Punxsutawney Spirit, 1909-02-18

              np  i i §foe Hhtnfiitfatomen Jlpifit ! -«=■-* 8 PRICE TWO CENTS W. W. RAMSEY IS FOUND GUILTY OF OFFERING BRIBE nnsouEL or cm PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, IMS IKFlttEICIIC THE VOIER TO SAVE RESOURCES VOL III—NO.I31 CRAZED BY DRINK MAN SLAYS YOUNG BOY NEAR HERE Three !<•«! Divisions of Nortli America Represented at Confnviicc in White House. No K1«m lion of llod'nt Years lias l>«%- \ eloped More Varied Situation*.•finite WIIIK Van DevaiUer, of Wyoming. Will R<> the Secretary of tlie Trcflsury. M'lrr • "i«»Int»- ol scaled V«c«Ii<-I Mia 11 liribetl by Conl'vienil Man i«. i'iii On Trial. \Im». U.v I'nit.'d l'r.>s. priTsm it<;. Feb is. w w lican. THK \m\THEIt 101 frum mm MEDAL FOR i HE Ten Year Old Glen Johnston Shot Down While Protecting His Mother. Sealed Verdict Brought in Last Night and Opened This Morning. Haul Pounds Arcopt a IJronzo Picec For a lilt of Mule Flesh. N Couple (>o to Limestone to Wnl I'I» anil Meet a Hunch ol' Teeliiilealltlf CM PlIISiBE C0UKCILM1N SI/,500 SHOTGUN USED BY MURDERER Charge Parsed Through Hoy's Body! Yet He Was Ylile to Crawl I nfTi'r House to 1 fitlc. i:ri-X)icT to stjn i.cn iui.l. wtioi.i: com Mr mtv \uorsMi> l.ams. \ ii former president of the (Jcr- man National Hank, of this city. was a councilman to make his hank a city found guilty of the charge of bribing depository They came from Punx-utawn •> y. »- terday an.I at Limestone, endeavon 'I to become man ami wit. Th< y dLl i ot know that York Stab- laws <»:i marriage include r»•<! cap» licenses an 1 a whole bunch «»f* technh nlities Hut this wa sorrowfuih imparted to them in the ('attaruugus t» wa and their fond aspirations \\> r«- turned to disappointment. They came to Bradford on an cvenirg train and aft« • seine • —iir <»• Main Street they went to the J?., n. & P. depot ti> await h,. early morning flyer so as t«« go back ;<» Punx'y. hiring th*■ long and Wearisome hours they .s;it in the dep< t: had a lovely visit aid were en; irely oblivous to the rude stares of railroad men and others who were disposed to take notltKyrle Bellew in his most ardent acting in love scenes, mi tlii' stage, was not ia the s ime d iss with this Jefferson eounf.v young man. \in 1 tin- object of his love also proved to-be ex. - • 'dingly affectionate. They held hands, embraced. kissed each other, etc., etc.. and didn't care who looked on. Fortunately the train was or time, and when it came they started on the homeward journey. Bradford Kra. While the Kra would have its reader believe, that the young folks it scribes belong in Punxsutawney the •"act is that they act like Du Itoisitc and their likes haev never been seen a these parts. mmwm evidence hi 1 xS l. the year of his graduation, bo began the* practice of law in hi* native town, Marion, nnd in 18S4 moved t»i Cheyenne, where he soon obtained considerable promincce. He was City A Corey of Cheyenne, i m -mber of the Territorial Legislature, commissioner to revise- the Wyoming statutes, and was appointed by President Harrison as Chief Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court under the Territorial governme.it, an was elected to that office when Wyoming was admitted as a Stale. From 1SU7 to 1903 he was Assistant Attorney-General of the United States for the Interior Department, and in that period was a professor in the law school of Columbia Universty n New York City. On February IS. 1903, President Koosevelt appointed him United States Circuit Judge for fhe Righth Circuit, the office he now holds. Scare any ot rommcTfc an Labor— Charles Nag' I. of Missouri. Juigt> Van Devanter is regarded very '"lig.iiy f«»r his ability and lor his personality by Mr. Taft and the next Secretary of State. Mr. Knox. He i -• not •<iui!