Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

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Samuel L. Withers. aged So, second
vice president of the First National
Bank. committed suicide in hospital
at Lynchburg. Va. Friday by shooting
himself through the head. He had been
on sick leave from his bank since last
July.
Alexander c. Adams, one of the best
known insurance men in New Eng
iand, died suddenly of heart disease
Thursday night in Boston. Mr.. Adams
was formerly president Of the New
England insurance Exchange and at
the time of his death was the BOSTON
manager OF large fire insurance COM
pany of Hartford,
GOV. Shanroth Of Colorado Friday is
sued a call for the first annual conyen
u iAln OF the American Apple Congress &c
pc held IN Denver Dec. II to H.
s Charles u Knapp. former president OF
the binghamton Trust Co., and membet
OF the firm Of Knapp Bros. whose priyat.
bankihg institutions Mt Deposit and Call.
coon failed in April 1909 on trial n,
Cooperstown, n. Y, this week on an in.
dictment charging him with receiving de.
posts knowing the banks to be insolvent.
was freed Friday. When the evidence o,
the people had all Seen submitted. Judg.
'Giadding directed the jury to bring in. q
verdict of acquittal on motion of the de
PENDANTS attorney. Charles p. Knapp 9
who was in active, charge of the Deposit
bank. was convicted in June last on
similar charge and is now serving tern
at Auburn prison. The banks in which
the Knapp brothers were interested were
involved in the failure Of the Outing
Publishing Co. of Deposit
Vice President James S. Sherman
contributed 500 to the Oneida county
Republican committee, according to the
committees statement OF election ex-
penscs filed Friday with the secretary
of state at Albany. n. Y. Rep. c. S.
Millington, who was defeated. gave
$1,000.
The broom manufacturing industry
in Amsterdam, N. Y, the center of the
trade in this country. was practically
tied up Friday when the sewers and
"lnders quit work after having their
demands for an increase in wages de-
MED. The manufacturers in session
today, determined not to accede to
the request for an advance and de-
cided tc close their shops until the
men are ready to return, to work. The
broom business is at it's height at this
season. The trouble does not affect
the brush broom workers.
Fear that he would be run down
and killed by an automobile. which
had haunted him for months, caused
Christian kohler. a homeless derelict,
20 years old. to end his life Friday in
New York City. His body was found
hanging in the clothes closet of q
CHEAP lodging house where when he
mad money enough to pay for room.
Three months in Jail and a fine OF
$3.50 each was the sentence passed up
on Charles Quinn and Jospeh Vaughn
Friday by Judge Higbee in the county
court at Mays Landing, n. j., for tarr-
ing and fenthering Frank Sichort at
Mckee City, several months ago.
James Sears. who was convicted al
an ,accomplice did not actually assist
in etiie, tarring and feathering OF
Sichort,, was, sentenced to. fine of
$500 and ir defaGlt was committed to
Jail. The men when on trial said they
tarred and feathered Sichort, who is a
married man. ;hecause of his alleged
attentions to d widow in Mckee City.
Senator Theodore BIblo resumed his
testimony Friday at Yazoo City, Miss,
in the trial Of l.. C. Dulaney, charged
with bribery in connection with the
recent United States senatorial cleo:
ton. When Senator Biblo began to.
relate his story of the alleged bribery
going over the same ground as that
covered in the legislative investiga-
ton there was much wrangling be-
tween opposing. counsel as to the
OF such testimony.
"A surprise was introduced into tile
Kickapoo land case at Guthrie. Okla,
Friday when Mrs. H. j. Bentley testi-
fled that Il. B. Blakeley. attorney for
tho defendants. had offered 10 dis
miss the. bribery charge against her
husband IL she would convey to the
her interests In certain
kickapoo lands. The DEFENDANTS, she
asserted. hold deeds to the property.
The testimony of Mrs. Bentley ended
the taking OF evidence.
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