Lebanon Daily News from Lebanon, Pennsylvania • Page 3

Mis. Martha Blair Kills Peter Kieiser (OoUoued I'age One.) on Saturday tiight, and is beJug detained here awaiting a fur tner Investigation of the case. Tin facts In the shooting are so wel established, and it appears such plain cas of self defense, tin Deputy Coroner. J. Herbert decided to bold no inquest, at'U-r lit hcyid a consultation.

-vljth Acting District 'Attorney Paul G. Adams, who advifeed that vis nnnwes- sary to'burden'the county with tid- which would be in iVi an inquest. PATH KTIC TRAG KO V. The tragedy is decidedly oiio of the most pathetic on record in Ihe history of the couu-y, aud the causes leading to it cover years of time. Tho woman who did 'he shooting is held in high repute in the neighborhood in which she lives, and lier neighbors seem to tbink that siie is, morally at least, justiJied.

is years of age but trouble has made her prematurely old. Wringing her hands in agony ovei UK horrible details of the affair, am! her gray hair disheveled, slu cried repeatedly aud with deepest unction: "God knows I mean to shoot Granupap." She made no such regarding but h-r angry atti- tude.toward him i.s explained hy his cruejly toward her. The shooting occurred at the of Eetor Kreiser, UH- war veteran, is located almost within a ijtoud's throw of Jjonmoycr's s'on'. at the Gap. lilair lives about 1 Quarter mile distant, on a farm which is said to be owned by Ulair.

Despite her title to place, Blair is alleged to ban; driven her away last Fall, and she then went to XrciBcr'n ii'iuKK to keep noilBt' Tor hiui as his wife died several years ago. Mrs. Blair alleges thai while she to tills injustice, her husband still refused to leave her in peace, and frequently annoyed and quarreled. She all'-ged that im came tbe Kreiser home several times last week, creating a disturbance on Tuesday, and again on (lay. FORC1CD THIC DOOK.

On Saturday evening, Kr''isfr came into tho hougo aud told Blair that lier husband was coming throngb tlie toward the bouse. Though aim lived in constant leaf of him, and therefore liad the house almost constantly barrml against intrusion. sli took additional pru- Ueuaiise of his attitude earlier In tho week, and'when Illair entered upon the premises lie with a very cool reception, Do-being locked'and barred agair.s,- lie resorted to force. Being rebuffed at the west side entrance to the piacu, ho went to a rear door on (he cast Hero he tried to force the door but ii -was held BO lii-mly i cording to Mrs. Blair's story, and ag be could uot gain entrance, he tnrew his weight against It.

and the latch soon way. The forced screws auti catch, and a splintered door Jam corroborate this part of the story. MAJDK THREATS Blair states thai her husband tli'-u entered; th piace. During his rampage around the outside of th-- sli says, he gave vent to tiie vilest kind of language, and uttered threats of the most horrible kind, among tin- least being that ha "will cut the guts out of body" within. FlliKD GI'N.

Mrs. Blair, being terriiied. had single barreled shot gun, and when rh(. door burst in upon lier, sh fired, fearing that the threats made by Blair were about to be carried out. This sliot went through the wall of the frame house, about Klx inches to the right the door, and too high to injure a human being of average height.

DKACiUiKU 11KR INTO YARD. Mrs. Blair declares, that her husband then grabbed ber and drugged her into the yard, bin unit old soldier, Kreiser, ciim lier rescue. reiser ki'-knd Blair sev- times and a ensueil and Ulair m'-anwliik- entered the iiDti.ii> and hastily grabbed a revolver a twenty-two calibre weapon which sii lired repeatedly. wildest kind of prevailed at this tini'', and where these Imllets went i.s a mere conjecture.

She says lin-d tlie revolver ia tbe yard but no trace of th bullets could be found. None of them hit Blair. Her s'ory is corroborated, however, to tbe 'oetunt of linding the revolver in the house with one liambcr loaded and the. others dis- harged. SHOT AT M.r.StJANn.

