LAPOBTE, PA., NOV. 6th, 1891.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Harrity is in the soup.
The McKiDley bill did it.
This is truely Indian Summer.
Tammany rules in York State.
Election, as usual, passed off very
quietly at LaPorte.
Glidewell received a good vote in
the two LaPortes.
The weather on Tuesday was just
right for the occasion.
Meylert & Co. are still offering
great bargains in goods.
The Republicans of Philadelphia
elected their full city ticket.
John V. FinKle now occupies the
Brick Mansion, on Meylert St.
The old Key Stone State as usual
shouts loud for Republicanism.
Major McKinley of Ohio is rw
Governor of the Buck Eye State.
Which will it be, Governor Flow
er or ex-President Cleveland in
1892 ?
Dr. Waddell of Uushore, was
called to LaPorte, professionally, on
Sunday.
The W. C. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. J. L. Smyth Friday
Nov. 6, at 3 p. m.
Flower, the Democratic nominee
for Governor of New York
was elected by 25,000 majority.
It would seem that the earth had
opened up and swallowed the Demo
cratic party, body and britches.
The Prohibition vote in Sullivan
county is falling off at a lively rate.
Two more years will wind up their
iareer.
The Y. W. C. T. U. will meet at
at the home of Miss Fannie Meylert,
Friday evening Nov. 6. All are invi
ted to attend
Our eagle screams very loud for
the late victory of Republicanism.
Have you noticed how he dops his
wings ?
Harrity is a close campaign
guesser Only about 80,000 votes
out of the way. Th'at in'nt mnny
for a new boss, is it?
E. J. Messenger of LaPorte twp.,
left for Susquehanna county, on
Tuesday, where he will visit friends
for a week or ten days.
v Sullivan county in 1800 srave it
Democratic majority of 515 On
Tuesday it dropped to 325. What
flo you think of that ?
Now that election is over let us
all proceed to business. The politi
cal anxious seat will be vacated un
til February election, some four
months off.
Miss W. P. Miller, head 1 nurse in
a Baltimore Hospital, is visiting her
father and sister Mr. Frederick
Miller and Miss Lottie Miller, of
LaPorte.
It is as the REPOBITCAN predicted,
last week. The Salt River will be
over burdened with boats loaded
with Democracy. Get in the car, j
Josh will he the Captain.
Several flocks of wild geese have
passed over this vicinity during the j
past week. They were southward
bound. Our sportsmen were more
than anxious for them to robst on
(Lake Mokoma.
Messrs Chas. Lauer and Wallie
Hackley of LaPorte, cast their lirst
ballot, on Tuesday. The former is
a Democrat and the latter a Repub
lican. We have some hopes that
Charley will be a liberal Democrat,
however.
Miss May Lee aged 8 years, and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chns. Lee
Of LaPorte, died, on Wednesday of
typhoid fever. Deceased was a
pupil of the LaPorte graded school
and was much admired by her as
sociates.
The extraordinary session of the
Senate, called by Boss Harrity and
Pattison proved' a boomerange to
Democracy ; just as Senator Quay
predicted. That Junior Senator is
entirely too great for Harrity and
Hensel.
The people of LaPorte and vicini
ty will enjoy a dance in the flail on
this Thursday evening. There will
also be served in connection with !
the dance an oyster supper at Hotel
Kennedy at 11:30 p. m. All are in
vited. Bill $1.50.
There was an eruption in what
was only a year or two ago known
as the big Prohi. four, of LaPorte,
on Tuesday. It was caused by one
of the number jumping the traces
and voting in his old party. It was<
a surprise to his associates.
Quay is making it warm for the
seveial editors of Democratic news
papers and Democratic State Chair
man Kerr. The editorials on that
Bardsley certificate, was too much
or the Junior U. S.' Senator to
.ndure, hence he has brouuht pro
ceedings against these parties foi
ibel.
The REPUBLICAN is first of the
county pipers iu giving the official
vote of the county. The REPUBLI
CAN alwavs takes the lead. Sub
scribe for the best.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 —Reports re
ceived by the Associated Press up
to this hour (1 a. m.) indicate that
the State Senate will stand 17 Re
publicans to 15 Democrats, and that
there will be f>4 Democrats and 64
Republicans in the Assembly.
