J. W. Reynolds, of Espy, Pa., aged
56, leaves a wife and two children.
John Kyler, of Espy, Pa., aged 39,
leaves a wife and three children.
The injured man is Maurice Rey
nolds, of Ashley, Pa., the captain's
son ; badly burned on back, abdomen,
face and hands. It is thought he
cannot recover.
The dredee was anchored in about
the middle of the river. The men re
tired about half-nast o and went to
sleep in the little cabin aft of the
boiler room. The blocking of a
doorway resulted in the death of the
men
About 10 o'clock they were awak
ened by fire and sat up to see the
boiler-room in flames and the cabin
full of smoke. Realizing their danger,
thev tried to cet out bv the way they
entered, but were driven back by the
names. Ihey attacked the biocicea
doorway, but could not budge it.
They were like rats caught in a trap.
There was but one chance of escap
ing a horrible death, a dash through
the flames that seethed in a livid mass
in the boiler-room.
Covering their heads with their
coats they made the attempt, but from
that hery furnace only one mat
Rtacffered unon the ooen deck. He
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was Maurice Reynolds. His tather
and Kyler had been overcome and
fallen.
Reynolds' clothes were on fire and
his progress to the stern where one
boat was tied was blocked by the
flames. He felt too weak to swim, but
hung over the side of the dredge and
dashed water over himself to quench
the biting flames. I hen, as loud as
he could, he shouted for help. Peo
ple on the shore had already been at
tracted by the flames, and as quickly
as thev could, uponhearinz Reynolds'
shouts, they pushed ott tor tne Durn-
mg barge and rescued him.
One or two even made an attempt
to get into the boiler room, but by
this time the flames were spreading
over the entire boat, and they were
driven back. Young Reynolds was
hurried away down the river to Pitt
ston and taken to the hospital, wnue
the people, flocking to the dredge in
boats, watched it burn to the water s
edge and sink.
One of the bodies supposed to be
that of T. W. Reynolds, although
nothing but a small piece of clothing
was left by which it might be identi
fied, was buried at Espy on Sunday.
The body of John Kyler has not yet
been recovered.
REGENT DEATHS.
Samuel B. Kisner.
Samuel B. Kisner a well known
and highly respected resident of Mill
ville, died at his home at that place
on Thursday morning last, at the age
of sixty-eight years. His death was
caused by paralysis. Five children,
all of whom are grown up, survive.
The funeral took place Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
NORMAL PROGRAM TOR COMMENCE
MENT WEEK.
P. M., Bacca-
Saturdav. Tune 26, 8 P. M., An
nual Address before the Literary
Societies.
Sunday, June 27, 3
laureate Sermon.
Mnndav. Tune 28. Q
Pvhihitinn ot Field Sports. This ex-
ill he civen on the athletic
Mondav. Tune 28. 8 P. M., Annual
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Tumor Kxhihition. A pleasing drama
will be presented by members of the
Junior Class.
Tuesday, June 29, 3 M- -iass
Reunion. Cot).
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Tuesday. Tune 20. 8 r. M., uass
Day Exercises, ('97).
Wednesday, June 30,
Commencement.
Wednesday. Tune 30. 2
COMING EVENTS.
A Strawberry Lunoh
will be served next Saturday, June 19,
1897, from s to 10 o'clock P. M., in
the vacant building, corner Iron and
Main Street, opposite episcopal
Church, to which the public are cordi
ally invited. Lunch, btrawberry Short
cake, and Strawberries and Cream,
each 15 cents, Ice Cream and cake
extra. Proceeds for benefit of the
Lutheran Church. Your patronage in
solicited.
nual Alumni Meeting and Banquet.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company did a big business during
the Wintersteen trial. The total num
ber of words sent from the office here
was i85,ooo. The work of sending
this lirce number of words was no
easy task, but it was all done in a way
that reflects much credit on John U.
T aliorce. ofScranton. who had charge
of the office during the trial. He was
assisted by John Tracy and John
Lewis, two operators of town.
The memhers of the Neal Mission
Band will serve ice cream and cake,
A. M., Grand Satuiday night, on the fresbytenan
church lawn.
THE MERCHANTS' CARNIVAL.
The C. E. Society of the Lutheran
Church are arranging for a large en
tertainment to be held in the Opera
House Thursday and triday evenings
June 24 and 25. About 150 people
will take part in the performances.
From the interest the people are tak
ing in it, it promises to oe one 01 uie
most successful seen in Bloomsburg.
Announcements of any other en
tertainments will be made under this
head without charge, by leaving word
at this office.
Mrs. Mary A. Burns.