• HO years of age, having b- en hern on April IT. I*.V.». He is a native of Indiana, was educated in the publica s"hoois of that State and at PePauw I'aiversity. and was graduated from the law school of Cincin- nati College Secretary of the Navy—George Von L. .Vli y» \ of Massachusetts. Postmas « r-(5eiie:al — Frank H. Tlitehco- |<. of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Interior—Richard A. I ailing, r of Washington. Secretary of Agriculture — Jam-s W'ils *n, of Iowa. According to the information y« sttrday published in the New York Sun. President-elect Taft has decided upon the personnel of his cabinet. The names of the men who, according to the \rw York luminary will be TaftVs chief advisers, are: Sec-/eta i y of State—Pnilander Kno:., of Pennsylvania. Secretary of War—Jacob M. Dickinson of Ten lessee. Secretary of the Treasury—Willis Van Devanter, of Wyoming. REY10LDSVILLE WEDDING AIDDING RECEPTION The opening of the conference was entirely without ceremony, President liotocvelt personally greeting the visitors from Canada and Mexico, and briefly explaining: his v«*Ws in regard Lit the importance of the matter 11» be discussed. C lifford Pint hot. of t)n• Forestry Bureau. an<l. se veral other repiesentath of executive depar:- nicnts of tin- UniLed States Government took part in ihe discussion. It is expeeted that befor« it adjourns the conference will take the preliminary seps in the preparation of a general plan adapted to Insure the i-onservation "or the' fori sis, lisfier'.es, minerals and other natural resources of North America. Mexico. The invita'ion was welcomed also by President Diaz, who ippoinied the following delegates to represent Mexico at tin conference: Miguel A. Quevedo, president of the (Commission of Forestry; Carlos Sellerier, mining inspector of the Commission of Forestry. and Romulo Escobar, director of the Agricultural School of the City of Special to Tin- Spirit. WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. — The three great political divisions of North America, Canada, Mexico and th«> l.'nited Suites, were represent d in the conference which nut at tin- White Ijouse today to discuss a plan for the conservation of the natural resources of this The confi-renc" i-< the outgrowth of tin two conservation eonnfereccs held in Washingto durni the past year, in which the governors of the States and Territories were the principal conferees. Acting In the belief that the conservation of :he natural resources should not be limited by the boundary line* which separate nations President Roosevelt invited Canada and M« xico to join in the mo vein« at. The governments «»t' both countries readily r <>sponded to the invitation. In their letters of acecptance Sir Wilfrid J.aurier. the premier, and Karl Cray, the Governor-General of Canada, ex- I resfit d their cordial sympathy in the objects of the conference and at once appointed delegates to attend tlu. withering. ccptiou For son ami Ills I trifle. Mr. and Mrs. II. !•'. I.eil/.cl (iivr Re- DOINGS AT IRE ELKS Before the jury was sworn Attorney ! Burleigh made an effort to have the I indictment against Hamscy quashed | <»n the ground tTiaf It w is malicious; that it was one of the District Attorney's bills returned without reason; uid that it was unjust ami exceptional. He objc ;,ed t" the bill, declaring there was no emergency to warrant tie District Attorney in exercising l»'s e\t raordlna r\ and delicate power <<f going before a grand Jury and obtaining such an Indictment. He declared further that there was not sufficient grounds for such an indictment, as no •allegation was made that Ramsey knew John F Klein was a member of common council; nor was the act which Kainsev was supposed t«> have attempted t«> influent • specitlcallv dc- sinned ItarnseN was tried on a charge of bribery in tie alleged payment of $17.r»00 to John 1 Klein, a member of common council, from the First ward, for his Influence in having a bank he formerly represented as one of the depositories for the city funds. Ramsey w.i represented by Attorneys Burleigh, John Scott Ferguson, \V J. Brennin and C5. D. Packer. District Attorney Blakelcy. Assistant District Attorney MoElroy, and Attorney Warren I Seymour represented the Commonwealth.Th" verdict w is returned