NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 22 Sep 1905; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, 22 Sep 1905 Volume 39, Number 37 Items Local and Personal F. I. Farabaugh of Vintondale was in the County seat Thursday. Miss Bird Roberts is visiting her cousin, Mr. L. E. Roberts of Johnstown. Mr. V. T. Weakland of Cambria Mines paid a pleasant visit at this office Thursday. Thomas Smathers of Punxsutawney spent Sunday with his bother, Charles, of this place. Mrs. Daniel McGough who has been critically ill for some time past is reported much improved. Daniel Fritz, a prominent resident of Susquehanna township, was in town Thursday attending court. Painter George A. Davis is painting the place of business and residence of Mrs. Richardson on High street. Mrs. Frank James departed last Friday morning to spend sometime visiting school friends at Canton, O. Mrs. Margaret Brooks, sister of Mrs. A. E. Bender of this place, spent several days at the Hotel Bender this week. Mrs. Mamie Fox of Chicago, who has been spending the summer in Ebensburg, is spending the week in Johnstown. Miss Mann of Philadelphia, who has been spending the summer with Miss Lemon of this place, returned home Monday. Miss Mayme Thompson departed for Johnstown this morning to attend the Wakefield-Kerr nuptials on Friday evening. F. J. Lieb of Nicktown, a member of the firm of Luther, Lieb and Estep of this place was in town the early part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Pannebaker departed Tuesday for Philadelphia where they will remain for a week. John A. Schwab and wife and daughter, Miss Gertrude, drove from Loretto Friday and were registered at the Mountain House. Charles L. Hower, superintendent of the Vinton Colliery company of Vintondale, accompanied by his wife and son, were visitors in town Monday. Mrs. Fred Krebs and Mrs. James G. Ellis and daughter returned to Johnstown Monday after spending several days on the farm of County Commission Coner Benjamin Jones. Mrs. Morgan Hughes, one of Ebensburg's oldest residents, is lying at her home in the West ward seriously ill. Mrs. Hughes is 84 years of age and very little hope is entertained for her recovery. Mr. H. J. Swope, who was formerly an employee on this paper in the capacity of foreman, but who is now employed in the mining business in Johnstown, paid us a pleasant call Saturday while in town on business. Attorney M. D. Kittell, accompanied by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Thomas departed for Leavenworth, Kansas, upon reception of an urgent telegram requesting their presence at that place on a matter of important business. After an absence of 30 years into the West, Mr. Erhard Ahlls, a former resident of the neighborhood of Carrolltown, has returned and is looking for a farm upon which to locate in this vicinity. Mr. Ahlls is the father of 17 children, nine of whom accompanied him East. Attorney P. J. Little is moving into one of A. Skelly's houses in the East ward where he will remain until his magnificent new residence, now under course of construction at the corner of Horner and Centre streets, will be completed which will likely be about the first of April. Mr. Edgar Leahy and family of Johnstown are visiting the home of Mrs. Leahy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Peach of Julian street. Mr. Leahy will leave today for the north of the county where he will take testimony pertaining to a real estate case pending in the courts of Hungary. Miss Mabel Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Jones of the East ward, departed Monday morning for Oberlin, O., where she will enter college. The following young ladies also departed for college: Miss Edna Barker for Maryland; Miss Elsie McKenrick for a school in Baltimore; Miss Marian Jones for Swathmore and Miss Margaret Richards for Birmingham, where she will enter the seminary. Master David Gibson of this place has the stuff in him which is bound to bring success. David sells the Saturday Evening Post and has 40 regular customers. He started out by selling 10 copies each week, during the time of the meeting at the Summer Assembly, disposed of an average of 75 to 100 copies a week. The young man has learned that promptness is an important fact towards success and he has the virtue of never having disappointed his customers. Additional Personals Mr. and Mrs. John Lloyd returned home from Cambridge Springs Saturday. T. Stanton Davis will enter his mare, Belle Davis, in the races at Johnstown next week. Miss Helen Barker returned to the Hollidaysburg seminary on Wednesday where she is a student. