| Mrs. Katherine (Flaherty¹) Kane, wife of Patrick A. Kane, died last night at the home of her brother-in-law, John F. Connolly, 108 Agawam St. She was a resident of East Boston but formerly lived in this city for many years. She leaves six brothers, John of Ireland, Michael of Reading, William of Boston, Martin of Minneapolis, Minn., Bernard and Patrick Flaherty both of this city, the latter a member of the Lowell Police department, and several nieces and nephews. |
| John E. Higgins, of 18 Jay street, since last
June a member of the State Constabulary attached to the Framingham barracks, was almost
instantly killed Saturday afternoon, when the
motorcycle on which he was riding collided
with the rear end of an automobile at the
junction of Newton street and Framingham road,
in Southboro. Higgins' motorcycle crashed into
one of the rear mudguards of a machine operated by Joseph Gaunt, of 64 Sterling Avenue,
Providence, R. I., and he was thrown over the
handlebars in such a way that his head struck
against the automobile. Higgins sustained a
severe fracture of the skull and died before
medical aid could be obtained.
Monday morning Gaunt was arraigned in the Westboro district court charged with operating an automobile so as to endanger the safety and lives of the public. He pleaded not guilty and his case was continued to next Monday for trial. Higgins was born in Somerville and educated in the public schools. He made his home with his mother, Mrs. Melvina [sic] Higgins. His father, James P. Higgins, for several years a patrolman of the Somerville police department, died about ten years ago. In addition to a mother, he leaves a brother, James Higgins, and three sisters, the Misses Agnes, Betty and Helen Higgins. A largely attended funeral service was held on Tuesday morning at St. John's Church, North Cambridge. A delegation of members of the State Constabulary, and four Somerville police officers acted as an escort from the Jay street home to the church and to Oak Grove Cemetery, West Medford, where burial took place. At the church a high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev. Glynn, and committal prayers were read at the grave by Rev. O'Brien, of St. Joseph's Church, Medford. There were many floral tributes. The family has the sympathy of many friends. |
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