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®\)t ConsijoJjocHett flecor&er. 4513 CELEBRATION BILLS PAID; A LITTLE LEFT ALL THE COLLECTOS HAVE NOT MADE THEIR RETURNS BUT E-NOUGH MONEY WAS SUBSCRIB-ED TO PAY ALL EXPENSES. COMMITTEE GIVES VOTE OF THANKS TO THOSE WHO AID-ED.— Fl REWORKS SQUABBLE. The general ttee in charge ie Fourth of July eel bratlon held a mwetlng, in the borough hall, ou noon, in wind up the at-tain of the celebration but could not as all the collectors had no: yet made their iinu" reports, However, enough reported and turned In subscription! thai were sufficient to pay all bills and orders were granted for the same. The cost of tlie celebration amounted to $600.S."> divided as follows: Fireworks 9276.00 Music 217.00 Athletic Committee 97.35 Special Police aad chairs .. 11.50 PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY THE COXSIIOIIOCKEX RECORDER TUESDAY, JULY :>, 1912 $1 PER YEAH $600.85 The committee tendered a vote of thanks to the sjieakers, the choir of the Methodist church, the P. O. S. of A., Calvary Church. Washington Fire Company, Conshohocken Fire Co., Xo. 2 and Joseph C. Jones & Sous for the part they took nn.1 the aid th?y gave in making the public meeting a ■ucoefe*. The Finance Committee rei orted th it the collectors turned over to the tr asurer $204.16 but a number of the collectors have not reported but will do so this week, after which a list of the contributors will b.' published in the columns at this paper, together With a detailed s .lienieut of ih • ex-penditures. Alexander Young, chairman of the Firework* commluee, reported that the contractor, Alex. Vardaro. did not live up to th» specifications of his contract for furnishing of fireworks, and recommended tnat the comimttei not pay the bill In fml. ...'. Young stuteo that the committee has been < i mured lor its action in awarding the fireworks contract. He explained that three bids aud specifications had been received aid th••:. ;>.t his own expense, he submitted th. speouio-t-ious to iueu in tue fireworks business and they agreed that the specifica-tions which was accepted, was the best and the committee awarded the contract accordingly. Mr. Young stat-ed that while he did not know all the pieces that were not given in the display, he knew that one set piece, "Niagara Falls" was omloted. There were to be two displays of the Falls but only one was given. Thomas F. McCoy stated that the fireworks contractor informed the general committee that the display-would last from one to three hours, according to bow fast thi piec<-s were shot off, and it was but fair to expect the display would last ,1; least one and a half hours instead of the thirty-five minutes, which was the time con-sumed by the display. John Kehoe stated that he noticed several omissions from the specifica-tions and enumerated the following pieces: "Conshohocken," "July -kill," and "Niagara Falls." He said Qu» piece, "Good Night" could not be read and the American Flag was set off and while the si>ec(fications called for sky rockets none Were set off. He claimed that the committee should not pay any more than |17.". for the display. / The contract with Vardaro was read aud It contained a clause that If the •display was not according to specifi-cations, |26 is to be deducted. On motion of Mr. Cleaver, $25 was de-ducted from the bill and an order was granted iu favor of Vardaro for $275 and he gave a receipt In full for his claim. Another meeting will be held on Sunday afternoon next, to wind up ithe affairs of the celebration and it is likely that the general committee will be continued and meet early next spring to prepare for the next cele-bration. MAZIK HELD FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER More Money for Court House The County Commissioner are seeking to have corrected the acous-tics of the Court rooms of the Court House. They admit that there are "echoes, reverberations and confus-ion of speech and other sounds." Guaranteed Moore's. •• Auto repairing at JAMES McSHANE Mr. McShane is West Conshohock-ens" lone police officer. It was he who planned the capture of the three high-wayman who held up and robbed Wil-liam Paul on the River Road early Saturday evening. The policvinau will be the principal witness at the Coroner' s Inquest this afternoon, when he killing of one of the trio will be investigated. CAMPER SAVES A LIFE Island Heights Boy v.-as Saved From Drowning by V. alter McGann, cf this Borough. The numbers of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, of Calvary Church, ,vho have L-t n camping at Island Heights, returned home on Saturday Aith on. oi the nutnl r bearing t.ie honors _f a uero. On lasv Friday, several of ihe camp rs, among whom WfeJ Waller Mc- Gann, were out boating. They lie-deed a agnail bo;, hitting on tue i Ol I pier, Billing. Sud-denly, the boy fell into the water. Without the least hesitancy, McGann dove from the boat and swam to the boy's assistance. He reached the boy in time to grab him as he was disap-pearing tor the third time. The two were pulled to Che pier and the ex-hausted boy revived. McGann was warmly praised for his heroic act TO PICNIC AT WILLOW GROVE Episcopal Sunday Schools Will Hold a Joint Picnic To-morrow the Sunday Schools, of Calvary church, of this boruug'.i. All Saints and St. John's churches, of Nor-ristown and Christ's church, Swede-land, will