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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1905
Page
4
Vermont Governor Bell reprieved Mary Rogers until June 2 hours before expected. Lawyers Moloney Flynn and McCarthy plan a new trial at the May Supreme Court session, citing new evidence and affidavits. They praise Sheriff Peck and deputies for their role despite earlier tensions.
In Windsor Vermont on February 2 Governor Bell granted Mary Rogers a reprieve delaying her execution pending appeal to the Supreme Court. Sheriff Peck deputies and prison officials faced a tense day awaiting word as a Catholic priest administered last rites and the gallows preparations were dismantled. The reprieve shifts the case to June and opens a path to further court review.
Windsor Vermont reports that prison officers dismissed alleged bribe attempts as unimportant until sensational Boston tales surfaced. A December letter offered $250 to poison Mrs Rogers and was given to Boston officials who tried a decoy, but no arrest followed as later letters ceased.
Oberlin Ohio February 2 President Beck of the closed Citizens National Bank once ruined by loans to Cassie L Chadwick of Cleveland now awaits trial for forging Andrew Carnegie s name to notes. He is sinking and unconscious, not taking nourishment, with life possibly ending in days or hours.
A new group named Local Expressmen's Association was formed last night at 78 Central street. J. H. Yetten of Waltham was elected president and Edwin Foss of Roxbury secretary and treasurer, with aims to unite all local express firms not tied to other groups.
Ellery H. Clark lectured on good citizenship before the Boston City History Club in Perkins Hall. Speakers Morris Oransky Coleman Gilbert and Henry Levine followed. The club, formed less than a year ago, already has a class of 150 with T Alig teaching.
Malden man John Donaldson aged 50 hanged himself at his home 601 Main Street early this afternoon after a long illness left him discouraged He leaves a widow and one grown son.
Chinatown buzzed with New Year preparations as cooks prepare elaborate dishes including birds nest soup and ye ng war guing. Dragon restaurant and others display festive décor with Confucius tapestry, ancestral trees, lanterns, and fragrant offerings as authorities approve firecrackers for a three week celebration.
Brown Bros. & Co. of Boston files a bill against the A. Fred Brown Commission Company and the Fourth National Bank seeking to reach securities held by the bank for loans to the commission. They claim $18,224 due from four bills drawn on Griffith Williams & Co. of London, three drafts dishonored in Liverpool. The plaintiffs seek to attach the commission's property held by the bank and to restrain transfers of pledged assets.
Representatives Allen and Clark of Brockton sought to suspend House rules to admit the proportional representation petition and a mechanics liens measure. The House refused the first 44 to 75 and the second 40 to 77.
Windsor Vermont February 2 Deputy Sheriff Willis Lovell recalls his duty and relief at Governor’s reprieve. He says he would have faced a moral conflict if he had hanged Mrs Rogers without Perham's confession and believes the governor acted on sheriffs' appeal.
Windsor Vermont February 2 The sheriff defends an appeal to the Governor saying a confessed case by Leon Perham led to a review that spared Mary Rogers from immediate execution. He vows to accept the Supreme Court ruling whether a new trial is granted or the sentence stands.
State Attorney Charles Batchelder of Windsor county predicts the Supreme Court will not grant a new trial for Mrs. Rogers. He doubts insanity can be argued and says she will likely be executed on June 2.
Chaplain Fuller of the prison in Windsor voices satisfaction with Governor Bell's decision and a pending further hearing. He says the act will reflect credit on Bell and show the state's feeling against executing the woman.
Windsor Vermont February 2 The Rev Father Delaney commends Governor Bell for granting a short reprieve to allow presentation of new evidence to the court. He says the move is diplomatic and should not offend lawmakers, noting the reprieve gives time for the required legal process.
The Legislature's committee on federal relations held a hearing on Governor Douglas's proposal to urge abolition of differential railroad rates. Boston chamber officials urged action, citing 3 cents per 100 pounds in favor of Baltimore and 2 cents for Philadelphia, with Newport News and Norfolk also advantaged.
C W Whit tier and Bro arrange a lease as R M Saltonstall and W C Baylies trustees approve demolition of 25 39 Franklin Street corner Hawley Street to make way for an eight story fireproof building designed by Peters Rice. Jones McDuffee Stratton Co will lease the new premises for wholesale and retail china glass and crockery, moving from Franklin and Federal streets.
In Danbury Connecticut, two large buck deer were found dead after a fight with horns interlocked in the snow. The larger buck froze to death, likely while still pinned by its foe, both bodies lacerated and bloodstains surrounding the scene.
Field Marshal Oyama reports fierce clashes from January 25 to 29 as Russian forces including seven divisions retreat toward the Hun River. Japanese casualties run about 7000. Prisoners say four Russian regiments were nearly annihilated with many companies reduced to 20 to 80 men.
The Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are marketed as a radical cure for indigestion and nervous dyspepsia with no dieting required. The placebo-free remedy is described as a modern vegetable preparation that aids digestion, restresses the stomach, and improves appetite and sleep, sold at 50 cents per package by druggists.
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