Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-29

lin National Bank, looted by Cassie
Chadwick of 100000 or more died sud
denly Monday night at Detroit, Mich.
Less than a year ago MI. Spear was dis
charged from the penitentiary at Column
bus, after serving Il 1-year term for MS
share in the Chadwick swindle. Almost
Immediately he went to Detroit and be-
gan working for the Michigan State Tel
pphone 90. At the time of his death he
was travelling auditor. His death fol-
lowed an operation for appendicitis. The
charge on which he was convicted was
concealinS the condition of national
bank.
Monday when formally charged w tn the
murder Of Bertram w. Galloway at Dan
verS, when brought before the first dis
trict court in Salem, Mass. He waived
the reading of the complaint and was
held without bail for the January term
Of the Essex county grand jury. Good
win, who worked with Galloway in the
moth determination service and boarded
At GallowayS home in Danvers, is alleg-
ID to have shot and killed Galloway at
he latter'S home on Friday night during
a quarrel He escaped and was not seen
Until Sunday night when he entered po-
ice headquarters at Danvers and gave
himself up.
Christianity's progress in Massachu-
sets was the general theme of the dele
gates who attended the annual meeting
Sunday of the state Federation of
Churches at the Presbyterian church.
East Boston. Private sessions of the Of
fetal council were held at 10 A. NJ. and
at p. NJ. Public meetings took place in
The morning and in the afternoon. +.
Fallmadge Root, field secretary, summar-
zed the progress of the year. and Albert
J. Kennedy of the South Bend House led
i discussion of the religious and social
situation in East Boston. Other speak
ers were Ralph w. Brown, president of
The Lynn Inter-church Union. and Rev.
George LYMAN Paine. first vice presi-
lent of the New Boston Federation. The
meeting closed Monday evening with adj
dresses by Rev. O. p. Clifford and Rev.
James l.. Barton, ID. D.. foreign secreta
ry of the A. b. c. +. NJ.
The supreme court of the United States
was asked Monday to review the trial
schneider on charges of conspiracy with
John A. Benson and Henry p. Dimond to
defraud the government out of lands in
California and oregon. The trial was
held in the District of Columbia on the
theory that an overt act under the con-
spiracy had been committed within the
district, Hyde and Schneider We're con-
vcted and each sentenced to imprison
ment and to pay fine, while Benson and
Dimond were acquitted. IF these rul-
inss are correct" attorneys for Hyde
and Schneider protest in discussing their
petition to the supreme court. ANY per-
son who writes a letter to any official
in Washington, or employs an attorney
against the United States becomes liable
to a prosecution here for conspiracy
The attempted prosecution of Frank H.
Mason, formerly clerk of the United
States district court for the district of
Massachusetts, on charges of embezzle-
ment was defeated Monday in the SUI
preme court of the United States when
that court affirmed decision in the low
or court favorable to Mason Justice
court. Mason was indicted in 1909 on
charges of having embezzled certain
money amounting to about $1,000. The
money came into his hands while he was
clerk as fees and emoluments of office.
1t was claimed that the amount was
more than the compensation legally per-
mltted to be retained by him The court
below struck out the three counts in the
Indictment which alleged the embezzle-
ment on the ground that title to the fees
remained in the clerk and was not vest
ed in the United States, at least until the
clerk had taken out the proportion due
to him and made a return of the s,1rn,us
in accordance with law. From this hold
ing the government appealed
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