The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-06-24
The news.
Domestic

NO indictments were found against
John Smith and Elisha Johnson, ar
rested in connection with the at
tempted assassination of former
Sheriff Ed Callahan. It was said
that the evidence was insufficient.
and the special grand jury, which
stood 6 to 6 for indictment, was dis
charged.
Albert Munro and his bride of
week were found dead in their cham
Der at Williamsport. Pa. On
dresser was a partially filled box Of
chocolates. There was nothing to
indicate violence. and IL is believed
they were victims of poisoned candy
or suicidal pact
Mrs. Emma Kaufman, accused OF
the murder of Agnes Polreis, a do
mestic. was found guilty of battery
at Flandreau, S. D., and was SEN
fenced TO pay a fine of 500 or to
serve so days in Jail. The fine was
paid. Mrs. Kaufman was the wife
OF wealthy brewer.
Wilbur and Orville Wright. the
aviators, received the medals award
ed them by act of Congress, by the
Legislature of Ohio and by their
home city of Dayton. One hundred
and twenty thousand people, the en-
tire population of Dayton, celebrated
the event.
James l. Mccormick, son of Chan.
cellor S. b. Mccormick, of the West
ern University of Pennsylvania, was
arrested in Chicago on a warrant
charging him with having passed
several allegedly worthless checks on
Idaho banks in Chicago.
Policeman Oscar Abel, Of Macon.
Ga, shot and killed a woman of the
Red Light district and then killed
himself.
Orville and Wilbur Wright, the
aviators, had hardly any time to
spare from their workshop in Day.
ton, o., to take part in the great
celebration in their honor by their
townspeople
William II. Kilgannon and George
c. White pleaded guilty in New York
TO indictments charging them with
being involved with Lorne b. Walker
in smuggling.
William J. Stanley, an actor, was
sentenced in New York to serve three
days in the Tombs prison and pay
a fine Of 500 for automobile speed
ing.
Ma action toward making Brown
University at Providence n non-sec-
tartan institution was taken at the
annual meeting of the corporation.
Former Governor William T.
Cobb, of Rockland, was appointed
receiver for the Mount Waldo Gran
ite QuarrieS of Connecticut
An appeal has been made to Coun-
ty Attorney Helinger, Hutchinson,
Kan, TO break up a religious sect
of snake worshippers."
In a fire in five-story tenement
house at Cincinnati, 100 panic
stricken occupants were saved by
firemen.
The cornerstone to the Amasa
Stone Memorial Chapel was laid on
the Adelbert campus, at Cleveland
The monument erected in Spring
Grove Cemetery to the memory of
Henry Clay Work, was dedicated.
The battleship Kansas sailed from
the Philadelphia navy yard for
Hampton Roads.
Captain Johnson Vivian. mil
honaire mining man, died at Hough-
ton, Mich.
Mrs. Frances Folsom Cleveland ap-
peared In public for the first time
since her husbands death to testify
for the prosecution in the case of
Broughton Brandenburg, maga-
zine writer, who is charged with sell
ing the New York Times a political
article purporting to have been writ
ten by former President Grover
Cleveland.
Eugene Davenport, dean of the
University of Illinois, declares the
day of cheap bread has ended, as the
population is overtaking the food
supply.
The United States torpedo-boat
destroyer Roswell H. Lamson lam
med on the ways when an attempt
was made to launch her.
Capt. Samuel w. B. Diehl, former
Judge advocate general of the Navy.
died i'm New York