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BLOOMSBURG. PA. THURSDAY SKPIEMBER 3. 1003
NO. ; C
FATALLY SHOT.
Was Crawling Undor Porch to
End Life of Suffering Animal
When Foot Slipped and
Pistol Exploded.
Formerly at Normal School.
There was profound sorrow among
the many friends of Prof. W. II.
Deitwiler when on Tuesday morning
It was learned that he had met his
death by an accident. lie was a
member of the Normal faculty lor
several years, he resigned two years
ago to accept a position in Phila
delphia. The following from the
Philadelphia Inquirer of Tuesday,
gives the details of his death.
"Death in a strange and unex
pected guise came to Professor War
ren II. Detwiler, of the Northeast
Manual Training School, on Mon
day. While attempting to shoot a
sick cat at the residence of his father-in-law,
James Van Horn, at Hat
boro, the revolver was accidentally
discharged, killing him almost in
stautly. No intimation was given to his
wife and family of the terrible cal
amity that had befallen them until
nearly an hour after the accident
had occurred, when his body was
found under the porch of the house.
Mrs. Detwiler was prostrated by
the awful shock. Word was sent
to the city for medical aid, but when
a physician reached the place it was
found that the professor was already
dead. ,
With his wife and two children
Professor Detwiler had been spend
ing the summer at the residence of
his father-in-law, who is cashier of
the Hatboro National Bank.
Preparations were being made to
return to the city in a few days, as
it was necessary for the professor
to again resume his duties at the
Manual Training School.
A neighbor called at the Van
Horn residence yesterday and re
quested Professor Detwiler to kill a
sick cat that had been in misery for
some time. He immediately re
sponded, and securing a revolver,
went in search of the cat He
found the animal suffering in great
agony under the porch of the house.
His pity was aroused and without
waiting to coax the feline from its
hiding place the professor fell on
his hands and knees and started to
crawl under the porch.
His foot caught in a twig and as
he fell forward on his face he un
consciously twitched the forefinger
holding the trigger of the revolver.
The weapon was discharged, the
bullet crashing through his brain.
Believing that he had put the sick
animal out of its misery no one paid
any attention to the pistol shot.
When Professor Detwiler did not
Teturn, however, a search was in
stituted end his body was found un
der the porch. Word was immedi
ately sent to the University of Penn
sylvania. Professor Wood, of the
University Hospital, hurried to Hat
boro and performed an operation in
the hope of saving the professor's
life, but nothing could be done.
Professor Detwiller who was but
35 years old had achieved quite a
noteworthy reputation in the edu
cational world. Prior to his occu
pancy of the chair of history and
economics at the Northeast Manual
Training School he was a member
of the faculty of the Bloomsburg
State Normal School, at Blooms
burg, Pa. He was at one time
principal of the Hatboro Public
School."
Later information by letters re
ceived here, corrects some inac
curacies in the foregoing. Prof.
Detwiler had not gone under the
porch but was endeavoring to get
a shot at the cat in the yard when
he slipped and fell, and the pistol
was discharged. He was at once
removed to the house and a surgeon
summoned who performed au opera
tion, but the injured mau never re
gained consciousness, and expired
at five o'clock in the afternoon
He was a graduate of the West
Chester Normal School, and of
Haverford College, and while con
nected with our Normal School he
was considered one of the most
valuable men of the Faculty.
The funeral services will be held
to-day at the residence of his father-in-law
iu Hatboro. Rev. Dr. Hem
ingway will conduct the services.
Dr. J. P. Welsh, Profs. Cope, Den
nis, and Mrs. Sutliff went down to
Hatboro yesterday.
Second Trolley Victim
Herman Walters, of Phlladel.
phia, Struck by Car Near
Lime Ridge.
DEATH QUICKLY FOLLOWED.
