i' .v ' -'A. EIGHT TAGES 56 COLUMNS. ISCRATsTOX, PA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 0, 1893. TWO CENTS A COPY. OS AD'S CORSET VS. OUR Irrefutable figures are the hardest kind of an argument to get over and In the EXTRAORDINARY VALUE price list which follows we guarantee everx figure to te a fact. SI Neighbor Oslanil across the way from us made up his mind to quit. Corset and Qkve selling. He want ed a cash buyer for his stock and accepted our offer, which amounted ito considerably less than half what 'he paid for the goods borne months ago. MIS CORSET LINE was the finest ever brought to this city too fine, in fact, for the ordin ary run of Sera mton trade, but ait the prices we have placed on them they're within everybody' reach. SALE OF OSLAND'S CORSET STOCK BEGINS TOMORROW at 9 a. m. and Continues - 10 Days Only. FOR CAREFUL BUYERS CURES "Her Majesty's Corset" Btyle. Osland'a Price. Sale Price. 200 $2.75 $1.90 295 4.00 2.75 ' "C f." Corsets.. Style. Osland'a Price. Sale Price. Venus $3.50 $2.25 1018 .5.00 2.00 1018 6.00 2.25 1019 5.75 2.75 350 1.75 1.12 263 ; 2.50 1.90 , f. K" Corsets. Style. Osland'a Price. Sale Price. 574 $10 00 $5 00 418 . 7 00 3 00 104 8 00 3 50 329 2 50 1 50 248 2 50 1 98 . Warner's Corsets. Style. ' Osland'a Price. Sale Price. Redfern $6 00 $2 50 Fanita 5 00 2 25 XXX 2 50 1 25 888 1 75 1 00 Health 1 25 89 Coraline 1 00 69 DYE LISTS the moat popular and Nde corsets on the mar- to these there are and commoner makes summed up as fol- Corsets at 90c. ta at 69c. Corsets at tic. or 47c. At t he pi.Mng sties are complete, tn hey cannot long remain , so. Vbrewd buyers will take the hint. L.0 RE WAREHOUSE i rep. .. S -; ket 4 V : many a. ... V Any o, sln AByVilaiW'i JfJorae SUPERIOR JOURT MUDDLE Senator Quay' Thinks Seven Judicial Candidates Should Be Voted For. MK. RCEDEK KEFISES TO ACT lias No Right to Alter the Ballot Forma Application Witl Be Msd to th Supreme Court for Mandamus, Harrlaburg. Pa., Oct. 8.-Secretary of the Commonwealth Reeder received a letter from Senator Quay, chairman of the Republican state committee, in which he stated that he is advised that the provision of the act creating the Superior court forbidding each elector to vote for more than six candidates is contrary to the constitution and that an election of judges of the Superior court held upon the limited plan- of voting would be invalid. He requests Secretary Heeder to disregard the pro vision in question In making up the bal lot and to prescribe such form of bal lot as will ensure each elector the right of voting for seven candidates If he shall so desire. Secretary Reeder replied that It was not within his province to pass upon the constitutional question involved and that he would have to prepare the ballot in accordance with the act, lim iting each elector to the privilege of voting lor six candidates. Chairman Quay instructed M. E. Olm sted, of this city, to make application to the attorney general to take such action as will result In a judicial de termination of the question. Attorney General McCormlck has decided to pro ceed in the matter at once, and tomor row will ask the Supreme court for a writ of mandamus to compel the secre tary of the commonwealth to prepare the form of ballot which will permit the voter to cast his ballot for seven candi dates. It is expected that a decision will be reached before the date fixed by law for sending out the official ballot. repiblicaxTdefeated. Rigid Enforcement of the Liquor Laws and Unpopularity of Candidates the Cause. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 8. The Re publicans of Indianapolis suffered the heaviest defeat in the history of the city. In the municipal election today. Fairly complete returns at 10 o'clock show that Thomas Taggart (Dem.) Is elected mayor by about 4,000 plurality, and the rest of the Democratic ticket by about 3,200. Two years ago the Republicans car ried the city by 3.100. and last year the city went Republican by 2.479 on the state ticket. The main causes attributed by the Republicans are that the present ad ministration has aroused enmity by its rigid enforcement of the liquor laws, assisted by the vigorous Nicholson temperance law passed at the last leg islature; dissatisfaction with the street improvement policy: the personal un popularity of the candidate, and the fact that he did not vote for Harrison In 1892. His loss from this last cause Is measured by the thousand votes he ran behind the ticket. HTSTLKB FOR II0X0RS. Daughters of tho