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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1894
Page
6
Debate in the Massachusetts House centers on the power of Boston leader Patrick Maguire and opposition to a caucus reform bill. Coakley attacks Maguire, Cronan, and the party machine while Hayes Bennett and Hoar defend independents and call for equal rights.
A Boston Athletic Association eleven defeated officers from the Blake and Tartar on Longwood avenue. Spinney led BAAs with fine batting while Haughton and Ellerton starred in the field. The English players showed sea legs with several chances dropped as the BAAs posted a solid innings and innings victory. Captain Hastings excelled as a bowler though the English side struggled with fielding lapses.
The Heights at Revere offers a transferable 3 cent railway certificate for buyers of lots in the first 20 days, valid for a 3 cent fare until 1900. It benefits builders tenants and boosts lot value, with extra savings for early purchasers. Wood Harmon & Co., 18 School Street advertise this major offer.
Boston water board plans a brick lockup near basin No 5 to curb unlicensed liquor dealers who operate across the Hopkinton Southboro line amid rioting and gunfire. Constable Dorr, a long time temperance officer, is questioned for age but praised for enforcement. Kelley brothers’ bootleg operations and cross-town shifts worsen the disturbance as officials struggle with jurisdiction and political objections.
In closing the debate Mr Coakley rebuts Hayes and Donovan claims of personal bias. He rejects apologizing to Boston Democrats and Maguire as opponents rally around a near relative. Newhall of Lynn, Dallinger of Cambridge speak on merits. amendment adopted and bill set for third reading. The House returns to its quiet routine.
The Continental clothing house at Washington and Boylston streets begins a today sale of its spring and summer stock of all wool and worsted business suits. The firm claims tariff agitation in Congress shifts pricing and guarantees post sale prices on the lowest basis after the current Senate bill passage. Men and boys suits in latest styles will be displayed, with buyers able to spend hours examining fabrics.
Cridii sat in the prison cage in the courtroom and spoke not a word. His counsel Proctor and Pastene offered warm congratulations as relatives of the deceased watched. He was detained five minutes before release and hugged Deputy Sheriff Tyler, his custodian for five days. Fear of the dead man’s friends caused six companions to be moved to another room and exit separately. They escorted him to the Providence depot and saw him take the 12 o'clock train to New York.
Sheriff O'Brien recalled jurors after a verdict gap and sent Juror Brintnall home with an officer. At his Charlestown residence his father told him, as planned, that his mother had died, a news delivery made while Brintnall waited for verdict results.
Foreman Spaulding describes how the jury weighed the evidence in the murder case amid long deliberations. Initial 9 to 3 vote for acquittal shifted to 10 to 2, then one juror convinced back to doubt, final acquittal on murder in the first degree. Jury notes reasonable doubt and secrecy about Mrs Brintnall’s death.
Antonio Sacco the brother of a murdered man appears as a key defence witness during the trial. He allegedly told Mr Pastene that if Corchidi were found guilty he would face the same fate as his brother regardless of the jury verdict. He also reportedly said he would avoid slaugh ter if Pastene vouched he did not believe Corchidi guilty.
In Washington, Mr. Springer will address the House on repealing the State bank tax. The day was devoted to a broad omnibus resolution linking 37 war claims, mainly from South Carolina, totaling over one million dollars, with plans to refer them to the Court of Claims for adjudication.
In North Cambridge, two hundred feet behind a Harvard dormitory, five year old Harold Davidson was found naked and near death after hours outdoors. Police and workmen aided him as he described a man with white hands and black eyes taking his clothes and warning him not to cry.
Edwin T. Perry a Maplewood Malden resident for twenty one years died at 228 Broadway on the 24th. Born in Plymouth England January 7 143 he came to the United States in July 1872 and worked as a compositor on the Boston Globe Rockwell and Churchill’s and for thirteen years on the Saturday Evening Gazette. Survived by his wife Lizzie Card and three sons E J J I and W E and daughter Lizzie C he leaves a large artistic legacy from leisure hours. Funeral from 238 Broadway Maplewood after the 1 5 p m Saugus branch train Sunday. Rev R C Carden will officiate and interment at Woodlawn.
The West Newton English and Classical School Alumni Association held its yearly gathering at the Vendome with about 125 former pupils present. Officers elected include President Eugene F. Fay and Secretary Florence Houghton King. The event featured a business meeting, a dinner, and dancing until midnight.
The firm of B F Larrabee Co successors to William H Zinn marks its fourteenth anniversary with a grand sale. Half price across thirty departments will apply to desirable goods. Limiting quantities ensures wide distribution of bargains.
In a humorous Chicago Record blurb a dry goods salesman warns a buyer that a fine item will not wash. The purchaser retorts she only needs it for a bathing suit, underscoring a mismatch between product claims and intended use.
A consignment of sports gear includes 125 men’s hardwood bats, 650 boys’ baseball mitts, and boys’ baseball masks. The items suggest a focus on youth baseball equipment restock.
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