Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-22

Mr. Dennis Murphy IN company with a
friend started to cross the street to go 10
bis house at about nine O'Clock Wedne Is ,
night. His attsniioa was arrested by the
approach of an electric car. Mr.. Murphy
and his friend. Mr.. Sheehan. stopped in
ing car. Their attention was so arrested
by that, that neither noticed the team which
was close by the car AMI being driven at a
fast rate of speed. Mr.. Murphy was struck
by the hor,c and thrown heavily to the
| ground the wheels Of the two-seated beach
wagon containing Zone man passing over
his holy. The horse WAS stopped by the
driver, and Mr.. Sheehau attempted to raise
his friend to his feet Mr.. Murphy was
unconscious, and some men ~h0 had gath
| cred abcu, cried out tina. he was dead.
uhercupon The driver Of the team whipped
up the horse and disappeared in the DARK
ness. Mr.. Murphy was taken to his home
and n physician summoned, who restored
| him TO eonsciousnes'. They found that nc
! bones were broken but that he was badly
| nessel the affsi- say that the horse was be-
| ing driven reeklessly. But the port that
/ he was frightened by the clt csric cars i,
false, AS he was under complete control
aud was stopped after eeing short dis
lance.
The Boston Herald of Thursday printed
a sensational account of a meeting in the
Gilmore Of San Francisco and E A. San.
born, wealthy citizen of this city. Gil
more, Who is a tall athletic man, went uI
| to the clerks desk ard pointing st San
| born said, that mau is armed. He want.
to shoot uie, and | call for protection.
| Mr. Sanbcrn hastily withdrew. This scene
| it appears, is the latest phsse in family
! quarrel. which began when Gilmore married
Ssnborns sister FIVE years ago Sanborn
denounced Gilmore to his sister 81 an ad-
venturer who wanted her fortune of $780,
COO aud declared shat he already Rad
wife. His efforts to separate them failed,
however. His sister married Gilmore and
went with him to California, whore Gilmore
was in the hardware business. nni
where she died in childbirth four
months ago. leaving child Of
eighteen months The husband had his
wife buried in IIslovell, and came on this
summer to witt her grave. From there
he went 10 Be stoD, where he met Sanborr
and had sn Interview with him at tbs
Adams House. Gilmore states that at that
Interview Sanborn locked the door on him
and compelled him to sign paper at the
point of revolver, giving up al claim to
his wlfe's property, proceeding he at once
repuiiated when he was out of the room
SsHb0rn, in an Interview. denied threaten
inR Gilmore with revolver, but that Gil
more threatened suicide and volunteered to
resign all claim to his wife's property
which he did by signing paper 10 tina
effect. Gilmore then asked him to go ia
the Quincy House with him aud see the
child, which be did. "On entering the
Quin,y House Office. said Sanborp,
"Gilmere went to the desk and Gale d
loudly for protection saying | waa armed
that had threatened HE life and that I
INTENDED to ahduct his cbild. He demand
ed an officer 10 arr, st me. of course |
imme'' aic'y re- Gated from The hotel with
my friend Ssnborn admitted he had
bought a revolver hut did 50, he said b.
cause Gilmore hsd threatened him. lie
denounced Gilmore in the most scathins
terms ard declared that # Gilmore got the
100000 he would see that it DID him Ne
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