DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER.
VOL. LXXVII.
J.J.BROWN,M. 1.1
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KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN
WILL BEGIN SUIT
IN TEN DAYS
There will be no time lost in filing
the bills in equity to recover for the
State the variom amounts paid to
former Commissioners of Insurance
Luper, Lambert and Durham, and the
latter's confidential clerk, J. Clayton
Erb, from fees collected by Ilobert B.
Forster as actuary of the Insurance
Department.
Within ten days Attorney General
Carson annouucos that he will have
the papers prepared and that he hopes
to conclude the case without any de
lays. The action would he bogun dur
ing the present weok except for press
of work in the Attorney General's
ofllco and the care necessary in pre
paring the papers.
In view of the change which has
taken place in our clime cautious per
sons are now thinking of providing
_ themselves with summer overooats.
HORSES COMMAND
JOOD PRICES
A very interesting liorse sale at
Hoke's livery stable, Saturday, broke
up the monotonj of au otherwise very
dull day. The fiorses wore fine and
what was of equal importance the
crowd was large, made up of horse
men great and small. Under such cir
cumstances the bidding was spirited
and the horses as a rule brought about
what they were worth. .Tolmuy Will
iams, of Bloomsburg, was auctioneer,
which makes it hardly necessary to
add that things were kept moving and
that the sale—which bogan at one
o'clock—was over shortly after five.
Tho horses—twenty-one in number—
were shipped from Canada and arrived
here on Friday afternoon. Naturally
they showed the signs of fatigue and
slight indisposition, from which they
shonld recover in a day or so.
Hon. Alexander Billnieyer bought
probably one of the best teams, a bay
and a brown, for $430. He also bought
a flue dapple-gray for |220.
A very fine team of bays was knock
! Ed down to liveryman Hoke for SBOO.
Bruce Kelley, of Washingtonville,
bought a dapple-gray for $2lO.
Theodore Hoffman bought a nice lit
tle black for $l2O.
A toani of blacks was knocked down
to John Crossley of Valley township
for $195.
A handsome team of largo blacks
brought S4OO. They were purchased
by a man near Suubury.
The horses were shipped here and
sold by P. G. Waldron, who deals ex
tensively in horses and conducts salos
in Luzerne, Columbia aud surround
ing counties.
Notwithstanding tho expansion of
trolley lines, and the uso of automo
biles there is no apparent decrease in
the demand for horses. Indeed, they
are said to be scarce in this section, a
fact attested by the good prices com
manded at the sale Saturday. This is
owing to the fact that few if any
horses are beiug raised in this section,
experience proving that under the pe
culiar conditions here a full grown
horses can be bought for less money
than it costs to raise one. This leaves
the field opon for a fluo trade in horsos
aud experienced dealers liko Mr. Wal
dron do a profitable business.
Ineependent Telephone Line.
A movement is on foot in Valley aud
West Hemlock townships to establish
a telephone system, wholly independ
ent of any other rural system, which
will place the farmers in communica
tion with Danville
The farmers arc very much in earn
est and have already held a meeting
and effected au organization. Their
plan is to build a polo lino from Swe
noda to Mausdale,taking in Kaseville.
From Mausdale their plan is to uso the
pole line of the United Telephone com
pany aud they have already submitted
a proposition to the United peoplo.
They want to string two wires on tho
poles of the latter company, connect
ing the indopeudeut system with Dau
villo exchange. Just what arrange
ment with reference to tho wires they
will make with the United Telephone
people, or whether the two companies
will be able to get together at all can
not be determined at this time.
The group of farmers see some ad
vantages in being on a line wholly
with themselves, where they would be
required to share in tho responsibility
of keeping up only a limited number
of poles. They believe that the service
would be i>erfectly satisfactory by rea
son of the proximity of the new sys
tem to Danville aud tho oaso aud in
expeusiveness with which they might
got their wires carried into the ex
change at that place—provided of
course that the United Telephone com
pany agree to accept their proposition.
Sustains Broken Jaw.
While attempting to escape being
buried under a ton of oartlt Saturday
morning, wliicli caved in just over
"where lie was working, Charles R.
Dietterich, of Bnckhoru, wlio is em
ployed at the Normal School field,
fell on a plow, breaking his upper
jaw, knocking out his front teeth and
reoeivtug other serious injuries.
