Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-03

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

james OCallaghan, brother of Robert
I0Callaghan. the former Western League
baseball masnate. was convicted, Thurs
| day. ut Des Moines, Ia, of conspiracy
in an attempt to blow up the Polk coun-
| tv treasurer's safe in pes Moines The
Jury was out q hours The maximum
penalty is 10 years in the penitentiary.
Deputy United States Marshal W. G.
Dick. has completed serving sub
poenas in the suit of the federal gov
eminent against the United States
Steel Corporation ON y c. Dickey.
president of the Carnegie Steel Co,
/ Thomas Lynch. president OF the Frick
] coal Co. and on H. {. Prick, who is.
a director Of the Steel Corporation.
Having been adiudged insane, Frank
!. Blasllovee of SomeryiHe, Mass. I'M
der indictment for murder Thursday.
WAS removed from the East Cam
bridge Jail to the state hospital for the
criminal insane at BridgcWater.
PlackoYee ON July Il shot and killed
Mrs. Frances Wilkinson OF Snmeryille
because he said, she had infected him
with the germs OF tuberculosis.
i Twenty-Five thousand dollars ia gold
and bank notes Identified as part Of the
/ e. branch of the Bank OF Montreal,
! Sept. e, was found by w1rkmen,
Thursday. under a sidewalk d few
blocks from The scene of the robbery.
This is the first of the S335 90 loot re
covered None of the bank robbers
have been captured.
Miss Lucille Esehenbaeh, II years
old. of East Chicago, Ind. committed
suicide. Thursday night, ut a Chicago
hotel. one month after her sweetheart,
George Brown, ended his life at Gary,
Ind. She drank acid and turned on
the gas. When Brown was found L
lmonth ago, on his breast was photo
graph Of his tiancee with Il request
4 that it be buried with him.
William +. Parker, treasurer of the
: Boston Library Bureau. died at his
home n Newton Center, late Thurs
day. after an Illness of several
months. Mr. Parker was bern in Hy
annis. Dee. .. 1851 He graduated from
) Amherst College in tho Glass of 1884
and was one of the founders OF the
Library Bureau.
Unable to comply with the demands
of band OF Zapatistas for money II.
L. Hail. an American, owner OF
/ large hotel in Cuernavaca. Mexico,
and well known throughout the rcpub-
lie, Wednesday. was kidnapped, ac-
cording to news reaching Mexico City.
Mr.. Hall was at 4 point near Caatla
in that state. when seized by the out
laws. Federal troops have been sent
out to rescue him.
The eldest library in America has
changed hands for the first time III
the transfer of a collection Of theolOg
ical werks presented to Kings Chapel,
Boston, more than 200 years ago by
the King of England. to the Boston
AtheEaeum The Kings Chapel Soci-
ETY. entered into an agreement whereby
the library should go 10 the Atlienae-
UNI in exchange for share of the
stock of the latter institution.
Mrs. w. f. jain of Rollingston.
Mimi. told the Wlnona police that she
was robbed. Thursday. of $4,000 in
. cash. She carried the money in suit
/ case because she had no faith in banks.
She said she was about To board
| street car when a stranger who got
of the train from Eollingston offered
8 to carry her grip. She allowed him to
5 do SO. When she turned around she
u saw him disappearing UP nil with
the satchel. The empty grip was
found later By the police in some
n bushes
The airing, Thursday, of the cireum-
@ | stances surrounding the nomination oil
William Willctt, T., Democratic nohil-
nee Tor the supreme court bench III
: ueens county New York. developed
9 testimony to the effect that a loan Oh
Ia iat
the First National Bank at Far Rock
n away Sept. 20, according To the testi-
e monY of ames l.. Stanley cashier oil
the bank, and another from the Bank
Of Long Island for the same amount
Il Oct 6, the day Willett was nominated
8 according to the president OF that In
t stitution. Samuel r. Smith.
While filing his nomination napers
: for mayor Of Lawrence Mass. in the
: rooms of the Democratic city commit
tee. Thursday afternoon. Former
, Mayor Charles Rutter was stricken
= with apopleXy and died at the Law
renee General hospital, early Friday.
He was 5S years old and had been
! mayor in 1894 and 1896 For three
| years he was chief engineer of the
Lawrence fire department and for two
= ity in the Woonsocket, r. t., fire de-
t partment. While in that city he held
i the position of chief mechanic in the
4 Lippitt Wooden Co. Mr.. Rutter. was
: born in Wayland. A widow survives.
/ He was past grand master Of the local
lodge of Odd Fellows
The London Taxieab Cos. decided,
Thursday night, to close their garages
} land lock out the men until satisfae-
tory arrangements are reached The
Immediate cause of the strike was the
deduction by an owner of six cents
from the wages of driver. The cab
/ lcompanes assert that the chauHeurs
rthdve robbed. them Of 81 100000 annual.
iaalsd through q failure to register Eek
;ttras" collected for additional passefi-
gers and baggage Recently they EN- :