Connecticut western news., 1910-12-01

days ago a double murder and at- tempted suicide occurred in Anderson, Ind. Mrs. Ida Ricketts and her chum, Nettie Britton. both met tragic death at the hands of the formers husband, Frank Ricketts, after which Ricketts turned his revolver upon him. self and fired his last cartridge. The bullet passed through the rim cf his hat. leaving him unhurt.
 Guy Rogers and Prentiss Moore. aged fifteen and eleven respectively, went hunting In the swamps of the Reedee river. near Bennettsville, s. O., and their bodies were found in ditch near their buggy. They had been mur- dered. The circuit court was adjourn ed, and practically the entire popula- tion of Bennettsville is engaged in searching for the assailants of the lads.
 In the heart of Ridgewood, N. J., freight train, backing across the main street on a private switch, crushed to death Mrs. A. J. Cameron, whose hus- band Is a millionaire braid manufac- turer of Philadelphia. Mrs. Cameron, about sixty-five, had just left her car riage and crossed the road to do some shopping when the accident occurred.
 Investigation into the recent murder of pr. l.. W. Gilbert, a California physician who is supposed to be the heir to a $1,5OO,OOO estate in the iso- lated region of Goldbug, revealed that the physician had been killed by a Piute Indian. The Indian quarreled with the other members of his tribe and went on the warpath after whites.
 While trying to make an end run Harry Lee, seventeen years old, stu dent in the Gilbert school at Winstead, Conn.,, was killed In a football game. Lee was given the ball and as he started around the left end was tac- kled and thrown. AS he fell and the others piled on top of him his head hit stone, fracturing his skull. "a.
 Fourteen men, mostly married, lost their lives in the Jumbo mine pits at Paris, Tex, owned by the Choctaw Mining company of St. Louis. The miners were buried alive in the mine. The only cause given for the accident is that it was the result of an accu- mutation of gas.
 The San Francisco district court of appeals handed down decision affirm Ing the finding in the case of Abraham Ruef. This means that the former boss of San Franci~,o, who in company with Mayor Schmitz was convicted of bribery, must serve fourteen years in San Quentin.
 The ax that ended the life of ten year-old Marie Smith, whose body was found in the woods skirting Deal lake, near Asbury Park, N. J., and fo1 which detectives have been hunting ever since her body was discovered has been found.
 Owen Moran of Eng
 Ina land knocked out Bat
 ArTNiho' ting Nelson, former lightweight champion of the world. in the eleventh round of what was sched- uled to be a twenty round contest in San Francisco. The end came quickly and dramatically after Nelson had fought gamely through ten rounds of desperate milling but it was no single blow that laid low the conqueror of Joe Cans A.
 A dozen teams have already entered for the six day bicycle race which will be held at Madison Square Garden. New York. beginning Dec. 4. They come from all parts of the world. and each of them is heralded as a world beater, While other countries will be represented by world renowned riders, the American emblem will be carried by several teams. all of whom promise to give good account of themselves.
 Baseball players are wanted in the Panama canal zone, and if letter received by Secretary A. J. Heineman of the New Orleans club tells the truth the zone is not bad place for players, if they have the ability. For any player who can fill the require ments there Is an inside job at $15O month with al division Of the gate on Saturdays, which will increase the sal ary materially.
 Tommy Murphy battered Willie Beecher in their ten round bout at the Olympic Athletic club in New York to such good purpose that when the bout was over Tommy had regained much of the prestige he lost by being beaten by K. O. Brown at the same club re- gently. There was only one round when Beecher really had a good lead, and that was in the fourth session.
 The American team, composed of Holmer and Queal, won the Marathon race at the regulation distance of 26 miles 385 yards $t Madison Square Garden, New York. Their time was 2 hours ? minutes 16 1-5 seconds. The team took the lead early, but were closely followed by the Canadian team. 
 nEArHs George Frederick Sew or no-rn ard died at his home
 in New York. He died unexpectedly of hard ening of the arteries. MT. Seward was the nephew of William H. Seward, | r 1-.Br