AT. >ff. OHBSNE? - • j FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 6th 1891. ENTERED AT POST-OFFIOF, LA FOKTE. PA.. AS SECOND-CLASS MATTE H< THE REPUBLICAN Ticket Wins By 60,000. This Eagle Has His Eye On BOSS HARRITY, and Denounces Him as a Suc cessful Leader. Thli is Oar Auditor General. Tkli, Oar State Treasurer. Wright Was'nt in it. Ail Old Time Republican Victory. I*AT TISOK'S Extra Refusion. Bid It The City or Philadelphia Elect the Entire Republican Ticket by 20.000 Majority. Maj. MeKinley ol Ohio and Father ot The Tariff Bill Elected by IS,OSS Majority. The ('ampbell'a are Not lu It This Year. The Democratic county ticket with the exception of Geo. W. Simmons for Jury Commissioner, is elected by from 100 to 350 as wiJJ be seen by our official election table. The Dem ocratic majority on the State ticket, however, is only 325 the smallest majority for Democracy ever known in Sullivan county and had our Re publican friends throughout the county gone to the polls these figur es would have been reduced ver3' materially. For an example—in the upper part of Shrewsbury twp , there were eleven Republicans who refus ed to attend the election on account of tho distance they are compelled to go. This was only a small percen tage of the Republican stay-at-home voters throughout the county. The Legislature of Ohio is Repub lican by a small majority. Old Tammany of N. Y. city rules that State an elected Flower for Governor by about 15,000 majority. Massa chusetts, Maryland, lowa and Vir ginia, are also reported in the Dem ocratic columns. OFFICAL VOTE OF SULLIVAN COUNTY. Tuesday November 3, 1891. Auditor ! State > Dele's- Dis. Dele's, to Const'ul. Associate District j Jury General, j Treas. jatLftrge. Con'l. Con. Con. Judges. j Atty. Com. 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I S C 5 P jSS IH PS ;Q n jfe O w O _ |1 B p JI P Hprnire 7 ZZ~~~ ~57 78 i 54; 81 54 79 46 : 79 79 54 72 54 81' 821 58, 85 j 58 85 follev 25 3ii I 15 42 171 88 13' 39 39 22 35 16 48' 55 19 36' 13! 41 Ohorrv 86:287 37 237 29 238 25f236 236 110 112 50 239 228 68 222 35 289 Bnvidson 5»! 166 69 : 166 54 171 51 168 168 57 155 711 169 187, 77j 149 8o! 141 Pushnre ... . 60' 86 59) 87 64! 80 44 81 81 74 ; 54 6ft! 93 80 68, 67 65 84 Flit land 118; 49 1171 60 1116! 49 109 48 48 138 45 133 50 49 124 39:1115 51 ForkTviile'V. 26 1 12 26j 12 24; 131 26 11 11 26 81 261 12| 19; 271 », 25 11 Forks . < 25j 79 26 1 79 26 75 :28 7474 ! 110 Ift! 30! 79; 79; 33 66 27 75 v'r 50' 4 4 50 [ 44 42 36 41 36 30 103, 6 56, 66 68; 82 2fl 44; 63 Hills Grove ... 85: 51 84 1 52 85 50; 84 50 60 86! 80 911 59 44 86 46 86 49 LaPorte Township 88! 37 32 87 801 86! 33 35 3.5 45 25 j 38: 46, 87 i 43 27] 34 37 LaPorte Borough 28 83 22; 33 211 33 21, 82 32., 32! 29] 22 38 37 34 27.; Ift 35 Lone* ■ 52; 60 60| 60, 351 58 I | Shrewsbury - - 36 47 36 47! 33! 50l 34 49 49, 38, 49 36 49; 64 ; 40 43 49 "686 10091, 667 1029 619'10071> 555 988 1 938, 928 683 < 785 1093;i087l 793 893|j 675 1017 The Prohibition State vote in Sullivan county was : Hague for Auditor General 75 ; Drayton for State Treasurer, 78. The [county ticket was as fo)lo«R ; For Associate Judges: Andrews, 47 ; and Alolyneaux 101. For Jury Com. T. J. Keelcr, 64. [SAINTON'S TRIAL CONTIKCKD.] rest and William Henry Painton the de fendant is Called on the stand, this is what he says WILLIAM H. PAINTON, the defendnnt, a tall, erect and muscular fellow, was called by the defence and in a somewnat nervous manner was sworn, and stated that ht- was the defendant in this ease ; that on or about Match 31 Bt last he lived at Broad street In Harrisburg, and em phatically denied that he was at Strominger's on that nijiht. Whilst living at Harrisburg ho worked at whatever he could get, atid bad been living there about seven or tight months :| was employed a greater part of the time; he worked first (or Joe Craul and other jobs, and finally worked