Sonne years sisjoCol. McOlureofthe
Philadelphia Times , was looked up
on as tiie most official guesser of a
campaign in the State. His long
miss, on Tuesday, linvever, was no
feather in his cap and has placed
him with the retired weather pro
phets of the country. Mr. McClure
is growing quite aged and his use
in this direction has about ceased.
Governor llill, of New York is in
a very happy fiaifie of mind. The
Democrats of that state are already
pointing to him as their only salva
tion, and it may be set down as al
most certain that the distinguished
office-holder; who will soon retire
from the Governorship, will resign
the Senatorship (which he lias not
yet accepted) and draw his lines for
the purpose of capturing the Presi
dential nomination. Grover is no
longer in it.
Only 10 majority for \\ right in
the Borough. How is that for high?
Still better, only 5 Democratic ma
jority in LaPorte twp. The day is
riot far distnnt when these two dis
tricts will be included in the Re
publican ranks. Our county ticket
ran ahead of the State ticket in both
of these precincts, hence our neigh
bors will perceive that there was no
trading to accomplish this result.
Voie of Thanks.
The students of the LaPorte Pub
lie School, unaniiously tender a Votft
of thanks to the editor of the SULLI
VAN REPUBLICAN for donating a copy
of his valuable paper to their Read
ing Room.
Com. B. F. OROSSLEY.
Hallow'en was duly observed by
the bovs at liaPorte and the signs,
gates and other loose property were
removed as of yore. At 8 p. m. a
procession of some twenty or thirty
kids was formed on Muncy street
and who presented a suspicious ap
pearance in their black cloak wear,
proceeded to the second ward where
they enjoyed an hour's recreation,
when they returned to the first ward
and held "forth until their parents re
quested ther presents
Mr. and Mrs. 0. 0. Furies of Phila- 1
delphia, who liuve been spending the
summer at the Mountain House, La-1
Porte, will leave Monday for their
home. Mr. and Mrs. Paries had ex -1
pected to return to their home some
time ago, but owing tot he loud talk
of Boss Harrity that Pennsylvania
would give the Democratic State
ticket an overwhelming majority,
felt that his vote was needed for
Gregg and Morrison, hehce, remain
ed and helped along the worthy
cause.
Prof. M. F. Albert and Miss
Annie E Ettinger, teachers of the
LaPorte graded school with the as
sistance of their pupils, 011 Monday ,
last, established a reading table in
the school department. The papers
addressed to this new and worthy
enterprise are: The Philadelphia,
Inquirer ; The Philadelphia Times ;
The Youths Companion and all 1
three of the county papers. The j
scholars are very much elated over j
the undertaking, which will no
doubt prove a success. Prof. Al
bert is a hard worker iu the school
room and spares 110 pains to advance
new ideas and put them in opera
tion for the advancement of his
scholars. Parents, as well as our
school board, welcome the uew read
ing room.
F*atal Accident, on the W. <3t N B. at
Muney Valley, on Thurs lay Oct 29,
While Thos. Minier a young man
of about 22 years of age and an em
ploye of the \V. <fc N. B. R. It., was
in the uct of coupling freight cars
over a waiton road crossing at Mubcy
Vallej', his foot unfortunately slip
ped between the iron rail and the
plank, where he was held fast. The
cars were moving at the time ami
the unfortunate jouhg man tried
hard to release his foot, but with no
avail. The result was most horrible.
His associates ran to his assistance
but were too late, the cars had crush
ed him beyond assistance. Both
legs and arms were broken. The
right leg was smashed at the knee
and broken live inches below. He
was conscious, however, and was
immediately taken to the Hospital
at Wil'iamsport where he died three
hours after the accident.
Deceased was a resident of
liughesville and had been in the
employ of the B. K., in the neigh
borhood of two jears. He was
very much admired by his associates
all along the line. Tiie funeral took
place, on Sunday at Hughesvtlle and
hrough the kindness of General
Manager, B. G. Welch, the employes
of the road in this section, were
furnished a special train, to witness
the last rite of their brother* com
panion.
