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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THURSDAY, Jl'NE 29, l9nS
HELDfOR MURDER.
John Sees, Charged with Having Caused the
Death of His Twelve Da Old Infant,
If the charge against John Sees,
of Limestone township, Montour
County, as preferred by his nine
teen year old wife as she lay on her
death bed, can be sustained, and
her allegations are apparently sub
stantially suppoited, he is guilty of
cue of the most cruel, most heinous
crimes on record, and by the coin
mission of which he has placed him
self far beyond the reach of mercy,
and should be dealt with only as
stern justice demands.
The horrible facts were disclosed
at the hearing held before Justice
of the Peace Oglesby, at Danville
Monday afternoon, and at which
the defendant plead not guilty.
The first witness examined was
Dr. O. L. Muflly of Turbotville,
who rendered surgical assistance in
the family in the autumn of 1903,
when the child was born whose
death the young husband is held
accountable for. It was a male
child, healthy and well developed,
the physician testified, and was
thriving finely until the tenth or
eleventh day, when after his visits
had practically discontinued he was
informed that convulsions had set
in. He was positive that there was
nothing connected with the birth of
the child that could result in its
ieath.
Dr. G. R. Rothrock of Milton,
who has been attending the wife in
her present illness, was the next
witness. He is a well-known phy
sician of twenty years practice.
He has been attending Mrs. Sees
off and on for several years. The
family were poor, he said, but he
had given them the same attention
that he would have given a million
aire. Of the young wife he spoke
hz terms of highest praise and said
that she was as bright and sweet a
woman as lives in the township.
On May 26 he was called and
found her in an exceedingly bad
condition as a result of a criminal
operation, which happens to have
nothing to do with this case. He
did for her what was possib'e, but
the case was beset with unfavorable
conditions and she gradually grew
worse. She is still living, but
there are no hopes for her recovery
and she is near her end.
Last week be informed her of the
gravity of her case. Learning that
she had to die she told her physi
cian that there was something that
worried her very much;' she pro
ceeded to tell of her little boy, born
in 1903, accusing her husband of
causing its death.
The child, she said, was strong
md well nourished. On October
31, 1903, when the baby was nine
days old, her husband compelled
jer to take some salt to a neighbors
louse, which had been borrowed.
When she left the child was well
ind when she returned it was vom
iting long strings ot saliva. Her
nother was called and they worked
with the child two hours, when it
seemed to improve.
She says her husband was rough
and brutal to herself and children.
Je said he did not want the baby
to get well and once threatened to
iill it with a poker. On the night
if the day of its mysterious illness
lie would not permit the mother to
.lave the child in bed with her.
Monday his cruel treatment con
cinued. On that day he picked up
.he baby and threw it several leet
mto a lounge, causing it to lose its
jreatb. When the mother flew to
ts rescue he forbid her to pick it
dp. Later he took the mother aud
;hild aud forced them into a room
where there was no fire nor light
and compelled them to remain there
an hour. Again he tcok the child
between his knees and with his
hands pressed on its skull. The
next day the baby died and after
death the finger marks were visible
on the back of the child's head.
John M. Reber of Milton, attor
ney, who was called to take the
ante mortem (statement on Saturday
last, was the next witness. He said
that he fully explained to the wo
man the awful impoit of the state
ment she was about to make aud
apprised her fully of the effect it
would have upon her husband.
Notwithstanding she voluntarily
made the statement and in full con
sciousness that she has but a few
days to live.
In her statement, which was read
before the Justice, the woman says
lhat her name is Eva May Sees aud
that she is nineteen years old. All
the facts narrated coincide with the
verbal statement made to Dr. Roth
rock. Mrs. Golder of Limestone town
ship was sworn. It was she who
laid the little child out after death.
Blood oozed out of its mouth, she
said, and the back of its head was
Impaired Digestion
fay not he nil that In mennt by dytptptia
raw, but It will bo If neglected.
The uneasiness after eatlnpt, fits of nerv'
ous hendarlie, sourness of the stonmeh, and
disagreeable belching may not be very bad
now, but they will bo If tho stomach la
suffered to grow weaker.
Dyspepsia Is such a mlserablo disease
thnt the tendency to It should be given
early nttention. This ts completely over
come by
Hood's Sarsapariila
which stretiKt hens thowholc digestive system
soft and discolored. The mother,
she said, told her the story of the
defendant's abuse. Mrs. Golder
swore there were no marks on the
child when born.
At this point the District Attor
ney, who had the hearing in charge
rested, declaring that there was a
prima facie case.
The defendant was held for court
and as the offense is not a bailable
one he was committed to jail.
Race Program Fine-
A free for all race for all Columbia
County horses, with no restriction
in the matter of time, will be an ad
ditional and popular feature of the
always excellent race program of
the Columbia County fair this fall.
