Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-06-01
NEW ENGLAND NEWS NOTES.


Bridgeport. Conn
A three-t tenemen; block valued at $4,000,
owned 10y Frank Mason, was burned at Hud-
son, Mass.
Ruth King. Years old, was fatally burned
10y the explosion nf Kerosene lamp at Prov.
idence. X. |.
Frank Swanson was run over by an electric
ear at Providence. Il. |. Internal injuries
will cause death.
The Howard Bullough American Machine
Company intends to build an $50 900 factory
at AttleborO, Mass.
james Shcehan, who was struck by Il run
away team ut Portland. Me, died from his in
iuries. He was 70 years Of age.
An epidemic of malignant diphtheria has
broken out at Providence. X. |. Nine cases
were found In one section Of the city.
The trustees Of Gilmanton academy Mt La
cOnin, y H., have voted to erect II building
in the place OF the one recently burned.
The Saco water power machine shop at
Biddeford, Me-, is to start up early in June
with 500 hands. 1t mas been idle six months.
man who registered rs c. f.. CIapp,
Northampton, Mas. committed suicide at
Young Hotel, Boston, by turning on the
gas.
otto Kartner died at the Connecticut state
prison OF heart disease He was sentenced
for three years for burglary ut Bridgeport in
1892
In the New Britain. Conn, police court
John Shay, IL year, old, was held under
bonds OF $3.50 for trial on the charge Of bur
glary
William Cooper died At East Providence,
II. |. He was born in 1888, and lived in the
same place Nc years. lie was veteran Of
| the war OF 1872.
Carl Wuiss. who stabbed his brother at R0s-
| lindae Mass, confessed to his crime, and
his accomplice in robbery, Thomas Burke
also pleaded guilty.
The two men who were killed by the cars
near Leet's Island. Conn. have been idcnti-
| fled aS Swedes who lived in Guiturd, and
| whose names were Johnson and Marson.
! Annie Sw"HsOn. employed u a domestic in
the family Of q. II. Lowe, died suddenly at
| Newton, Mass., under suspicious rir'um-
! stances. II was thought she had taken poi
| son, hut this She denied to the end.
Arrangements are being made for the sale
| Of Taft 4 Weedcn's Wryhussrt mills Olney-
vile, X. l. Since the strike few operatives
have been employed, but capitalists are anN-
ious to take the property and continue work
Mrs. Emily c. Hart Of Brooklyn, has
brought suit against Frank Brainard the ex-
| 'fulpI u lit t~ldt' bi UtT lltltF, the IAte
Erastus Brainard, at Middetown, Conn.
! Mr.. Hart alleges msnnnngomcnt OF the cs-
| tate
The Corlss Steam Engine company was
reorgani2ed At Providence Il. l.. the capital
! stock being increased to Sl,OOO, 0OO The
works will be started mp Immediately. Ii is
J proposed To- employ III" 1000 men former V
employed in the works.
An attempt was mad" TO wreck Il passen-
ger train near North AnsOn. Me An iron
rail was placed across the track The cngi-
neer saw 1t in time 10 -low up, but not until
! the locomotive struck the iron. The train
was thrown from the rml~. hut no damage
was done.
Walter Rumery Was brought up in the po.
lice court, IN Portland, Me-. at the instigation
| Of the League Cf American Whermen.
charged with running down Alfred Walker.
The prisoner was rrmandcd. This ease will
decide what right the eye lists have ON public
highways.
Daniel J. Cote confessed at Springfield,
| Mass, to having stolen diamonds and ruheS
| valued at go, 900 from the trunk OF II. c,
Barnum, and was sentenced to four wears
hard labor III the -tates prison. Henry Nc
Cam was discharged for lack Of evidence to
| convict him.
In the supreme court at Montpelier Vt
III the case oi the state against Dr. |. II
Fiske Of Montpelier, indicted by the grand
jury for giving information relative to the
procuring Of II criminal operation. the indirt-
mcnt was adiudgod insufficient. and respond
cnt was discharged.
In the superior criminal court at Salem,
Mass, the jury in the ease ot c. NJ. Mason,
charged with assault with intent to Kill, found
Il verdict Of guilty. Mason shot his BROTHER
in-law, j. L. TraSk, in Peabody March 4.
An attempt was made to prove that the de-
fendant was insane.
Expert testimony was introduced in tn,
Donovan murder trinl ut Norwich, Conn, TO-
show that the accused was insane when he
killed J. H. Bell at New London, Dec. 30
1893. DR.. Crothers of Hartford, testified thai
he had examined 2 100 cases Of alcoholism or
alcoholic insanity. and he was sure Donovan
condition and history showed signs Of in
aanitV