on the Pennsylvania canal one month ; he worked as a carpenter in the Le land Hotel about six weekß, and next on the Harrisburg Terminal bridge. Mr. Speeso was paymaster. lie worked two month there. Previous to that he had worked for a Boechtal digging cellars. About March times were dull and he could Bnd no work to do. He was paid on the canal by check on a Saturday afternoon when the banks were closed, got the money changed at a und had nearly all his money changed for gold ; that bis employers 1 paid hiui in gold and in silver and by fcpeese 'principally in gnld. Once ho got a bill. On I the 31st of March last in the morning, afterj breakfast, he want to Mr. Minskey's. on Wal nut street, where Sanders Smith lives; ho took his dinner at Sanders Smith's. It was late when they had dinner, about 1 o'clock. The remainder of the day ho loafed around and ..RAI OWIUI five o'clock. He then con tradicted Mariah Fitrow as to the timo of his arrival at home and said that Maria Fetrow; was not there. lie stayed around tho house, amne time, bat soon went out and loafed' arouud. He did not go over to Strominger'sj that night, but in the tore part of the evening he was down town around the post office and from there to the Common wealth Hotel. Lat- , ter on he was at the opera house and saw 4 McCarthy's Mishaps" played. Ho was in the gallery and remained there about 2 hours ; he went there about 8:30 p. m. Tho play was a , farce without a plot, saw them dancing and | tumbling, and all the other specialties as in a [comedy- Saw a fellow jump through a rigging like a piano. Saw notbiug very rem »rkable. Saw the funny things such as playing tricks on one another, saw some fellows do lively tumbling. Ac., but could not desoribe the play tully, only that it had threo acts in it. After the show he stood around the store on corner of Third and Walnut street?. From there he went home, and saw no one in the house except Marl* Fetrow. He slept in the back room down stairs. It has one bed in it. lie went to bed about 11:30 and got up in the morning about daylight. He denied that he made the expressions concerning the murder as detailed by Maria Fetrow, that is that he j-aid that "he made a bad job of it. He be lieved he had strangled Mrs. Strominger." Did not come back at 11 o'clock and say Mrs Strominger was dead. He left Ilarri.-burg tor Sonestown the Tuesday following the 7th of April. "My mother wanted me to come home to attend to some business for hsr. I had re ceived a letter Irora my mother sometime be* fore to come home to attend to some survey ing of a tract of land which she had pur chased/' Witness was shown the letter, and thought it was the last letter received from hi> mother. He went home and was there about twenty-four hours when ho was arrested by Anderson and Roat. He then proceeded to describe his arrest and stated that he was sit ting in the house reading when two fellows came in with revolvers drawn and placing them to his head demanded hint to stand up to be searched. He then showed how they search ed and how he took the purse out of his pocket and gave it to hia mother. He said thit they would not read the warrant and he did resist: he told them that the money belonged to him and his mother. He was then taken to the hotel where they read the warrant to him, and> the next day brought him to Harrisburg and imprisoned. lie remained there until the following Saturday and was then brought to the York jail Did not see these officers again until the term of court at York last April. He proceeded to describe how he was scrub* bring his cell floor when they came for him and said he was wanted in the office. He asked if he had to leave the jail and when told that be did not he washed his handt and went out in his shirt sleeves without a hat on. He met Mr. Hoat there. He took him in the room and asked hiua if ho recognized anyone; asked whethor he ever