With seveval other men who are
digging the cellar for the new science
building, Deitterick was plowing in
the excavation, which is now eight
feet deep. The frost leaving the round
causeil the bank to givo way directly
over Deitterick. In trying to jump
out of the way, he fell on his plow,
striking his jaw on the beam. While
avoiding being buried, ho sustained
painfnl injuries. The upper jaw was
badly broken and splintered and all
his front tcoth knocked out. Several
cuts were also inflicted in the face.
Ho was hurried to tho hospital, and
when he arrived thore ho was so weak
from the loss of blood that the physi
cians were at first unable to do much
with the fractured bone. The jaw
was reset and tho man taken to his
home in Buckhorn Saturday afternoon.
Eloped Again.
Jacob Freehand Miss Parnell, of
Mt. Carmel, have eloped for a second
time and nothing is known of thoir
whereabouts. Several weeks ago Freeh
and Miss Parnell loft their respective
families and ran away together. Lnt
er they wore located in lowa and offic
ers brought them back. Freeh was
brought to the Sunbury jail but was re
leased when a settlement was reached.
: He obtained employment in Sunbury
and Miss Parnell visited him thcro
: several times. On Wednesday of last
week both of them disappeared.
-PLKDGKD BUT TO TBUTH, TO LIBKBTT ASD LAW—HO FAVOR SWATS US AND NO RAI IHALL AW*"
DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 1900.
JUDGE LITTLE
PASSES AWAY
Hon. R. R. Little, president judge
of this district, died at his home ill
Bloomsburg at Ave minutes after four
o'clock Monday afternoon.
The condition of Judge Little who
has been seriously ill since his break
down in court on Thursday, February
S)th,took a serious turn Saturday night
by developing into pneumonia. Since
Sunday noon he was unconscious. He
was attended during tho last few days
of his illness by his sister-in-law, Dr.
Ruth Tustiu.who came to Bloomsburg
from Maine, where she lias a medical
practice.
I Robert R. Little was born at Ber
( wick May 30th, 1862,and was the sou of
1 Ephraim H., and Eliza (Seibert) Lit
tle. He was eight years of age when
his parents moved from Berwick to
Bloomsburg, aud there he was reared,
receiving a good education in the
Bloomsburg State Normal School from
which he was graduated in 1872. He j
subsequently entered the University |
of Rochester at Rochester, Now York, i
and then attended Hamilton College,
at Clinton, New York.
In 1873 he entered his father's office
aud applied himself with such dilig
ence as to be able to pass the bar ex
amination two years later. Ho im
mediately became his father's partner
and he practiced law under the firm
name of E. H. and R. R. Little until
the former's retirement. Judge Little
after that practiced alone. He served
as district attorney from 1875 to 1881,
two terras in all, aud filled out two
terms as county solicitor. He was al
so solicitor for tho council of Blooms- ]
burg for ouo term. He was elected 1
president judge of the twenty-sixth
judicial district oil November Bth,
1898.
October 15th, 1878, Judge Little was
united in marriage with Deborah T.
Tustiu, of Bloomsburg, and they were
the parents of three children : Henry
J.,now of Light Street; Isaiah T. and
Catherine T., who reside at home.
Socially lie was a member of Washing
ton Lodge, No. 265, F. & A., being
past master of that order; ho was
also a member of the P. O. S. of A.,
of tho Grange and of Caldwell Consis
tory. Ho was for many years a mem
ber of tho trustees of tho Bloomsburg
State Normal School, a director of the
Rosemout Cemetery Company and of
the Bloomsburg Water Company. In
religious attachments ho was a mem
ber of the Baptist church.
Repairs Nearly Completed.
Tho repairs on the Thomas Beaver
Freo Library are practically complet
ed and the building will no doubt be
thrown open yet duriug the present
week.
The walls wore completed first and
tlioy show up most beautifully. The
woodwork was nearly finished yester
day aud for today uothing remains but
to apply some finishing touches. The
woodwork of tho library is exception
ally fine aud oruate. Probably no oth
er building in this section contains
such fine specimens of wood carving.
The quality of the wood,too, is fine and
under tho painter's brush, the whole
has taken ou a lustre and a beauty,
which makes the interior appear like
a now building.
