Witness links suspect to poison package in Molineux trial
A new witness says the man who mailed the poison packet was not Molineux and resembles Harry Cornish. Mrs. Stephenson cannot positively identify the mailer but says Cornish looks like him. Other witnesses place the packet at a drugstore and note stamps and handwriting do not match Molineux. Court adjourned with more testimony expected.
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Molineux
Harry Cornish
Black
Knickerbocker
Cornish
Mason Found as Two Suspects Held at Station 3
Police report Mason located and two suspects detained at station 3. No further details provided in readable text.
Defense witness challenges Molineux murder case
In New York on November 5, the second trial of Roland B. Molineux featured a surprise as Hannah Stephenson, Brookyn policeman’s wife, testified that Molineux did not mail the poison package at the general post office on December 28, 1898. She also partially identified Harry Cornish among those in the courtroom line.
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New York
Roland B. Molineux
Adams
Hannah Stephenson
Brooklyn
Molineux
General Post Office
Harry Cornish
Local Boston forecast turns cooler and cloudy
A cloudy Friday for Boston and vicinity with cooler temperatures and light to fresh westerly winds. Saturday looks fair with light variable winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Watch chain of Somerville murder linked to Cambridge pawnshop
The McPhee and Morton cases unravel as Agnes McPhee's stolen watch surfaces in Joseph Nemser's Cambridge shop. State police accuse Boston officials of blocking the probe while a white man pawned the watch on October 14, and a mulatto suspect is arrested on Chambers Street.
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Agnes McPhee
Clara Morton
Somerville
Joseph Nemser
Alan Mason
Chambers Street
Morton
Horace Smith
Lizette Fowler
McLean Asylum
Nemser
Cambridge
Cambridge Street
William B. Watts
Boston
Watts
State Police
Dugan
Mason
George C. Neal
Neal
Miss McPhee
Carter
Two Mulattoes Detained in Waverley Murder Probe
A mulatto matching the description of the man who pawned Clara A. Morton’s watch, the murdered Waverley woman, was jailed at Station 3 for investigation. Patrolman McDonald stopped him on Cambridge street. he claimed Weston as residence and waterworks laborer. A second mulatto arrested in the West End at 12:30 was also locked up at Station 3.
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Clara A. Morton
Waverley
Station 3
McDonald
Cambridge Street
Weston
West End
Description of Man Who Sold McPhee Watch
Pawnbroker's notice describes a man who sold the McPhee watch on October 14. He is about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches tall, around 130 pounds, slim build, black hair, a long head, sharp nose, small chin, dark sallow complexion, no mustache. He wore a black soft hat and a dark brown coat without an overcoat.
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Nemser
Mason
Description of Alan G. Mason Held in Waverley Murder Case
Police describe Alan G. Mason as 5 foot 7 with dark hair and sallow complexion. Details include a long head, prominent nose, and close cropped hair. he wore a black hat and overcoat at court. A silver watch pawned on Oct 14 by a thinner man is noted.
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Alan G. Mason
Waverley
Testimony Aligns On Watch Sale Between Nemser And Mason
State police compare Nemser description with Mason and a brown coat to show matching details. Nemser plans to identify the man who sold the Morton watch when confronted in East Cambridge. He recalls the sale occurring around 11 p m Saturday and again Monday afternoon, with $1 paid and a filled case valued at $12 to $15.
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Nemser
East Cambridge
Mason
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Stephenson
Agnes M’phee
Ial
Mie
Kes
Phees
of Mason
Guy
Waverley Pond
Katz
Jack the Slugger
M’phee
Edison Electric Illuminating Company OF
Boylston St
Masonic Temple
THE
NEW England Gas & Gore CO
Oxford
Milk Street
Mr. Nemser
Boston Police
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