Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The pressed glassware scale, affect
ing 5000 men in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Indiana was settled
at a conference at Pittsburg, Pa,
Tuesday, and the factories will be
started at once.
President Robert F. Straine and
Treasurer c. A. Lamson of the United
Telegram Co., were arraigned before
Judge Brown in the municipal court at
Boston, Tuesday, on charges of con-
spiracy to commit larceny. Both de-
PENDANTS were held in $40, 900 bonds each
for hearing on Sept. IA. The men
were arrested on complaint of stock
holder to Marsden J. Perry, receiver of
the company.
For the first time in the history of
the supreme court of California a writ
ten examination has been given to an
applicant for license to practice law
The examination, which was success
fully passed. was taken by Theodore
Grady. deaf mute. He is a teacher in
the asylum for the deaf and dumb at
Berkeley. He had studied law for sew
eral years and expects to become a
of legal works.
The ferryboat Revere, while on her
early morning trip from Boston proper
to East Boston, Tuesday, crashed into
the dock in the East Boston slip. badly
smashing the drop, demolishing the
gates on the ferryboat and slightly in
juring several passengers. The acct
dent occurred through some misunder-
standing of the signals to the engineer.
superintendent of Ferries Mcclellan
will hold an investigation as to the
cause of the accident.
The police of the Grand Central sta
ton, New York. Tuesday, notified po-'
lice headquarters of the arrest of Julia
MCGUIRE, who lives at 16 East AZ street
According to the police report. the
woman, who is Al years of age and I'M
married, entered the real estate office
OF George B. Moore at 26 East AZ street
and shot at him. The bullet missed
Moore and before she could fire again
she was arrested. The woman de-
clared that Moore had ruined her life
and now had deserted her.
The fall circuit trotting meeting at
two good races, and the crowd was a
large one. In the 3-minute class, for
$50, six horses started. The race wen.
to Lansdown, b. g., A. J. Waterson,
ST. Stephen, with Jim Wilkes, b. S.. Mr..
Cone, Calais, second; Sharon. b. g.,
Mr. Ward. ST. John, third. Best time,
2.27A. The 2.27 class, purse $3.50. had
five starters and were won by Almont
Charter, b. s., Mr.. Raymond, ST. John;
Ray Wilkes, g. M, Reyes Bros. st.
Stephen, second; Jack Bowen, blk. g..
Eaton, Calais, third. Best time, 2.25.
There was a sensational shooting af-
fray at the county Jail. Minneapolis,
Mimi, shortly after midnight, Monday
night. James l.. Murphy, a deputy
sheriff, shot Claws H. WOODBURY., the
matron's husband, who was asleep in
bed. He fired II shots, five of which
entered Woodburn's body, exclaiming:
9TH teach you to ruin my daughter"
The Waterman rushed in and prevented
WOODBURY., who had by this time Sc
cured his own weapon, from firing at
his now retreating enemy. Murphy
gave himself up and refused to discuss
the case except to say that he was a
| Kcntuckian and had shot to kill.
Woodburn is dangerously but not
| fatally shot.
Superintendent Swan of the Essex
| county industrial school at Lawrence
| NJ ass, was arraigned in the municipal
| court, Tuesday, charged with assault
| upon Charles Glennon, with a danger
out weapon. He pleaded not guilty and
the case was continued for trial until
Sept. 10, under sureties of $1,000. Glen
non, the victim of the shot is Grip
pie. 8 years old. He has suffered from
hip trouble for some time and tn,
bullet which entered his back from 3
revolver, alleged to have been dis
charged by Superintendent Swan, has
increased his sufferings. The boy is i,
a comfortable condition at the hospit;.
now and will probably recover. Super.
intendent Swan says that he intended
to have the bullet pass over the boy:
head and frighten him. He claims tha
it was through an accident that tn,
bullet struck him. The lad was sho
4 after leaving tomato field through
which he had passed to go in swim
ming.