Tho walls of tho ladies' reading
room are calcimined an electric green
with the ceiling yellow or cream col
or. The men's reading room is finish
ed in terra cotta, the ceiling being of
a somewhat lighter hue. The color
employed in the hallway is also terra
cotta, a shade lighter ttian the calci
mine in the men's reading room. The
colors have been carefuly selected to
harmonize with the building as a whole
and the general effect could not bo im
proved upon.
Iu tljfi library proper, where the
books are kept aud the patrous are
waited upon the wainscoting aud the
base work of tho system of shelves
have been carefully gone over and
jjolished up to correspond with the
woodwork in the other portions of the
building. The floor in this part has
beeu polished anil the books have been
removed from tho shelves aud the lat
ter renovated, after which tho books
were replaced. The effect has been to
give this part of the building a clean
ness and freshuoss which is apparent
as soon as oue inhales the air.
The chairs,the tables aud all tho ap
purtenances have been polished to look
liko uew. Especial care has been bo
stowed upou the stairway with its flue
decorations. It is polished clear to the
top of the second story, as far as the
woodwork is exposed to the eye from
the lower floor.
After today but little will remain to
be'done but to put down the rugs and
rodress the chandeliers. Jesse Beaver
yesterday stated that he thought the
building might be open by Saturday.
Work on the repairs began about the
first of the month.
COLDEST OF THE SEASON.
Mercury yesterday did not get down
to zoro within 8 or 10 degrees, but the
day was very disagreeable and in effect
was the coldest day of the season.
This was due to the effect of the high
northwest wind prevailing, which cut
through the clothing. The weather
continued shaip during the night, al
though the wind subsided somewhat.
By last evening the river was pretty
well filled with floating ice, the sec
ond crop of the season. It is not con
sidered likely that the river will close
any more this season.
Now for the reign of the March lion.
FEBRUARY COURT
PROCEEDINGS
The grand jury in the case of Com
monwealth vs. Peter Dietrich Mon
' day afternoon returned a verdict of
i murder.
Court convened at 10 a. m. with His
Honor Judge C. B. Staples aud As
sociates Frank G. Blee aud Charles
Wagner on the bench. Business at once
began to move briskly along. W. G.
Bird was appointed tipstaff to wait up
on the grand jury aud Charles Rudy
and Amos Albeck tipstaffs to wait up
on the court. The grand jurors were
called. Tho whole number—twenty
four—beiug present the court asked if
there was not ono who wished to be
jxcusod. Two responded, David Gib
son aud George W. Miles. The latter,
as the eldest man, was permitted to
1 ithdraw. John C. Campbell was
i worn as foreman of tho grand jury,
after which the whole bodjp was sworn
and Judge Staples proceeifed with his
charge.
In defining their duty to the grand
jurors the court emphasized tho im
portance of secrecy, which he declar
ed, is a point of the obligation not ob
served as it should be. At consider
able length Judge Staples explained
the importance of secrecy in its rela
tion to a full and uutrammeled per
formance of duty by the grand jury,
it becomes the duty of grand jurors,
he said,to see to it that the laws pass
ed by the legislature are strictly ob
served in their respective communit
ies. It is their duty if they know of
any bawdy houses, gambling places,
violation of the liquor law, or viola-
I tiou of any sort that is injurious to
the morals of the community upon
meeting together to report the same
to the other members of the grand
jury. Unless the grand jurors live up
to their obligation as to secrecy the
members in all cases will not feel free
to report violations of law wherever
found aud the ends of justice to that
extent will be interfered with.
The court reported that there were
no violations of tho law returned by
the constablos. It was explained that
there was but ono case togo before the
graud jury the present term. This,
however, was a very important bill
charging one of our citizens with
murder. The court at length defined
what constitutes murder in the first
degree. There would be but one count
in the indictment. It was the graud
jury's duty only to make out a prima
facio case audit had nothing to do
with deciding upon the question of
degree.
The court called attention to the
new law as to roads, which goes into
effect this year aud under which the
duties of the supervisors are much
different from what they wore before.
It becomes the duties of the grand jur
ors to look aftor the enforcement of
the new road law. The supervisors
must uudertsand that tliev have not
merely a perfunctory duty to perform.
