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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1895
Page
7
Gilbert Holmes Curran and accomplices Durrant and Gilbert face execution after Supreme Court ruling ends their bid for mercy. Sisters and relatives remain distant while the trio awaits fate in a Massachusetts case that has stirred local fears and drawn out counsel responses.
The Supreme Court overruled Gilbert's exceptions in the murder case of 8-year-old Alice Sterling. Governor clemency remains the only possible delay to a June execution unless reprieve is issued. Gilbert reacted with despair at the cell door as officers and reporters observed his unsettled condition.
Gilbert, 28, of Nova Scotia, found in a hastily grave beneath a barn floor. He was charged with murder and jailed. Arraigned April 16 in Dorchester Police Court, held for grand jury. Trial at Superior Court began in June, four-day hearing, verdict of first degree murder. Sentence to hang after appeals. He is tall and distinctive with a small reddish mustache.
A retrospective feature traces Herman Mudgett known as H H Holmes and the Durrant case, detailing the condemned killers’ lives, the trials, and a dramatic parole of guilt and innocence. It notes Holmes’s isolation in Philadelphia jail, his reported victims, and Durrant’s final letter from San Jose jail describing the verdict and emotional impact on his mother.
A story reports on a prisoner named Gilbert and a court action affecting him. Despite appeals and constant support from a devoted visitor and his counsel, his release is denied as further details reveal a grim case. A child was lured to a barn room near Sterling, assaulted, and murdered after an absence of the girl. Police and family searches followed with the body later found on April 1.
William Henry Theodore Durrant, resembling Gilbert, is jailed in San Francisco awaiting hanging for the double murder of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams. He served as Emanuel Baptist Church Sunday school assistant superintendent. Victims were slain in April amid Easter preparations and church activities.
A December borough election in Stafford Springs Connecticut faced six legal failures from weather moving the ballot box to secrecy breaches and improper forms. Officers swearing issues missing, moderator selection flaws, no proper exit and a misprinted ticket led to all ballots being voided. An attempt will seek a legal meeting next Monday.
A vote for Quincy represents liberal views on race and religious questions. A vote for Curtis is advised by Rev. Dr. Brady and the A. P. A. in a public message urging voters to back Curtis.
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