This event will afford to every man
residing and owning a horse within
the county limits possessing any
speed, an opportunity to enter and
capture a nice $200 purse.
This additional race is the re
sult of the constant, untiring en
deavor of the executive committee
of the Association to make each ex
hibition better and more attractive
than the one that preceded it.
The other races for horses in the
county, namely the 2:30 class was
changed to a 2:40 trot or pace and
the purse fixed at $200.
Other matters considered at Sat
urday afternoon's meeting was the
privilege of the large dining hall,
which was awarded to the Evangel
ical congregation of Berwick, and
the premium list. The latter was
revised to cover every entry for the
county fair aud plans were formed
to give it the greatest publicity
possible.
The revised program of the races
is as follows:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER II.
No. i, 2:18 Class, paciner. nurse
$500; No. 2, 2:37 class, trotting,
purse $400; No. 3, 2:40 class, trot
or pace, horses owned in the county
60 days, $200. '
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12.
No. 4. 2:15 class, pacing, nurse
$500; No. 5, 2:17 class, trotting,
purse, $500; jno. o, 2:21 class, pac
ing, purse $400; No. 7, iree for all
for horses 60 days in the countv.
purse $200.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13.
No. 8, 2:10 trot or pace, purse
$500: No. q. 2:22 class. trottitie
purse, $400; No. 10, 2:25 class,
pacing, purse $400.
Aged Lady Succumbed to Paraiytio Stroke
At her home in Light Street,
Friday night, Mrs. Joseph Clossen,
a highly respected old ladv. seven
ty-tour years of age, succuniDed to
a stroke 01 paralysis, with which
she was visited a day or two pre
vious.
Beside her husband, she is sur
vived by the following children:
P. N. Clossen, near Light Street;
Mrs. John A. Smethers, of Berwick
and Miss Dora Clossen, at home.
The following sisters also survive:
Mrs. Frederick Noss ot Wilkes
Barre; Mrs. Joseph Echman, of
Espy; Mrs. Wm. Bahme, of New
lin; Mrs. M. C. Johnson, of Ber
wick. The funeral took place from the
house on Monday. Interment was
made at Berwick.
Will Not Leave Wilhamsport
Speaking of the call recently ex
tended to Rev. William H. Butts,
formerly at the head of the music
department of the Normal school
here, the Gazette and Bulletin, of
Williamsport, Monday's issue says:
"Althongh the Rev. William H.
Butts did not make an announce
ment to his congregation on Sun
day regarding the call he received
to become the rector of an Episco
pal church at Shamokin, he has in
formed a representative of this pa
per that he will remain in this city
as rector of All Saints' church.
This piece of news will be undoubt
edly appreciated by the people of
wiuiamsport especially the mem
bers of the Episcopalian parish in
the West End.
Judge Stewart'a Successor
Ex-Judge D. Watson Rowe, of
Cbambersburg, was on Friday ap
pointed by Governor Pennypacker,
president judge of the 39th district,
composed of Franklin county to
succeed Judge John Stewart, who
resigned to become justice of the
state supreme court. Judge Rowe's
commission runs until the first Mon
day of next January.
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTS TJ2AOHER3
The meeting of the Bloomsburg
School Board called for Friday
evening could not be held, owing
to the illness and the consequent
inability to attend, of W. E. Rink
er, one of the members. Monday
evening the directors met at Mr
Rinker's residence and elected all
the teachers for the ensuing year
with the exception of one at the
High School and one at the Third
Street building. These will be
elected at an another meeting to be
held tomorrow evening, at which
time a janitor for the High School
will also be selected.
There are two changes in the
teaching force for the coming year,
namely, Thos F. Shambach, a
graduate of this year's Normal class
who will teach in the A Grammar
Grade at the High School, and Miss
Laura Redeker, elected for the C
Primary Grade at Fifth Street.
There wil1 be several increases in
salary. Principal L. P. Sterner
will receive $1300, instead of $1200,
Assistant Principal W. C. Mauser,
will receive $1000, all the A Gram
mar Grade teachers' salaries were
raised from $40 to $45, and $5 a
month was added to the salary of
S. J. Johnston, principal of the
Fifth Street School, making it $65.
The schools will open on Sept. 4
and continue for nine months.
The teachers:
HIGH SCHOOL.
Principal L. P. Sterner.
Assistant Principal, W. C. Maus
er.
Third Assistant, Mary Knapp.
Music, O. II. Yetter.
Elocution, Anabelle Swarte.
Drawing, Grace Conner.
A Grammar, Boys, T. F. Sham-
bach.
A Grammar, Girls, Elmira A.
Wilson.
B Grammar, Ella Allen.
THIRD STREET.
Principal, John Watson.
C Grammar, Minnie Terwilliger.
A Intermediate, Gertrude Rink-
er.
B Intermediate, Minnie Penman.
B Intermediate, Helen Vander-
slice.