The new road law does not relieve
them. If the roads are neglected they
can not shift the responsibility to the
road commissioners, but the supervis
ors themselves will be held responsi
ble and can be brought into court aud
fined for neglect of duty.
Attention was called to the new law
as to automobiles. In this relation al
so the supervisors have an important
duty to perform, aud the graud jurors
should see to it that it is not neglect
ed. Merely to observe the speed regu
lation is not all that is required of the
chauffeur. He must a'so have regard
to the place he is in. The speed per
mitted ou a stretch of country roadH
would not bo safe in swinging around
| a curve or at other places where a view
ahead is obstructed. Here again a duty
devolves upon the supervisors: at ev
ery corner or b6nd in the road where a
growth of bushes tends to obstruct the
view ahead these should be cut down
by the township to the end that auto
drivers may be able to see danger ahead
aud thus regulate speed accordingly.
It becomes tho duty of the grand jur
ors not only to see to it that automo
biles comply with the law, but al
so that the township supervisors at
tend to their duty by seeing to it that
the bushes are removed as above de
scribed.
Judge Staples explained to the grand
jurors that Judge R. R. Little, Presi
dent Judge of this district, was lyiugat
the point of death. In case of his de
mise he said some complications might
arise relating to holding court here
and he therefore requested the graud
jury to proceed with the business of
the session as expeditiously as possi
ble.
Somo miscellaneous matters were at
tended to, after which court adjourn
ed until 3p. in. By 11 :30 o'clock the
grand jury had heard the more import
ant witnesses and it likewise adjourn
ed until 2 o'clock.
Constables present made their
retirns as follows: Amos Albeck, An
thony township: Philip Boyer, Cooper
township: George Pursel,Derry town
ship; Charles L. Gouger. Limestone
township: William S. Bogert, Liberty
township; Charles H. Rudy, Mahou
ing.township; G. W. Bennett, Valley
township; Mont. Gearhart,West Hem
lock township; WilliamE. Bird, Lim
estone township; McClellau Diehl,
Washingtonville; W. E. Young, First
Ward, Danville ; Edward Bitter, Sec
ond Ward; B. B. Brown, Third Ward ;
Benjamin Cook, Fourth Ward.
Soon after court reconvened at a p.\
m.the grand jury came into court re
turning as above stated a true bill in
(Continued on page 4)
MEETING OE
POMOM GRANGE
The regular quarterly meeting of
Pomona grange No. 81,of Montour and
Northumberland counties was held in
G. A. R. hall, this city, yesterday.
Owing to the exceedingly cold weath
er and the bad roads the attendance
was slim, farmers from the northern
part of the county dreading to start
out on the long drive.
Two sessions were held, one in the
forenoon and tho other in the after
noon ; both were business sessions aud
therefore the public (vere excluded aud
the program of recitations, music,&c.,
which generally adds interest to the
quarterly meeting was not in evid
ence.
Deputy State Secretary of Agricul
ture Mart in,accompanied by his wife,
was present at the session of Pomona
grange. C. H. Dildine.of Rohrsburg,
member of the executive committe of
the State grange, also accompanied by
his wife, was present to install the
officers-elect,of Pomona grange No. 31,
as follows: Charles V. Amermau,
master ; A. H. Litchard, overseer ;J.
W. Lowrie, lecturer; I. A. Eschbach,
steward ; Calvin Derr, assistant stew
ard ; Mrs. Cora Derr, lady assistant
steward ; W. R. Mills, chaplain; Na
than Becker, treasurer; Harvey Soues,
secretary; Hon. Charles A. Wagner,
gate keeper; Mrs. Montgomery, Ceres;
Mrs. C. C. Billmeyer, Pomona; Mrs.
A. L.Martin, Flora.
Among the well known and promin
ent grangers who attended tho meeting
were: Dr. McHenry, of Benton ; M.
S. Bond and Miss Emma Lewis, of
Chulaskey; Miss Eva Kurtz, Charles
Black and William Boeber, of Milton,
and Mr. aud Mrs. J. A. Merrill, of
Valley township.
Valley grange will provide a place
for the noxt quarterly meeting, which
will take place ou Wednesday, May
30th.
Benton Trolley flay Result.
Extensive trolley operations that will
link every town in the anthracite coal
region and make it possible to journey
from Philadelphia to Shamokiu,a dis
tance of about 165 miles, on electric
cars, will bo commenced this spring
and pressed to completion before next
fall.
