Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - March 25, 1905 ROBBERS ARRESTED The mystery of the numerous robberies of Kutztown hotels recently was solved on Sunday with the arrest of Wm. MAUREY, of Allentown, and Milton FRITCH, of Kutztown, charged with the robbery of the Keystone House on Sunday morning of a case of whiskey. In their confession they implicated Howard GEIGER, another young man of Kutztown, who had skipped the town. GEIGER was arrested in Allentown on Monday evening when word reached the police station that he was playing cards in SNYDER's livery stables. Officers JACOBY and SMITH arrested him and he was turned over to the Kutztown authorities on Tuesday. Entrance to the hotel was effected by a window leading into the cellar beneath the porch of the hotel. The three young fellows had been hanging about the town for a few days and aroused the suspicious of George ANGSTADT, of the Pennsylvania House, who expected they would attempt to rob his hotel and kept close watch, discovering these three men leaving the house. GEIGER, is known in this vicinity having several years ago worked for Dr. Jesse Z. HILLEGASS in taking care of race horses at the Red Hill hotel. While in the doctor's employ it will be remembered he collected the winnings of over a hundred dollars at the Orwigburg Fair and absconded. WIFE HAS A RIGHT TO SHOOT BRUTAL HUSBAND The case of Mrs. Jessie HOPKINS of Chicago, Ill. on trial for the murder of her husband, was taken out of the hands of the jury on Monday by Judge George W. KERSTEN, by whom the charge against her was summarily dismissed. Judge KERSTON declared that a woman "is not her husband's chattel." He held Mrs. HOPKINS was justified. Mrs. HOPKINS shot her husband at their home on New Year's Eve. HOPKINS had attacked her and had threatened to kill her. Judge KERSTEN said in his decision: "If a woman is unfortunate enough to marry a brute, she has a right to defend herself, even to the point of taking his life." DIED AFTER DRINKING A QUART OF BRANDY Having swallowed a quart of brandy in 20 minutes, Charles BUTLER, aged 31, of Williamsburg, Pa., died Tuesday night, and several arrests are apt to follow. BUTLER bet he could drink a quart of cognac in an hour without feeling it. After drinking the liquor he collapsed and was taken to his room in a stupor. Later he was found dead. DEATH FROM CELLULOID COMBS Minnie RUGLER, of South Scranton, was fatally burned on Friday night while making ready for a church service. As she struck a match the flame ignited some celluloid combs, and in trying to smother the fire her dress ignited. FATAL HYDROPHOBIA FROM CAT BITE The bite of a pet cat nine months ago caused the death on Saturday by hydrophobia of nine-year-old Henry PFLASTERER, of St. Louis, Mo. HENS ARE BETTER HATCHERS THAN INCUBATORS David HUNSBERGER, of Boyertown, set a hen with 15 eggs, and each egg hatched a chick. Same time William GRABERT of the same town put 100 eggs in an incubator and only 5 chicks were hatched. $20,000 WAS REFUSED FOR A FARM The farm of the late Charles KEMMERER, of Emaus, Lehigh County was offered at public sale on Tuesday and up to $20,000. The price was considered insufficient and it was not sold. ADMINISTRATORS OF MOTHER'S ESTATE Josiah and John G. YERGER, of New Hanover, were appointed administrators of the estate of their mother, Mary Ann YERGER, deceased. There are several properties in Boyertown, belonging to said estate.