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THE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA AUGUST 5, 1879.
Shot Dead by His Wire.
A IlRgcirstown, Md., despatch unys : The
fact tbnc a young wife Lad deliberately
shot her htiBbnnd at BharpRburg yesterday
becnme known here this morning by the
Arrival of the lady, Mrs. Ida EBtello Ben
ner, in custody of coustable J. II. Foflfen
berger, and her lodgomout in Jail. A cor
oner's jury yesterday found that her hus
band came to bis death by a gunshot
wound produced with a gun lu her bauds.
The scene, of the tragedy was the lodge
beeper's residence at the Antietara Nation
al Cemetrry, which is looated on the cele.
b rated battle field, just outside the towuof
tiharpBburg, twelvo miles from hero. Here
Mrs. lienner and her deceased husband,
Thomas II. Bonner, who was employed In
assisting to keeping the cemetery in order,
resided with the keepor, Lieutenant Geo.
A. Ilaverfiold, as their boarder. Several
times recently Benner, who was of a very
jealous disposition, has quarrelled with his
wife about the Lieutenant, aud Blie in con
sequence avoided bis society ns much na
possible.
On Saturday night Benner came t n t
with the Lieutenant shortly before twelve
o'clock aud went to the room where his
wife was sleeping. He did not, however,
go to bed, for when his wife came down In
the morning, between half-past seven and
eight o'clock, she found him lying on the
floor in the back room, with all the doors
open. lie at once commenced quarreling
with her, accusing her of being unfaithful
to him with the Lieutenant, saying that he
-would make her confess, aud if she would
uot he would kill her. lie then went out
iuto the kitchen and returned with a sharp
ened case-knife and a piece of wood about
' two and a-half feet long.
With the knife uplifted ho advanced ou
his wife, threatening Again to kill her. She
denied having anything to tell and retreat
ed to a corner in which there was a carbiue,
loaded by Benner a short time previously
for the purpose of killing a dog. Picking
' this up she warned him to go away as she
would defend herself, and as ho continued
Mo advance she discharged the gun. The
load entered bis left breast, above the heart,
making a large hole, the skin being burnt
by the ponder and one of the arteries
leading to the heart being severed. Ben
ner turned at otoe, with the blood stream
ing from him, and stumbled through the
doorways until near the front door, where
he fell dead.
After the Coroner's inquest Mrs. Benner
ytus taken into custody, but on occount of
tier delicate situation was not brought to
Ilagerstown until this morning. She aud
iier late husband were married on the 1st
of December last, having run away from
home on account of the opposition of her
parents to her union with him. He was
about twenty-four yeare of age and she is
about eighteen. An effort was made this
morning, after her arrival here, to have her
released on bail. Her counsel, Colonel II.
Kyd Douglas, obtained a writ of habeas
corpus aud she was brought before Judge
Hotter, but the State's attorney, Mr.
Edward Stake, not having learned any
thing of the matter until this morning, the
examination was deferred until two o'clock
on Wednesday, to enable him to ascertain
the facts in regard to the shooting and
summon witnesses.
Airs. Benner in the meantime has been
given by the sheriff a room in his dwelling
at the jail, and is very calm. She has put
on mourning for her husband, who was
buried this afternoon at Sharpsburg, and
says she loved him devotedly, but could
not sacrifice her life to his jealous hate.
A Battle With a Circus.
The Indianapolis News says : At Lees
ville, Orange county, the Transatlantic
circus had a performance not on the bills.
Some sharpers got hold of a man by the
name of Dare and tiied to beat him out of
his mouey with games, but finding that he
would not gamble, snatched his money
from him. Next a woman with the com
pany stole a watch from a man and also a
revolver. Then a shot was fired into the
canvas, after which the showmen caught
three citizens, dragged them inside the
tent, lashed them to a wagon, and beat
them nearly to death, and then stamped
upon them. By this time the citizens
raised, and arming themselves with shot
guns and revolvers, soon succeeded in re
leasing the men from the hands of the
showmen. Now the battle commenced in
earnest. Over one hundred shots were
fired, resulting in mortally wounding four
showmen and severely wounding several
ethers. One citizen was dangerously shot.
A Knowing Dog.
The following iustauoe of canine lustinct
is related by the Oglethorpe, Ga., " Echo."
Several months since some person shot and
fearfully mangled the leg of Pouto, a fine
dog belonging to Judge Upson, and a gen
eral farvorite in town. The perpetrator of
the deed could never be discovered, but
this week a clue was furnished by the dog.
Monday Fonto hobbled down town and
bogau to reuew his acquaintance with the
boys and other dogs. He eviuoed every
manifestation of joy, aud would wag his
tail and look at the maimed limb wheu
any one would condole with him. At last
a young lawyer walked up aud attempted
some familiarity. The dog cast upon him
a look of withering scorn, gave a sudden
snap aud started for home as fast rs bis
three sound legs could carry him. This
unheard of performance on the part of
Ponto aroused the suspicions of the specta
torsthey smelt a good sized rat, and
accused the attorney of doing the shooting.
The evidence was too convincing. lie
owned up like a man, and stated that it
was uot he, however, who (lied the unpro
voked shot, but another young man with
whom be was walking.
A Frlghtrul Accident.
A terrible accident occurred at the Hod
Mill, at Johnstown, Cambria county, on
the 10th ult., which resulted in the horrible
death of a promising young mau. The
victim's name was Richard O. Jones, aud
he lived with his step-father, Wm. S.