Last week the Alleutown, Tatnaqua
and Ashland Electric Railway com
pany was incorporated at Harrisburg.
William Lindsay, of Pittsburg, is the
president of the company and it is cap
italized at $500,000. The company has
had a corps of engineers working in
the vicinity of Mahanoy City for sev
eral weeks. It plans to build a line
between Slatiugtou aud Lehightou and
between Tamaqua aud Mahanoy City,
thus making it possible to journey
from Alleutown to Shamokiu on con
necting lines.
When the Hazletou Traction com
pany extends its line to Delano, and a
branch is built from Mahanoy City to
that place by the Schuylkill Traction
Company a series of connecting links
will be established between Mahanoy
City aud Scrautou, thus miking it
possible to journey by trolley from one
end of the regiou to the other.
The Union Traction company, oi
Pottsville, announces that it will on
April 1 commence the work of extend
ing its lines from Middleport toTama
qua and also from Pottsville to Shenan
doah by way of Frackville.
It is said that the Schuylkill Trac
tion company, of which W. S. Leib,
formerly Sub-Treasurer at Philadel
phia, is the president, behind all
these movements, aud that the ultim
ate purpose is to bring about a huge
combine of all the roads in the lower
anthracite region.
Women's Benevolen Association.
The Women's Benevolent Associa
tion of Danville will hold its regular
meeting today in its rooms on the
third floor of the Thomas Beaver Free
Library. It will be an all-day session,
commencing at 9a. m. The work on
repairs in the library, which is now
practically completed, will not inter
fere with the meeting.
There is a considerable' amount of
sewing to be done aud the ladies ex
pect to finish a good deal of it today.
A good attendance is desired.
Cold Stops Bridge Work.
Owing to the severity of the weath
er yesterday, no work was attempted
by the bridge workers on the Cata
wissa river bridge. It has been found
by experience that the work of con- !
struction cauuot be carried onto any
advantage when the temperature drops
below 28 or 30 degrees. Yesterday
morning the mercury stood at 12 de
grees, and while it gradually rose to
20 degrees at noon, none of the men
were called out to work on the struc
ture.
flet This Horning.
The members of the Montour county
bar will hold a meeting in the prothon
otary's office at 9 o'clock this morn
iug to make arrangements for attend
ing the funeral of Judge Little,which
will take place at Bloomsburg at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
The bar will also pass suitable reso
lutions on the death of the late Judge.
There will no doubt be a large at
tendance at the funeral from Montour
county. Nearly the whole bar accom
panied by the courthouse officials will
attend. The Danville contingent will
goto Bloomsburg in a body, leaving
on the 11:4Q car.
As previously announced the various
offices of the courthouse will be closed
. this afternoon out of respect to the
[memory of Judge Little.
(LOOKING AEIER
S ' AITENDANCE
| A pupil was excused from attendance
at school ou the strength of a physi
! ciau's certificate at the meeting of the
| boardf Monday, as provided for by a
now rule adopted to make it impossi
ble for parents to shield children when
1 out of school by falsely representing
them as ill.
A good bit of this, it is alleged, was
done by thoughtless aud irresponsible
parents or guardians. The only way
the truant officer could see out of it in
such cases was to refuse to accept the
excuse offered aud to hold the parent
or guardian responsible until excused
by the school board, which, if there
is any doubt, of course will demand
conclusive ovideuce iu the form of a
physician's certificate.
The case last night was not iu the
questionable class, but it illustrated
how uicely the rule works. The cer
tificate, issued by ouo of our leading
physicians,was addressed to the teach- !
er aud explaiued conditions at home
relatiug to sickuess that would impose
something akin to hardship on the
family, if the child could not be kept
at home for a few days.
I The board relying ou the physician's
judgment decided to excuse the pupil
for the time being aud ou motion the
secretary was directed to "ok" the
doctor's certificate aud return it to the
teacher with instructions that she no
tify the truant officer of the school
board's action.
Without positive evidence that illness
exists the truaut officer fiuds it impos
sible to cope with the situation. Tho
children of Charles Switzer, Montour
Row. have been out of school a great
deal of late aud the truant officer doubt
ing that any good reason existed last
eveuiug had the father brought up be
fore Justice Oglesby. Tho father,back
ed by the mother, however, put iu a
stroug plea that illness roally existed
aud was finally left off with the pro
mise that he would hereafter send the
children to school or furuisli the board
with indisputable evidence that sick
ness exists.