A Primary, Edith Maize.
A Primary, Mary Kline. I
B Primary, Mabel Moyer. 1
B Primary, Mary Adams.
C Primary, Helen Carpente.'.
C Primary, Clora Furman.
Janitor, John Farver; sweeper.
Hannah Edwards.
FIFTH STREET.
Principal, S. J. Johnson.
A Intermediate, Emma Cadman.
B Intermediate, Katharine
Cadow.
A Primary, Mary Sheep.
B Primary, Louise Robbins.
B Primary, Annie Fox.
C Primary, Annie Snyder.
C Primary, Laura Redeker.
Substitute, Katharine Gorrey.
Janitor and Truant officer, C. F.
Deiterick.
Fell From Train and Was Killed
Seized with an attack of dizziness
while riding on a freight train,
Joseph Lewis, of Roaring Creek,
fell between the cars and was so
badly injured that he died at the
Mary M. Packer Hospital, Sun
bury, about three hours afterward.
The sad accident occurred below
South Danville shortly before four
o'clock Monday afternoon. Lewis
had left his home early in the day
to go to Lebanon to visit a brother..
He reached Danville and being ac
quainted with the crew in charge
of the freight train, he decided to
board it and ride to Sunbury.
Seated with him on the side of a
car was one of the trainmen. The
two chatted for a time, until the
latter remarking that he felt drowsy,
laid back and iell asleep. When
he awoke Lewis was missing. Not
until the train had passed the spot
where he had fallen, was it known
what had happened, and then flag
man Stul who was standing 011 the
rear platform of the caboose, saw
him lying beside the tracks.
He was still conscious, and able
to talk. His right leg was cut off
above the knee, his hand was cut,
aud he was injured internally.
He was 25 years of age and uu
married. lie is survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Lewis, two brothers, George and
Frank, and a sister, Miss Celia,
who live on a farm at Roaring
Creek.
Examination Dates Changed-
Because of County Superintend
ent Evans' attending the National
Educational Association meeting at
Asburv Park he has found it neces
sary to change the dates of several
ot the examinations in the county
for provisional certificates. . The
list of places and dates now fixed
is: Orangeville, Saturday July 1;
Mifflinville, Monday July 3; Cen
tralia, Tuesday July 11; Roaring
Creek, Wednesday July 12; Ber
wick, Friday July 14; Millville,
Saturday July i s: Catawissa. Mon
day July 17.
THE STATE AT A GLANCE
Doylestown Borough Council
has decided to adopt a dog law, te
quiring all canines in the town to
be registered and tagged, and the
owners to be subject to a fine of
10 it the dogj are not registered
within ten days.
The electric railway connecting
Sunbury and Shamokin, is declared
to be advanced to a point where all
that remains necessary is the sccur
ing of a few rights of way before
the work of construction may be
started. Five hundred men will be
put to work within several weeks,
is tin statement given out from
Shamokin,
George H. Ttoutinan, Wilkes
Barre, was last Thursday appoint
ed by the Dauphin County Court
temporary receiver of the Anthra
cite Real Estate Company, of
V likes Barre, on petition of Attor
ney General Carson.
A contest has been started in
the courts at Easton over the will of
Mrs. Sarah Hall, of Bethlehem,
who left an estate estimated at $So-
000 to Mi-s Eliza Weight, her
nurse, and Herbert Kettell, a law
yer of New York. Mrs. Emma
Baxter, sister of the deceased, of
London, England, has .begun the
contest, and alleges that undue u-
fluence was used with the testator
aud that Mrs. Hall was not of
sound mind when the will was exe
cuted.
The directors of the Reading
Railway Co. yesterday declared a
semi-annual dividend of two per
cent, on the common stock. This
is an increase of one-half per cent
over the last dividend and is at the
rate of per cent The regular
semi-annual dividend of two per
cent, on the company's first prefer
red stock was also declared.
J. M. Waterbury started in to
beat his record of twenty-six hours
of continuous playing in Lock
Haven He became deathly sick
and was attacked by violent vomit
ing, causing him to give up after
sixteen hours of continuous playing.
Waterbury says he was forced to
yawn, and in so doing he swallow
ed a fly which sickened him.
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Judge Staples Presided.
Judge Staples presided at a short
session of court held Saturday
mornng. bcarcely an nour was
required in disposing of the various
matters, all of which were of minor
importance.
Paul Camp was awarded a sub
poena in divorce against his wife,
Laura B. Camp, on the grounds of
desertion.
Estate of Adam Miller, deceased.
Petition for sale of real estated
granted. Bond in the sum of $3,
000 with sureties, to be approved
by the court.
Petition for appointment of a
guardian for William S. Neal, of
Bloomsburg. Same was ordered
filed. Guardian to be appointed
at a later date.
