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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
ELR0Y KENT ADMITTED
THAT He SHOULD HANG
Says Ex-State Atty, Lawrence in Cong
don Murder Trial. points Scored for
Mrs. GeorgiaSampson at Lyons, NY.

Rutland. VT. April THAT Elroy
Kent, who is charged with the murder
Of Miss Della B. Congdor, told Former
State Attorney George A. Lawrence
that he (kent) should hang after what
he had done, was the statement of At
torney Lawrence while testifying for
the defence today. Mr.. Lawrence said
that in answer to kent's request for
an opportunity to plead guilty before
the court. he told Kent that to do SC
would mean that he would have to
hang. Kent then replied as above.
of unsound mind but not insane
was the characterization of Kent made
by DR.. w. l.. WATSON. assistant at the
State Insane hospital at Waterbury
in The course of his testimony for the
defence. Kent escaped from the Wa
terbury institution two weeks before
Miss Congdon's death DR.. WATSON
said that while at the hospital Kent
often seemed to have delusions and
was unable to follow train of thought
for any length of time. He considered
him moral imbecile."
Kent's father. G. A. Kent testified
that his wife's grandmother was in
sane and that he had been told that his
own grandmother died at an insane
hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
NEW YORK SWEPT.
Sixty Mile an Hour Gale Does Heavy
Damage About City.

New York, April THE high gale
which prevailed to the west and north
Of New York City today. causing havoc
with telegraph and telephone lines, at
tanned its full force here at las o'clock
tonight when the wind reached 4 ve-
locity Of 60 miles an hour. Several per-
sons were hurt and much damage re-
suited. A low area over tho Great
Lakes this morning and the shifting
of the wind to the west was the ex-
PLANTATION Of the local weather bureau
for the circumstance. Sitct9
The Cunard Line steamer CAronia
from Liverpool, which arrived tonight,
could not berth but was Obliged to
anchor at Quarantine, owing to y the
gale. The wind wrought considerable
damage in the suburbs. Ei5,, 1T.
Part Of the steeple Of the. Pilgrim
Congregational church at 12l1st street
| and Madison avenue was blown Into
Madison avenue tonight by the uale.
The high winds tonight are blamed
for a $125,000 fire which. destroyed thu
repair shops of the Second Avenue Eis-
waited Railway at the corner Of Seq
ond avenue and 128th street, close ia
the Harlem river. A large sign which
hung at the east end OF the shops wat
blown down shortly before 10 O'clock
this evening, and, in falling, dislodxed
several electric wires, one Of which
there was an explosion which blew a
section of the roof of the building, and
CONTINUED on Page -Four,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08

piece of cheese wrapped in paper in his
hand.
The state contends that Harry Sampson
was shot while eating piece Of cheese
| and that since he was eating he Is unlike
~ to have been the one who fired the
fatal shot.
This closed the direct testimony Of the
mother.
On cross-examination Mrs. Allyn said
that Georgia threw herself across Harry's
body and cried for some time.
Robert Manson. the witness said. was In
poor health and had been visiting rela-
tives of the Allyns. named Cervice, near
Macedon and Miss Mildred Cervice and
Mr.. Manson visited Georgia Sampson.
Mrs Allyn was then excused.
Frank Allyn, brother of the defendant
then testified that Georgia told him she
was upstairs when the shooting took
place. 'She told me that she heard no
shot" said Frank, but heard screaming
and came down stairs"
Frank Allyn said he had never seen
his sister shoot the rifle at any time.
Frank p. Allyn. father of Georgia, who
was the next witness. said that on the
morning of the shooting he went to see
Harry Sampson at Georga's request. and
that Harry said: There is no use talking.
| won't live with her I'll take my life
first"
Mr. Allyn told Harry he would try to
fix the matter up. Harry made no reply
and Georgia left the room. the witness
thought, to go upstairs.
District Attorney Gilbert asked Mr..
ha nj Shoriff Cnl1ipc or
himself the day after the shooting any
thing about the remark of Sampson that
he would take his own life. Allyn said
he had not.
Did you say at the time that Harry
said I won't live with her another day?' "
Yes" replied Mr.. Allyn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
Holds 21st Annual Grand
Lodge Session in Bangor.
Harry A. Weymouth Of Saco Is
Elected Grand Warden.
Substantial Gain Made During Year
And Order Is Prospering.