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Howell spent Sunday in Cambria township with Mr. and Mrs. William Howell and family. Russell Leech, son of District Attorney and Mrs. J. W. Leech, left last week for Mercersburg, Franklin county, where he will enter college. Mr. Augustine Craver, a candidate for the nomination of Poor Director on the Republican ticket, is lying seriously ill at his home in Susquehanna township. Evan J. McKenrick left for Indianapolis where he will enter the law department of the university of that place. Mr. McKenrick will play on the college football team this season. Alonzo Cresswell came to Ebensburg Monday in his uncle's automobile and was accompanied by R. E. Cresswell, Esq. After spending part of the day with his mother and friends at this place he returned home with Attorney and Mrs. J. B. O'Connor and Attorney T. J. Itell as passengers. Attorney Philip N. Shettig of this place was in Johnstown Wednesday. Hon. Alvin Evans who had been sojourning in Europe for several months returned home last Friday. His health being considerably improved, Mr. Evans is very much pleased with that part of the country through which he journeyed. He does not hesitate to say that it does not compare with the home of the stars and stripes. Late News of County The swallows and other migratory birds are already holding preliminary meetings on the telegraph wires preparatory to their homeward flight. A crowd of over 2,500 people attended the reunion at Cresson on Saturday of the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Blair and Cambria County. All had a jolly time. The Fifty-fifth regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, will meet in an annual reunion at Indiana, Sept. 29th. Veterans from Lilly, Gallitzin and other Cambria county towns will attend. After the most successful season of its history, the Ebensburg Inn has closed its doors for the summer. The manager, Mr. Butterworth, will return to Harrisburg where he is proprietor of a hotel. According to an examination made by Dr. W. E. Matthews of Johnstown, medical inspector of the State Health Board at Gallitzin, one day this week found that 13 cases of typhoid fever have developed and these are said to be convalescing. Miss Elizabeth Conley, one of the efficient operators of the Cresson Telephone Exchange, returned to her post of duty today after two weeks' absence at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. William Moore, of Wilmore, who is rapidly recovering from an attack of typhoid fever. Sheriff Lenhart departed for Huntington reformatory this morning with Francis McGuire of Lily; Rudy Rockwich of South Fork; James Jones and John Hartman of Johnstown, four boys who Judge O'Connor sentenced to that institution at the present term of court. A party of Johnstown people composed of Mrs. Joseph Brotz, Mrs. John Ritter, Mrs. John Hines, Mrs. Mary Wynn, Mrs. John Pfarr, Mrs. Bernard McCaffery, Mrs. Geneva Ream and Mrs. Catherine Stather came to Ebensburg yesterday morning and after going through the places of interest, drove to Cresson from which place they returned home. Mr. Jerry Fusselman, the gentleman who is exhibiting the patent gate at the corner of the Court House Park, has a piece of black walnut which he obtained from a house built by George Washington at Berryville, Clark county, Va., 152 years ago. Mr. Fusselman prizes the relic very much as it contains the initials of people who visited the old house years ago. On Monday morning of this week, burglars made an effort to gain an entrance into the store of W. E. Glass at Cresson. They had drilled five holes in the door but were evidently frightened away before accomplishing their purpose. In front of the door a brace and bit were found which had been left behind by the artists. It is supposed that these are the same parties who broke into the Carrolltown post office. Fern, the little four year old daughter of G. C. Cooper, who lives about a mile east of Lilly, met with a serious accident in her father's barn last Monday evening. The father of the child had turned several horses loose in the barnyard. His daughter, as usual, had gone to the barn to watch the father. A large dog owned by the family barked at the horses and frightened them. One of them ran down the little girl and crushed her skull. Dr. McCormick was called and is of the opinion that the child will live, although her condition is serious. A Family Reunion On the return of George Gallitzin Glass to his old home after an absence of 30 years, a supper was given to the brothers, sisters and their children. First a diary was read representing five generations which was written by John Glass while on the field of battle during the French and Indian wars, the cover of the diary being made of eel's skin and was well preserved. The guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. George Gallitzen Glass, Laurel Kelza Glass Herman Leo Glass of Hoopestown, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Glass William Glass Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Eberly Caroline Eberly Paul Eberly Germaine Eberly Mrs. Jennie Durbin Herman Durbin Leo Durbin Zita Durbin Theresie Salterner, Munster, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Glass and Baby Glass of Cresson Mr. Ed Glass Frank Hatch, Pine Grove, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. John Noel of Lewistown, Pa. J. D. Anderson Ed O'Brien Thomas O'Brien, Pittsburg, Pa. Miss Olive Eckenrod (sic) of Johnstown Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Glass Helen Glass Sylvester Glass Edgar Glass, Reardon Glass Sarah Glass Mary Glass Peculiar Accident Woodsman Injured by Saw Set Near Patton Mark Crise, a woodsman employed at a saw mill about four miles from Patton, was the victim of a peculiar accident Sunday, necessitating a surgical operation which may yet prove serious. Crise was filing a saw and in some manner fell upon the saw set, a peculiarly shaped instrument which penetrated the lower portion of his body. He was unable to withdraw the instrument and started for Patton to secure the