Deposition From Mrs Stearns Could Shake Tufts Defense
The Tufts trial hears a possible bombshell as defense holds a deposition from Mrs Helen Weaver Stearns now Mrs Benjamin Sewall. The testimony may counter earlier allegations about Captain Stearns and a vampire scheme.
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Stearns
Helen Weaver Stearns
Benjamin B. Sewall
Charles Ephraim Stearns
Melvin W. Johnson
Fletcher Ranney
Tufts’ Legal Corps
Anna Eastman Brown
Tufts
Bennett's Bribe Tale Ties Tufts To Gordon Allegations
Testimony in the Bennett parole case alleges District Attorney Tufts threatened to indict Bennett if he continued to discuss Captain Gordon in his office. Bennett claims his wife paid $1000 to Charles Corcoran for parole help, money later returned, with multiple officials tied to the investigation and grand jury proceedings.
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Butler
Charles Corcoran
Middlesex House of Correction
Bennett
Corcoran
Frank Corcoran
Herbert Gordon
Tufts
Allen
Frank Brown
General Electric Company
Everett
Corcorans
Captain Gordon
Thomas Mozette
Mozette
Akron
Harry E. Levenson
Levenson
International Service Company
Oma Kaldah
James 8. Athans
Middlesex District Attorney's
Harold 8. Chambers
Louis
Poco”) Bennett
Corcoran Brothers
Cambridge Police
Middlesex
East Cambridge
Everett Electric Light Company
Charles
Gordon
Mr. Brooks
Board of Parole
Teal
Hurwitz
Allyn
Anna Bennet
Ramsey
George Butler
Attorney-General
Melvin M. Johnson
Grand Jury
Mr. Allen
Whittemore
Parole Board
Grand
Mr. Tufts
Marston
Gorcorans
Rugg
Johnson
Jone
Mr. Johnson
Charles George A. Butler
Allston
Mrs. Bennett
John R. Fairbairn
Middlesex County
Brooks
Brooks-Bennnett
Sheriff Fairbairn
John J. Higgins
Afternoon Session Delivers Testimony on Drunken Driving Case
Witnesses testified in several cases handled by Assistant District Attorney Wagner with District Attorney Tufts absent from their disposition. The proceedings included the Commonwealth vs Daniel J Sheehan for operating under the influence on Feb 20 1919 and related remarks about leniency, plus testimony on the McTiernan Holliston accident and other related cases.
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Daniel J. Sheehan
Seaver
Newton
Tufts
Doyle
McKinnon
Sheehan
Wagner
State
Annello
Allen
Commonwealth
Joseph H. Seaver
Maloney
Newton Police
Newton Court
East Cambridge Superior Court
Johnson
Cox
Johns0n
Jacob Gotz
Louis C. Holbrook
Holliston
McTiernan
East Cambridge Court House
Henry J. Livingstone
Milford
Henry Carey
Jacob Wasserman
Edward O’brien
Joseph B. Holland
Maurice Bronner
Wife Declines Offer of Bail in Florentine Gardens Shooting
Springfield report: Herbert Linnell, wounded in the leg by wife Laura Linnell, was told her arraignment for assault with a dangerous weapon. She refused his bail offer. $500 was posted by friends. Judge Heady set conditions for her release pending trial.
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Springfield
Florentine Gardens
Herbert P. Linnell
Laura Linnell
Floating bar off New York claims legal status
The Brooklyn Eagle reports a floating bar operator off Long Island beyond the three mile limit. The Flynn Dutchman reportedly discharged 4000 cases to boats off Montauk Point and sailed to the Bahamas, with liquor allegedly landing on New York and Connecticut shores while officials deny knowledge of the ship.
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New York
Long Island
Three Mile
Brooklyn Eagle
Flynn Dutchman
Montauk Point
Bahamas
Connecticut
Brookline Increases Tax Rate by 60 Cents to 17.90
Brookline's tax rate for the year rises to 17.90, up 60 cents from last year, the board of assessors announced. The hike reflects a heavier county tax burden and only a small rise in total valuation.
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Brookline
Governor Cox Reappoints Boston and State Officials
Governor Cox yesterday reappointed John F. Moors to the Boston Finance Commission Dr. George M. Kline of Beverly as director of the department of mental diseases and Francis W. Estey of Malden to the State Ballot Law Commission.
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Cox
John F. Moors
Boston Finance Commission
George M. Kline
Beverly
Department of Mental Diseases
Francis W. Estey
Malden
State Ballot Law Commission
Appointments Made By Governor Cox Poll Tax Stations
City Collector Parke announced that district stations for poll tax payments will close July 31. Residents are urged to pay before that date to avoid a trip to City Hall.
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Cox
Parke
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Mrs. Stearns
Cambridge Court House
Fairbairn
Henry F. Hurlburt
Harry C. Sawyer
Washington
Edward Co. Stone
Sawyer
Europe
James Hart
Brighton
William E. Russell
Russell
Hart
Cution
Gordon Argent
Harry Marston
Cambridge House of Correction
Johnson's Objection. He Was Asked What Was Told Him On Nov. 16, and Mr. Johnson
William B. Russell
Cambridge
Barry
Perry
Francis X. Maloney
Eugene Kennedy
Kennedy
Bargain
Colander
Golden Oak Extension
Umuimner
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
Mrs. Linnell
Fletcher
Joe
Vetta
Regal
Fletcher’s
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