combine in holding a grand picnic at Willow Grove park. Calvary- Sunday School will leave this bor-ough, by trolley at nine o'clock. Spec-ial cars will start from the switch at Fourth avenue and Fayette street. Tne union picnic should prove a great success as the members of the various parishes are well known to each oth-er, which will add to the enjoyment of the day. HOT WATHER The torrid spell that has continued since the Fourth of July has car" '1 much discomfort especially to the residents living in the closely built up section. Some of tne foreign resi-dents on Elm street have found the heat of their homes intolerable and have made their beds on the side-walk. The weather man promises relief from the torrid spell to-morrow, when he says showers will cool things off but the thermometer will continue high. Yesterday, at noon, the ther-mometer registered 100 degrees In- the shade In many places about town. To-day. there 1s no change in the lem-perature. CORONER'S JURY HOLDS HIM RE-or'ONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF ANDY BABYAK, AT KING-OF-PRUSSIA. WOMAN TE8TlKIfeD THAT SHE SAW MAZIK DRAW KNIFE, STRIKE THE BLOW AND RUN AWAY. Ice Cold Skim Milk, 2 qts. for 5 cts. at Harvey's Ice Cream Co., 116 W. 8th %venue. •* tfn Carpet weaving in all Its branches at Kehoes, Hector street, opp. school. Klndregans for finest meats. George Mlsak is ID the county Jail, at Norristown, charged by a Cori jury with being responsible lor the death of Andy Babyak, of Kit Prussia, on July 4th. toner Neville held an Inquest this morning, at the court nouse, and the jury i.,.ard the testimony oi In. I. l!. Mann, who performed the post mor-tem, on the body of the murdered man Dr. Ray Farker, of Charily hospital. who testified as to thi cause of death and Undertaker Charles Comfort, who Identified the body. The prin-cipal witness was Matilda Fengle, who testified to seeing the man in th road in front of the King-of-Prussia Inn. She testified that she saw Mia-ak approach Babyak and drawing a knife from his pocket, plunged the blade into Babyak's left breast and th-n ran away. Other witnesses heard were: Thomas Cutler, pioprieior of the Inn; Harry S. Walker, Frank Caswell, John Henry, John 1-oye, Me-tro l«ooscoe, Andy Hordoot, Officer John J. Corrigan and George Mazik. The testimony of these witnesses was to the effect that they did not see the deed committed but after it was done, they saw Mlzak running rway and saw Babyak prostrated ant-bleeding, and saw him removed to the hospital ambulance. District Attorney Sheive represent-ed the Commonwealth at the inquest and immediately upon the rendering of the jury's verdict, Mazik was re-manded to jail and will be tried at the next term of court on the charge of murder. The verdict of the jury was as fol-lows: "Andy Babyak came to his death by reason of hemmorrhage and shock due to a stab wound inflicted with a weapon in the hands of George Mazik in front of the King-of-Prussia Inn. Upper Merion Township, Countv of Montgomery and State of Pennslyvan-ia, on July 4th, 1912." The murder which Mazik will be tried for was a cold blooded one. Both he and Babyak were employed at the Schiweyer marble quarries, near King-of- Prussia, and It is said that on the Sunday before the Fourth, the men had words. On the afternoon of the Fourth, Eabyak was walking along the road and when in front of the King-of-Prussia Inn, Mazik approach-ed him and without the least warning drew a knife and plunged it into his left breast penetrating the lung. The injured man was hurried to Cnarity hospital but death ensued three min-utes after his admittance. Mazik, af-ter committing the deed, ran through the fields to the railroad and return-ed to his home, near the quarries and was arrested early the same evening by the Radnor police and taken to Wayne. The next day, the Coroner had the prisoner removed to the County jail. "INNWOOD" REOPENED Newly Built Sanitarium Contains Ev-ery Appliance and Convenience for the Patients and Nurses. Dr. S. Elizabeth Winter has taken possession and has opened the new "Innwood" sanitarium, in Ix>wer Mel-lon. The new buildings have been completed and furnished and the first patients were received there yester-day. The buildings are models for completeness, containing every appli-ance and convenience for the treat-ment and comfort of patients. A special oar attached to the 3.27 P. M. train over the P. R. R. arrived from Asheville, N. C, bearing patients, nurses and servants. The new building is located on the site of the old one, which was de-stroyed by fire two years ago, on high ground, surrounded by a pretty-cope of woods. The buildings, sur-rounded by the spacious grounds occu-py one of the most beautiful sites in the county. If you have an item or news, so-cial, personal or otherwise, send it to the Recorder. OFFICERS SHOOT AND KILL HIGHWAYMAN OFFICER McSHANE MAKES A CLEVER CAPTURE OF Th.WbL HIGHWAYMEN ON SATUHOM^ EVENING, FOLLOWING A IING HOLD-UP.—ONE OF TOOT-PADS SHOT-INQUEST IO £.E HELD TO-DAY. READ THE RECORDER, $1 a Year ■ man police force of V\ eat ii u i,. comprising James Mc- Shane together with Daniel .v. nun, ot b wedi l.ind, a citizen, lepu tized as an assistant officer, Wi Paul, ol Swedeland, the victim of the aesperate hold-up, aud Thomas . ...