saw Mr. Strominger. and said it was Mr. Strominger whose wife he killed. Asked whether he knew Dr. Stem. Besides Mr. Roat, Harman was there and Roat Anderson, Block, and two or three others Thoro was a bod in the 100m. one man was writing. They then walked him up and down the cell, and he described the various posi-. tions they placed him in order fo identify him,' jand how they put a coat, hat and overcoat on him, and walked him around. Asked him ; several questions and tried a stiff hat on hiia i land then a slouch hat. He said be did notj (recollect of Mr. Strominger recognizing him,l jbut said Mr. Strominger said, "is he still deny-; ing it?" Mr. Anderson, Dr. Stein and others questioned him. I After they book the hat off they said it was! 'not like his hat; it was a larger hat. Dr. !Stem asked when he got back that night, to which he answered that he never was at Lewis berry. Mr. Roat asked where ho slept at jSmith's, and he said in the back roow* lie 'then said "I believe you sleep with Maria/' ito which he made no answer. We were there about half an hour, lie wan also asked about 'the play. Anderson asked him what ho paid | tor his ticket, and he told him 25 cents ; also I described the play; was cross questioned von hard ; asked him about the trumped up story |that Wes Smith and he bad plauned that they | would say that they were at the opera house •that night. They asked him if he gave Maria ja pair of pants to wash that morning, and he 'did not deny it. They also asked him about .the beard. He denied ever being at Strom linger's house and said he did not tie Mrs. Strominger, that he could not, as he was noii there, WHS never in the house in his life. j | The gum boots were then shown defendant, who identified them as locking like the boots he owned. Said he had bought them at jlierald's on a Monday afternoou, the Monday! iproceeding the murder. When shown the hat he identified the hat, but said it did not look I like it when he had it. There was no hole in .it when he had it : it was uearly new. j Cross-examination showed that Painton will jbe 40 years old the 2Vth of February next. He lived wiih Smith as a boarder, but did not pay jboard all the time, paid board regular from] jOctober. lie was living in Linglestown pre>j vions to coming to //arrisburg ; lived there sir weeks. The first work done by him was to take scaffolding out of the Green street church, it was in July. He then gave tho names of his various other employers, and the length of !time employed by them, and reviewed his whereabouts on the day of the 31st of March ast. He said he was running around in the l !"ore part of the day with Sanders Smith. Did uot goto the ope**a house with any one. Talked with a narfy in the opera house, but did not |know him, was sitting a little to the left, of the icentre. The next day no'went to IJroad street market and was there of the forenoon, he would buy at auctions there. Was acquainted jwith sotne.of the people who attend,some from i Ling cstown and a butcher on the //ill. Did 'inot km w, but presumed that the market was ''attended by the York county people, Heard of ,Mrs. Strominger's death a* market that day. Remained at Smith's the next day aud in the evening, and accounted for his whereabouts from that on until he left //artisburg. When " asked where he was when he got his first letter, r he at first refused to answer, but r.fter*?ards I was in Philadelphia when I get the ficst 'letter to come homo. ' The Commonwealth then wanted to bring ' outthd fact that at the time he received the j first letter he was a prisoner in the Eastern j Penitentiary. The prisoner was reluctant to 1 answer and after a few objections by Mr. Det wiler, his counsel, the Court would not allow the questiou to be a*ked. The time for adjournment being far ovar duo, 'it being 12:30, tho court adjourned until 2 o'clock, When long before that time the house ! was crowded by anxious spectators, a large : number of whom were residents of Lewisberry. AFTERNOON BE6BION. The cross-cxainiuation of Painton was re sumed by District Attorney Kunkcl, in which Painton stated that the time ho went into the opera house was around 8 o'clock; GEORGE W HELLER. 