LAST SURVIVOR OF OSSIAN TRIPLETS

 

Death of George Washington Keith, Aged 75 Years

 

Ossian, Nov. 11 - The funeral of George W. KEITH was held last week, burial taking place at Union Corners. His death wipes out the last member of the original KEITH family. He was nearly seventy-five years of age at the time of his death and had lived in this vicinity almost all his life, being one of the Ossian triplets of that name.

     Old timers say that the parents were exceedingly proud of the three, especially as they were the only triplets in this section at the time. They were named George Washington KEITH, Thomas Jefferson KEITH and Andrew Jackson KEITH, after the three great presidents. The names and the babies proved to be drawing attractions and there was a constant line of visitors.

     There are people living in the town to-day who were numbered among the callers who visited the triplets as babies. One of the three died when he was nine years of age and another of them lived until about twelve years ago, the third dying last week.

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EXHIBITED WATER COLORS

 

Canandaigua, Nov. 11 - Charles D. WADER, the well known water colorist, exhibited Friday and Saturday twenty-five of his late paintings, which he has prepared for a Western art dealer. Mr. WADER's work is favorably compared by connoiseurs with that of the best water colorists of this country.

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WILLARD J. RANSOM

 

Penn Yan, Nov. 11 - Willard J. RANSOM died at his home on Hamilton street, yesterday, aged about 65 years. He was a veteran of the Civil War. He is survived by a sister in Little Falls, N. Y., and another in Washington, D. C., and a brother in Little Falls. The body will be taken to the latter place.

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FOUND BURGLAR IN FURNITURE FACTORY

 

Grayback Caught Man Before He Got to Work

 

William PRIBUS, Jr., a Protective policeman, captured a burglar in the George J. MICHELSEN Furniture Company's building, No. 236 North Water street, early this morning. As PRIBUS entered the building on the first floor the fellow attempted to escape by a side window. PRIBUS grabbed him. He is John MURPHY, arrested a week ago as John MURRAY. He is at police headquarters, charged with burglary in the third degree.

     The furniture company's plant is one of the many building's that PRIBUS looks after during the night. He had visited it several times since he went on duty at 8 o'clock. When he entered the first floor about 1 o'clock this morning he saw that a side window had been broken. That was not the condition when he was in the place on a prior visit.

     PRIBUS began to look about. He turned on the lights, and, night stick in hand, he began to scan the nooks and corners. He had covered about two-thirds of the first floor when he came to a stairway. A shadow was behind it. PRIBUS felt for his gun. While drawing his revolver the burglar leaped from behind his place of concealment and ran for the open window through which he had gained entrance. PRIBUS followed at his heels, and leveling the gun, shouted to the man to surrender.

     The burglar stooped just before he had reached the side of the room. PRIBUS handcuffed the man, and telephoned to headquarters for a patrol wagon.

     At headquarters the burglar gave the name of John MURPHY. He declined to say where he lived. He does not belong in this city. He was arrested last week by Patrolman McCLEASE on a charge of intoxication. At the time McCLEASE was under the impression that the man was a thief. He gave the name of John MURRAY at that time.

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WHAT USE DID THEY HAVE FOR THE BRICK?

 

Two Italians Will be Asked for Explanation

 

Two young Italians at police headquarters charged with vagrancy were arrested early yesterday morning while acting suspiciously in the vicinity of Mortimer street and Clinton avenue south. One suspect gave the name of Michael COSTELLO. The other said he was John MOSILLO.

     It was after 2 o'clock yesterday morning when Patrolman COPENHAGEN's attention was called to the strange actions of two young men. First they walked across Clinton avenue south and looked into a jewelry store opposite the Masonic Temple. They again crossed the avenue and were seen to pick up a brick that lay near the corner of Mortimer street. COPENHAGEN said that they walked a little way and laid the brick down. Then they started out Mortimer street in the direction of St. Paul street. After proceeding about fifty feet they retraced their steps to the avenue. Picking up the brick they started to cross the avenue in the direction of the jewelry store, when COPENHAGEN thought they had gone far enough. He arrested both and sent them to the Franklin street station. When the Italians saw COPENHAGEN they dropped the brick.

     To Lieutenant ALT the Italians said that they were waiting for a car, and didn't know which would come first, one in Clinton avenue or St. Paul street. They denied having laid a finger upon anything that resembled a brick. Complaint having been made at the station by the owner of the jewelry store, to the effect that two young men had been loitering about the front of the store lately. ALT thought he would hold them on a charge of vagrancy. The storekeeper will have a look at COSTELLO and MOSILLO this morning.

     A few weeks ago a jewelry store in State street was robbed. The burglar broke a plate glass window in the entrance, using a brick in smashing the glass. He got away with $15 worth of stuff.

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BODY FOUND IN IRONDEQUOIT BAY

 

Aged Man Is Drowned Near Birds and Worms

Probably Walked Off The Pier

Body Identified as That of Jesse Tyler, Civil War Veteran,

Said to Have Been Expert Swimmer. Found in Two Feet of Water.

