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Domestic News
June 15, 1888
Middlebury Register
Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont
What is this article about?
William Shea arrested in Boston for kicking a hole in a crayon portrait of John Clark's deceased son, carried by family in the street without provocation. Local paper notes no known John Clark locally and jokes about the portrait's poor quality.
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This item is going the rounds of the papers: "William Shea is under arrest in Boston, charged with kicking a hole through a crayon portrait which was being carried by two persons in the street on Monday afternoon, the original of the portrait and those carrying it being entirely unknown to him. The portrait was of a deceased son of Mr. John Clark of Middlebury, Vt., whose remains the family had, a day or two before, interred in New Hampshire. Mr. Clark and a member of the family were carrying the crayon to a carriage when the assault was made, without the least provocation."
No one knows a John Clark living here, so that that part of the item is incorrect. As to the rest, we have no doubt that a man might be wrought up to kicking a hole through a crayon on no further provocation than the badness of the picture.
No one knows a John Clark living here, so that that part of the item is incorrect. As to the rest, we have no doubt that a man might be wrought up to kicking a hole through a crayon on no further provocation than the badness of the picture.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Boston Arrest
William Shea
Crayon Portrait
Assault
John Clark
Middlebury Vt
What entities or persons were involved?
William Shea
Mr. John Clark Of Middlebury, Vt.
Deceased Son Of Mr. John Clark
Where did it happen?
Boston
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Boston
Event Date
Monday Afternoon
Key Persons
William Shea
Mr. John Clark Of Middlebury, Vt.
Deceased Son Of Mr. John Clark
Outcome
william shea under arrest; crayon portrait damaged
Event Details
William Shea kicked a hole through a crayon portrait of a deceased son of Mr. John Clark of Middlebury, Vt., which was being carried by Mr. Clark and a family member to a carriage in the street, the original and carriers unknown to him and without provocation.