The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
A TROLLEY MISHAP.
Clinton Man Taken
To Hospital For
Treatment.
CHIEF TURNED ON THE HOSE.
Novel Manner of Taking the
Fight Out of a Prisoner
The Bush Case.
CHIEF TURNED ON THE HOSE.

Clinton, July 26.-Timothy Kittredge,
Is years old, was struck by a trolley
car On the Worcester & Clinton line,
between Worcester ana the car barn in
Boyiston, and knocked down.
He was picked up by the crew of the
car, having sustained internal injuries
OF an extent not determined by the ply
sicians. Kittredge was brought to Clin-
ton on a Worcester & Clinton car. The
car was met at the Clinton house by an
ambulance. Kittredge was made as
comfortable as possible. He was taken
to the Clinton hospital, where his in
1uries were cared for. He was conscious
during the trip, but suffered greatly.
The accident took place at ESQ o'clock.
and it was 3 o'clock when the ambu-
lance started for the hospital. Late this
afternoon the matron of the hospital
said that the staff had made an exam
lnation of the injured man, but without
reaching a determination as to how
serious his injuries might prove. The
physicians will make a fuller diagnosis
this evening.
James Curtis is the most troublesome
prisoner the police have had to deal
with in long time. Chief Bates had to
turn the hose on him. Officer William
r. Earle brought Curtis in about )
o'clock this afternoon. Curtis was very
drunk He was accompanied by a friend
who had loaded him on to a Clinton &
Ieominster car, with view to getting
him to his home in Fitchburg.
Curtis wouldn't refrain from utter
ing English unfit for polite ears, and
the conductor stopped the car and put
him off. Then Earle took him in. At the
police station Curtis offered to whip
every policeman in Massachusetts. The
police paid no attention TO this sort of
thing, but when Curtis tried to kick his
way out of the cell 1t was different.
Curtis must have a leg like an ostrich.
Every time he kicked the cell door IT
bent outward at the bottom until it
seemed as if the boards would be
kicked off, if nothing else. Chief Bates
ordered the fellow to behave himself.
Curtis refused. Rather than be subject
ed to the necessity, perhaps, of club
bling Curtis, should he break his way
out, Chief Bates turned on the water.
Curtis stood the singing stream for a
minute or two, meeting the water with
torrent of oaths. Then he cooled down
and decided to behave like gentleman.
It will be tomorrow morning before
Curtis RECEIVERS from the idea that he is
confined in the car barn of the Leomins-
ter & Clinton Street Railway company
He couldn't conceive that the fragile
cells In the extemDerized police station
were the real thing and at last he beg
ged hard to be taken to the police.
Joseph Lawson arrested fellow who
gave his name as John Jones. But a
friend who called TO bail Jones out, said
that his name was Moran. The fictitious
Jones had two long cartridges on his
person, one a regulation Uncle Sam,
and the other Spanish missile for a
Mauser rife. Moran will have to stay
where he Is until tomorrow morning.
He is not in a condition to be turned
loose on q bail bond.
The friends of George Conrad, Abban
Cox and Charles B. O'Toole, the Clinton
Klondikers expect them to reach home
some time Saturday. The Spy told abou:
a telegram sent by Charles B. O'Toole
to his family here. The family has re-
ceived a letter since the telegram was
received, which contains the announce
ment that the party left Seattle Satur-
day
The republicans of this town want
Gen. Guild for lieutenant-governo Al
least the republican leaders do Such
men as Charles S. Stevens Samuel w
Tyler, s. Ives Wallace and Neil Walk
er are said to favor Guild rather than
Bates. Charles G. Bancroft, who was
formerly chairman of the republican
town committee, since removed to Bos-
ton, is taking an interest in the Guild
campaign. This means that there will
be no factional opposition to him here.
The Bowers wing of the party, with
which Mr.. Bancroft was affiliated
thinks precisely, it is understood, as the
new wing Of the party does. Guild
made a great hit in Clinton when he
spoke on Cuba, before the Business
Mems Association A banquet was
given in the Clinton House, at which
he was guest Of honor, as well as
speaker Of the occasion.
Republicans here Like him because he
can talk.
1t is deemed reasonably certain by