The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-06
Justice Willis s. Knowles As
sassinated by Unknown Enc
my Who Fired Fatal Shot
From Shrubbery.
POLICE HOLD TWO
MEN ON SUSPICION
Theory Is That Jurist Was
Killed by Litigant in Re-
venge for Adverse Decision;
No Witnesses.

| Providence. r. l., Sep 6.--Jnaeiea
Willis :. knowles of the Eighth jn.
diclal district was assasslnnted lust
after he had left his bungalow Ia
North soltuate 10 take trolley car
for Providence today.
| He received three bullet wounds.
two In the back ami one In the jaw.
The attack occurred about a hundred
yards from the house and apparently
the shots came from bushes that lined
the village road leading TO the ear
| line After having been wounded az
least once. the justice turned back
and had nearly regained the gate
opening into his place when he fell
dead.
The murder was Witnessed By NJ
one except the assassins. who escap-
ed. Later the police detained two
men on suspicion.
They are Italian lahorers and ac~
| cording to the police. one OF them
carried a loaded revolver.
! The body was found by Knowles
houNe keeper. Mrs. Wardcil who had
run from the house when she heard
tho ahots fred. AZ she reached the
lawn she says she heard q mans voice
With foreign accent cry. wow,
judge. I've got you.s she saw no one.
but thought tho voice came from the
shrubbery.
Justice Knowles was ~ years Of
age and unmarried. His legai resi-
dence was az crnnston. but he had
occupied the bungalow at North sclt-
uate this summer. HIS Office was In
ProvidcnSs.
The police are proceeding on the
theory that he was killed IN revenge
by some litigant against whom he had
given decision. His circun was made
up ~ the city OF cranston and the
towns Of Johnston. Foster aud scif-
uate. In each of which he held court
| olrc a week.
According 10 the police. ne had re-
Gently complained of the conditions
under which n saloon. a short dis
tancc from his bungalow, was com
ductod. In recent years there have
been many arrests IN N0rth Scituate
of alleged promoters of cock lights.
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peatedly Nafarette's suggestion OF or
dering more troops 10 Matamorns dis
trict for the purpose OF cooperating
with American authorities to stop
passage OF the river by bandits"
3 Another message from Colonel Bul-
lnfd 20 General Funston. sent Satur-
day night from brownsville said
.'Aeropiane ln vicinity of Browns-
vile has been fred on three sepsrate
/ times. some 100 shots were counted.
I II has been over United States terri
tory an the time. our ouiposts az IN.
tcrnationnl bridge aud the one at
I Brownsville pumping plant located
firing ~ coming from big bend la
river Just west OF Brownsville. prub-
ably MeXiean outposts. as the firing
/ on aeroplhnes reported on September
, was from the same locality. The
troops occupying south bank Of river
, are CarranzistaN Al the same time
that tiring on aer0piancs was going
on our outposts at Brownsville pump-
ing plant were fired ON. This lire
was returned. 40 casualties ON our
+ side
] Capture Of raredon BY casransa
. forces under General Trevtno was
annnnneed To the state department 10 +.
G day IN consular dispatches from Nue.
h No Laredon Paredon Is Just north OF
: saltiiio. Consul silliman reported
that the victory was being celebrated
= In Vera Cruz.
The newly appointed governor OF
e the state OF ToDasco was murdered Ia
- A'fRN VI niA NuUtfth AuiiNUth
! troops al Frontcra. according to state
+ department advices
The Sarranxa agency here said of-
;. fetal information received stated that
). the Frontera revolt had been quelled
e SATURDAY..
Z state department repoFta further
r said that other officials az Frontere
+ were killed but that no foreigners had
il been injured Trsops. 4 was said.
= were ordered from Merida and Vera
n Cruz By General Carranka 20 suppress
o the revolt cad succeeded In restorlns
= order. The former gOvernor uf the
10 state waa said 20 have been In charge
now
p Two more rallroad wrecks by dyna-
T. miting were reported In consular dls.
b. patches. The SECOND section of pas
,c senger train from Vera Cruz TO Mex
10 leo city was blown up ~ Eameralda
10 on September 3, according Ia teie-
H. gram from Consul sillimnn whscn
10 saw no details Near Monterey tne