Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-15
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The supreme court Of the United
States Monday declined to review
number of decisions of lower fedora
courts in which the right Of the gov
ernment to collect the Spanish -Amer'
lean War inheritance tax on estates
of persons who died within the year
Immediately preceding July !. 1917.
The decisions in all these cases had
been entered fcfcre the supreme court
decided last spring that the tax vas
imposed on such estates.
E.W ing Wattcrson, son of Col. Hen
ry Watterson OF Louisville. Ky. who
shot III. Mic}:acl Martins saloon at
Sau@"rtc% l;..s- summer and VINO in
iUrca he proprietor. for Which he Was
il:iict"G for assault in the first degree"
Monday ut kingston y. y. intcrnnSed
the defence ot insanity when arr'ti2E-
ed in tfn county court. Mr. Waiter
sons counsel moved for thr appoint
mcnt oi Il commission To determine his
sanitH and il VIII be appointed Tues
da> ~ Judge Kane.
The matter Of the audit of Former
Congr, ssnaan Joseph G. Sihlcy's cleo
ticiI expense account Of S42 50J which
Ma" because, II Mr. SiblcN's illness
Was I"3iG taken Up before Judge
Cicnr," = Criswcu Monday at Frank
lin. IN. and viii be finally disposed
of Tuesday. Attorneys representing
petitioners Icr the aGiit appeared in
court ard asked for an examination
Of Mr.. Sinley by disinterested ply
sici"ns The examination was ar
ranged for later in the day.
United States District Attorney Sims
TT Chicago and Judge Anderson Of IN
IdianapoliS, Ind. have made recon-
nendAtiCns to The department Of jus
ice on tic application for pardon
made by john Il. Walsh. the banker.
now in LeavcnWorth penitentiary.
Judge Andf rsrn WIS the trial Judge
and sims the pros .rutor. The sub
stance Of their rec ommendat ton is Sc
cr"t. but it will be necessary for thcIl
to amnlify them before Walsh $ pcti-
ton can b. plCc"d before Atty. 1icn.
Wirl>trsram ~ President Taft.
Tho first open season for deer shoot
ing IN Massachusetts fer nor, than It
quarter on a century will begin next
Monday morning and last six days.
The season applies to only the tiv'
western counties, Berkshire. Hahp-
shire, HampGcr, Franklin and Wor-
coster. where the farmers complained
to Tic Legislature that the antlcred
same sUbsist mainly on garden pro
ducc Only citizens of Massachusetts
nrc permitted to indulge in the shoot
and enc deer is allotted to each hunt
II who must use a ShCtgun and not 4
rifle.
Il expended hot air received the
same. no money either way" was the
facGti1us return to the state authori-
ties az Boston Monday by Charles II.
:. Robinson of Boston, an unSuccrSs-
iul Republican candidate for senator
IN last weeks election. James NJ
SWft. Republican, who was elected
attorney general If tho state. says he
spent $123. Congressman Ernest w
Roberts. Republican. VINO was elected
for q seventh term IN the 18th district
@pont $l025, while Walter II. Cream
or, his opponent contributed 500. 50
towards his own defeat.
There was an echo OF the wrccking Of
the National City Bank Of Cambridge
Boston Monday, when John Il. Marsh
ali. who was indicted for aiding the
tiiicHing hoollkeeper. George W. Cole
man, was released through a reduction
| in his bail from sl0, 600 to $500 Marsh
| all was arrested in Philadelphia in
! July anG mas been in jail ever since,
| 50 the district attorney insisted on a
| heavy bail. The amount required was
| reduced last week and furnished Mon
| day. Marshall was much wanted at
| tie time of the trial of William J. kcl-
| lihc". who was found guilty of aiding
| and abctting Coleman.
| Bloodh0unds are leading posse OF
| armed WOodSmen on the trail of ar
unidentified hunter who Saturday shot
and killed City Clerk Lewis OIeson al
| Abbottslord Wis, apparently under
| the impression that he was Il deer
| Sheriff Flcin%tcibor, who is in charge
of the posse is determined to rid tho
| locality Of careless hunters ana OBJ
! tanned two trained bloodhoundS a short
| time ago after another hunter was
| Killed by mistake for use in Just sucl
| an emergency. If blossoms SLAYER is
| captured he may be roughly handled
| Ills victim was wearing q red coat anC
| cap to lessen the chances of anyone
mlStaklnG him for q deer