WILLIAM H. PAINTON
or Nouatowu. Sullivan County,
Convicted of Murder in the
First Degree.
The Evlilenee In Full.
Michael Ntromlnger llunhand ol
the Murdered Woman on the
| Stand.
, WEDNESDAY OCT. 28, 1891.
The prosecutor, the husband, of the
murdered woman, Michael Strominger,
was the first witness called and feebly
walked to the witness stand, where he
was affirmed.
After a few preliminary questions as to
his place of residence and the age of his
wife, which he stated would have been 68
the past September, and that his age was
75 last May, he proceeded to detail the
facts of the murder on the night of the
31st of March last, as follows :
There was a rap at the door and she
(Mrs. Strominger) went and opened the
door and had started in, with Painton
right after her. He seized her, and tied
her, after which he demanded their
money, and Mr. Strominger was compelled
togo with him into a back room, where
he got S7OO in papef money, fifty or sixty
dollars of silver, and he did not know how
much gold ihere was. After he got the
money he came back in the kitchen and
he (Painton) untied her and set her against
the lounge and lubbi'd her with some
thing. Mr. Strominger told him she was
dead and Painton said, "Oh no. She
would soon come too." After placing her
on the lounge and working with her, he
said Mr. Strominger had better go for a
doctor. The only words remembered by
the witness spoken by the defendant and
Mrs Strominger when he first came in
were, she said, "Wait till I get it." He
stated further that the man had false
whiskers on. They fell off when he was
struggling. He had a light, mustache,
just Tike lie has now. The whiskers were
of a sandy color, somewhat reddish, he
had a black slouch hat on, a darkish sack
or frock coat. He did not know what
kind of pants he had on He stated that
he first saw the man after the murder in
the jail.
Mr. Strominger then proceeded to identi
fy Painton, and said that (pointing to
Painton) was the man who.committed the
murder.
The witness was then turned over to
Mr Zeigler, who proceeded to the cross
examination.
In the cross-examination Mr. Stroming
er said IK only noticed what kind of a
coat and hat he hid on. He did not know
what he s*id when he came in, as (Strom
inger) was hard of heariug The whisk
ers fell off his face on the floor
while they were tussling. When the
whiskers fell off he got a side view of his
face. There was some money left that
had not been taken, but l;e did not know
how much The money was not all in the
same package. In answer to the question,
What did the man do wheir he found Mrs.
S'rom'nger was dead ? Mr. Strominger
said, the man took a looking glass from
the wall and putin front of her face.
After finding Mrs. S'romimrer dead
Painton s iid fie would go for the doctor.
In answer to the question, Whether lie
had not described the man as a heavy set
man, the witness stated that he. had notde
scribed the person that committed the
deed as a heavy set man. He didn't know
the pariies who were with lilm at tha j.iil
when he identified Painton. The witness*
recollection was not clear concerning the
fact sut rounding the identification <>f the
prisoner at the jail and he was unable to
name the parties with him or what was
said. He did not know how the prisoner
was dressed. He merely looked at thy
prisonre's face. When the prisoner was
brought in he stood up awhile and he saw
that it was the very man who murdered
his wife. When asked to tell how he
identified him, he said he could tell by the
appearance ; that he had no beard, but had
a mustache He could tell by the shape
of his face. He repeatedly stated that no
one had asked him togo along to the jail.
He went because he wanted to. He stated
further that when Dr. Stem carne to his
house in the evening of the murder he had
David Crumllch with him. Dr. Stem ex
amined Mrs. Strominger as soon as he got
to th<* house.
! Dr. J. C. Stem, the resident physician
of Lewisberry, was the next witness called.
The Doctor is a fine and intelligent look
ling gentleman, and in a fluent way de
railed the manner in which he was sura
j moned to Mr. Strominger's on the night
|of the murder ; how he got Mr. David
I Crumtich togo along with him ; how he
| entered the house and found Mrs. Strom
| inger lying on a lounge In the house ; how
I he after examination found she was dead,
and then he hastened up town to give the
alarm.
The Doctor then described the man who
summoned him as an athletic built man,
tall, who keep moving towards, Mr.
Park's residence all the time. He could
not see him in the face- After be came
out' the man had disappeared.