-■ terson, ot Mdchanicsvllle, who drove the officers in his team in an exciting Ohaw after the desperadoes are to-d \ receiving the plaudits and pi ■ residents for a radius of man) nille3 for the daring capture of a trio of highwaymen late Saturday even ing from which one of the culprits h lead, the result of being shot In tlu leg by McDermott and the other two are in the county jail at Norrisftown under $1000 bail for a further hear-ing. About seven o'clock on Satuiday evening and while it was yet -.lay-light William Paul, employed on the farm of R. Hecksher at SwedeUud was walking down the River roaa toward West Coashohocken. When dlretr.ly opposite the O'Brien quarries he was accosted by three men ot' the Italian nationality. One of the trio asked him for a match and before he had time to take the match from his pocket he was ordered to hand over his money and In an Instant hi was looking into the barrel of a .41 calibre revolver held In one hand by another highwaymen, while in tlu other hand he held a stiletto direct-ly over Paul's heart. While one ol the men covered Paul with the revol-ver and stiletto the first to speak went through his pockets and reliev-ed him of money amounting to $1.26 and a silver watch. As soon as tlr. men had secured the valuables they released Paul and allowed him to pro ceed on his journey without Injury while they walked leisurely on tow-ards Swedeland. As soon aB Paul got from within reach of the men he hurried to the Merion hotel of Ja o Bradley wh.rt he unraveled the story of the daring hold-up. Immediately the telephone was pressed into service in an attempt to locate Police Officer McShane The drug store of J. Rufus Barr was the first place called and It wa* learned that the officer had shortly left on his round through the upper end »f the town. Cripps' store wa the next place called and it was as-cet ialned there that Mr. McShane had only a few minutes before, passed th store on his return trip towards th_ lower end of the borough. On find ing that the officer was headed down the road, Mr. Paul, the victim, left the hotel In search of him. At the cornvr of Front and Ford streets the officer was found and upon being ap-prised of the facts of the case walked out Front street with Mr. Paul. A short distance beyond William stre.t the two men met Thomas Masters' n of Mechanlcsville ,who was in a sin gle seated team. Mr. Masterson vol nnteered to drive the two men in pur suit of the desperadoes. They started out Front street onto the River road, and when going along the River road the two citizens wanted to search tlu quarry, but the Officer was of the oi>- inlon that, the highwaymen had al-ready sitarted on their way for the Main Line and ordered the driver to continue towards Swedeland. On their way up the Road they m I Jacob Hertzog, the supervisor of I'p-per Merion township and Septimu- Wood coming down to West Con.-In. hocken to attend a session of the Lodge of Odd Fellows. They inquired if they had seen the men and when told the story Of the hold-up, Mr. Hert-zog volunteered to drive down the River road and up the Balligomlngo road to the Blrd-in-Hand while the officer and, his escorts were to take the road leading from Swedeland to the Blrd-in-Hand. When passing what Is known as the "corner lion I ' at the blacksmith shop of Georg W. Berry, a short distance from Swede-land on the road leading from S.vede-land to Bird-in-Hand, Daniel McDer-mott who last week purchased the blacksmith shop from Mr. Berry- was seated on thfl porch. The team was brought to a stop and McDermott was naked if '"■ had seen the men. He told ! I . Id he told In T!H wa i mi n ; ita< d In il and in .i ninu of the team, As : I n sighted Officer crouch'ed down i.i th bin i the horse ao as tne mi n could . i .- him. The driver u.i-td to drive far enough paal the men to allow the officer to dism.iu.it in front of the trio. 11ia command obeyed to the letter and when Mr. Masterson atop . lie- Shane lump d from the wagon, 01 ad his assistants to take care of them-selves knowing that the Italians were armed. The place where the Highwaymen were over taken Is located on the fif-teenth mile hill directly in front of the home of the late Patrick Farrell, where his daughters still reside. When the bandits saw the officer in his uniform they made an effort to run. Two of them started ahead and the third one turned back. The offic-er brought the two men to a halt as he leveled his revolver and command-ed them to hold up their hands just as they were In the act to draw their revolvers. They obeyed the com-mand but the one who turned back had his revolver out of his pocket and was In the act of taking aim at the officer when McDermott noticing the fire-arm and realizing the result op-ened fire with his shot gun. The full charge was imbedded in the right leg of the foreigner between the knee ind thigh and he dropped in his tracks his revolver dropping on the ground by his side. The officer took the fire-arms from the other two, ha.idcuiied them together and then went to the man who was shot. The wound was bleeding profusely and the legs of hjs trousers were saturated with blood. A bandage was tied around the wound and the ambu-lance from Charity Hospital was sent for. In the meantime an automobile came along aud the man was placed In it and rushed to the hospital. The other two men were brought to West Conshohocken and placed in the lock-up until Sunday morning when they were arraigned before Magis-tra William Simons for a hearing. The hearing W8S set for 9 o'clock and when Officer McShane brought the two prisoners to the magistrate's office there was a large crowd pres-ent; so large that all could not get Into the court room. The men were arraigned on two charged preferred by William Paul, the man who was held up. The firsi charge was highway robbery and th; second was carrying concealed deadly-weapons. Mr. Paul related of how he was accosted and robbed of his watch and money and Officer McShane told of the chase and capture of the men. While the magistrate was writing out the commitment one of the men, who had his head swathed in bandag-es, asked how much money he want-ed. The Magistral-.