i \ 4 ‘ CE NTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, MARCI [ 12, 1896, The @entee Democrat, CHAS. R. KURTZ ED. & PROP TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION « $1.50 per year, $1.00 for $1.76 for $1.45 Regular Price If paid in ADVANCE CLUB RATES: Tur OENTRE DEMOC RAT One year | and S-times-a-week World one year § THe CENTRI and Phila. Weekly Times one DEMOCRAT One year | Years DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE, 1500, ! Harper Bellelonte Wise, 3 : Geo Harman... Centre tall, Jno Dauberman, Jr. Howard Boro, W R Gardner. Milesburg, Homar Carr. Millheim, J W Stover... Unionville. W H Earon, South Philipsburg, 8 T Johnston.. Philipsburg, Ist ward, H D Rumberger a nd J A Walton, 3rd Dr F K White, * Benner, R precinet, R M Henderson....Fillmore John Ishler Bellefonte Henry Heaton... Milesburg G Hayes Lyman. toland $ Jos W Folmer. Milesburg Bumside, Win Hipple Pine Glen Colle ge, © pred ecinct, 1 J Dreese, we lOmont w ‘ Jno Corrigan. St ate College Curtin, N huthan J MeCloskey . Romola Ferguson, e precinet, W H Fry. Pine Grove w Jacob H arpste r, Gatesburg Gregg, n precinet, Jas P Grove. Penn's Cave i @ A Jas © Condo........Penn Hall " ww John Smith... Spr! ing Riis ines, w precinet, Sam'l Beave aronsbur By 4 e pres John J Orndorf, Woodw rh Half Moon, David J Gates Stormstown Harris, Charles A From. ....c..oe goalsburg Howard twp, A M Butler nesses HOWAT( Huston, Daniel Straw Jultan Liberty, W H Gardner . «Blanchard Marion, Michael Zeigler...... Miles, e precinct, W Walker " J te 1 .J Crouse. Ji G W Hazel. Patton, "Edwa d Marshall Penn, Christ Alexander ... Potter, n precinet, G H Emeric Kk, Centre Hall 8 “ J B Spangler... Tusseyville Jno B Long Richard O'Neil Bellefonte, n ward. Jentre Hall Howard iiesburg «Millheim Fleming Philipsburg Boggs, R prec inet, olf's Store Rebersburg Madlsohburg Rush, n precinet, J Kern, Moshannon Jou 8 Yearick, Bellefonte H Noll Pleasant Gap w is pk: Switzer. Bellefonte Taylor. Allen Hoover - " Hannah Ualon, Samuel Emerick Fleming Walker, A L Shaffer Zion Worth, Me J Johnson Port Matilda H. J. JACKSON, }. SPANGLER, Secretary Chairman EDITORIAL. Spring, n precinet, NT “iN Centre Co with a first class sensation. When anything lone is ahead again We always lead. is done in this is generally well. - - 1 predict The that the +} Wis MARK cans who imagine ion. republi democratic is about defunct, will change their the time the The and : party 1 by 1 democracy is noted recuperating pow paign is over for it ers 1 the official returns, just Hastings has vetoed any oth commonwealth reased the paign among de mm Ht oo v 4 for arte | " 3 in this county, for party nom- inations has fairly aptncl and a large number are now in the field. Up to this time an honorable and canvass has fair been conducted and each man is sailing instead of the weak- nesses of a competitor manly on his own merits, That is the only No candi- who course to be followed date is worthy of support in any way attempts to besmirch another, We need an honorable contest - TO ELECT DELEGATES On Tuesday evening County Chairman N. B. Spangler called a meeting of dem- ocrats in his office to discuss the manner of selecting delegates tothe coming Dem. State convention, which will meet at Allentown, April 9th. At our last county convention no delegates were chosen for this purpose The sense of the meeting was that the county chairman should call the stand. ing committee together, at an early date, for this purpose- ocratic Pa., on Wednesday, - For Odd Fellows A proclamation has been issued from the sovereign grand lodge of the 1. 0. 0, F, directing the grand and subordinate bodies of the organization to take suit. able action for the observance of the seventy-seventh anniversary of the order, which will occur April 26th, The sug. gestion is made that the celebration take place on the 25th or 27th seeing that April 26th falls on Sunday. A general order recently issued by the commander. in-chief, calls for a national cantonment of the entire Army of Patriarchs Militant, to be held at Buffalo, N. Y., August sth, It is expected that cash prizes amount. ing to not less than $2,000 will be award. ed to the best drilled cantons parading on that occasion. .