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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28
Parents Of VIM. G. Chan
der Of Winthrop, Me-,
h NOT Think Son Committed
Suicide IN New York.
Cvrsaer Desley Says He Believes
Z. That Young Nan Did. j

Winthrop. Me-, Nov. 27.-The parents
of William G. Chandler. who was shot
in New York yesterday stated today
that when he left his home the first of
October he had several hundred dollars
of hi: own money to be used in paying
his expenses as an art student and that
unless this money can be accounted for
they shall feel that he met with foul
May He was not given any money by
his father, and had less than $1,000.
Letters were received yesterday from
him by his mother. sister and niece,
He seemed just as cheerful as ever,
they said, and they are unable to give
any reason to account for suicide. They
say there was no motive for such an
act and strongly assert that he would
not commit suicide at this time under
any circumstances. owing to a certain
event in his life which they refused to
divulge.
The parents said they never kne:v Of
his being in Philadelphia. that he wds
in Winthrop all the time two years ago
and they never had heard him speak of
the Dessinger family. In a recent let
was deposited in a national bank, say
ing: 1.-The furry they had in New
York city did not affect my bank, as it
had to do mostly with trust conf
panies''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28
MANY WERE SXEPTIcAL
Of Weston's Ability to Perform the
Task He Undertook.

Portland. Me. Nov 27-Thousands of
people in Maine and especially in this
city as well as throughout the country
have been interested in the progress of
pedestrian. who at ; o'clock on the af-
ternoon of Tuesday. Oct 30 left the post
Office in this city TO beat his time record
for walking to Chicago exactly 40 years
ago to IN hour and who today accom-
plished that purpose Had he been taken
seriously sick on the way or for any
reason failed to duplicate or better his
previous feat great disappointment would
have been felt by many. Owing to his
advanced age most people were skeptical
of his ability to do what he was so sure
of doing and but few had as much con-
fidence as he expressed.
He given fine send off at the
Portland postoffice and just as the fire
alarm sounded as it does at 3 o'clock,
after having taken an oath before Mayor
Nathan Clifford not to ride in any con-
veyance on a secular day. he started up
Middle and Congress streets He was ac-
companied by hundreds from the crowd
of fully 2oo0 which had gathered at the
postoffice Western had as n guard for
his safe conduct through the crowded
streets a detail of police under COM
mand Of the chief of police and a cap
tain. He was accompanied as far as the
city line by former Deputy Marshal Jo-
seph G. Sterling. who as 81 police officer
escorted him 40 wears ago
He made his first stop at Kennebunk,
&c miles distant. at 1227 A. NJ. On the
second day. starting at about 5 A. NJ. he
walked So miles to Newburyport. Mass
Maine people did not lose their interest
Continued on Page Two.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28
ONE MISSING.
Freights Meet ead-on at
Carmel Station,
Five Men Injured Fireman 6.
Il. Simmons Missing.
Forty Freight Cars DeralIed and
Piled Up nBog.

Carmel. Me. Nov. G.-tSpeciaD.-
A regular freight tra and a special
crashed together in thu station here at
$40 O'Clock tonight. wtecking both en-
gineS and a number o9cars. The regu-
lar train was westboUBH and the spe-
cial WAS going West. Feral were in
jured and q relief ira f4waS sent from
Bangor. bringing a Number of physi-
clans. The Wrecker was sent here from
Waterville to open up the track, which
was completely blocked by deraiIed
cars and wreckage.
The special freight left Waterville
for Bangor and was bowling merrily
along when it crashed into No. Sc.
scheduled to leave Bangor at 9 O'Clock.
Just how the trains happened to meet
at this point is not known. When the
two engines came together neither of
them left the rails and both remained
in an upright position, locked together
Five of the trainmen received more
or less severe injuries. and another, the
fireman of the regular freight is miss
ing. The injured were placed on a re-
lief train and hurried TO Bangor, where
they were taken to the Bangor hospi-
tai Tic following is a list of those
injured:
G. II. Simmons. fireman of the regu-
llr freight. missing.
Edward Drawn. engineer of special,
broken arm.
--- Fogg. brakeman, leg badly
bruised.
---- Mckay. brakeman. COM
pound fracture of arm.
A. +. Barton, engineer. compound
fracture OF right leg
HallOwell, fireman, arm
broken.
AS soon as possible after the crash
Continued on Page Tcn.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28
CORONER SAYS SUICIDE.
The Oessingers Held in Only 500 for
The Formal Inquest.