Revolution Scramble for Office Just Like Politicians Busi ness Transacted at the Sessions. Johnstown, Pa.. Oct. 8. Fully one hundred of the four hundred delegates to the first state council of the Daugh ters of Liberty, now in session In this city, are candidates for the few of ficial honors to be conferred tomor row. It Is a remarkable scramble, es pecially In view of the faot that the average woman Is not understood by the public to entertain very decided aspirations for office. In this Instance, however, she Is hustling after the fash ion of the average politician, only her ways are more persuasive and quite ns effective. Campaigning commenced yesterday, long before half the dele gates had arrived, and all day today, and up to a late hour tonight, the scores of women who want to secure tine honors were buttonholing their friends and seeking strangers. The hotel lobbies were scenes of consider able hustle among the fair candidates, and it was observed by everybody that they were quite talented in their man ner of pressing their claims. The session today, besides the usual routine work, was consumed In the dis cussion' of the recommendations, finally adopted, of Secretary Edklns that the Initiations be established at $1; that no one be received Into membership who is over B0 years of age; that subordi nate councils suspend members who have not paid dues for twenty-six weeks; that the eastern district elect eight delegates to the national council, the middle district three and the west ern four. Pottstown. Gettysburg, Mahanoy City, Harrlaburg and Pittsburg are hustling for the next state council. FORMER MONK A PROTEST ANT Don Manuel Fcrrnndo Joins tha Presby terians and Will Proach. New York, Oct. 8. Don Manuel Fer- rando, of Castile, a member of one of the oldest Spanish families and for merly a superlcr of the order of Capu chin monks, today renounced the Ro man Catholic church and accepted the Protestant faith. By this oct he lost an Important mission In his old church and will be disowned by his family. He was formally received Into the memoersmp of the West End Presby terlan church, at Amsterdam avenue and One Hundred and Fifth street, and will enter the ministry of the Pres byterian church, having been enrolled as a student at the Union Theological seminary. DROPS DEAD IN THE PULPIT. Rev. Dr. Ionastroth F.xplrts While Con dnotlng Communion Services. Dayton, O., Oct. 8. Rev. Dr. Law rence Lorain Longstroth dropped dead In the pulpit of the "Wayne Avenue church today wniie conducting com munkm aervlces. The minister com plained of feeling 111 and was dlscours Ing while seated, when he was, stricken with apoplexy and died Instantly. Rev. Dr. Longsroth was at one time prominently associated with the theo' logical department of Yale college, and later conducted a seminary at Andover, iMass. He waa nationally known as a writer on technical subjects In bee cul ture.- - . SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS. Thirty-First Annual Convention of tho Pennsylvania Association. , Wllllamsport, Pa., Oct. i.-The thirty- first annual convention or the Penn sylvanla State Sabbath School assoela tlon convened here this evening ill the Pine Street Methodist Episcopal church.:. All the state officers are pres ent. There are delegates from nearly every county in this state. The' open ing session consisted or a aevouonai service conducted by Rev. James Mor row, of Philadelphia, an address of wel come by Thomas M. B. Hicks, esq., and the response and annual address by President Wanamaker. The church was handsomely decorat ed In honor of the event and was crowded to the doors. The sessions proper of the convention will begin tomorrow morning at 8.30 o'clock in the hall of the Young Men's Christian asso ciation, and will continue until Thurs day. EFFECT OF POETRY. It Sends Owen Jones to tho White House to Fill a Long Felt Wont. Washington. Oct. 8. Owen Jones, a lunatic from New York state, called at the white house today to see the presi dent. He presented a newspaper poem. the burden of whicn was that a boy was wanted by the executive family, and In all seriousness offered himself for adoption or employment In that ca pacity, together with a letter stating that he could wash dishes and make himself useful In other ways. As Owen had prefaced his coming by a threatening letter to one of the white house employes who hod prevented his admittance to the mansion on a former occasion, he was tuken Into custody by the police. GENERAL MA110XE DEAD. Ex-Senator from