HERILLB YOL. X.-NO. 209. SHENANDOAH, PA., THURHDAY, OCTOBEJt 81, 1895. ONE CENT. PLACE YOUR ADVERTISEMENT IN THE "EVENING HERALD" AND REACH THE BUYERS 9 , South Main St., jkAn Opportunity Is now offered Fall and Winter O make their purchases not only from the largest DRY GOODS !! h. and bc-t selected stock of both foreign and domestic fabrics ever exhibited in this Gounty, but also at prices fully 20 per cent, less than their. present actual value. Hard to Snd such another display of fine Dress Goods as have here. jWa call special atten tionft'6 the following : S"SSnCY ItOUCt.K, r In. wide, 75c, worth S1.00 " CHEVIOTS, 51 In. wiilc, $1,00 " 1.33 OREI'ON', black only 1.65 " 2.25 CltAVRNETTB CLOTH, Mnek nml navy, fiO In. wide, very fine quality and nimrontecd water proof, only $1.25, worth SI.75. BLACK HKNKIKTTA, 13 In. wide, double warp and would bo extra value for S1.00, only 60c. o L$ Selling out my entire, stock of Men's and Children's Suits and Overcoats f- ' by DECEMBER 15th, to engage in the hat and cap manu facturing business. Big bargains in BOOTS and SHOES. All goods must be sold at cost and below. Call and be convinced before buying elsewhere. At HE ORIGINAL ij , 23 South Main Street, E. F. SUPOWITZ, Prop. Shenandoah, Pa. The OLD RELIABLE Dry 113 North Main Street. Latest Styles and Materials in Ladies', Misses' and Children's 'COATS and CAPES All INI ga Novelties In Dress Goods. Elegant line of Blankets and Comforts, at prices unheard of before. 3 COFFEE jilllll. Our Fancy Java, or In regard to Tea, we occupy a carefully selected by competent judges, and a trial order will convince you that we can please the most fastidious customers. We offer nothing but good tv and flavor, and they are THE NEW ENGLAND PIANO Embraces all the desirable qualities in an instrument, at the lowest price consistent with the best grade. Sold on easy terms by J. R. WILLIAM'' a ."J!N, Shenandoah. all buyers of DRY GOODS. Black and Colored HENRII1 ITA, a full as ' sortment of shades. 4.1 inches wide, line weave and finish anil extra heavy weight so Cents Qin't bo matched under 75c. Ladies', Misses' ami Children's COATS ! All aro to bo seen here in tho newest styles and best materials, guaranteed host made and best fitting garments in tho market. Wo have them in ladies' from $3.50 to $15.00 Missos' and Children's, $2.23 to $0. Do not forget to seo our BLANKETS, LACK CURTAINS and SHAWLS on tho second lloor. Our prices on them mean a baving of 15 to 23 per cent, to you. Wo liandlo Ruttcrick's Paper Patterns. Stylo sheets given away free of charge. AUbnAllN. Main St. BARGAIN STORE, Goods and Carpet Store, Man, supplied with reasoning and dis cerning powers, may improve his con dition by the exercise of these faculties. This can be applied with very good effect in the purchase of Coffees and Teas. A good cup of Coffee depends not only on the making but the brand of Coffee, the grade, the roasting and preparation are very important factors. We feel confident that we can meet all those requirements. A delicious cup of Coffee isn certainty if you use our Fancy Blended Coffee. front rank, all our Teas being very grades mat are noted lor quality, sold at popular prices At KEITER'S, isiiiEiisim The Widow of Holmes' Alleged Victim on the Stand. HOW THE PRISONER DECEIVED HER Sho Breaks Down When Letters That Had Been Written to Her by Her Children, But Which Had Never Been Mailed, Were Produced. Philadelphia . 81. Tho puhllo In terest In tho trii t It. II. Holmes for murder wns still nt high pitch when court opened yesterday. Although Holmes hnd recalled tho lawyers whom ho dismissed, It Is still apparent that their presence Is superfluous. It is Holmes who Is trying tho enso. Hardly a question Is put to a witness without being first framed or sug gested by him to his counsel. Tho first two witnesses, Susan Hurley and Mrs. Alice Pierce, testified as to Plte zcl's presenco In tho city In August, 1801. Then O. La Forest Perry, assistant to tho president of tho Fidelity Mutual Llfo asso ciation, was called. This Is tho company that wns swindled out of tho $10,000 for which Pltczel's life was insured, und It was Perry who began tho investigation of tho conspiracy. Ho first identified tho policy Issued, in which Carrie K. Pitczel, tho widow, Is tho beneficiary. It is dated Nov. 9, 1803. Next ho Identified a receipt for $0,715.85, tho amount of tho policy, less expenses paid to aud receipted for by.Toph tha D. Howe, tho St. Louis attorney, who represented Mrs. Pitczel. This is dated Sept. 21, 1891. Perry was present when