assistance of a surgeon. Dr. Von Wert was consulted but during his walk of four miles the instrument had penetrated until it was at once apparent to the physician that a surgical operation would be necessary to remove it. The patient was placed in a carriage and accompanied by Samuel Weakland of Patton, the doctor drove to Hastings, where, assisted by Dr. Rice, a long incision was made to the man's side after he had been placed under the influence of an anesthetic and the thing was removed. Crise is at present at the Park Hotel at Hastings. It is thought by the attending physicians that he may recover. Murderers Sentenced! Fellows and Hauser, Convicted Wife Murderers, Receive Their Death Sentences, Former Wants Hanging Hurried "Every dog has his day and I guess I'll have mine!" Those were the words of Stephen Fellows, the twice convicted murderer of his wife at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon uttered sullenly and defiantly as he stood at the bar of justice before Judge O'Connor to receive the second time within the past year sentence in execution of the law which he had violated. Behind him, seating in a chair in the prisoners dock beside the jail warden, was Jacob Hauser, convicted of murdering his wife in the Seventeenth ward of Johnstown last January. The two men convicted of murder had been brought from the jail a few moments before, securely handcuffed to each other, each to hear the sentence of the law meted out to him in the other's presence. Hauser was the first called for sentence. Pale but with a resigned look on his somewhat emaculated (sic) face he was led before the bar of Justice. The court room was well crowded. A few moments before there had been scarcely two dozen people scattered through the rear of the spacious courtroom outside the bar attendants, but it took but a few moments for every available seat to fill as the two murderers were brought in. A deadly silence filled the room as the court began: "Jacob Hauser, you have been convicted of the highest crime which it is competent for this court to try, namely, murder in the first degree. Your case, together with the other case, which we are called upon to dispose of this day, presents what might be regarded as an epoch in the criminal annuals of this county. Two of you are here for sentence for the same degree of offense – one for the first time for killing two people and attempt on a third; the other for the second time for the killing of one and attempt to take the life of the second, his son, and both convicted in the first degree. "The time has now arrived for us to perform our last act in this tragedy. Have you anything to say why sentence should not be pronounced upon you, according to law?" "I have nothing to say," replied the condemned man. "Nothing further. I told it all to Father Robert." Sullen and defiant, Stephen Fellows sat in the prisoners dock and chewed incessantly, his eyes roving everywhere without resting for any length of time upon anything while Hauser listened to the words that were destined to send him into eternity: The Court: "And now, Sept. 20, 1905, the sentence of the court is that you, Jacob Hauser, be remanded to the jail from whence you came and that you be here detained until the time fixed by his excellency, the governor of Pennsylvania, for your execution, and on that day so fixed you be taken from the jail to the place of execution, there to be hanged by the neck until you are dead and in conclusion, may God have mercy on your soul." Fellows Called for Sentence When called before the bar, Fellows arose with alacrity, drawing himself together with a swaggering air as he approached the spot where the other slayer had stood to receive his death sentence a moment before. As the court proceeded with the formal opening of the death sentence, Fellows' jaws never for a moment stopped wagging, nor his eyes cease their restless search about the room. "Stephen Fellows," began the court. "For the second time a jury of your peers have promptly found you guilty of murder in the first degree for the slaying of your wife. We do not know how this offense may appear to you. We trust that, between this and the time the governor of this state shall fix for you execution, in some way your heart may be softened, for during both trials your disposition did not show that you were very repentant." "It is not softened much yet," said Fellows grimly. "We are afraid it is not," said the court. "Have you any reason to urge why at this time we should not pronounce sentence of death upon you, according to law?" Fellows: "Pronounce it, pronounce it." The court: "We doubt if ever, in the history of this county, one charged with an offence of as serious a character as this has shown such a disposition that there would seem to be very little hope of his ever returning to his Maker for a crime." Fellows: "Every dog has his day and I guess I will have my day." The death sentence, the same as that read to Hauser a moment before, excepting the word, "safely," preceding "detained" was then pronounced upon Fellows. At the conclusion of the words, "and my God have mercy upon your soul," Fellows said doggedly: "You might as well do it now. I want it over and done with. I don't want a lot of lies to be in the paper like has been. I want the truth in the newspapers." Still muttering incoherently, he was