Virginia- His I'nlqiie Political Careor-At One Time One of the Most Plcturcsqtio of Public Men. Washington. Oct. 8. General Mahone died at 1 o'clock. The general was weaker this morning than at any time since he was stricken with paralysis, and it was thought Mi at he could not live through the day. The country will long remember Oencral William Mahone us one of the most pletu- esqtie figures nnd characters In publje life during the last thirty years. Kxeepuonni ly slight stature and frame, he has been a marked man In great assemblages. His peculiar style of dress, ami especially his hat, attracted attention to him. This broad-brimmed. soft felt headgear, seemed out of proportion to the tiny form beneath it. Hut beneath Its simile sparkled a pair of the keenest eyes ever possessed by man. He was in his sixty , ninth year. His fnvorlto sobriquet was "Hero of the Craiter," won by his wonderful courage In the attack on Petersburg when the fed eral forces sprung a mine beneath the con federate defense. He fought, like a User, and later historians gave to him almost alone the credit of keeping Petersburg from the Union hands by repairing before sunset the shattered confederate lines. He was commissioned a brigadier general in March, 18H4, and six months later be come a major general. At the close of the war he returned to his original work of enslnnerlng and be came president of the Norfolk and Ten nessee railroad. A spirit of leadership led him into the political arena, and he at once assumed a foremost position In the Internal affairs of Virginia, whleh was at that time laden with an enormous debt that soon became an Issue of vital Impor tance between the political parties. Ho was elected to the United States senate in 1S79. He was like a firebrand cast into a mass of dry tinder, and from the peculiar attitude that ho at onee assumed ho caused one of the most bitter controver sies and stubborn deadlocks ever known in the history of that body. Mahone at Inst acted with the Repub limns and gave them the organization of the senate. His course broueht down upon his head the wrath of the Demo, crnts, but the Republicans received him with open arms and the federal patronaae in Vlrelnla was turned over to him. Slnoe that time he ihns been par excellence the Republican lender In Vlrelnla. He served In the sena'n until W7. when he was de feated. Although he hns since resided al most constantly In Wnnhlnaton he re tained the Republican leidershlp In Vir ginia and In 1S.10 was a candidate for gov ernor. DECLINES MILITARY ESCORT. Modest Mr. Cleveland Will Exemplify Jcffcrsoninn Simpllcitv at Atlanta. 'New Haven. Conn.. Oct. 8. President Cleveland has declined the escort ten dered him by the (Second Company Governor's Foot Guards, of this city, on the occasion of his visit to the Atlanta exposition about the middle of uhls month. The president. In his letter, which bears date of Oct. 6, says: I have already expressed my nrefcenee acnlnst an escort to the exposition by a military company of Georgia, and I con foes that I am desirous of having my Journey to and from Atlcn'n as free from display as possible. I fhnll be accompa nied by nearly. If not nil, the members of my cabinet and perhnpH their families, and I expect to go and return by the Houthern railway thnuch I have not been finally nodded as to tbnt. Considering the Hnntlon I think It would he better to abandon vour project, thoueh I assure you T am fully senslb'e of the kind consideration which prompts your offer and desire to return my thanks for the same. STRIKE OX THE WORLD. The Fntire Mechanical Force of Pulltar's journal Quit Work-business at a Stand' still. New York, Oct. 9. Promptly at mid night the entire force of compositors, pressmen, stereotype and other at taches of the mechanical department of the New York World went nn a strike, causing consternation to management. At 12.45 work In the buljdlng was at a standstill. SITUATION IN TURKEY. Affairs nt Constantinople I'nchnnged. Armenians Refuse to l.cnvc Churches. Constantinople, Oct. 8. The situation here is unchanged. The patriots havo been materially lncrased by Infantry and cavalry, but the presence of the additional troops falls to restore public confidence. The streets are completely deserted at night. All efforts to per suade the Armenians to leave their churches have proved fruitless, the re fugees declaring that they would not tmst to the government's promise of protection. Reports are current that conflicts have taken place between Turks and