The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-02

After slashIng his wife's throat with
large knife while she lay asleep
Tuesday, ]. e. Crump. farmer, Of
MeKinny, Ky.. 65 years old, almost
severed his own head and died almost
instantly. His wife Is fatally injured.
John Deans, of NeH York, the chauI-
feur. who speeded after Edward 7.
Rosenheim's automobile after 1t had
killed Miss Grace Hongh, vii receive
reward o. $1,000 from Walter Z.
Hough. the father Of the girl Mr.
Hough dclared that IL was but just
that Deans should be rewarded for
bringing Rosenheim to Justice.
Swallowing the heads Of matches
caused the death Of Philip Jones, the
22-month-old son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack" Jones. OF Washington, who
have been spending the summer at the
old home % Mr.. Jones. near Bells
Mil. i've miles from Rockville, August
%. The little fellow was taken sud
denly i'll, and the cause vas mya-
ter until hIs mother ran across the
matches with their heads sucked OF.
Sleepy old Dobbin which had drawn
Vest Side New York undertakefs
wagon for Years In most approved IL
neral pace imagined vain thing last
week and ran away. causing a strange
accident. Aftr a Wild flight Of sever
al blocks tn horse and wagon plunE-
ed into the Hudson River. The doors
OF he wagon flew open and casket
containing bodf nOafed down
stream. The night WHtehman Of n pier
swan out n the tide and towed the
casket ashore.
President Taft and Col Roosevelt
have made NJ. The President issued
a statement DENYING that NJ opposed
the foloneis election as temporary
chairman o. the New York State Re
publican convention and fhat he al
viaed full conference with the former
| President. This statements In taken
as a reputation Of the aetiOns Of
Vice President Sherman Gol Rooss-
yelI expressed himself as pleased with
/ Mr. Taft's statement hfH Sherman
/ declined to comment on ne matter
when seen = Utica last nienI.
I
one OF the most horrible murders
! thaI has happened In Dorchester
county In recent years. occurred FrI-
/ daY afternoon. near FinchxIlIe, when
/ Daniel Stevens cut and sIashed his
uncle. Daniel Stevens. with razoH.
1 The uncle and nephew became involY-
ed n an argument nYer the ownership
of dog, and the argument became %
| heated thai 4 flghI ensued Young
/ Stevens drew n razor an cut h
uncle across the shoulder. he then
/ drew the blade down the sIde OF tie
man. cutting him clear through 10 Tho
lunEs. The nan bled TO death.
/ IN making his firth trip II he porch
/ roo n the home nf ]. A. gannan. #
/ CeeIIton, james Price. 40 years old.
| desperate negro ex=eonyief lost his
/ life. when shot below the heart ~
/ Mr. Gannan. August -. Price, Who
waz released from ths Maryland PenI-
/ tenIIary about 10 months ago, afIer
/ serving term for attempting to com
mt IN assault on hrs. Sarah Simon.
| in Elkton. returned 70 his home. N
/ CeaIIIon, an in the past few months
2
/ gain The bedroom uf Miss Martha Can
nan. m 1s=year cd public school
[ teacher.
upon her testimony OF IneompaII=
bilIIY supported b. the testimony Of
her maid Elizabeth johnson, Mrs.
Edna Gown endahY. August %, got a
divorce from Jack Gudahy. Of Kansas
Cit. Mo The case waa hurried
through aud but faW people In the
courtroom knew thIE one Of the most
/ sensational domestic scandals n
social Kansas Citf had reached IL
climax. tn court proceedings lasted
| iust ten minutes. No reference waa
made to the affair at the CudahY
home several montha ago xhen Jaek
Cudahy slaahed Joe Lillis. banker,
with a knIfa.
! : ball game between negro clubs
! for the championship Of Fayelte coun-
" broke up N a riot In the ninth In
MIN. Three ballpIaYers are dead.
three are probably fatally injured an1
several are less seriously hurt. The
dead are Kid Iveraon. jim Barrett
and Harvey Mayea. members OF the
Brooks team. which vas opposing the
Hartford team. Pistols. knives and
| ball bats were used IN the rot, scores
of spectators taking sides With the
rival teams. The riot was caused b.
close decision of Umpire Smith. Al
though all the fighting ragged about
the umpire. he ESCAPED without injury
Let the good work continue Let NJ