Mrs. Mary A. Bums, died Friday
morning at her home on East Street,
after a protracted illness. She is sur
vived by two children, a daughter,
Mrs. Rush Zarr, and son Robert.
The deceased was about sixty-five
years old. Funeral occured on Mon
day.
Dr. J. C. Fruit.
Dr. J. C. Fruit died at his resi
dence near Buckhorn. Saturday after
noon. The deceased was wen Known
all over the county, and was about
sixtv vears of age. Funeral services
were conducted at the house Tuesday
morning interment was made at Derry
Church, near Jerseytown.
B. Stohner.
After a long spell of sickness and a
ereat deal of suffering Bernard
Stohner, Proprietor of the Central
Hotel, died Mondav morning. He
came to Bloomsburg in 1856, and has
been a respected citizen ever since.
He was kind hearted to a fault and
was the best of friends. The funeral
was held Wednesday morning, ser
vices being conducted in the Catholic
Church by Rev. A. J. McCann, burial
was in Rosemont Cemetery.
Jacob Utt.
Tacoh Utt. died at his home in
(Greenwood township Saturday after
noon, at the advanced age of seventy
vears. He has been a resident of
Columbia County since boyhood.
The deceased was a brother to Elias
Utt ot this town, and W. H. Utt, a
former County Commissioner. A
wife and five children are left to
mourn his death. Funeral services
tnnlr nlace on Monday, burial at
Rohrsburg,
AN EVENING WEDDING,
The residence of T. E. White at
T.iirht Street was the scene of a pretty
wedding last week, Wednesday even
ing, the contracting parties being juiss
Margaret Tnhhs of Light Street, and
Mr. Theodore Garrison of this place.
The quests numbered over one nun
dred. The house was beautifully
decorated with cut flowers and plants.
Miss Annie Post of Nanticoke, was
maid ot honor, and Mr. Harry Tubbs
of Nanticoke was best man. The
hridesmaids were Miss Maud Tubbs,
niece of the bride and Miss Sadie
Tnhhs sister of the bride. The
ushers were Messrs. Toseph Sharpless,
Fdivard Oeariniyer. Harrv Hess and
Herbert Gearinger. all of Bloomsburg.
Mr. Stanley McHenry played the
wedding march as the bridal party
entered the parlor. The ceremony
was performed bv the bride's brother
in.law ttev. W. W. Hartman of
Audenried. The bride was attired in
a becoming costume of cream silk
and carried a beautiful bouquet of
hridal roses. The groom wore the
conventional black. After the cere
mony and hearty congratulations a
bountiful repast was served consisting
of all the delicacies of the season.
The oresents were numerous, beauti
ful and valuable.
Mr. and Mrs. Garrison have begun
housekeeping in Bloomsburg.
FRIDAY'S ri SATDRDAY'S
Business Bringers.
Prices on the Best Made Summer Suits that can-
not help but bring and keep your traae 10 mis eiore.
The backward weather has brought it all on. won t
put it off another day. Come Friday or baturday or
you may be too late. ,
We have taken 00 suits irom among our iuu o
Stock that are broken sizes, small lots of each style,
including all the lots we've all sizes. Some retailed at
$G.50, some $7.50, and some $8.50 and $10.00. AVe
place the lot on sale Jbnday and Saturday at
$5.00
We find also that our lines of Boys' 8 to 15 Knee
Pants Knlra In tVift TW. Grades are considerably broken
in sizes, probably two or three suits of a kind. Certain
Hize3 are missing out iue iot logumc uuuo
sizes. Friday and Saturday we will place this lot cl
$4.50, $5.00 and $G.OO Suits on sale at
$3.50
Here's an opportunity for your little chap, aged
3 to 8, in Vestee, Junior, Fauntleroy or Reefer, hand
somely braided, plain or fancy. The sizes are pretty
well broken up but we have plenty, plenty of each size
in the different lots. Friday and Saturday we will sell
the $5.00 kind at $3.50, the $4.00 kind at $2.90, the
$2.50 and $3.00 kind at $1.90.
Friday and
Saturday
Special Sale
on
Straw Hots
BIDDING'S,
Opposite Court House,
Two Doors Below Post Office,
BLOOMSBURG.
Summer
Underwear,
light weight
Balbriggan,
25 cts.
W. L. P. C.
14 4 -778
13 10 .565
10 10 .500
10 12 .455
8 13 .381
o 6 .000
BASE BALL.
CENTRAL LEAGUE STANDING.
Williamsport
Shamokin
Bloomsburg
Milton
Pottsville
Sunbury
SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK.
