NEWS: Items from The Cambria Freeman, March 4, 1904, Cambria County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, March 4, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 10 Lilly Woman Faces Charge Wife of Gabol Gablock is Held Upon Charge of Killing Andrew Evan, a Polish Miner "My buddy do this - he do this," where the last words of Andrew Evan, a Polish miner, who was found lying, fatally stabbed, just on the threshold of the home of this friend, Gabol Gablock at Lilly about 10 o'clock Saturday evening. Evan died at 3:10 Sunday morning as the result of his wounds, but from the evidence brought out at the inquest held by Coroner Miller Sunday afternoon, it appeared that it was Gablock's wife, rather than Gablock himself who did the fatal cutting. The Gablocks were brought to Ebensburg Monday morning, the woman charged with murder and her husband with being an accessory, both before and after the fact. It appears that the Evan family, consisting of the murdered man, his brother, Joseph and wife, and the latter's son, Joseph Jr., and the Gablocks who lived only 100 yards away have been on very intimate terms ever since they came here from Poland a number of years ago and according to his usual habit, Andrew Evan was spending Saturday evening with his friends. Just what were the circumstances leading up to the quarrel which ended so disastrously have not yet been determined although one story is to the effect that Evan, who appeared very tired insisted upon lying on a bed which the Gablock's four-month-old baby was sleeping which so angered Mrs. Gablock that she attacked him with a butcher knife. All that is really known as yet is that Gabo Gablock went to the Evan house about 8:30 and said to Joseph Evan, Sr.: "You better come get Andy. He not need no priest, no God, no doctor, he soon be done for. My wife, she fix him, she stab him." Evan and his son went immediately to the Gablock house, where Andrew Evan was found lying outside the kitchen door with two great gashes in his right shoulder, and almost dead from loss of blood. The wounded man was conveyed to his brother's house and Dr. D. E. Fisher summoned, but medical aid proved unavailing and death occurred at 3:10. Joseph Evan went before a Justice of the Peace and made information against Mrs. Annie Gablock, charging her with murder and her husband with being an accessory before and after the fact. They were placed in the Lilly lockup awaiting transportation to Ebensburg. Coroner Miller was notified of the affair Sunday morning and went to Lilly. After completing the postmortem, Dr. Miller impaneled a jury to conduct an inquest. The jury found that "Andrew Evan came to his death about 3:10 a.m. February 28, 1904, near Lilly, from a cut in the right shoulder, severing the blood vessels and causing death from hemorrhage. The injury was caused by a knife cut, the knife being in the hands of Annie Gablock about 7 p.m. February 28, 1904, and we hold Gabol Gablock, her husband, as accessory." The scene of the tragedy is a foreign settlement near the Lilly Coal Company's mine about a mile and a half from Lilly proper. According to a number of citizens there have been a good many rows in that neighborhood lately and public sentiment against the delivery of beer in wagon loads into the settlers there is very strong. Work Awaits Grand Jurors List of Non-Support, Surety and Desertion Cases to Come up for Consideration The following list of cases will be presented to the grand jury at the March sessions of Cambria County Criminal Court on the days designated by the following schedule. A list of surety and desertion cases for trial during the first week of court follows this list: For Grand Jury, Monday, March 7th Mike Homan; prosecutrix, Julia Yetsenich Howard Williams; Annie Thomas James Shields; Lottie Shaffer Robert Nelson; Lizzie McGuire Jack Yanzick; Sophia Shoda Zedik Brothers; Verda Rummel Ralph Richards; Daisy Bowden George Donahoe; Maud Mulligan Frank Krin, aggravated assault and battery; Annie Delvic John Mica, assault and battery; Christina Pisan Joseph Kiraly, assault and battery; Steve Horvath Jesse Fox, assault and battery; Robert Burgoon John G. Jackson, firearms; John Finn Thomas Devlin, assault and battery and non-support; Lizzie Devlin Harvey Clawson, assault and battery and non-support; Nellie Clawson John O'Neil, defrauding; J. H. Shaffer John O'Neil, defrauding; Jane E. Walker John O'Neil, larceny; George C. Bowner Anton Petkof, felonious assault and battery; Wasta Tarpeff Anton Petkof, surety; Barbara Petro Charles Burtnett, aggravated assault and battery; Howard Burtnett Mike Blaseritch, liquor laws; Mike Midjnore Mike Moserine, assault and battery with intent to rape; Mike Blasovitch Andy Wuchala, assault and battery with intent to rape; Tony Hadak Joe Golenski, assault and battery; Adam Leonard Joseph Wawstaff, assault and battery; Mike Shemis Peter Russell, assault and battery; James McConnell Daniel Brown; Bulah Horn Florence Eager; Bulah Horn George Markovitch, assault and battery; Mary Markovich Tony Bell, assault and battery; John Elliott Tony Bell, surety; John Elliott