Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - September 26, 1903 TRIED FOR MURDER William RONEMUS, of Nesquhoning, Carbon county, was placed on trial at Norristown, on Wednesday, charged with the murder of Patrick SHARPE, a strike leader of that town. In the trial of Harry McELMOYLE, who was acquitted of the killing of SHARPE, RONEMUS testified that he did the shooting, and not McELMOYLE. He contended that he took the striker's life in self defense. Notwithstanding that RONEMUS is charged with murder, he has been out on $5000 bail. After nine jurors had been secured the panel of sixty jurors was exhausted. Judge SWARTZ directed the Sheriff to summon from among the bystanders and the county at large sufficient to fill the box. The summons of talesmen by the Sheriff was the first of the kind in this county. These jurors were selected: Penrose M. YORGEY, Norristown; Mahlon S. FREEMAN, Norristown; Montgomery MISSIMER, Upper Pottsgrove; A. Lincoln FRAME, Norristown; John S. KEPLER, East Greenville; David GETTY, Norristown; Charles J. HANSELL, Lower Merion; George A. TRUCKISS, Norristown; Irvin S. SHAFFER, Upper Gwynedd; Oliver WAMBOLD, Norristown; Henry S. BIDDLE, Ambler; Thomas S. RAMBO, Bridgeport. District Attorney HENRICKS announced that the Commonwealth would produce witnesses who would testify that RONEMUS fired the shot that killed SHARPE, and the RONEMUS had confessed that he had done the shooting. The witnesses were called and they all testified to the attack by SHARPE and of the intent to kill the deputies. McELMOYLE stated that when he had a scuffle with SHARPE in Gallagher's saloon he felt a revolver in SHARPE's pocket. He told this to the other deputies. After these witnesses had been heard the Commonwealth rested. The defense admitted the shooting, but contended that it was done in self-defense. They asked that a juror be withdrawn and a verdict of not guilty rendered. The case however was continued and placed in the jury's hands. Ten minutes later it had agreed and RONEMUS was acquitted of the charge of murder. FELL TWENTY FEET FROM HAY LOFT Edwin, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter RIEGEL, residing near Stein's Store, Lehigh county, while helping to thrash for a neighboring farmer, fell from the overhead floor to the floor below, a distance of twenty feet. He was picked up semi-conscious and removed to his home about a mile away. Dr. N.Z. DUNKELBERGER, of Kutztown, was summoned who found the young man suffering from a fractured forearm and bruises of the hip and leg. DRAWN AS JUROR IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT The following have been drawn among others from adjacent counties to served as jurors at the term of United States District court in Philadelphia commencing October 19: Oliver K. BEAN, Worcester; Charles D. HESS, Bridgeport; Daniel SINCLAIR, Norristown; George W. STEINER, Frederick; J. Milton BROOKE, Edge Hill; F.K. FREED, North Wales; Michael K. GILBERT, Pennsburg; Harry MARTIN, Conshohocken; Thomas B. SMITH, Norristown; Charles W. STONE, Ardmore. ZIONSVILLE MAN FRACTURED HIP Francis REINHARD, of Zionsville, while picking crab-apples on a vacant lot near his home on Saturday, fell and fractured his hip and sprained his spine severely. Mr. REINHARD is a heavy-set man and fell a distance of ten feet. He was assisted to his home and Dr. BINGAMAN, of Old Zionsville, was called, who made the injured man as comfortable as possible. THIEVES ENTER BARTO SCHOOL HOUSE Burglars entered the Barto school house by prying a shutter open on Monday night and stole some valuable wearing apparel belonging to the teacher, Miss Margaret HIBSCHMAN, and also belongings of the pupils. The intruders are supposed to be tramps. PHYSICIAN'S HORSE RUNS AWAY Dr. O.C. HEFFNER's team of Pottstown, ran away on Saturday afternoon while two of his sons were out driving. The team was standing in front of a house when the animal took freight and started at break-neck speed down the street. He later ran into a telegraph pole and demolished the wagon. MILLINER MOVED TO RED HILL Miss Lotta E. KERN, the milliner, of Pennsburg, this week moved to Red Hill. She will continue the millinery business at her new home. APPLE CHOKED BULL TO DEATH A young bull belonging to David RITTER, of Boyertown, attempted to swallow an apple while in pasture on the William CONRAD farm near there, and almost choked to death. Efforts were made to extricate the apple from the animals throat but it was lodged there to stay. When all efforts had failed it was thought best to kill the bull ere it was strangled, which was done. SHERIFF SEIZES STORE GOODS On Saturday afternoon about 5 o'clock the Sheriff seized the stock of store goods and all other personal property of Monoah B. MUSSLEMAN, of Quakertown, upon an execution issued by a wholesale grocery firm of Philadelphia on a judgment for $2200.80. There are other liabilities aggregating about an equal amount. PREDICTS A SEVERE WINTER Elias HARTZ, the Reading goosebone weather prophet, says that the past summer was the most remarkable that he has ever experienced. When asked what kind of a winter we were likely to have he said that he believed that it would be long and severe. It is a little too early he said to make any definite predictions. "It is probable that we may have an early frost and that the corn may be affected. It will take several weeks before it will be fully matured and ready to cut, although some is being cut now in some sections of the county." ALL PERKIOMEN TRAINS GO THROUGH NORRISTOWN The new Reading Railway bridge across the Schuylkill river at Norristown was formally opened last Wednesday when the first passenger train with Col. James BOYD as a passenger was run over the structure. Since last Saturday, all trains for Phoenixville, Royersford, Reading and Pottsville and all trains on the Perkiomen Railroad will be run over the bridge, instead of via Bridgeport as heretofore.