Keyes Murder Case Deepens as Varney Suspect Emerges
District Attorney Katzmann outlines a meticulously planned murder with an alibi, tracing Miss Harriet Varney’s movements from Brookline to Mattapan and Bourne, the revolver purchase in Providence, and handwriting evidence. Neighbors recall Varney’s vigil outside the Keyes home and a Lowell dog show reference, while Keyes suspects his wife’s murder and cooperates with police as the inquest opens.
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Katzmann
Massachusetts
Providence
Harriet Alice Varney
Boston
Boston State Hospital
Mattapan
Kenwood Street
Lamplight around Keyes lodging stirs gossip in 1915
Mrs M S Shaw landlady of 54 Rutland square says George H Keyes showed a newspaper clipping of a Mrs George H Keyes, possibly from Boston or Newport, about a dancing instructor. She noted few visitors, apart from his stenographer Miss Biesenbach on rare occasions, and described Keyes as quiet and punctual in paying rent.
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M. S. Shaw
Rutland Square
George H. Keyes
Post
Boston
Newport
Mrs. Shaw
Keyes
Miss Biesenbach
Untitled legal notice fragment hints at contact with individual
Fragmentary text mentions instruction or directive to bring parties into personal contact with a named individual. Details are unclear due to incomplete OCR. No dates, places, or authorities are legible to define scope or outcome.
Miss Varney In Cell In Murder Case At Dedham Jail
Miss Harriet Varney of West Jpton and Providence remained confined in Dedham county jail with one visitor Detective-Sergeant H A Rutherford Brookline police. He spoke about an important phase of the death mystery of Mrs Pauline Keyes of Brookline and then declined to discuss details. The day was otherwise quiet as the jail's granite walls and surrounding cemetery contributed to a somber scene.
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George H. Keyes
Miss Varney
West Upton
Adelaide Rogers
Keyes
Kenwood Road
Brookline
Winsor Street
Cambridge
Brookline Court
Harriet Alice Varney
West Jpton
Providence
Norfolk County
Dedham
Pauline Keyes
H. A. Rutherford
Fruitatives Miracle Cure Ad in Ogdensburg Notice
A testimonial ad claims two years of constipation headaches and drowsiness were cured by Fruitatives. Dan McLean says the fruit medicine restored appetite and vigor after trying a box. Available 50c a box six for $2.50 trial 25c, from Fruitatives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
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Dan McLean
Fruitatives Limited
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Miss Varney Remains Isolated In Jail Cell
Miss Varney is housed alone in a jail cell, away from three other prisoners, wearing a gray plain-cloth robe and receiving standard prison meals. No visitors are allowed due to capital offence charges, and no lawyer has yet conferred with her. she is described as quiet and self-contained, with modest requests for sustenance.
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Cupants
Miss Varney
Turnkey Curtis
Samuel H. Capen
Capen
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Lowell
Mrs. Dakyn
Dakyn
Mrs. Keyes
Carl Biesenbach
R ‘Duffy
Duffy’s
Duffy
The
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
Sy Vai
Ernie Es
Georgette
Worcester
Springfield
Ed Pach
Providence Line
New York
Plymouth
South Station
Back Bay
Fox Point
Pier 14
N. A
City
Washington and
Court Streets
New York, New Haven & Harsford
Orillia
Secretary of Agriculture
Good Housekeeping Institute
Gilchrist
Ay Jneach
Gilchrist Co
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