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Subject: [NYMONROE-L] !! Monroe Co., NY Mar. 14, 1911 (part 1)
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 10:56:03 EST


Rochester, Monroe, NY
Democrat & Chronicle
Mar. 14, 1911

GIRL WHO WAS SHOT RAPIDLY RECOVERING

Miss Sophia Laffer Able to Get About and Talk

With the death early yesterday morning of Morris M. MELMAN, the New York man
who attempted to kill pretty Sophia LAFFER, of No. 82 Chatham street, on the
porch of her home Sunday evening, the affair is at an end, so far as the
police are concerned. MELMAN died without having recovered consciousness
after firing two shots into his head at the Chatham street house.

Miss LAFFER is recovering rapidly from the shock and the injuries which she
suffered as a result of the shooting. The wounds in her face caused by the
two bullets from MELMAN'S gun will cause her no serious inconvenience unless
complications set in. She is able to walk about and converse. The bullet that
lodged against her cheekbone has been removed.

Those who are familiar with the details of the case are inclined to attribute
the crime to a disordered mind. The fact that MELMAN had in his possession
photographs of himself and the revolver in suggestive attitudes is considered
sufficient proof that his act was the results of a long-considered plan by
which he proposed to end his troubles and to satisfy himself that Miss LAFFER
would not become the wife of another man.

Many letters that MELMAN wrote to Miss LAFFER are said to have been fervid
outpourings of his love for her and vows that she should never give him up
for anyone else. All were written in Yiddish, and consequently their contents
can not be determined with accuracy.

MELMAN's body has been removed to the morgue by order of Coroner KILLIP and
an autopsy will be performed. The inquest will be merely a matter of form, as
there is no mystery in the case.
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FAIL TO FIND BODY OF HAROLD HAYWOOD

High Water Prevents Work of Dragging Creek

Coroner KLEINDIENST, with several assistants, went to the scene of the
HAYWOOD drowning in Wheatland yesterday to conduct a search for the body of
the young Rochester real estate dealer. The coroner said last night that
nothing could be done at present, as the water is too high and the current
too swift to permit of the usual operations for recovering a body.

While the search is given up for the present by the authorities, a number of
Wheatland residents are keeping a close watch on the creek. It is the opinion
among those who know the creek that the body is wedged beneath the dam or
caught between two boulders.

Frank CLARK, of No. 391 Garson avenue, who was with HAYWOOD at the time of
the accident and who saved himself by clutching the branches of an
overhanging willow tree and drawing himself out on the bank is prostrated
with grief over the death of his friend.

The spot where the disaster occurred is one of the most peculiar along the
course of the creek. The dam that furnishes power for the plaster company's
mill is less than twenty feet high, and in summer the water in the pond above
does not approach within several feet of the top. Below the dam, however, is
a deep pool studded with rock and half submerged logs, so that in the freshet
season a strong swimmer could easily be dashed to death against one of these
obstructions. It is thought that HAYWOOD, who was an excellent swimmer, met
this fate.

The family is making every effort to recover the body, but so far with no
success. The fatal accident has attracted much attention among the friends
and business acquaintances of Mr. HAYWOOD.
****
DIED

McMASTER - Entered into rest, in this city, Monday morning, March 13, 1911,
Edward O., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel O. McMASTER.
-Funeral (private) will take place from No. 253 North street. Burial at
Auburn, N. Y. Chicago and Auburn papers please copy.

DYCKMAN - Entered into rest at St. Mary's Hospital, Monday, March 13, 1911,
Mrs. Anna DYCKMAN, aged 56 years. She leaves one daughter, Mrs. Emma BUSKEY,
of Rochester; one son, Arthur Herold, of Warsaw; two sisters, of Batavia,
Mrs. Caroline CAPPELL and Mrs. Eleta GILLETTE; one brother, of West Sweden.
-Funeral will be held from No. 196 West Main street Wednesday morning at 9:30
o'clock. Burial at Holy Sepulchre cemetery.

MAGIN - Entered into rest, Sunday, March 12, 1911, at the home of his son,
George MAGIN, No. 22 Gilmore street, Hyronimus MAGIN aged 68 years. He is
survived by two sons, Charles and George MAGIN; one daughter, Agne., He was
a member of the Bavarian Benevolent Society and of Branch No. 58, C. M. B. A.
-Funeral Wednesday morning at 8:30 o'clock from the home of his son, No. 22
Gilmore street and 9 o'clock at Holy Redeemer Church. Interment at Holy
Sepulchre cemetery.
****
CHARGED RAILROAD WITH NEGLIGENCE

Claim of Byron Farmer Sustained

Batavia, March 13 - Judge CARTER, of Avon, referee in an action brought by
Charles N. GREEN, of Byron, against the Michigan Central Railroad Company,
has handed up his decision, awarding GREEN $2,821.22 damages and interest
from November 30, 1908, amounting in all to $3,300.13 and against the
railroad.

Action was brought by GREEN against the railroad for negligence in the matter
of a shipment of lambs on November 18, 1908, from Chicago, Ill., to South
Byron. GREEN purchased 970 lambs on the market and contracted with the
railroad to ship them. On the day of the shipment a quarantine was
established against the foot and mouth disease. The sheep arrived in Detroit,
Mich., the next day. GREEN did not learn of their whereabouts until the 24th.

Before that date he secured an order from the state Commissioner of
Agriculture permitting the shipment of the sheep and so notified the
railroad's agent. On the 25th quarantine was declared in Michigan and it was
necessary to sell the sheep and they were sold and slaughtered.
****
HOME DAMAGED BY FIRE

Le Roy, March 13 - Fire damaged the dwelling of Joseph CORCIMIGLIA on North
street quite badly last night. The house stands close beside the railroad
track. The first indication the family had of the fire was when they heart a
crackling sound in the second story. An alarm was immediately turned in and
the fire companies responded promptly. When they arrived flames were breaking
through the roof, but three streams of water soon had them under control. It
is thought the fire started from an overheated stovepipe in the second story.
The damage to the house is covered by insurance.
****
JOHN HAYWOOD

Le Roy, March 13 - John HAYWOOD, a highly esteemed resident of Stafford, died
Saturday night. His death occurred after three days illness with pneumonia.
Mr. HAYWOOD was born in Devonshire, England, on August 20, 1829, but came to
Stafford and settled over fifty years ago. He is survived by his wife and the
following children: Miss Elizabeth HAYWOOD, of Batavia; Mrs. Mary TUTTLE and
Robert HAYWOOD, of Oakfield; Mrs. Sarah LANE and Mrs. Nellie SQUIRES, of
Stafford; George HAYWOOD, of North Oakfield, John HAYWOOD, of California;
Harry HAYWOOD, of Batavia; Mrs. George DEAGMAN, of Buffalo; Walter, Edith and
Albert HAYWOOD, of Stafford. The funeral will be held on Wednesday at 1:30
o'clock and the interment will be at Stafford.
****
JEROME LOVELESS

Wolcott, March 13 - Jerome LOVELESS, an aged resident of this town, died at 6
o'clock to-night, at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Leonard CLARRY, of
the Plank road. Mr. LOVELESS was about 70 years of age and leaves one
brother, Jessie; two sons, Charles and George, and one daughter, Mrs. John
COUNTRYMAN.
****

--
Glenda Subyak
Monroe Co. & N. Y. State News Coordinator
# 991004
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