John Elliott, assault and battery; Tony Bell John Elliott, surety; Tony Bell John Elliott, larceny; Tony Bell Elias Marcus, assault and battery; Anton Gohan Lewis Luilin, assault and battery and with intent to rape; Sadie Gibbons Charles Ward, assault and battery; Thomas McCullion Hugh Canivan, liquor laws; Thomas Forsythe For Grand Jury, Tuesday, March 8th Thad Delozier, liquor laws; prosecutor, George Semmelesberger Mike Stoykovich et al, liquor laws; Steve Forgacs John Klapovich, liquor laws; Steve Forgacs John Goor, liquor laws; Steve Forgacs William Uhl, liquor laws; Steve Forgacs Mike Mash, defrauding; Mrs. D. H. Jones Hez Cox, firearms; Ellsworth Paschall Hez Cox, et al; Alice Cox Mike Zirkavich, liquor laws; Mike Mirganovich John Debutz, liquor laws; D. T. Sharp Mary Lightfoot et al, liquor laws; Thomas Snyder Sallie Keeton et al, liquor laws; James Miller Harvey Thomas, liquor laws; H. E. Crouse Thomas Lambert et al, robbery; William Yost Thomas Lambert et al, robbery; H. J. Brickley Frank Gingard, aggravated assault; E. A. Heil F. N. Burk, liquor laws; H. E. Crouse Francis A. Harbrant, embezzlement; William W. Blake John Smith, fraud; W. E. Mulhall George Alentic, defrauding; Dregie Kekich Joseph Walter, disorderly house; Martha Hamer Minnie Walter, disorderly house; Martha Hamer Joseph Crown et al, robbery; Andy Adams Joseph Crown et al, larceny; James E. Stophel For Grand Jury, Wednesday, March 9th John Bittner, larceny; prosecutor; Ben Makin W. H. Buterbaugh et al, arson; L. J. Harris Charles Carson, assault and battery; Ericka Carson Ed Corcoran, burglary; Maggie McConaghy John Quadt, larceny; F. J. Fox Joseph Sili, larceny; George Buksa Michael Murray, robbery; J. B. Reed Hugh Foley, assault and battery; Bernard McGlynn Gaoetonan Buo et al, larceny; Powell Johan William Bell et al, murder; James C. Herzog David Hammond, kidnapping; Doss Kemery David Hammond, concealed weapons; W. J. Griffith M. T. Crowley et al, larceny; W. J. Griffith Lizzie Lucof, larceny; John Lindt John Maser, incorrigibility; Michael Makar Mike Bovich, game laws; George Inman Walter E. Nelson, forgery; Joseph Bosile John Quadt, larceny; W. R. Eichensehr Mike Fertile, felonious assault and battery; Mike Cholran John Bailee, larceny; Stana Rochenock Sandra Trachonosk, larceny; George Kondar J. M. Langston, larceny; I. Nealach R. S. Drumbold, larceny; C. A. Robinson For Grand Jury, Thursday, March 10th Bertha Caska, larceny by bailee; prosecutor, Peter Kulyak Frank Hemerly, larceny; George T. Mitchell Thomas Cook, malicious mischief; L. F. Warner Evan Davis, mining laws; W. Drennan Surety and Desertion Cases For Trial, Tuesday, March 8th Harvey Swaney, desertion and non-support; prosecutor, Jeannett Swaney. William Maley, desertion and non-support; Lottie Maley. Mike Pesta, surety; George Inman. William J. Lewis, surety; Mary Kline. William J. Lewis, surety; Ella Lewis. E. H. Whennen, surety and non-support; Kate Whennen. For Trial Wednesday, March 9th John Keller, desertion and non-support; prosecutor, Mahalla Keller. Iona Adams, surety; Rosella Bracken. Paul Fix, surety; Martin Madigan. Mike Peppich, et al., surety; Mike Patkranicz. Had Wrong Effect Heavy Woman Takes Anti-Fat and Becomes Seriously Ill Harrisburg, March 2 - Miss Mary Shatto, 20 years of age, of Dauphin, lies in the Harrisburg hospital a victim of anti-fat, which instead of reducing her weight has increased it and put her in a condition baffling the attending physicians. Little over a year ago Miss Shatto took anti-fat to reduce her 400 pounds; in a month she lost 100 pounds and was taken seriously ill. Her body became swollen, her weight increased and she was admitted to the local hospital for treatment. Her weight broke the stretcher on which she was carried and required four big men to carry her. A peculiar result of her illness is her inability to walk. So far she has failed to respond to every known treatment. Barnesboro Mystery While two Barnesboro boys, Keene and Falkner by name, were on their way to school Tuesday of last week, they found a baby on the banks of Susquehanna Creek, near the railroad station at Spangler, doubled up in a two-gallon tin bucket. The infant apparently not over two days old was stark naked and stiff from the cold. Although alive when found the little one died an hour later at the office of Dr. Wheeling where it was taken in the hope that its life could be saved. There is no clue to the identity of the child's parents but the authorities are investigating the matter. Just Curious The handshaking at Lilly had not ceased at the depot over the arrival of Agent Connell's new girl until Assistant Agent Robert Monahan commenced shaking hands with everybody, including himself - it's a boy. Local and Personal Festus Tibbots is quite ill. Frank Smith has been spending a few days at his house. Dr. Olin Barker spent Sunday with his parents in this place. Thomas Callan of Cresson was in Ebensburg Monday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Kinkead, Monday, a daughter. John Dietrick of Patton was an Ebensburg visitor on Monday. S. P. Lantzy of Garman's Mills was doing business here Saturday. Archie Burket of Chest Springs is wearing that pleased smile these days. It's all on account of a baby of course. The Keystone Laundry in this place will change hands on March 14th when the present proprietor, Festus Tibbott, will retire from the business and be succeeded by John and George Thomas, who have purchased the plant. Mrs. H. A. Keller of South Fork has been suffering from the quinsy. F. E. Farabaugh of Patton was in town on Tuesday transacting business. Ex-Judge John D. Thomas of this place has returned from Altoona. Burgess James who has been suffering from the grippe is able to be about again. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Stoltz of this place spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Johnstown visiting friends. Miss Elizabeth Reese of Johnstown has come to live at the home of Rev. J. T. Jones in this place. Miss Mazie Lloyd of Baltimore was home attending her grandfather's funeral, Abel Lloyd, in this place. Mrs. Sherman Tibbott of this place was taken to the Western Pennsylvania Hospital at Pittsburg for an operation. John Bracken of Gallitzin, general agent of the Fidelity Life Insurance Company was in Pittsburg on business Tuesday. Word comes from South Fork that Senator J. C. Stineman is seriously ill at his home there, being threatened with pneumonia. Charles Decker, of Seldersville, a lumber village, was brought to jail on Tuesday and committed on a charge of surety preferred by his wife. A bright little daughter of H. W. Brown, manager of the South Fork Supply Company, has been confined to her home by an attack of scarlet fever. George Prindible, superintendent of the Patton Clay Manufacturing Company at Patton, went to New York Tuesday on business. He was accompanied by W. S. Good who is an employee of the firm. Mrs. F. C. Sharbaugh and children returned home Saturday from a few days visit with her mother, Mrs. Eckenrode and other relatives in Carrolltown. She was accompanied here by Mrs. Mattie Rager who will return home today. Richard Rowland of North Ebensburg moved his household goods to town and is now staying with his son, March. Mr. Rowland has his house under construction on Horner street and will occupy it sometime this summer. The date set of Wm. R. George, S. G. Fetterman and ex-Sheriff Gray, viewers appointed by the court to establish the Line between Croyle and Summerhill townships has been postponed until Monday, May. 2. Mrs. M. J. Stoltz, of this place, has returned from Johnstown where she was the guest of Mrs. Isaac Griffith. During her stay in the Flood City, Mrs. Stoltz attended a series of parties given by Mrs. Will Thomas of Vine Street. John Shettig of the firm of Shettig Bros., of this place with Walter Weakland, Ed Weakland and Harry Buck of Patton started Tuesday morning for Winthrop, Cal., where they will visit Anselm Shettig, who is seriously ill with consumption. The latter went West some years ago in the hope of bettering his health but has been disappointed. The party will go by way of Denver and return on the Southern Pacific, stopping at various points on the way. They will be away about one month. Anthony Rieger of near Garman's Mills, this county, left Tuesday for a month's visit in the state of Washington. The Cresson Gun Club will hold its Annual Live Bird Handicap on Thursday, March 17. There will be at least two events and 800 live birds will be supplied. Anniversary Celebration South Fork assembly No. 37, Daughters of Ruth, of the Ancient Order Knights of the Mystic Chain, held their anniversary celebration last Friday night in the coal town. About 100 guests were present. Lunch was served and all present enjoyed a very pleasant evening. The following program was rendered: Address - Sr. Knight, George Bassett Recitation - "The Dead Dolly," Edith Barker Song - "You Are Always in the Way," Grace Gregory Recitation - "The Lips That Touch Liquor Shall Never Touch Mine," Ida Hardy Song - Mrs. Blewett Recitation - "The Picket on Guard," Mrs. Hudson Recitation - "The Bridal Wine Cup," Mrs. A. D. Mank Duet - Elsie Topper and Lizzie Gillespie Quartet - The Messrs. Winder, Topper, Gillespie and Hardy Recitation - "The Sale of Old Bachelors," Mrs. Spence Solo - Miss Bertha Inman Song - Thomas Thomas At the conclusion of the program members of the order had a drill in the order's colors. The ladies desire to thank all who took part in the exercise and helped to make the anniversary a pleasant and profitable one. Summerhill Notes Contractor John Long who has been confined to his residence all winter on account of rheumatism is improving though he is not yet able to be out. Friends of Mrs. James G. Rattigan will be glad to learn of her great improvement in health under the treatment of Dr. C. L. Friedline. Dr. Friedline is a young man. He graduated with honors a short time ago and came and located here about three months since. Mrs. Frank McKenna is recovering slowly. Her condition is said to be yet dangerous, a relapse being threatened. Chicken thieves are operating in Summerhill again. They relived Mr. Diamond of a nice flock one night last week.