Jones, on Market street, between Main
and Vine. The accident happened at the
Rod Mill, where he was employed as
"sticker-in" at the finishing rolls, his
work being to catch the eud of the wire-
rods as they came through the rolls and
guide tbem through the last pass before
they are wound upon the spindle at the
north end of the building. At quarter
after 5 o'clock Saturday morning, ouly
fifteen minutes be lore the usual quitting
time, one of the long red-hot rods, whose
eud he bad just inserted in bis part of the
rolls, became twisted as it was guided
along the irou iloor behind him by a boy
named James Bingbnm. The rolls were
unning at the rate of four hundred and
fifty revolutions per minute, and the twist
caused the wire to curvet through the nir,
one of the loops falling over young Jones'
body, just below the ribs, aud drawing him
down on his knees with his back against
the rolls, through which the wire sped with
lightniug rapidity. A fellow-workman
named Johu Devine was Btanding witbin a
few feet of the victim, but was powerless
to render any assistance. John Rowley
seized an ax and with one blow severed
the wire, but not before it had cut aud
burned its way through the body of the
victim. The left arm was severed between
the elbow aud shoulder, the right between
the elbow and wrist, and a portion of the
back-bone was till that held the mutilated
body together. His bowels were cut into
Bmall pieces aud fell out in a mass on the
iloor. Death is supposed to have resulted
almost instantaneously. There was a slight
quivering of the muscles half a minute
afterward, but that was all.
A few days ago the town of Green
field, Ohio, was thrown into a state of un
usual excitement by the report that the
house of 'Squire Knucles, for many years
treasurer of Pike county, had been broken
into by burglars, his nineteen year old
daughter, Vina, overpowered, and the
house robbed of a large sum of money.
The burglars escaped,but Miss Knucles fur
nished Detective Prizer with a fair descrip
tion of them, and Mr. Knucles, unknown
his daughter, gave the detective certain
marks by which the stolen bills could be
recognized. The detectives were complete
ly in the dark until last Friday, when Miss
Knucles presented at the village store a
bill that had been taken from the treas
urer's safe. Prizer bad an interview with
the young woman, in the midst of which
she broke down,and confessed tbat,actuated
by a want of pocket money, and encour
aged by evil companions, she had opened
the safe, scattered the books and papers
about the Iloor, and having secured the
money, gave the alarm of robbery. Most
of the stolen money was recovered, but the
father's distress at his daughter's crime
was pitiable.
In the middle of divine service at
the Lancaster Presbyterian Church, on
Sunday a week, the pastor asked, to the
surprise of the congregation, if Phiio R.
Newton and Fannie M. Irving would step
forward. This they did, and were made
man and wife. At a church fair held in
Lancaster last winter, Mr. Newton took a
chance at a cake containing a wedding
ring, aud was so fortunate as to obtain the
prize. A few weeks ago he visited Harn
monton, New Jersey, and gave it as a
pledge of bis love to Miss Irving a sweet
girl of eighteen years. Mr. Newton is a
widower of fifty, from New York. This
last capture is his fourth bride, and from
the third wife he obtained a divorce in the
Lancaster county courts not more than
three weeks ago, the New York courts
having refused to grant it.
EST" James Shepler, alias John Brown,
was arrested on the 25th ult., by a Secret
Service operative at Danville, 111., charged
with having personated a revenue ofiioer.
As such, be collected large sums of money
from various persons iu Illinois, Missouri
aud Indiana. He was tried, convicted aud
sentenced to pay a Cue of $300 and to im
prisonment for two years.
tS" At a recent wedding iu California
the officiating miuUter was a woman, the
guests were all women, aud the ouly man
in sight was the groom. A female con
tributor to the Syracuse " Herald" looks
forward to the time when these ceremonies
may take plaoe without the disturbing elo
ruetit at all.
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During the next TEN DAYS we
will sell a
LARUE LOT Of GOODS
AT COST!
To save the trouble of moving
them to our
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IF YOU WANT BARGAINS
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We will make it worth your
while to call on us.
F. MORTIMER,
New Bloomficld, Pa.
July 22, 1379.
T1STATE TTOTICK. Notlcels herebv elv.
IlJ en that Letters of Administration on the
J. state ol Husan tieiser, late or nye townsnip.
Ferry (Jo., Fa., have been granted to tne unuer
Rlmied of said township.
All nersons indebted to said estate are roouest
ed to make immediate payment and those having
olalms will present tbem duly authenticated for
settlement to
LEVI D. RIDER, Administrator.
W. H. Sponsi.er.
Attorney lor Administrator. June 3, 1879.
T71STATE NOTICE. Notice Isherebvs-lven
CJ that letters of administration on the estate
of Daniel torteulnuuh. late of live townsbln,
Perry county, fa., dee d., have been granted to
Baran L. Forteubaugh, residing lu the same
tOWIlttllltl.
All oersons indebted to said estate are reo nested
to make immediate payment and tliOHetiavliig
ciauns.to present meiuuuiy auiuenucaieaiur set'
tiemeut.
SARAH L. FORTRNBAUOH.
July 8, 1879.1 I Administratrix.
CAUTION. All persons are hereby cautioned
not to harbor or trust my wife. Mry A.
Cabstettku, ou my account, she having leit my
bed aud board without any Just cause or provo
cation. I will pay no debts of ber contracting
alter uusuaie uuiesscoinpeiieu uvibw.
ADAM CARBTETTEU,
June 23, 1879. pd
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