The revolver having been of no avail, Mrs. lilair again got h'-r single-barreled shot gun, and having loaded it went to the dour. She Kays thai Ihi; old soldier had by thin tini'; goi rid of lilair, and had entered tlh. house', bin Ulair wa.s renewing his attack, and as In 1 cam" toward place, Mrs. Illair go another charge of slioi.

Ulair must have Ill-ell clnsc lllr III' till' gun tiir hui'i'd big rnnnd hole thniugh ihi- forelnp nf his Itat, and Wi'l'i' I'llt few nca t('l''-(l lihol. Half a of tlu'Ki' loilgi'd in hit I'-ailing to itrofn.sc bleeding ii" dangcrouK wnund.s. liluir was cnritged at this, starKd for Nonmoyer's store, whero liad his own gun placed In cliargi- of thi! H'ure keeper. It. was wliile lie was away, that the tragedy occnrri'il.

HjKLOADICD THF, t.ilj'X. Mrs. Bliur liad sei'ii his retreating In tut." uo.Ui.Uj iialvU. her liomi'. Ilis Hi reals to gr( gun and clean out the whole place rang in herrurs.

There was I moutlis oid grandchild of lier's in (lie hous'-, twaddling about floor. Slio tbought the Sl that if Illair got tho gun she would lie killed. Self preservation is not only the lii'Ht law ir.it but an cradle Bhe rammed the shell Into Its In tbe breech of the gun, and rushed to tbe rear door. She bad to be there before Blair could return, else all would be lost. All would be killed: The old soldier, In figure, and sUll sturdy in nothing for him- by the sturdy old soldier, that thfi effort was in vain.

Ulair then went back to the o'her door again, ac- impulsive law. into th living but one more ruslii-d baclt room. Then 1 was shell left. I'as'ing "I am Boy Blue." I am boosting for the Hardware Store in this town that strikes me best because their knives hold their edge, their tools last, their builders' hardware is strong and ornamental, and because they always give me a smile when I come in and a square deal when I buy. I buy from C.

CAMPBELL, Successor to William P. Camber 39N. Ninth Street LEBANON, PA seuf but thinking only of that tot on the floor, picked the youngster up in his arms. Airs. Blair liad been preparing supper when the trouble began.

The table was set wlt -h a frugal meal. 'Everything was ready. gods, what a setting for a drama or a moving Picture. 1 OLD MAN SHOT. Then a shot rang out: Hut it was not the enemy slain.

"Old grand- pap" went down in her excitement, -Mrs. Ulair somehow or other pulled the trigger of the gun, or it exploded Hundreds and thousands of lives have' been by the inexplicable discharge of such weapons, aud another case was added to the l' on this occasion. BLED TO DBATH. Mrs. Blair knows nothing as 'o cause of the accident.

She remembers that the old man held lier grandchild in his arms, when he sank to the floor. He uttered not a. word. 'The gun being single bar- reled, was a "full choked" weapon, and tin; shot did not spread at so short a range. The whole contents of th shell struck him in the left leg, near the groin.

It was not a vital point in his anatomy and had ii surgeon bee-iii present, b'is life would undoubtedly have been saved. But like the kingdom that perished for the want ui a horseshoe nail So Peter Kn-iser perished on ibi- floor of his humble home, for ibe want not ii'-cessarily of a physician skilled in surgery, but of a grain of common sense and a. bit of twini! which would have stopped the flow of blood. Xeither were available by slowly bled to death. FLL'U WITH CHILD, lilair was chasing across a potato pateli and a thicket to sn his gun, bent it is believed on murderous revenge.

lilair, terriiied beyond measure, and thinking only of that child, grabbed the little one from the floor, where it rested on the right arm of the wounded veteran, and raced for refuge. She had hoped to defend herself from the clutches of an enemy, and bad shot an old and helpless her bene- fai tor, her friend. If wag a predicament that might have swayed the mind of the strongest man, let alone a persecuted woman. 1II1J IN In her she left the old man on (In: floor and fled with 'be child lo tb home of Harvey Anspach, ber Hearosvt lulig'hbor. knew of her troubles, and be also kii'-w of Blair's temper when In a rage, lie wanted nothing jo do with 'he affair, fearing Blair's rage if t' 10 lalter found it out.

