Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, January 17, 1907, Image 2
LOCAL TIIVU: TAIJI.ES. PEN.V'A R K BAST. WEST. 7.25 A. M. 9 00 A. M. 0.22 " 12.10 P. M. 2.21 P. M. 4.31 V 55 " 7.51 " SUNDAYS 10.22 A.M. 4.81 P.M. D. L. & W. K. R. EAST* WEST. 7.05 A. M 9.10 A.M. t0. 19 " 12 51P.M. 2.11 P. M. 483 " 544 •• 9.10 " SCNDA YS 7 05 A. M. 12.44 P. M. ■>.44 P. M 9.10 ' PHIL A. & READING R. R. NORTH SOUTH. 7.53 A- M 11.23 A.M. 156 P M. 6.35 P. M. BLOOM STREKT. 1 55 A. M. 11.21 A. M. 3 58 P. M. 6 33 P. M. JANVILLE AND BLOOMSBUK'« STREET RAILWAY CO. PauviUe tf 00. 6.40, 7.30, 8.20. lift. 10.00, 10.50, 11 40a m., 12.30, '.30,2.10.3.00. 3.50. 4.40, 5.30, 6 20, ? to. 8.00. 8.5", 9.40. 10.30, 11.20 p. m, -»ve Bloomsburg 6.00, 6.40, 7.H8, 8.28, 13, 10.03. 10.68, 11.43 a.m., 12.33, 1 23, 2.18, 3 08. 3.53. 4.43, 5.38, 6 23. 18. 8.03. 8.53. 9.43, 10.33, 11.20 p. in, , T«r oar Sunday morning 7.30. L-i-t car, 11.20 at nigbt goes to Grova •lis only. Wm. R. Miller. Gen'l Manager FATHER FEESER IN A RUNAWAY Rev. Father A. M. Feeser of the Holy Family convent, and Adam W. Mayan of this city figured in a most thrilling runaway Sunday,being drag ged in an overturned vehicle and left by the wayside at the foot of a long hill covered with a mass of wreckage, while the horses, entirely released, galloped out of sight. Rev. Father Feeser holds services in the Catholic church at Exchange ev ery two weeks. On Sunday morning, accompanied by Mr. Mayan, he left Danville about 8 o'clock for Exchange. They had a two seated carriage, hired at one of our livery stables. The liv eryman sent a driver aloug witli the team, who occupied the front seat. All went well until they reached the top of the second hill this side of Mos er's hotel, in Valley township, where the horses took fright at a traction engine standing in the field about twenty feet from the road. Ahead lay a long steep hill and down this the horses plunged at a breakneck pace. The driver after a futile effort to check the team called upon Mr. Mayan to assist. Glad to render assistance Mr. Mayan stood up behind and seizing the lines along with the driver began tugging at them with all his might aud main. The united strength of the two meu was inadequate to control the horses. As the frantic team dashed down the highway past the residence of William Wintersteen the runaway was witnessed by the family and is described as a positive thriller, while to the occupants, who knew that a short distance ahead lay another steep hill there were visions of terrible in jury and probable death. At some distance below the Winter steen farm, however, there is a road which branches off toward Moores burg. Something induced the horses instead of continuing on along the fre quently traveled road to turn the cor ner and head for Mooresburg. By this time the carriage was badly shattered and in making the short turn one of the wheels flew off, which caused the vehicle to upset, in which positiou with the occupants inside it was drag ged some distance. There is no telling what the fate of the party would have been, had not the swingle tree broke at that juncture, which enabled the horses to break loose from the wagon. By the time the men could think at all they found themselves lying by the roadside entangled in the wreckage and crawled out in time to see the runaway horses disappearing iu the distance. Relief had come so suddenly as the result of such a thrilling climax and as the men realized that none were hurt they could not but laugh at the way in which thej were all three de posited by the roadside. Mr. Wintersteen came to the rescue and hitching up drove Father Feeser and Adam Mayan to Exchange where church services were held as usual. The driver went in search of the horses which were caught near Mooresburg. School Board Meeting. The prevalence of sickness in the borough was illustrated by the truant officer's report presented at the meet ing of the school board Monday night, which revealed that 235 pupils are de tained from school by illness. During the mouth there were 12 truants on the list; 22 pupils were de tained at home through want of shoes. Twenty notices were sent out. On motion of Mr. Haring it was ordered that the building and repair committee be instructed to inquire iu to the feasibility of installing drink iug fountains in the school building*. This grew out of a discussion as to the danger of infection during preval ence of diphtheria and other infectious diseases. Dr. Harpel presented a petition from the teachers asking for a considera tion of an increase of salary. The matter was discussed at length, when it developed that the lack of funds would not warrant an increase of sal aries at this time. On motiou the peti tion was laid on the table. Secretary Orth reported that he had purchased two formaldehyde regener ators with two dozen 8-ouuce jars, pursuaut to actiou taken at last meet ing. Treasurer Schram presented a state ment of finances to date, which showed rt cash balance ou hand of $9,899.68. The following members were pres ent : Unrns, I'ursel, Lutz, Heiss, Fischer, Trumbower, Swarts, Orrli, Haring, Fish, Grone and Harpel. The following bills were approved ) for payment: Trumbower & Werkheiser ... fIO.OO Danvillo Stove Mfg. Co .80 U. L. Gordy W 94 Adams Express Co .. . 