The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-26
alAERAL NEMs.

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Two suicides. an attrmpaad murder
and a sudden death tnada tragic
opening OF spring al Atlantic City on
I Saturday.
Thomas nrawbone. q trackman on
the Norfolk and Western. with hl1
home at veauvius. Va. wna murdered
Saturday nighs and his body placed
on the track
Fire that started from the upsattlne
OF a lamp In the home OF Conception
MercMao, IN Mexico. resulted ln this
death of Mercado's sin children. while
his wife was severely injured.
Dcspundent because his teacher had
ncoldsd him for drawing during
school hours. IS-year-0id Atteil0 Gal.
legano. Philadelphia. committed sui.
eide BY taking HaIphate OF strychnia.
Henry Wheatey murdered his wife
March rs. flrst brainlnE her with an
ax and then cutting her throat. After
the murder he vent outside and
jumped into we'll. but was fished out
without injury 90 himself
John Alternately. United States Mar
shal for the Western district OF Okla
homn. who won the admiration of ex-
President Roosevelt and at the same
time the Office OF Marshal by catch
Ing wolves alive with hts hands. Is 70
lose his Job.
Scott White. chief Of police OF Elk.
Ina, w Va, was shot and perhaps fa-
tally wounded about noon March is
on the principal street Of whltmer by
Joe Brown. Brown was taken from
jail BY ib0 members Of 4 mob and
hanged 10 a telephone pole In Whit
mer on Saturday.
Hans A. I5orxfeIt. So years old. q
native 0f Savannah. who came 10
Lynchburg. Va, rs months ago and
Was bo0kaecper for the Anheuger-
Busch local agency committed suicide
az his home Sunday. A pistol shot
through the right temple caused In
Simultaneous death.
For killing his former sweetheart
Ia q moment Of Jealous rage. Benia-
min Gilbert. 10 years old. WAS electro
euted In the State penitentiary Rich
mond, Va. Because she haG Bpurned
him for the attentions OF other yoanE
men, Gilbert shot down Amanda ID.
Morse In Norfolk, July 23 last.
The Pittabnrg (2a.l grand jury In
yestigation Of alleged municipal cor
ruption In that city took a sensational
turn March is. when Councilman John
Il. Klein, recently twice convicted In
connection with the graft scandal. re-
fused 10 testify before the grand Jury
and was Immediately committed TO
jail without bail.
One cent postage provided In a bill
which Representative Bennett, OF New
York, has introduced IN Congress. The
measure provides that beginning Jam
uary /. 1910. the rate Of postage on all
letters mailed within the United
States for domestic points, Including
drop letters. shall be / cent an ounce
or fraction OF an ounce.
Three persona are dead at Ration,
N. NJ, as the result OF a fight satur-
day night between two cousins--A AM
tonic Dijulio. a coke worker, and a
man named Bartole. Dijulio shot
Bartole, who took rvfnge In the home
OF his brother. Francisco Bart0le. Di-
Julio fired into the house and killed
Mrs. Francisco Bartole. Francisco
Bartole then plunged a knife into Di-
julio's body, killing him instantly.
FrancIsco's brother died later
Edwin, the 12.yeAr-old son OF q. r..
lleecn, LyHchbAfks va lies AZ MS nome
With both legs and an arm broken
The boy was d member OF the Young
Mems Christian Association and
learned to dive In d swimming pool
there. He left his bed. opened third
story window and dlyed from It 80
feet to the ground. His parents heard
the noise and the mother opened her
window to see the boy make the
plunge. Leech recently came near
being burned Ia the fire which deB-
tfoyed the dwelling on his farm ii
Rockbridge