The Doctor then described the condi
tion of Mrs. Strominger's body when he
arrived there, saying there was a bruise
on her right cheek, marks.of a cord on
her neck, her hands were lying along side
of her, her hair %vas down" her dress wa#
open, and there was a smell as though
whiskey was poured over her body. He
also saw the body at her late residence the
time the Cot oner made the postmortem
examination ; that he took no notes at the
post mortem examination ; that from his
examination the cause of death was strang
ulation.
Dr. Stem then described the manner in
which he tried to resusitate the victim.
When asked why lie had not gone into
further details to ascertain if there was
any life, he said life was extinct to him.
Coroner Charles P. Spangler was the
next witness called by the Commonwealth
Mr. Bentzel proceeded to examine the
Doctor, who in a distinct manner stated
that he had held a post mortem examina
tion on the iKidy of Mrs. Strominger, at
her la'e residence, and then proceeded to
describe the results of the post mortem
examination, iu which he stated that he
found marks on the face, hands and
limbs, and an abrasion on the neck. The
brain was gorged with blood, the heirt
was contracted, the lungs congested the
abdominal vissers was intensly gorged
with blood, the thyroid cartilage fractured
at its poterlor third, and that the cau«
of her death was strangulation.
THCHSDVY SESSION.
[We omit the evidence of several wit
ness who swear about the sunie as thos<
given above.]
F. H. IIENCH,
a clerk in Gerald * Co.'s store in Harris
burg, shoe dealers, said that the mornint
of tho 81»t of March last a man giving hii
name as William Painton (and whom he
identified), came into the store that day
and purchased a heavy rough rubber
, boot of the "Myer" brand, size No. 8.
The witness was shown a pair of rubber
boots and identified them as the same site
and brand of boot he had sold Wm. Paint
on. He put the boots on and left the
other shoes in the store.
On cross examination he said it was
several days after he had sold him the
. boots that the boots were shown him, and
! would not say they were the same boots,
' as an other firm in Harrisburg sells the
same brand of boots. Upon further ex
amination he said he was certain it was
Tuesday morning of March 81st when he
sold the boots, lie had seen the prisoner
in jail since that time,
s CASSIUS M. BROWN,
a fine looking colored gentleman, a fash
■ ionuble barber and hair dresser of llarris
i burg, from whom the beard was purchased,
was called and testified thathe washomeon
i Thursday, the 26th of March last when a
i man by the uame of Frank Smith "ame
I into his place and purchased a sandy or
i red beard for $1.00; that he fixed the
i time from a memorandum he made of all
! his sales. He only knew his name from
being told when he identified the mail in
i jail.
! ANNIE SMITH,
[ wife of a brother of the Smiths, stated
. 'she was living in Harrisburg last March.
, i She saw Frank Smith on the 30th of last
; March. He was with Painton. Painton
' | was at her front door and he said he was
' waiting On Frank Smith, who was In the
j store above. Frank soon came with a
J , pmall package done up in a paper and 6aid
he had purchased a switch for his mother.
" It was in the forenoon. Did not see any
of the rest until I saw Painton on Tuesday
I morning. I saw Frank coming out of
' Mr. Brown's store, the hair dresser.
Mr. Brown was recalled and stated that
: the beard sold to Frank Smith was done
J up with paper.
[ ABE no AT, TNE DETECTIVE,
, who arrested Painton, was the next wit
, . ness called. He stated that he did not
j know Painton before last April. Mr.
J ; Boat said that he in company with Mr.
j Anderson went to Souestown last April
j and a- rived there in the evening about 8 ,
. t o'clock. Mr. Anderson and he, incompa-'
L ny with a constable, went to the house, |
J 1 *• here they found Painton. They pro-'
L ceeded to search him for weapons. After
, this he asked Painton for his coat and
when told where it was proceeded to
search it. Iu the meantime Anderson and j
, Painton had a schufiie, when Painton!
, gave his mother a purse (which vras band
' ; ed to the witness and identified) contain
, ing $145 in gold. The constable had
. 1 sonic trouble to get the purse from I
Painton's mother. After Painton's arrest]
. 1 he was brought to Harrisburg, where |
j another nurse and some money WHS found I
, on his person. In conversation at the Jail |
with the prisoner, he told the witness that
. he had some goods at the Reading j
. railroad which he wished shipped to |
, Sonestown to his mother ; that they search-!
j ed these goods and the black slouch hat
t | was found In the springs of the lounge and j
, the boots in the side board.
