Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27

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Frank f. Ryan, aged 30 years, of
Boston, fired five shots at his wife,
Georgianna Ryan of Arlington, with
whom he is not living, probably IA
tally wounding her when he met her,
Tuesday night at the corner of Win
ter and Holland street in Somerville.
Ryan then ran toward North Cam
bridge, followed by boys, who pointed
him out to North Cambridge officers.
after he had gone two miles. The man
was placed under arrest and turned
over TO the Somerville police.
Several burglares were reported to
the police of Holyoke, Mass, Monday.
The telephone booth at the postofiice
was entered and the cash box ripped
out The amount of cash 1t contained
Is not known. Joseph Ouimets saloon
on Summer street was entered and six
pints of whisky. a lot Of cigars and
$27 in cash were taken. The rear Win
dow of the store of Catreni Bros, on
Main street was broken, but the
thieves were frightened away before
entering. There was $3.50 in the cash
register, H..
The reorganization of the federal courts
with the abolition of the circuit court and
the transfer of cases to the district
court, which will go into effect next
Monday, in Massachusetts. resulted,
Tuesday, in the appointment of Gen.
Charles X. Darling, at present clerk of
the circuit court as clerk of the district
court, with William Mason, at present
clerk of the district court, as first dep
uty. Many of the old clerks will also
be retained.
In fit of insanity, Tuesday, Mrs.
Charles Garlic of Waterloo, Seneca
county, New York, attempted to kill
her five children with a pairing knife
Two of the children, Mildred, aged 3
and Alfred, aged /, We're SO severely
slashed that they were removed to
hospital at Seneca Falls. Three other
children escaped by running. The
frenzied woman then turned the knife
on herself and succeeded in cutting
an artery in her wrist. She is in Il
serious condition.
United States District Atty, Nree-
land in the United States circuit
at o1s9dAss
nounced that further extension of
time had been granted for the filing
of answers in the suit of the govern
ment for the dissolution of the United
States Steel Corporation. The time
was extended from the first Monday in
January to Feb. l in the case of the
United States Steel Corporation itself
and for % or 30 other defendants in
the case.
Following the assignment, last week,
of Marshall, Son & Co. Incorporated.
bookbinders' stock, Boston, came the as
signment, Tuesday, of Joseph L. Mosser
of Winthrop. doing business as j. +.
Mosser & Co., hides and skins, at 80
Purchase street. Mr.. Mosser is also
treasurer of Marshall, Son q Co. The as
signment OF Mr.. Mosser was made to
Charles Gleason of Boston, Edwin T.
Mcknight of Medford and Edgar s.
Hanscom of Somerville. The principal
creditors are Boston banks. all of which
are also creditors of Marshall. Son & Co.
No statement of the amount of money in
yolved in either case has been made.
Court inquiry into the conspiracy that
resulted in the death of two Negro chill
dren who owned of lands valued at $780,,
COO, went forward rapidly. Tuesday, at
Muskogee, Okla. d. C. Allen, the Negro
accused of having killed the children
Herbert and Castella Sell-pleaded gull
ty. He was sentenced TO life imprison-
ment f. L. Martin and John L. cooinbs.
the latter wealthy oil operator of Ber-
tlesville. are accused of having had a
part in the conspiracy against the chill
dren. Martin will be placed on trial,
Thursday, then Coombs will be arraign-
ed One white man has been convicted
in the case. He is William Irwin. 1t was
charged he promised Allen 5000 to ALL
the children. The alleged conspiracy
aimed at possession of the children's val
liable oil lands.
Carrying suit case containing y
sticks of dynamite, roll of fuses And
two quarts of whiskey. George
Bridges, who refuses TO tell anything
concerning himself, was arrested,
Monday night at Monessen, Pa, n
mill town near Pittsburg. Except to
say that "a man gave me the suit
ease at the lower end of the town"
Bridges is retieent. The use to which
the dynamite was to be put has not
yet been ascertained by the police.
Over 5000 men are employed in the
mills at Monessen, all of which, it is
said, operate -non-union. A rigid in
vestigation is being made.
The body of Bridget Pritchard, the
1s-year-old girl, who was stabbed to
death in Hyde Park, Friday night, be-
ing mistaken for another person, 1T is
believed. vas laid in a grave in FAR
view cemetery, Tuesday, and beside
the body We're placed the Christmas
gifts sent by the girls parents in Tres
land, which had arrived the day after
the girl was murdered. The police are
still seeking a missing Italian, who is
believed to have killed the girl, be-
lieving her to be his sweetheart whom
she much resembled.
The death of Patrick Murphy, a
gardner. aged SO years. who was
struck by an automobile driven by
Arthur Stedman, wealthy resident of
West Roxbury, was reported by the
police Tuesday night. at Brooklne,
Mass Murphy was injured. Sunday,
and died, Monday, at a private hos