The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-10
Another Man Confesses the Crime.

Another Man Confesses the Crime.
John McGough, a pal Of bat
Shea, who was to have been eloctro-
suted at Dannemora prison on Tuesday
next for the murder of Robert Ross in
an election riot in 1894 at Troy, has
confessed that it was not Shea who
shot Ross, but that he did it himself.
Coy. Morton Sunday received a written
confession made by McGough, who is
a prisoner at Clinton prison. In com
counsel the governor has decided to
issue tomorrow a respite for Shea
until February 4. Shea's counsel were
as greatly surprised as anybody at the
confession of McGough. They will
move Immediately for a new trial for
Shea.
satolii Vested With the Scarlet.
Francis Satolli, titular archbishop
Of Lepanto and papal ablegate to the
United States, was raised to the
~eardinalate and formally vested with
the scarlet which marks the rank of
cardinal at the Baltimore cathedral
Sunday. .Archbishops, bishops,
monsignoys and divines of various
grades in the Roman Catholic church {:
statesmen, diplomats and hundreds of
the great and lowly, Catholics and
non Catholics, witnessed the services.
Prominent prelates from every section
Of the country took part in the pro-
ceedings and the splendor of the vest
ments, and grandeur of the music and
the pomp of the ritual combined to
inrm an impressive ceremony. Satolli
in his address said he "was greatly
pleased that this function should be
held in America where he had received
so many attestations of good will and
affection. He hoped that this occa-
sion would mark the beginning of an
era still more brilliant, still more
prosperous for the church and the
country. He promised that throughout
all the rest of his life he would never
cease uaily to pray for the welfare OF
the American people" The pope has
temporarily conferred the title OF
apostolic delegate upon Mr.. Sberrati,
secretary and chancellor of the delega-
tion, but it is understood that Cardi-
nal Satolli will continue to discharge
the functions of the office during the
six months he will remain in the
country before going to Rome to re
eci7c the red hat at the hands of the
n which will make him "a full
member of the sacred college. In the
meantime the pope will appoint his
successor as apostolic delegate, ana
the latter will take up his residence IN
Washington simultaneously with the
departure of Cardinal Satolli for Rome.
Cardinal Satolli will be, on his return
TO the Vatican, the representative OF
Washington in Rome.
a frightful accident took place ut
Luke Fiddler c|olliery in Shauokin,
Pa, at an early hour Monday morning
through which four men lost their
lives. As they wera being raised IN a
bucket after firing a blast, the rope
caught and the men were thrown heat
long down the shaft to instant death.
Reports have reached the United
States revenue office which say tnat
in a battle Friday between a posse OF
officers and moonshiners ~ North
Carolina, near the Tennessee line, seven
men were killed and several hurt. Inc
scehe of the reported battle Is several
miles from a railroad.
A series of terrific explosions laid
waste the vicinity at the corner OF
Second and Vine streets, st Louls,
last Friday afternoon. A boiler IN
George f. Merritt's printing office, IN
the basement of SO North Third street,
across the alley from the storage and
commission house of II. P. Grubb' ex-
ploded. In the rear of the Grub es-
adjustment a large quantity OF nfe
works WAS stored, and a second x
plosion occurred, followed immedi
ately by a third, that lifted the Gruop
building and dropped it in a mass oil
wreck. Six bodies have been re-
covered from the wreckage. -Four per,
SONS are missing, as far as repofte9
10 the police, and the list OF injured
numbers IS. .,
Fire destroyed more than hail OF the
business portion Of the village OF VEST
Palm Beach, Fla last Friday. Loss
$3.50, 600.
The Nevada bank at San Francesca
has been yictimized out of SZs,uup by
a check raiser, who has escaped. pc
yond the name he gave, which is prop
ably fictitious. the police know noth-
ing whatever about him. a CHECK ieI
sl2 was raised so cleverly that II
passed through several hands before II
Sas detected.