Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

In an attempt TO alight from a rapidly
moving freight train. Felix Matthews
fell beneath the wheels of the train. Sat-
urday night and died in the New Haven
hospital several hours later
The German training cruiser Ham
saw, after a visit to Philadelphia. sail
ed, Monday, for Charleston. S. c.. from
which port it win proceed to Havana.
The cruiser has on board $50 naval
cadets.
Harry c. Cartwright and his daughter
! Gertrude, A. were found dead in their
home at Port Huron, Mich. Monday.
asphyxiated by coal gas escaping from
stove. Mrs. Cartwright was barely
breathing and her condition is considered
critical.
Three insane criminals escaped from
the State Asylum at Bridgewater.
Mass. early Sunday evening. and at
late hour We're still at large The
neighboring countryside is aroused
and the police of the surrounding
towns, aided by parties of citizens
are watching every road and path.
Mrs. johanna McMann, IS years OF
age, was burned to death. Monday. q.
st. Paul, while kneeling in front of. an
altar erected near her bedside The
fame from one of the candles iignited
her clothing. The woman was dead
when members of the household enter
ed her room having smelled smoke.
Mrs. McMann was a pioneer residen.
of st. Paul.
Charles Vetteriein. 30 years old, of
Lawrence, Mass. was arrested at Dover.
g..
on charge of being the principal in q
street fight, Oct. 10. which resulted in the
death of John Smalsky, He was taken
in charge by Sergeant Timothy O,Brien
of Lawrence. Two alleged accessories
have been under arrest in Lawrence for
several days. Vetterlein is a. linenian and
has a wife and three children inS Law
renee. -,
Wheeling his invalid chair to the rail-
ing surrounding the fourth floor yerafida
of the Montefiore Home for surabies.
Max Snodowsky. an inmate Monday.
drew himself to the edge and topnled
over into the courtyard. 40 feet below.
He was dead when carried into the, home.
Several other invalid members In their
chairs on the veranda saw their conn
panion slowly drag himself by all the
power in his arms to the top of the rail,
but were powerless to prevent the SUI
eide snodowsky had been an inmate of
the home for six years. He suffered
from spinal disease and was practically
helpless
Henry B. Fernald. his wife, young
son, Donald, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
r. Nichols, all of Everett. experienced
a narrow escape from serious injury
while returning from a trip to New
hampshire, Sunday, when an auto
owned and operated by Arthur w.
woodward of Fl Robertson street.
Quincy, crashed headon into their car.
The accident happened on the ca ster-
ly incline of the bridge over the West
ern Division tracks on the Wellington
Boulevard. Medford. at 40. Just previ-
Gus to the collision Mr.. Fernald saw
the Woodward car hit another auto,
causing woman to be thrown sott
and rendered unconscious. The name
of the woman could not be learned.
1t was held by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, Monday. as 4
principle, that where there are two
routes between the same points overa
which different rates apply shipper
who elects to ship his traffic via the
route carrying the higher rate Is not
enetltled to an award of damages
merely because a lower rate was in
force via the other route This was
laid down in the case of a. Willis q
CO., of Ottawa, Kansas. against the
Atchison, Topeka and Sante F'e, Rail-
way and others, the commission de-
clining to grant reparation on ship ;.
ments of nursery stock. -.