1.00 Standard Gas Co . 2.91 P. A. Ritter 2.60 C. H. Schmid 13.45 Haughton, Mifflin Co 18.20 LICENSE COURT ON JANUARY 25 License court will be held Friday, January 25th., at 10 o'clock a. ra. A glance at the list reveals that includ ing hotels, wholesale liquor stores, brewers and bottlers, there are just 39 applications for license in Montour county this year. These are divided as follows: Dan ville —first ward, 10; second ward, 2; third ward, 17; fourth ward, 1 ; An thony township, 1 ; Derry township,2; Liberty township,l: Valley township, 3; Washiugtonville, 2. The applications for license ruu nearly the same year after year. Last year there were 40applications There is one less this year owing to the fact, that Peter Dietrich's place on Upper Mulberry street has dropped out. The opinion is entertained by many that it will never be a licensed house again. The only other change is occasioned by the removal of J. T. Findley's whole sale liuuor store from the first ward to the third ward, which this year gives the first ward one less applica j tion and the third ward one more than I last year. Altogether there are twenty-six ho tels, aud restaurants in Danville, for which application is made. Only fonr are restaurants. There are two brew ! eries, aud two wholesale liquor stores j included in the list of applications. ' Italian Laborers Reported Coming Charles Battaglia, the well known Italian padrone, who was here Satur [day,is the authority for the statement I that Danville's Italian population is Ito be increased many times over dur ; ing the next few days. He stated that during the present week he would bring 35 or 40 of the , sons of Sunny Italy now at Berwick to Dauville to work at the mills, where there is a scarcity of labor. Accord ing to his story the Italians will take up their quarters on Northumberland street. Should tilings turn out as described, in a short time Danville may have a nucleus of a foreign quarter that might be a rival of some of our neigh boring towns. There are not a few Hungarians and Poles already on the ground aud these suffice to make things pretty lively at times. About all that is needed now is a score or so of j healthy Italians to introduce all the ' elements of disorder that are needed to make the foreign quarter a menace to the rest of the town. It is not too much co hope, however, that those who come to Danville may not belong to the class that has given Berwick a reputation for lawlessness and blood shed. Our town has long enjoyed an im munity from lawlessness of that type and our population lias been pointed j out as being more purely American than is to be found in any other sec tion of the State. If foreigners are brought here, with all that is implied by such an influx, it is clear that they come as the result of industrial condi tions and because they are needed to keep the wheels of industry moving. Modern Hilling Machinery. The Haney-Fraz er Milling company of Diuville, Pa., have awarded their contract for one of the finest 100 barrel flour mills iu the country to the Allis Chalmers company, of Milwuakee. through their salesman Wade Wilson, Now Brighton, Pa. The Allis Chalm ers Co. are one of the largest flour mill builders iu the world and have built the majority of the largest flour mills in the northwest as well as in Buffalo, N. Y., New York City, Phil adelphia and other prominent milling points. The Haney-Frazier Co. will have the same line of machinery and system that is used in the large mills and will be able to make the very highest grades of both winter and spring wheat flour wihch can compete with the best that is made anywhere. The mill will be complete in every detail having the latest up-to-date Allis rolls, universal bolters with vibro-motor drives, purifiers, dust col lectors wheat cleaning machinery and flour packers. They also have a very fine arrangement for making the finest grades of corn meal for family use and also feeds for farmers. There is every convenience for handling grain in the most economical way, saving labor and power. FRICTION IN LEBANON. Leb:unu is another State town in which friction exists between the chief magistrate and the couucilmen. Mayor Weimer seems to have reached the iimits of his patience and public ly charges, as we learn from the Le banon Evening