The second fatality to occur
since the construction of the Colum
bia & Montour Klcctric Railway
was that on Friday evening, when
Herman Walters, of 2315 South
Franklin street, Philadtlphia, step
ped in front of a car at a point near
Lime Ridge, and was struck, knock
ed down and injured to such an
extent that death followed a few
minutes later.
It was car No. 2, the same one
that ran over and killed the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Swayze, at Berwick a few months
ago, and in charge of conductor
Ray Hoffman, and motorinan John
Rambo. As the car was ascending
the summit of a little hill a short
distance above the scene of the
fatality, Rambo observed the man
walking leisurely along the road
side. He turned in toward the
trolley and stepped directly in front
of the car just us it bore down up
on him. The current was immedi
ately thrown off and the brake ap
plied. When Rambo alighted from
the car the man lay in a shapeless
mass beneath the front wheels.
The car was run back and the well
nigh inanimate body carried in,
laid upon the floor and brought to
Bloomsburg. What little life re
mained deserted its earthly tene
ment before the car reached Al me
dia. The remains were taken to G. G.
Baker's undertaking establishment
and prepared for burial.
The first rumor to gain currency
after the accident occurred was that
cf suicide. This was probably due
to the fact that it was hard to con
ceive how a man in full possession
of his proper senses and without
self destruction in his heart, could
step in front of a car when he must
have known that certain death
would result. When it was learned
later, however, that the man's hear
ing was defective and his sight
somewhat impaired, the suicide
theory was dismissed and peopl
were ready to believe that the affair
was purely accidental, which it un
doubtedly was. ,
He in all probability heard the
bell, and stepped on the track
thinking that he was gettiug out of
danger. This is the general opin
ion, and it is altogether reasonable.
The fact of the man's poor hearing
and defective vision was made
known by Mrs. Amelia Hulshizer,
of Light Street, at whose home he
had stayed several times. Iu speak
of tne matter Mrs. Hulshizer said
that she had often wondered how
a man in his crippled condition got
about like he did. He was at the
Hulshizer home about a year ago.
The mau, was, to appearances
about forty-five or fifty years of
age, and wore a sandy mustache.
His clothes while not of the best,
were good, and his general appear
ance denoted some culture and re
finement. Immediately after the body was
carried into the undertaker's es
tablishment, Mr. Baker telephoned
to Coroner Sharpless, of Cata
wissa. He arrived here Saturday
morning, and impaneling a jury
consisting of J. K. Miller, C. A.
Kleim, Ray Peusyl, George Kuorr,
Warren Sharpless and Emanuel
Lazarus, viewed the remains. In
going through his pockets and grips
it was discovered that he possessed
a small fortune. In his right hip
pocket was found two pecket books,
one containing seven $100 bills,
and the other four $50 bills. In
one of the grips there was found
ten $10 gold pieces, one $2 gold
piece and some change. In another
grip there was a ladies gold watch,
a silver watch, a gold watch and
chain, four lady's gold chains,
three gold band riugs, a lot of gold
spectacles, a knife and a bundle of
soiled clothing. Coroner Sharpless
took charge of the mouey and
watches. The other effects are in
the possession ot undertaker Baker.
The inquest was continued from
Saturday to Mouday evening when
the jury met at the Central Hotel
parlor and after hearing the evi
dence of mutorman Rambo, John
Waples, who stood on the front end
of the car when the accident oc-
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To The Public:
Tt Is no lonjjnr considered a violation of banking etlik-s to ask for
whnt we would like to lmve, and acting on tliu theory that what In
greatly worth having Is certainly worth asking for.
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Solioit-4 the necounti of nil re.uponsililn people, promising all the cotirt
o.iies that are imiully extended ly un oliliging and carefully conducted
bunking house. We propose to continue to conduct onr business 011
safe and strictly business lines, believing Unit such a course will be to
the best advantage of the public generally.
A. Z. SCHOCH, President.
Who Gets The Money.
What will become of the Cash
of Herman Walters is yot an
Open Question.