Howo received tho money. When Holmes camo to this city nt tho request of tho company to identify tho body, Howo and Alico Pitezol woro In tho office. Holmes camo in aftonvards and was Introduced to thorn. Ho and Howo met as strangers, but ho said ho had met Alico before, and sho remembered him. After the payment of tho money tho mat ter was closed, until a letter was received by Prcsldont Fouso, of tho Insuranco com pany, from Superintendent of Police llar rigan, of St. Louis. This contained tho declaration of Hedspcth, tho train robber, that while In jail In St. Louis ho had over heard Holmes and Pitczel talking of form ing a conspiracy to defraud an Insuranco compnny out of J10.000 by tho substitution of a oorpso for Pitezol. Inspector Gray, of tho Insuranco company, wns sent to St. Louis, and interviewed Hcdspeth. On tho Information thus obtained a warrant was sworn out for Holmes on tho chargo of conspiracy, and upon this ho was arrested in Boston. Holmes made a verbal stnto nicnt to tho witness, in tho presenco of threo Boston pollco officials. "I asked him whero Mrs. Pitczel was," said Porry, "and ho replied that ho did not care to toll. Then I asked him whero Pitczel was, and ho said ho was la South America, or on his way there, and tho boy, Howard, with him. Alico and Nellie, ho said, wcro in Loudon with Minnio Will iams. Ho said ho had given Howard to his futher in Detroit, and had sent Nelllo and Alico froin Toronto on a train on which ho rodo a short dlstauco to meet Minnio Williams olthpr nt Buffalo or Niagara Falls I forgot which." Inspector William B. Gray, of tho In suranco company, told of tho trip to St. Louis, whero ho procured Hedspeth's state ment. This was produced, but not yet of fered In evldnco. In consequonco of the stntomcnt, tho tracking of Holmes was begun. Ho was first located in Ogdens burg, N. Y., then at Prescott, Canada, various points iu New Hampshire, Bur lington, Vt., and Boston. Orrington N. Hunscom, deputy superin tendent of pollco of Boston, directed Holmes' arrest on a telegram from Fort Worth, Tex., saying ho was wanted thero for "larcony of ono horso." (Holmes smiled at this,) When arrested Holmes said ho did not want to go to Fort Worth, but that ho would go without requisition to Philadelphia, whero ho had defrauded tho Fidelity Insuranco company of $10,000. Holmes' statement to Perry was then read by Assistant District Attornoy Bar low, and then Mrs. Benjamin F. Pitczel was sworn. Mrs. Pitezol gavo in detail tho story of tho policy of insuranco being tnkonou her husband's llfo whllo sho uvea in tot. lonls, In July, 1891. Whou her husband camo to Philadelphia sho knew ho was living under tho unmo of Perry, nml hail been given to understand that ho was In the patent business. Her husband had told her that ho wns an equal partner with Holmes in tho Chicago "cnstlo" aud in Fort Worth proporty. The latter property was in the nnmo of Benton T. Lymau. Sho know Howo, tho St. Louts lawyer, through Holmes, and gavo him a power of attornoy to collect tho insuranco money. Sho had read in a paper that a man named Perry hud been killed by nu explosion in Philadelphia, but Holmes assured her her husbundwasall right. Her daughter Allpo left St. Louis In Howe's care, sho coming to Philadelphia to Identify Pltezcl's body, as Mrs. Pltozel was horsolf sick in bed. Tho noxt time sho saw Holmes ho told her he had taken Alico back to Cincinnati, and would take Howard and Nolllo to her, Thon thoy would nil go to Indianapolis. Mrs. Pitezol continued: "On Oct. S3 Holmes came to tho St. Louis house aud wo went to Howe's office. Howe said tho schema was a fraud and ho washed his hands of tho whole affair. They wanted' me to sign a papor in regard to Howe's fee, and after being assured I would not bo Implicated in tho affair I did so, Holmes there went under tho name of Howard. Ho demunded J300 pr WOO of me, and I gavo it. Ho wanted to go to boiiio bank and pay off a noto duo on tho Fort Worth proporty. I got tho $5,000 and ho took it. Wo went to tho bank and he wont to a sldo window and brought back the note, saying It was paid. He told mo to take caro and show it to Bon when I saw him." "How much did you get in all of this In suranco money?" "I received 300. That was all I over got." "After thts money transaction what bo touio of Holmes?" "Ho took auothor $100 for tho children, Who, ho Bald, would 'need somo in Indian apolis. Ho wont away and somo time nf terwards sent n letter from Detroit, telling 1110 to como on and . .