ye-ordav evening, sealed and was read at th opening of ('our; this morning. Councilman John F KleLi, to whom Ramsey wa.s convicted >d p lyng t ie bribe, was put on trial immediately alter the reading of th verdct against Ramsi y THREE mm 10 DEATH Well Woven \round <.n> Razor Who is Charged With Murder oi Ilis Sweetheart. By Fnitcvl Press MEDINA. <>•. Feb. is. — The Imprint of a woman's .shoe, the trail of a buggy with a crooked wheel, and lie track of a horse with one uashod f< <.t arc the stroijme-t meshes In t'v i:< t of circumstantial evidence with which th© prosecution expects to convict v •ung CHiy Ra/.or for he murder of his sweetheart, Orric Lee. The State contends that Razor wanted to get rid of her when she w.e» about to bt come a mother, and drove 1m r to a lonely spot in the road, where • in shot her three times. A gn at amount < f inter.-t m being taken in the case, as all tii « vide.K e ia purely eircumsta itial Pounds now nas both the mule and the medal, and Smouse claims to lave had enough fun with his Mc- Kinley medal to buy a whole flock of mules. In less time than it takes to tell i Pound** had his man unmuled, and was once again in possession of old Dick. Adopting a bee line course in the direction of the Smouse home back among the foothills of Canoe Ridge, Pounds scaled fences, cleared ravines and gulches and was going at a L':10 clip, when in ascending the topmost knoll on Snyder's Hill, he observed Smotise riding leisurely along, admiring the mule and stroking his (the mule's) mane. When the disk fell into the hands ot Mrs. Pounds, she "hefted" it and a moment later ejaculated thusly: 50 cents!" "Why, Mr. Pounds, this is not a $i!0 gold piece, bu; a bronzed McKinley medal, the regular price of whigh is "(Jive me my specks," said the surprised spouse, at the same time reaching for the lucre. Witji the assistance of his glasses Raul soon discovered that he had been stung, and without a moment's hesitation made for the open. Mrs. Pounds, being the custodian of the Pounds increment, Mr. Pounds handed tin "dough" to her for safe keeping. Smouse bestrode the mule an I headed for home without another word, and Raul, saying much the same, hot-footed home to tell Mrs. Pounds about his good luck in getting "shed" of old "Dick". pocket. Pounds, fearing that his man would not allow the offer to stand long, said, "All right," and, suiting the action to the word, readied for the mazuma and chuck«d it into his Raul Pounds, of South Side, Punxsutavvney, tin1 hero of m-ttv a horse trade, on -Monday met his match in tin- person of Henry Smouse, of South Young: Township, who, also, is no novice when dealing for flesh. Monday afternoon Smouse hove in f ight when Pounds was exhibiting a mule which he valued at $25. The Punx'y man broached the subject of a deal for the animal. Smouse, withdrawing a hand f.om his right pocket, and exhibtng a bright and shining disk, which had the appearance of a $20 gold piece, .said, "I'll give you this for it." AfCtPTl FQfl SENIORS So dec.ion held in Punxsuiawney in r« cent years developed more situations calculated to influence voters than tlx- one held on Tuesday of this V.'« ek. Party lines were annihilated, ward influences and sympathies slopped over, and affected each other from remotest parts of tne town, and nuasure.- calculated to advance the interests of this 01* that faction or -e/tion. were plentiful, while the Individual fortunes of many of the Candida :es were buffeted about in a most v n se n t i m»• n t a 1 fa shinn, Viewed in the ligiil of the returns i looks as though the \arious suij ri-es that cropped up and the d '- f« at of the Democrats all along the line, were due t<> the fact that the minority party which, normally, cannot show more than one voter t<> wo Republicans, tried t<> pull too many of it- candidat» s through, and in so doing. overshot the mark a bit. In this attempt they Were ably abetted by Republi'-a ns whose motive-* ran the entire gamut, almost, of political methods. i- Out qf it ail comes the evidence