Bangor, Me-, April THE 21st annu-
Maine, n. f. O. F., was held today ut
A. O. l.. w. hall. \ number of the su-
preme officers, and grand officers from
the other New England states We're in
attendance.
Reports of Grand Warden Harry A.
Weymouth of Saco; Grand Secretary,
William l.. Quimby of Bangor. and
Grand Treasurer Winfield $. Hovey Of
Portland were read at this morning S
session of the Grand Lodge. Reports
show a total addition to the order in
Maine for the year ending Jan. l..
1909, of GAG members: total deaths "a:
suspended or transferred, 491; net gain.
IS; pet gain for January and Febru-
ary, %; total number of lodges in good
standing Dec 81, 1908. n; net gain in
insurance in Maine during 1908. $33500;
insurance in force Dee. 81, 1908, 1921,
900.
Officers were elected Wednesday as
follows:
Grand warden, Harry A. Weymouth.
Saco: grand vic" warden, James w.
Jones, Gardiner; grand Sc .retary, Will
liam l.. Qumby. Bangor; grand treas
urer, Winfield S. Hovey, Portland;
grand guide. Charles w. Wentworth,
Westbrook; grand chaplain, Mrs. w. S.
Hoyey, Portland; grand guardian, Mrs
A. NJ. Dunn, Portland: grand sentinel
Elisha S Harvey. Belfast; trustees
G w Gilchrist. Bath; William F.
Prout, Fast Hampden; Mrs. Eliza f.
Small. Portland; chairman committee
on laws, G. II. Sullivan, Bangor: chair
man finance committee, George A. Far
rington. Gardiner; representatives. to
the Supreme Lodge for three years,
John Z. Mccullough, Orono; ID. Frank
Gordon, Lewiston; Winfield !. Hovey,
Portllnd Charles w. Wentworth,
Westhro@ll Irving A. Turner, Bangor;
Mrs H. ID. Frye, Snringvale: alternate.
Lawrence S. Sodgirs. Brewer; Mrs.
Sadie A. Crocller, Brunswick; X. cut
Ter Libby, Portland: Mrs Eta c. Har-
vey, Nea2ie: Charles NJ. Ward, Cherry
field Mrs Julia NJ. Holyok". Houlton;
Mrs Mary a. Washburn, Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
Steamer Calvin Austin Ar
rives Wednesday in Tow.
Tail Shaft Broken, But The
Propeller Not Lost.
Vessel Will Be lowed to Boston for
Repairs, Probably Today.

st John. y. t.. April The Eastern
Steamship COS. steamer Calvin Austin,
which met with an accident off The
Wolves island on her trip from Bos-
ton to this port yesterday. arrived
shortly before noon today in tow of
two tugs r. was then learned that the
tail shaft If the vessel broke when
she was off The Wolves at about }
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon and she
became unmalla gea Bile. Accordingly she
was brought to an anchorage and re-
NAMED in that position urtil o'clock
last night W hen she was taken in tow.
TUGS having been sent from st. John
il, response to telephone message
f,.,n an officer Of the steamer VINO
went ashore at Beaver Harhor in a
beat The weather was so thick during
tine night. however. that the tugs did
no. rroceed until this forenoon, The
sea was smooth and the wind was light
during The entire afternoon and night
and there was no danger to the VesSei
at any time.
The Calvin Austin will he toWed to
Roston. where she will be locked and
repared. She will probably leave here
tomorrow. An examination by diver
made after the arrival of the steam
e.. here today showed that while the
tail shaft was broken, the propeller
was not lost.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
Possibly More Persisted in
Storm in Mississippi.
Great Property Loss IN Sew.
era| Other States.
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and koaden,
Ont, Suffer Severe Less.

Chicago, April 7.-Reports Of last
nights storm damage received hero
today are that 10 persons are known
to have been killed in Mississippi and
at least Is were injured.
At Starkyille four Negroes were
killed.
At Aberdeen. W. c. Mcmillan, cashier
Of the Baik of Aberdeen, and his son,
7. T. Mcmillan, were instantly killed
In the wreckage of the Illinois Central
station. Two Negroes also met death.
The tornado demolished the depot and
several houses
At the Terrell plantation east Of Fast.
port, Miss. IL number Of Negroes were
killed.
Reports from western Tennessee
state that the storm wrecked many
small buildings.
AT Wabash, Ind. Mrs. James A.
Hayes and four children were pinned
Down beneath the wreckage Of their
homo. which caught fire. The mother
was badly burned. being rescued and
will ale. The children were seriously
hurt. High wind was followed by a
c!o"dburst. Many bridges were washed
away. A dozen houses were demolish-
ed in Wabash. the damage reaching
sc"eral thousand dollars At Peru, Ind.
four factories. several school buildings
ana many small structures were
wrecked by the wind.
IN Chicago the wind last night and
today blew at an average Of 4S miles
an hour doing much minor damage to
property. I1onkinsvil,e, Ky. reports
that in Christian county damage
amounting to many thousands Of dol
lars. was done by high winds last
night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
DAMAGE AT LONDON, ONT.
Roofs Blown OF, Trees Uprooted,
Poles Broken and Much Other Dana