■ wanted to know if he meant ball whereupon the prls-one r said yes. Mr. Simons asked if he thought he could net the amount and he answered in the affirmative. The Magistrate then fixed the amount at Jliiiin and said he thought that was not too much for the little fun the men had. As there was rto ball forthcoming the men were taken ito Norristown by Officer McShane lor a further hear-ing when the injured man would be able to appear. The men gave their names as Jo-seph l-ierose and Tony Felalrd. When the men were searched the officer found that they were fortifi-d with an artillery that would have been a credit to the State Constabu-lary. He took from them one .42 cal-ible and two .38 calibre revolvvrs and enough cartridges to fill a cigar box. Each one carried a barlow pocket knife and one, the man who was shot had on his IKTSOII an ordinary case knife sharpened on both edg^s and ground down to a point which was used as a stiletto. A pawn ticket dait- 8d July ■">, showing whi re he had pawned a silver watch was also tak-en from the man who was shot. It was from him that Mr. Paul's watch and money was taken together with about two dollaca In money. It was he (Continued ou Seventh Page) CAMP SUTT0N IS CLOSED THE BOY SCOUTS OF GULF MILLS RETURNED YESTERDAY FROM CAMPING AT VALLEY FORGE. ALL GAINED IN HEALTH AND EXPERIENCE FROM CAMPING.— IT IS HOPED THE OUTINQ WILL BE ANNUAL EVENT. .\s brown at a nui and with luppy Btl >ns ■; in Ir week's sojourn "Camp Button," Valley Forge, the mi ml . rs ot the Goll MUh Troop of Boy Scouts returned home on Mon-day. It was the troops first expi rieuce in camp life and the Scouts say tlr-y enjoyed themselves immensely. If their physleal appearance is any crit-erion, they won't need a doctor for some time. Sleeping outdoors was as good as a tonic to them. They kept the Commisary busy and made him earn what he found in his en-velope vest- iday. •| never knew" a kid could eat ao much at one time," he said the other day. The boys were given an exception-al treat last Wednesday by Hender-son Supplee, Sr., at his home "Ken-hurst" in Port Kennedy. It was an unexpected pleasure to the Scouts. Mr. Supplee, like other well thinking and liberal minded men has been quick to appreciate the great work the Scout movement has done and is doing for the growing boy and be has not only given the Gulf boys his moral support but financial aid as well. Mr. Supplee, in addition to hav-ing the Troop as his special guest, also had as guests Dr. D. A. Long, President of A. C. College, of Mer-mon, Indiana, Rev. Dr. McDermott, ot Port Kennedy and Rev. M. W. Butler, of the Gulf Mills Christian Church. Presenting a sprightly appearance in their uniforms the Troop under the efficient direction of the Assistant Scout Master in charge, Kaye Mun-show'er, gave an exhibition drill In Scout nianouvering. Dr. I-ong, who already knew of the results the Scout Movement has achieved, addressed the Troop aud congratulated the Scouts upon their fine appearance and their work, la conclusion he said a movement like this is most commendable, as it not only builds character and promote* health, but enables the boy to see the finer side of human life. Addresses-were also made by Mr. Supplee and oohers. On Thursday the Troop received many Fourth of July visitors to the Forge, many coming from different, parts of the country. Through the kindness of Mrs. R. D. Klrby, of Had liar, who is also interested in the-success of the scouts, "Camp Sut'on" was adorned by a set of large Amer-ican flags. Mi's. Kirby give these flags to the Troop a few months ago. Her act was deeply appreciated by every member of the Troop as well sa its Board of Officers. TO CALL A PASTOR Lutheran Congregation Will Meet on Sunday in Effort to Secure a Pas-tor. At the conclusion of the morning service, on Sunday next, the mem-bers of St. Mark's Lutheran church, will hold a congregational meeting and it is likely that a call will be issued to Rev. Mr. Fox, of Pittsburgh, who has preached here and made a wry favorable impression. Sta'e of Ohio, City of Toledo, as. l.ucas County. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Chvney & Co., doing business in thi City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me aad subscribed in my presence this 0th day of De-cember, A. D. 1886. A. W. Gleasoa (Seal) Notary Public Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Inter-nally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces, of the system. Sond for testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti-pation. \ I
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Title | The Conshohocken Recorder, July 9, 1912 |