——— Mr. J. L. DeHass, the genial land. lord, of Howard, Pa. calledon Monday to renew his subscription, We are glad to see him about again as he has just about recovered from a serious attack of rheumatism. JPhilipsburg | Powelton | Snow Shoe, e prec inet, ¥ R Haines, Snow Shoe | w | placed the | ball crashing dropped dead iu { awful m | dazed at this tragicspectacle section it presidential cam- er governor since | TRAG E DY AT WOODWARD. | [Continued from 1st page.) THE feet distant, From this point they could easily see into the cellar, only about 20 From other pointsthe view Mr. Etlinger appeared and held conver- sation with all of the above mentioned men, They to come and promised him protection. He knew each man personally, but hesitated, say- ing; “They will kill me if I come out.” At this point some parties and fired in the cellarway, the four men got back of the planingmill to avoid Et- linger’s return shot. This was his last shot in self defence, it passed through the building and struck Al. Garman on the calf the leg, causing only a slight abrasion. A minute later the desperado offered to surrender to Sher- iff Condo, who was in the ally again and conversed with him. The There was urged him out of sheriff called for all to cease firing. a lull for a moment. Etlinger standing in the cellarway said: “I dont want tokill any boby.’”” He was told to give up his weap- ons, and come out He then threw out and said “That is for my children.” Then rais- throw up his hands. his rifle ing hus right arm overhead he emerged from the cellar. In his left, by his side, he carried a 32-calibre, self-acting revolv- er. As he stood there the open gaze of the vast sharp peal rang out from a in the woods; it startled for a moment in multitude a Winchester At same time the ball raised the hair on the top of his head. He a moment, then raising his left hand, all weapon carefully back of the ear, he exclaimed : *'I wont give you "and sent a He was an the satisfaction of killing me, through his skull his tracks. It oment, the immense throng was they stood aghast! All was over ; the suspense was broken BARNER' S BODY RESCUED 1g scenes the attic urning fiercely. The » throat from ear to ear the they sight the carried it Others the house to rescue property almost severed it from body and blood gurgled forth as along. It was a ghastly rushed in Policeman Garis secured two large cray- on portraits from the walls, and Al Gar- album man got an family While in the parlor a dyna. containing portraits mite bomb exploded in the second floor the building on its that seemed to rock foundations and sent embers and missles high in the air. They escaped from the building in time. As the fire progressed there would be explosions of hundreds of cartridges and many dynamite bombs that fairly shook the earth. It showed what had been prepared on the inside for an attack of a mob, and the destruction of life that would have followed had a raid been made on the building. The the walls were made by nailing down broad rails on top of each other inch solid building burned slowly as This made a six wall and impenetrable to the average rifle, and explains why the family was not injured by the firing MRS, ETLINGER'S STORY. Mrs. occurred in the house is interesting and horrifying. The following is gathered from persons who conversed with her, since her rescue: After Barner was shot be moaned terribly. Etlinger went down uttering an oath that he would cut Bar. ner's throat, and did so. He became desperate at once, and attempted to shoot anybody who came in view, He put hobbles on his wife so that she could not escape, and theatened to kill her frequently, if she would not obey him. Over the entire house he had large quantities of dynamite to repulse any possible attack of a mob. He sent his wife and children up to the attic that aftesroon, During the night they stayed on the second floor, in a hallway that wassafely protected from rifle range, although several balls ploughed into the ceiling and dropped down on them. She lay down between the children, and the was obscured. | came forward | the | looked around for | 1 Etlinger's explanation of what | husband was at her feet, He said that if he should be | he would first kill her then himself, and | told her to do likewise. This was heard they began crying wounded by the children and | pitiously and this alone softened the des. Fatly in the morn. | ing they went to the cellar. She had to hobbled like a brute. In spoke of shoot- | perate man’s heart, crawl down, the cellar he