Armenians In the Armenian cities of Slvas, Van and Ultlls. PRIZE FIGHT FOR A (JIRL. Rivals I'so Their Fists In Conflict for a Fair Demoiselle flt. Louis, Oct. 8. George Hampshire. a son of Dr. PHzer, and John Rice fought six rounds at an'early hour this morning in a leading downtown whole sale dry goods house for 110 a side, and the hand of a 17-year-old girl, said to be Miss Jennio Hastings, whom both had been wooing. Hampshire In tihe sixth round knocked Rk out with a blow on the neckiand was awarded the fight. Dcpnty Shoriff Snyder Dend. Pottsvllle, Pa Oct. ff. John' 8, Snyder did suddenly at his residence here today. The deceased was a deputy leherlff unddr Hixh Sheriff Mats during I lie Mollis Ma gulre trials and naslMed In the arrest cf many or ine rinpieaoers. nr was niso onuntv commissioners' clerk for several terms and held other appointments under county omceri. ua was a vtniocrai in politics. BELL'S JOURNEY IS ENDED The Historic Relic Is Now fart of the Atlanta Exposition. IS RECEIVED KITH ENTHUSIASM Tha Train Bearing Liberty Boll Passes Through a Crowd of Clt liens Llniug tha Tracks for Distance of Two Miles. Atlanta, Ga Oct. 8. The exposition city today gave the liberty bell the most cordial greeting that the historic relic has ever received. It was literally an outpouring of the people such as has never been witnessed in their town and It would be impossible to conceive a more notable exhibition of patriotism. For fully two miles the bell train pussed through solid walls of cheering people. They stood massed on tops of freight cars, on the bridges that span the railroad, on rooftops and, in fact, on every place that afforded a foothold. The Atlanta Light Artillery fired the presidential salute, and the first shot was the signal for every steam whistle In the city to shriek out Its welcome. The scene 1n and nround the station hes-gars description. The crowd seemed wild with enthusiasm and from every window of every factory, store and dwelling there were waving flags and handkerchiefs. At the city limits Mhyor Porter King and a big committee met the escort party, out there wns no formal recep tion until the visitors reached the Klmbhll house, where thev are com fortably quartered. There 'Mayor King said a few words of welcome, which were supplemented by ex-Mayor Hemp hill, and briefly responded to bv Mayor Warwick, of iphllndelrthla. The bell stood for a time In the railroad sta'tlon. but In ter was taken to the shops, where it will remain under guard until to morrow morning. Tomorrow's plans are for a most elaborate parade and a formal reception. The sohool children, local militia and several patriotic or ders will Join In the demonstration. There will be music by CHImore's band, singing by 3,000 school children and mr-nklng by some of Georgia's most eloquent men. THE SHRINE AT DALTON. Youth and Tnnnccnce Welcome the Boll and Its Distinguished F.scnrt. Dalton. Ga.. Oct. 8. The welcome ex tended to the liberty bell on Its en trance into Georgia was one of the warmest, and at the same time the most grateful yet received In the South. As the train stopped an opening was forced -through the great throng, and thirteen' llftle girls, dressed to repre sent the original states, walked to the platform. Each carried a wreaith of lovely , flowers, and; after singing "America." were grouped about the bell. Their sweet voices In the crisp morning air 'blended charmingly, and the crowd applauded wildly: Then Mayor s. P. raddox.'of Dalton. In a brief address ,p$jrented Rev. M. A. Matthews to formally welcome the bell ajid escort. His address was elo quent and ipatrlotlc. nnd his words of welcome made a deep Impression on the northerners. When he concluded 'Mayor Warwick voiced the pleasure of the bell escort at the Oeorsrla greeting. and children hung their flowers on the bell, amid hearty cheers, mingled with which were some of the ear-splitting rebel yens as the train pulled out. ELEVATOR f ABLE BREAKS. Frightful Accident In One of Chicago's Sky-Scraping F.dlficcs-Four Men Sits tnin Serious Injuries. Chicago, Oct. 8. This morning while four persons were ascending In a freight elevator to the top floor of the building at 323 Franklin street, . the cable broke when the fourth floor was reached nnd the elevator fell to the basement below, a distance of 100 feet. Two of the occupants were probaMy fatally Injured and two others seriously hurt. The Injured are Joseph Rosen berg, Internally Injured, may die; Hy- man Kown. legs fractured and other wise bruised; Abraham