Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES

Robert Smith. Omaha Neb., Satur-
day. killed his wife. Maud. by cutting
her throat and then blew out his
brains. The Smiths had been separ-
ated The tragedy occurred at the
home OF Henry Penner. where Mrs.
Smith was employed as housekeeper.
Fer the past year the Milford, y. H
Poultry and Protective Association
has had Il standing offer of $50 reward
| for evidence against chicken thieves.
1t is now putting up posters. giving
notice of an increase IN the reward to
5000. The increase was influenced by
| the fact that recently the thieves have
| made way with valuable watch dogs
In neishhoring towns selectment have
offered liberal rewards. In Milford. s
G. Fleetwood, George w. Faleoner and
VIII d. Sargent are at the head of the
association
John w. Cody, prominent ieweler
of Attleboro, was probably fatally in
jured when his auto went over 70
foot embankment on South avenue.
Friday night. j. q. Colbert of South
Attleboro. in machine just ahead,
suddenly heard crash and upon in
vestiSatins. found Cody pinned under
his machine, unconscious. Colbert car
ried Cody to a hospital, where the
doctor who attended him said that
Cody was in very critical condition.
Colbert's automobile was badly wreck
ed, The cause of the accident is I'M
known.
Bert A. Soue 10 years old. son of AL
| bert n Soule Of 1906 Dorchester avenue,
| Boston. was run over. Saturday. as a re-
| suit of a collision between an ice wagon
and an automobile. and his left leg was
| amputated later at the City hospital.
| Soule was a helper ON the ice wagon.
| The auto Of DIR. Anthony D. Roberts OF
| 3 CASTOR street, driven by l.hillp Sas-
| soin of 1o1 Union Park street, ran into
the rear of the ice wagon with great
| force. throwing Soule from the seat to
| the street. One wheel of the wagon pass
ed over his leg crushing it SO badly that
| immediate amputation below the knee
| was necessary. Or. Roberts, who was in
the auto, attended Soule till he could be
takep to the hospital.
Hon. Loring Brooks Bodwel had a
narrow escape from serious injury.
saturday afternoon, when his horse
ran away and ended his fight against
as stable on Maple street, Manchester.
| n. III. Mr.. Bodwell who has been in
a nervous condition, owing to illness,
suffered somewhat from his expert
Ienee. but received no bodily injuries.
Inc horse was frightened by the
breaking of the breeching. Irving Bod
we'll, son of Mr.. BodwelI. thinking to
get to the animals head and stop him
jumped out of the buggy. but was UNI
able to catch the frightened animal
Turning into concrete passa eeway
between the residence of G. X Ward
and Mrs. J. *. Goodwin. the horse ran
up the passageway and struck the
barn with great force The buggy was
badly damaged and the horses nose
was cut by the collision. Mr.. Bodwell
was removed to his home and attended
by physician.
While driving on Adams street, Chi
tcopee, Mass, in Willimansett, Satur-
day morning, Herman LabeIle of Hol-
yoke. employed as driver by a bak-
cry firm of that city, was struck in
the right hip by a stray bullet, which
was later extracted at the House OF
Providence hospital in Holyoke. The
lshooting was first learned of wher
Labelle dragged himself onto the paz
IA at the home of Officer jeremiah
Corcoran. Mrs. Corcoran heard him
land going to the front door, was told
by Labelle that he had been shot, the
, wounded man faintiug "a moment later
hurry call was sent for DIR. Thomas
~. Moore of Williamsett, who, after
an examination, ordered the man re'
moved to the hospital. 1t is unknown
who fired the shot that struck Lahelle
; According to residents of the William,
sett side of the Connecticut river
there is hardly an hour of the day
= when shots are not fired from thu
Holyoke side.