The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-01
TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Autopsy on the Body Of Charles Martin
Develops Startling Facts.

Spencer Oct. 31.-Charles Martin,
whose death was announced in The Spy
this morning, died from acute pc
ritonitis and internal hemorrhage
caused by a blow or a kick or some
other injury. These facts were devel-
oped by an autopsy performed this af-
ternoon by Medical Examiner Norwood
assisted by Medical Examiner F. H
Baker of Worcester.
There are various wild stories ahoat
about town concerning the last few
days of Martins life. One story is that
he got into fight in a local saloon last
Thursday, and was kicked and pound
ed numerically by local man. All
the various stories will be investigated
and arrests may follow.
The funeral of the late Lizzie NJ
McKenna, wife of Chief of Police G. H.
McKenna, took place this forenoon at
8 o'clock from the Church of the Holy
Rosary. Rev. G. H. Dolan celebrated
high mass of requiem. The bearers
were all lifelong friends of the de-
ceased-George H. Ramer, John Faig-
non, Thomas H. Clark, Daniel Carey
John Norton, and Edward Bowen. The
funeral was very largely attended, and
the floral tributes were especially beau
tiful. The interment took place in st.
Mary's cemetery.
A large number attended the HALO
we'en social and entertainment which
was given this evening at the Univer-
salist Church, under the auspices of
the social committee of the Young Peo-
pies Christian Union.
Warrants were posted around town
tonight, announcing the state election
this year to take place Tuesday, Nov.
8, the polls to open at $50 in the morn
ing and close at o'clock in the after
noon.
AS a result of the foot ball game
which took place Saturday afternoon
at Railroad park, between the Grove
streets and Brick schools, a hot rivalry
has sprung up, and each team is look
ing for the others scalp. Manager Pc
ter Mulhall of the Grove street team
wishes to challenge, through the col
umns of the Spy, the Brick school team
to another game of foot ball to take
place at Railroad park next Wednes-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock the same
teams to line up as lined up Saturday.
Eben G. Buss, aged IS years, passed
away yesterday morning at his home in
Wire Village, death being caused by
pneumonia and heart disease
Mrs. S. C. Dyer Of Cherry street, pres
ident of the Womans Foreign Mission
airy Society, which is branch Of the
First Congregational Church, win rep
resent this society at the 31st annual
meet of the Women's Board of Missions
which will be held this week at the
First Congregational Church in Spring
field. Many others from this society
also expect to attend.
Men have been at work all day clean
ing out the freight yards, which are
Astounding in about foot of good black
mud
Charles Reno of Mcdonald street a
member of Co. H, Twelfth United
Statea regulars, received an ad-
ditional thirty days furlough to-
day At the expiration of this
last thirty days, it will make a fur
Tough of 40 days that he has received
in all. For the past month Mr.. Reno
has been in wretched health, not being
able to eat scarcely anything. He has
improved much lately, however, and is
now able to be about
Patrick ]. Calvin of Bell street, for
merly an employee at the Isaac Prouty
boot and shce factory, has accepted a
position with r. A. Long, shoe man
ufaeturer Of Springfield
Phoenlx st. Martin has moved to
Springfield where he will be employed
in a paper mill
Mrs. DR. Deroehers of Holyoke, nee
Miss Eva Cormier Of Spencer, is in town
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Cormier, O. High street,
Lizzie Mccarthy head waiter at the
Massasoit Hotel has again resumed
her duties, after a five weeks stay at
Washington, d. G.