Clemange, pine Injured and lower limbs para lyzed, and Hermann Clamange. right side injured and Internally, may die. WARRANTS FOR MANAGERS. More Trouble for tho Persons Interested In the Grent Fight. .Dallas. Tex., Oct. 8. Patiers are out for the arrest of William Brady, man ager of James .T.Corbft't; Martin Julian, rcar'agcr of Bob Fitslmmons; W. K. Wheelock, secretary of ttie Florida Afh letlc club, and prsumnih!y for Dan A. Stuart, Joe Vendl? and others. The papers were Issued from Austin and ar rived In Dallas this morning. Wheel- ock's papers were r erved on him today. None of tine others .have eo far been served;. Where the Corbett-FHzslmmons fight wlW be pulled off is st ill a mat ter of con jecture. President Stuart says It will not be decided until Joe Vendlg and oth ers arrive. The Hot SprlngB proposi tion Is under -consideration, hut the fight w'11 go to the highest and most re sponsible bidders. It may be several days before it is finally decided. MAY HYPNOTIZE OPPONENTS. Princoton Foot Ball Men F.xpcrlmcntlng wilh the Power. Princeton, N. J.. Oct. 8. The varsity foot ball men and substitutes were this afternoon treated to an hypnotic diver sion in the pihape of a mesmeric seance, held upon them by Parke avis, 'D3. The seance was held In the club house and many startling performances took pln'?e. This Is the first Introduction of hypnotism Into foot ball. Whether as used uipon or by the tigers it will be a revolutionizing force in the collegiate goime remains to be seen. DIED IN THE WOODS. Tho Corpso of an Aged Woronn Discov ered Aftor a Week's Scaroh. Wllllamsport. Pa., Oct. 8.After searching for a week, the dead body of aged Mary Williams was today found In the woods near Blossburg, Tioga county. She had left her son'a house at 'Lindsay to go to the poor house, Journeying over a mountain path. The exertion tutendant upon the trip killed her. When found,' her head rested on a pillow made of her skirt, and her hands were clasped In an attitude cf prayer. SHOOTS A SLEEPING ENEMY. t K. " Indiana Drunkard Takoa Rovengo I'nder . Cover of Night. Lexington. Ky Oct. 8. William Mat tlngly, of iMarlon county, tried to as sassinate his brother-in-law, James Brady, near Lebanon last night. They bad some misunderstanding several weeks ago and Mattlngly threatened to kill Brady on sight.-Last night Mat tlngly got drunk and taking a double- barreled gun loaded with buckshot crept up to the window of Brady's bed room and emptied both barrels Into the bed. where Brady, his wife and child were sleeping. Brady was dangerously wounded In thi hip, but his wife and baby were un injured. Mattlngly, who was arrested today. Is a bad man and two years ago tii white caps gave him a severe whip ping for cruelty to his family. LEAPED FROM A WINDOW Summer Resort Visitor Makes an Effort at Suicide. iStrouds'burg, Pa.. Oct. 8. Mrs. John Knox 'Marshall, wife of a Boston man ufacturer, and sister of Charles and William Adamson of Philadelphia, who had been staying at a boarding house near Delaware Water Qa-p, attempted suicide yesterday. Mrs. (Marshall slipped away from her companions, and. reaching a front room on the third floor, opened the window ond threw herself to the ground, a dis tance of twenty-five feet. Dr. Shaw says that Mrs. Marshall will likely die. FORNEY (01 RT MARTIAL. llia Alleged Crimes Seem to Have Been tho Rosult of Cnrclcssncss-Prlnclpal Charges W010 Not Sustained. Washington, Oct. 8. The records of the court martial In the case of Colonel James Forney, second ranking oflicer of the LMarlne Corps, recently tried at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was made public by Acting Secretary .MoAdoo toijay. He was charged with falsehood, embezzle ment, making and using false papers and culpable Inefficiency in the per formance of duty. He was found guilty of the fourth charge, but the court sub stituted neglect of duty for culpable In efficiency. The charge of embezzle ment was partly proved, and the other two charges, with their several specifi cations, were not proved. According to the findings of the court. Colonel For ney's neglect of duty consisted In his failure to have furniture from apart ments vacated by officers placed in proper custody, and to convene a board to make an Inventory of them. And, also, failure to keep a correct account of all of the public property at the Brooklyn marine barracks, for which he was accountable. A verdict of not guilty was rendered with regard to the direct charge of em bezzlement, but the court