Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-28
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coNDENsEo DISPATCHES.
George IA. arinnelI. for several years
employed{ at the Pawtueket Electric
Co. at Pyawtucket. Ri. wasse.ectyc-
cuted willie working about the switch
board III the plant. Wednesday might.
He was 4s years of age. A family sur
viy1
~ recount of the votes cast Presi-
do htial electors in two precincts OF los
q hgeles county, Nov. s, was ordered,
tie Wednesday by Judge Craig OF stAe
Superior. court at Los Angeles. c.af.. pc
<fore whom arguments on the bill Ia
equity filed by the Progressiyss were
heard Following the ruling the recount
was begun.
mot guilty. was the verdict re-
turned by the Jury at Sedalla. Mo,
| Wednesday. in the case Of Mrs. Pansy
Ellen Lesh. charged with the murder
of Elizabeth M. Qnaintance OF Grrcn
Ridge. Mo. Judge Shain, instructed the
!, jury to acquit the. woman ons&sthe
! ground that confession she had
| made was not backed by corroborative
evidence.
| Playing Movie actors at their nome
! in New York City, Wednesday night,
William Mcbride, is years old, son of a
wealthy marble dealer. shot and prob
ably fatally wounded his brother
Louis, aged II. Both boys we're armed.
according to the police. William With
q revolver and Louis with an air fifie<
Their father attributed the accident 20
his sons attempt to re- enact scenes
on moving picture films.
The official figures given out. Wednes
day. at Springfield. Ill.,. show that Will
| sons plurality In Illinois was E,o1o.. his
| total vote being 405.04s. This Is 2.4.8a
| less than the total vote received BIZ Taft
| In 1908 and 45,76s less than the vote fpt
| Bryan. Because they failed to poll ths
2 per cent. of the vote at the election,
| Nov. 5, the Prohibition and Socialist La
Dor parties cannot place any candidates
in the field at the next primary In flli-
| nois. -.
| Louis Saxon. -. aged /. 28,ssa tailor.
Wednesday night. at New Britain.
Conn, walked into a confectionery
| store at which his wife was employed
as clerk. asked for drink of soda
and without further warning fred sat
her twice with a revolver, both bul-
let's taking effect She died on the way
to the hospital After the shooting
Saxon folded his arms = and calmly
awaited arrest, He made no resistance
to the police and admitted the shoot
ing. Jealousy is said to have been the
cause. Three small children survive.
A. B. Smith & CO.. Inc. cigar manu-
facturers. of Cambridge. filed voluri-
tary petition In bankruptcysin the TED
eral courts. late Wednesday, at Bos-
ton. The action was taken as a result
of the vote of the stockholders. At the
same time Albertus b. Smith, treasur-
er of the company, f1led a personal yolr
untary petition In bankruptcy. The ita-
bilities of the firm are given as a3f 49,
and the assets $23,079. The liabilities OF
Mr.. Smith are $20S.i67 and his assets
$50.2ii. The principal creditor of Treas-
urer Smith is I. Rossin g. Sons New
York. who have secured claim of VS.
583.
Alva Mcdonald, chairman of this
state committee of the Progressive
party. was arrested and held without
bond Wednesday. at Ell Rena. oiSla.
charged with killing F. T. Marsh, an
attorney of that city. who died. on
Wednesday. from injuries received ia
fist fight with Mcdonald Marsh,i
skull was fractured. Mcdonald say
Marsh borrow so cents from an old
soldier on the street and heard the
old man say he had no money LEFT.
Mcdonald reproached Marsh and In
the fight which followed knocked him
to the pavement. 49,,
Patrolman. Leroy Bowker. was shdt
and killed. "Wednesday might. at Cieye-1
land by gang of four men who, at
the point of a revolver, forced the dr1rt
or of taxicab to carry them TO the
scene of raid, While one stood guard
over the chauffeur, the other three
held up and robber Brackens Colonial
Market, securing about 800 from tho
cash register. One of the clerks dived
into the refrigerator and found re-
volver. The thieves fred at him. but
the clerk was unhurt. He returned their
fire without hitting them and the thres
ran out to the automobile As they
climbed in Patrolman Bowker ran UP
and they fired three times at him. kill.
ing MIN instantly. Then they forced
the chauffeur to drive them across
town.
Although he had received the fun
charge of shot gun in his legs white
| hunting, Wednesday. Paul Hare, aged
| II, walked half mile out of The woods
| drove his automobile two mics TO
Ashburnhsm. Mass. and then uaikr
ed into 4 Doctors Office to be treated
| Hare was wounded by the accidentai