Report, "members of city councils with refusing to co-op erate with him for a business admin istration of Lebanon affairs." He also declares that they have treated pre vious official communications with such flagrant discourtesy that he lias omitted to send them his annual mess age this year. He adds that unless steps are taken to correct the unsan itary condition of a portion of the water supply he will invoke the aid of the State authorities. Oscar Alexander Suffered Stroke. Oscar Alexander, of Bloomsburg, a member of the well known firm of Alexander Brothers & company, whole sale dealers iu tobacco and confection ary,suffered a slight stroke of paralysis Saturday morning. His right arm and speech are effected. Mr. Alexander is well known iu this city. Free magazine, worth ten cents,with every copy of THE PHILADELPHIA | SUNDAY PRESS, every week. Best magazine published—stories, pictures verse. Famous contributors. Get THE PRESS every day—you get all that's worth having. Burglars in Midway. Burglars broke into Achenbach and Moore's midway at Bloomsburg Mon day night and secured two Winchester rifles and some cigars before they were frightened away. Thanks to our efficient police force, tramps are scarce in Danville. JOINT MEETING UN SATURDAY A joint session of hospital trustees aud a committee of council was held iu this city Saturday afternoon to fur ther consider the proposition to enlist the State in the movement to pipe and fill up the canal from the hospital to aud through the borough. Hon. James Foster of this city, W. F. Shay, of Watsontown. aud G. R. VauAlen, of Northumberland, trustees of the hospital for the insaue, were present along with George B. Jacobs, Amos Vastine and Dr. Jno. Sweisfort, the special committee of council, ap pointed to act in the matter.Dr. H. B. Meredith, superintendent of the hos pital for the insane,and attorney Hon. R. S. Aminernian,were also present at the meeting. The above matter was first introduc ed at the last meeting of council when the committee named above was ap pointed. It is scarcely a secret, how ever, that the trustees of the hospital are the prime movers and when the lunacy commission was here last week, in furtherance of the matter, they presented a petition lo that body revealing that the borougli council is in sympathy with the proposition and stands willing to co-operate. The joint meeting Saturday, follow ing so early, showed that those back of the movement are determined to im prove every moment of time. The meeting was not open to the public, and just how much was accomplished can not be stated here. It is hinted that the proposition has taken altogether another form from what was first understood by the pub lic and that, if the State can be en listed, the present system of disposing of the sewage ou the hospital grounds will be abandoued aud a sewer con structed in the bottom of the canal to connect with the borough sewer at the aqueduct below Mill street It is well known that the operation of the sew age plant at the hospital is burdeu some and expensive, necessitating au expenditure of several thousaud dol lars per year; also that the sewage as distributed over the farm, instead of proving a benefit ou the whole, is re garded as a detriment, to the land. It no doubt could be demonstrated that the State would effect a saving by coustructiug a sewer iu the caual as proposed above, provided that the con sent of the D. L. & W. railway com pany and the borough of Danville could be obtained. No opposition is appreheuded from the railroad com pany, while so far as the borough is concerned it would be amply compens ated if property owners were permit ted to connect with the sewer as a part of the borough system. Over and above all is the additional advantage of getting rid of the old caual, for the petition as presented to the lunacy commission calls for a "piping and filling up of the bed" of the abandon - ed waterway. SO SOOTHING Its Influence Has Been F*-lt by so Mai y Danville Readers. The soothing influence of relief After suffering from itching piles, From Eczema or any ichiness of the skin, Makes one feel grateful to the rem edy. Doau's Ointment iias soothed hun dreds. Here's what one Danville citizen says: D. C. Williams, slater,2o4 Low er Mulberry St., says. : I used Doau's Ointment some years ago and found it a most excellent remedy for the pur pose for which it is inteuded. It is the only remedy I ever found that gave me permanent relief from itching piles from which I had suffered for a long time. Anyone who has ever had piles knows what suffering I indured before I used Doan's Ointment. The burning and itching was almost intolerable night and day, and although 1 tried dozens of ointments,salves aud lotions I got no relief. I heard so much about Doan's Ointment that a