ffll if f IMi MM FuP I Iff IIP ifillk VOL 38. BLOOMSBUItG. PA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1903. NO. ;V7 IN THE COURT ROOM. The September Session Is Being Largely Attended.-A Large Calendar. TWO MURDER CASES. The September session of Court opened at ten o'clock Monday morning with the lareest attend ance for a long time. The room was nearly filled with people, and there appeared to be a general mani festation of interest. Among the most important cases to be tried, and the ones which are attracting the most attention are the two murder cases. Amandus Levan charged with the murder of James McAndrews, and John Ses oclc and John Cowash charged with the murder of George Watsky. Be side these there are a couple ol highway robbery cases, and taking it all together there will be an ex citing week. W. P. Arter, constable of Cata wissa was ordered by the court to confer with the District Attorney In regard to information made by Tillman Kleckner that Charles Baker of Catawissa was bottling beer without a license. The Grand Jury was called and sworn. B. B. rreas made foreman. Judge Little stated that the Court respected Labor Day, but that action by the Grand Jury upon cases brought before it would be nscessary. lie then in caustic terms condemned the recent inter ference w i t h the Democratic primaries in some of the districts of the County, in concluding lie said it was just this sort of action that compelled Washington to hang the brilliant and noble Andre. Iu regard to the numerous com plaints of the roads in the various townships judge inline siaiea inai supervisors should investigate the complaints and not only rely on the information of other parties, and that complaints against super visors should be made in regular form before a Justice of the Peace so that prosecution could be made at the following term ot Lourt. This way the complaints reach the Court too late and the supervisors are to prepare a defense, thereby causing continuance, the roads are fixed and prosecution discontinued. Instructions were then given to keep everybody out of the Grand Jury room during the deliberations of the Grand Jury. Neither the District Attorney nor tipstaff has rieht to be there at that time. This arose from the fact that a tipstaff at last term of Court was present dur ing the deliberation and an attempt was made to throw out the indict ments on the ground of irregularity. In the matter of the Sheriff's sale of the Catawissa Fibre Company, Limited. Opinion and order of Court filed. Estate of Daniel A. Kitchen Return of sale of real estate con firmed nisi. Petition for partition in estate of Sarah Yeager, deceased, inquest awarded. Estate of Philip Seesholtz, de ceased. .Now, September 7, 1903, rule granted to show cause why the prayer of the petitioner should not be eranted by the Court. Auditor's report iu the estate f Samuel Rhimard, late ot Bnarcreek township, deceased. Confirmed nisi. Rstnte of John Brobst. late of the Town of Bloomsburg. Auditor's report confirmed nisi. Estate of Benjamin Miller, late of Scott township, deceased. Con firmed nisi. Report of Auditor in partition in Nelson vs. Boone. Confirmed nisi. Petition of Raymond S. Derrick for appointment of a guardian. Arthur Cole was appointed guar dian. Bond in the sum of $150 approved. Petition of Stanley Kile for ap pointment of a guardian. Leonard Kile appointed guardian. Bond in the sum of $250 approved. Estate of Wm. H. Creasy, late of Catawissa township, dee'd. Re port of sale confirmed nisi. Petition of Samuel Pursel, guar dian of Edward Jacoby, to sell real estate of wards in town of Blooms burg. Petition granted. Estate of Peter Baldy, late of Catawissa Borough, dee'd. Report of sale confirmed nisi. ContiuueJ.on 8th page 4th Col. Upper End Sensation. Calvin Sutllff Accused of Poisoning Richard Hess' Horse. Settlement of Estate the Cause The upper end of the county has a sensation now. It is a poisoning case, and as the result of which Richard Hess, of near Central, one ot the good, respectable", and best known residents of that section of the county lost a valuable horse. Paris green was the poison used, and the perpetrator, was extremely liberal with it, as the trough from which the horse had eaten, was literally coated with the death deal ing stuff. The man charged with the crime is Calvin Sutliff, a step son of Mr. Hess'. The accusation is based on some troubles growing out of the settlement of an estate, that of the prosecutor's first wife, and in whose will the defendant was named as executor. His arrest was made by Frank Grandell, a detective, placed upon the case by District Attorney Duy, and who has been working quietly but sedulously for several weeks past. THE HEARING. A hearing was held before Justice of the Peace Jacoby Saturday after noon. The first witness called was the prosecutor Richard Hess. He told how "he made the discovery of the poison. It was early in the morning of August 6th about five o'clock as near as he could remem ber. The barn door being partly open aroused his suspicions that everything was not right, and he immediately investigated. The first thing to attract his attention was some fresh grass which had evidently been cut and put into the horse's feed trough. He then examined the trough and found that it was lined