Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Timothy Connors of Salem, who had
both legs cut off at Lynn. Mass. while
stealing IA ride from Salem on freigh.
train. Sunday, died. Monday morning.
at the Lynn hospital.
The boxing bout between George Mullen
of Boston, and Joe Flaherty of Lowell,
before the Standard Athletic Club at New
London, Conn. Monday night. lasted less
than two rounds and F'iaherty was given
the decision on a foul The men were
matched for 20 rounds at 1873 pounds.
Clark W. Bryan. aged "A formerly
part owner of the Springfield, Mass,
Republican and later owner of the
Union, shot and killed himself. Mon
day. He founded Good House and the
Paper World. A few months ago he
met with business reverses.
Louis J. Snure. the New York clerk who
forged for $4,000 and who spent the
money trying to cure his wife of con-
sumption. Monday, pleaded guilty TO for
gerry in the second degree. He was re-
manded until Friday for sentence. The
heferring of the sentence was to enable
Snure to see his wife once more before
she dies. Her death is expected at any
hour
The condition OF Edward Marcu.:,
the Haverhill teamster. injured at
Lawrence, Mass, Monday in a run
away accident is considered serious. At
the hospital his injuries were found to
consist of a fracture of the cheek bone,
two broken ribs and fracture of the
shoulder.
ut lar f.lY
Monday. shot and instantly killed his
wife, Mary. and seriously wounded
John ]. Wilson, who boarded with Mrs.
Ayers and then committed suicide. In
letter left for the authorities he gave
as the reason for the crime the rela-
tions which he averred existed between
Mrs. Ayers and Wilson.
In the superior criminal court at
Worcester, Mass, Monday. Thomas w.
McGrath and Lawrence Day were SEN
fenced for taking part in an attempt
to rob the post office at North Grafton.
on the night of Nov. 6. Both pleaded
guilty. McGrath was sentenced TO a
term of from 10 to Is years in state
prison. and Day for term of from to
10 years.
party of unknown men surrounded the
house of Farmer Rustin and demanded
that his daughter come out she refused.
whereupon the men fired at the house
from every side. one shot killed boy.
Another shot struck old man Rustin and
he died. Monday. The cause of the
shooting was that Miss Rustin had sworn
out warrant for a man named Philips.
Philips. his father and two brothers,
some cousins Of Philips and "A man named
Cleveland have been jailed.
Mrs. John b. Dyson. aged SO was
burned to death at her home at New
Britain. CT. Monday evening. by the
explosion of a kerosene lamp. She was
engaged in preparing supper and the
lamp was on the dining room table
when it exploded. Three children. the
oldest a boy of IS We're up stairs and
hearing their mothers cries fastened
below and found her lying on the floor
all ahame. She died before they We're
able to extingush the fire.
Judge Bookstaver. in the supreme
court at New York, Monday. increased
the bail of Fayne Strahan Moore from
$4,000 to $4,000 on the charge of Badger
ing Martin Mahon and also fixed all
additional bonds of $1,000 on the larceny
charge. which accuses Mrs. Moore of
stealing silverware from the Waldorf
Astoria. Judge Bookstaver ordered
counsel for Mrs. Moore and the dis
trict attorney to examine the offered
bail before he would accept it.
Hall Adj lost his wrestling match
with Farmer Burns and Jack
Rooney. at Chicago. Monday night He
was to have thrown them each twice in
hut fai1 nI 10
Rooney first in 50 minutes. then Burns
in minutes and IS seconds. Rooney
again in minutes and 40 seconds.
Burns in his second round remained
the limit The Turk showed himself a
first class wrestler and went at his
work with good humor and fairness.
VIM. Henry. Earl Poulett. died at
London. Sunday. in his I'D year. 1t is
probable that the succession to the
title and estates will he disputed. The
deceased earl was thrice married. Ac.
cording to gossip. when q harum Scarum
youth and travelling about. he made
a wager that he would marry the first
woman he mef on landing in England.
Accordingly at Portsea. in 1S49 he mar
ried Miss Elizabeth Virginia Newman.
daughter of a land port pilot. Within
few months she gave birth to a son,
whose paternity her husband denied.
The couple from that time lived apart
the wife dying in August. 1871. The
child. who now calls himself Viscount
Hinton. and claims the succession. has
long been living on the streets of Lon
dan as an organ grinder and his pre-
tensions We're always sternly repudi-