box. The first application gave me al- ; most instaut relief and in a short time I was cured. That was eight years ago and I have had no return of the ex asperating affliction since. "I recom- j mend Doan's Kidney Pills highly." I Jorsaleby all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name- Doan's—and | take no other. Repairs of Chambers Street. Several of the streets of the borough are known to be in a notoriously bad condition, a fact which has frequently been descanted upon in these columns. It was hardly expected, however, that the matter would be carried to court. Our borough council is fully aware of the conditions and the fact must be admitted that, taking recent action as a criterion, our borough fathers show a willingness not only to place re pairs where needed, but to enter upou street improvements on a large scale. That the couucilmeu were consider ably jarred, therefore, Monday morn ing, when the constable of the fourth ward reported Chambers street to court goes without saying. Evidently the residents of Welsh hill have a grievance. The road as described to the court is certainly bad enough and the only inference is that the section of town embraced being somewhat remote from business cent ers was lost sight of and what was originally a bad section of roadway was permitted togo from bad to worse until it became impassable. Now that the matter is in the hands of the district attorney it is safe to say that repairs will be niado forth with. At Joseph Rattl Hospital. May, tlie daughter of John Patton, Lower Mulberry street,lias been taken to the Joseph Ratti hospital at Blooms burg, suffering with typhoid fever Accepted Position at Bloom. Miss Alice Peyton, grailuated from the Danville high school, commercial course,last spring,has acoopted a posi tion with the Magee carpet works, at Bloomsburg. DRIVE THE HOBOS OUT OF TOWN While the tramp uuisance affords a problem that Sunbury is trying in vain to solve and all our neighboring towns are harassed by the pestiferous Willies, it is a fact which is causing much comment that it is the exception rather than the rule to see a hobo per ambulating the streets of Danville. This, it is true, is a state of affairs that has been brought about comjwra tively recently, as the day was when Dauville had its full quota of tramps to contend with. They appeared on the streets early aud they staid all day ; at night they threw themselves upou the mercy of the borough and were given the freedom of the lockup—were kept warm by the borough coal and iu the morning were turned loose, when they proceeded to "do" the town over agaiu. The result of all this was— more tramps. The chief of ijolice then adopted a strict policy of expulsion. At the first sight of an individual who bore the "ear marks" of a Willie the officers did not wait for further evidence; the fellow had to give a good account of himself or pass onto the next field. For some months following the prin cipal diversion of our police force was chasing hoboes out of towu. About all tl at was required, how ever, was to overhaul the fellows, tell them what was in store for them, af ter which they usually went without au escort. As a result of this policy the hoboes became fewer aud for months past the appearauce of one of these picturesque wayfarers ou our streets has been an incident far enough out of the ordinary to be relished as a diversion. It is safe to assume that those towns whnh are infested with this driftwood of humanity are to blame for it them selves. It doesu't require very good treatment to attract a tramp; all he asks for is a field to work in. Let that field be closed to the tramps aud to ev erything that looks like a tramp—let the officers prove unrelenting and "hustle them on" aud all the rest will be easy. The hobo has not been wand ering up and down the land for noth ing and he has learned where the "easy" places are. To illustrate, in nine cases out of ten when a hobo is driven out of Dan ville he inquiros the way to Sunbury and the last seen of him he is trudg ing over the hills in that direction. A Fine Exhibition. The second presentation of the gym nastic exhibition at the Y. M. C. A. was the occasion for another crowded house Saturday night, aud the enter tainment went off with the finished precision that marked the first produc tion on Friday night. All who saw the exhibition were loud in their praise of the work done by the members of the different class es. Probably the most surprise was oc casioned by the fine work done by the class of girls, fewer of the people be ing acquainted with this feature of the Association's effort. The little ladies at their different appearauces on the program were loudly applauded. Much of the credit for the success of the entertainment is due to Mr. Ains wroth, the