New York, Nov. 27.-FOlloning q short
hearing of the case of William G..
Chandler. the young art student of Win
throp. Me. who was found dead of a
bullet wound In an apartment in West
I'd street yesterday. Coroner Dooley an
nounced today that he was satisfied that
the young man committed suicide
sWilfiam Dessinger and mis- wife. in
whose fiat the body was found. and Vio-
let Marshall. who lived with the Dessin-
gers. were each held in 500 bail as wit
nesses for the formal inquest.
The police do not credit the story which
Chandler had told to the effect that his
father had given him $500: few day 5
before bis death
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28

lii Surrebuttdl. 1t is therefore eype., led
tEdt at the close of Wednesdays pro-
cccdingS the testimony will all be in.
Unless there is Il change of program
Thursday will be devoted to the prepar-
alton of prayers to the court mas
much as it has been Justice Stafford's
ann throughout the trial to keep from
the Jury any wrangIng of counsel. an
effort on the PAR. of counsel will be
made to reach an agreement with re-
gard to the prayers so that arguments
may begin on Friday
The trial was resumed at 10 O'Clock
For the first time since the trial Mrs.
Bradley was late in appearing in court
She came in with her attendant, look
ing iiaggard and worn. She was cS-
curted to the big armchair that had
been provided to make her as comfort
able as possible during the weary hours
she is Obliged to attend the sessions of
the court.
The first witness called was Archibald
Livingston. stenographer to the late
Senator Brown i'm his office at Salt
Lake City who continued his testimony
began TIL, sday Livingston was shown
'it Thtio'td tickcl WIN which Mrs.
Bradley was provided when she left
Salt Lake and was asked to Identify
the signature on it. 1t was signed can
nc Nj. i:rDWn' and the witness said
the writing was that Of the defendant
He said Mrs. bradley on the morning
he gave her this ticket, which WAS tn
take her t. San Francisco was in her
usual tcaith.
After she reached Ogden on this; tick
ct she got off the tram ami bought q
ticket for Washington
She LEFT salt Lake on Monday and on
the previous Saturday she had called
up Mr. Browns office and learning that
he had left the city. she remarked to
the witness:
=, Mr. Brown has got away. has
he"
When >hr saw Livingston size asked
II he Thought Mr.. Brown WAS going tn
harry her.
Il SAID" state! the witness. that ]
hardly Thought 50 from what had
seen. She said III" VIII have to or
Will blow his head Off ! told her that
she WAS foolish to talk that way. that
she should think of her children.'
The witness was asked regarding The
conversation that took place in Senator
Browns office in the summer of 1902, at
the time a divorce from Mrs. Bradley
was talked Of He said Mrs. Brown
wanted her husband to make a statement
of his intentions and to this Brown re-
piled:
II will protect Mrs. Bradley. so long
rs life lives in me. | will tel; Mrs.
will. I will state in the presence of my
Interest enemy (referring to Col. Tat
lock- that I will stick to Mrs. Bradley
as long as life lasts
The witness said further that Mrs
Brown asked Senator Brown to sign the
statement but he refused. whereupon
Mrs. Bradley said: arthur sign it." to
which Brown answered: Eyes. Dollie.
will sign anything for you. but will
not for madame"
to in which he had heard Mrs. Bradley
say Mr.. Brown would marry her or she
would blow his head off, had taken place
in the summer Of 1906
r. =. Christensen, a lawyer of Salt
Lake, who knew both Senator Brown and
Mrs. Bradley. said that i'm the summer
of 1905 he had met Brown at the depot
in Salt Lake and Mrs Bradley was there
Mrs. Bradley was insisting upon getting
Continued on Page Two)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28
ROBBERS SCARED AWAY.
Hector Gaudreau Catches Them Try.
ing to Break Into His Store.

