Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-18

divorced man. but shortly after a baby
came to him and his new wife he be.
came reconciled to the first wife and
secured a second divorce. The cast
off wife made her way here a short
time ago leaving her baby with the
father.
Last night there was dramatic Sc
quel to this broken romance enacted
on the street In front of the Maher
home. Mrs. Mahen was willing to
have her daughter live with her. but a
brother. Walter Tenders. refused. say
ing he would not support them. Po-
liceman Desmond happened to be pass
ing the house while Mrs. Maher and
her daughter were discussion the sit.
uation.
He said: THE young woman beg
ged to come home. crying all the
while The mother was SO affected
that she cried, talked and clung to
her daughter
| Just then the son came out of the
house. The mother and sister both
asked him again II he would not let
the girl return. l joined with them
He refused. The girl got down ON her
knees and cried: walter, please let
me come home; I've got to come
home" He turned away and would
not take her hand, saying. u am
through with you"
| The girl walked down the street
and when she saw the car coming she
ran on the track then realized her
intention, but | was too late. She
| leaped forward and the car crushed
her."
SlLVERTON. Nov. 1.-THE funeral
of Carl Johnson. the young man kill
ed at the Hercules mill Sunday, took
place this afternoon from the Congre
eational church. Deceased was about
30 years of age. single and had beed in
the county aDout year coming from
Greeley, little or nothing being known
about family connections. His glove
caught in the belt Sunday afternoon
and he was pulled into the drive
wheel and badly crushed. living about
three hours after being conveyed to
| Miners Union hospital
| FLOYD, La. Nov. II. = Clarence
| Compton, a wealthy planter, and his
12-year-old daughter are dead, follow
ing feud encounter, and Sylvester
and Albert Owens. sons of promi
nent clergyman. are in Jail today held
for the killing.
The families involved In n quarrel
| well known throughout the state and
the whole parish is SO excited over
the clash that further trouble is ex.
pected.
The shooting occurred at the Comp
ton home. Albert Owens declared
Compton said he had been compelled
| to support his wife's whole family
after he was married. He went to
Compton's home with his brother and
demanded retraction. Compton re
fused to retract, and the brothers open
ed fire. emptying two shotguns and
four pistols at Compton.
The girl killed was shot through
the stomach, both legs being broken
by the slugs. Mrs. Compton had a
narrow escape.
| "We didn't intend to shoot the girl,'
Albert Owens said. but It was her
old man"
Threats of lynching are openly made
and should violence be attempted IL
Is feared a pitched battle will occur
between the friends of the two fami.
lies.
CHICAGO. Nov. 17.-Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant. wife OF General Grant.
was carried down a ladder from her
burning home In Dearborn avenue early
today. while the general made his own
way out of the flames, escaping In his
night clothes. Several servants were
reported injured in attempting to es.
cape the flames, but they. too. were
rescued by firemen. Mrs. Grant, suf
fering from shock and exposure, was
taken to the home of Mrs. Potter
Palmer, nearby
The flames destroyed all the inte.
rior OF the fashionable three-story
brick house. The flames spread 30
rapidly that the occupants were una.
BILE to reach even their clothes.
| The fire was discovered shortly be
fore o'clock and had gained such
Roadway that the stairways were
aflame and the house filled with dense
smoke. Pounding upon the door of
the general and his wife. the serv-
ants aroused them. and then sought
means OF escape. Fighting against the
smoke the servants made their way to
a back room and then crawled out
onto narrow ledge. From this place
they were taken by the firemen.
| General and Mrs. Grant found the
J escape by the stairway cut off and
| they were standing Mt the window