physical director, whose untiring efforts and thorough capabil ities were easily discernible in each carefully prepared and well rendered number on the program. Mr. A ins worth was ably assisted by the faith ful members of his classes, who are de serving of a share of praise for their hard work during the months of pre paration. nissionary Entertainment A missionary entertainment, under the auspices of the young ladies' mis sionary society, of the Uuited Evan gelical church, was held at the resi dence of Miss Euphemia Prentiss,Rail road street, Saturday evening last. The program consisted of graphophone and instrumental music, recitations, | vocal selections, etc. Those present were: Misses Ruth ; Dietz, Sarah Deibert, Louise Fuller, Bertha Fausnaught, Ella Fausnaught, , Lizzie Hartman,Clara Hartmau, Helen Kelly, Louise Kelly, Olive and Cora Smick, Mamie, Lucy and Sarah Price, 1 Katie Wertman,Maggie Willit,Martha Minsker, Hattie Wilt, Isabel Smidley, ; Mrs. Lizzie Willit, and Mrs. Lizzie 1 Snyder; Messrs. John Kessler, Joe Weaver, Sidney Riley, William Hart mau, Harry Wilt, Milliard Minsker, Roy Woolridge, Will Ranck, John j Moweiy, Clinton and Frank Willit, Charles Kear.John Riley and William ! Prentiss. I GRIP TREATMENT. Iu the treatment of grip nearly all doctors advise against the use of whis ky and quinine, which is such a fav orite for colds. Alcoholic liquors of any kind are supposed to increase, rather than decrease, the activity of the grip germ. Here are some in fluenza rules which' Philadelphia phy sicians have compiled: Avoid riding in cold, damp, trolley cars. Avoid all unnecessary exposure in inclement weather. Avoid sudden changes from warmth to cold without being properly clad. Keep the feet day. Don't associate with persons who have the grip. By all neans, keep children,old per sons, and invalids away from grip patients. Avoid mingling iu crowds. Disinfect all rooms that have been occupied by grip patients. Avoid exhaustion. Keep the system in the best possi ble condition. Comment from Scranton. Commenting ou the statements re. ceutly made concerning the overcrowd - ed condition of the State hospitals,the Scranton Republican says:"From al over the State of Pennsylvania rumors of evils chieHy resulting from over crowding are heard, and if reform is needed no better time than the pre sent can be named for correcting the abuses. The treasury is full enough to prevent the poverty-stricken, afflicted charges of the State from suffering more than their own condition com pels. It is a disgrace to the Common wealth that the herding, such as is re ported In Danville, should conl'aue." i ». IHOILOWAY CLAIMED BY DEATH William K. Holloway, a leading and widely known resident of this city, passed away at 9:20 o'clock Thursday night. The cause of death was pneu monia. On Tuesday morning he took a turn for the worse anil from that date until the end came the case was devoid of hope. Death, therefore,was not un expected. The deceased was a resident of Dan ville for about fifty years. He was born in Amityvillo, Berks county, on January 1,1835, and was, therefore, 72 years of age. In his younger days he worked ou his father's farm, attend ing the public school of the rural dis trict in which he lived. At the age of 13 he sought a position in a store in Reading, receiving there a first-class training,which assisted him material ly in the more important and responsi ble positions that he was called to fill later ou. In 185K Mr. Holloway came to Dan ville. He was first employed as clerk in the store of the old Montour Iron company: he was later transferred to the dry goods department, which posi tion he retained one year. Just at that time the old firm was succeeded by Waterman & Beaver. Mr. Holloway was promoted to the position of time keeper aud superintendent of accounts. Later he was advauced to the more responsible position of cashier and paymaster, in which capacity he serv ed for about 12 years, discharging his duties iu a way that won the approval of his employers aud reflected credit upon himself In 1880 the store passed into the hands of Waterman & company, who subsequently sold out to the P. & R. Coal & Iron company. After this change of ownership Mr. Holloway be came general manager of the entire business. April 1, 1887, the deceased, in com pany with W C. Frick and F. P. Howe, purchased the store audit was conducted uuder the firm name of Wil liam K. Holloway aud company. Three years later the deceased sold out his interest to W. C. Frick aud re tired from active business. Mr. Holloway never sought political distinction. He, however, was elected as borough councilman, to represent the third ward. He tilled the office for three terms. He also filled an unexpir ed term as associate judge of Mon tour county, a position to which