Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

seal poachers. this time at Walrus
island, in Alaskan waters, was report
ed to the treasury department Wednes-
day in a telegram from San Francis
co. Seal Agent Judge seized two boats
with six Japanese on Sept. and the
men were taken to San Francisco by
the revenue cutter Bear.
No successor to the late E. H. Har-
riman on the board of directors of the
New York Central Railroad was elect
ed at the meeting of the board
Wednesday. Directors of the Erie an
nounced that the vacancy caused by
Mr.. Harrimans death IN THAT body
would not be filled until the annual
meeting on Oct. 19
Living like a dog, bury me like a
dog" was the contents of a note found
Wednesday beside the body of Theo-
dore Cassidy, aged II, and married of
10 Anterior street, Boston. Cassidy
committed suicide at Franklin park
by shooting twice in the left breast
with a revolver.
Lacking but one juror to complete
the necessary II, Judge Harris
Wednesday postponed the trial of the
"steel agreement" cases in the SUI
perior criminal court at Boston until
a new venire can be called. This can
not be accomplished before Monday.
After the original allotment Of tales
men had been exhausted, it was neces-
sary to impress men from the streets
but the challenges of both sides de-
pleted these.
The acting secretary of state
Wednesday sent a telegram to the
American embassy in st. Petersburg
asking for information in regard to
the recent alleged massacre of Jews at
Kiev and reply as to whether any
Americans have suffered. This tele-
gram was sent upon the request of
Simon Wolf of Washington, acting as
the representative of the United He
brew Congregations and the B'nai
Birth. Up to this time no information
has come to the state department as to
the massacre.
Representative Norman Fl. White of
Brokline pleaded not guilty to a
charge of manslaughter in the dis
trict court at Worcester Wednesday
and furnished $1,000 bonds for his APP
parance before the superior court next
October The charge against Repre-
sentative White was the outcome of
an accident on Shrewsbury street in
Worcester, Mass. last Saturday after
noon, when Mr.. Whites car ran down
and killed Joseph E. Bourgeois, Z
year-old boy.
f. Augustus Heinze pleaded not
q l.,
United States circuit court at New
York Wednesday to the solitary count
left in the Indictment filed May 16 last
charging wilful misapplication of the
funds of the Mercantile National
Bank. The indictment, when returned
by the Federal grand jury, contained
IL counts. but Judge Hough sustained
demurrer to all the counts but the
last one. This involves the alleged
loan Of $500,G00 made by Mr.. Heinze
to himself on Oct. Ia, 1907. No date
was set for trial and Mr.. Heinze was
allowed to go on bail given on another
indictment
Ordinary Imprisonment having failed
to check rioting on the part of the Suf-
fragettes, a magistrate at Birming
HdIll 1IHS., w eUIleSudy ScIltcIiCcu
Mary Leigh and Charlotte Marsh, two
of the ringleaders in the outbreak at
| the meeting in Birmingham the night
of Sept. II, when Premier Asquith de-
| livercd an address upon the budget
| to two and three months at hard labor
| respectively Another woman was Civ
en- orc month at hard labor and others
various terms of simple imprisonment
When the sentences were announced
number of Suffragettes in court
picked up whatever they could lay
their hands on in the form of missiles
and broke the windows of the court
room.
George G. Hazeltor, Jr., playwright
and J.. Scott Kemper, attorney, botf
of New York, who were arrested Tues
day night in Chicago charged with at
tempting to eAtort 100000 from Mr.
and Mrs. James Fl. Channon, were
placed under bond for their appear.
ance Wednesday. The defendants were
arrested on Il bench warrant, but thi.
was luashed today when the indict-
,nent voted Tuesday was returned be-
fore Judge McEwen Wednesday. Bal
In $500 in each case was furnished BY
Murray Nelson. Jr. Mr.. and Mrs
Channon were in court, the former