led from the courtroom along with Hauser, back to his prison cell in the jail – Hauser resigned and more docile- looking than he has appeared at any time since he was arraigned for trial. Fellows, looking more like some fierce, vicious animal than a human being accredited with the possession of a soul. On the way over from the jail Wednesday, Fellows grimly inquired of Hauser: "Well, Jake, we are marching it together in this world, do you think we will march together in the next?" Hauser meekly replied: "I hope so at any rate," and Fellows wrinkled features relapsed into one of his grim sarcastic smiles. It is expected by the county authorities that the two men will have their death warrants so designed that both executions may take place on the same day. Other Court News to Date Some other cases disposed of by the court were as follows: Charles George vs. Tony Ferris, guilty of larceny as indicted and sentenced to pay costs, $25 fine and undergo nine months in jail to date from the day of incarceration. Joe Bok vs. John Struko, aggravated assault and battery; not guilty; costs divided between prosecutor and defendant. Andy Bokilas vs. Sam Cassel, false pretense. Failed to appear and recognizance forfeited. It is likely that a process will be issued to have the gentleman referred to brought before the court some time during the week. Joseph Rodolovitch pleaded guilty to false pretense and was sentenced to pay costs, $25 fine and serve nine months in jail. The following cases were settled: August Myers vs. Mary Myers, surety; Frank Schroth, Adultery; Adolph Schneible. Andrew Lees, a hotelkeeper of Carrolltown Roads, who was accused of selling liquor to minors, was called before the court. Lees admitted having sold at least one minor and was fined $50 and costs, further sentence being suspended. Charles George, who was accused by Tony Ferris, a storekeeper of Johnstown of larceny, was given a jury trial. George appeared without counsel. Ferris alleged that George took a $20 gold piece and some jewelry from the place. The jury was directed to bring in a sealed verdict. L. D. Ashcom of Johnstown who was prosecuted by Charles Gibson for violation of the liquor laws was sentenced to pay the costs of prosecution. Joseph Eichenlaub of Gallitzin township, under a similar indictment, was given a fine of $76 and costs. Further sentence was suspended. Edward and Harry Zimmerman, charged with robbing freight cars at Greenwich, who had entered a plea of guilty, were sentenced to pay to the costs and directed by the court to enter into their own recognizance to show up at the December term of court with a clear record for the three months. The case of the school directors of Carroll township who are alleged to have been lax in the matter of quarantines was heard. The court a few days ago granted a rule to have the school board show cause why it did not live up to the provisions of the state law, which requires school boards in the matter of enforcing quarantines in cases of contagious diseases. The case was heard at some length and the court reserved his decision. The case grew out of the conditions at Bakerton where no less than 16 cases of diphtheria exist at present. The petitioners for a rule a few days ago alleged that the school directors are and have permitted the residents of infected houses to mingle with the general public, thus spreading the contagion. The directors showed that in the last year they have expended $1,641.26 in fighting contagious disease and allege that fully $1400 of this amount was spent at through their health officers all infected houses were placarded. It appears from the testimony introduced that the residents of infected houses did not remain at home as they should but pursued their daily work as usual. The directors claim however that as a rule the cases were isolated, that the patients were cut off from the family and that it would have been a hardship to compel the working heads of families to lose several weeks' pay when they did not come in contact with the disease. Judge O'Connor handed down his opinion in the sensational Fulford habeas corpus proceedings. He issued an order discharging 11 year old Barbara Fulford from the technical custody of the sheriff, remanding her to her mother's care and dissolving the writ at the expense of George M. Fulford, Esq. of Clearfield. Mr. Fulford sought to recover from his wife the possession of his daughter. The man and wife separated. Mrs. Fulford is a daughter of the late State Senator John Lemon of Hollidaysburg and has moved in good society. Her husband, following the separation, took their 10 year old son and a short time ago appeared at Summit and attempted to carry off his daughter. His failure was followed by a writ of habeas corpus and the hearing in chambers held before Judge O'Connor in Johnstown, August 30. Mrs. Fulford and daughter, who had been boarding with Mrs. John Montgomery of Cresson, left two weeks ago and are believed to have gone back to Philadelphia where the mother gives music lessons during the winter. The case against Mike Clally, charged by William Maloney, with aggravated assault and battery, who alleged that his arm was broken by the defendant who assaulted him was also heard. In the case against Snyder, Hart and Wilson, three young men charged with larceny, the prosecutor, Daniel Blough, stated