-o my husband." "Did you f.ee your husband?" "No. He then sent mo to visit my pa rents at Galva." Further questioning elicited tho infor mation that In Detroit sho was registered as Mrs. Adams; also that Holmes ex plained tho absence of her husband by say ing ho had been unnblo to get a houso. Ho then suggested thoy go to Toronto. Ho said her husbana was then in Montreal, "Onoday,"saldMrs.Pltezel,"ho brought n cyphor lottor from Nelllo. It road: 'Dearest mamma, wo aro well nnd going to school, but Howard won't mind Alico. He will get dirty. Wo have plenty to eat, nnd tho woman Is real good to us.' " Continuing tho witness snld sho was taken from Toronto to Prescott, Canada, from whero thoy crossed to Ogdeusburg, N. Y. Sho then went to Burlington, Vt., whero she went undor tho namo of Cook. "Tho second week wo woro hero," said she, "I told him I wns not going to stand It any longer, nnd that I believed ho was lying to 1110." Sho then described how ho put hor off from tlmo to time, assuring her the children and hor husband wcro all right. Subsequently ho told her that Pite zol was drinking In Montreal, nnd what fho should do If ho died. Continuing wit ness snld: "He told mo 'I have a gravo marked for him,' " Wltuoss further said all her letters to her hifsband were given to Holmes nnd that ho In turnsont them to Pat Qulnlan, janitor of tho Chicago "castle," to forward to her husband. A number of thoso let tors were Identified by tho writers. Nono had boon mailed. Somo that her murdered children hnd written were produced. At tho sight of them tho witness wns over come and wept bitterly. It was necessary to rovlVo her by giving her medicine. In reply to further questions Mrs. Pite zol said sho had not seen her husband slnco July 29, 1891, nor heard from htm slnco August of tho same year. Sho had novcr heard from tho children slnco Holmes took possession of them, though sho had seen tho bodies of Alico nnd Nelllo nt tho To ronto liiorguo and articles that belonged to Howard in tho coroner's otHco at In dianapolis. Mrs. Pltezcl's testimony was unshaken by cro examination, which was contin ued In the evening session. Her daughtot "Dossn" gavo corroborative testimony. ' right. Special to IftESIXQ IlEUALD, Tkxaukana, Ark., Oct, 31, 1 p. m. The Corbott-Fitzsimmons fight is now definitely oil'. Corbctt appeared in tho ring at Hot Springs this morning and will claim Fitzsim uions' forfeit. Fitzsimmons is in tho custody of tho Sheriil' here. Tho Corbctt people claim FitzsimmoUs could have avoided arrest if ho so desired. A. I'. A. At Hrecn's Cute. Delicious mock turtle soup for free lunch to-night. A nice dish awaits your call. Hut lnnch served every morning, l'urt Norris prime oysters. IScef steak, lamb, veal and pork chops. Pig's feet, tripo and lamb's tongue. Special Arrangements. In order to prevent a rush and avoid any disturbances of tho audienco after tho open ing of the Royal Welsh Ladies' Choir in Ferguson's theatre to-morrow evening, it has been decided to open thu doors promptly at 7 o'clock. Tho children will bo cared for in this way aud all will bo seated in timo for tho couccit to begin promptly at 8 o'clock. It is desitcd that tho children shall apply early for admission. Get ono of those pretty oil clotli rugs for under your heating stove, at C. D, Fricko's carpet storo. New lot just in. To Compute the Vote. Tho fact that Judgo O. 1. liechtel is a candidate fur Judgo of tho Superior Couit, and the other two Judges aio unable to servo on account of illness, will necessitate a board other than the law Judges to compute the vote next week. In conformity with the law, therefore, Register Matten.SheriU' Scott, and Commissioners Rentz, Allen aud Martin wilt act as tho returning board, while I'ru- thonutary Deegan will act as clerk. Watson Home. 1'rei, Lunch. Mock turtle boup to-night. Hot lunch to-morrow morning. A New Wagon. Tho Columbia Brewing Company put a fine new wagon, No. 19, on the road yestemday The increased demand which necessitates putting more wagons aud teams on tho road is a sure indication that the people appre ciate their justly popular brews. Do not fall to get lloldcrmau's prices in jewelry before buying elsewhere. 