Several Applicants For It.
Under the laws of Pennsylvania,
when a person dies intestate and
without hei.s, his property escheats
to the state. In such case the
Auditor General is the escheator,
and he hns the power to appoint a
deputy escheator who takes charge
of the property ofthe decedent, and
in case no legal heirs can be found,
he amn;isU-rs the estate, taking
out letters of administration in the
proper county, just as any adminis
trator does. Incase heirsare found,
he would be accountable to them,
and they could have an adminis
trator of their own choosing ap
pointed. The first step in case of the death
of such a person, is to inform the
Auditor General. The law points
out just how this information shall
be gtven, in due form. The inform
er receives one third of the estate
after the payment of all costs and
expenses, and the balance goes into
the state treasury.
Herman Walters who was killed
by the trolley last Friday, seems to
come under, this head. He ap
parently had no kin in this country,
and otily a half-sister or step-sister
in Germany who has not been
heard from in many years, lie
leaves money to the amount of
several thousand dollars, and it is
reported that he owned a farm in
Center county.
Information has been sent to the
Auditor General by at least three
persons, of the death of Walters.
One of them sent it in the prescrib
ed legal form, and the other two
telegraphed. The Auditor General
must decide who is the legal in
former. The telegrams were sent
first. That is one question for
solution.
The next one is, who will ad
minister the estate? Letters of ad
ministration have been granted to
W. B. Allen by Register and Re
corder Rutter, and H. H. Roger of
Center county claims to have taken
out letters there. Which of these
is the legal administrator ?
Will the Auditor General appoint
one of these as deputy escheator,
or will he appoint some one else,
and, if so, who? Meanwhile the
Coroner still has the dead man's
money in his possession, and will
probably hold it until he can pay
it over to the proper person.
AFFLICTIONS InjAVY flAND.
Only a short time ago we narrat
ed in these columns the very heavy
weight that affliction's hand had
laid upon the family of the late
Bernhard Girton of Greenwood
township. Again it becomes our
painful duty to chronicle another
visitation of sickness. It seems as
though their cup of sorrow is not
to be drained. The three, Mrs.
Bernhard Girton, the young daugh
ter of the late Mrs. Manning,
and the niece who was taken ill
while caring for the others, are
scarcely out of danger, aud now
two sons, John and Frank are
stricken with the dreaded typhoid
fever, aud their condition is alarm
ing. A terrible calamity has cer
tainly befallen them, one that is
without a parallel iu this section.
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For several davs nast there has
been a disnlav of door trimmincrs in
the window of J. G. Wells' hard
ware store that cannot be surpassed.
Thev are of brass, bronze, silver and
ebony, iu great variety of design,
-1 ! A 1 1
aua exquisite wor&mausmp.
WM. H. HIDLAY, Cashier.
Are You a Hunter?
If so you will be interested in
Wells' Special Gun Sale
All hrst clasi and relinhlc. we name a
few SDi-cials, Imt come and see our I)i line
and Special Offering at special
j.riies. These lire nil gooil gume jirocuiers
if properly handled.
SPECIAL GUNS.
A double barrel i;un with fine w.ilnut stork,
clem bore, finely ti.iislioil. Always io.Oo,
Special i.t $S.4.X on h. This is a 12 giiaye
gun, a qrciit field iii:cc.
Here is a beantiul u Rtmgc hammtrless,
double barrel, d;-.n bore rinely finished.
Left barrel choked, riijht barrel modified.
Always $2S.oo We will sell a few at $22.r.
Coirm and see it.
HUNTING COATS
At money saving prices. Don't expect these
coats at thee prices nil season, but now.
The old favorite hunting coat that you
have always paid 2.00 for now .ii.6j.
The regular if 1.25 hunting coat in this
sal at 9S cell's.
J'e5"'Us f'0111 $1.25 l 50 cents a pair.
Hunting Vim'.s and belts 50 cts to 25 cts.
