Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-28

WI hS, C6Sa5OhAN'
Henry A. Robinson, lad of eight
years, die Tuesday at Fredericton. N. B..
as the result of peculiar accident sus-
tanned while skating Monday on the st.
John river near Fredericton. The little
fellow was gliding over the ice when he
collided with a trotting horse that was
being speeded on the river, receiving IN
juries that caused his death Tuesday.
Attorney General Wickersham has
gone out of town for week to finish
preparing himself for the argument
of the trust cases in the supreme
court. early next month. For this
reason the fling of the first bill against
the so-called electrical trust probably
will be delayed until the middle OF
January. The attorney general will
revise the bill personally. IT is now
being drawn and it was his intention
originally 10 file it before Jan. /.
Fred Ward, a lad of Is, was instant
ly killed Tuesday at Greensboro. n.
c., when shot gun in the hands OF
his father. Richard Ward, was ac-
cidentally discharged. Father and son
were squirrel hunting and while the
father was knocking against the butt
of a hollow tree with the gun stock.
the weapon was discharged, the en-
tire load going through the heart OF
tire boy.
Papers in Il suit for separation or di-
yorce have been drawn against Nat c.
Goodwin. the actor. by his fourth wife,
Edna Goodrich Goodwin. according to
Mrs. Goodwin's attorney. M. III. Cross
man. counsel for Mr.. Goodwin, would not
saw Tuesday whether papers had beeil
served or not. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Good
win are in New York but refuse to dis
cuss the case. 1t is reported that efforts
are being made to bring about recon-
Citation.
The attorney representing Major
Gen. Pine Guerro has entered Il protest
before the court at Havana which Is
investigating the attempted assassin
alton of Guerro, against the action
of the court in throwing out a. mo-
ton to make certain Investigations
and take certain dispositions. The
brief alleges that the court is de-
feating the private prosecution en-
deavor to demonstrate that the as
sassination of others beside Gen
Guerro has been planned.
Rear Admiral Murdoch, commander
of the third division of the Atlantic
fleet now in the English channel,
Tuesday cabled to the navy depart
ment that the body of George Fran
els McArdle, bcatswain's mate, first
class, vino was attached to the L. ,.
S. Virginia, had been recovered. Tie
cablegram contained no specific infor-
NATION rs 20 the circumstances OF his
death, but it is supposed to have been
q case of accidental drowning. Nc
Cardle was Al years and had been in
tlie naval service about q years. He
enlisted from New York.
In midnight brawl on the waterfront
at San Francisco Sunday night, Alfred
Blad a sailor on a coastlng Vessel, was
knocked down by blueJacket from the
cruiser Colorado and received fatal IN
juries. He died soon after noon MondaN
and an examination revealed that his
skull was fractured. The attack is said
to have been provoked by Blad with a
remark disparaging navy men in general
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been arrested and his name is not known.
His companions. however, are held by the
police
Policeman Matthew McGrath, the
champion hammer throwcr of the world.
waived examination and was held to
await the action of the grand jury when
arraigned Tuesday at New York before
Magistrate Hylan on charges of having
shot down George Walker whom the
athlete found in his home. No bail was
fixed Walker was shot five times and
there is only fair chance of his recov-
cry. The wounded man says that Mrs.
McGrath invited him to her home to sec
a Christmas tree she had decorated. He
was looking at the tree when McGrath
entered and, he declares, first beat and
then shot him.
lust before the curtain of a Detroit,
Mich, theatre was scheduled to SO up
Tuesday night Frank Worthing. leading
man with Grace George, was stricken
with a hemorrhage and died in Il few
minutes. The house was crowded at the
time. The patrons were dismissed and
announcement of a postponemcnt of the
performance was maze from lhC o'"SC'
According to physicians, Mr.. Worthing' 5
death was due entirely TO the breaking
of a pulmonary artery. The actor was al
years old and was native of Scotland.
For years he had been affected with
tuberc,,lar trouble He had walked from
his hotel apparently in his usual health.
Music teachers from all parts Of the
country gathered Tuesday at Boston
for the 32d convention of the Nationa!
Association of Music Teachers. 1t is
expected that the threcdays session
will give the members many valuable
suggestions. President William e.
Huntington of Boston University,
whose large building on Copley square
is being used for the meetings, well
coined the members and on Thursday
President a. Lawrence Lowell of Har-
ward University will also extend greet
ings. The addresses at the session
Tuesday were by Francis l.. York Of
Detroit and Philip II. Goepp Of Phila-
delphia.
Attorney General O'Malley Tuesday
obtained permission from Justice
Almond in the supreme court to bring
suit for forfeiture of charter against
10 express companies in New York
City. mostly with offices on the lower
East Side, for alleged violations of the
law. According to the attorney gener-