10-x3-2w Quarterly Kxumtniitloiin. Principal Cooper yosterday commenced the quarterly examination of the threo cht-ses In the High school It will cloo to-murruw. Four examinations are held during too term and tho ono now iu progress Is the first. Keinlilck Houso 1'ree l.uncli. Clam soup to-night. Hot lunch to-morrow morning. Slight I I ro at Muhanuy. A fire started last evening iu a bedroom on tho third story of the house occupied by Mrs. Philip SIuGuire, on Centre street, Mahanoy City, but was extinguished by tho lire de partment before much damage was dond, l'nr Saturday Only. Threo special Hues: Just received a full lino of tho latofct btylos of hats, a lino of underwear aud a big assortment of gloves, for which wo quuto no prices, hut mil and roup a harvest In bargains. At Max Lovit's, 15 Eat Centre street. . A Hy M Inning, Walter Ambrose, aged 15 years, of Mt. Gmnol, has beun miasiiiv from hi home since tho fiat day of tho La voile fair and his parents are beepming very uuxiousabouthliu An Old Miner Meets Death at Park No. 3 Colliery. WAS CRUSHED WHILE DRILLING ! His Son Was Working Besldo Hiin at the Time What Mine Inspector Stein Says of Accidents A Loaded Car at West Shenandoah Takes Flight. James Sweeney, a resident of Park l'laco, and 55 years of ago, was instantly killed last evening iu breast No. 78, 3rd lift, west gang way of Park No. 3 slope. Tho deceased is survived by a wife and nine grown up chil dren. Ono of tho deceased's suns, John, was working with him at the tinio tho accident occurred. Tho men fired a shot and descended to tho gangway to have dinner. After partaking of it thoy returned to tho f.ico of tho breast and, it is said, mailo the customary examination of tho surroundings before commencing work iiKuin. This dene, the men began drilling, the father on one side of the face and tho sou on the other. Suddenly a largo lump of coal which had evidently been fractured by tiie last shut, fell upon tho fathur and crushed him to death. Tho fragments uf coal muti lated the body in a terrible manner. Tho shuck to tho son was awful and several minutes elapsed before he could summon strength to call assistance. Mine Inspector Stein investigated tho ease tu-day. lie found that the hioust in which the accident occurred was only 18 feet wide. It has a good hard lop, tho two veins coming together at this point. It has a pitch of 30 degrees and is about 200 feet up from tho gangway. The Inspector says it seems somewhat strange, and yet it is a frequent occurrence, that men aro killed by falls of coal which aro said to have been ex amined and pronounced safe. Tho fact that a largo piece of coal should bo so suddenly displaced amuses suspicion iu tho minds of those versed In mining that tho examination made was not thorough, or the party making it was not competent to judgo of existing dangers. Wedding rings puio in quality, lower prices and the largest assortment of any jewelry store in Shenandoah at lloldcrmau's. 23-2w STRUCK BY AN ENGINE. Mrs. nriiutlm, of riiintniii Springs Killed on thu ltuilrmul. All accident on tho Philadelphia & Reading road last evening resulted in tho death of Mrs. Griffiths, a widow about 55 years of age. Tho accident occurred at tho Third street crossing, Ashland, shortly after 8:00 o'clock, while tho unfortunate lady was re turning home after attending church. It appears that Mrs. Grilllths saw tho ap preaching train, but became bewildered, and sho was struck with such force that her body was hurled from the track. Sho died a few minutes after being struck. The body was removed to tho deceased's home at Fountain Springs. She was tho widow of Rev. Grif fiths, who was well known here, and leaves several children, the oldest son having been employed on the Hukald at ono time as a solicitor. Go and get ono of Max Lovit's hats at his special hat sale on Saturday. 2t root Hall To-morrow. Tho Shenandoah foot ball team which will play against Shamokin, tho champions of tho coal regions, at tlio Trotting park to-morrow afternoon, will lino up as follows: Lavelle, centro ; Ringheiscr, left guard ; A. Roso, loft tacklo ; Shortall, left end ; Mcllalc, right guard ; McCormick, right tackle; Frost, right end ; Wertz, quarterback ; R. Rose, left half back; Fahey, right half back; Jones, full back ; and Faust, Hennessy and Troutman, substitutes. Tho home team is practicing nightly, and Manager Fahey says both teams are evenly matched, thus assuring a good game to all lovers of tho gridiron Hold. Tho Shamokin team will arrive bhortly after dinner and will bo quartered at Fahey's restaurant. The nobbiost suits and finest overcoats at tho ono-prico clothing house, 10 and 12 South Main street. Everything marked in plain figuros. 