Anspuch consented to take baby but advised Mrs. llla.ir to in the thicket bad; of the bouse, and thus not only prol'-ej herself against a pos- aitaek, but the Anspaeb family as well. Mrs. Blair did a-i slii- was told and then awaited developments. ULAIR (1AV10 ALARM.

Illair in the meantime had secured bis gun at Doiimoyer's. and made a hasty p-tuni to the Kreiser place. lie saw the old man lying" on the flour dead, or at leasi dying, and then went back to the stor and gave tlie alarm. I OF.FU'K'K-S AT A telephone message to Lebanon hruiigh the deputy coroner as well as the county detective and Chief ni' I'nlice Ximmerman in an automobile, lly the tinig the party had reaehed place, a dozen citizens had and they knew little in' ihe stt'i'y the shooting. Mrs.

Illair was then hiding and her story was unknown. Suppressed excitement prevailed and the people were afraid Illair would make another allack. IN POOL OK BLOOD. U'li'-n the otlieers arrived. they fun ml old man Kreiser lying on the ikmr ot an inner room, near- tlie dour leading to (he oiitkitchen.

His eyes were open and presented a gasily si a re in ihe giare of the lamp light, From bis left side, stream of Mood had flowed down to his left foot, and gathered there in a great pool. 1'ie had quite evidently not moved an inch after he sank to the r'loor. A big round hole in his leg showed the charge io the county Her "'story was goon told. i -was given with a frankness and-sincerity that left no doubt or its truth. She accounted tor one of the nilss- Ing guns by locating it back of the sideboard, but tb on- she bad used herself she knew nothing of.

AT HO.MK. was agreed that Blair must have taken it with him to his own hdrue, but there were no people in the locality who would 1-ad tb wayi to his place. He was known to have been intoxicated and in a rage when the trouble and neighbors would not takje a chance of meeting him with H. Heisey, a neighboring''yourig farmer, who bad heard the shots earlier in the evening, but who paiQ no heed to, them, jjnally led tin- way to Blair's home, and then another surprise was given the ollicers. A GHASTLY SI CUT.

Blair instead of being enraged, got up from a chair in which he was sleeping and invited the party into his house as soeiablv as if they on a pleasant evening Blood which had trickled from wounds in his head had streamed down his face ami dried and he was a ghastly sigli'. His linger was also bleeding a slight wound. But he was innocence personified. He knew nothing at lirst of the fact Kreiser was dead and appeared 10 be dumbfounded at the news. Then befuddled brain got into aud he told some of the story.

BLAIR'S STORY. Oh, no! He had IKJJ been ugly. He merely went to the Kreiser home to deliver a letter tithe rural carrier brothers to the farm and acquired It herself. She still tolled on. however, and thus added a few acres now and then to it, until now Is one of the nicest places in that region.

She alleges that her husband frequently sold stock from the place, and lately a cow. alleging that it was his because he handled the money when the purchase was made. She alleges that other treatment accorded her was on a par with his selling of the cow. The deputy coroner turned the body of Mr. Kreiser over to John Adam Shell, the undertaker wno resides not far from the (lap.

The funeral will likely be Wednesday or Thursday. Reunion at Donmoyer Home in East Hanover May God be as Lenient as tbe Jury i I (Continued 1'rwii One.i away to Hie mountains, and I do hope that sh is better. Say, but won't we be happy when she comes fiery to SiMieili street: She baa been writing to us often, but I would rather ste her than hear from I her by mail, i am now- enjoying my vacation, aud i want her to retun: to before my vacation comes I to au end. Aft'-r the summer I will be busy with my studies." 'S STATEMENT DOCTOR MAN il-lt CARE OF An interesting family reunion was held at the borne of and W. D.