he was appointed by Governor Beaver. Mr. Holloway was a self-made man. His activity and enterprise were forces that helped to build up the great industry in this city along with which our town grew and prospered. He was a man of strong mentality—an original and daring thinker. He was the soul of sincerity aud hated stiam and hypocrisy iu every form. Of him it might be said that iu its broadest sense he was a man with the courage of his convictions-independent enough to stand alone in his conclusions when he believed that he was right. He was fond of science ami discovery. Au om nivorous reader, he was familiar with the great authors,past and present,and his mind was a storehouse of advanc ed knowledge. In 1859, Mr. Holloway was uuited in marriage to Ruth Yeager, daughter of Jacob Yeager, of Columbia county. Mrs. Holloway departed this life on December 21, 1901. The deceased is survived by two sons and two daugh ters: William D. and Dr. Thomas B. Holloway, Mrs. Eliazbeth Frick and Miss Mary Holloway. The children all reside in Danville with the excep tion of Dr. Thomas B. Holloway,who is a practicing physician in Philadel phia. The fuueral of Hon. William K. Holloway took place Monday after noon at 2 o'clock frcm th« family resi dence ou Bloom street. Rev. J. E. Hutchison conducted the services, aud was assisted by Rev. Wm. C. McCor mack. The pall bearers were Joseph R. Patton, M. Grier Youugman, Frank C. Angle, Jacob C. Miller, John H. Tooley aud J. C. Peifer. The following persons from out of town attended the funeral: W. B. Rhoads, of Richmond, Virginia; Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Holloway. of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Yeager, of Forty Fort; Mr. and Mrs. Darius Yeager, of Plymouth; Mrs. Lew B. Crellin.of West Pittstou ; Mrs. Laura Curry, of Mooresburg; Mrs. George Wrights, of Catawissa. SQUIRREL STORY. People interested in the squirrels which frisfc in Capitol Park aud ex plore your pockets should clip this out and think over it. This is taken from a Chester county paper: "It lias taken Fisk Goodyear, of Burchtown, Pa., two years to train his pet squirrels, but his efforts are now repaid, and on Thanksgiving he treated his friends to a surprise. Gathering half a hundred or more gray squirrels, Mr. Goodyear taught them togo into the woods and pick up nuts, carrying them to his home. On Thanksgiving night at a dinner his guests noticed a small board running from a window to a nut bowl. The host gave one knock 011 the table with his knife. A squirrel hopped down the plank aud dropped a chestnut into the bowl. Two raps brought a squirrel with a walnut, three knocks a shellbark. Finally, a gray squirrel took his place and cracked the nuts, winding up the performance by brush ing off the crumbs with his thick, | bushy tail."—Harrisburg Star-lude pendent. GOVERNMENT AND ROADS. The Washington Observer remarks:' "Representative government may have i its drawbacks aud failures, but it i.s the only system which gives all the , people au opportunity to have a choice in the control and every township should make it its business to elect the best men to the office of super- ! visor and create such sentiment as will j make it necessary for them to carry j out the most progressive and modern ideas in the improvement and construe tion of the highways." richabd ran BETS ONE YEAR Richard McCortnick, charged with impersonating au officer aud extorting money aud valuables from three farm er boys ou the night of April 7th last, was found guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to the county jail for one year. His case was given to the jury about 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. At 10:30 the twelve men returned with » ver dict of guilty, as in manner aud form indicted but recommending the de fendant to the mercy of the court. Judge Evans called McCoruiick be fore him. In reply to a question from the court lie stated that lie was 28 years of age. He admitted that he was in jail once before, for fighting, the other party being an elderly man, who, McCormick urged, struck the first blow. Judge Evans reminded him, however, that the present was a poor time to justify his conduct aud pro ceeded to pass sentence, first inform ing McCormick that he could impose the full penalty of three years in the penitentiary, but that he would heed the recommendation of the jury for clemency. The sentencw of the court was: That Richard McCormick pay the costs of prosecution, a fine of slooand undergo imprisonment in the county jail for one year, the time to be com puted from the present date. SUTTON DESERTION CASE. About 10 o'clock the case of Com monwealth vs. Charles Sutton was at tached, the charge being desertion. No jury was called, Sutton having plead ed guilty to the charge