Brunswick, Me. Nov. 37-(SpcciaD.
The police today are looking for
,lI9se men who attempted t" break into
5tfofe of Hector Gaudreau about ii
last night. Mr.. Gaudrcau had
lR the store and put out the
lint had not left the building. as
h. g4ksagreement to meet Il fricnd
ni9ssnoise at the rear of the
investigating found Il man
mshy attempting t" force Il
! !. N@r. Gaudreau shouted ana
Tan Earlier I'm the evening
lSh the man and two others,
l4pn he thinks he recognized,
sHround the store. Their de-
! has been given to the police
o1tc this evening they had not
teen Ated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28
The Bunch Captured Tues
day Night IN Boston.
Bound Over For Ponkapoag Rob-
ery---P|ead Not Guilty.
Officials Think Can lmpIIcats Them
In Other Breaks.

Boston. Nov. 27-The seven men
captured by Chief Inspector Watts. as
sisted by seven assistant inspectors,
after desperate battle on Washington
street at midnight last night, were to-
day turned over to the federal au-
thorities.
They were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Hayes at the
Tombs on the charge Of robbing the
postofiice at Ponkapoag early Tues
day morning and were bound over in
$4,000 each and committed to the
Charles street Jail to await a hearing
next Monday Pleas of not guilty were
entered in each case.
The men are known to the police I'M
der the following names: James Nc
Auliff. alias Jersey jimmy" Richard
Morrison. alias Thomas Mcclure"
alias Richard Mack" alias "Massa-
chusetts Dick" George Wilson. alias
The Count" John T. Mclean. alias
Iowa Blackie:" Martin Warren: Ben
jamin p Burns. alias Benny" alias
Edward i. Burns" and Edward +.
Murphy.
The arrests were made last night at
the instigation of Postof1ice Inspector
Jennings. who had placed a private
detective with the gang who had made
himself familiar with their operations
and kept the police informed
Late today Inspector Jennings
searched the quarters Of the prisoners
on Tyler street, and found suit case
full of old shoes. which. it is claimed,
correspond with the footprints meas
ured in the soil Immediately after the
Ponkapoag robbery.
The postoflice officials believe they
can implicate the men in other post
office robberies which have taken place
in the same locality recently.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28

Bates College Juniors have elected
part of their Ivy day speakers. the re-
mainder being left to be decided. Rod
ney Page will be the orator; toastmas-
ter. Joseph Wadleigh; poet. Miss Grace
Holbrook: odes. Miss lola Walker and
Miss Mary Hardie. Miss Little and
Mr.. Quimby. 1910. have been chosen as
slotants hy the new editorial staff Of
the Bates Student. Carl Thurston has
been elected manager of the Sophomore
bGSk etbull team.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28
Conditions and Genera! Forecast.

Washington. Nov. 27.-The winds
along the New England Goa Vt
Will be fresh 10 brisk west
to southwest. Steamers depart
ing Thursday for European port
will have fresh and possibly brisk west
to southwest winds with fair weather
Thursday and probably rain Friday to
the Grand Banks. Temperatures have
changed but little over the Eastern
half OF the country. There will be
snow or rain in New England Thursday
and it will be colder there Friday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28
RAIN.

Washington Nov 27.-Forecast for
New England: Rain Thursday in
west and by night in east
portion, warmer in west portion. Fri
day rain or snow and colder. fresh to
brisk west 10 southwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28
Business Is Better and Issue
of Certificates Is Stopped.

Washington, Nov. Glowing to the
large amount of subscriptions received.
the secretary of the treasury late to-
day announced that the applications
for the three per cent certificates of
Indebtedness of the act of June 10.
1898, invited by the circular of Nov
is. 1907, is closed and that none re-
ceived after the close Of business Nov
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28
q will be considered.

q will be considered
Several assistant treasurers Of the
United States have been instructed not
to accept any further offers. The de-
cided Improvement in business condi-
tons throughout the country makes IL
quite possible that the secretary will
not extend his alIotments further than
those already made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28
Boston Forecast.

