Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-25
FIRST DROWNING OF SEASON
Winooski River Claims Victim in
Smiling" Logan.
Sons Of Sunny Itnly in n Fight--TwO
Shots Fired WiIdly--JopesvilIc
Man Loses Trousers in n
Runaway.

The Winooski river claimed It's first
victim this season about two O'Clock Sat
lrrday afternoon in the person of Joseph
Logan. colored. Logan was swimming
with Stanley Beatty, son of Sergeant
Beatty. in the river below Athletic
Park, north of the bridge Logan was
taken with cramps and made his way
to tho shore safely. Returning as soon
as he felt relieved, he was taken again
with cramps and began TO sink, and
finally succumbed before assistance
could reach him. Where the drowning
occurred there is n swift undercurrent
and the body was taken down the
stream. Smiling" Logan as he was
Familiarity known. was about % or %
years of age and was born in Kentucky.
He was not a soldier, but came here
when the 10th cavalry did. two years
ago, and had been employed at the
IIiawatha club.
TWO LODGED IN THE JAIL.
Two shots were fired but neither found
its mark. and Saverio Lovergine and
Leonardo Mancini. Italians. were arrest
ed Saturday evening In Winooski and
lodged in the Jail in Burlington as tho
result of a fight In the early evening
near the depot. Special Officer John c.
Flint happened to be driving by the de-
pot and saw two men fighting In the
street. He paid no attention to them
thinking they were having n friendly
game. until he heard q shot fired and
Immediately gave chase after his men,
Flint chased his man on foot down the
railroad track. leaving his team by the
roadside. and finally captured him at the
corner OF Clifford street, He was brought
back on the street and Officer Wardwell
was notified of the affair. All three
drove 10 the Provost block on River
street where Officer Wardwell entered
the house with the prisoner, The latter
Immediately assallcd his opponent with
his tongue. officer Wardwell then cap
tured him and the two were finally land
ed In the Lafayette lock-up, they later
being taken to the county jail by Chief
of Police Horton and Special Officer
| Flint. Lovergine was the man who had
| the revolver. 1t was a five-shooter and
| Is now In the possession of Chief Horton.
CHASE HURT IN RUNAWAY.
spirited horse, an sS5-carriage. g
| young man and an electric car were the
principals in a runaway Sunday after
noon about four o'clock. Harry Chas,
from Jonesville was driving his horse
along Spring street in Winoosh. and whe,
| in front OF the schoolhouse was met b,
| two electric cars. The first car went BY
and the horse began to kick. When tn,
| second car. which was a special. cam,
| along the young man thought he woult
| have more control of the horse by holdns
him by the bits. 1t was while alightne
| from his carriage that the horse started
Mr.. Chase grabbed him by one OF tn,
| reins but the horse became unmanage
| able He turned toward the car tract
| overturning the carriage, dragging hi
| driver for several feet, throwing tn,
wagon down the slope against the fence
BY this time the horse had freed him
self from the carriage and he ran dowl
in the lot below the residence Of z. II
Horton where he was stopped. The youn,
man was picked up by the conductor an,
motor1nan and carried to the home O
DR.. q. A, Burdick. His clothes were bad
ly torn and he suffered some injury T.
his back and his legs, but refused medica
| h'Ni' lit lIIldllJ SttuItu u!lDlIlGT pair O
trousers and went to some relatives Il
burlington. He walked with some diff
| Guilty. The carriage was damaged to tn
extent Of the two shafts being broke
and the dashboard being badly bent. TIL
horse came out OF the affair without
scratch and looked ready for another
Chase has had the horse for about fou
months. getting him from the West, an
evidently has not yet accustomed hi,
tc the East. He had run away be
fore and In the first tangle Chase re
ceived n broken nose. The horse has bee
in the pasture the past week and had nc
seen an electric for several weeks.
BODY OF LOGAN FOUND.
The remains Of Joseph Logan, col
ored, were found in the rive
below the bridge at Athletic ParI
Tuesday afternoon and taken to IN
undertaking rooms Of A. B. Lavign
in Winooski, from which the funera
was held yesterday morning The bod
was first noticed by two young boy
who were rowing in the river and the.
Immediately made for the shore, bad
ly frightened They proceeded to tn
home of Louis Barber on St Peter s.
and notified him Of their find. Select
man f. e. Bigwood and Health OTi
Ger ]. G.. Thabault We're then notified
They visited the scene and ordere
the removal of the body. The bod
lay in about three feet of water. quit
a distance from whore Logan wa
drowned. and was dragged to the shor
by Louis Barber, Mr.. Logan was drown
ed Saturday while in bathing with an
other colored boy. lie was taken wit
cramps and succumbed before assist
ance could reach him. Burial wa
made In the Merrill cemetery.