Profossor Frank Magill was before
the school board to ask for the pur
chase of a mimeograph to be used in
the commercial department of the
high school. The mimeograph,ho said,
is in well uigh universal use in bnsi
uess offices aud iu order to be fully
equipped for positions ho thought
graduates of the High school should be
familiar with the use of all such de
vices. On motion it was decided to
purchase a mimeograph for use in the
school.
Ou motion it was decided also to
purchase a quantity of practice paper
for uso iu the commercial department.
On motion Borough Superiuteudeut
Gordy was granted permission to at
tend tho State Convention of city aud
borough Superintendents to be held at
Altooua on the 7th, Bth and 9th of
March.
The following members were pres
ent : Adams, Ortli, Bums, Pursel.
Haring, Werkheiser.Trumbower, Fisch
er, Harpcl and Von Blohu.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Standard Gas Co. $3.20
Ezra Haas 75
E. S. Drury 6.25
U. S. Express 40
E. C. Heath Co 1.81
tlemiugton Type Writer Co .. 8.24
Ginn & Co 6.05
FLIES IN WINTER.
Where the flies goto in winter is
partly solved by a discovey made by
the crew of wreckers employed at the
Bessemer blast furnace, who have just
completed their work.
Upon overthrowing the walls they
found flies in immense numbers, in a
torpid or lethargic state, lying in the
interstices between the brick wherever
the mortar had dropped out. The great
smoke stack especially,overthrown last
week, had been sought by millions of
flies as a good place to hibernate in.
Upon gathering up aud sorting the
brick the countless number of flies
were found. Although apparently dead
at first, under the gonial suushine of
the mild weather then prevailing the
flies soon begau to show signs of life
aud begau to crawl about. The frost
of the succeeding night, however, put
them to sleep agaiu. Whether they
will survive their ill fortune and em
erge from their hibernation next
spring good healthy flies is oue of
those questious that it would take a
naturalist to answer.
Pursel--You rig
Miss Agues Young, of this city, and
S. W. Pursel,of Valley township,were
united in matrimony last evening. The
ceremony took place at eight o'clock
at the homo of the bride, Mill street,
and was performed by Rev. C. D.
Lerch,pastor of the Mausdale Reform
ed church.
The ceremony was witnessed by the
immediate family, in addition to which
Miss Sarah Waters aud Miss Olive
Wertz were present as guests. After
the ceremony a wedding dinner was
served.
Pardon Recommended.
The board of pardons, at Harrisburg
yesterday, following au argument by
W* E. Elmes, Esq., recommended a
complete pardon for George Bellas and
Jacob Naugle, the West Berwick offic
ers, convicted at Bloomsburg of shoot
ing Vincent Verdi, a foreigner,at Ber
wick, aud who are now serviug a sen
tence of two years in the eastern pen
itentiary.
HEARING BRINGS
DEVELOPMENTS
A hearing with some extraordinary
and uulooked-for developments took
place before Justice Oglesby yesterday
moruing, which followed as an after
math of the arrest of the supposed bur
glar on tho premises of Franklin Boy
er, Tuesday night, which was accom
plished under such sensational circum
stances. The man arrested proved to
be the toughest problem that the just
ice ever faced—either the most astute
and accomplished actor that ever don
ned workman's apparel for disguise or
merely a piece of human driftwood
whose diseased mind was a perfect
phantasmagoria of wild delusions.
The man was dirty aud unkempt aud
his appearance ou the whole resembled
more a rolling mill employe than a
professional hobo. Upon beiug brought
iuto the office of Justice Oglesby about
9:30 o'clock he stepped directly up to
the justice aud with a foreign accent
said:
"Charlie Johnson."
Tho justice asked him where he was
the night before. The auswer to the
question aud many others that follow
ed showed that the man evidently had
no idea of what he was up against or
even that he had committed an over
act; one vagary seemed to suggest an
other to him and his statements were
irrational and contradictory.
