Thaw Case Sees Prolonged Cross Examination On Insanity
In New York on March 2 the Thaw trial stalled as Dr B D Evans faced a long cross examination focused on adolescent insanity and paranoia. District Attorney Jerome pressed for admissions about Thaw’s mental state and potential lunacy commission while Justice Fitzgerald grew weary.
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B. PD. Myans
Jerome
Evans
Stanford White
Madison Square Roof Garden
Ben
Evan
Justice Fitzgerald
Morris Plains
N. J
Harry Thaw
White
Dr. Evans
Allen McLane Hamilton
Strother Trial Shifts From Unwritten Law to Insanity Defense
In Culpepper Virginia on March 2 the Strother murder trial narrowed to insanity and form of a hypothetical question. Judge Harrison admitted Dr Charles L Clark of St Elizabeths as an insanity expert but required modification to the hypothetical. He rejected unwritten law as a defense, noting no Virginia precedent and signaling the Strothers must seek another defense for killing William Bywaters.
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Law Co
Virginia
Harrison
Philip
James Strother
William Bywaters
Train Collision In Georgia Kills Engineer As Wreck Burns
Powder Springs Georgia March 2 Sea Board Air Line passenger train No 23 traveling from Birmingham to Atlanta collided with a rear end of a disused freight train one mile east of Powder Springs. Engineer Charlie Hutchins of Cedartown was cremated beneath his engine. The colored fireman and baggagemaster were seriously injured while the mail clerk and Pullman porter sustained minor injuries. About fifty passengers were aboard and all were shaken. The wreckage caught fire destroying the entire consist including a Pullman sleeper three day coaches baggage and express cars. A flagman from the freight claimed he could not stop the speeding passenger in time.
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Powder Springs
Sea- Board Air Line
Birmingham
Atlanta
Tivegineer
Charlies Hutchins
Cedar Town
Nomination of Elliott for South Dakota U S Attorney
South Dakota senators formalize a deal on J. D. Elliott nomination as U S attorney for the district of South Dakota. An adverse report was blocked after assurance that President Roosevelt will not issue a recess appointment after March 4.
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Washington
South Dakota
J. D. Elliott
United States
District of South Dakota
Committee On Judiciary
Kittredge
Roosevelt
Mr. Elliott
Adams Case Nearing End as Jury Deliberations Loom
Wallace Ida March 2 The Adams case likely goes to the jury Monday. On resumption Henry P. Knight for the prosecution began his address but fell ill after ten minutes and the court adjourned. Knight argued the jury must decide if Adams fired the shot that killed Fred Tyler prior to 1906.
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Wallace
Ida
Adams
Henry P. Knight
Knightt
Fred Tyler
Eastern Visitors Injured in Santa Fe Train Wreck Near Colton
A Santa Fe passenger train derailed after running through an open switch one mile north of Colton, killing a Japanese passenger and fatally injuring the fireman while injuring more than thirty others. Among the injured are J. B. Olsen of Minnesota Benjamin Swanson of North Dakota and Mrs M Corey of Marietta Wisconsin the report notes.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Santa Fe
Colton
J. B. Olsen
Minnesota
Benjamin Swanson
North Dakota
M. Corey
Marietta
Wis
Former St. Louis detective killed in saloon feud shooting
Robert Lee Killan, ex member of the St. Louis detective bureau, died after being shot Wednesday night in a saloon feud. George Williams, another former city detective, is under arrest charged with the shooting.
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St. Louis
Robert Lee Killan
George Williams
House Works Through Morning Session To Evening Committee
The Minnesota House, led by J. A. Dalzell, moved quickly to general orders, then formed into committee of the whole chaired by M. Walz. It passed H. F. No. 278 on constitutional convention, considered school sight and hearing tests, and reviewed bills on sleeping car regulations, strike prevention, employer liability insurance, and drainage petition signatures. The Duluth distance tariff hearing was postponed after a dispute between Senators Calhoun and Cashman. The joint committee examined state mineral lands values, noting ore sales at 25 cents per ton and advocating lower freight rates to attract independent mining.
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Paul
J. A. Dalzell
Tom
Dalzell
M. Walz
Perham
House
Higgins
Congress
B. H. Timberlake
Minneapolis
State Board of Health
Morton
Ray G. Farrington
Ortonville
Department of Labor
Albert Shaller
Hastings
T. B. Cashman
Owatonna
F. £. du Toit
Chaska
du Toit
Duluth
Senate Railroad Committee
J. F. Calhoun
T. F E. Cashman
Calhoun
Cashman
Telegraphic Briefities Revive Maryland Whipping Post
The whipping post is to be revived in Maryland after twenty years of disuse. United States Steel plans a plant for iron and steel manufacture at Duluth. In Fond du Lac Wisconsin Jack Dougherty defeated Ted Lewis of Trenton New Jersey by knockout in thirty seconds.
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Maryland
United States Steel Company
Duluth
Fond du Lac
Wis
Jack Dougherty
Milwaukee
Ted Lewis
Trenton
N. J
Senate Okays Denatured Alcohol Bill With Amendment
Washington March 2 The Senate approved the denatured alcohol bill by 66 to 1 with Senator Pettus of Alabama opposing. An earlier committee amendment requiring a government storekeeper during manufacture failed 7 to 16. The measure, returning to the house, allows limited stills for denatured alcohol and includes one senate amendment permitting rum denaturation. Conference reports on several appropriation bills were agreed to. A pension of 50 dollars monthly was granted to the widow of General Joseph R Hawley.
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Senate
Pettus
Alabama
Itu Ft
Post Office
Joseph R. Hawley
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