1 of //arrisburg, was next oalled by the dofence IjMr. Detwiler stated that they proposed to 'prove by him that ho as paymaster of the| > Pennsylvania Canal Company, paid Painton a: i eertain check. Mr. //eller stated that he kept . the account of the Cat.al Company aud pHid off' * the hands, that he paid Painton $37.20 on the i latter part of August, about the 30th. JOSEPH BALL, lof //arrisburg, a builder, said Painton worked t for hiin last October, and he paid him $45.90. J R. M. STURGEON, B of the Harrisburg Telegram, said he knew Mr. ' Strominger, wts at his house the Ist of last • April after this murder occurred, and heard e him say that the person who tied his wife w is : ■ heavy set man with a l'ght black mustiehe. 1 when the man entered tho house then.an had on a red beard, when tho betrd fell off he held a red handkerchief to his face, that he did not think he could identify the man without tlVo beard was put on. Mr. Strominger was in a 'very feeble condition at the time. Mr. Hut i ton put the questions to Mr. Strominger, but i.he did not say he could not tee tho featores of his lace because of tho red handkerchief. JOHN CURItAND. jis foreman of the //arrisburg Telegram, was witn Mr. Sturgeon at Mr. Strominger's on the «lst of April, and heard Mr. Strominger say j the man who murdered his wife was a short * stout man with whiskjrs on, that when tho beard dropped he put a red handkerchief up to > his face and further corroborated Sturgeon as 'to the remainder of the testimony concerning t the condition of Mr. Strominger. Mr. Sturgeon was recalled* He said ho was ' with Mr. Strominger and others at tho county > jail last April, that Mr. Strominger said when i Painton was brought in ' And is he still deny i ing it?" He then described tho interview with , Painton at that time, none of the parties questioning him IU erlered with the other. , I'aintou said there was a colored boy and a j white man with him at the opeia house. Re Jfore Painton W;;s brought iuto tho room all the , men brought in wero named. Do not thiuk }|Mr. Strowiugcr heard it, as ho was hard of ! hearing and was in the extreme 112 art of the .room If he had heard them he would not have asked the question he did. i( Tho depositions of Thomas i/olden, turn key, giving his version of the interview at the 'jail WHS upou tno Commonwealth admitting j'that he admitted Painton to tho room in the , jail, ruled out for irrelevauey. MHB. MAT'V PAIVTON, , mother of tho defendant was called. Sho . stated that sho was at her home last Ap.il } when the detectives came there aud arretted her son, the dilenaaut. She was shown tho j.secnd puise aud said it looked like tho one i she handed her son that evening containing , *>lo in gold aud $ in sdver. '1 he money be- to her. J William Pair.ton tho defendant: was recalled, Jand stated that the gold $145 found in his possession was money that he worked for 'chiefly. He had S2O iu gold wheu be came to j smith's, and as he worked at different places f-he got his niouey ch ngod into gold, that tbe • money he got from the bridgo company Was in and silver except one $5 bill. He made other money by purchasing watches aud selling them aud also furniture. Took fivo S2O gold ( j ! pieces to Sonestown. t ! The case was disposed of on Monday and e jtbe jury retired to their room about 11 a. in. t j The articles offered iu evidence were given to the jury, who remained out until the assem £,oling of eourt at 2 o'clock, when they amidst jiihe silence of a crowded court returned a verdict uf guilty iu a manner and form as ho g ;standi indicted. |t | MUUDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE. | As the jury was polled Painton arose and e faced each one with a stern, expression g upeo his tace. n j Immediately after the recording of the ver • jdicfc E. D. Zeigler attorney for the defendant. s informed the Court that the defence would (ifiit an epnlieatioa for a new trial wiihiu the |time laid uowu in tbe rulec of coifrt. g E. D. Bentzel, district attorney, moved at t Jonce for judgment. The Court directed the tl aame to be made to appear on the minutes of ojeourt. THE SMITH S CASE POSTPONED. vi Upon the Smith boys being brought into , iourt % their oase was contiuued until the Janu >. ary Sessions of court. i _______ " ESTELLA ITEMS. Seth P. and William Shoemaker have gone to Beech Creek to Bpend the season hunting, i, B. Rush Plotts took a flying trip e up the West Branch to seek em ployment. He has returned, how ever, and is now working for J. J. Webster, concluding that Sullivan e is the best place after all. L . Mrs. Betts of Williamsport, is , visiting hei parents, Mr. nnd ftlrs. t J. G. Plotts. r Howard Corsen and family of » Hughesyille, are visiting at S. S. Rogers. The latest arrival is a thirteen 1 pouud boy ut'Joseph Devine's. A Ladies Aid Society will be or . ganized at J. G. Plotts on Wednes ' day November fourth, a The stock holders of Estella ..church meet Thursday evening to ■ take into consideration the building ,ijof some horse sheds. Go ahead dkentlemen, that is what we need. X. BOSS KARKHPY LOOKING FOR HIS FORCES SHTJNK ITEMS. u H. K. "Williams lias received latest patent for improvements in the body of the Rocker Washer. The machine is now perfect, and a great labor saving washer. E : John P. Kilmer and wife have to- ,112 night returned from atrip to Pine!, Valley and Watkins, ft. Y. John P would not fail to cast his vote to- v morrow for Prohibition. h , M*. and Mrs. H. D. Pickerson" have returned from a visit to South h Creek. IK Dr. Blake E. Gamble made a fly-if ing trip to Troy, his farm home, on] 1 Friday last. The Dr. is very popular', 1 , amorg our people, and a successful v practicioner. ! » !»i The revival meeting conducted." by Rev. B. R. Keller, closed some!" time since on account of stormy,', weather and bad roads. ]0 Mention has been made by your]- correspondents of the affliction of the little daughter of Sylvester Brown who was burnel badly near ly two years ago. We understand! that she is still in a sad condition,je notwithstanding the many attemp J si ) , to heal the ulcers and the last two' operation of skin grafting the ulcers, J remain open. P Miss Edith Brown is attending l school in Lovk Haven. ( Miss Endoia and Evly-n Salisbury , have returned from their labors as 1 canvassers for, "Bible Readings for' the Home Circle." They expect , soon togo South for the winter and;* continue the canvass. : Who will be the first to report a < deer killed in this vicinity. I, Mr. Andrew J. Battin has charge; of the school here this winter aud: - judging by the oast will doubtless give satisfaction to both scholars 1 and parents. MIKE. Nov. 2. QOUKT PROCLAMAIION. Whkrkas, Hon. J. A. Sittser, President Honorable* Robert Taylor Jr. and E. A Strong Associate Ju<lges ol the Courts of, Oyer and Terminer and (ieneral Jail Deliverer | Quarter Sessions ol the Peace. Orphan* Court and Common Pleas lor the County o? \ Sullivan, have iscued their precept to mo di rected, bearing date holding the several courts in the lJorough of j Laporte, on MONDAY, the 14th day of Dec. A. I). 1891, lit 2 o'clock P. M. Therefore, notice is hereby given to the Cor* oner. Justices of the Peace and Constable.