Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-10
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Not since 1900 has the mackarcl season
been so late as this spring. Thirty-eight
schooners from Gloucester. Boston and
Provncetown have been in the Southern
waters for weeks and although schools
of mackercl have been seen the fish have
been wild, and the weather too rought for
casting seines. The first mackerel are
Usually laid down in the New York mar
ket in March.
Fifteen years in the woman's prison at
Sherburn. Mass. was the sentence passed
upon Miss Nanine Estes. IA South End
muatto, for shooting and killing George
f. Rawson, a white man. last Christmas
night. The woman was sentenced in the
superior court Friday by Judge Decor
cey. who accepted "a plea of guilty of
ransaughter. Jealousy was the cause of
the crime.
Following the death in the Relief
Hospital at Boston Thursday of Pas
Qu:le DGpicc, 81 years old. the bail
If Giuseppe Ruggurio, held on the
charge If having assaulted Dapice with
intent to kill, was increased to $4,000
Friday by Judge Ely in the municipal
| court The charge will be changed to
murder. 1t is alleged that Ruggurio
stabbed Dapice during 4 fight in tine
North End April 2.
| 1t vas decided Friday at Philadel-
| phia by the representatives of Yale
| and the University of PENNSYLVANIA to
| shorten the course of Saturdays races
| between tho crews Ot the two univer-
| stiles from two miles to one and hall
| miles. The change was made to avoid
| a sharp turn in the river which might
| handicap the crew holding the outside
| position. All the members of the two
| squads are in good condition and each
| apbears to be confident.
More than 10000 pounds of govern
mont powder exploded Friday at the
| Dupont Black Powder Mills at Wayne
| Y j., instantly killing one workman
| jerome Marsh. seriously injuring two
| other men. and slightly injuring about
| - other employees. The eight buildings
| of the plant We're DESTROYED, while
| houses were wrecked i'll all parts of
| the surrounding country. The shock
| was FELT in villages 20 miles away. The
| exact cause of the disaster will prob
/ ably never be known, as Marsh. the
dead man, was alone in the building
| where the explosion occurred.
| A search Friday of the humble
apartments of Mrs Adela Lombard
| the Maiden, Mass. recluse who was
found dead under q bundle of rags
Thursday. revealed $16.136 in gold. sill
Yer. bank notes. stock certificates and
bankbook credits. When the body was
found the police located 1921 in the
Woman'S clothing. The wealth brought
to light Friday was wrapped in odd
stockings and hidden IN various places.
Mrs. Lombard died Of natural causes.
apparently last week. The city of Nal
den has been supporting her son for
year. and it was generally supposed
that the woman was in straitencd cir
cumstances.
Paroled for the second time since his
incarcera ton in 1893. but with his for
tunes bettered by about $1,000. which
had been left him by relatives since he
returned to Charlestown, Mass. after
breaking parole granted in 1901, George
r, Swain took leave of the state prison
FRIDAY Over 60 years old Swain was d
member of well-to-do Wilmington fam
ily but early got into trouble with the
police of half a dozen cities and was SEN
fenced to serve various terms Fifteen
years ago Swain was sentenced to the
Charlestown prison under the habitual
criminal act.