Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-09-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


Victor Allen. last of the Allen clans
men 10 be tried. was acquitted. Friday,
of the charge of having participated in
the Carroll county court house murders
at IIillsvile last March.
Superstition has no place now in the
United States navy. Although IL was
Friday and the 18th, II torpedoboat de-
stroyers headed by the flagship iAxie,
sailed from Newport. r. L. Friday night.
for the Southern drill grounds for target
practice.
In fire in the hay loft at the house
of Engine Co. No /, Waterbury CT.
Saturday morning, Lieut.. VIM f. Squires
was suffocated He was on the night
watch and when he discovered the are
he hurried to the loft. The fire was ex-
tinguished without damage
The government of Manitoba has
offered a reward of $4,000 for the cap
ture Of r. G. Larimer. formerly OF
Beltontaine, Pa. vice president of
Winnipeg. Man, automobile company
and agent there of a Detroit antomo-
bile company. Lorimer disappeared.
Aug. &c, leaving behind creditors, it
is said, who are out $4,000.
jealousy Is supposed to have been
the motive that caused Gusippe Ro-
mano to shoot his wife, Friday night,
at Waterbury. Conn He saw her
talking with Leonardo Meolo and fir,
ed at her twice with revolver, both
bullets entering her head and caus-
ing death soon afterwards. Romano
then fired twice at Meolo, but missed.
Romano escaped.
Funeral services for Mrs. John r. Me-
Lean. wife of the Washington and Gin
cinnati publisher, will be held In Wash
ington, Saturday morning. from her late
home. The body will be placed In the
Mclean tomb In Washington. Baron
Bakhneteff. the Russian ambassador
Nine. 'Bakhmeteff,c Mrs. McLean's sister
and others of the family brought the
body to Washington on special train
from Bar Harbor. ~
A highwayman, who knocked down
and robbed farmer, Friday, near
Collins. 40 miles southwest of Buffalo,
N. y. was captured later by a posse
and report was circulated that he
had turned out to be Gyp the Blood;
wanted in connection with the Ros-
enthal murder in New York. Efforts
to secure additional information from
Collins regarding his identity were
fruitless. The farmer who was rob-
bde, was Jacob Christi
Unless Governor Foss can be induced
to call special session of the executive
council there Is little hope Of Bertram
G. Spencer or Chester s. Jordan being
saved from the death chair Announce
ment was made. Friday, that the council
the approval of which is necessary to the
granting of repreve or communication
would not meet again in regular session
until Sept. rs. Spencer is sentenced TO
die, during the wesk of Sept 15, and
Jordan, during the week of Sept. q.
Mothers love brought Mrs. David
Terry. mother of Mrs. Jack Johnson,
from her home in Brooklyn, to Chica-
go, Friday. to view the face of her
daughter, who committed suicide,
Wednesday night. Mrs Terry. who
was accompanied by her daughter.
Elaine, came to Chicago to attend the
funeral. Saturday. They were met at
the railway station by Jack johnson.
who drove them to his home Mrs
Terry declared that her daughter was
insane when she shot and killed her
self.
An attempt to spread further the
strike of hotel employees In Boston
met with failure. Friday. The shriii
whistle. which has become known as
the signal to quit work. was sounded
lin the main dining room of Young,s
hotel at a time when the tables were
full, but the walters. with the excep-
tion of two or three, stuck to their
posts. Louis Cazell. the union leader.
who sounded the strike call, declared
that the walters had attended union
meeting, Friday. and voted to strike.
A blood stained shirt and collar
bearing the initials Nv. G." were
found. Friday, in the rear of the club
house at Walden, where Jack Grace.
the wrestler, was beaten to death.
| The. police are holding William Grace,
brother of the murdered man, at the
| jail in Newburgh, N. Y, in. connec
| ton with the crime, and they declare
that the initiated articles found cor
respond with linen, which William
Grace had left In laundry. Grace is
apparently unperturbed in his cell at
Newburg jail He disclaims all knowl-
edge of the crime. He never had any
trouble with his brother, he declares.