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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1911
Page
16
Mrs. Irene A. Van Dyck reveals terms like Xantippe Goosie and Perfect Sweetheart in messages cited in a complaint against Edward B. Van Dyck, a New York Cotton Exchange officer, seeking overdue alimony while divorce proceedings continue.
Mrs VanDyck identifies Mrs Gertrude Hall as the author of letters depicting her as Xantippe and quotes from her husband’s messages to Mrs Hall addressed Perfect Sweetheart and signed Goosie.
In a 1908 court filing Mrs. Van Dyck presents letters and a telegram to support claims of marital strife and alleged infidelity. The husband counters with evidence of a $3000 monthly income, while letters from a female correspondent imply emotional entanglements and broken promises.
Arthur Bean, 19, confessed to killing his mother Mrs. George Bean and sister Miss Nina Bean in Maidstone Vermont. He was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment at Windsor jail. The judge cited premeditation and liquor supplied by Bean’s brother as factors in the crime committed March 9. Andrew Drew witnessed Bean’s earlier statements about the killings and property dispute.
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