Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1907 — WOMAN ATTACKED BY NEGRO. [ARTICLE]

WOMAN ATTACKED BY NEGRO.

AactT Resident. Follow AualUat »( Prominent Cltlsen'a 'Wife. Citizens in automobiles, in buggies, on horseback, and afoot, accompanied by a large force of mounted police, searched Columbus, Ohio, and surrounding district for a negro who brutally attacked Mrs. W. B. C. Hershey, the pretty young wife of a business man. Mrs. Hershey, who is prominent in society, was alone in her boose when she heard a noise in the basement. She went to investigate and was seised by the black. He threw her to the Boor, gagged her, and beat her. He loft bur' unconscious, walked out of the house, and was seen by neighbors to sneak away.,, They entered the house and found Mrs. Barshey bleeding from blows oa the face and body. They raised an alarm and the posses started in pursuit, determined to lynch the culprit. <3 CARRIES REVOLVER TO PREACH. Psetor Draws Weapon to Chase Thief and Church Will Investigate. While Rev. John Conun, pastor of the North Congregational Church in Zanesville, Ohio, was preaching Sunday he saw h thief sneak out of the cloakroom with an overcoat Drawing a revolver from his pocket the pastor jumped from his pulpit and pursued the man. He chased him down the street and fired at him, but the thief escaped. One of his parishionsrs ventured to ask the minister why he carried a revolver. He got no answer. Now the trustees of the church will begin an investigation as to why their pastor goes armed. BOY THIEF IS HELD.

Police Declare 17-Year-Old Youngster Confessed Rxpress Robbery. According to the New York police, William t* Tjite, a 17-year-old boy, has confessed the theft of the s32,ooopackage of Jewelry stolen from the United States express Company. He was arrested in Jersey City after trying to dispose of the gems for $3. The sale of a $3,000 necklace for 25 cents led to his capture. The prisoner was a helper on one of the express company's wagons in Jersey City. His wagon carried the valuable package, which be put into his pocket as the wagon was being unloaded. / ROBBER IS "KILLED IN FIGHT. Cleveland Policeman Hits Hold-tip Man (a Exchange of Shots. John Sehuiskowski, a hold-up man. was killed in a running fight which he and two companions had with two policemen on the Central viaduct in Cleveland. A dozen shots "were exchanged. The robber was seen to throw up his arms and fall as he ran. The bullet, entering the back, pierced the heart. Death was instantaneous. His companions surrendered when be dropped. The trio had attempted to kid up Frank Schulte, a lineman. Schuiskowski killed a man in a saloon fight two years ago. Banker Freed by Gov. Hoeh. Gov. Iloch of Kansas has commuted to five years the sentence of J. E. Marcell, the Highland, Kan., banker, in prison for forgery under indeterminate sentence. This includes the time served in jail r.nd time off for good behavior, making the actual time four years and one month. Marcel was accused of speculating with the bank's funds. He will get his freedom Feb- 25. Aiki for New Trial. Pietro Giannone, convicted in New York of an attempt of murder, will ask for a new trial on the admission of the principal witness, Bruno Cordea, that he committed perjury on the promise of reward. Cordea testified that Giannone offered him $1,250 to kill Luigi Favetla, with whose wife. Cordea said, Giannone was in love. Noted Dressmaker Is Dead. XL Paquin. the'fainous dressmaker, vho since the death of Worth has fashioned gowns for the aristocracy of Europe arid the wealth of America, died at his home in Paris. lie was known all over the world as a designer who set the fashions for the courts of Europe and for Newport and New York. Xadlets Handreds for Snnday Work. Nine hundred and thirty-eight indictments were returned the other day in Kansas City, principally for violation ot the Sunday' closing law. Sixty-five indictments were against the managers and employes of theaters, and several hundr>*d were against pool ball and cigar stqre •wners. Large Aggrraate of Crop Valors. Government final crop report shows a shortage of several hundred millions of koshels in the principal cereals, but that the aggregate value on the farms is much higher than last year. Isgrstilndr Caasea Bank Failure. The private bank o£ August Sahen A Cto. iu Chicago collapsed through the,disappearance of its cashier and $(15,(100 of its funds, revealing a pathetic story ol a man's trust In his adopted son. Wealthy Broker Killed. James H. Oliphant, a wealthy New Fork broker, was shot and killed by I»r. Charles A. Geiger, who had lost his fortune in speculation, add who then killed himself. * 1 j Stores Barn In Lane, Kan. Fit*, destroyed the greater part of the bun’ness section of Lane, Kan.: loss $40,000. In endeavoring to stop the tlanm it became necessary to blow up the p»«toflke bdtiding with • IISI I l« ■ User* Baby j, Like Fowl. After watching his parents singe the down from a plucked fowl, the 2-year-oid asn of Jany*. Cathrea, in Owen Bound, Ont., lit a roll of paper when Jeff alone with his baby sister and applied it to the child's dress. The baby was so badly horsed (>■«< it died half an hour later.