- within tbe county, that they be then and there in their proper person at 2 o'clock p. m ot said day, with their rolls, records, inquisi . tions, examinations and other remembrance? I to those things which to their offices appertain to be done. And to those who are bound by their rocognisances to prosecute against prison ers who are or sliall be in the jail of the said county of Sullivan, are hereby notified to be then and thore to prosecute against them as will bejust. JOHN UTZ, Sheriff, Sheriff's office, Laporte Pa., Nov. 2, 1891, ] EXECUTORS NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned have been appoint* d executors'? of the last Will and Testament of Abraham Morgan deo'd. l.ite of the township of Shrewsbury ; all persons 1 having claims against said decedent will present! ihem tor payment, aud all persons indebted-to c said decodent are requested to make payment without delay. J. McALPIN HARDING, j [•Executors A. H. MARK, I ( Eagles Mere. Oct. 14, 1891. E. G. Sylvara, Dushore, Fa. DEALER IN DRY GOODS, GRO CERIES, BOOTS, Ac SHOES,l 112 CROCKERY AND GLASS WAIiE. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF THE PRODUCE BUSINESS, AND AT ALL TIMES PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE IN CASH FOR, WOOL, BUTTER & EGGS. E. G. SILVARA. May 22, '9l. J HOTEL KENNEDY, LAPORTE ] DARBY KENNEDY. Proprietor; Everything First Class. E t/targes Reasonable. March 7,'90| j [N THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM J. ELDREM, LATE OF ELK LAND TOWNSHIP, IN THE COUN TY OF SULLIVAN AND STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, DE CEASED. Now, 23rd, day of September IfcPl, Court Errant rule upon the heirs and other parties in terested in the partition of the estate of the paid deedent, to appear in cpen Court, on the 10th day of December A. I). 1891 at 3 o'clock p ra and accept or refuse the real estate at the valuation fixed by return ol inquest. « r make bids on the yauie, or show cause why the same Bhoul<? not be sold- on their neglect or refusal of the B>iiju6. In pursuance of the above order, notice is hereby given to Joseph Wood head of Elk land township, Ph., I)r John fclldrei of Elrnira, N Y. t William Eldred, of Jersey Shore. Pa., <iuy Haruy, Clitf Hardy and Clide Hardy, of Albion, 111.. William and Samuel Onnge of Albion, 111., Henry Huckle, William Huckle, and Jane Brown, of Cawker City, Knn., Harriet Snyder, Watsonville, Cal., Mary Best Porter, of Elm wood, Kan., Geo, W Snyder, of Elkland town ship, Pa., Jane Morse, of Canton. Pa., and all other non-residents of this Commonwealth, interested in this (state, to appear in Orphan's Court on 16th day ot December IP9I, at 3 o'clock p. m., in accordance with said order of Orphans' Court. JOHN UTZ, High Sheriff. Trial Lht For |»ec. Term 1891. (RETURN DAY DEC. 14, 1891). 1 SulliVan County vs Jacob Lorah Treasur er, No. 62 Feb. term 1891; framed issue. 2 Jacob L. Snyder vs Benjamin Lewis, No. 84 May term 1889. Trespass. 3 Aaron Lewis et. al. vs Richard Riddle and Jtldson Riddle; No. May term 1389; tres pass. 4 11. C. Wagner vs. Pbilo Keissenger, No. 41 Feb. term 1890; defendants appeal 5 Sevilli Ilar'zig v- : the . ehiu*» Valley R. R. Co. No. 95 F b. term 1891; trespass. 6 Lfi Bureh Ci. vs Mrs B Billian, No. 1 May term 1891; deundunt's appeal 7 J W Norton vs Joseph and Amy T Grange, No. 3ft May term 1891; <jectmeut. 8 Weiss Heins vs John Campbell. No. 40 May term 18VI; assumpsit. 9 C K Lawrence vs Julia Gordon, No. 56 May term 1891; assumpsit. 10 Josiah lleinbdry vs J. s. McFarl.me & Co., No. 81 M «y term 1891; ussumpsit. 11 Davis Brothers vs David Brown No. 86 May term 1891; assumpsit. 12 H K Williams v Horace Dumond ard James Klanigan, No. 156 May term 1891; de etidant's appeal, 13 Frank Dipliwg vs Owen Devanney, No. 169 May term 1891; defendant's appeal. A. WALSH. Proth'y. Proth'y's offico, LaPorte, Pa., Oct. 31, 1891. La Porte Blank. "IZPOKT K, rir •Do a general Banking & Collecting business. Any business intrusted to us will be carefully attended to. Agents for Steamship Tickets to and from all parts of Europe, and for Fire Insurance Companies. J. 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