Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-03

the old school. He loved the violin
and he had made several by hand
himself, and only recently completed
another. MIR. Wright never missed ar
opportunity TO cast his vote in local,
state or national elections, and ne be-
lieved that it was the first duty of ev-
cry citizen. His memory was remark
able, ana he could easily recall events
Of The past 30 years. He was married
Jan. 5, 1912, to Miss Rebecca Jaquith,
who died some years ago. one son,
Noah d. Wright of Ponemah, n. H,
survives.
Benurdino Mastobenaritino, the victim
of the stabbine ARRAY in White River
Junction. Vt. Sunday night, died of the
wound, Monday nod1 at the Mary Hitch
cock hospital in Hanover. Angelo Ace
mando who did the stabbing and who
has been locked up in the local police
station since the affair was given a pre-
Iiminary hearing Monday evening. and
bound over He was taken To Woodstock
jail, Tuesday.
The BroclSton police have been unable
to secure any trace of pretty Annie john
son. who accepted the hospitality Of the
Y. w {. a, sunday night, and then
Jumped from a second story window,
leaving no trace of where she went. Her
story that she came from Hartford, CT.
at the recommendation of her cousin, pr.
H. B. Fromen OF 205 Second street, Hart
ford, to be treated by a prominent
Brockton dentist, is not believed by the
local police as an investigation has fail
ed TO find any such person.
What will probably he the final at
tempt to save the life Of Elroy Kent, SEN
fenced to be executed at the states pris-
on at Windsor. Vt, next Friday, for the
murder of Miss Della 3. Consdon at East
Walingford, Friday morning. July q.
1908, was made before Gov John a. Mead
in Rutland, Monday, when Supt. w. 5.
Lowell of the prison asked that the man
be reprieved on the ground that he is in
sane. This was the only ground on which
a reprieve was asked by counsel. Mr..
Lowell admitting that not single new
bit of evidence had been discovered. and
that there had been no change in the
mental condition of the doomed man.
Gov. Mead declared he would refuse the
reprieve unless new evidence was pro-
duced.
In a statement made. Monday to the
White Plains. y. y, police, George
Welcome. - years old, a burglar.
made a rather startling confession OF
his career OF crime. saying that when
he was in prison he was all right but
when he was once given his liberty he
was all wrong. Welcome was arrest
ed with Clarence Lloyd, a 17-year- old
boy. early. Sunday morning, after they
broke into Samuel Ellis clothing store
with the purpose of robbery. They
were taken before they had an oppor-
tunity to steal anything. Welcome
comes from Fall River, Mass. origin
ally, and has a prison record there, as
we'll as doing time in a New Bedford,
Mass, house of refuge. In the fall of
1910, Welcome was convicted of burg
larry at Port Chester and was sent to
the Eimira reformatory. He was re-
leased on Christmas day. and before
the rise of another sun had robbed
shoe store at Port Chester and am
other place at Mt. Vernon.
The happiest young man in New
Rochelle. n. Y. ON New Years day
was Waldorf Miller, who has been liN-
ing with a broken neck since July .,
1911, and who has every prospect of
being able to walk with the aid of
clutches some dag. Waldorf resides
with his mother, Mrs. Anna Miller, on
Clinton place, New Rochelle. and their
home was crowded with visitors all
day, who came to offer their New
Years greetings 10 the patient. 1t
was months ago that surgeons told
Waldorf that he would never be able
to get around and that his limbs would
remain paralyzed. He only laughed
at their statement, and declared, Il
Will be moving my legs by New Years
day" And he kept his word. He was
placed in wheel chair and he moved
bis legs somewhat more than he did on
Christmas day, as he could almost
straighten them out. Monday after
noon. Young Miller who was an ex-
pert swimmer. broke his neck while
diving off the rocks at Hudson Park
into Echo Bay New Rochelle