Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-26
Fatal Use of Cartridges.

Miss l.. II. u. Freeman and uncle, f. S.
Larrimore, Were firing cartridges in At
lanta Ga. in celebration of Christmas
Miss Freeman was accidentally shot and
died.
Marie Ford, aged eight, died in the same
city from burns received while PLAYING
around a Christmas tree on Christmas eve,
At Hattiesville, Ark. William Duncan
was accidentally Shot by DR.. Walter Ma
son. his brOther-in-law.
At Reaville, n. J., Miss Bessie Hill aged
about thirtythree years, organist of the
Reavile Presbyterian Church, committed
suicide by drowning herself in a cistern at
the home of her mother in Reaville. Miss
Hill had been suffering from nervous
trouble for a brief period. She had been
rehearsing for Christmas cantata entitled
Santa Claus and Uncle SAM" which was
presented in the church last night. but with
drew from the entertainment last week
James Coffman of Hagerstown, Md, was
stabbed in a barroom and seriously wound
ed
While trying new pair of skates which
Santa Claus brought him for Christmas,
Fred Kruger, aged TO- was drowned in the
Assinpink Creek at Trenton. N. ].
James Rolings and his son, Reginald
Rollings, of Cumberland, Md, were stabbed
in front of their home. William, alais
Tough Hughes and Dan Tucker are in
Jail charged with assault with intent to
murder.
George w. zimmerman. aged twenty-five
vania railroad at Union Furnace, Pa. by
a train, while his family was waiting the
Christmas dinner for him at Pemberton.
Half an hour later John Jenkins aged
fifty-three of Union Furnace was cut to
pieces at Barre, four miles away
Guards and Miners Clash.
At Greensboro, KY, Three men were
killed and four probably fatally wounded
In fight between guards employed by the
West KeOfuckV Goa ut
Union county, and the striking miners at
the place.
The fight occurred in a downtown street
about one mile from the mine. 1t broke out
suddenly and continued until about twenty
five shots were exchanged.
The members of the miners union have
been on strike for the last year. The coal
company has been working non union men
under guards and serious trouble has been
long expected The fight caused a panic
and a reign of terror existed for an hour
There is only one officer in town, but the
arrived at Sturgis.
In New York Neil Florence an actor,
forty-five years old was found dead in
his room at boarding house on West
23d street The apartment was filed
with illuminating gas, which was escap-
ing from two open jets.
At the boarding house preparations had
been made for a Christmas dinner. to which
number of actors had been invited. Flor
ence was expected to preside. His body
was found on his bed when servant was
sent to call him for dinner
Florence had recently returned to New
York from u tour in the west
Knofel Line of Jasper, Ind, son of
DR.. Line, has been committed to jail for
killing Charles Ballard, as the result of an
old grudge. They met while drinking and
Line shot three bullets into Ballard.
In Chicago Robert .Widgren and Herman
Oberg, partners In a coal business. were
found dead in a room in the rear of the
coal office. A broken gas pipe and escap-
ing gas gave rise to the belief on the part
of the police that Widgren had Intentionally
severed the pipe 10 kill himself and his
partner