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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1892
Page
5
A flood of editor letters on the Trefethen verdict pours into the Post. Editors have printed extracts to show the public mood, revealing a wide range of opinions. The extraordinary public interest in the case is evident from the volume and variety of views presented.
Readers from Melrose Cambridgeport Grafton Jamaica Plain and Berlin weigh in on the murder case verdict. Citizens indict weak prosecutions and police actions while supporting or defending the jury decision amid debates over self destruction and murder.
4 Years Old BLANCHARD AND FARRAR linked to 14 to 17 Dock sa and 84 Faneuil Hallea with a price at 3 dollars per gallon.
The speaker notes the accused murdered a woman to silence her and appeals to God and the law for vengeance. The belief is that full justice will be served, with hanging as the appropriate penalty in this case.
Ex Governor Long commented on jury replies and condemned the hat theory as nonsense. He questioned the alibi timing, noting only one hour ten minutes unaccounted for, and questioned how Trefethen could cover nine miles in under an hour and fifteen minutes while driving and delivering. He criticized opposition to the verdict from lawyers.
Letter to the editor questions whether jurors were swayed by Trefethen and Smith not testifying after an interview with Juror Berry. It asks if such influence warrants a new trial and cites standard judicial statements about no inference from defendant silence. Address: 416 Exchange Building.
A list of school visitation dates and times across Franklin Agassiz Roxbury Dearborn Chapman Dillaway George Putnam Hancock Harris Harvard Lewis Prince Horace Mann Hart Emerson Everett Hugh O Brien Norcross Wells Hyde Mt Vernon Brighton Bennett in May. Public events encourage parents to visit classrooms. times vary by school from 9 a m to 4 p m with several 11 a m to 1 p m and 2 to 4 p m slots.
In Boston 10 May Ottoman from Liverpool Godolphin from Progresso Albert Dumois from Port Antonio Jamaica Indianapolis from Bluefields Nicaragua In Baltimore 10 May Weimar from Bremen In New York 10 May Russia from Hamburg Elbe from Bremen Maasdam from Rotterdam Philadelphia 10 May Missouri from London Bremen 10 May 2 pm Ems from New York Southampton 10 May Havel from New York to Bremen and proceeded.
Wilson Ros prospectus advertises Jetta gold rings priced seven to twelve dollars with make to order in two hours from two hours factory. It notes the firm at 18 Tremont row Boston claiming largest jewellers in the city.
In this city on May 4 and May 9, couples wed in religious ceremonies. Herbert Palmas and Estelle Norris tied the knot on May 5 with Rev. J Horatio Carter officiating. Maurice Welch and Elizabeth Ponnetty wed on May 4 by Rev. M J Corduke. Chas E Powers of Medford and Mazie E Randall of North Grafton united on May 9 with Rev. A J Hughes officiating.
Multiple death notices dated May 7 to May 10 list individuals from Roxbury Chelsea Melrose Charlestown Medford Newton Centre Somerville Cambridge and Charlestown. Names include Edward T Cowdrey James C Mills Jane B Morrison Frederick H Tarbox George W Warren A T Anderson Maria A Bickford William Irving Ellis Charles W Edmester Annie M Jackson Mary Q French Nellie S Putney Josephine Weitz with ages ranging from 32 to 77 years.
Sixteen weeks of persistent head sores and itching ended after eleven weeks of Curicura use and seven months to full recovery. Parents GEO. B. and JANETTA HARRIS of Webster Indiana report their four month old son’s severe eczema cleared, with hands restrained to prevent scratching.
These houses are the most modern practical economical and convenient of any yet constructed. The many civileges that go with them make it of everyone's interest to examine the scheme before purchasing. Superintendent constantly in attendance to show the houses or apply at the office of the Terraces No. 114 Federal Street Boston.
Cuticura Resolvent purports to purify blood and remove impurities and poisons while Cuticura and Cuticura Soap promise to beautify skin and clear scalp. The remedies claim to cure itching, scaly, pimply and blotchy skin diseases from infancy to old age when physicians fail.
Bold faced ad presents RESOLVENT at 1.00 and soaps 25c to 50c with a 64 page guide on cures. It praises Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation of Boston and promises 100 testimonials plus 50 illustrations. Garbled lines hint at a mail offer for the booklet.
An advertisement promises a free case of Murdock's Liquid Food to any consumptive under medical care for three months without relief. The offer targets patients seeking relief and uses a conditional free shipment to attract attention.
An advertisement promises one free case of Murdock's Liquid Food for paralysis case under three months of treatment. It claims cures or great help in paralysis and consumption, supported by hospital trials and a low death rate, and urges the public that no substitute matches its results.
Assignee’s sale by public auction on Wednesday May 18 at 3 o’clock in the afternoon on the premises. The brick building stands 34 stories high with two stores on the first floor and tenement above. The land parcel covers about 1500 square feet with $300 cash payment at sale. Further terms and details available at S. R. Anights & Co., Auctioneers.
Notice of public auction on May 28 1892 at 1 PM for a parcel of land with an unfinished building in Dorchester Boston described as lot 12 on a plan by L Kriggs dated Aug 20 1886. Mortgagee George W Goodale seeks foreclosure for breach of mortgage dated Oct 19 1891. Sold as described in Suffolk Registry deeds Book 20382 Page 604.
Public sale to foreclose the mortgage from James W. Wilson to Provident Institution for Savings on Brighton street Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts. Parcels A and B on Sparreil plan with buildings rights passageways and appurtenances. Sale May 27 1892 at 2 o clock PM with $1000 down. assignee Thomas Appleton holder of mortgage.
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