London. Ont. April "A terrific
northwest wind struck London at 10
o'clock this morning, doing serious in.
jury to number Of persons and great
damage to property Roofs were blown
off, chinncys demolished. fences. and
light poles RACED and trees torn up by
the roots. One of the steeples on st.
Marys Catholic church was blown
down and the big chimney on the ABB
erdeen Public school came crashing
through the roof, imperilling 300 pupils.
The fire department and ambulances
were quickly on the scene and all tho
children were taken out uninjured OK.
ceot five, Jack Clarke. Harry Vein
STEIN Mabel Mcneil. James Johnston
and Mary Laburtis. aged nine years,
the last named fatally injured. f.,
George Hyatt of Emcrton street was
carried Il feet by the force Of the wind
and had leg broken. The 65-foot
chimney and Il big electric Sign at the
London Free Press were blown down
and the big chimney at the Hobbs
Glass Works demolished The estiIuat-
ed damage Is $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
WORST IN HISTORY.
Scores Injured in Ohio Durinn Pro.
gress Of tho TO- Mile Gale.

Toledo, Ohio. April 7.-Northwesteru
Ohio today experienced one Of tho most
severe wind storms In its history.
Scores Of persons were injured. many
damage is large. In Toledo the loss Ii
estimated at s25 600 Tho wind attain
ed velocity of 70 miles an hour. ac-
cording to the instruments at the local
weather station.
The main building of the Toledo
Mlssillon Bridge co. was partially
wrecked by the storm and 800 men are
out of work until repairs can be made.
The roof over the main building OF the
plant 1903 by 400 feet, was torn OF and
deposited in field. Many small towns
near Toledo reported much damage
and many minor accidents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
MINERS DEMANDS REFUSED
BY Operators, Who Offer Renewal Of
Old Scale for Three Years.

Philadelphia. April AT meeting
held here today between committees
repr. sentiny the coal operators and
III. officials of the United Mine Work
as of America. representing the an
|thracite workers of Pennsylvania. to
consider demands made by the miners,
the operators refused all the demands
ard submitted instead proposition
10 extend the wage agreement brought
about by the anthracite strike commits
sion for another term of three years
In order that the proposition be laid
before the officers of the Mine Work
Afi' organization of three anthracite
districts who are now in tins city. the
conference adjourned to meet aeSaln
tomorrow afternoon at > O'Clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08

Acting on d question referred by Sec
rotary of the Navy Meyer, Attorney
General Wickersham has decided that
Congress was fully within its consti-
tu.ional rights when it directed that
marines be restored to duty aboard
naval ships. The navy department had
already issued orders for carrying out
the legislation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
SOLAR PLEXUS BLOW
AT STANDARD OIL
Given by National House in Tariff Re-
---Speaker Unable to Stem
the Tide Of Feeling Against Trust.

enough to see When YOU seek to punish
somebody that Your claim is bad, that
YOU do not like Samson, pull down
the pillars and have the temple fall up
on youa" The amendment he said
would let practically unrefined from
from Mexico. and still the gentleman
from Wisconsin and others flap their
wings ard crow and cruelty the people
while tire dema gogue in denouncing This
wicked Standard OIL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
THE WEATHER.
SHOWERS-cOOLER.

Washington, Ne, April Forecast
for New England: Showers Thursday,
cooler except in extreme east Maine;
brisk to high southwest to west winds.
Friday fair and cool
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
GEORGE FRANCIS SHAW.
Well. known Inventor and Native Of
Augusta, Me-, Dies in Oedham.