frequently ing eachother, but the fate of his child- ren, whom he so dearly loved, alone pre- vented it, Before he let the children leave the cellar he kissed them several times. When asked, upon her escape, whether | there was any dynamite in the house she | said : “Ob, my God it is full of it.” From her story he had it at every window and | door for any emergency. He also had an abundance of other ammunition. He did not receive asingle wound from all the firing. Once, while shooting | from the cellar window to the blacksmith shop, a ball grazed his forehead, and left ’ a red mark. Etlinger shot at Geiswite because he assaulted his father-in-law. He had a grudge at merchant Robert Wolf, for He kill very where some reason, and shot into his house school house to He aimed at the also shot into the Wolf's chil seat through the ren. school window, he knew these children sat. addition this also had arsenic in He had sacks to put in the the Etlinger to the up in strychnine. sewed small cotton | reservoir, so they would pass into pipes and thus do its deadly work. She says on Friday he would have sur , if he would have did tempt to kill anyone excepting div IT paticn rendered at any time felt sure of protection, and pot at 8 Woodward, for whom he idvals about tly watched to get a shot at iid he had on to defend hin ut thought of ted h i Ac She s¢ ad taken every possible ise: 4 but never When “nt should dic prec aull for a fire the mon star grew desponde and isted that to their bodies he reservoir at which Woodward pected to carry out his plot on Friday ted almost one with this scheme that would have depopuia half of that village deadly poi- son. This have been averted only by an diabolical seems to inlerven- tion of Providence Etlinger bore a bitter grudge against | Barner for some years. Bammer and Et 3 is the Bt linger had had several quarrels in past in which he always thrashed linger rendered to any man else: but to Bar Even he ner never Barner, when passed the corpse, invariably he | put him out of the blacksmith shop when Ww in. | Ww in- |g | Was tion, livery hire and other expenses curred, will amount to about $150, the county will settle at once. Had Etlinger been captured alive, a long and tedious murder trial would have followed, in- which It is considered doubtful, by prominent lawyers, if under the circum. stances, a conviction of murder in the first degree by legal process could have been rendered against Etlinger, In that event, the additional expense and revolt ing scenes of an execution have followed. All this has been fortunately And even though the county should be finally called to pay for the burned residence, that would still be the cheapest and most satisfactory conclu. sion of this horrible affair. All be satisfied and we believe are, would avoided, should BODY NOT STOLEN. During the past few days a rumor was current that Etlinger’s body had stolen on Saturday night. On Tuesday been , an investigation was made and showed that the body was still there and had not been in any way disturbed, Mrs. Etlinger had offered to pay $10 for her band’s a plot in the cemetry for hus- body, but it was seriously object ed to, and finally was refused A museum in Philadelphia, telegraph. ed to Mrs week, Etlinger, offering exhibiting refused the offer Mrs. Etl from her fright for the first ; her $50 per for herself for five weeks, She On Saturday had recovered sufficiently to attend time in five years Wm consideral could Ww | The evening religious services, Etlinger was a contractor and le of a mechanical genius, and ork with skill in wood or metal hobbles on his wife were of his own “Sion ign and construction. Among fc hho G8 Ie was known as | A exceedingly erous to a fault, He a bitter fiendish Was He suap-shots feral s i KOG had free of cost He commun was accused of m ity.and on se | detected DESERVES REMUKE Some of the Press correspond News, have mad Woodward and vi shoulder on can be expe fable to die from blood poisoning is | all exageration On last Sunday there were about one thousand people in the village of Wood { ward, to sce the remains of the grave of the upon the north They took quit Etlinger murderer side of a lot of home and the | Wm. Etlinger, | the mountain c | different things along, from the bummed house as relics of the tragedy She declares he would have sur | after he had killed he would take special pains