The only facts deduced from his dis
connected and rambling talk, that
bore the stamp of probability was that
he was a Swede, named Charles John- j
sou,forty-nine years of age—that near
ly all his life he had followed the sea
—that up to a recent date ho had been
working at the steel plant at Berwick.
According to his own confessiou he
was given to drink and it was a ques
tion whether his derangement of mind
is temporary, the result of a prolong
ed debauch.or is permanent, following
as the result of other causes.
It was,evident that he could not be
held accouutable for his escapade in
getting into Mr. Boyer's house. Mr.
Boyer,himself, who was present at the
hearing was one of the first to bo im
pressed with this fact. Ho was very
anxious, however, to know how the
man had gotten into the house, as the
front door was locked aud there was
no other way open for admittance.
He put the question to the man. Iu
reply the fellow said:
"Why John, the man there, let me
in—the woman she was there. The
other fellows—the Huns—they were ou
the roof. They were cuttiug a hole
through the ceiling. I fastened the
windows down; they had a lasso—they
waut to haug me."
He was reminded of the presence of
the dog by one of the officers.
"Oh, tho dog," he said; "he no
good. He just staud aud bark—ho not
bite."
Iu reply to further questioning he
said two other fellows came in the
front door with him and were lying
on a bed beside him in the parlor.
There was au element of stroug
pathos iu the situation accentuated by
the brokeu down condition aud the
sad plight the follow was in. The j
justice asked:
Have you been sick?
There was a slight hesitancy aud the
Swede replied: "Yes, I have been
sick.—of drinks "
From what could be gathered from
the man he had come to Dauvi le from
Berwick. Monday,proceeding the same
day to Milton where failing to obtain
work he came back to Danville on
Tuesday. It was while fleeing from
imaginary enemies who were pursuing
him with a rope for the purpose of
haugiug him that the poor fellow took i
refuge in Mr. Boyer's houso.
He was uuder the impression that
Danville was a seaport town and iu i
trying to accouut for his movemeuts
on Tuesday uight ho said before going'
iuto the house he had beeu down to
the dock, where he had shipped ou a
Nova Scotiau vessel, which was lying
out iu the stream. The captaiu aud
the mate had rowed iuto the dock aud
it was with them that he had engaged
to sail, repeating the entire couversa- |
tiou that passed betweeu them. He j
was bound for Australia, he said. The |
justice asked him where the dock was |
aud he replied: "Down below the steel
plaut."
Ho seemed happy at the prospects of i
leaving this section, where his enemies |
were giving him so much trouble aud
quickly arising with his soiled cap in
his haurt started toward the door.
"Hold OH there!" Chief Mincemoyer
called out, 44 where are you goiug?"
44 I'm going home," was the reply.
Asked where liis home was he inno
cently replied:
44 At the present time I am living in
a building down here," pointing in
the direction of the lock-up. Officer
Voris asked him if ho didn't know
that ho was under arrest.
He implied to the effect that he had
not been arrested since Saturday night.
The officer asked him where he was
arrested then and he replied: 44 Here,I
guess; You arrested me."
It was seen that thel Swede was a
hopeless case but the officers had one
more question to ask. They wanted to
know why he gave two names on Tues
day night. His explanation was plausi
ble. It appeared that he had been em
ployed by a contractor at Sayre, who
arrived at the couclusiou that there
wero too many Charlie Jolmsous in
his gang and lie obliged our Swede to
take the name of John Patersou. The
latter explained that he was in a 44 big
hurry to get home Tussday night" airl
he got the 44 two named mixed up."
This seemed satisfactory to the justice
aud the man of many stories was re
manded to the lock-up. Chief Mince
moyer was uudecided yesterday as to
what disposition he should make of
the case.
Although badly scared Franklin Boy
er said he had sustaiued no loss of any
consequence and uuder the circum
stances was willing to forgive all.
NO 14.
FIRE THREATENS.
PUBLIC SCHOOL
i The borough of Washingtonville was
i thrown into a furore of excitement
yesterday morniug when it was dis
covered tlint the public school bnild
ing was on fire. Citizens responding
quickly to the call for aid succeeded
iu getting the fire under control with
but small loss to the building.
The school,which is taught by Miles
j .1. Dorr, was iu session at the time,
1 and it was one of the pupils who dis
j covered the firo. Great excitement en
j sued in the school, and the children
1 coming from the building, spread the
| alarm. Iu a remarkably short time
' people from all over the little borongh
cattle trampiug to the scene, carrying
buckets, tubs and receptacles of any
| description that would hold water.
