04 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1905
Page
1
One railroad employee was killed and one fatally hurt in a New York Central wreck near Whitesboro New York. Several passengers including Boston travelers were injured when engine No 23 exploded and derailed the Buffalo special No 30.
The quote states that if the Supreme Court denies the petition, the death sentence will be carried out. The judge notes the reprieve was granted solely on new evidence and implies no further action will stop the execution if that evidence fails.
Mrs. Tucker in Auburndale endures a second trial for her son Walter Tucker as she sits in a drab house among flowers and pets. She recalls the jury’s verdict and her belief in his innocence, hoping for a new trial while facing grief and fear of the death penalty. Letters of condolence reach her as she clings to faith that the guilty party may confess.
In Windsor Vermont on February 3 Sheriff Peck delivered the death warrant to Mary Rogers and then the reprieve from Governor Bell intervening. Rogers showed emotion only after learning she is saved for now. report notes she cried after the reprieve was announced.
George Sargent a stationary engineer was shot dead in a top floor flat at 31 Appleton Street around 8 PM. His wife Annie Sargent 88 is jailed on murder charges. Five shots fired three empty cartridges found. revolver loaded improperly. Neighbors heard a quarrel then shots. police suspect homicide.
District Attorney Coatsworth sent papers to Governor Higgins for extradition of Boston millionaire Arthur E. Appleyard suspected of grand larceny in the German Bank wreck. A bench warrant was issued and an officer left for Boston to effect arrest as plans shift toward a hearing.
Arthur E. Appleyard, a State street financier and railway promoter, was seen last night in relation to Buffalo dispatches about his threatened arrest. His attorney Fred H. Williams said they would seek a hearing and oppose extradition, contending he is not a fugitive.
Elwyn G. Preston, secretary of the Boston chamber of commerce, cites railroad discrimination as the cause of Boston’s export decline. He notes Baltimore and Newport News enjoy lower rates, drawing Western shipments away, and urges the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix uniform inland-to-coast rates to restore Boston’s trade.
Mrs Annie Brennan aged 45 perished in her Cambridge home at 157 Portland Street shortly after midnight when a lamp exploded. Her two children aged 18 and 16 survived as neighbors and police responded, carrying her to hospital. fire loss was slight.
The forecast for Boston and nearby areas calls for increasing cloudiness on Saturday with periods of sun likely and no significant precipitation expected. Temperatures should be mild with light winds from the north.
The Interstate Commerce Commission brands the Santa Fe as a flagrant, wilful law violator over rebates and published tariffs. President Roosevelt and Paul Morton discuss the issue at a private dinner while Attorney General Moody weighs potential railroad actions. The decision ties Santa Fe to coal mine shipments and Colorado Fuel and Iron, noting five years of continuous tariff violations and Elkins bill penalties.
Gloucester February 3 Rinaldo Sargent also known as George S Sargent was found dead in a house on Appleton street Boston He was employed as engineer of the Webster block in this city and had left for a short vacation in Boston Sargent was well liked by his acquaintances and bore a good reputation.
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