with paris green. The horse died two days later. The witness on being questioned as to why he suspected Sutlifl, said that they had had some trouble over an estate. Sutliff was the executor, and he advertised the property in which he (Hess) was living for sale, which precepitated a quarrel. The second witness, Perry E. Hess, son of the defendant, knew little or nothing cf the existing animosity between his father and Sutliff. His testimony, however was important and had particular bearing on the case as he had pur chased a package of paris green for Mrs. Sutliff, wife of the defendant, at Jameson City, previous to the poisoning of the horse. On the day in question, Mrs. Sutliff and Miss Bertha Lyons, were at the Hess home, and he was driving them to their homes when Mrs. Sutliff ask ed him to buy the paris green. This was in July, but he could not give the exact date. C. B. Ammerman merchant at Jamison City, testified to the sale of the poison to Mr. Hess, and also to the sale of another package of the same thing to Mrs. Sutliff. His memory was clear on the second sale because Mrs. Sutliff said the people in the neighborhood were accusing her of buying Paris green in two packages. A. M. Harvey the next witness, testified that he and his two sons, Rush and Clyde, passed the Hess house on the night of August 5 They saw a man standing in the road in front of the house, but as they drew near he stepped in the shadow of a tree and pulled his hat down, over his eyes. He spoke to him but received 110 answer. The witness said he would not attempt to identify him. Iu order to shorten the hearing, Counsel for defendant agreed that the evidence of the boys would corroborate that of their father and they were not called. Curry Mausteller, a carpenter, employed by the B. & S. R. R. Co. was breaking on the down traiu on the moruiug of Aug. 6. He saw Sutliff on the train, and spoke to him but he did not answer. Sutliff he said acted as though he did not want to be seen, rie could say where Sutliff boarded the train, but he got off at Beuton. He ic called the incident because it was the day of the Parmer's picnic. In cross-examination Counsel for defendant attempted to get the witness tangled, and put the same question in a different form two or three times, but the witness per ceived his purpose, and answered, Banking Y. OU have more or less If it is you know something of our service. But if you are not a patron, perhaps you would like to give us a trial ? Our methods are calculated to please, and by careful manage ment we afford the highest possible security to depositors. 0e Q!5foom06urg (Uaftonaf ( anft A. Z. SCHOCH, President. " Oh, you can't mix me, I was there all right. A. L. Fritz, Esq. who acted as counsel for Sutliff in the settlement of the estate, testified that he had received word from his client stat ing that their bills for the sale of the property in which Mr. Hess, the prosecutor lived, had been printed, but knowing that the sale would be anomalistic, there having been no order of sale taken out, he advised Sutliff to take down the bills and to have the advertisement discontinued. It was the purpose of the prose cution to show that Sutlifl had act ed in accordance with the advice of his attorney, and called A. II. Edgar, of the Benton Argus, in which paper the advertisement had been running but Edgar was not present. Defendant's Counsel agreed that his testimony would substantiate that of Mr. Fritz. This closed the evidence, and District Attorney Duy moved that the defendant be held for Court. He was accordingly bound over for the September term, with the under standing that the case will be con tinued until the December term. The defendant was held in the sum of $Soo, with Thomas Cole man and C. J. Seigfreid as sureties Counsel iu the case are A. W. Duy, J. G. Freeze and C. W. Miller for the prosecution and Ikeler & Ikeler and A. L. Fritz for the defense. BONO EE01TAL- The program arranged for the recital given by Mrs. Ella Fox Gilbert, assisted by Mrs. Marion Harter Miller and Mrs. Maud Run yon Colley, in the Parish House last Friday night was a most at tractive one in every number. Mrs. Gilbert sang with that depth of teeling and warm expression that is so characteristic of all her work, and Mrs. Miller played the violin most charmingly, Mrs. Colley ac companied Mrs. Miller, and also Mrs. Gilbert in those numbers where Mrs. Miller played the violin obligate The platform was prettily decorated with palms and flowers, and the piano loaned by Mr. Salt zer gave excellent service. The audience well, the audience was of the very best what there was of it. The Parish House will comfortably seat three hundred people, and it should have been filled. Mrs. Gilbert, born and raised in Bloomsburg, was desirous of doing something by her "own efforts and the assistance of her friends, for the benefit of the Public Library. Time after time she has willingly given her services at public entertainments for the benefit of many of the churches of the town and for numerous other charitable objects. But when she offers an enter tainment of her own, with a small admission fee, there are only seventy nine people in the town who have a quarter to spare for that purpose. Such lack of appreciation is cer tainly discouraging to people who have