Mr. ilcnch was recalled to testify to the
size of the boots offered in evidence. He
i said lie had measured the boots and found
r | that they were inches long scant 4
, inches across ball, heel '&% in long, 2 5 g i
| inches wide. The boots were then offer-j
ed In evidence by the Commonwealth.
Mr. R 'at was recalled by the Common-1
wealth, who offered to prove that he made;
[ a Search of the house occupied by Pahiton
. ! and Wesley Smith on the 7th of April
j j last, and there found in a chest up stairs
r I SB2O in gold, and that on the oth day of
I April last, in the Dauphin county jail,:
> Wesley Smith identified the prisoner and
, said be (W. H Painton) was the man who
j had given him the money found in the
, house <jjp the night of the 7th.
4 This' ffer was objected to by the de
r fence and after considerable discussion
, pro and con, and the citing of precedents,
4 the Court said he was inclined to admit
r the evidence, but preferred to reserve his
1 ruling until this morning and directed the
, Commonwealth to call another witness.
J SAMUEL J. ANDEKSON, DETI'.CTIVE.
j who acted with Mr. Roat, in substance
detailed the arrest of Painton the same as
Mr. Roat had detailed it ; that he had also
spoken to him about property af the Read
j ing depot, aud that he w'as with Mr.
, Roat when they searched these goods and
j found the hat and boots.
MARJtA FETROW,
t the housekeeper of Wesley Smith, a
comely young woman, and who holds
, many "material facts of this case, was
called by the Commonwealth, and testified
1 in substance as follows: I was living in
. Ilarrisburo on Broad street with Smith,
_ on last March. Painton was with us
t She then identified Painton by pointing
1 him out She remembered March 31,
e last. Saw Painton about 3 and 4 o'clock
in the afternoon at the house, and saw D.
, W. Smith give htm binder's twine. Wit
ness was shown the string and said it was
Q like that. She saw Painton take his re
volver from th« cupboard and put it in
3 his poeket. He wore a pair of light
pants, dark coat, dark slouch hat, and
' black overcoat. Saw the hat on Painton's
j bead on the 81sf of March. He left the
e house that afternoon and she did not see
him until she saw him next morning in
_ bed in the house where they lived on
a Broad street. She supposed he returned
e between 2 and 3 o'clock In the morning,
a He was not in at 12 o'clock, because she
c Was awake, and he was not in. She saw
x him at 6 o'clock in the morning in bed.
Ii He got np. She got up first and made
e breakfast. There are two rooms on the
e first floor of the house. D. W. Smith
a and Painton were in the front room be
e fore and after breakfast. Whilst there,
s after breakfast, she heard Painton say.
■- "I made a bad job, I believe I strangled
Mrs Strominger." Painton then went to
n Broad Street Market and returned about
11 or 12 o'clock and said Mrs. Strominger
o was dead. He said it to D. W. Smith,
a and she heard it. He ask her to wash his
pants the next day. They were muddy,
e They had a reddish mud up to the knees.
They were the pants he had on the day
e | before. Smith had a ball of binder twine
ci ' there and Smith burnt it on the next
t-1 Saturday.
t ! On cross-examination she stated that
o j she had been living with them about 8
ii months. She had her home there. Her
e sister is the wife of Daniel W. Smith
d She then said that she had not seen Smitl
e I burn the twine, but siw him bring it down
•t 1 stairs and take it to the stove, where she
e saw a blaze. When Smith returned from
d the stove he had not the twine with him.
d Part of this evidence was objected to by
;e the defence as not proper evidence.
I The time for adjournment being athand.
the court reserved liis ruling in this mat
t- ter until this morning.
Ie Court then adjourned until 9 o'clocl-
Frlday morning
FRIDAY SESSION,
s-' After hearing a few witnesses who tesli
ig fy the same as the above the Comonwealth
is 1 [CONTINUED ON EDITORIAL PAGE.]
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