tha; the majority of voters are influenced by clean method- and rational devotion ot men and prim ipies% On the other hand the candidates and those who watch closely the influences se: in motion to change votes cannot fail to decry the doings of those who are controlled by vain or base motives, most contemptible of all being that of a traitorous nature. Small cliques of voters, with axes to grind cons]-Ire together, and it matters n"t w'lat the candidates have at stake, or what is the right thing to say and do. they "throw the hooks" just the same. One of the most reprehensible forms of treachery is that practiced by men who bet money on a certain candidate and try to knock his opponent down by persuading other voters to desert him. Equally reprehensible is the man I ! who takes pay from every candidate that he can "string" under the guise of laying off to work at tile polls. In this class, also, is tli«' man who claims t<» control a certain number of votes because of some peculiar inllu< nee that he wields or because of his nationality. A eaifdidate • for a borough office in Punxsutaw:ny during the recent campaign decided to t< st the nationality business. When approached by i voter who wanted t<> be for him at so 1 much per. for every vote he controlled, the candidate asked him to name I the men. The solicitor did as in' was reqeusted, and the seeker for office wrote the nanus, seven, all told, in a book. When the campaign closed the candidate compared notes, | which led t'» tie discovery that six other men of the same nationality all I professed lo control the same seven votes. It can be stated here truthfully that none of the seven got a cent from the candidate. RANCHERS FORM COMBINE Member* Initialed I Night— Luuelicon ami Concert I'olltm c'd. There was unusual doings in the home of Punxsutawney Lodge No. 801. H. I* O. I\lk.s lust night when tin* herd entertained Lewis (Jenkinger. Deputy CIi ind Exalted Kuhr of Jhls district. <11 New <'astl'-, Initiated six new memhers and finished up with a concert .111%i luncheon in the eiuh To Market TlH'ir l*roihn'ts Dim-l l-Voin |{rais<>r to Cohhuiimt—i'ui Out Middleman's l*rofits. STILL MOTHER SURPRISE After a sumptuous supper, followed music, both vocal and instrumental. Mr. and Mrs. Leitzcll received many presents. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yahnke, Mr. and Mr> Jamos Lockard, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hain y, Mr. and Mis. John Law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hanley, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fen ion, Mr. and Mr-. Charles Colkitt, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Rider, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Swarmer, Mr. and .Mrs. .Jacob Sickles, Mr. and Mrs. Sami el Leitzell, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bolt. Mrs. James Colkitt. Mrs. Daniel Crissman, Mrs. Henry Hlose, Charles, William aid lOt he I Sickl.-s. Myrtle, Ethel and Mabel Hanley, Alfred and Fred i'olkitt. Margare!. Elizabeth and Editl. Crissman. George Thomas, Haze I.ockard. Emma ar.d Alfred Yahnke, and Miles Leltzell. Mr. and Mrs. 1-5. F. Leitzell Mon- day evenig held a reception at their home in West Knd, in honor of the'r son. Steward 10. l.eitz< li. and his bride. tcrtain the Next Graduating Class. •h nlor Class of flic High School Mil- The Junior Class of the High School last night tendered a reception to the Senior class in the Zeitler hall, which was tastefully decorated in the colors of the Junior and Senior classes. Each member of both classes was privileged to invite one friend, consequently nearly one hundred persons enjoyed the dancing, card playing and delicious luncheon last night. The music for the occasion was furnished by Miss Angeline Houssiere and Ernest Dock. The assemblage, which broke up about two o'clock this morning, was pronounced a brilliant success by all who were fortunate enough to attend. A SUCCESSFUL SEASON Several who got out of the hnu«. were slightly Injured from jumping through the »eeond-»tory window-;. John Wilkoski and his wife. Isadore Ko*ki and Andy Pollock. The house was a two-story Irani building and burnt d like tinder following: the explof'ioa of a can of powder. which blew out one of the wal!