Boston. April 1.-tieorEe tranciS
Shaw. an inventor of numerous mo
ehanical devices. including d new typ"
Of locomotive and electric car equip
ment died at his home in Dcdham to-
DAY. Mr.. Shaw was born in Augusta,
Ne, in 1896, and was educated in the
schools of that city. He came to B"s-
ion in 1852
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08

An increase of 31l2 per cent. in the
output of worstcd yarn and the ON
poymcnt of 1900 additional hands is
anticipated in the lmmediate cohstruc-
ton by the Arlington Mills of Law
renee. Mass, of Il new mill made pos
|dtle Wednesday through the author
hation of an increase in capital stock
from Sc, O00. 900 to $4,000 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
Free Tea and Coffee.

Washington. April THE commit
tee amendments to the PAYNE tariff
bill providing for free tea and rcmov-
ins the colIntervailing duty on coffee
Aerc adopted by IT," House
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
Boston Forecast.

Boston, April 7-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Thursday fair. and
cooler; Friday fair: brisk to hisl
westerly winds. Thursday, diminishing
Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
Bay State Legislators
Want to Know
t Another Railroad Trust
Has Been Formed.
House Votes TO Request the At.
torney Generals Opinion.

Boston. April 7.-The Houcc Of Repre-
sentatives late today adopted an order
requesting the opinion of the attorney
general OF Massachusetts as to whether
the railroads represented at the con-
ference in New York Monday have IL
fected d combination in restraint OF
trade The vote was 151 to 81.
The order was offered yesterday by
Rep. White of Brookline and originally
.Cntained section in criticism Of the
trunk line presidents. who, it main,
| tanned, were bosom friends of the New
Haven road and decided 10 wipe out
tie ditferentials in New England in
sharp contrast to the New Haven
claim that If it could own the Boston
& Maine Road, New England could be
safe"
Rep Garcrlon of Newton objected to
the section. maintaining there was not
sufficient Information to establish such
facts, and the section was left out.
Req. Washhurn of Worcester opposed
the bill on the grounds that it was
without the province of the attorney
general to instruct the House how il
should proceed on matter which is
exclusively within the jurisdiction of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
Along the same lines Garcelon thought
the order should be addressed to the
United States attorney for the district
j Massachusetts.
AS passed the order was directed to
the attorney general of the state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
loDAY's JOURNAL, CONTENTS

Page One.
TELEGK National House Gets
After Standard Oil-Thc Sampson Trial
Least 10 Killed in Big
Storm in Mississippi-Mas Leg
Stature After the RailrOads-Bad FIRE NJ
%, Harpswcl-Annual Session OF \. r.
Y, T. at Bangor.
Page Two.
TELEGRAPH--
Page Three.
/ Observation-Disclosures. Hallowell and Ma
'Nnal Home Local News.
Page Four.
FINANCIAL-Daily Market Quotations.
Page Five.
sTATE-I.incoln. Somerset. Sasadahoc
md Waldo County News.
Page Six.
EDITORIAl.-Ancient and Modern Luz
IM!-The New Minister to Greece ne III
Section of Motors riefs-Malne GOSSIP
-County News.
Page Seven.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS -
wanted To I.et--For round
neal Observation-Disclosures
Page Eight.
rIENERAI.-A Dealers Tell How
ihey Sold Fruit to Walter Mills of Bosc
v on-Bitter Feeling Among Residents oil
Page Nine.
LoCAL-Corporatio ton Business for t9Mar
mmrr, Ending March 31-New Law Inat
WmipS state Road Work-Dates OF fores'
'"e MeetinSs--County News.
Page Ten.
II, MO- usements-Festival Naude-
NJ, millinery Opening-Comnlunl
" Inc Hastings Bill-Briefs.
Page Eleven.
.aLugAI.-Rome Desertion Case-ttooN
p suu Ladder Truck No and Hose no. d
"e"sanized-Superior Court Bl1e1S.
Pace Twelve.
'roRTING AND TELEGRAPH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08

Speaking, Of the differential rate agi-
tation, President G. S. Meilen of the
New York. New Haven & Hartford,
VINO was in Boston today, said:
TIE present differcntial rate situa-
ton is not materially changed from
that which has been under considera-
ton many times in the past 20 years
and there is no more occasion for Bos-
ton and New England to become eX-
cited now than in the past.
"Differential rates are of two classes,
those that favor and those that preju-
dice business.
New England has both at the pres
ent time, east bound rates being higher
and New York and west bound rates
lover.
Constant readjustment is being urg.
ed and will be until the differentials
cease. and Boston need have no feal
that the railroad interests will permit
anything to be done that makes for &
| worse condition of affairs than at ores
ent exists.
There is no question more vital t
Continued on Page Twelve.)
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-02-26
AT EACH END OF THE LOCK-
STOOD ONE OF THE ITEM AND
EACH HAD a MALlSE.