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Date | 1912-07-09 |
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FullText | ®\)t ConsijoJjocHett flecor&er. 4513 CELEBRATION BILLS PAID; A LITTLE LEFT ALL THE COLLECTOS HAVE NOT MADE THEIR RETURNS BUT E-NOUGH MONEY WAS SUBSCRIB-ED TO PAY ALL EXPENSES. COMMITTEE GIVES VOTE OF THANKS TO THOSE WHO AID-ED.— Fl REWORKS SQUABBLE. The general ttee in charge ie Fourth of July eel bratlon held a mwetlng, in the borough hall, ou noon, in wind up the at-tain of the celebration but could not as all the collectors had no: yet made their iinu" reports, However, enough reported and turned In subscription! thai were sufficient to pay all bills and orders were granted for the same. The cost of tlie celebration amounted to $600.S."> divided as follows: Fireworks 9276.00 Music 217.00 Athletic Committee 97.35 Special Police aad chairs .. 11.50 PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY THE COXSIIOIIOCKEX RECORDER TUESDAY, JULY :>, 1912 $1 PER YEAH $600.85 The committee tendered a vote of thanks to the sjieakers, the choir of the Methodist church, the P. O. S. of A., Calvary Church. Washington Fire Company, Conshohocken Fire Co., Xo. 2 and Joseph C. Jones & Sous for the part they took nn.1 the aid th?y gave in making the public meeting a ■ucoefe*. The Finance Committee rei orted th it the collectors turned over to the tr asurer $204.16 but a number of the collectors have not reported but will do so this week, after which a list of the contributors will b.' published in the columns at this paper, together With a detailed s .lienieut of ih • ex-penditures. Alexander Young, chairman of the Firework* commluee, reported that the contractor, Alex. Vardaro. did not live up to th» specifications of his contract for furnishing of fireworks, and recommended tnat the comimttei not pay the bill In fml. ...'. Young stuteo that the committee has been < i mured lor its action in awarding the fireworks contract. He explained that three bids aud specifications had been received aid th••:. ;>.t his own expense, he submitted th. speouio-t-ious to iueu in tue fireworks business and they agreed that the specifica-tions which was accepted, was the best and the committee awarded the contract accordingly. Mr. Young stat-ed that while he did not know all the pieces that were not given in the display, he knew that one set piece, "Niagara Falls" was omloted. There were to be two displays of the Falls but only one was given. Thomas F. McCoy stated that the fireworks contractor informed the general committee that the display-would last from one to three hours, according to bow fast thi piec<-s were shot off, and it was but fair to expect the display would last ,1; least one and a half hours instead of the thirty-five minutes, which was the time con-sumed by the display. John Kehoe stated that he noticed several omissions from the specifica-tions and enumerated the following pieces: "Conshohocken," "July -kill," and "Niagara Falls." He said Qu» piece, "Good Night" could not be read and the American Flag was set off and while the si>ec(fications called for sky rockets none Were set off. He claimed that the committee should not pay any more than |17.". for the display. / The contract with Vardaro was read aud It contained a clause that If the •display was not according to specifi-cations, |26 is to be deducted. On motion of Mr. Cleaver, $25 was de-ducted from the bill and an order was granted iu favor of Vardaro for $275 and he gave a receipt In full for his claim. Another meeting will be held on Sunday afternoon next, to wind up ithe affairs of the celebration and it is likely that the general committee will be continued and meet early next spring to prepare for the next cele-bration. MAZIK HELD FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER More Money for Court House The County Commissioner are seeking to have corrected the acous-tics of the Court rooms of the Court House. They admit that there are "echoes, reverberations and confus-ion of speech and other sounds." Guaranteed Moore's. •• Auto repairing at JAMES McSHANE Mr. McShane is West Conshohock-ens" lone police officer. It was he who planned the capture of the three high-wayman who held up and robbed Wil-liam Paul on the River Road early Saturday evening. The policvinau will be the principal witness at the Coroner' s Inquest this afternoon, when he killing of one of the trio will be investigated. CAMPER SAVES A LIFE Island Heights Boy v.-as Saved From Drowning by V. alter McGann, cf this Borough. The numbers of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, of Calvary Church, ,vho have L-t n camping at Island Heights, returned home on Saturday Aith on. oi the nutnl r bearing t.ie honors _f a uero. On lasv Friday, several of ihe camp rs, among whom WfeJ Waller Mc- Gann, were out boating. They lie-deed a agnail bo;, hitting on tue i Ol I pier, Billing. Sud-denly, the boy fell into the water. Without the least hesitancy, McGann dove from the boat and swam to the boy's assistance. He reached the boy in time to grab him as he was disap-pearing tor the third time. The two were pulled to Che pier and the ex-hausted boy revived. McGann was warmly praised for his heroic act TO PICNIC AT WILLOW GROVE Episcopal Sunday Schools Will Hold a Joint Picnic To-morrow the Sunday Schools, of Calvary church, of this boruug'.i. All Saints and