William T. Smith and son vs
Magee Carpet Company. Judg
ment entered in favor of defendant
and against the plaintiff.
Clinton Ellis vs James Long.
Petition to strike off an award ol
arbitration. Rule granted to show
cause why petition as prayed for
should not be granted returnable
at next terra of civil court.
Estate of Prescilla Polk, deceas
ed. Petition for approval of dis
tribution. Same was approved by
the court.
Estate of Emma II. Neal, Peti
tion for a rule on the trustee to file
his account as trustee. Rule grant
ed, the trustee to accept service.
Jacob Diukalacher died at his
home iu Butler Valley Friday
morning from complication, aged
78. He is survived by his wife,
five sons and four daughters.
Among the latter are Mrs. Christo
pher Sigmond, of Catawissa.
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It proves succetfBftil in cases where all other medi
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as lonii as this remedy Is untried. It has an unbro
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won liosu of warm friends.
Are yon fullering from any dlseaM traceable to
the causes mentioned f If so, Dr. Kt-iiiiily lias
staked bis personal and professional reputation on
the statement that Favorite Ileiuedy will do you
good.
Hend for a free trlnl bottle) and booklet con
taining valuable inedicaladvtce on the treatmentof
various diseases. Write also for an "Easy Teat'
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REMEMBEM, the full name It Dr. David Ken
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II druggists In the Doited Bute, Canada aud
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WASH DRESS GOODS
REDUCED.
35c. and 39c. Silk Mulls, all new
this season.
Reduced to 25 cents a yard.
15c and 18c. Lawns, Batiste. Dim
ity and Organdy, all new this
season.
Reduced to 12 1-2 cents a yd.
12 I-2c. and 15c Lawns, Batiste
and Organdy, all new this
season.
Reduced to 9 1-2 cents a yd.
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bish and foul matter which has ac
cumulated about your prcmiMCH, to
guard against nickne8H, but do you
ever jrive the second thought to tbe
old built-in uiiKanitary riumbiug
Fixtures which breed disease right
in your own houses. If you think
of Installing
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Promptly Attended to.
P. M. REIULY
438 Centre St. Hell Thone
Elwood Qarman Thwarts Justice
Convicted ol Murdor in First Dogrce, He
Kills Himsell in His Cell.
Elwood Garmau. who was 1nr
week convicted of murder in the
first degree for shooting William A.
Murray, on the street in Mifllin
towu, on December 23rd of last
year, commuted suicide 111 his cell
iu iail Sunday night.
He was found dead in bed Mnn.
day 11101 ning and a small vial at
his side containing carbolic acid in
dicated how he met his death. A
coroner's inquest failed to disclose
how he secured the poison. His
cell was at the back part of the jail,
and no one was permitted to go
near him. The Sheriff is at a loss
to account for it and a rigid inves
tigation is underway.
Garman, who was a prominent
citizen of Mifflintown, was convict
ed ou June 17th of murder in the
first degree. He was a brother of
John M. Garman, a leading Demo
cratic politician ot Luzerne county.
, The crime for which Garman was
convicted was prompted by jeal
ousy. Murray, a railroad clerk,
met Garman on the streets of Miff,
lintown and accused him of being
unduly intimate with Murray's
wife. A quarrel followed and Gar
mau drew a revolver and shot Mur
ray. Garman contended that he
fired in self defense, that Murray
had thrown stones at him and was
about to repeat the attack when he
used his revolver.
iiavelopes
75,000 Envelopes carried in
stock at the Columbian Office.
The line includes drug envelopes,
pay, coin, baionial, commercial
sizes, number 6, 62, (, 9, 10
and 1 1 , catalog, &c. Prices range
from $1.50 per 1000 printed, up to
$5.00. Largest stock in the coun
ty to sele:t from.
Entrance through Roy's Jewelry
Store. tf
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clude the following makes :
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Campbell, and Radel.
IN ORGANS we handle the
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AND BOWLISY.
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This Store has the agency for
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VICTOR 7ALKING
MACHINES.
WASH MACHINES
IIelby, i90o, Queen, Key.
stone, Majestic.
J. SALTZER ,
Music Rooms No. 105 West Main
Street, Below Market.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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Time to Think of
Summer
Footneeds.
A rising thermometer sug
gests low shoes. Every wo
man hails with delight the re
turn of the Oxford season.
44 John Kelly "
shoes never before came to us
in more attractive styles.
Patents for Sundays and Tans
for every day.
The new lasts the smart pat
ternsthe wide ribbon ties
all deserve your thoughtful
attention. The most popular
styles at
$2.00 to $3.O0.
W. H. MOORE,
Comer Main and Iron Sts.,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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Beagle Studio,
Prompt attention given
Photographic Work
Crayons, Framing, Copying and Bromld
Enlargements. Hade at Short
Hotlce.
The Beagle Studio
MAIN AND CENTRE STS.
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