Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-11-09

The strike of the Italians on the Wmte
River Valley electric railroad has not as
sumed alarming proportions, and all dah'
| ger of bloodshed is past. The l.aian
workmen and superintendent have hsd
slight Misunderstanding and foreman at
Gaysville was hit in the head with an axe
in the hands OF an enraged Italian me
foreman's injuries were not serious Wheh
a construction train was run to Gaysvliie a
repetition OF the trouble was feared out
the presence of posse OF officers prevent
ed any acts of violence. New men VIII De
employed to take the place OF the striking
Italians. The report that Rev. Wilmo pa a.
| Warner, chaplain OF the senate OF lo9S,
had been killed while attempting to quiet
the rioters was entirely without toundatioh'
Mr.. Warner was not at the scene Of tue
disturbance.
w. III. Coburn, who had about three
months more time to serve of three ana
one-halt years sentence, escaped from pris-
on last week. He was at work in the keep
er's house across the road from the prison,
and eluded his guards, who promptly gave
the alarm, but in the rapidly approaching
darkness he could not be found. Nothing
more was heard of him until last week,
when Superintendent Cakes was notified OF
his capture at Randolph by Sheriff j. f.
Lamson, who returned him to Windsor on
the afternoon train. After giving his guard
the slip, Coburn seemed to have made Tor
the railroad track in the darkness, ana Iol-
lowed it north. Wednesday night ne
reached Randolph and asked permission
to sleep in livery office. This was re-
fused, and he went into a neighborlng
barn. Thursday morning, having OBJ
tanned something to eat, he returned to the
livery office where he was found by the
sheriff.
John Edwards, who lives on the Charles
Fay place, in Woodstock, toward Bridge
water, got up furry of excitement the
other day by cutting his throat. Evident
ly his jackknife was dull. He started in on
one side, but apparently it was tedious
work and he shifted to the other side,
thinking it might be less painful. He sue
ceeded in marking the skin distinctly, but
not in releasing much blood, Word came
to Woodstock by several passing teams
that Mrs. Edwards was patrolling the high
way near the house and crying "Murder!
Help!" etc., and that her spouse had cut
his throat. Constable Thomas was I'M
portuned to go and investigate, and did so,
finding that the would-be suicide had gone
down to Eugene Smiths. When the of
fcer got there Edwards was trying to sell
Smith pig. He bad his coat collar turned
up and Mr.. Smith was unaware of his
trightful experience. 1t is alleged that Ed
wards and his wife had been having fam
lily ''jar," and the man OF the house was
trying to impress upon his helpmeet real
ization of his deep misery.
Miss Jane Pingree of Mortified was
awakened about 4 o'clock one morning last
week by feeling pressure on her throat
She awoke to see burglar who told her
to keep still or he wonld kill her and de-
manded her money. Upon being informed
that she had no money he unsuccesstully
attempted criminal assault. Mrs. Julia
Durkee who was sleeping in an upstairs
apartment heard the noise; she came down
with lamp in her hand. The burglar
took chair in his hands and smashed it
into pieces which he flung at Mrs. Durkee
when she appeared. While he was thus
engaged Miss Pingree made her escape
out OF the house by way of bedroom WIZ
dow. Mrs. Durkee fled out of the from
door and both women ran to the residence
of Fred Fuller, and Sheriff Winch wa
called. The burglar had effected an en-
trance through the pantry window, ten fee
from the ground and LETT by the same route
Suspicious pointed to a negro by tn
name of Osborne who denied the crim
but who was nevertheless arrested an(
held for hearing.