The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-19


Fsftenn hundred horses IN Various
sections Of Philadelphia are under
quarantine owing to the outbreak OF
mango.
John G. Lunsden, Of North Carolina,
YVES sentenced to 1S years in the peni-
tennary for manslauther IN New York
on Friday last.
| Ex-sheriff Peter Hart, Of Laurel.
Del, aged rs years, dropped dead Sum
day afternoon while getting into his
carriage to visit a sick friend
Patrick .amphear. OF Lexington,
Ky, one Of the most widely known
4 bourbon whisky experts in America,
/ died Monday night OF pneumonia.
4 Miss Rebecca Trimble. former stu
Il dent Of the National Business College,
shot and killed herself Wednesday at
her home, near Fayetteville, W. Va
A boy. stranger. was killed at the
4 west end OF the Piedmont, w. Va,
road early Sunday night His body
was cut In half.
Miss Beryi Sommers, Granite City,
I ILL.,. loved by two brothers. committed
suicide March q John Nichols, elder
and favored suitor. whom she was to
marry. ended HIS life two days later.
Monday about noon Misses Erna
and Thelma Skeer. Of Washington,
i D. G.. we're attacked BY a negro This
Is the fourth daylight assault by me-
groe5 upon white women IN the last
10 days.
Lieutenant petrosIno, Of the Italian
1 detective bureau Of the New York po-
/ lice force. waa shot down and killed
early Friday evening near his hotel,
i at Palermo. Italy. The hssassins arc
unknown.
I Leaving a note OF bitter complaint
that because OF his age he had been
unable to got work for two years past.
William Repp. OF New York, q machin-
} lst. - years old, shot himself satur-
day night.
J The Supreme Court Of Virginia
Monday refused a writ Of error in the
case OF Benjamin Gilbert. the Nor
folk youth who murdered his sweet
heart. Amanda Moss, and he will be
executed today.
I Daniel Anderson. colored. Who at
tempted to assault Mrs. Robinett. Of
RldgeIy. w. Va, opposite Cumber-
land. was held MondRJ by Justice
FRANKLIN d. Beail without ball after
a hearing ~ the Jail.
John and Frank Fleming. alleged
members of a fend gang that has ter
ruriEed Hart'n Crock. WI. Va. were
shot from ambush March Ig. Frank
was killed and John was seriously
wounded
! The body Of Thomas Walker. Of Pet
ersburg. Va. with his throat cut from
ear 70 ear, was found AZ an early hour
Tuesday morning lying near the EN-
bankment Of the Atlantic Coast Line
! Railroad
1 While attempting 10 thrash her 90
I yenr-0Id son. Chauncey. because be
refused 10 return home with her, Mrs
Agnes Franklin. dropped dead from
heart failure IN q Queen street pool
room Saturday night ia Hampton. Va.
j Howard 0iiilat. a wealthy English
man. OF Duluth. MINI. who dreaded
the possibility of being buried alive,
stipulated IN hia will. which was aied
for probate Tuesday. that . physician
pierce his heart with a sharp lnstru-
nsant
While wandering about on his farm
near East Berlin. Pa, several days
ago Charles Henft. ~ years old. tried
70 crawl through wire fenes and Was
caught By his clothing and held i
prisoner Tor severed days and died
from exposure
/ Irene Muxa. Paris. young actress
/ wHil known on the 1iaRe Of several
Paris theatres. was burned 10 death
Saturday night while her hair was be-
4 Ing dressed. The halrdreaaer. who
vas also severely burned. IL not ex-
/ pectad TO recover.
4 Fred Morris. Of Fort worth. Texas,
Saturday night shOt and instantly
killed Otto n Meyer, vaudeville
/ singer. in room Rt a local hotel after
be had secured written confession
that Meyers relations with Mrs. Nor
I RE Sefu improper.
In a small room adjoining the hotel
Office the body OF Iaidore de valanto,
night clerk OF the Eastern Hotel. New
I York, whose home was 1T Montyaie.
4 y. j.. was found early Monday. Ssis,
hia skull fractured by a blow with an
i iron pipe and his throat cut.
4 George Rslter. 81 years old. farm
aF. nf near Petersburg. Va, was ia
/ tally gcFed BY hts bull Saturday even
ing. He VAS charged BY the ball. and.
IN attempting 10 climb a tres, was
knocked down and gored through the
body. Nearly all his ribe we're brpk-
On. and death resulted
/ Rev. John J. Preston. rector Of ST.
LawFence's Catholic Church In Wee
hawken. New York. who has frequent
u criticised the police OF that town
4 for their failure to cloae the saloons
on Sundays. gave them q lesson on
/ Friday night IN the art OF cleaning out
a barFoom In which a smaII-alzed riot
had broken out
Two young girls were the sole wit
nenaes Of q terrible double tragedy
which occurred IN the National Por-
trait Gallery. London. Saturday A
well dressed man. apparently about
/ 5b years OF ago. wearing a silk hat
/ and a fur coat. and woman about
/ IS were seen together inspecting the
/ exhibits Ia the Artic Room. Suddenly
the man whipped out revolver. shot
I the woman through the head and then