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Show uu i AGED MAN AND WOMAN DROP DEAD! Worcester, Mass., April 3. Patrick Eagleton. 70 years old, and Mrs. Dennis Den-nis Arsenault, GO years old, of Spencer, Spen-cer, Mass., dropped dead from fright in the street this afternoon as they witnessed a three-cornered fight between be-tween Martin Niederberger, a chauffeur, chauf-feur, and Stanley Orutt and Chaiic3 Bannon, employes of a cereal company, compa-ny, who were distributing samples in tho town. Orutt and Bannon, while distributing distribut-ing samples earlier In the day, had called at the home of Walter Watson, Niederberger's employer. Mrs. Watson Wat-son claims she was insulted by one of the men and she informed her husband. hus-band. Mr. Watson and Niederberger located the men in the trolley -waiting station. They charged them with insulting Mrs. Watson and it Is said that Orutt knocked Niederberger down. A fight followed and Mr. Eagleton went into the street and collapsed from fright. He was taken to his home but died before a doctor could be called. Mrs. Arsenault sank to the floor during the fight and died before help could reach her. The three men were arrested. oo |