found that Colonel Forney had applied to his own use a certain amount of coal belonging to the government. The court Ignored the specifications that the amount of coal taken was forty-eight tons valued at $202, and failed to specify the actual amount unlawfully used. The sentence of the court was that Colonel Forney be reprimanded In gen eral orders by the secretary of the navy, but so far these findings have not been acted upon by the secretary. IN DEFENSE, OF DIRANT. Herculean Efforts Aro Bcirij .Made to l'tu zle the Jury-Judge.Murph.v '4 Caution in Giving Opinions. San Francisco, Oct. 8. The defense In the Durant trfal Is nearing the close of It's case. It will probably reach It this week. Today . it maCe one of its strongest points In the Introduction as a witness of C. T. 'Lenahan. t'lie young man ntio ays he visited Oppenheim's pawnshop, and who, It is claimed by the defense, was mistaken for Durant by the pawnbroker. iLenahan testified today t'hnt he had gone to the pawn shop and offered a band ring with a rhlp dlaimond similar to that worn by Blanche La.1r.0nt. He had a brief con versation with the pawnbroker similar to that ald to have been had by Dur ant. His ring was not accepted, and he left the store, going in the same direc tion as that said to .have been taken by Durant. iLenahan testified that his visit was on the afternoon of April 13 instead of on a morning between the 4th and 10th as testified to by Oppen helm, and he met the pawnbroker at the door. Whereas In the other case Op penlrelm was seated inside tho store reading wfaen the customer entered. Lenahan was dressed as Durant was said to have been when he visited the store. Another point for the defense was made by H. N. Marshall, a reporter, who testified that on tho day of the discovery of iMiss 'Lamont's body, De tective Gibson, who found it, told him that there were footprints of a No. 9 shoe on the top platform of the church tower. This Gibson has already de nied on the stand. Judge Murphy, who presides. Is very cautious In making no ruling to Jeopardize the case should It go to ap peal and he today reversed himself on the question of 'permitting Dr. Cheney, whose lecture Durant Is alleged to have attended on the afternoon, of the mur der, to expreps an opinion as hi whether Durant was at the lecture or not. Dur ant's counsel asked this question earli er In the case, but an objection to it was sustained. When the lecturer was on the stand today the court made his offer to permit him to give him opin ion, but the defence refused to avail Itself of the opportunity on the ground that Dr. Cheney had practically testi fied that he believed Durant to have been present at the lecture when he said he thought roll call was correct. Leonard Everett testified as to the time consumed In going over the route traversed by Mrs. Crosett on the after noon of April 3, when she said she saw Durant riding on a car toward the Rmmanuel church a short time before the murder In company with a voung lady. His estimate of the time differed from that of Mrs. Crosett by about six minutes. ESCAPE OF SEAMEN. Pour Oil on Troubled Wntors and Smooth n Path to safety. Clevelnmd, Oct. 8. The crew of the E. 'R. Williams, foundered at Green Bay during ithe great storm, owe their lives to the rourcefu1neis of Captailn Hun toon, who fimocthed pat!h for the life boat through the mighty wave by the liberal use of oil. The men 'had given up hope, but the captain ordered them Into the boait, and then took on a big tank of oil, By diOpping thin on the windward aide the surface of the waiter was smoothed, and while the waves tossed the lifeboat about as . cork the kps. did not break, and to this the men atftrrbute their es cape from what mupt otherwise have been certain and epeedy death. Cnnl Advnnco at Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Oct. 8. The tidewater price of anthracite coal by the cargo at Philadelphia has been advanced from 10 to 20 cents per ton by the Reading and Le high Valley Rallroid and Coal companies in order ito conform to the new figures of the Delaware and Hutleon company. .. Chnllengo for Amerlcnn Cup, New Yor, Oct. 8. Tho written challenge from the Roynl Victoria Yacht club on behalf of C. D, Hose, has been received by the New York Yacht club. A special meeting to consider the same has been called for next Monday. Arrcstod for Porjtirr. Brooklyn, N. Y Oct. 8. Father Francis Dent, who waa arrested In this city yes terday for perjury, gave ball this after noon In and waa released. ROACH'S