St. John's churches, of Nor-ristown and Christ's church, Swede-land, will combine in holding a grand picnic at Willow Grove park. Calvary- Sunday School will leave this bor-ough, by trolley at nine o'clock. Spec-ial cars will start from the switch at Fourth avenue and Fayette street. Tne union picnic should prove a great success as the members of the various parishes are well known to each oth-er, which will add to the enjoyment of the day. HOT WATHER The torrid spell that has continued since the Fourth of July has car" '1 much discomfort especially to the residents living in the closely built up section. Some of tne foreign resi-dents on Elm street have found the heat of their homes intolerable and have made their beds on the side-walk. The weather man promises relief from the torrid spell to-morrow, when he says showers will cool things off but the thermometer will continue high. Yesterday, at noon, the ther-mometer registered 100 degrees In- the shade In many places about town. To-day. there 1s no change in the lem-perature. CORONER'S JURY HOLDS HIM RE-or'ONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF ANDY BABYAK, AT KING-OF-PRUSSIA. WOMAN TE8TlKIfeD THAT SHE SAW MAZIK DRAW KNIFE, STRIKE THE BLOW AND RUN AWAY. Ice Cold Skim Milk, 2 qts. for 5 cts. at Harvey's Ice Cream Co., 116 W. 8th %venue. •* tfn Carpet weaving in all Its branches at Kehoes, Hector street, opp. school. Klndregans for finest meats. George Mlsak is ID the county Jail, at Norristown, charged by a Cori jury with being responsible lor the death of Andy Babyak, of Kit Prussia, on July 4th. toner Neville held an Inquest this morning, at the court nouse, and the jury i.,.ard the testimony oi In. I. l!. Mann, who performed the post mor-tem, on the body of the murdered man Dr. Ray Farker, of Charily hospital. who testified as to thi cause of death and Undertaker Charles Comfort, who Identified the body. The prin-cipal witness was Matilda Fengle, who testified to seeing the man in th road in front of the King-of-Prussia Inn. She testified that she saw Mia-ak approach Babyak and drawing a knife from his pocket, plunged the blade into Babyak's left breast and th-n ran away. Other witnesses heard were: Thomas Cutler, pioprieior of the Inn; Harry S. Walker, Frank Caswell, John Henry, John 1-oye, Me-tro l«ooscoe, Andy Hordoot, Officer John J. Corrigan and George Mazik. The testimony of these witnesses was to the effect that they did not see the deed committed but after it was done, they saw Mlzak running rway and saw Babyak prostrated ant-bleeding, and saw him removed to the hospital ambulance. District Attorney Sheive represent-ed the Commonwealth at the inquest and immediately upon the rendering of the jury's verdict, Mazik was re-manded to jail and will be tried at the next term of court on the charge of murder. The verdict of the jury was as fol-lows: "Andy Babyak came to his death by reason of hemmorrhage and shock due to a stab wound inflicted with a weapon in the hands of George Mazik in front of the King-of-Prussia Inn. Upper Merion Township, Countv of Montgomery and State of Pennslyvan-ia, on July 4th, 1912." The murder which Mazik will be tried for was a cold blooded one. Both he and Babyak were employed at the Schiweyer marble quarries, near King-of- Prussia, and It is said that on the Sunday before the Fourth, the men had words. On the afternoon of the Fourth, Eabyak was walking along the road and when in front of the King-of-Prussia Inn, Mazik approach-ed him and without the least warning drew a knife and plunged it into his left breast penetrating the lung. The injured man was hurried to Cnarity hospital but death ensued three min-utes after his admittance. Mazik, af-ter committing the deed, ran through the fields to the railroad and return-ed to his home, near the quarries and was arrested early the same evening by the Radnor police and taken to Wayne. The next day, the Coroner had the prisoner removed to the County jail. "INNWOOD" REOPENED Newly Built Sanitarium Contains Ev-ery Appliance and Convenience for the Patients and Nurses. Dr. S. Elizabeth Winter has taken possession and has opened the new "Innwood" sanitarium, in Ix>wer Mel-lon. The new buildings have been completed and furnished and the first patients were received there yester-day. The buildings are models for completeness, containing every appli-ance and convenience for the treat-ment and comfort of patients. A special oar attached to the 3.27 P. M. train over the P. R. R. arrived from Asheville, N. C, bearing patients, nurses and servants. The new building is located on the site of the old one, which was de-stroyed by fire two years ago, on high ground, surrounded by a pretty-cope of woods. The buildings, sur-rounded by the spacious grounds occu-py one of the most beautiful sites in the county. If you have an item or news, so-cial, personal or otherwise, send it to the Recorder. OFFICERS SHOOT AND KILL HIGHWAYMAN OFFICER McSHANE MAKES A CLEVER CAPTURE OF Th.WbL HIGHWAYMEN ON SATUHOM^ EVENING, FOLLOWING A IING HOLD-UP.—ONE OF TOOT-PADS SHOT-INQUEST IO £.E HELD TO-DAY. READ THE RECORDER, $1 a Year ■ man police force of V\ eat ii u i,. comprising James Mc- Shane together with Daniel .v. nun, ot b wedi l.ind, a citizen, lepu tized as an assistant officer, Wi Paul, ol Swedeland, the victim of the aesperate hold-up, aud Thomas . ...