to | | kick it, so deep-seated was his ntterness | for this officer After the fire, the bodies of Barner | and Etlinger were laid on the walk and | The feeling against Kt intense that Seeriff Condo photographed linger was so }had great difficulty in keeping the mad. ened throng back who would have torn | the Etlinger corpse in pieces | of the gash in Barner's them almost frantic throat Dr. Frank, coroner, of Millheim, con. The sight | ! drove | ducted the inquest and his finding was in | accordance with the above facts A plain board coffin was made for It. | | linger, and as no relatives cared, prob. ably feared, to take charge of it, some of | the citizens gave it burial in the woods | near the town THRE LOSS, ed at $750. It was fully insured, also all the household effects. Asto who will be responsible for this loss, is not known. It is a question in which some of our lawyers differ. The county commission- ers say they are not satisfied that the county will be compelied to meet the loss. Some think the township will have to pany may also be called into the ques. tion. The expense of the special train was | $45. The sheriffs deputies, ammuni. The property destroyed by fire, was | owned by Emma Goodman, and is assess. | meet the expense. The insurance com. | JAMES CORNELLY, Who risked his life to fire the butlding The burial of Constable John Barner {took place on Monday forenoon atg o'clock. Rev. Shortes officiated. It was | estimated that there were near five hun. | dred people attending the funeral, A MoxumenTt :~-The citizens of Wood. ward and vicinity are taking up a sub. | scription for the purpose of purchasing a mouument for the deceased Constable John Bammer, Etlinger was advised by his attorney, Wu. B. Gray, Esq., of Bellefonte, to try and settle the prosecution. He could have done go and had about made all | arrangements to that effect, the idea of Barner arresting him brooded over [in bis mind and was determined to re. sist. i INO, FP, CONDO SHERIVF, Our present sheriff, John P. Condo, i deserving of praise for the manner which he 6 in exercised his official functions, He was prompt in arriving at the of the tragedy, and ready anything deemed necessary, pcenc to assist in He coun- scled wisely and then was never seen to JRO, P. CONDO, High Sheriff of Centre county shirk his And in at times He the they endeavored to commit depredations the the raid upon the house, ti al fact, also succeeded in duty took undue risks holding at bay infuriated mob as ol the when the rain of to In 5 upon body murderer. Fear lessly he led buckshot warned m retreat wich times it requires inger firmness and iberation, as wel He is deserving conduct as decisive action of | praise for his on this occasion. BARNER MISTAKE. a general opinion that Constable us mistake by pro did. He and in er he the court, to oustable nandates of the 1} Li on of arrest. On the other hand, it mbered that between fer seemed anx) ted a deadly Was 4 Wallace county of Oct illiam E that was married and since On Rodgers, at Wallace Run they have resided Tyrone. fol the brought to ber home at Wallace Run Interment took place on Sunday at the Messiah cemetery in lowing Saturday deceased was preached in the U. B. church of that place Deceased was a member of the first M E. church, wife, of Tyrone all Besides her husband, Charles, Leroy and Emanuel aged 11, 8 and 4 respectively Her father is living but her mother is not vive kind mother and loved by knew her, three children survive, viz ; viz: Edward, William, James and Franklin Lucas, Mrs. William Johnson, Mary and Maggic Lucas. Her father was to her bedside for two weeks previous to her death, The husband and father extend sincere thanks for the courteous help of the friends and neighbors time of bereavement. May they all be richly compensated by him who doeth all things well during A precious one from us Is gone, A voice we Jloved Is stilled A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled God 'n his wisdom has recalled he boon His love had given And though the body moulders here The soul is sale In Heaven Tis hard to break the tender cord When love hss bound the heart | Tis hard, so hard to speak the words We must forever part Dearest loved one, we must lay thee in the peaceful graves embrace, fut thy memory will be cherished, TH! we see thy heavenly face Peacefal be thy silent slumber Poacelul in thy