>. The occupants were asleep, and b< ft re they uwokc their escape wan* cut off. Michael Hupkoski, Mrs Annie Hup koski and a child. The dying are: The tire followed a powder explosion at the Lewis Findlay coal mine The dead are: Hy United Press. near here. WHEELING. \V. Va.. Feb I S. Three persons are dead and four ate fatally burned as the result <»f a lire which thl« morr-iag destroy- d a home c.ccupied hy Slavish mim i at Colliers Mr. a:ul Mrs O'Brien will make their future homo in Pittsburg. The bride has been teller of the People'* Savings Bank, of Pittsburg for several yia.\s, and t'.ie bridegroom is a travelling salesman for a shoe tirin of (.'in cinnati. Those present from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. .J. R. Mitchill, of K me; Mrs. H. 1*. Thompson, of Brookville, and Miss Nellie Sutter, of XeW Bethlehem. The ceremony was witnessed only b> Immediate relatives of the bride and m. Mr. and Mrs. ('. W. Flyrn, sister and brother-in-law of the bride, acting as bridesmaid and groomsman. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the b/ide's parents 0:1 I I. asan: Avenue, after which Mr. and Mis. O'Brien left by trolley for Punx sutawney. where they took the train fr r Bellwooil and from there th» y It ft f >r a tour of various Rastcrn fit - KEYXOLPSVILLR, Feb. IS.—Miss Maybel Sutter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ,J. Sutter, was married to Francis Xavier OlBrien, of Keokuk, la., yest< rday morning at six o'clock in St. Mary's Caiiolie Church, of this place, by Father Brady. Miss Maybel Sutter Becomes I lie Bride of Francis Xavier O'Brien, of lows. ELECTION ill REYNOLDSVILLE .laUK's l>.' Williams is Kleeted Burgess lly Large .Majority.In Reynoldsville Tuesday tin- following officials were elected: Burgess. Jarvis D. Williams, Repub- Council—Jacob Dciblc ani D. It- mn townshp mm rooms. The horn- wer. pi.u ed on Jame E. Ma gin 11 is. Lewis L.irdin, Francis Veil, Albert .1 l'Vicht. Daniel F. Tracey and Mauri* e Coulter The lodg« room was more than comfortably tilled with members and visitors from other lodges when, after the initiation services. Deputy Exalted Huler (jenkinger delivered his annual address, which was in the nature of a glowing trlbut- to tin growth, aspirations and principles of the order. The lunch and .smoker and the Impromptu concert given in the lodge rooms, In whirh the Dtuch and Irish vleil with « aeh other for first honors, was continued until ;t lute hour. Among the visaing brothers were: John (»r«-m:intlne. 01' IMttsburg Lodge No, 11; William and Ro\ Moore and .1. W. Kmery, of the Dubois Lodge, and J. C. Crissman. of Klizabeth, N. J. ONE MODE LICENSE lican. and A. T. MeClurc, Republican. ('ochran. Democratic. School Director—Dr. J. Sayers Tax Collector—William Copping. Republican. Auditor—W. Harry Moore. Repub- Sidney R. Wilis, representing Urn A1 Wilson show, whieh will be the a: traction in the Jefferson Theater tor.ight. is In Punxsutawmy today. Mr. Ellis states that "When old NVw York Was Dutch'" is now playing r. turn dates in all towns where it was pre rented earlier in the season, and tint AI Wilson is having tin* most successful season of his career. L. C. Crowe, president of the association. said that the combination H not for the purpose <>f injuring any legitimate business, but rather to prevent manipulators of the markets detracting from the commercial channels several millions of dollars annually to their own pockets. It is believed the union can handle its grain cheaper and keep the soiling price higher than private individuals. The fight against wheat pits and exchanges and bucket shops, which he said, have sapped the profits from the farmers' fields until the open market and free exchange no longer obtain. SPOKANK. Wash., Feb. is.