-■ terson, ot Mdchanicsvllle, who drove the officers in his team in an exciting Ohaw after the desperadoes are to-d \ receiving the plaudits and pi ■ residents for a radius of man) nille3 for the daring capture of a trio of highwaymen late Saturday even ing from which one of the culprits h lead, the result of being shot In tlu leg by McDermott and the other two are in the county jail at Norrisftown under $1000 bail for a further hear-ing. About seven o'clock on Satuiday evening and while it was yet -.lay-light William Paul, employed on the farm of R. Hecksher at SwedeUud was walking down the River roaa toward West Coashohocken. When dlretr.ly opposite the O'Brien quarries he was accosted by three men ot' the Italian nationality. One of the trio asked him for a match and before he had time to take the match from his pocket he was ordered to hand over his money and In an Instant hi was looking into the barrel of a .41 calibre revolver held In one hand by another highwaymen, while in tlu other hand he held a stiletto direct-ly over Paul's heart. While one ol the men covered Paul with the revol-ver and stiletto the first to speak went through his pockets and reliev-ed him of money amounting to $1.26 and a silver watch. As soon as tlr. men had secured the valuables they released Paul and allowed him to pro ceed on his journey without Injury while they walked leisurely on tow-ards Swedeland. As soon aB Paul got from within reach of the men he hurried to the Merion hotel of Ja o Bradley wh.rt he unraveled the story of the daring hold-up. Immediately the telephone was pressed into service in an attempt to locate Police Officer McShane The drug store of J. Rufus Barr was the first place called and It wa* learned that the officer had shortly left on his round through the upper end »f the town. Cripps' store wa the next place called and it was as-cet ialned there that Mr. McShane had only a few minutes before, passed th store on his return trip towards th_ lower end of the borough. On find ing that the officer was headed down the road, Mr. Paul, the victim, left the hotel In search of him. At the cornvr of Front and Ford streets the officer was found and upon being ap-prised of the facts of the case walked out Front street with Mr. Paul. A short distance beyond William stre.t the two men met Thomas Masters' n of Mechanlcsville ,who was in a sin gle seated team. Mr. Masterson vol nnteered to drive the two men in pur suit of the desperadoes. They started out Front street onto the River road, and when going along the River road the two citizens wanted to search tlu quarry, but the Officer was of the oi>- inlon that, the highwaymen had al-ready sitarted on their way for the Main Line and ordered the driver to continue towards Swedeland. On their way up the Road they m I Jacob Hertzog, the supervisor of I'p-per Merion township and Septimu- Wood coming down to West Con.-In. hocken to attend a session of the Lodge of Odd Fellows. They inquired if they had seen the men and when told the story Of the hold-up, Mr. Hert-zog volunteered to drive down the River road and up the Balligomlngo road to the Blrd-in-Hand while the officer and, his escorts were to take the road leading from Swedeland to the Blrd-in-Hand. When passing what Is known as the "corner lion I ' at the blacksmith shop of Georg W. Berry, a short distance from Swede-land on the road leading from S.vede-land to Bird-in-Hand, Daniel McDer-mott who last week purchased the blacksmith shop from Mr. Berry- was seated on thfl porch. The team was brought to a stop and McDermott was naked if '"■ had seen the men. He told ! I . Id he told In T!H wa i mi n ; ita< d In il and in .i ninu of the team, As : I n sighted Officer crouch'ed down i.i th bin i the horse ao as tne mi n could . i .- him. The driver u.i-td to drive far enough paal the men to allow the officer to dism.iu.it in front of the trio. 11ia command obeyed to the letter and when Mr. Masterson atop . lie- Shane lump d from the wagon, 01 ad his assistants to take care of them-selves knowing that the Italians were armed. The place where the Highwaymen were over taken Is located on the fif-teenth mile hill directly in front of the home of the late Patrick Farrell, where his daughters still reside. When the bandits saw the officer in his uniform they made an effort to run. Two of them started ahead and the third one turned back. The offic-er brought the two men to a halt as he leveled his revolver and command-ed them to hold up their hands just as they were In the act to draw their revolvers. They obeyed the com-mand but the one who turned back had his revolver out of his pocket and was In the act of taking aim at the officer when McDermott noticing the fire-arm and realizing the result op-ened fire with his shot gun. The full charge was imbedded in the right leg of the foreigner between the knee ind thigh and he dropped in his tracks his revolver dropping on the ground by his side. The officer took the fire-arms from the other two, ha.idcuiied them together and then went to the man who was shot. The wound was bleeding profusely and the legs of hjs trousers were saturated with blood. A bandage was tied around the wound and the ambu-lance from Charity Hospital was sent for. In the meantime an automobile came along aud the man was placed In it and rushed to the hospital. The other two men were brought to West Conshohocken and placed in the lock-up until Sunday morning when they were arraigned before Magis-tra William Simons for a hearing. The hearing W8S set for 9 o'clock and when Officer McShane brought the two prisoners to the magistrate's office there was a large crowd pres-ent; so large that all could not get Into the court room. The men were arraigned on two charged preferred by William Paul, the man who was held up. The firsi charge was highway robbery and th; second was carrying concealed deadly-weapons. Mr. Paul related of how he was accosted and robbed of his watch and money and Officer McShane told of the chase and capture of the men. While the magistrate was writing out the commitment one of the men, who had his head swathed in bandag-es, asked how much money he want-ed. The Magistral-.