Hawkins Embezzlement Charge Stuns Boston Family
Paul Darwin Hawkins, Harvard 1907 graduate, 25, son of John T. Hawkins Boston druggist, is under arrest in New York for embezzlement after arriving on the Coamo from Porto Rico yesterday.
29 Apr 1908
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1908
Page
1
Paul Darwin Hawkins, Harvard 1907 graduate, 25, son of John T. Hawkins Boston druggist, is under arrest in New York for embezzlement after arriving on the Coamo from Porto Rico yesterday.
A young man, Paul Hawkins, denies any crime as he is arrested on a New York bound ship. His father and mother express shock and insist he will be cleared, noting his Harvard degree and supposed return for marriage to a prominent woman. Governor Post is to forward extradition papers.
On April 28 crowds knelt as prelates marched along Fifth Avenue toward cen tenary services at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Cardinal Logue raised his hand and blessed the down bowed throngs as bishops and archbishops from across the country joined in a pontifical mass for Catholicity's hundred year observance. Nearly 6000 attended, with Cardinal Gibbons leading and Cardinal Logue celebrant. Continued on Page 3-Fifth Column.
Mrs Delia Martelle a well known local figure has disappeared in an unexplained manner. Police are treating the case as a mystery after she vanished in an unexpected way and location.
Mrs Delia Martelle vanished after riding the Boston and Albany express from Boston at 4 PM. Her companion says she was aboard when Worcester was passed. authorities will inspect the route for clues as to her possible fall from the speeding train.
In Columbia on April 2 factional strife erupted as colored Republicans tried to seize control of the state convention. F B Thompson clashed with Captain John G Capers after being introduced as a Democrat, sparking a 10 to 15 minute pandemonium before order was restored. Capers urged uninstructed delegates while Prioleau’s post adjournment bid failed.
Harvard undergraduates draft a petition to influence athletic governance amid calls to curtail winter intercollegiate sports. The document argues for public opinion as a remedy over external regulations and pledges action by the student body to reform athletic policy.
Gertrude Kent, a West End girl, narrowly avoids death after being struck by Cambridge car 1142. A courageous bystander rushed forward and pulled her to safety before the vehicle reached her. The motorman also applied the emergency brake, and the rescuer escaped unharmed.
Montpelier Vermont April 28 no instructions were given the delegates and alternates to the Republican national convention at Chicago elected by the second Vermont district convention here.
At Trenton on April 28 the New Jersey Democratic State convention chose an undirected delegation with unit rule support. A resolution to instruct the delegation for William J. Bryan was defeated.
At the Burlington Vermont district convention the single presidential reference, a resolution in favor of Roosevelt's renomination, was tabled and no candidate names were discussed. In Pueblo Colorado six delegates at large to the Republican national convention in Chicago were chosen by the state convention and instructed to back William H. Taft.
Paul Roy described by authorities as the killer of George Carkin after a murder plot involving Gracia Calla. Roy claimed Calla urged on her brother and signaled the attack, blaming the singer's vanity in a dramatic court-like retelling.
Roy, under cross examination by Magistrate Poucard, testifies about his wife’s sensational charges and the planned shooting by her brother. He claims the green plume hat sparked the tragedy at Newington and describes a volatile quarrel staged with Gracia Calla and Carkin.
In Alliance near Allentown, a 5 year old daughter of Councilman Henry Smith was slain by Robert Bachman of Nazareth during a visit. Bachman, in a religious frenzy, drove others from the house and attacked the child as Mrs. Smith found her dead with facial bruising and scratches.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for generally cloudy conditions Wednesday with possible local showers. Thursday should be fair and slightly warmer with variable winds turning southwest. In eastern New York the outlook is partly cloudy Wednesday with possible local showers in the north portion, cooler in the south, and Thursday partly cloudy with light to fresh west winds becoming variable.
New York Giants defeat Boston at South End Park 3 to 2 while New York Americans overpower McGuire's team 7 to 4 in Gotham. Dave Deshler outpoints Willie Moody over 12 rounds at the Armory A A. Dr Daniels Renovator Powders advertised for horse vitality at Riker Jaynes Drug Stores.
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