before Justice of the Peace Dalton. Mrs. Jennie Sut ton, wife of the defendant, was called to the stand, however, and permitted to tell her story. They were married, she said. December 31, 1901, and lived together for five years, until the 4th of November last, when Sutton left for parts unknown accompanied by his wife's sister. Since he left her he has contributed only two dollars for his wife's support, which he gave her since he lias been in jail and a por tion of which was to be expended for his own benefit. Sutton aud his wife are without children. during his wife's testimony sat laughing and seemed to treat the whole matter very lightly. Judge Evans ordered him to arise and reprovingly reminded him that he seemed to "regard the proceedings as very funny." Sutton quickly stated that such was not the case and his manner changed. He admitted that he had failed to support his wife, but stated that it was because she refused togo where he wanted to live,and had gone to her parents home. His excuse lost some of its weight,however, when it was shown that Sutton had gone aloug with his wife to share tlie hos pitality of her parents' home. The sentence of the court was: That Charles Sutton pay the costs of prosecution aud pay to his wife, Jen nie Sutton, the sum of three dollars per week as support, the pavmeuts to be made weekly, the defendant to en ter into recognizance in the sum of |3OO aud to stand committed until the sentence of the court is complied with. Sutton was taken back to jail and at last accounts was still behind the bars, having not yet found a bonds man. The case of Commonwealth vs. J. H. Ethworth, Samuel Dunmoyer and W. E. Pensyl was attached just before noon. The defendants, who are charg ed with "couspiring to steal a horse," were brought down from jail by Sheriff Williams and Deputy Maiers, Ethworth and Dunmoyer being hand cuffed together. Hon. H. M. Hinckley is on the case as private counsel for the prosecution. Ralph Kisner repres ents J. H. Ethworth and William Kase West all three of the accused. A jury was selected when court adjourn ed to reconvene at 1:30 o'clock. The first witness called was John W'ardrop, liverystable keeper of Sha mokin, of whom Ethworth hired a horse and carriage. When the party re turned after the visit to J. M. Yought, about midnight, they had with them two additional horses, one of them a fine gray horse. William E. Pensyl was with the party and boasted of the fine horse, which "they" had bought, calling attention to the grey. Elmer Haas of the Girard hotel, Shamokin, knows all three of the de fendants and swore they liad been drinking together at his place the Sat urdav before the transaction. Constable William Taby of Shamok in, who arrested the defendant,proved an important witness. He said that Pensyl had voluntarily admitted his connection with this case. He told the constable that he had taken Ethworth over to J. M. Vought's; also that he had beeu drinking with him on Satur day and Sunday previously. The con stable swore that after the arrest at Steelton Ethworth admitted that they had purchased the horse of Madison Vought aud had given him a bogus check in payment. He, however, in sisted that William E. Pensyl was im plicated iu the affair aud that "he was the main guy." He was insistent in this aud said that Peusyl should be made to auswer along with them. J. Madisou Vought, the victim of the alleged conspiracy, was the next witness. On Monday evening, October 14, Ethworth and Dunmoyer, accom auied by William E. Pensyl,he swore, came to his premises aud said they wanted to buy a horse. Pensyl in troduced Ethworth, whom lie repre sented to Mr. Vought as a successful business man of Suubury. Pensyl ex plained that Ethworth did business on a large scale and had use for a num ber of horses, which he had been in the habit of purchasing from William Geist of Ualpho township. In these deals, however, Ethworth had got the worst of the bargain aud Pensyl, in order to help him out, had directed him to Mr. Vought, as a man from whom he could expect r. square deal. Peusyl said that he did a great deal of business, with Ethworth, delivering goods iu Shamokin and could recom mend him. Mr. Vought took the men to the barn, where they selected the horse they wanted,which was one for which the owuer demanded #175. After some dickering Mr. Vought decided to ac cept 112 170 for the horse. Iu payment he was given a check on the Shamokiu Banking company, which was subsequ ently iound to be worthless. No such a name as the one in the check appear ed among the depositors of the bank Mr. Vought was quite insistent that he accepted the check on the state ment of Ethworth, backed up by Pensyl's recommendation, which was to the effect that Ethworth was a re sponsible business man of Sunbury. He finally