■ wanted to know if he meant ball whereupon the prls-one r said yes. Mr. Simons asked if he thought he could net the amount and he answered in the affirmative. The Magistrate then fixed the amount at Jliiiin and said he thought that was not too much for the little fun the men had. As there was rto ball forthcoming the men were taken ito Norristown by Officer McShane lor a further hear-ing when the injured man would be able to appear. The men gave their names as Jo-seph l-ierose and Tony Felalrd. When the men were searched the officer found that they were fortifi-d with an artillery that would have been a credit to the State Constabu-lary. He took from them one .42 cal-ible and two .38 calibre revolvvrs and enough cartridges to fill a cigar box. Each one carried a barlow pocket knife and one, the man who was shot had on his IKTSOII an ordinary case knife sharpened on both edg^s and ground down to a point which was used as a stiletto. A pawn ticket dait- 8d July ■">, showing whi re he had pawned a silver watch was also tak-en from the man who was shot. It was from him that Mr. Paul's watch and money was taken together with about two dollaca In money. It was he (Continued ou Seventh Page) CAMP SUTT0N IS CLOSED THE BOY SCOUTS OF GULF MILLS RETURNED YESTERDAY FROM CAMPING AT VALLEY FORGE. ALL GAINED IN HEALTH AND EXPERIENCE FROM CAMPING.— IT IS HOPED THE OUTINQ WILL BE ANNUAL EVENT. .\s brown at a nui and with luppy Btl >ns ■; in Ir week's sojourn "Camp Button," Valley Forge, the mi ml . rs ot the Goll MUh Troop of Boy Scouts returned home on Mon-day. It was the troops first expi rieuce in camp life and the Scouts say tlr-y enjoyed themselves immensely. If their physleal appearance is any crit-erion, they won't need a doctor for some time. Sleeping outdoors was as good as a tonic to them. They kept the Commisary busy and made him earn what he found in his en-velope vest- iday. •| never knew" a kid could eat ao much at one time," he said the other day. The boys were given an exception-al treat last Wednesday by Hender-son Supplee, Sr., at his home "Ken-hurst" in Port Kennedy. It was an unexpected pleasure to the Scouts. Mr. Supplee, like other well thinking and liberal minded men has been quick to appreciate the great work the Scout movement has done and is doing for the growing boy and be has not only given the Gulf boys his moral support but financial aid as well. Mr. Supplee, in addition to hav-ing the Troop as his special guest, also had as guests Dr. D. A. Long, President of A. C. College, of Mer-mon, Indiana, Rev. Dr. McDermott, ot Port Kennedy and Rev. M. W. Butler, of the Gulf Mills Christian Church. Presenting a sprightly appearance in their uniforms the Troop under the efficient direction of the Assistant Scout Master in charge, Kaye Mun-show'er, gave an exhibition drill In Scout nianouvering. Dr. I-ong, who already knew of the results the Scout Movement has achieved, addressed the Troop aud congratulated the Scouts upon their fine appearance and their work, la conclusion he said a movement like this is most commendable, as it not only builds character and promote* health, but enables the boy to see the finer side of human life. Addresses-were also made by Mr. Supplee and oohers. On Thursday the Troop received many Fourth of July visitors to the Forge, many coming from different, parts of the country. Through the kindness of Mrs. R. D. Klrby, of Had liar, who is also interested in the-success of the scouts, "Camp Sut'on" was adorned by a set of large Amer-ican flags. Mi's. Kirby give these flags to the Troop a few months ago. Her act was deeply appreciated by every member of the Troop as well sa its Board of Officers. TO CALL A PASTOR Lutheran Congregation Will Meet on Sunday in Effort to Secure a Pas-tor. At the conclusion of the morning service, on Sunday next, the mem-bers of St. Mark's Lutheran church, will hold a congregational meeting and it is likely that a call will be issued to Rev. Mr. Fox, of Pittsburgh, who has preached here and made a wry favorable impression. Sta'e of Ohio, City of Toledo, as. l.ucas County. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Chvney & Co., doing business in thi City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me aad subscribed in my presence this 0th day of De-cember, A. D. 1886. A. W. Gleasoa (Seal) Notary Public Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Inter-nally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces, of the system. Sond for testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti-pation. \ I |
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