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The Sun
New York, New York County, New York
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In Bridgeport, Conn., on May 16, motor boat captain C. E. Demmons and mate Oliver Houston deliberately rammed Ralph Bartlett's canoe on the Pequonnock River, drowning him. Companion George Fulton clung to the boat until arrests for manslaughter and intoxication.
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Crowd Sees Man Drowned After Deliberate Attack.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 16.—Deliberately run down by a motor boat while he was in a canoe in the Pequonnock River this afternoon, Ralph Bartlett, an adjuster for the John Hancock Life Insurance Company, was drowned. His companion, George Fulton, seized the rail of the motor boat, was beaten off, but seized it again and held on while from the shores and the bridge many persons set out to find the police.
C. E. Demmons, captain of the schooner Brigadier of Rockland, Me., and his first mate, Oliver Houston, were later arrested after a chase on the river by other motor boats and held on charges of manslaughter and intoxication.
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Bridgeport, Conn.
Event Date
May 16.
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ralph bartlett drowned. c. e. demmons and oliver houston arrested on charges of manslaughter and intoxication.
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Deliberately run down by a motor boat while in a canoe in the Pequonnock River, Ralph Bartlett was drowned. His companion George Fulton seized the rail of the motor boat, was beaten off, but seized it again and held on while persons from the shores and bridge sought police. C. E. Demmons, captain of the schooner Brigadier of Rockland, Me., and his first mate Oliver Houston were chased on the river by other motor boats and arrested.