Semi-weekly herald., 1910-05-12
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

a madman. was captured last night
by policemen and attaches of the coun-
ty hospital after nine mile chase,
in which he received one rifle wound
and ninety buck shots into his body.
Five pitched battles were fought with
the man, who WAS armed with two
revolvers and big supply of ammu.
milton.
The chase started early yesterday
morning and ended al Z O'Clock last
night, when the man was captured in
the acqueduct under the brick kilns
Jefferson county When he was drag
ged from the water it was found he
was almost dead from the constant
rain OF shot which had been poured
into him.
Wood escaped at O'Clock yester-
day morning from county hospital
guards after he frightened them away
from his home with a revolver. Dur
ing the chase which followed the at
tempts OF the police to recapture with
out killing him. Wood wounded two
persons. fired bullet through the
clothing of another. fired not less than
eighty shots during The running fight
III the two counties in his efforts 10
shake off his pursuers. Wounded. and
bleeding from the scores of wounds
exhausted after his flight of four
hours, he escaped those In pursuit
and sought refuge beneath brick
kiln. eleven miles from Denver
A posse headed by Chief of Police
Armstrong captured him. after Police
Sergeant Patterson and Detective Nc.
Neill with ropes attached 10 their
bodies. crawled into his hiding place
In water and dragged him out Wood
was brought to the county hospital
at Denver last night Unless pneu-
monia results from the hours he spent
In the chilled water, hospital surgeons
say he viii recover from his wounds
HULL Quebec, May 9-An explo-
sion, which today wrecked the plant of
the General Explosives company, turn
ed a baseball field into sbambles de
stroyed scores of buildings, shattered
every pane of glass for miles around,
took for its death toll twenty and in.
jured hundred.
The crowd which had been drawn
from a nearby baseball field by the
fire, refused TO heed the warnings OF
those aware of the terrific force which
would accompany the explosion of the
main storehouse, and gathered into
compact mass about thousand feet
from the blazing buildings.
With Il roar which was heard for
miles and which broke window glass
at Ottawa four miles distant, the big
magazine exploded. and it's force swept
over the surrounding territory like a
tornado Everything within radius
of mile was torn and shattered. I'm
mense trees were snapped off close
to the ground us though they were
pipe stems Barns and dwellings were
converted into splinters.
KANSAS CITY. May 9-Mrs. B. C..
Hyde took the witness stand in her
husbands trial at $50 this morning
Scarcely had the witness taken the
stand when she began to cry. She
was asked first TO tell of the Illness
of James Moss Hunton. For several
minutes she was unable to speak. Re
gaining her composure, she said: my
mother summoned me and my husband
to her house from our home when
Mr.. Hunton was attacked on the night
of October l. We knew nothing of his
Illness until them
She described the incidents of the
sickness and declared she ordered the
drinking water taken to the Swope
residence, her husband being unaware
of It, This water, it is said. was pois-
oned.
LONDON, May with the time
honored ceremony of brilliant and
impressive character, George ". this
morning was proclaimed king of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and the British dominions be
yond the seas. defender of faith, and
emperor of India Sharply at the
stroke of 0, four heralds. arrayed in
medieval uniforms OF scarlet. heavily
braided with gold. mounted the bal
cony of the friary court at st. James
palace, where Queen Victoria present
ed herself to the people upon the
opening of her memorable reign, and
blew a fanfare through their long sill
Yer trumpets The precincts of the
palace by this time were a great mass
OF people. many OF whom could secure
but the briefest glimpse of the pro
oeedings. The balconies and roofs OF
the ancient palace which had been
draped with red cloth, was reserved
for notables. all of whom were in deep
est mourning.
LONDON, May l0.-There are signs
today OF collapse of the political
truce declared between the liberal and
conservative leaders in order to per
nit the new king to have as smooth
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