Tune 17. Williamsport at Milton ;
Sunhurv at Bloomsburg ; 18, Blooms-
hurg at Sunbury; Milton at Shamokin;
19, Milton at Williamsport ; uiooms
burg at Shamokin.
Bv far the best came of the season,
and nrobablv the Drettiest ever played
at Athletic Park took place on Friday
afternoon when Shamokin met defeat
at the hands of the home team by the
excitmer score of 1 to o. McNealy
was in the box for our boys, he had
plenty of steam, and the way he put
his pretzel shaped curves over tne
plate was a caution, the support given
him was gut edged, score :
Bloomsburg 00000100 0-1 6 o
Shamokin 00000000 0-0 3 2.
Batteries, McNealy and Goodhart ;
Sperlin and Kitter. umpire, rorrea
10 A. M.,
P. M., An-
Kb VENUE LICENSES.
The revenue tax must be paid by
dealers in spirits, beer, &c. before
July 1 st. In order to accommodate
applicants, Deputy Collector R. Buck
ingham will receive taxes at Centralia,
at I. Mr innne 8 Hotel, on June zo,
from 9 to 11.30 a. m., and at Blooms
hurtr on Tune 28. 20 and .10, at his
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office, from 9 to 4.
Renewed Bis Bail.
I,. S. Wintersteen appeared in court
on Monday and renewed his bail in
the sum of $7000. E. B. Brower and
F. P. Drinker became his bondsmen.
Clifton Knorr. who turned State's evi
dence and claims that he was hired by
Wintersteen to do the blowing up, did
not appear in court, as he is awaiting
sentence and it was therefore not nec-
cessarv for him to renew bail. Win
tersteen will come up tor trial again
at the September term of Court.
Harry Fine met with a very painful
accident on Tuesday. He was ar-
raneine some articles in one of the
lari?e windows of the Enterline build
ing when he lost his balance and fell
through the window breaking the
large glass and cutting an ugly gash
in his arm.
BUCKNELL NORMAL.
Rur.knell University and the Normal
mft on Normal field Saturdav after
noon. For six innings it looked very
much Bucknell, but in the seventh the
Normal boys banged the ball to all
corners of the lot and scored seven
runs in the last three innings. The
visitors played good ball in the field
but were weak at tne Dat. score :
R H E.
Bucknell 1 o o o o o 1 1 0-3 7 6.
Normal o o o o o o 2 4 1-7 13 3.
Batteries, Shortell and Catterall ;
Berry and Berry.
BLOOM MILTON.
After being beaten four straight
(ramps on our own Grounds tnis sea
son by Milton, the boys pulled them
selves together on. Monday ana clown
ed their lonans. captain uoounart
spnt Willie Setlev in to do the pitch
inor and his selection proved a wise
one. He had tne opposinc: patters
guessing from start to finish and seven
hits scattered tnrougntne nine innings
was the total secured on nis aeuvery.
In the eighth inning with the score tied
and one man on base Kid tiallman
litted one over the fence into Seventh
Street and won the game. Score :
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Bloomsburg 00111003 0-6 7 o.
Milton 00201100 0-4 7 6.
Batteries, Setley and Chamberlain ;
Walker and Hutchinson. Umpire,
Kelley.
DIAMOND CHIPS.
Crawling up.
Kelley's work was very yellow.
Kid Hallman is good enough for
us.
For once the pennant is in sight.
Milton plays the best ball of any
team that has visited our town thus
far.
Willie Setley has lost none of his
old time speed.
The attendance on Monday was
pretty good. Keep it up.
Hallman s home run drive in the
eighth was a peach.
P.ize Debating Contest.
The prize debating contest which
takes place once every year at the
Normal School was held Saturday
evening. The prizes were all won by
the Calliepian Society. The question
of debate was :
Resolved; that municipal misrule
and the degraded condition of city
governments in the United States are
due to the indifference of the better
classes, rather than to foreign immigra
tion. Affirmative: Miss May Edmunds,
Mr. Thomas Cule and Mr. F. Layman.
Negative Mr. W. A. Price, C. E.
Kreisher and Marion B. Riffo.
Thomas Cule won the first prize of
$25 ; the second prize $r5 was award
ed to Marion B. Riffo : and the third
prize $10 was captured by Miss May
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r,amunas.
While workinor on Fleckenstine and
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Ikeler's new grist mill near the Furni
ture factory Saturday afternoon.
Amos Travelpiece, a brick layer, who
resides on East Street, fell from the
high scaffold clear to the ground.
When picked up he was in an un
conscious condition and it was at first
teared that he was dead. Medical
aid was summoned and he revived in
a short time. His injuries are very
severe, but at present he is getting
along nicely.
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