that last July 4, young Snyder had picked his pocket on the street car in Johnstown and had confiscated his pocket book. Snyder pleaded guilty but the case against the other two went to trial. The jury convicted John H. Davis of charges of malicious mischief preferred by Arthur Bendel. The court after consulting with the District Attorney J. W. Leech, ordered Davis to pay the costs, further sentence suspended until Argument court. Bendel sued Davis for breaking down a fence erected to close in the prosecutor's property after Von Lunen road had been vacated by the city of Johnstown. Davis, who was a rural mail carrier, had been traveling along Von Lunen road and through Bendel's property. When Davis came along, after his path was obstructed, he threw the fence down and when Bendel rebuilt it, chopped it down with a pole ax. Davis, since the trouble, has resigned his mail carrier position. Patrick Flynn and John Voir, charged by John H. Davis with forcible entry and detainer, were acquitted but ordered to pay the costs. Louis Clare and Henry Jolly, prosecuted by Adolph Courtreaud were convicted, further sentence being suspended upon payment of the costs. Frank Jackson who slugged John Choz when the latter objected to the accused walking with Choz's sister got the costs and $25 fine, under suspension. Peter McHugh will do nine months besides paying the costs and $25 fine for stealing Mrs. Lawrence Cullen's watch and then selling it to a pawnbroker at Philipsburg, Centre county. Owing to the absence of William Rhode at Mt. Clemens, a civil case (No. 28) in which he is an important witness was continued. George McCune, a Cambria foreman down in Johnstown, charged with assault and battery by Herman Shaffer was convicted of simple assault and ordered to pay the costs and $10 fine, further sentence suspended. McCune shied a brick at Shaffer, according to the story. [Snip] Judge O'Connor sentenced Charles Mayes of Glasgow who confessed to having attempted to assault Mrs. Jacob Smithbower on the public road near Patton some days ago and who at the same time pursued and tried to kill Constable J. Nagle for interfering. Mayes got seven years in the Western penitentiary. Mayes was brought into court Friday and immediately pleaded guilty. Because of this and because of the fact that he saved the court a three months' board bill, Judge O'Connor cut the maximum sentence one year, making it seven years. William Edward, who was with Mayes when the assault was tried a week ago, was released, it being proved that he had not taken part in the outrage. [Snip] In the court Saturday, Mike Clalley pleaded guilty to charges of carrying concealed weapons, preferred by Constable George Inman of Lilly and of aggravated assault and battery, M. Mahoney, prosecutor. During the scrap which caused the suit Mahoney's arm was broken by Clalley, crippling the man for life, it is said. Judge O'Connor referred to this in sentencing Clalley. The defendant was ordered to pay the costs and a $200 fine which was considered sufficient punishment under the circumstances, but the court reminded Clalley that he should also make some tangible amends to Mahoney for crippling him. John Brawley was acquitted of charges of malicious mischief preferred by Nolcholas Behe, but was ordered to pay the costs. Brawley was accused of cutting down line trees. [Snip] Last Friday evening, Henry Snyder of Corry pleaded guilty to picking the pocket of Henry D. Blough of Ferndale on a Windber car in Johnstown last July 4th. George Wilson and Frank Hart, the latter of Greensburg, were tried and convicted on the charge of being accomplices of Snyder. It was testified that Snyder, when nabbed, threw the purse at the foot of Wilson, who stepped upon the receptacle and that at the same time, Hart told Snyder to run out the front end of the street car on which the scrap occurred. Tuesday the three men were ordered brought into court from jail to be sentenced. Hart was sick and did not appear. The court ordered Wilson and Snyder to pay the combined costs and a joint fine of $300 and to undergo a sentence of two years and six months in the Western Penitentiary. The case of W. J. Kuntz vs. the Suppes Coal company was settled. Before Judge O'Connor a jury awarded Berney Brothers, a Johnstown firm, $68.75, being the principal with interest claimed by the plaintiffs from the Pennsylvania Railroad company for a box of shirts alleged to have been lost in transit. The PRR produced a receipt for the shirts signed by the Berneys. The latter testified that under the practice at the PRR freight depot at Johnstown, they would receipt on way bills before "lifting" the articles and then would go to the warehouse for the consignments. They had done this in the shirt order and found that the goods had been lost. Mary Michaels, a woman from the Johnstown tenderloin, was brought before the court for sentence, having been convicted at June term on a charge of keeping a bawdy house. The defendant had not been sentenced in June because her counsel moved for a new trial which was denied. Mrs. Michaels' husband is ill and to allow her to remain at his side the court suspended further sentence upon payment of the costs, requiring defendant to enter into her own recognizance for appearance at the December term. The case of George Moison & Son vs. James A. McCune, an appeal was settled.