Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-23
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After being out since IL o'clock,
Thursday night the jury in the Bishop
case at Charlotte, N. c., returned a
verdict of manslaughter, Sunday after
noon.
Assistant Postmaster Francis O.
Kendall passed away at his home, IS
Albion street, Lawrence, Mass, Sun
day afternoon. after an illness of but
two weeks. The cause of death was
paralysis of the brain.
Isaac Chase of Portsmouth, r. l.,
who, Friday, shot and killed his dis
charged employee, Charles Potter, was
arraigned. Saturday, on charge of
manslaughter and pleaded not guilty.
Bail was fixed and accepted in the sum
of $4,000
Robert Hunt and Harry Hill, said to
be the leaders of a band of burglars
who have committed depredations in
everv town within a radius of 20 miles
of Hoosick Fails. N. Y, were arrested.
Saturday night, after desperate fight
in the woods near Palmer, Mass.
John A. Elkes was arrested, Sunday,
at Somerville, Mass, as a fugitive
from Justice at the request of the
Brooklyn police, who charge him with
the larceny of $33S7 from John Koch
of that city. Elkes waived requisition
papers and was taken to New York
Another of the large brownstone resi-
dences facing on Park avenue at New
York, was found, Saturday, to have
settled, as result of the work in the
rapid transit subway. A crack nine
feet long was found in the wall. The
house, like the others within the
danger zone" was shored up.
The New England Kennel Club will
begin it's annual bench show at the
Mechanics building at Boston, Mon
day, and as the opening will be on a
holiday, a great throng of visitors is
expected. Very few exhibits were in
stalled, Sunday. but the entry list and
spaces awarded indicates that the 18th
annual show will be as interesting as
those of other years.
Checker players to the number of 200
will meet at the American house, at
Boston, Monday, to play in tourna-
ment for the gold medal offered by the
first president of the New England
Club, the late David Kirkwood. In this
Checker Club will present a picked
team to play against the combined
forces of all the other New England
players. ,t
While engaged in an alteration at
the house at 2S3 Center street, Lowell,
Mass, tonight, Sarah Hanly, it is al
legged, threw lighted lamp at Kate
McDermott burning the hair almost
completely off the head of the latter
woman and disfiguring her face. The
Hanley woman was shortly afterward
arrested and the McDermott woman
taken to the hospital where it believed
she will recover
Peter Farrell, one of the leading
and state coal gauger, was shot and
killed by his eldest son, Edward, Sum
day, The family claim that in fit of
ungovernabIe temper Farrell attempted
to kill Edward and George, another
son. for misconduct, and Edward
wrested the pistol from him and fired
three shots into his fathers heart. The
boy surrendered.
VIM. Rockefeller was visitor at the
Office of the tax department at New
York, Saturday. He was assessed by
the department on $1,000.000 PERSONAL
fly, but he told the tax commissioners
that he had but $4,000 in cash, and
that his personal property did not ex-
coed 500, 900, but he said he was will
ing to stand an assessment on $780,
900. Mr.. Rockefeller, although he has
town residence on 5th avenue.
claimed as his residence Franklin
county, N. Y.