Boston. Nov 27-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity Thursday: Increasing
cloudiness. possibly light showers in
the afternoon or night; fresh SOUTH
west winds; Friday fair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28

Charles Fawcett, the founder Of the
Sackville Stove foundry and wealthiest
man in Sackvillc N. b.. died Wednes-
day. after an illness Of some months.
He was 20 years old. He was one OF
the best known business men in East
ern Canada. One daughter and two
sons survive
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28
Is FULL TIME SCHEDULE
70 Do Resumed by Sanford Mills 1900
Employees.

sanford. Me, Nov. GA return to
d iuli time schedule in all departments
was the Thanksgiving eve announce
'"eht made to the 1900 operatives in
a'e SANFORD mills which have recently
'eeh running on half time. Notices
w. ".ie posted by the management this
a''erhoon stating that the mills will re-
su'ie work in full next Monday morn
lug. when the half time schedule was
announced =. last week it was said that
IT,, - might continue for an indefinite
III Inc Sanford mills manufacture
"eoien and mohair goods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28

rye Gardner has at last discovered
o," a' ne Is all in as a boxer, and de-
again. no
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28

FOR POOR SLEEPERS.
:ora r POPULATIONS, weak digcstions. San
"'nGer Is grateful. comforting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28
7.2O-4

o. . Siear factory output now at rate
Nev reen million annually. Leads ali
s.hEland competitors. r. q. Sullivan
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-27
WAS DANGEROUS OUTFIT
W0rkmen In Rear of Lake Barn
In Fargo Had Fine Chance to
Get Raise.

While engaged in removing some
manure from back OF small barn at
the rear OF the Frank Lake house in
the hollow district OF Fargo,
an employ found. wrapped in
some paper, several sticks OF dyna-
mite. some nitro-glycerine and other
articles usually employed by burglars
in safe-blowing. Fortunately, the dis
coverer of the dangerous stuff did not
stick his fork into the package, or he
would not have lived to tell OF his
find. Chief Wade OF the police depart
ment was notified and Officer Gabe
Grant was sent to the place to take
possession of the find. The officer
carefully extracted the dangerous
stuff from its hiding place.
Shortly after the construction of the
house, it is said, an attempt was
made to blow it up with dynamite.
Whether some of the stuff was hidden
at the time in the manure pile or some
burglar hid it there later, is matter
OF conjecture
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-27
WADE TO GET HIS FEES
Judge Pollock Decides the Police Chief
is Entitled to Constable Fees
For Attending Court.

Judge Pollock has decided in favor
of Chief of Police Wade of Fargo in
an appeal from the action of the board
of county commissioners. The Cass
county commissioners disapprovei
certain fees which were in a bill be-
fore them last January. BY virtue of
his office. as city police officer,
Chief Wade filed a bill Of per diem
fees for attending Justice court as
constable in criminal cases. The COM
missioners disallowed that part of the
bill and an appeal was taken to the
district court from the decision of the
county beard. The decision filed is
to the effect that Chief Wade was en-
titled to his fees. as plainly provided
by law, for attending justice court as
constable in criminal cases. City At
torney Resser appeared for the city
officer, and Mr.. Richardson, assistant
states attorney, argued the case for
the commissioners. AS far as it goes
the decision OF Judge Pollock settles
an oft-disputed question which often
comes before county boards. Whether
the case will be taken to the supreme
court for final adjudication remains
to be seen. Mr.. Resser claims the
several sections governing the case at
bar are very plain.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-27
JAIL LEAKS AND -FOUR
men ESCAPE
FROM It
Chief Lowe Advised to Watch
For Men Who Escaped From
Williams Bastile.

