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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
1
Prescott June 7. It emerged that T G Roach died in county jail not from tuberculosis but from opium poisoning taken during personal crisis. Opium found in his cell. Roach had been jailed after being found guilty of murder at Crown King.
In Tucson, Arizona, June 7, a Black man H. J. Groce was found guilty by a jury in a related murder of his wife. He faces execution by hanging. The case details say the wife, once a Texas cook, left home to visit her mother and to meet a lodger, Jenkins, who had lived there and who was involved in the alleged motive and fatal confrontation.
Yuma police arrest a intoxicated man claimed to be the Houston murder suspect. He implicates himself in the police shooting after being identified under pressure and alleges Texas officers plan extradition to face the capital charge. The man, checked with a pistol display, confessed to killing a Houston officer.
Jary Tex charged with murder after a shooting at a house near Third and Vb Lhe alle. Mee J. and Hacker War arrested by the detective department and jailed. Witnesses say Mere Blacker confronted her husband. the Mexican woman present was not struck by bullets. Details of the incident remain unclear due to broken text.
The Boise trial sessions draw heavy interest from Haywood’s wife and daughters as defense remains calm. James McParland of Denver leads the Orchard confession efforts, gathering witnesses and directing arrests to build the case in the western Pinkerton network. The longtime agent’s career spans forty five years, shaping major criminal conspiracies and West of the Missouri operations. A pope grants Edward Bok an honorary doctor of laws for services to journalism and morals.
Boise June 7 Harry Orchard testifies for third day against William Haywood in Steunenberg murder case. Orchard details gambLing, mining life and alleged union plots at Wardner Cripple Creek and Cracker Creek. He claims involvement in a Vindicator mine powder scheme and pistol detonator experiments, with key figures Davis Parker and Haywood cited.
The United States circuit court in St Paul on June 3 overruled the Standard Company exceptions to the bill of complaint in the United States against the firm. The court granted leave to answer portions of the bill challenged by exceptions, marking a distinct victory for federal officials and the government.
Juan Martines 4 myer discovers the decomposed body of Ned Wilson, 64, a miner living near Black Diamond, in an arroyo north of Cedarhurst. Wilson, last seen intoxicated leaving Cedarhurst a week ago, had his throat cut and a bloody knife nearby.
Denver June 7. Former Sheriff Hamilton Armetrong denies statements attributed to him about Lyte Gregory murder. He says he never spoke to Haywood on the matter and that he and Gregory were personal friends. He maintains full efforts were made to catch the killer. Gregory, a former city police officer, was shot late at night along South Clark Street. ten buckshot wounds caused his death.
In Mesa Arizona on June 7 a string of events centers on John Ferguson alias Weight whose death by self inflicted wound followed the wounding of his purported wife in an adjoining room after a well incident on a ranch near Here. Ferguson’s brother Ben Ferguson from Thatcher arrives and claims he is the real husband and that he and his wife never wed. A letter from John to his supposed wife prompted her husband to dismiss the matter. The brother buries John’s body and the wife recovers, remaining in the city. In a separate note Prince Eberswein of Bentheim Steinfurt is bankrupt after marrying the burgomaster’s daughter and failing to pay castle rent near The Hague. bailiffs arrive as they play tennis and depart for any.
Special to The Cattern reports Washington chatter about a Las Vegas reclamation project meeting. United States Attorney David J. Lauhy of New Mexico held a consultation with Mr. Newell and planned a discussion with Secretary Loeb. A meeting with President Roosevelt was anticipated, with further notes about an engagement in Paris and a pardon request involving a Tangier case.
Progressive business leaders coordinate funding for the Territorial Fair urging civic support. They ask every citizen to act quickly as the ambitious event requires broad participation and timely contributions.
A proprietor of the Pup restaurant asserts a contract was made with Ruef to act as attorney for an annual fee of five thousand dollars. The details describe protected licenses and the alleged agreement.
San Francisco June 7 Jean Loupy proprietor of the Pup restaurant now in saloon business testified as the first witness for the prosecution. He described meetings with Ruef and others to plot hold-ups of French restaurants by securing license renewals for a cash price. He outlined offers to Ruef for attorney services and the pooling of funds from several eateries to protect licenses, with mayoral influence and police ties cited. The testimony follows allegations of a municipal brothel and raids, and the trial proceeds amid frequent objections and procedural squabbles.
Anna Prompt, June Evans, was held on a $1000 bond after a stabbing incident involving his sister-in-law Mrs Tom King. Evans said King struck him with stovewood and he accidentally cut her with a knife while defending himself. King and her husband testified to threats and the surrounding commotion.
A cablegram from Mise Memory in London relays news of the drowning of Mrs KM McLean, widow of Arthur A McLean, a Denver and Chicago lumberman, who perished in the James River with Otto Biterich of New York. The message comes as details about the incident are clarified by associates in New York and abroad.
Romaldo Dominguez shot Manuel Valenzuela as he stepped from a saloon in Old San Antonio. The shooting, described as dramatic, has prompted a local homicide investigation and warrants for Dominguez. Residents wait for further details on motive and legal action.
Romaldo Domingues, 24, a rancher in Socorro New Mexico, shot Manuel Valenzuela, 1 oclock in old town San Antonio, after waiting in shadows with a Colt revolver. Valenzuela died from a through heart lung wound. Domingues surrendered and claimed self defense as grand jury opens.
James H. Peabody former governor of Colorado said in an interview at Anony here last night that since the Maywood trial in Bol e began he has received several anonymous letters threatening his life. He paid no attention to threats.
A destructive storm swept over Lydea in June, devastatin g Kurrachywa and wrecking most structures. Reports say several men were driven ashore and badly damaged buildings remain. Casualties are reported, though totals are unclear.
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