---Ton thousand ranchers in Washington, Idaho and Oregon, controlling: an output of more thin 30,000,000 bushels of grain, have formed a combination to market their products direct through a commission at an executive meeting of the Farmers' Kducational and Co-operative Union in Spokane. The purpose is to eliminate the middle man and get into closer touch with the consumer. It was also decided to establish f irehotises in the various grain-growing centers in the three States. BATTLESHIPS FLEETS JOIN Those preset were: Mr. and Airs. Wood Mason, Mr. and Mrs. James Hobby, Mr. and Mrs. P. ('. Rodgers, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Babcoek, Air. and Mrs. Jami'fl Ogden, Mr. an;l Mrs X. S Xdls. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Pish, Mr. and -Mrs. Joseph Williard, Mr. ar d Mi's. L. C. Craft, Mrs Ella Murphy, Madames Vanbrunt, McSwan, Hardy, StraLtiff, Baluiu-, Hopkins, Baumgartner, Cora Hees, Emma Kohler, Misses Plorenee McSwan, Reesie Murphy, Mary Hobby. Bessie Hobby, Jennie Buttry, Ineth Buttry. Rachel Hobby, Viola Kohler, Mona Bell Pil- Kington, Messrs. William Stewart, William Johnson, Grant Williard. Mr. and Mrs. John Buttry were last night tendered a surprise par y by a r.umber of friends. Cards and dancing made the evening an enjoyable be twone. A dainty luncheon was served.Home of Mr. anil Mrs. John Buttry the Seine ol" an Evening's Fun. Judge Telford, of Indiana, yesterday refused the application for the licence of Thomas Callan, proprietor of the Keystone Hotel, Creekside. S. W. Zimmerman, proprietor of the Commerfl'il Hotel, Creekside, who was refused last week, has made an application for a rehearing, as have the proprietors of the Indiana House, Indiana. The State license having expired the Brewery has closed down and the sixteen employes are now awaiting Judge Telford's decision on the application for a county license. The electors of West Reynoldsvill-.' voted 81 to 13 to bond the borough In the sum of $11,300 for the purpose of erecting a new scho-1 house. Tax Collector—L. H. Boyle, Republican.Nlnian Cooper, 85 years old. was elected inspector in Reynoldsville proper. Town Council — David Bollinger, Democratic; S. G. Austin, Republican West KeynoUlsvlllc Burgess-—C. C. Herpel, Democratic. Justice of the Peace—W. L. Johnston. Republican. Tax Collector—James Wachob, R., IIS; Ja.nes Mohney, P.. IL'O. Auditor—Clark Jordan, R., 10 1; Russell Moser, P., 111. Supervisor—Aaron Depp R., 102; P A Hush. 1>.. 1-7. School Directors — <- elected) — Charles Anderson, U . ss; Charles Winslow. R . 100: John Sutter. P., 1 ;:r>; William llarmon. P. 119. For Justice of the Peace—W. S. Pestlcwaite. R. 1-0; Clark Coleman, P.. 123. l«'suits' At the election held In Perry Township Tuesday the Democrats scored a de< Ided victory. Following are the It is expected that the fleet will arrive off the Virginian coast Sunday night. 'WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 18.— Wireless messages report that the battleship fleets under Sperry anJ Arnold have joined each other, and are proceeding under good weather condit.ong toward the Virginia capes WASHINGTON, 1). C., Feb. 18.— Following i» the forecast for Western Pennsylvania: Rain late tonight and Friday. Warmer. What became of the second charge fired by Williams could not be ascertained, as he had left the building, and hat, not since been seen. An alarm was sent to all the neighjbers and to Rossiter, and this morn* ing a detachment of Utate Police was ('sent from this place In an effort to Going into the house M'\ Pierce and fc Mrs. Johnston beheld a sight such as V only the stoutest heart could with\ stand without collapse. On the wall | i- the room where Williams had tired \the shot was a large splatter of blood, and cloth, indicating that the charge had passed clear through the body of the boy, and that the gun had been fired at close range. Lights were turned on, the Jifeless body was brought into the house and an examination was made. Just below the heart the clothing, both in front and on the