We claim this to be the finest as
sortment of Hunter's Goods of all
kinds, and at less prices than ever
offered in Bloomsburg.
Come and see for Yourself,
for sale by
J.G.Wells,
Conerai Hardware,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
BETRAYED BY MARKED MOJIEY.
Two employees of the Berwick
Store Company, Morris Shuman
and Frank Welliver, were arrested
on Saturday by Chief of Police
Claybergcr, charged with the theft
of money. They were arraigned
before Squire Beishlinej who JieJi
tbem for Court in the sum of $300.
They were employed in the flour
and feed department ofthe concern,
and the scheme used to defraud the
company was a clever one. They
kept a supply of bogus cash slips,
and when a customer would make
a purchase he would be given one
of these slips, and the money would
then be placed in their pockets.
Just how long the peculations have
been going on or how much money
they have made away with is hard
to say. It is known that Shuman
for some time past had been spend
ing money rather lavishly, in fact
his pace has been considerably
faster thau a salary such as he was
getting would support. It was
this that first aroused suspicion,
and a detective was placed on the
case. The trapping occurred on
Friday when marked money was
found upon their persons. Both
denied the charge at first but the
evidence was so strong and the net
around them so tightly woven that
thev confessed.
The detection and arrest came as
a surprise to them and Welliver
nearly collapsed. He is a married
mail and has a wife and two child
ren. Shuman is unmarried. He
appeared to be but little affected.
Both come from good families and
their wrong doing is not only a
shock, but a matter of deep regret
to their families and friends.
Reporter Was Easy.
Who ever heard of an incline
bowling alley ? That is what the
Morning J'rtss says Dorr Bros, are
constructing, in the rear of their
restaurant. The fact of the matter
is they are making a runway for
the Winona Fire Company to dry
their hose. Ldward bhafler gave
the Press man the bowling alley
story as a joke and he believed it.
How easy some reporters are.
MEN'S I
$15f
SUITS
Fifteen Dollars seems to be about the price that
strikes the average man as being right for a Suit.
Our $15 Suits are famous for quality excess, when
compared with the ordinary Suits at that price. The
same suit at your tailors would cost $30.
What does your tailor give ? Good materials ?
Stylish Cloths ? Excellent trimmings ? Perfect finish
ings r frit? bo do we.
See Our Fifteen Dollar Suits
and you'll understand ; you can put
one of them right on and see how it
looks, how it feels.
Scotches and Cheviots, Silk Mix
ed Worsteds and anything you've
set your mind on. Single or double
breasted Styles all seams stayed
with Irish linen. Trousers roomy
and right up to the front in style.
If you come here for your new
Fall Suit, you'll hit it. If you don't,
you'll miss it SURE.
Ben Gidding
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Corner Main and Center Streets.
Come in aud see us,
we'll treat you right.
Prices Reduced
Quality and Style
not reduced. .
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White Shirt Waist
Suits, Graduated flounc
es, waist trimmed with
Hamburg insertion.
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White Shirt Waist
Suits, Tuol skirts
trimmed with lace in
sertion and tucks.
Were 4.25 now 3.00
Shirt Waists
Reduced.
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! shirred flounces, waist
trimmed with lace and
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! Were 5-00 now 4.75
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Special Prices on
All Shirt Waists
and
SHIRT WAIST
SUITS,
THE PRIDE
OF OUR
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Prices Reduced
Quality and Style
not reduced.
White Lawn Skirts
Some with Tucked
circular flounces, others
with box plaits and
tucks,
From 3.00 to 2.00
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Shirt Waist Sims
Madras, Lawns a n d
Gin-hams 2.00, 2.50,
and 3.00. From
3.00, 3.50 and 4.00
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Shirt Waists, Striped
Madras and Lawns.
Were 75c and 1.00,
Now 30 cents.
Special Prices on
all Summer Fabrics
and
SUMMER WASH
GOODS.