 

The body of Jesse TYLER, an aged Rochester man, was found floating in the water of Irondequoit bay, near Birds and Worms cottage, early yesterday morning. It was found about twenty feet from shore in about two feet of water. Indications point to accidental drowning.

     Mr. TYLER had been stopping at the bay since January last. He had been at the Birds and Worms cottage. He was there on Saturday night until 8 o'clock, when he left for a cottage where his son, Fred TYLER, of No. 596 North street, was stopping. TYLER lighted a lantern before he left the first named cottage, and Douglass STOEFFEL went with him as far as the door.

     STOEFFEL says the man started toward the highway all right, and as he had but a short distance to go nothing more was thought of his trip. At 7 o'clock yesterday morning STOEFFEL left the cottage and as he approached the pier, which runs about forty feet out into the bay, he saw a body floating in the water. STOEFFEL walked out on the pier and was shocked to recognize the remains of TYLER.

     The remains were secured to the shore, and Coroner KLEINDIENST was notified. He directed the removal of the remains to the morgue in this city. Fred TYLER could not understand how his father had fallen into the water. He said he suspected his father had walked upon the pier and had been attacked with heart disease. Under such conditions he would have fallen into the water and drowned before he could cry for help. The fact that when he was found his right hand still clutched the lantern gave color to the heart disease theory. In his younger days TYLER was looked upon as an expert swimmer.

     Yesterday afternoon an autopsy was performed. It was found that death was due to drowning. The heart was not affected. The coroner will begin an investigation to-day.

     Mr. TYLER was a veteran of the Civil war. He was in the navy, and is said to have performed many deeds of valor. It was while in the navy that he became an extraordinary swimmer.

    Besides his son Fred, he leaves a son George, who lives near Honeoye Falls, and a daughter, Mrs. MILLS, of this city.

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LEAPED FROM WINDOW WHILE IN DELIRIUM

 

Protected from Rain Only by Shirt and Blanket

 

John BAILEY, living at No. 33 Langham street, jumped out of the window of his bedroom early yesterday morning and started to run through Joseph avenue in the cold rain. BAILEY was delirious from an attack of pneumonia. He wore a night shirt and had a quilt thrown loosely about his shoulders. He was stopped at the Joseph avenue police station and sent back to his home in an ambulance.

     BAILEY is a saloonkeeper at Avenue D and Remington street. He has been seriously ill of pneumonia for several days. On Saturday he became delirious. It was shortly after 6 o'clock yesterday when he leaped out of his bed, opened the window in his room, and, seizing a coverlet, jumped out of the window to the ground, which is about five feet below.

     So soon as he reached Joseph avenue he started to run. Much slush was on the walks and rain was descending. He shifted the quilt about his shoulders, leaving his head and legs unprotected, and ran about two blocks. Then tiring, the man stopped running. He continued on toward Central avenue.

     As he was passing the Joseph avenue station Lieutenant LUSCHER saw the man. Water was dripping from his covering, and his teeth were chattering. LUSCHER ran out into the street and brought the half-crazed man into the station. BAILEY was quickly taken to one of the patrolmen's rooms and dried, and a hurry call was sent to the Homeopathic Hospital. The ambulance took the man to his home. His family, it is said, had missed BAILEY, and was much worried.

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CHAPTER TWO IN HENHOUSE RAID

 

Trial of Alleged Marauders in County Court This Morning

 

For the alleged theft of three chickens and a duck, John CZOPONSKI will appear in County Court this morning on a charge of burglary, third degree. The charge grew out of a midnight raid on the henhouse of August H. KIELLACH, of No. 21 Widman street, October 7th. Enough chicken feathers to fill a bushel basket, and the duck, alive and well, saved from the frying pan wherein the other birds sizzled, will be the exhibits by which the prosecution, conducted by Assistant District-Attorney William B. ZIMMER, will strive to prove the purloining of the four fowls, valued at $1.50, all told.

     To Patrolman PFITCH, of the Fourth precinct, belongs the honor of detecting the odor of fried chicken rising from the CZOPONSKI kitchen about 2 o'clock in the morning following the reported loss of the broilers and the duck. Roused by the barking of dogs in the neighborhood and hearing a disturbance at his henhouse, KIELLACH gave chase to the intruders and reported his loss to the police.

     PFITCH on the trail of feathers and chicken heads, detected smoke arising from the chimney of the house of CZOPONSKI. Secreting himself where he could look in the window of the kitchen, he waited until the CZOPONSKIS were about to regale themselves on the contents of the frying pan and then interrupted the feast. The feathers in the back yard were gathered up and CZOPONSKI and his companion. Joseph BUGATSKI, were arrested. The duck, quacking gratefully, was taken along.

 

Otto GRESSENS, indicted for burglary, third degree, for breaking into a building and stealing junk valued at $50, will be arraigned for trial to-day, George L. MORSE will defend him.

 

Herman RENNICK, who has pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary, third degree, will be sentenced by Judge BENTON at the opening of court.

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