with this club. having been introduced
into 1t by a man named Jack Hand. q
sailor. Nolin's instructions, sent to hin
in Richmond. were to go to Washing
ton, get John Walsh, and go with him
to Philadelphia, where, at the Phila-
delphia & Reading railroad station. at
p. m. on Saturday. April IA. they
would meet a third man who would
give them further instructions. Nolin
obeyed the summons promptly and
hastened to Washington from where
accompanied by Walsh. he went to
Philadelphia As instructed. AS they
stood in the station at the appointed
time 4 well-dressed. stout man came
up and accosted them. Their replies
being satisfactory the stranger said:
Il am the man you want to see," and
engaged them in earnest conversation
At the conclusion of their talk the
stout man handed 500 to Nolin, with
two railroad tickets and sleeping car
coupons from Philadelphia to Buffalo,
over the Lehigi Valley railroad. de
then left them and Nolin and Walsh
took the Lehigh Valley train for Buff
falo. They arrived in the latter city
at noon on April is. went direct to
the Stafford house and registered as
John Smith Of New York and Thomas
Moore of Washington. They were as.
signed to room 88, and Immediately
ordered up drinks. While waiting for
the refreshments there was a knock
at the door, and Dallman stepped into
the apartment He introduced himself
and a satisfactory understanding was
reached between the trio Dallman told
them to prepare for an early start next
day, and after breakfast on the follow
ing morning, April 16, he gave to No
lin and Walsh two canvas grips, or
telescopes.
In each of these grips were about
so pounds of dynamite, mixed to the
consistency Of stin dough. Fuses
were with each cake, lying on top,
but unattached. 1t was shortly after
this that the near-catastrophe occurred.
Karl Dallman. the arch plotter in
the conspiracy, turned out to be an
even more picturesque character than
Murray had suspected before COM
mencing his in .estigations. For. fol-
lowing uD one clue after the other, the
detective became aware that the So
called Dallman of Trenton. New Jer-
sey, was none other than Luke Dillon
of Philadelphia. who had figured
prominently in the worldfamous Gro
min case. Dillon was a member of the
executive committee Of the Clan.na
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-02-26

Gael and defended that organization
and publicly championed it, achieving
more than national notoriety when, in
his official capacity, he went to Chica-
go at the time of the murder Of DR..
Cronin. At that time he denounced
Alexander Sullivan, raised funds for
the prosecution of those accused OF
Cronin's murder; advocate the throw
ing OF Of the oath of secrecy. so far
as necessary to run down the assas-
sins, went ON the witness stand, and
by his testimony revealed the secret
of the Triangle. the chief three who
had ruled as the executive of the Clan
na-Gael; made public the charges
against Sullivan and fought through
out on the side of the anti-Sullivan
wing. The identification was made
absolute and fnal. Men who knew
Luke Dillon, who had worked day by
day near him. visited Karl Dallman
and identified him positively as the
former high omcial Of the Clan-na-
Gael
But above all Murray's careful, un-
erring tracing of the chief suspects
career convinced the Canadian gov
ernment that Dallman and Dillon were
one Originally Dillon was a shoema-
ker. In 1881 he was working at his
trade at 639 Paul street. Philadelphia.
The members of the dynamite trio
were brought up for trial on May rs.
1900. With the mass Of damning evil
dence accumulated by Murray's pa
tient efforts and submitted to the
court. there could be but one result.
As the clock struck six on the even
ing of May 26, the jury retired to con-
slider the verdict. Four minutes later
prisoners were declared guilty. The
dynamiters were sentenced to impris-
onment for life and taken to Kingston
penitentiary.
For two years after the trio entered
upon their prison life the general pub
lie knew nothing of the identity Of
Karl Dallman. Then a Buffalo paper
made known the fact, telling Of his
connection with the Cronin affair. The
story was denied by some of Dillon's
friends. who asserted that he had
been killed during the South African
war while fighting with the Boer ar
my against the British. But the real,
grim truth is that the once famous
leader Of the Clan-na-Gael is buried
alive within the walls of Kingston pen.
itentiary.
tCopynght. 1903. by W. G. Chapman)
Copyright in Great Britainl