The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-20
ALLEGED ASSAULT.
Webster Women Will
Bring Serious
Charges.
HOPE FOR A POLO TEAM.
''Red" Smith of Hartford
Taking An Active
Interest.

Webster, Nov. 19-Mrs. Martin Rom
keat has lodged a serious charge
against John Whitaker for assault. The
injured woman could not be seen as
she is confined to her home in the Ho-
tel Maanexit block, but her husband
was interviewed.
Martin said that his wife is employ
ed in the weaving department at the
Slater works. Whitaker is also en-
ployed there. He leads the singing at
the Church of the Reconciliation
Mrs. Ronkeat left her machine in
the weave shop Saturday afternoon to
get pail of water. Upon returning
she found the door she had passed
through closed. She tried to open it,
but Whitaker grabbed hold of the
knob and held it so that she could not
open it,
Whitaker claims that the frequent
opening of the door was detrimental
to his health.
John evidently got mad, and it is
alleged that he grabbed the woman
rather forcibly and threw her down
In falling she struck the stairs and
cut her side, besides otherwise
bruising herself
Mrs. Ronkeat was taken to her home
and medical services called. She is
not hurt seriously, but her husband
says her side pains her a good deal.
On account of Whitaker being so
closely associated in church, the af-
fair, although kept quiet, has attract
ed much talk.
The husband told the reporter he in
tended to place the matter in the hands
of Officer Joseph P Love for prosecu-
ton. The case will be tried before
Judge Clarke Tuesday.
There is some possibility that polo
will be established here this winter.
Lawrence Schofield rusher on the Gin
ton team, was in town the other day,
which The Spy exclusively announced,
and set the ball rolling toward a perma-
nent polo organization here George
d. Morse and George Moey are inter
ested in the project, and they intend to
push the game along as much as posi-
BILE
Morse, was Informed that Red" Smith
of Hartford, a crack player, now play
ing with the Bristol team, had been in
terestad in the project, and he would
lend his influence toward forming a
team here Smith is an intimate friend
of Morse and his services as a coacher
would be secured without much cost,
ster team and manage it.
Polo has never been played much here
and the revival of the exciting sport
would prove a novelty that would pay
handsomely. There is no question that
if the game was started here,
basket ball would be knocked in the
head.
Thescpening of the D. L. X band fair
in Music hall last night, was a grand
success in every way. The second
night takes place tomorrow. Tuesday
night there will be free dancing. The
Battery 3 band quartet Of Worcester
will comprise N. P. Pilet, first cornet-
list; Frank Lalome, second cornetist;
A l.. Auge, saXapnone; j. S. Taylor, eu-
phonium; and they will appear on Fri
day night On Wednesday night an
Oxford male quartet will render music.
They are V. w. Congden, Horatio c.
Rich, w. r. Fletcher and Amos L. Fos-
ter
The program for tomorrow night will
be vocal selections by Miss Irene Wha-
len and John j. Breen, Chandler b.
Brooks clarionet solo, C. B. Brooks and
Joseph Koehler violin duet, and a So
prano solo by Mrs. Charles P. Davis
The knights of Columbus worked the
second degree on several candidates to-
day. Tuesday night about 40 members
of the local lodge will go to Worcester,
WHeTe lIleN VIII WISH lnS
lodge, and witness the eXemplification
ef the third degree.
For the first time this season since
basket ball was started, the following
week will be devoid of any contests, the
reason being that Music hall is occu-
pied by the D. L. X. fair, and there is
not another suitable hall in town. Fri
day night, however, the Unions go to
Millbury and contest the Millbury B.
b. A. of that town.
Manager Anderson of the team, a
clever exponent Of the game told the
reporter today that he was anxious to
arrange series Of games with some
good out-of-town teams and play for
trophy. He thinks that would inter
est the public.
John L. Rhodes of the firm of Darling
& Rhodes of Worcester, a former Web
ster boy, entertained a party of Worces-
ter friends at Beacon park today.
The Webster A. c. foot ball team has
arranged for game with Co. X of
Southbridge, to be played in Webster
Thanksgiving afternoon.