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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1909
Page
3
Dr. Hamblin testified he treated White and his family for illness but refused to specify the disease. He said discussing it would be private and not to the family’s liking.
William A. White recalls twelve capable jurors who spent 17 hours in the jury room weighing the evidence before returning a verdict of guilty in the first degree. He notes tears and tense scenes as they traced Jordan’s life from birth to judgment.
The jurors described long, tense hours weighing evidence with impartial care. Foreman Felton of Marlboro guided the deliberations, connecting key links in the evidence. The jurors reflected on the defendant Jordan, sharing empathy and respect while the verdict awaited.
Lawyers weigh whether Juror White's state could affect the verdict in the Jordan case. Edmund A. Whitman argues judges may deem a mistrial if justice was not properly administered, while others question whether a juror's condition nullifies the outcome. The dispute centers on juror fitness and trial integrity.
Juror James Culhane said White acted rationally during the trial and in the jury room. He dismissed claims of White being taken to a sanitarium as highly improbable, noting the path to Supreme Court could arise if verdicts were challenged on legal questions.
A Post reporter found William A. White under police guard at his isolated Maynard home two miles from Maynard Village. White, 55, paced with a lighted lamp, kissed the reporter, then raved between cups of custard. Patrolman John Connors and an assistant watched him. Mrs. White and five children slept nearby.
The subject has raised horses for the past year and has not joined any societies or attended church regularly.
District Attorney Higgins is on vacation in Jamaica. Assistant District Attorney Wier described the Jordan case as unique and noted the River trial verdict affected one juror for two weeks. He recalled jurors White and others, said some wept after Higgins' address, and hinted at reporting the matter to the district attorney.
The tale says White’s alleged insanity spread through East Cambridge jail, unsettling Jordan who fears an upset verdict. It is claimed he repeated a phrase linked to his fate, “I will never be electrocuted.”
Inspector Byrnes of the State police arrived in Maynard at 11 last night and spent twenty minutes at Dr Richs house in conference. He stayed overnight and planned to return this morning to the White home to conduct an investigation with local authorities.
Charles W. Morse once a banker and prominent figure now in Tombs prison for banking law violations has no stock bond or real estate left from an estate valued at about 30 million dollars. Evidence presented in supplementary proceedings last week was made public today.
The Birmingham Special via Southern Railway departs New York from 9 55 a m on weekdays and 9 25 a m Sundays, arriving Atlanta next day at 10 30 a m and Birmingham at 4 p m. Dining car and sleeping car available Jersey City to Birmingham. Boston office 228 Washington street.
A marine eye tonic titled as a remedy for tired or watery eyes is promoted as an effective eye care product. The notice highlights soothing properties and claims to relieve irritation and fatigue with daily use.
The dedication of the Winslow tablet will take place at 10:15 AM in Memorial Hall at the State House. Katherine Ricketson will pull the cord to unveil the bronze bas-relief, with Congressman Weeks delivering the oration. Governor Draper and council will attend as the bas-relief is presented to the Commonwealth by Councillor Jones. the relief, crafted by William Cooper of Montclair, NJ, cost 90.
In 1864 he accepted a challenge to a naval engagement with the Confederate warship Alabama near Cherbourg and the Alabama was sunk.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw did not go to Ludlow Street Jail as her counsel paid 250 dollars to George B. Hayes the receiver to cover the contempt fine for failure to appear in supplementary proceedings.
Secretary Meyer travels aboard the dispatch boat Dolphin with Mrs and Miss Meyer and a small party to Annapolis for an inspection of the naval academy tomorrow.
The Danish steamer Dronning Olga docked in East Boston with Reverend H. C. J. Wallaker aboard as third mate. Wallaker, a missionary from St. Thomas, boarded to attend the Seventh Day Adventists conference in Washington starting May 12. Captain Patterson agreed to the arrangement since the ship had no passenger license. Wallaker will proceed to Washington immediately.
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