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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1912
Page
3
Jack Rose testifies of graft links with Becker detailing shares from the Rosenthal gambling house. Telephone records and subpoenas bolster claims of Becker directing payments and Rose acting as a lookout and collector. Police morale woes rise as Meyer's death and Tobin's suicide anchor a widening scandal.
In Spencer two men were arrested and later released after a third degree examination. James R. Wood of the Wood-Morgan agency declared they were not Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie. The suspects, Albert Exl, 24, of New York and Milton Ettinger, 24, of New York, gave false names.
Four militant suffragists faced trial in Dublin for outrages timed to Prime Minister Asquith’s visit. Gladys Evans was found guilty of setting fire July 18 to the Theatre Royal where he planned to speak on home rule. Co-defendant Mabel Capper saw the charge withdrawn. Lizzie Baker pleaded guilty to property damage.
The jury disagreed in the Mary Leigh case and she will be tried again on the charge of wounding John E Mond, leader of the Irish parliamentary party. A large crowd filled the courtroom as Timothy Healy urged excluding Molly Maguires from the jury and denounced their presence. Witnesses testified to fire starting attempts at a theatre and to suspects Evans and another woman plotting arson, with Evans promising more explosions at future performances.
Windham County Savings Bank in Danielson, Connecticut, is enjoined from paying out or receiving money as Bank Commissioners Norris S. Lippitt and Fred P. Holt examine its books. An apparent $138,900 discrepancy between cash book entries and ledger totals is believed to be clerical, not due to bad investments or irregularities. President John A. Payne and Treasurer C. C. Young oversee a $850,000 deposit base. The injunction runs four months.
City Auditor Mitchell's July monthly report shows gross funded debt down to 114,868,364.33 from 115,859,989.33 as of Dec 31 1911, a decrease of 191,625. Net funded debt declined from 72,833,964.71 to 72,435,596.96, a drop of 398,367.75, with borrowing power on July 31 at 1,317,105.28.
Edward J. Kennedy, city rat catcher, saved a young man from drowning yesterday afternoon off Mystic wharf. He jumped in fully clothed while emptying rodent traps near the sugar wharf after hearing cries for help.
Police found four houses broken into in Quincy yesterday while occupants were away. Burglars ransacked each home from cellar to garret and committed vandalism after securing valuables. Victims named include Charles H. Finn 1083 Dana Street Walter Scott 23 Davis Street H A Voye 37 Hampden Street and H W Porter Edgemere Road.
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