Chief Lowe of the Grand Forksfpolice
department has been advised by the
Williams county authorities to look
out for four men who escaped from
Jail there. The men that Chief Lowe
has been asked to look for are de-
scribed az follows:
Nelson, colored. medium height,
heavy set, thick lips, yellow complex
ion. He was held for perjury.
Arthur Brown. 5 feet 6 inches in
height, high cheek bones, eyes set back
in head, age about 81 years, weight
145; held on perjury charge.
Paul Sanford, printer, feet 9 inches,
light complexion, slim, weight $50
pounds, age about 81 years; charged
with plugging.
George Lee, feet 10 inches, dark,
full face. age 20. weight 175 pounds.
The Jail delivery occurred last week,
and was one of the nest cunning ever
worked in North Dakota. For bold
ness 1t was about the best ever. The
men escaped at about 10 o'clock at
night by way of a tunnel.
The room in which the work was
done Is a small one, off from the main
room In which the prisoners are kept
and was seldom used. Over the door
hung a heavy quilt, placed there by
the inmates to keep the odor which
arose in the room from the main apart
ment and 1t Is presumed that this aid
ed in muffling any sound which might
have been made in the escape. That
the job was smoothly done is evident
from the fact that the night watch
man, who sat in the outside corridor
reading, did not hear a sound and it
was not until he got up to stir his
fire and glanced through the bars that
he became suspicious. Only one lone
prisoner could be seen and he volun-
teered the information that his broth
ers in misery had sought more con-
genial atmosphere about fifteen min
utes before.
Sheriff Lampman, who was attend
ing the Commercial club meeting, was
notified and an investigation was made
that disclosed a very interesting state
of affairs. A hole large enough to adj
NIT man had been made in the foun-
dalton and through the earth, a dis
lance Of about four feet. This was ac-
cQmplished with the aid of stick and
a broken file. Several quilts were en-
ployed to catch the falling stones and
sand and to muffle the sound.
The Williams county jail is consid-
cred to be one of the leakiest in the
state. On several occasions bad men
have escaped from there, and Pat Roo
ney, who Is considered to be one of the
worst men in a criminal way that has
ever struck the state, left the Jail two
times without saying goodbye.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-27
NORTH DAK0TANS
OPTIMISTIC
He SAYS
DR.. Leonard on Return From
Trip Finds Every One is
Feeling Good.

That there will be food in the
northern part of the state this spring
with washCuts and incidental tie-ups
OF railroads as result of the sudden
melting of the large Quantities of
snow, is the prediction of G. F. Leon
ard, who has just returned to Fargo
from trip to Wiliston, Ray and other
places in that district.
Mr.. Leonard was snowbound at Ra;
for two days during the early part
of last week, there being no trains at
all going east through that burg dur
ing that time. Finally he told the
landlord of the hotel that the next
time he visited there he would bring
one of his manure spreaders along, as
he believed he could get home quicker
riding one of them than he could by
an all raj! route.
THE snow up there is still very
deep on the level said Mr.. Leonard,
and when 1t melts there will undoubt-
eddy he a large amount OF water
spread over the land, which Is pretty
certain to make more trouble for the
railroads"
Mr.. Leonard is, however, a very
enthusiastic North Dakotan. He has
iSSCAIiy SolhS W rdESO from iowa ana
he thinks conditions and prospects
here far excel those in his old home.
People who have always lived and
Travelled in this state fail to appre-
ciate the advantages they enjoy" he
said. "A travelling man can make
much better time On the railroads here
than almost anywhere else. In Iowa
they run more trains, but most of
them are through trains which do not
stope at small towns, and then it is
impossible to secure permit to ride
on freight train as you can here.
Il have found the hotels all through
the state remarkably good, and If
man can sell goods anywhere he Ger
tainly can in North Dakota, for every
body is buying. In spite of the hard
winter which the people of the north
ern part of the state have gone
through everybody there is cheerful
and prosperous, and business is BOOM
s,,s
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-27
WERE III BIRTHS IN FEBRUARY.
Shortest Month of Year Finds Lots of
New Babies Arriving in n. ID.

The regular vital statistics report
fro mthe Office OF Secretary Healy of
the state board of health for February
was made public today. 1t is as fol-