back indicated tho course the charge of shot had taken. Howe he ever lived to run from the house and with his mother crawl under the building, is a mystery. •Squire J. Smith, of Rossiter, was summoned by telephone, and arriving at the Johnston home at about eight o'clock last night, found conditions as above described. Williams began to curse because the gate avoided him and, while dodging back and forth, Glen went to his assistance and piloted him safely into the house. Soon after entering the dwelling Williams collapsed and waa placed upon a couch. Under such tieatment as could be administered by Mrs. Johnston and Glen, he soon revived, and began to abuse the woman. Glen came to his mother's defense and, in order to ward off a .attack, struck the frenzied man with a poker. Williams, threatening •Jo kill Mrs. Johnston, took down the slliotgua, whereupon the woman fled to\ a.i adjoining room and locked the dolor. /a moment later she heard the re* pitrt of the gun and, being fearful that Williams would break the door down anjd shoot her, she left the building by a lide door. (r'Joto had escaped by wry of the front door and mother and son came together in the dusk. Fearing that Williams would soon be upon them, and n\ot knowing where to turn, mother anql sun crawled under the house, which* is supported by blocks, hoping to escape detection. Soon) after tliey had secreted themselves Glen began to cry with pain, in t:,he darkness Mrs. Johnston could not sVe her boy, but feeling with her handsel she soon discovered that he had been seriously wounded in the breast. The l/ov's groans indicated that his case w)as serious, and Mrs. Johnston dec id eel ■*> seek for assistance. Avoiding the frenzied man, win. was clulling loudly and incoherently ,,r tluSm, Mrs. Johnston escaped from the hole under the house and ran, frightened and breathless, to tht/ home of her nearest neighbor, John Pierce, about forty rods distant. Before the arrival of Pierce and Mrs. Johnson they heard another shot. 1'pon their arrival they found the lifeless body of Glen Johnston * lying about half outside of the hole under the house in which he and his mother had taken shelter. Williams had evidently dragged him out. and finding that he was dead, abandoned him. Williams, who is a miner, had been livi lg at the home of Mrs. Johnson for over a year, the latter and her husband, George Johnston, having separated some years ago. Williams, who works in the mines, yesterday at about one o'clock went to Rossiter and drew his pay. Returning last evening at about (>:30 o'clock, he was s » much under the influence of liquor, according to the statement today given by Mrs. Johnston, that lie could not find the gate. While under the influence of liquor Lewis Williams, son of I.avis Williams. of near Rossiter, last night at about 7 o'clock shot and killed Glen, th:> 10-year-old son of Mrs. Lucy Johnston, who lives about two mil""-5 east of Rossiter. County Coroner James Hammers, of Indiana, this morning was notified of, the shooting, and thin afternoon he will summon a jury and conduct an investigation. Williams is a young man, acej about twenty-three, and Mrs. Johnston is about ten years his senior. The circumstances of the shooting has caused a widespread feeling of res« ntment in the neighborhood of the Johnston home and violence would likely have followed if Williams had fallen into the hands of citizens this forenoon. % Some time in January, 1908, Williams came to live, with the Johnstons at d, according to the neighbors, n(» trouble had come to light, excepting on one occasion last summer, when Williams came home tipsy and created a disturbance. capture Williams, who at noon haa not yet been apprehended. Mrs. Johnston and her husband, George Johnston, who is said to be conducting a butcher shop at Creekthe woman taking charge of two of the woman tawnig charge of two of .Johnston's children to a former wife, their own son Glen and a daughter which the wife brought to the Johnston home. "*■ ■ ' Mm wmm 1 Mto mm V f *