talents and accomplishments that have been so freely given when otberpeople derived the benefit and the credit. Perhaps the foregoing does not at all express the feelings of Mrs. Gilbert, but if she doesn't think as we do, she ought to. Granted a Charter. A Charter has been granted to the Danville and Bloomsburg Electric Railway Co. which is composed of the same people who make up the Dan ville and Riverside Street Railway Company. The two charters provide tor a line extending from Bloomsburg to Riverside Borough. Business. of it. Possibly it is with us. WM. II. HIDLAY, Cashier. Are You a Hunter? If so you will be interested in Wells' Special OunSale All first class and reliable. We name a few specinls, but ronie nnd see our bij lino and Special Offering special prices. TtiuMu arc till good c.une prccuicrs if properly handled. SPECIAL CUNS. A double barrel cun with fine walnut stock, clean bore, finely finished. Always 10.00, Special tt 43.48 each. This is a 12 gunge gun, a qreat field piece. Here i a beautiul 12 gunge hammcrless, double barrel, clean bore finely finished, l.tfl barrel choked, riht barrel modified. Always 428.00 We will sell a few at $ 22.00. Come and see it. HUNTINcTcOATS At money saving prices. Don't expect these coats at theie prices, all season, but now. The old favorite hunting coat that you have always paid 42.00 for now 41.65. The regular 41.25 hunting coat in this sale at 98 cents. Laggings from 41.25 to 50 cents a pair. Hunting Vests an J 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 iu Bloomsburg. Coju; axd sw$ for Yourself. FOR SALE BY J.G.Wells, General Hardware, Bloomsburg, Pa. Honie raoM tee west. After an absence of nearly three months Donald G. Herring reached home on Sunday morning. He started about the middle of June with five other young men for a trip through the wilds of the west ern couutry, and accompanied by a guide they traveled through Colo rado, Wyoming and Montana. He had the experience ot riding over the sandy deserts on horse-back, camping at night sometimes without water, and riding altogether about eight hundred miles on the saddle. They visited t h e Yellowstone National Park, and all other places of interest in thac section. Donald returns bronzed and robust, and speaks of the strenuous portions of nis trip as being of such a character that he does not care to repeat them, though the experience gained he considers most valuable. . Much of the journey was in the pale of civilization and all that was of course very delightful. YETTEE'S HOTEL. When a hotel sets a table that satisfies the taste, and is better than the ordinary, it does not take long for the public to find it out. That is the reason why for some years past Boyd R. Yetter's hotel at Mainville has been largely patron ized. During the winter there arc frequently sleighing parties that drive over there for supper, and in the summer a Sunday dinner at Yetter's is one of the attractions hereabouts. Without any attempt at great display, they serve meals cooked to perfection, on spotless linen, in great variety, and plenty of it, and everybody who goes over there wauts to go again. Last Sun day there were forty-two guests for I dinner, half of them being from Bloomsburg, and that too without any prc-arrangement, all meeting there by chance. Mr. Yetter is a progressive landlord and his hotel is up-to-date. Mrs. Ella Fox Gilbert sang a solo in the Episcopal Church on Sunday morning, at the meeting of the Y. M. C. A. in the aftirnoon, and at the Methodist Church ia the evening. Men's Suit Elegance 1 fftb' We believe IzjSjk that there i s I hT a11 blooms- Jmb 1 PliflRp BURG who pP I llife uld not be KfeM mm Suits we are I Wm$ti$h showing at $15 XK Siftlfef or$i8, llilll I feltej Forget the 1 lifter price for a MfiL MM I P'M moment, and lfp$ iffljfM I you'll think W Mj I worth far more fe I I iS? were worth the "VvM I Forget the price for a moment, and you'll think these Suits worth far more than we for them. If ever Suits were worth the money these $15.00 and $17.00 Suits are. Cheviots, Homespuns and Worsted Cassimercs cut as the best merchant tailor would cut them. Bring Your Suit Troubles Here for we are here to show as well as to sell, and as willing to do the one as the other. m gidding Bloomsburg:, Penn'a., Corner Main and Center Sts. Come in and see us, we'll treat you right. I Prices Reduced Quality and Style not reduced. Shirt Waists Reduced. T H E L E A D E R D E P A White Shirt Waist Suits, G raduated flounc es, waist trimmed with Hamburg insertion. Were 3.90 now 2 75 O O o White Shirt Waist Suits, Tuc3.l skirts trimmed with lace in sertion and tucks. Were 4.25 now 3.00 O O O White Striped Mad ras Suits, Gored skirt, R T shirred flounces, waist M trimmed with lace and tucks. ' Were 5.00 now 4.75 E N T S T O R E Special Prices on All Shirt Waists and SHIRT WAIST SUITS. ask Prices Reduced Quality and Style not reduced. White Lawn Skirts. Some w i th Tucked : circular flounces, others i with box plaits and! tucks. From 3.00 to 2.00 OOO Shirt Waist Suks; Madras, Lawns and Ginghams 2.00, 2.50, and 3.00. From 3.00, 3.50 and 4.00' o o o Shirt Waists, Striped Madras and Lawns. Were 75e and 1.00, Now 39 cents. Special Prices on all Summer Fabrics and SUMMER WASH GOODS.
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