10-23-tf Schellly limine. Oysters on toast to-night. Finest lobsters in town. Chicken soup. Little neck clams. Rappahannock oysters. Ham. Sardines. Swiss cheese. Fish cakes. Oysters in every style. Meeting With Success Tho Mahanoy City Business College is meeting with great success under tho manage ment of Prof. G. W. Williams. Tho leading people of tho town aro taking courses, and each day new names are added to tho rolls, Kvery young man should take advantage of tho opportunity offered by this excellent school. Tho rates, too, aro reasonable. A 1.1 nlc llrolie. Some excitement was caused at tho West Shenandoah colliery last night, just before quitting time, by the breaking of a link in the spreader chain on tho coal piano when a loaded car was hoisted half way, The car went to the bottom and caused it flight of co.il and pieces of timber, but tho men at tho bottom got away In timo to escape injur)1. J. r. llrnilley'H Meat Market. For your choice fresh and smoked meats, lard and all kinds of sausages. Largest stook iu town at popular, prices., fsj East Centre street. Shenandoah, Pa. , , , Jp-30-lw '.Every lady is delighted with our goods aud prices. Faotoky Suoe Stoke THE BUSY STORE 116 and 118 North Main Street. IT'S NO ART" to' know what the people want, but it's a fine art to know hoir to fill their wants at acceptable prices. This is the art that we have been studying for many years, and we think that this store of ours furnishes pretty good evidence that we hare mastered it. hii Bay Tc-aay lor in- c stance.Thc Cost Hem- in way Sewing Sillo at 3 cents a spool, you can buy at this price this day only. L,oose no time to come. This is not all, Hcminway WUo PMOSS and other Skein Silks, conts a skein. Who did ever hear of such an offer and silk advancing at a trotting rate. Croehsfi Cotton will be in the same race that day, 3 cents a spool. Do ' not fool your time awav. Come in time. CflTS. Children's Coats, a nice selection. Prices certainly lower than elsewhere. P. N. Corsets are Glove Fitting. MAX SCHMIDT. WEDDINGS PLENTIFUL. Sliininii A. liamoiiat anil Mi.s Maggie C. McCiiMkle Vronounceil One. A pretty wedding look place last evening in the Lithuanian church, the contracting parties being Simon A. Ramouat, clerk in Dobbin's store, and Miss Maggie E. MeCuskio, of Brandon villc. The ceremony was performed by Father Abromaitis. Walter Rynkewicz was groomsman, and Miss Lizzie Miller, of Mahanoy City, acted as bridesmaid. This church was crowded with spectators. After the ceremony tho liewly married couple and their guests repaired to tho handsomely furnished homo of tho groom and brido on North Jardin street, where a sumptuous supper was served and dancing was indulged in. Tho contracting parties were tho re cipients of a largo number of beautiful presents. Thomas S. Kerns and Miss liridget Galvin, both of St. Clair, were united in marriago at that placo yesterday afternoon. Tho cere mony was performed in St. Mary's Catholic chinch. The marriage of Harry Holder and Miss Ida Danbert, of Pottsville, was solemnized yesterday. Ervin Manrer, of Mahanoy City, and Miss Minnie Klingennan, of Locust Valley, were married at tho former placo yesterday. The daughter of Wellington Iicrtolct, of the Reading road, Miss Annie, and Charles II. Hunter, of Reading, were married at the latter placo last evening. The brido is well and favorably known in this section. Miss Annie M. Martin and William L. Rcsh,. both of Gordon, were married yesterday. Tho bonds of wedlock joined Miss Lena. Kellarand Walter Ilause, both of Ashland. Harry Zcplin and Miss Sallie Schaoflcr, also of Ashland, were mado man and wife yesterday. Still Harping? Yes can't help it have got something to harp upon that has tho real genuine merit, and that is Columbia beer, pure, wholesomct and refreshing. Everybody drinks it. We aro your shoe makersaud money savers. Factoky Shok Stoke. Change of l'astorale. Rev. James F. Maginn, who served as parish priest at Mahanoy Plane for tho past few ytars, has assumed a charge at I)(iwuingtowu, Chester county. It' Winning Now l'rlemls Dully. ' What? Pan-Tina for coughs aud colds. At Gruhler Uros., store. A Shanty Hiirued. A one-story shanty at tho west end of Jackson's, occupied as a dwelling by a num ber of Italian laborers, was destroyed by firo last night. Jiint Arris ed. New lot of carpets, oil cloths aud window shades at C. I). Fricko's carpet store. It is Time To Think Of buckwheat cakes and mush. You will find at our place some Benton Buckwheat flour, the best iu the land. Also Hecker's and Superlative self-raising. 10, 15 and 18c. Win. Idea's celebrated corn meal will give satisfaction every time. Cheaper than ever ia 25 pound lots. Graf's, 122 North JarJln 5t Shenandoah. is . ink?,
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