Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1901 — WEEK’S NEWS RECORD [ARTICLE]

WEEK’S NEWS RECORD

• The 4yonr-nld Kr,rt -t >f- -Ht-rs’-fa WaUa< ! C was burned fatally in Munoie, Irul. The child was left in the house alone hy his piw, jbeard screams *b3 broke into the house,; iititling the chihl rolling before the fire, his clothing atnl flesh burning. Janies H. Tettaton was banged tft Ken-, nett, Mo. He made a confession on the gallows, stating that he hired W, T. Bar* Irani atbl A. ’.l. Ransom to commit the crinie of Killing and burning his step mother and her four children, for which lie paid them SSOO. The jury in the $20,000 damage suit of Mrs. Addie M. Smith against the heirs of the late (C\-1 “resident It. B. Hayes at Fremont, Ohio, lifter a five weeks' trial, tiwarded the plaintiff $5,100 for Injuries lined in a runaway caused by a vicious dog owned by the exl’resldent. Myron M. Parker and W. 8. Kerr, executors of the will of the lute John Sherman,’have tiled suit agaTtisFjHTS. Mary’ S. MeCallttm et al. of Washington, I). in the eoumion pleas court for iustruytion of the manner of the distribution of Mrs. MeCallum's bequest of sl<M»,<*oo l>rovided for in article 2 of the will. Everett S. Hi eh arils, an iron worker at Minneapolis, chased liis wife, from whom he had separated, from the rooms of a dancing teacher into a closet near by and tired several bullets into her body. When the police arrived they found the woman had bled profusely. Mrs. Richards was removed to the hospital, where it is thought she will live. The husband was arrested. Two deaths from starvation were reported to the Milwaukee police by Agent Prelisim of the Associated Charities. Mr. and .Mrs. John Iloel'er had sold most of their furniture for a small sum. with . which they purchased food and fuel for llp-inselves and two children. When most of the food had been eaten it is supposed the parents deprived themselves in ' . order to save the children, and, being too proud to beg, literally starved to death. Depositors in the Gertnau National Hunk, Allegheny, Pa., made a run oil that institution. Police were called to keep the people in line. A steady stream poured into the bank and drew out savings of years. Over $1 80,000 was paid them. The bank kept open ail hour later than the usual time to pay oft' timid deIKisitors. Rumors that the hank was shaky came from, a waggish remark about a run on tlit* bank roof by a telegraph lineman who was fixing wires. Robert Fitzsimmons, Jr., son of the » pugilist, narrowly escaped death under the wheels of a passenger train at the depot in Alton, 111. The Fitzsimmons party played at the local theater and were waiting for a train Vo St. Louis. Just as the Chicago and Alton limited rolled into the depot little up to ofie of the coaches and tried ,-go-ajgccp ns dose as possible willnutl fault--the platform. Suddenly his fod4e£lipped and he fell on liis face but a few feet from the ear's t rucks.