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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1903
Page
8
Mr Warren reports fourteen thousand dollars received for the Medford murder case. Sturtevant runs a Monday headquarters at Warren’s store for Boston share holders to pay him. He deposits funds in a Boston bank each Monday, including last Monday, while remaining careful with receipts.
Investigators scrutinize property taken from a satchel during a murder, noting $10 cash and various bank sheets checks and passbooks. Lombardi is held as the primary suspect after conflicting statements, a possibly stolen bicycle, and a blood stained paper fragment found on him.
Lombardi, the Italian arrested in Boston on suspicion of Miss Sturtevant’s murder, was arraigned in Malden District Court before Judge Bruce. Held without bail pending a continued hearing next Tuesday, he spoke no English and an interpreter was unavailable.
An autopsy was conducted at Nichols's undertaking rooms on High Street Medford this forenoon. Medical Examiners Frank Harris and Thomas M Durell presided with several Medford physicians including Dr Chandler in attendance. The autopsy revealed the bullet en-
A 32 caliber revolver bullet fractured Miss Sturtevant's skull and traversed the brain, embedding in the back near the skull. Funeral arrangements are pending for Sunday, with details not yet settled.
Medford police and state detectives conclude Miss Sturtevant was not the target of the robber. They believe Mr Sturtevant’s theory that the shots were aimed at him is correct, noting the robber fled toward Winthrop Street after the fatal wound. A blue bicycle was seen by Mr Sturtevant near Patrick Broderick’s house around 11 40 p m, though no rider was observed.
In Medford on May 7, Mr. Sturtevant testified about a prior incident when a bicycle rider tailed him from a secluded Winthrop Street spot to Chestnut Avenue. He believes the rider may be connected to his daughter's murder, recalling the event during today's discussion.
Giacomo Tentino, Lombardi’s fellow worker and roommate, asserts his friend Tomasso Lombardi is innocent. He states Lombardi’s character and reliability, insisting the accusations are unfounded and that Lombardi has no involvement in the alleged wrongdoing.
A witness describes an evening ride with a younger boy named Tomasso Lombardi on North Street and Hanover Street before returning home at about 9 10 p.m. The boy wore a black coat and cap, spoke little English, and the witness doubts Lombardi harmed anyone, asserting police error in an earlier accusation.
Alphonse D Amore Lombardi s employer speaks well of him and says he does not think the man had any connection with the crime he is charged with. He states that the man came to work regularly.
Members and friends of the Ladies Auxiliary Division 18 connected with Division 26 AOH gathered at Neponset avenue hall for a whist party and dance. Prizes went to Robert Glynn and Miss Margaret McCarthy with consolation to Miss Katie O'Brien and Thomas Bulger. A musical and literary program followed with recitations by John Crown and accompanist Sallie Walker. County President Matthew Cummings and Henry P. Reddington attended. The event closed with a collation and dancing until midnight.
Littleton New Hampshire May 7 The guardianship appeal of Miss Katherine V Richardson against the town of Littleton will not be heard in Plymouth this week due to illness in the counsel's family. Indications now point to a trial at the September term in Woodsville.
Over 100 members of the Exronomic Club gathered at the Bellevue for a dinner discussion on Municipal Government. Speakers from Harvard and Boston University urged reform, praising Massachusetts governance and calling for citizen sacrifice, better local oversight, and efficiency in city services.
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