Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-17
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


disappeared after leaving his school
room at Burlington. VT. Tuesday. was
found dead Wednesday in Lake Cham
plain. Searching parties had been look
ing for the boy throughout the night.
Assurances that the bill permitting
Boston hotel to sell liquor until mid
night would become q law were fur
nished Wednesday when the state
Senate passed the measure to the en-
Srossment stage. This action was TAX
en- after the Senate had rejected SEN
ator Tay1or's order requesting the opn-
ion of the supreme court upon the sta
tus of the liquor law legislation.
The trial of Mrs. Josephine Terrano-
va. the girl who is charged with the
murder of her aunt. Mrs. Concetta
Reggo, was begun in earnest Wedres-
day at New York, the 18th juror hav-
ing been chosen soon after the opening
In examining talesmen questions both
by defence and prosecution indicated
that the sanity of Mrs. Terranova at
the moment of the killing would he one
of the points presented to the jury.
The case of Mrs. Myra A. Bemis of
Barre. Mass. charged with the murder
Of John Hammond a her farm in Barre.
Mass. last November was presented to
the grand jury AT Worcester. Mass
Wednesday. Prof. Whitney of Harvard
Minnie A. SerSent of Ware. Chief of
Police Fitzgerald of Ware. Dr. Cham
berlain, DIR. Pequin of Barre and Dr.
Bates of Barre were among the wit
nesses summoned to the grand jury
room.
The unusual charge of soliciting an
other man to commit a forgery was
preferred Wednesday against George
A. Nelson of Charlestown Mass. who
is alleged to have induced Arthur Cot
ton of Boston to forge the name Of
Daniel +. Kelley to note for $4,000.
IT is stated that Nelson is interested in
an amusement project at Revere and
it is charged that his object was to
procure credit with architects and
builders.
The jury in the Jennings murder
case at 3.35 p. NJ. Wednesday at New
Haven, CT. returned a verdict of guilty
of murder in the second degree in the
cases of both Mrs. Ida ]. Jennings and
her son Herbert w. Taylor. They we're
charged with the murder of Joseph z.
Jennings. Mrs. Jennings husband, on
the night of April 8. Jennings was shot
in the woods near his home. the result
of family troubles it was said Both
were given life sentences.
The Massachusetts, House committee
on rules resumed Wednesday its inves-
tigation of charges of bribery made in
connection with the defeat of the anti
bucket shop bill. Speaker Cole as chair
man of the committee. presided, having
recovered from his recent illness.
Among those summoned to appear be-
fore this committee Wednesday wer"
the press representatives at thu state
house who are said to have been in
conversation with Representative Swig
of Taunton on the general subject OF
bribery.
Wabash passenger train running over
the tracks of the New York Central
within the Buffalo. r.. ". city limits ran
off an open switch Wednesday. The err
CINE and three of the coaches were
wrecked. James Howe. engineer of the
train. was crushed beneath his engine
and killed. The injured: John Herte.
fireman. Buffalo, hip crushed, leg frac-
tured, probably fatal; William Shine. en-
einecr. st. Thomas. Ont, leg lacerated:
william White. fireman. st. Thomas.
Ont, shoulder lacerated, internal nju-
rfes; Phillip O'Donnell, passenger. St
Thomas. Ont. internally injured; William
Han. porter. Yonkers. confusion, back
sprained; ]. Saunders, Chicago, porter.
body bruised and cut.