grave 0 low ; Thou ne more will join our number, Thou no more our song will know But again we hope to meet thee, When the day of Ife is fled | And In Heaven, with joy to greet thee, Where no farewell tears are shed. oo ~The arbitration room at the court house, has been micely repapered and Was | The funeral sermon | who | Five brothers and three sisters sur- | Sheridan, | their | the | ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SHERIFY We are authorized %o announce Jonux Nori, of Bellefonte Bor | date for sheriff, the Democratic County Convention subject tu We are authorized to am R.C.GILLILAND, of Bow candidate for sheriil, subject the Democrotie County Convent une Ne are autnorized Lo anpounce Lhe W. M. Cxoxisten, of Worth candidate for sheriff, subject to the the Democratic County convention IRme township decision 3d ject Ks on We are authorized to announce the 1 Jame BURDINE BUTLER, of Howaid township candidate for the nomination of sheriff, su to the decision of the Democratic ( yy vention, We are autnorized to announce the name G. H. LeyMax, of Boggs township ate for the nomination of sheriff, » decision of the peinocratie ( of as a candid ibject to the ounty Convention We are authorized to announce the name of JACOB L, RUNKLE, of Bellefonte boro, as acan didate for the nomination of Sheriff, subject to the usages and decision of the Democratic county convention RECORDER We are authorized to anno J. C. HARPER, of Bellefonte date for Recorder, sub) the Democratic County Convent nee bore et to th the name of AS A car ai e de:ision n We are authorized 10 ann the name of A. R. ALEXANDER, of Penn township, for the office of Recorder of Cent rity ibjeet to the usages and the decision « noeratic county convention nee re of 3 Der TREASUKER We are authori Franklin Bowersox A candidate for the « subject to the usages and 4 ocratic counly conventio zed 10 annour of Fer fies e the name of whnship, as y Treasurer, of the Dem guson t * We are authorizea wo r nee the nam | PreD Kuntz of Centre Hall Boro office of Con ity Treasurer, subject ges and regulations of the Democrat in Onventic | We are authorize ann Wu. H. Fry, of Ferguson u | didate for County ( , | decision of the Den omin ocral We are authorized to am | Henny HEATON a farmer | asa candidate for € : wet 10 the vent ‘ decision We are aut W.H.\ i 144 daidate [or PUBLIC SALE REGISTER the | was | | i 1 bu Bar shafier WEDNEEDAT | Nittany, at 0a March 25-Joseph § Work he EK cows, | fresh: 3 head young cattle, calves, brood ws, shoats, pigs, 2 two horse wagons, sprin | wagon, reaper Ww hitely mower ws, and all kinds of implements, oi { MeClintie | auct, W E£. Shaffer ork Man at rees. hn Im ATK RATURDAY 8. Garbrick She was a good | ter tools THUREDAY, MancH mile west of Mt. Eagle stallion, 5 years oid | two-horse wagon, Tw | sulky eultivator and | boise cultivator, etc BATURDAY Marcu 2 sell'at the residence of Ma rgaret Packer dec ties north of Me rd Pa. atl pm:3 cows, oung cattle yo sheep | house t shoals, American } ow combined, two Joseph LL. Neff, Auct A. V. Packer will d., milk peat and lard, 1st Fo goods, ef Mareh in Pine wers d SATURDAY iat lp. m, by Jared M on, harness, house? wagon axles, dry oak sj ory and oak pl ank Fed lohn ( all kinds goods okes and Seven nw ooke farn of farm stock THURSDAY Howard. on the Heaton, agent | plements That Proclamation The proclamation of the Hon. Daniel | Handsome Hasting, governor sylvaria, urging the citizens of thatcom | monwealth to plant trees and lay out | {ests on Arbor day, is full of sense and™y poetry, and there is more in it than meets the ear. On Arbor day every Pennsy | vania Republican, who is not still a min. jon of the bog combine, mle [ the grateful soil a grain of mustard seed, | emblematic of the promising boom of the Hon Matthew Stanley Quay, a boom to grow, to shadow the carth, to overspread the heavens; to reach even into Phil. adelphia. Beneath that boom Quay sits smiling at his own carved increment, winking placidly at the future and St. | Louis, aud te aderly {fanned by the Penn. | sylv ania Republican delegation and the house of representatives, always barring the Hon. John Dalzell. Dana's Sun —-— of Penne 18 will insert «At the time of going to press Wed. nesday evening, the weather indications painted. It was needed. were for about a foot of snow.
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