Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-30
BITS By WIRE.
Jealous Husband Murders
Wife at CharIestown.
Unknown Woman Found Dead
in New York Tenement.
A Glance at What is Happening in
Many Places.

Simon Burman was fined $4,000 by
Judge Lowell. in the United States
district court, in Boston, Wednesday,
tor importing silk goods under value.
Burman pleaded guilty to the charge
october 4. when he and other members
of the Glasgow Manufacturing Co..
were taken into court. The fine was
paid. Samuel Grunberg and Charles
Bartler, who were indicted with Bur-
man were also before the court.
Wednesday. on the motion OF Acting
United States District Attorney Casey
to increase their bail from $1,000 to
$4,000 EACH The motion was opposed
by the attorney representing the ac-
cused men. The bond was Increased
to $4,000. About 100000 was involved
in the alleged frauds.
John Kicker. a teamster of Charles
town, Mass, has been arrested, charged
with the murder OF his wife in a room
occupied by the couple at Sullivan
street lodging house. The body of Mrs.
Kicker was found by the police. who
were called to the house by other in
mates. Two women told the police
that Kicker showed them his wife's
body and said There is her body. ]
have just killed her" Kicker is about
30 wears old. and his wife was about 10
years his junior They have one child
,yho is with his grandmother in Brock
ton. The police say that Kicker was
Jealous of his wife and that the shoot
ing followed quarrel.
Frank Bailey of Burlington. VT, after
IN ATTEMPT to kill his wife. shot him.
self with the same revolver. and died
instantly. Mrs. Bailey's condition is
act considered serious, unless blood
poisoning sets in. The bullet entered
aer wrist, which she raised to defend
herself and the bones were badly shat
tered. Bailey had tried to commit sui
eide on two previous occasions by us
ing poison. He was about % years of
age.
+. A. Morse of Calais. VT, who is
serving Il not less than two nor more
han three years sentence i'm state
,rison for forgery. was pardOned Tues
lay, by Gov Bell. Morse. who is
scarcely more than 20 years old. forged
his fathers name to note for $500.
The governor ascertained that the i'm
prisoEment of the son had left the IA
lher dependent upon the town for sup
port and this, together with the fact
that the boy did not seem to realize the
gravity of the offence. We're the reasons
or executive cle,nency.
The mills Of the Merrimack Woolen
o.. i'll Drat ut. Mass. which have been
'losed for 10 days owing to q strik" Of
Neayers. resumed work, Wednesday,
18th practically the entire force of 800
t work again.
Col John Perrins. Jr. has been
dominated by Governor Bates for the
position of judge of the West Roxbury
II unicipal court.
The pacing stallion Nervalo Gof4)
has been sold BY scott Ii q ." o. Slh
Francisco to W. Il. /. .c,trn"d r.
Sharon, Mass. The price is said to
nave been $500
The London Daily chronicle states
that Princess Radziwill has decided u
hring action against the executors II
the estate Of Ceci! Rhodes with tht
object of indicating her character
from accusations in connection with
her personal relations with Mr.
Rhodes. Princess Catherine Radzi-
will was sentenced to two years in
prisOnment by the Supreme court VI
Cape Colony, April 80. 1902. for forgery
in connection with notes purporting t
have been endorsed by Mr.. Rhodes
She was liberated from prison in Au-
gust, 1908.
The barge Monarch. with 500 tons Of
coal on board. turned turtle in the
Willamette river Oregon. and the six
men OH board We're thrown into the
river Five of the men were resc ued.
Tut one was carried down with the
coal and drowned.
P. W. Morse. second vice president Of
the Grand Trunk Railway, has re
signed to become vice president and
general manager of the Grand Trunk
Pacific Railway. He Will be succeed
ed by D. H. Fitzhugh, at present gen.
eral manager of the Central Vermont
Railway.
a. u. Lewis of Chicago, white mar.
was whipped in the woods near
Natchez, Miss, Wednesday, and or
dered out of town. Lewis was being
taken to the county convict farm to
serve sentence for insulting women
on the streets when a CROWD Of six
white men took him from the guard.
carried him to the woods three miles