recovered the horse,in fair ly gooil condition. Irvin Drumbach, chief-of-poiice of Steelton, who arrested the defendants, Ethworth aud Dunmoyer was sworn. Ethworth iu Steelton went under the name of Walter. The conduct of both Ethworth and Dunmoyer while in Steelton was suspicious, which first at tracted the chief-of-police's attention to them. \Villiam Geist, the horse dealer of Ralpho township. Northumberland county, upon the stand denied that he ever sold a horse to Ethworth or had dealings with him. George E. Hummell, constable of Tower City, was called. He found that Ethworth and Dunmoyer had a valu able gray horse concealed iu a little obscure stable, used mostly to shelter a cow. The constable entered the stable and there found Ethworth and Dunmoyer with the horse. The horse was offered for $35. The constable watched the movements of the defend ants aud concluded that they were try ing to get the horse away, when he decided to take the animal in charge. Ethworth and Dunmoyer escaped, al though the constable secured the horse, which the men had left iu the hands of Jack Shale. A. C. Vought and Isaac Clark, a neighbor, also testified,corroborating the evidence of J. M. Vought. E. M. McDonald,warden of the jail in Sunbury, was called to the stand. He testified that Ethworth,to the best of his knowledge, was never in the green grocery business in Sunbury. Up to September 27, he was in jail in Northumberland county, awaiting trial. Incidentally, he explained, that the grand jury ignored the bill and that Ethworth—who there was known as Frank Rambler, —was never tried. J. W. Gearhart, the justice before whom the information was made, was the next witness. He swore that when the defendants appeared at the hearing and he put to them the question of "guilty or not guilty" they admitted that their intention was to obtain the horse with the bogus check. They in criminated Pensyl, who they stated had advised them to "sling their pap er" aud if there was any trouble he would make it good, as he had prop erty. At 4 o'clock the Commonwealth rest ed aud W. Kase West opened for the defense. He said it would be proveu that there was no conspiracy—that Pensyl was merely employed to drive Ethworth and Dunmoyer to the farm of J. M. Vought, who was induced to part with his horse for a bogus check by Ethworth J. H. Ethworth was the first of the defendants called to the stand in his own defense. He said that his home is in Baltimore,that he is 36 years of age and that he is unmarried. He explain ed how he fell in with William E. Pensyl, who, he declared, had no in terest in the trip beyond what he was to receive for taking them out in search for a horse, which was the sum of $3. In cross-examinatiou he made a sweeping denial, whenever he was con fronted with iacts testified to by Com monwealth's witnesses that did not agree with his testimony. His inten tion, he said, was not to defraud J. M. Vought—that he had nearly enough money in his pocket at that time to pay for the horse. When lie gave the check, he said, it was his intention to deposit money in the bank to meet it. but that he discovered that the horse was not as represented and so he took the animal to Tower City aud left him there. He denied that he abandoned the horse because the officer was hot on his trail. Dunmoyer next toot tlie stand. He ia a young man with au artificial hand. He denied the Commonwealth's witnesses and told a story,to exculpate himself and to corroborate Ethworth. Walter Pensyl, sou of William E. Peasyl, a rather handsome young man of 21 years, was the next witness. It was he, he said, who first fell in with Ethworth and told a story to show that his father was not a party to the alleg ed conspiracy. William E. Pensyl, himself,was the next witness. He made many denials contradicting J. M. Yought and oth ers in essential points to show that he was not a party to a conspiracy to de fraud Mr. Vought.but had beeu mere ly employed by Ethworth to take them on a drive across the country in quest of horses Mrs. Pensyl was called as the last witness by the defense. She described Ethworth's visit to their house, when lie engaged her husband to drive them out in the country. Justice Gearhart was recalled in re buttal. He swore that Ethworth. when asked whether he was guilty or not guilty, said that lie told Peusyl that they wanted to buy a cheap horse and that Pensyl told them that he would take them to a place where they could get a horse for uothiug—that all they would have to do would be to "sling their paper" and if there was any trouble he would make it good, as lie had property. If they didn't succeed there, Pensyl told them, they could get a horse at his uncle Will's, as he, Pensyl, "had it in for him, anyway " J. M. 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