Donmoyer, of East Hanover, all tlie children and grandchildren being present. The family gathered in the beautiful chestnut grove near the home of the parents, and the day was pleasantly spent in social intercourse and in various other ways. Dinner and supper served in the grove. Watermelons ami ice cream, as well as many other good things, were served -by the ladies. An interesting feature of the day was the presence of Jane Bettleyon, aged years, the grandmother of the Donmoyer children.

Bet- tieyon is enjoying good health and to bis wife which apparently enjoyed tbe day's outing had left at bis i aH mudl ls an of th family. house earlier in the day. When be' Those present were: Jane approached th'' pla'-e she began to Ucltit-yon, W. D. Bonfire at once and without mover, and Mrs.

David Donmoy- One shot hit him. and of course, be er, and Mrs. Lillian Donmoyer wanted to defend himself. He ran i and sons, IClmer and John, and 'o Donmoyer's to ins gun, and daughter. May; Mr.

and Mrs. Aaron when he came back Kreis-r was 0:1 Neidig and sons, Harry, Karl and the floor. At this point bis story William, and daughters, and became so confused that it plainly' Marie; and Mrs. Thomas" Shell, showed that lie did inn know what Mary and Annie Donmoy he was talking about, and he was al home, left to sleep off the rest, of his toxicatioii after be had been held in bis own to appear at an inquest if one should hi- held. AT HOME OF liKUTH.KR.

The woman Lebanon, more neighbors wen- arrest, comfortable a.i of the night at City -morning, her In residing wa.s then brought to because she and her afraid of Ulair, than She was made as pot-sible for the rest lall, and in tlie liter, U'illiam Over 12,000 at Muddy Creek Stuekt-y, former stroui i the police with these reialivv; man, of brought to will ivmain riai tiavs trom siui, had table was set just as suppor was, a-wo'usivr entered. was when 1 eurli'T in WORKER'S FAMOUS Rattle Snake Oil Liniment Guaranteed to stop all aches pains. Best tor inipumntlnm. K'tilT Joints. Lumlmco.

I onla nnil Si'ralnu, Bruises. Hay Fever. Aathmm and witboat aboTu $1.00 Bottle Per 50c r'n Vltae tablets for thu atnmitrli, liver, kli- Donough and Snaveiy Werner's neys and Ilio t'ViMiiii 1 Thi' revolver with one rtMiiuiniiiM carlridui'. was layins; table, and two iven- found on flnor m-ur man IIOM room. KMOTIOX.

Further iuvesLi.naiinu showed that vIiIU' two were slill ui'itairs, ml a another, a double barreled tun sun. was located down stairs on a rack, two others were missing. Nathaniel Kreiser. a bachelor sun in' Mr. Kreiser.

who also lives a 1 the place told of these two guns between sobs. Ho had beard of ihe he came from his work a himluT caiiip. aud bad eli'' red lus liome (O lind his I'aUier dead. i He wept like a child and his emo- i Hun could no! be controlled. Alter midnight when the otlicers left he Mas still weeping in a paroxysm of grief.

until the authorities haw- time to act. mid in vhe.Un-arisvhUp will rest under a chargr of manslaughter. A hearing will take place before Alderman R. Miller tin Wedii'-siiay or Thursday. Aj Stuc.ki.-y bad un engagement nu of uiuii on Sunday, his daughter, Ammon took charge of -Mrs.

Ulair for the day. 'rVViKN'TY YKAHS. Tho Blairs were mar. led about twenty y-ars ago, and have three child) en: (Vourge lihiir, who is marri.ul to Peter Kreist-r's daiigu- ter. resides in Clark's Valley, sc-v- oral miles from the Gap; John lilair.

tin 1 other son. is in the aiul Ida, also resides in Clark's Vallry. 11 is lu-r infant daughter Kmma l.lrightbill. the old soldier held in liis when he was shot down by the discha-'ge of the in the bandy of the tot's grand- mother. 'SOX KiLL.Ki.) IX SA.MK HOl'iSK.

