Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-01
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.
VIM c. Arnold, whose ankle was crushed on
the Lowell railroad, is dead.
Thomas u. Ford, policeman of Boston, fell
dead while on duty yesterday, of heart disease.
Frank uail. the boy who was stabbed in 8
store on Washington street, Boston, by a young
rohher, died Sunday night at the hospital
F8me-Au English paper came to the Boston
post office, few DAYS ago, addressed TO Ralph
Waldo Emerson, Esq, Philosopher, Massachu-
sets. New England c. S, North America"
An inward bound freight train on the Boston
and Maine railroad, while passing through Mel
rose Saturday evening, ran over man named
Daniel Griffin. who was lying on the track, IN
tOxicated His body was dismembered, and
scattered along the track for the space of
quarter of a mile. Deceased was a resident of
Melrose.
Charles Sage and Thomas Murphy fought
duel with dirk knives on Saturday at Charles
town. Sage was cut on the left side of his neck
within an inch OF the iugular vein. Murphy's
wOund was quite severe, his nose being slit
open from his forehead to his upper lip. They
were taken to the police station.
There was au amusing case in the Boston
municipal cOurt yesterday morning. A man
was brought TO the front of the dock, charged
with assaulting his wife; but when the woman
was called upon to testify, she wasn't positive
10 regard TO his identity. She had been married
six years, but couldn't swear that this man was
or was not her husband. He declared that he
charged
MGDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Thomas Cloush, a Lowell police officer, was
arrested on Saturday, on the charge of assault
and battery, for woundiug a son of Samuel
Shirley, thirteen years old, by revolver shot,
which took effect in his thigh, on the 7th Of
August last. The boy crept under the fence at
the fair grounds while game Of base bali was
being played and soon after received the shot
and fell. Clough ran to him and said, ''4ou
ain'r hit, are YOU, bub2 | was only fooling With
Eoul Ii could not have been me that hit you'll
don't carry pistol" He sent the boy home
m wagon, and subsequently, denied firing.
The case has been postponed several times, but
on trial Saturday before the police conrt, the
evidence was SO conclusive that the court, before
the government case was closed, ordered the
respondent to give bonds in $1,000 to 20 before
the grand jury. The shooting created quite an
excitement Mr.. Shirley is engaged as printer
on the MiddleseX Democrat.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Dean cotton and machine company of
Taunton Will probably soon be dissolved, as
there is a probability that the present corpora
ton will sell ont their manufacturing establish
ment to new company about 10 be formed.
Mr.. Leonard Briggs, freight master al the
Fairhayen railroad station, was drowned on
Sunday by The upSetting of a boat in which he
went on a fishing excursion with another man,
who was rescued. He was 40 years of age and
leaves two orphan children.
Mr.. John Stanley, carriage manufacturer, Of
North AttleborO, met with painful accident
last Tuesday. He was working piece of red
hot iron when piece which he cut off few into
his bosom inside Of his vest and fell burning its
way down his lee and lodging at his heel. He
instantly plunged his foot into a pail of water,
but the water did not penetrate the boot speed
lily enough and he was Obliged to pull off his
boot, the hot iron burning into the flesh mean
while. The result was very serious burn, which
will take a long time TO heal.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
VIM. NJ. Washburn of Middleboro has been
fined SO and costs for firing a gun loaded with
peas and beans into the body OF a horse owned
by Andrew Ramsdell.