Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-12-20

breaking all the windows in town and
setting fire to two oil tanks of $4,000
barrels each.
Moses f. Dodge, a prominent citizen of
Hopkinton, n. H., was burned to death
early Monday morning in his barn, while
endeavoring to save his cattle. The re-
mains of Alphonso Page were also found
in the ruins. The latter is supposed to
have set the fire while drunk.
An epidemic of diphtheria has become
so serious in Canton district, w. Va,
that the county board of health has
directed the erection of a large hospital
in the afflicted district and will send a
competent staff of physicians to take
charge of it. There have been many
deaths.
Franklin b. Gowen, noted Phila-
delphia lawyer, shot himself at Wash
ington Saturday. 1t is thought by
many at Philadelphia that the great
lawyers mind became unbalanced
through too persistent application to
business and that the suicide was due
to this cause.
The prisoners in the Jail at Hutchinson,
Kan, held what they call "Kangaroo"
court Saturday. John Shoutz, acting
the part of sheriff, was sent to arrest
William McNulty. McNulty refused to
go and drew knife and cut Shoutz's
throat, severing the juglar vein and kill
ing him instantly. Both men were in Jail
awaiting trial for burglary.
Ole Larson of Brooklyn, n. Y, a
faith curist who was arrested for viola
ting the health law by refusing to allow
medicine or medical treatment to be
given to his wife and child when they
were sick with diphtheria, has been
convicted and will be sentenced today.
The penalty is one years imprisonment
or $500 fine, or both.
The annual banquet of the Boston
Merchants association, last Thursday
night, was Il successful and brilliant
affair. About 400 gentlemen were present
representing Boston's commercial inter-
ests. Sheeches were made by eX-Presi-
dent Cleveland. Governor Ames, Hon.
Henry w. Grady of Atlanta, Andrew
Carnegie of Pittsburg, and others.
Detectives John S. Tiff and j. Grove
and Patrolman Redmond Mcdonald, who
testified in favor of Daniel Coughlin in
the recent Cronin trial, were dismissed
from the force at Chicago Tuesday "for
conduct unbecoming an officer and for
neglect of duty" ''This is only begin
ming of removals" said an official Tues
day. land from this time on you can look
for the removal of Clan-na-Gael men and
their sl mpathizers daily"
Edward Dalton, foreman on the Lake
Shore railroad, met a horrible death at
Toledo, o., Tuesday. He was engaged
in repairing a skylight in the roof of the
old union depot, and in some manner fell
upon an electric wire on the roof. His
clothes were dampened by the drilling
rain which had been falling and he was
Immediately Frustrated by the heavy cur
rent. He lay there for half an hour be-
fore the current was shut off. When
picked up it was found that he was dead,
being terribly burned.
The funeral of Oliver johnson took
place at New York Friday morning at
the Unitarian church of the Messiah at
Park avenue and Thirty-fourth street,
the pastor, Rev. Robert Collyer, and
Rev. j. w. Chadwick, pastor of the
Second Unitarian church of Brooklyn,
officiating. Among the people present
were many of the old friends of the
well-knOwn abolitionist and journalist.
The services were simple in their char
acter. and consisted of a scriptural Sc
lection, prayer, and singing, and ad-
John Gallagher and G.. H. Ward both
died at Butte, Mont, Monday evening
from the effect of injuries received in a
brutal fist fight Sunday morning. The
cause of the fight was dispute between
the men over trifling account connected
with house that Gallagher had built for
Ward. A fight was formally arranged
to take place at sporting resort two
miles from town. One hundred and five
rounds were fought. Ward knocked
Gallagher down 9S times. Gallagher's
left arm was broken by blow i'm the 18th
round, but he fought on with undimin-
shed ferocity. In the 9Sth round Ward
caught Gallagher off his guard and de-
livered IA terrible Highlander under the
chin, knocking him senseless. He partly
recovered and fought seven more rounds
in half-dazed condition, receiving severe
punishment, until he was knocked out.
The jury in the CrOnin case at Chica-
go rendered their verdict on Monday,
after having had the case in hand from
Friday. 1t was: "We, the jury, find de-
PENDANT John f. Beggs not guilty. We,
guilty of manslaughter, as charged in
the jury, tind defendant John Kunze
the indictment, and fix his punishment
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the term of three years. We, the jury,
find defendants Daniel Coughlin, Pat
rick O'Sullivan and Martin Burke guilty
of murder, in the manner and form as
charged in the indictment. and fix the
penalty at Imprisonment in the penten-
tiary for the term of their natural leves.' -
Simultaneous with the announcement
of the verdict Coughlin, O'Sulliyan and
Burke turned deathly pale, while Kunze
started suddenly from his seat, and a
moment later dropped his head upon
his breast and burst into tears. Beggs's
face was luminous with Joy, and imme-
diately after the polling of the jury he
arose from amid the prisoners and walk
ed over to the jury box, and during the
breathless lull that followed, shook
Foreman Clarke's hand, heartily and
said. "Gentlemen, thank you. | trust
that the future may confirm your judg-
ment upon me and that you will never
regret you found me not guilty of this
terrible charge"