The old veteran is survived by two sous, Nathaniel, before referred to, and Levi Kn-iser, residing in county. Another son, (iraiit. in an accidental shooting several years ago, in same bouse wh-M'i' the old man met his death on Saturday evening. TUoruLKD UFK. T.ie Blairs had led a troubled life, and at least, once their domestic dilliculties were aired in court.

Two years ago they had separated, but a sister of Mrs. Ulair induced ihe wife to make one more trial. 1 Ulair now says thai she it would never do and (hat had sue in her own intention to leave aim forever, the present troti-' hie would never have occurred, as the domestic disturbance grew worse rathcv than better since that time. Last fall, she says, she was driven by Ulair from the home which he now occupies, but the title to which she holds. Her daughter.

Ida, was at home the time, and she and her baby, which is now about Is months old, went to the Kreiser place to live. Lately Ida grew strons-T. and went to work in (Mark's Valley and was therefore not at homo on Saturday 1XTKU.UMCNT Mrs. Hl.nir was born and reared in Chester county, and she is very Her father, she says, resided in Lebanon many years ago. Her mother Mrs.

Sophia Stuckey, died iiboii- ten years ago. leaving the where Ulair now lives, to s-'Vt ra! children. Uy hard work. Mrs. Blair gradually paid of tho (Continued from I'age One.) There were men and women who attended the firs.

Muddy Creek picnic. 1 years ago. Of the many couples married by Kev. Stephen S. Schweitzer tin-' friendship was formed at th' Creek picnic.

ATTKNUE-D PICNICS. A regular attendant on hand was Calvin Weaver, why is -in years ot age and has never missed a Aluddj picnic. Before he was a yea'i i.Id his mother carried him to th picnic. Mr. Weaver resides at Sinking Spring.

As early as o'clock people began to arrive, many of these being pedestrians. The Reading Transit Company and the Adamstown ami Lancaster branch of the Couestoga Tractioi: Company's trolley system conveyed thousands of people and excellent service, running special cars during entire day. From Swamville to the picnic grove, a of about -Ho yards, there was a long train of people whenever a trolley arrived. MARCH TO CrllOViK. At o'clock the me two bands the members of the rnion Sunday school at Grace chapel am marched the grove.

James J. Coldren is the Superintendent ol the Lutheran Sunday school and II. Hensing of Reformed. In all there were over -ion boys am girls. When they arrived in the ihe bands mounted the stam and gave a concert.

UKiK COU.NTY FAIR. 12 o'clock the picnic grounds reminded one of a county fair, lien women and children were sea'ec about th grov with opened luncii boxes. The stand, where ham sandwiches, bolognas and were on sale, did a rushing business. Coffee, ice cream, bananas, candy and soft drinks were sold at the dill'eren' booths. Nothing was lefj io au-omme-date the people who attended during the dinner hour.

Mrs. Ulair made eil'ori a- ail away, and when the otlicers appeared at the Anspach home, she SOOD camo out of the woods when sho FRENCH FEfflflLE PILLS. Sold la Ittanon E. Boytt lOc LEBANON ICc Soda Minis They nre different from others. Dis solve readily on the Have flavor of creeu mint.

Sold at the following stores: Bender's Drug Store Davis' lime Store Mycrstown Bunder? Drujr Store Palmyra Pretz'a Orue Storo Palmyra K-l. M. Market Square T.ftiin.in North Kiphth St ii i'Tlchih ati.I Seiill 127 N. Ninth Jit. 42 X.

Xiiith St. and Mifllin and Cumlierland North St. I'nviil Krii: Walnut St. Jerome Wrltmor Ninth an.l Scull Jnlin Z.i,rtm:in 29 Klchth St Kttiifr.mn'si Mt. Gretna Mt Hretna Camp Store Mt.

Gretnn at SCHOOLS' DRUG STORE Vtmtk OTtHk H. K. n-milierper nmi Ksiinia K. Julinso Paul Kimst Kvank l.eininser. ('-co l.injilf ll-rman Iilelnn.

