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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1910
Page
9
Beaten beyond recognition, an 85 year old woman's body was found in a vacant lot beside the Savoy Theatre in central San Francisco. John Knapp, a former convict, is jailed on murder charges.
The murdered woman was identified as Mrs. Julia Cary, aged 8 years, by Mrs. Love, matron of the city prison who noted prior petty offenses. Detectives found Knapp standing near the stable where he works, arrested him, and recovered a blood smeared window weight in his room.
Knapp, 57, remains a central figure as discarded clothes show bloodstains, with a collar and waistcoat bearing fingerprints. A dragged trail from a stable to a nearby lot leads to a found body. A photo resembling his mother, Sophia Knapp of San Jose, Cal, is recovered and linked to the case. Knapp previously served 13 years in Folsom for a Humboldt gambling quarrel murder.
A Providence special grand jury indicted John O. Allen of Pawtucket for manslaughter in the 1907 death of Elmer Buck in Central Falls. The indictment followed within three days of the statute of limitations and a prior delay, with trial set for tomorrow.
Frank McCann alias Frank Adams and accomplice Miss Mary McClosky were each held in 1000 bail for the grand jury in Brookline Police Court yesterday on charges of numerous Boston area burglaries.
An advertisement touts Crystalis as a hair growth drug that can regrow hair within days and restore color. It promises dramatic results for bald men and women, with testimonials, animal hair claims, and a money back or gold-forfeit offer to prove its efficacy.
Councillor Curley charged city hospital collectors with brutal and threatening methods for payments. The City Council ordered an investigation by the Mayor after the accusation at yesterday's meeting.
Councillor Curley attacked settlement clerks of the Overseers of the Poor over a case involving Charles Harrigan 22 who came to the country six weeks ago and was treated at City Hospital for a poisoned arm. He had just left the hospital and his aunt Mrs M J Toland of 54 Myrtle Street reported receiving a demand for payment under threat of deportation.
A McLean Asylum wagon overloaded with market goods collapsed on Brattle street near Quincy street at noon. The wagon crushed the rear of an unoccupied car owned by Andrew F. Robinson of Cameron Street Cambridge. Driver Charles W. Ryder was thrown but uninjured.
John S. Richardson appeal notice filed in East Cambridge contesting a $20 000 verdict against Lawyer Frank A. Appleton in a breach of promise suit by Miss Sadie Waters a stenographer in Everett. He argues excessive verdict lack of plaintiff evidence and jury influence from a Boston interview.
In Spartanburg on November 14 Mrs. Luther Calvert misplaced a pocketbook containing five twenty dollar bills a ten and a five and three ones plus a silver quarter. A calf reportedly chewed the quarter and was found with a guilty look. A veterinary surgeon was summoned and the calf later expelled the mutilated money. The bills were sent to Washington for redemption.
Edwin P. Stone of Boston once wealthy from shoes is named in a Santa Barbara Superior Court case. Louise P. Timson of Chestnut Street Boston, formerly Louise Whiting, appears in suits including one by Sylvia L. P. Brownell seeking $8000. Previous suits by Brownell and Timson are noted in the press.
Mrs. Brownell sues claiming Mrs. Timson left her husband in Paris soon after their marriage and has not shared a home since. Timson, educated at Bunker Hill School, rose to a New York oil firm representative role in Paris. He and Miss Whiting married on June 22, 1904 after long correspondence. Timson’s father George F. Timson was a Ward 4 Charlestown resident and longtime federal building official. his brother L Eagar Timson once served as an Alderman.
William A. Brownell claims a $1000 debt was borrowed for Mrs. Timson to pay a nurse aware of her supposed friendship with Stone. Timson denies the debt and asserts title to Chestnut Street Boston and Montecito California property held in trust. Brownell admits responsibility for the court filing and says he sought marriage after Timson’s divorce. he also alleges Timson was friendly with other prominent men.
A medical note explains eczema germs reside in the inner skin and advocates a penetrating liquid. It promotes Oil of Wintergreen in liquid form as D. D. D. Prescription, offered in a trial bottle for 25 cents and claimed to relieve itch quickly.
Boston Elevated Railway launches a campaign to favor women, placing a large sign reading Women first, please in Dudley Street station. Reported rush hours show men and boys racing for arriving cars, shoving past women to grab seats.
Judge Pierce in the equity session of the Superior Court ordered the Photo Engravers Union strike to be declared off in good faith by next Monday or contempt proceedings will proceed. Folsom Sunergren had brought contempt against George F Lewis and other officers for the long pending strike.
A Bath Pa mother describes her one year old with eczema on hands face and inside the nose and mouth. After using Cuticura soap and ointment the crust fades in three days and a week later no scab remains with the baby sleeping soundly. The note praises Cuticura and notes Potter Drug & Chem Corp as sole proprietors.
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