The fire was iu the loft of the build
ing, which is very hard of access on
accouut of there being no opening from
the outside. It was necessary, there
fore, to take the water into the loft
through a hole iu the ceiling of the
school room. The loft was dark and
he air thick with smoke, but the
flames soon succumbed to the deter
mined efforts of the fire fighters.
The fire is attributed to the fact
that the pipe leading from the stove
was too near a joist iu the loft,and on
accouut of the cold weather a heavy
draft was kept on the stove, which
served to iguite the timbers.
The lose to the school property is in
considerable. No session was held yes
terday afternoon, but school will be
resumed this morning as usual.
Five Civil Cases Are Settled.
Five of the soveu civil cases, which
have been before court for a year or
more past, continued from term to
term, were brought to a settlement by
Judge C. B. Staples Monday. He con
tinued two of the cases where sickness
of the plaintiff stood iu way of pro
ceeding and ruled the rest for trial.
Under the circumstances, a settlement
was agreed upon. The cases settled
were:
J. Miles Reed vs. Lehigh & Wilkes-
Barre Coal Company. Trespass.
•JgCarr and W. B. Carr vs. Lehigh
& Wflkes-Barro Coal Company. Tres
pass.
Theodore F. Moyer vs. O. R. Drum
heller. Appeal.
L. Nevi vs. Polish Lithuanian Brew
ing Company. Appeal.
A subpoena iu divorce was granted
iu the caso of Arthur F. Robinson and
Lizzie Robiuson.
John Seidel was appointed guardian
of Arthur Raymond Bogart.
The auditor's report was confirmed
nisi iu the estate of Benjamin Fry,
deceased.
| Alfred Bleclier was appointed tax
j roceiver of Cooper township.
| The report of the auditor was con
firmed iu the estate of Edward Hofer,
deceased.
Iu re Horace B. Bennett et al vs. K.
Olive Thompson, committee,etc. Rule
on parties to accept or refuse, etc.,
and return to the Sheriff of the same
was filed.
The case of Simon Fleishman vs.
Paul P. Sweutek, trespass, was con
tinued on accouut of the sickuess of
plaintiff.
The case of Simon Fleishman vs.
Michael Breckbill was also continued
on accouut of sickues of plaintiff.
An opiuiou aud order of the court
was filod iu the divorce case of Dora
E. Robbius vs. W. Edward Robbins.
Horace B. Beuuett., et al vs K Olive
Thompson, committee. Iu partition;
property awarded to Lewis Rodenhoff
er for the sum of $3230, he being the
only bidder.
An inquisition upou the body of
James A. Jones was approved by the
court.
Grand Jury's Report.
It has probably very seldom if ever
happeued that the graud jurors got
through with their work iu one day,
especially when such important and
responsible dutios devolved upon them
as during the present term. Mon
day, therefore, was a record breaker.
The grand jurors did not come iu un
til 10 o'clock, yet between that time
and four iu the afteruoon they receiv
ed their charge, passed upon two im
portuut bills, one murder aud the oth
er aggravated assault aud battery—ex
amined tho public buildings, presented
their report and were discharged. Fol
lowing is the graud jury's report:
To the Honorable Judges of the Court
of Quarter Sessions of Montour
Couuty.
The graud jury is pleased to report
that it has performed its dnty under
the order of the court as expeditiously
as possible. It lias examined the pub
lic buildings aud fiuds the same in fair
condition.
Tho graud jury would recommend:
At tho court house—painting of the
buildiug outside, a closet put under
rear steps iu hall; also glass iu panels
of the front and back doors of hall.
At the jail: Pniutiug the wood
work of the interior; also the cages.
Tho grand jury would recommend the
painting of all couuty bridges wher
ever deemed necessary.
JOHN L. CAMPBELL, Foreman.
To Diet Prisoners.
County Commissioner J. G. Lesher
of Snyder couuty, took a look into the
couuty jail at Middleburg on Tuesday
and as a result the bill of fare will be
cut down to plain prison rations. Lesh
er snys that each prisoner's board is
costing the couuty fifty cents a day.
He says that this charge is excessive
aud will tako steps to reduce expenses.