The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-25
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Found Dead.

Found Dead.
LOWELL July 24.-James Wilson of this
city was found this morning lying on the track
of the Lowell and Lawrence railroad in a terri
bly, mutated condition. The supp POSITION is
that he was killed by the cars.
Thief Sentenced.
Samuel c. Browne man with several aliases
who was arrested in Boston and brought here
Yesterday, was to-day St ntenced to the house
of correction for six mouths for robbing the
money Draw of the Youog Mems Christian
Association.
Fire in Winchester.
BOSTON, JAY 4.-Fre broke out last night
at Winchester III large shed used for storing
light and fancy lumber in the extensive lumber
yard of A. Cutting This building was soon
destroyed, together with large coal shed i'm
mediately adjoining and the property of j.
Mcdonald of Woburn. Mr.. Cutting estimates
his loss at $2O 600, on which there is an insur-
ance of $4,000. Mr.. McDonald's loss is
about $500; fully insured.
Conviction OF "a Brute
VIM. A Bates was tried and convicted of
brutally treating and starving his three child
rem, all girls, the oldest twins aged 10 and the
youngest years of age. Justice Wakefield
said the case he never saw equalled in barbar-
ity, and he believed that had the legislature
which enac ed the law supposed case of the
kind would ever happen. they would have
made the penalty six " ars instead of six
months. He sentenced Bates to six months
10 the house OF correction on each charge.
Bates appealed. The sentence gave entire sat
isacton to the citizens.
The Roy Pomeroy.
AT an adjourned inquest this afternoon into
the murder of Katie Curran by the boy Pom
erOy, the surgeon who made the autOpsey stat
ed that the body of the girl was mutilated in
most shocking and revolving manner by some
sharp instrument. The laborer who found the
remarks testified thew were only nartlv cnvared
with ashes and that the head was completely
severed from the 3dy. The testimony of the
officers who examined the cellar soon after the
girl was missed, was to the effect that they
to discover anything. Pending a verdict of
the coroner's inquest Mrs Pomeroy and her
other son are held in custody.
Beacon Park Races.
Tho Beacon Park races were concluded this
afternoon with one regular race on the card
aud one handicap sweepstakes Purse race
was for horses in the % class, and the start
ers were b G Honest Billy. ch m Flora Belle.
CHI N Fanny and W Baby Boy. Before the
start Billy was the favorite at the pool box,
selling at about even against Fanny as second
choice and the field.
The first heat was contested warmly by Baby
Boy and Belle, both doing some breaking, the
gelding beating the mare a head in 81
In the second heat they were all together at
tie half, but Belle soon af er went away and
won from tDe Dpy Dy an open leD2tn I'D l.ol
The third heat was won by Fanny, who did
most of the trotting, all the others acting bad
ly at times
The fourth heat was very similar to the
third. Fanny never being headed after the
word was given. Time 9 81 ga.
The fifth heat was won by Billy, he beating
Fanny by head, after a warm race frou the
three-quarters pole home. Tsme 2 364
The sixth was won by Flora Belle III Sc and
the seventh by Honest Billy, atho ugh both
Flora Belle and Fanny both beat him out
trif1e, but they were set baLk for running. 1t
then became too late to troJ and the contest
was postponed. The second contest trotted be.
tween heats was sweepstakes for $500 be-
tween the S. g Horace Greeley, the g. m.
Max Baucheur to harness and b. g, Jester to
wagon. The latter won the first two heats, bnt
the exertion was sufficient send him back.
Greedy winning the last three and the race.
BEACON PARK. July 24-Sweepstakes of
$780, mile heats, 3 in 5:
Il. Sargent, n. s. So. Horace Greeley to har-
ness, 23i1 1
A. Woodward n. s. bg. Jester, to wag-
on, l l 2
A. Ramsey, n. $. g. m. Rosa Bon
heur, 1922 2 3
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