Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-20

inherited the property of his uncle. a
Vienna banker and philanthropist,
who was a great art patron. Baron
Hengelmuller has represented Aus
tria Hungary at Washington for Is
years and was dean of the diplomatic
corps there.
Patrick Egan, a member of the
Providence police department for AZ
years and for five years its chief, died
at his home, Providence, r. L. Thurs
day, after lingering illness. Chief
Egan was retired at his own request,
last November, because of i'll health.
He was a veteran of the Civil War
and was Sc years old. widow and
five children survive.
George Wilson, who was arrested in a
railroad station at Philadelphia. Thurs
day afternoon, confessed. the police say,
that he had escaped from the Tombs
prison, New York, several weeks ago.
The police of Philadelphia were watch
ing for Wilson on advices from the At
Ilantic City authorities, who said he was
wanted at the seaside resort on charges
of having committed many robberies
Chicago police, Thursday, arrested
Mrs. Susan Alice Altenloh, wanted In
connection with the death of her cousin,
who is believed to have been murdered
and whose body was found on a railroad
track near Lodi, Wis, on Sept. 4. Mrs.
Altenoh, it is alleged, disappeared soon
after the body was found She is said
to have admitted to detectives that she
was with the victim the night before his
DEATH Mrs. Altenloh gave her age as
A years.
Judge J. n. Browning of the 47th
district at Amarillo. Texas. Thursday.
| in granting hearing of habeas cor
pus petition in the case of John r.
Sneed, charged with killing AL G.
Boyce, ordered that every person en-
tering the court room, Monday, Sept.
| %, be searched for arms There will
| be no admission of an arsenal" said
the court. Search shall be made at
the door and no individual admitted
without it first shall be shown that
| he is not armed"
officers were elected, Thursday, by the
| first conference district Epworth League
| in biennial session at Troy, n. Y, dis
| follows: Robert L. Thompson, Troy,
president; Rev. Frederick II. Palladine,
Bangor, Me-, first vice president; Amos
10. Belts, Bedford, Mass, second vice
president; Rev. c. C. Garland. Concord,
IN. H., third vice PRESIDENT Rev. j. NJ.
Cage Chicopee Falls, Mass, secretary
| and editor; Nathan d. Prince, Danielson.
| Ct, treasurer; Grin p. Frost. Augusta,
Me-, auditor; Rev. c. w. Kelley, New
port Center, VT, junior superintendent.
| Counsel for Chester S. Jordan, thu
l = xxyif m
be electrocuted, next week, consulted
lAttorney General James NJ. Swift al Bos-
tton, Thursday, regarding the appoint
ment of commission to examine the
condemned man as to his sanity. Gov.
Foss was absent from the city. The at
torney general suggested that an appli-
cation for the appointment of a COM
mission should be laid before the su-
Ipreme court rather than before tie State
House ofiicials. Jordan's counsel did not
indicate whats other action they would
take.
Harry E. Nolan, recently appointed
| secretary of the American legation in
Panama, accompanied by his father from
| Chicago, had an Interview. Thursday,
with Acting Secretary Wilson at the
Estate department, Washington. to learn
thow his standing was affected by his re-
cent experience. in New York with thu
young Scotch girl. Marion McVickar
None of the parties to the interview were
prepared TO make statement. 1t is be
lieved that the matter has been brought
to the attention of President Taft from
whom Nolan owes his appointment.
i Nine secret indictments We're reported
by the September term of the federal
lgrand jury to Judge James Morton. Jr,
Thursday, in the United States district
court at Boston. No public report was
made concerning the case against Fran
els V. Wiley, treasurer of the Barre
Wool Combng Co and Arthur T. Saville
of Bradford, England. who are charged
with conspiracy to violate the alien con-
tract labor laws. The grand jury heard
levidence in the case. 1t is alleged by the
government that Wiley and Saville
brought aliens to this country from Eng
land to work in the Barre mills. Wiley
is son of Francis Wiley former lord