Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-16
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

The body OF Hungarian log driver,
who was drowned at Olcutt Falls,
was found near the Connecticut river
railroad bridge June Z and taken in
charge by the Cornish, n. H.,
authorities.
Jerry Haskins OF Moretown was
accidentally shot in the neck while
handling a revolver June IL. The
bullet passed through the back part Of
his neck but it is hoped that the wound
will not prove fatal.
The body OF William James, aged
SO, was found at Water bay, Lake
Catherine, near Pawlet, early June 10.
He had been missing since O'Clock
the morning before when he lett his
boarding place. He was a slater by
trade. 1t is believed he was tempo
rarily deranged although there was no
evidence. IL was suicide.
William o. Keefe, aged 2j, a line
man, employed on the electric light
line between Bellows Falls and Sax
tons River, was eleetTOcuted June 6.
In some way his foot became en-
tangled in guy wire and in clasping
the main wire a circuit was formed.
A current of $500 volts passed through
his body, killing him instantly.
Mrs. Jane Anna White, sister OF
Capt. Frank Kenfeld of Moristown,
met with fatal accident June at
IL p. m. She lived alone with her
brother, Horace, at Morristown Cor
ners. Thinking her brother was sick,
she went to his room and returning,
opened the wrong door and fell down
stairs, fracturing her skull and dying
instantly. Mrs. White was 63 years
old.
Alexander II. wilkins, engineer for
Mari q Gordon, granite dealers In
Barre, was caught in the shafting OF
the engine room shortly after a. m.
June and received injuries from
which he died in three hours, He was
oiling the shaiting and his coat sleeve
ran into the gearing, whirling him
around with terrible force, and tearing
every bit OF clothing from his body
except one shoe.
H. G. Herrick OF Yergennes had a
narrow escape from death In a fire In
his residence June Z. He was alone
in the house, his wife having gone to |
visit friends in Underhill. and as near
" as can be ascertained he was
awakened from a sound sleep by the |
smoke entering his sleeping room. !
Stepping through a window onto the |
porch over the front door, he dropped |
to the street, a distance OF about 10
feet In his fall he sustained severe
confusion on the back of his head, |
besides being badly shaken up but
no bones were broken.
As Darwin c. Jones and DR.. F. c. |
Ligouri of Barre were starting out for
an automobile ride June in the for
mers machine the feed pipe was
loose. letting out the gaso- |
line with a 40-pound pressure behind |
It. The oil caught fire and the ma
chine was soon enyeloped in flames.
The accident happened on Main street |
where small hose happened to be
handy. A stream from this had the |
ire out in few minutes but not until
one tire was ruined and one side Of
the car and seat were badly charred.
The machine was of the Rochester
make of the steam type.
Arice Godette, II years old, was
killed by the south-bound flyer on the
Rutland railroad June 6 near Sunder-
land station. She, with another girl,
had been picking greens and started
down the road. They came 10 a
small bridge near Sunderland station
which they attempted TO cross though
hey heard the train. Her companion
succeeded in getting across, but Arice
ELL in the middle of the bridge and
he engine struck her. The train was
at the rate OF IS miles an
hour when the engineer saw the Girl
as he was rounding a curve. but he
could not stop his engine. She was
breathing when taken up and put on
he train, but died in a few minutes.
Examination failed to show a bruise
and the heart was apparently all right.
The police OF Barre were called to
Pearl street Thursday evening, June
,, 10 Illustrate a suicide. Oscar Nick
son, colored, gave his wife scare bv
saying that he would kin himself in
lust three minutes. He laid a loaded
revolver on the kitchen table and
placed clock beside it, all of which
incidents gave greater weight to his
Mrs. Nickson, also col
pred, became alarmed and sent hurry
call 10 the police. They arrived on
the spot before the three minutes had
expired. They found him under a
table with a slight cut, probably made
with a razor, just over his heart. He
was arrested and spent the night in
he police station. A letter was found
On his person addressed to his mother
n Virginia stating his intentions. Ill
s stated that he was jealous OF his wife
ma mad been IN a state of unrest ever
'lnce the Nashville Troubadors were
n the city playing at Joseph Ossola's
heatre.
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