DESPERATE DEED Fired Two Shots Into His Wife's body, Then Killed Himself. ROBINSON STREET THE SCENE Roach Was a Printer and Waa Modo Fori oua by Conduct of Ills Wife-Do-clarod Somo Time Ago lu Jail Uo Would Kill ller. Driven to desperation by his wife's waywardness, Kdward P. Roach, a printer, sen't a bullet through his head and killed himself Instantly yesterday afternoon, after having fired two shots Into her body with premeditated and murderous Intent. One of the bullets penetrated the left aide of the head an Inch below the temporal bone. This wound was a dangerous one, but the second shot took effect in her left side, midway between the heart and abdom inal cavity. It was not a dangerous wound, and the bullet was easily ex tracted. The surgeons at the Lacka wanna hospital, whither she was brought, made no attempt to probe for the bullet In her head. It went along the base of the cerebellum almost to the opposite side, and la lodged near the right eye. The tragedy happened yesterday af ternoon at 4.20 on the sidewalk where Ninth street converges with Robinson street, on the Went Side. The oouplo had Just come out of Daniel A. O'Con nor's saloon, 149 Robinson street, and were walking toward tho central city. No sooner had they started, down the street than a quarrel arose, and when they got about a half a. block Roach suddenly whipped the revolver from the breast poek&t of his coat, pointed It at his wife's head and fired. Thi bullet entered her left temple and she fell prone on her face. She sent up a blood-curdling shriek of agony as she went down. Without waiting longer then the time It required to take aim at her prostrate form, he fired the sec ond time, and 'the third Phot he sent Into 'his own head' and fell dead In his tracks. iSlie arose on her hands and knees, groping toward her husband's dead body, the blood flowing In pt reams down ber face, he remained In a half-raised posture until assistance reached her. Blond Flowed Into the Gutter. Mrs. Roach, after she had been phot, appeared to want to reach her hus band's body, which lay five feet away on Its back, but the exertion was too great. The blood from the wounds In her body and in his head gushed forth on the sidewalk and flowed Into the glitter. The bullet that went through Roach's head entered an inch a'bove the rlpht ear and took a straight course through the brain, coming out the same diFtanoe above the leflt ear. The wound was larse enough to Insert the first finger. A IK-caliber revolver was the weapon -used. Patrolman Martin Gurrell was pot far away from the scene of the tragedy, and he telephoned for the ambulance. Mrs. Roach was taken first Into O'Con nor's raloon, which she had left only a few minutes before. Phe sivt on a chair, supnorted on hrnth sides, and drank a glass of water, he was con scious and talked freely but refused to pay what reason 5'he thought her hus band had for committing the deed. The Lackawanna 'hospital ambulnnoe nr rlved at 5 o'clock. 'Simultaneously the undertaking wagon of M. F. Wymbs' came and in It vas placed Roach's. Injdy, and ft was taken to Mr. Wymb's morgue, where It was later viewed by Coroner .1. A. K el ley. A 1tiry consist ing of Mr. Wymbs. A. E. Vorhls. E. IT. Call. Tohn J. Phllhin. Timothy Jones and W. B. Prosser. was emnaneled nnd the inouest was adjourned until this evening nt 7.30, at the undertaking es tablishment, on Jackson street, when the testimony of witnesses will be taken. Some Who Saw the Shootlnp. 1A street car was waiting on the RrvVi 'Inson street switch. Motorman John Lynch saw the couple come out of O'Connor's saloon and watched them go down the street. He heard angry words pass between them and saw Roach take the revolver out and fire the shots. .Mr. O'Connor. In whose saloin the Roaf hs were, raid that It was about 4.15 when thy came In. They took seats at a table In the a.r-artment that is set '.T'de for the aToni'modnt'Icn of women. They ha l a drink of beer each and went out. WMle they wer? In the room no altercation of any kind .lock place Both appeared to be perfectly sober. He heard three fhots n minute or so af terward, nd some one rushed In and told hi that two .persons wore killed. 'He went down and 'helped to carry Mrs. Ronc'h to bis house po that something mleht be done for 'her. The tragedy wn the culmination of a period of rtwarrellng and bickering. Roach came 'hereaboutelghtoen months ago from the New England states and about a year ago nhe came here and Joined him. He worked In various newspaper offices In the city. On June 22 last be and; she came out of Center etreet together onto Wyoming avenue. At the entrance tq tbe Gas and Water company's office h raised a heavy cane he was carrying and dealt her a blow on the h?ad. 