Says He Never Struck Nor Drew Pis. tol on Wife. Xev.T.r.n. Aug. ing upon his wifp'a acquittal Grace spoke, with much bitterness.

"So far as justice is concerned you might as well put dynamite undff every court house in the country and blow i to atoms," he said' "Her statement, in a tissue of falsehoods and her -efforts -o blacken my character in order to draw a't'-ntion from her own dark life devilish. "1 never struck her in my life, never drew a pistol on.her, never mistreated her in any way. The pistol with which she shoe had to her lirst husband and has a history. DID NOT" OWN A PISTOL. found in the police station in Philadelphia, where it had ber-n taken from her husband while under arrest for shooting a policeman.

I did not own a pistol. "On the night prior the shooting, after returning from the For- yyth theatre, I drank some milk, smoked and talked with my wife until 1 o'clock. Before retiring I kissed her and was soon asleep. I think 1 was shot about o'clock n'-xt morning. "Mp wife told an infernal lie when slio said in her statement to the court that I had been called out of the.

theatr by a woman or any one else. trouble with her was that she had not been reared as our Coirect Fitting of Classes them is Our Special Business See us before buying. We also treat all diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and COU. EIGHTH' HTii MSKAXOX, southern women are, not accu.s- tomfid to. genn -treatment and became syoHed.

Wha nioney she gave me was not spent on myself, but for her. She had many vanities and was not easily satislied. "I wanted to go to work but she would not hear to i t- said she had plenty for as to live 011 without working. 1 never tried to persuade ber to execute a will in my favor. acquitted by a jury, deep down in lier heart she knows that she shot me and has wrecked my life, knows that she is guilty of as black a crime as was evor perpetrated in Georgia, and if she lias any conscience left she will suffer.

"Bu more cruel, more cold-blood- ''d than th foul attempt my life is ber effort to rein good name. "1 have one consolation, slie has gone out of my life forever and the only hope that sustains now is that I may some day walk again. When Daisy's end comes, may God in Ijiis mercy be a.i. lenient with her as was the jury that acquitted her. Although innocent in the eyes of the law, through'the shrewd manipulation her lawyers she is guilty in the sight of "Needless to say.

1 am greatly disappointed at th outcome of the case. 1 did not even expect a mistrial. THE MORE YOU SEE OF OTHER SALES THE BETTER YOU LIKE OURS Manns 1 Sell Reliable dise in All Lines and When Have Them. Hoys' Tain u'Sh this week at i'H worth up to $1.00, spei-ial -Men's Odd Vests tip to jfy.o this week at will be sold 5Q each "Make hay while the siiu shines." In other words, buy at Manus' arid secure the best bargains ever offered in Lebanon. This week we offer extra reductions in Bovs' Suits.

si- the boys here and save hall'. Kverv Suit new and stylish, hut. we will Bell them for less than cost to manufacture, and you reap flu; benefit. Boys' Suits worth minced to $1.25 Boys' Suits woi.lh reduced to $1.75 Boys' Suits worth .00 reduced to $2.25 Boys' Suits worth reduced to Boys' Suits worth to $3.95 Bovs' Suits worth reduced to Boys' Pants worth -lOc reduced to Boys' Pants worth 7.V reduced to 50c Boys' Pants worth $1.00 reduced to 75 SPECIAL BARGAINS IN MEN'S and YOUNG MEN'S SUITS All the newest and best styles. Suits worth $8.00 reduced to.

$3.95 Suits worth $0.00 reduced to $5.00 Suits worth $10.00 reduced to $6.00 Suits worth $12.00 reduced to $7.00 Suits worth reduced to $9.50 Suits worth $18.00 reducod to BLUE SERGE SUITS plain and fancy weaves are reduced in the saint- proportion. Everv suit is irnaranteed. and every size, is hero, from the smallest to men np to -18 stout. Manns' sell the best Blue Suits in ihe city, and the make and lit have, no equal. Kvtrn this wo ok in Ewv stvlc Men.

Tlirls is hero, n'ld all ni'o loss half priro arc iinf co 817, 819 Cumberland St..