The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-02-08
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Hartford Despondent, it is al.
legged, over the unreciprocated love
Of a schoolmate, Grace Cutler, the
fourteen-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Mary Cutler, committed suicide at the
local public school by swallowing
strychnine. The girl almost immedi-
ately approached her teacher, Miss
Bernice Cuisine, and Informed her OF
her act. DR.. X. r. Lawrence was
hastily summoned to the school
building, where he found the girl lying
on table. She calmly informed the
physician of her attempt at self-de-
struction. Efforts TO save her failed.
Although only fourteen years of age.
the girl was of an exceptionally ro-
mantle and sentimental nature.
few days ago she wrote note to
Verne Haney, schoolmate, which
furnished the key to the mystery. IF
you love me tell me SO and reply by
noon or I'll take poison said the
note.
Bad Axe.-Three men were in
jured in bad wreck on the Pere
Marquette railroad about five miles
south of Port Hope village. Conductor
Edward Whiting and Engineer II. f.
Stringer both sustained broken ribs
and internal injuries. One passenger,
Fred Koglin of Port Hope, was also
injured. The train started for Palms
with two engines ahead on account of
the snow. AT a place where the heavy
frost had raised the track the rails
spread under the second engine. The
engine, baggage car and two coaches
tipped over into the ditch under
hour. The cars and engines were bad
ly broken. There were only a few
passengers aboard.
Grand Rapids.--Harry Roughton
who murdered his divorced wife
here July 16, 1911. was captured by
Detective Peter Viergever on farm
near Portland. He was returned to
this city. The police say he has con-
fessed. Roughton's crime was one of
the most mystifying that the local po-
lice has had to deal with since the
celebrated Dom case II years ago.
Grand Rapids. Humane Agent
Randolph found lS cattle and two
horses starving TO death on
farm in Yankee Springs, Barry county.
A warrant was sworn out for the ar
rest of a Chicago man who owns the
farm. James Jones, also of Barry
county, was allowing three cows and
four horses 10 starve. The humane
agent ordered his arrest and he paid
a $40 fine.
Saginaw. Joseph, three-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mesh,
living on the Prairie farm, died as the
result Of being scalded a few days
ago. The baby was playing with a
brother when he fell backwards into
pan of hot water which had been
left upon the kitchen floor.
Menominee. Following his plea
Of guilty to the charge Of arson,
Herman Renger, the Daggett farmer
who was charged with having set fire
to his house and barns and after
wards slashed his throat with a razor,
was examined In private by Judge
Flanagan, who refused to accept the
plea of guilty and appointed NJ. J.
Doyle to defend him. The evidence
developed that the fire was started by
Renger throwing hay from loft down
on n lantern. The accused was shown
to have been crazy drunk at the time,
having consumed a gallon Of bad whis-
ky, also fired the house and in the ex-
element of the moment cut his throat.
As there was no evidence in the case,
except the mans own testimony, and
as no intent could be shown, the court
ruled that the man was temporarily
insane and took the case away from
the jury, declaring him not guilty OF
arson as charged.
Hancock. Albert Hotter of Ash
land achieved distinction and ar
rest in series of episodes which
kept the town Of Ontonagon stirred
for many hours.
The accusations against Hotter
charge him with entering a depart
ment store. robbing the till, permit
ting the place to catch fire from
dropped matches, sounding the alarm
OF fire, working as volunteer fireman
to extinguish the blaze. and being ar
rested later as he was taking train
for Ashland.
The Ontonagon police declare that
Hotter confessed to the robbery and
that stolen property was found in his
possession.
J. p. Donnelly, who owns the store,
said the loss was $4,000. Less than
$40 was in the cash drawer before the