'Alderman M'illar was on his way down from his office and Cie caused Roach to be arrested for the apparently brutal assault. iA W'.nrrant was made out with her as prosecutrix and In default of ball Roach was sent to the county Jail to await the action of the grand Jury. He was Im prisoned until Sept 25. thirteen days ago. having been then released because the gTand Jury 'Ignored the bill, Mrs. Roach tolling to appear to prosecute. Often Sworo Ho Would Kill Her. 'Many . time while tin Jnll 'Roach said he would put an end to his wife when he regained his liberty, for about four days 'after Oie wns committed to Jail she was sent up for twenty days from police court In default of the payment- of a fine for being drunk and disorderly on -the streets In company with a male companion. Since tfhe got out of Jail phe led a fast life and plunged deeply Into riotous excesses. A few nights ago F:he entered one of the lunch wagons on Leiek'awanna, avenue and tried to kick everyt'hln'g upside down, Hefore a po liceiman could be got phchad escaped. They were together all the ofternoon on the 'Wert 'PMe, but Mr. O'Connor Is positive that intoxication could not be noticed on either when they entered his raloon. IMirs. Roach, whlle'her husband was In Jail, paraded under the alias of Mrs. Baldwin. Letters In the pocket of her tiusbard showed that bis relatives live at Hyde Park, Mass. He belonged to Typographical union, . No. 6. Two children, a gifrl 10 years old. and a boy about 8, were taken from their charge by Mrs. Duggan, of the Board of Chari ties, and they are now In 8t. 'Patrick's Orphan asylum. IRoach was apparent ly 5 years of age. and Mr. Roach about 33. He was fairly well dressed yesterday, and she wore a black dress, black tflrawl and hat. In appearance he wax an Intelligent rooking man, slight ly built and he wore a heavy brown mustache, Mrs. Roach la a buxom wo man, and aside front tha Unea of dlaai- rs Fall And Underwear. THE REPUTATION OF THIS DEPAiRTlMKNT OF OUR BUSI NESS IS TOO WELL KNOWN TO NEED ANY COMMENTS. The stock this season Is larger than ever before and of greater va riety, comprising very full lines of Ladies', Gentlemen's, and Chil dren'a Vejts, Paints and- Union Suits. We call special attention to (of wlilefo we are sole agents In Scranton) the excellence of which la unquestionable. Owing to tha reduced tariff these goods are lower In price than ever before, while tha quality is much Improved. Wa note a few Specials ia Underwear Ladies' Onelta Union Suits. Thre specials in Union Suits at 75c., J1.00. J1.25; Children's Union Suit at 49c. up; Gents' Wrlght'a Fleeced Health Underwear at 60c. up. ' In Ladies' Egyptian Ribbed Vesta and Pants at 25c, 30c. and 3Sc. Great sieclal in Children's Vesta and Pants; all sizes. Full line of Glwes aid iosSery8 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE WE ARE ALWAYS BUSY. Koirect 66 lhap 99 The best that can be put 5n a Shoe, $1 to $6. A hundred styl s. 114 AND 110 WYOMING AVE. all Elegant Specimens Suit able for Wedding Pres ents, Birthday Presents, Etc. Eye Glasses, Opera Glasses and Spectacles a Specialty. W. J. Weichel JEWELER, 408 Spruce at.. Near Dlma Bank. patlon on her face Is rather handsome. They had no special place of resi dence far the past year, but 'boarded liere and there. The report from the hospital waa that she could not recover. Convention of Drummers. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct 8. The annual con-. ventlon of the Commercial Travelers' as sociation convened In Music hall at 11 o'clock this morning. The convention elected a delegate from each branch as a committee to nominate offlcera for tha na tional organisation and to Investigate tha reports of the present official board. At 8.30 p. m. there waa a grand parade. About 2,000 men were In line, Cheek on Chinese Enterprlae. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 8. Inspector Scharf. of tlie treasury department, arrested thirty Chinese women at the exposition grounds this morning. It Is charged that they were Imported for Immoral purpose All are young and fine looking. WEATHER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; tlnued: cold; northerly winds. IT S 51H1. ID TTVJ Ninrdbcs IN FINE JEWELRY. V-r;.' "'.;
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