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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1911
Page
14
Fire Commissioner Daly resigns amid questions over the firemen's relief fund as Howard M. North of the firm explains the money was sent in a letter detailing the transaction.
Richeson, accused of murder by poison of Avis Linnell, had an uncle who died violently insane at Western State Hospital in Staunton on December 6, 1884. W D Merritt, Boston detective, examined records at the Staunton asylum in Virginia.
J Douglass Richeson of Amherst, 38, father of Harland Richeson, faced insanity blamed on property loss and lead poisoning while supervising a St. Louis lead works. He showed wandering and violent tendencies with extreme nervous excitement. Hospital records then lacked full detail and the exact death cause isn’t stated. Some time.
The report notes a man’s decline in weight and mental condition before death on December 6 following feeble status on December 2 and critical condition on December 4. The role of Merritt remains unclear whether aiding prosecution or preparing an insanity plea.
The Boston YWCA on Warrenton street hears Miss Juliet C. Patterson may resign as superintendent due to health issues linked to the Avis Linnell death scandal. Officials deny plans, but Mrs. Tenney says resignation has been discussed and no successor is yet found.
Clarence V. T. Richeson will be tried locally. No change of venue can be requested as yesterday was the last day under the agreement for filing special pleas, none were entered. A motion to quash the indictment may be filed before thecase goes to trial.
Arthur Bosworth faces a verdict for the murder of Mae Labelle in Essex Junction. Prosecution and defense closed their arguments and the judge instructed the jury before they began deliberations at 4 30 p m.
The jury asked the court for a ruling on what point of insanity makes a person irresponsible. Prosecution and defense debated sanity as Bosworth, a young Englishman, faced charges for shooting Labelle, 18, after an infatuation ended in vengeance. Bosworth appeared unconcerned in court.
John D. Rockefeller issues a statement denying Merritt brothers’ charges to the Stanley steel committee about control of the Mesaba ore mines and the Duluth Mesaba and Northern railroad. He cites 1895 oath denials in Lake Superior Consolidated litigation and presents a January 1897 paper with Merritts’ names asserting no fraud or misrepresentation by him or his agents. He also addresses loans and claims they were not called.
The Merritt family executed a 1897 document withdrawing accusations against John D. Rockefeller after independent review found no misrepresentation or fraud in sales of properties to Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines and related stock dealings. The case involved loans totaling 420 000 dollars in 1893 and a 900 000 dollar stock sale with options, later extended and repurchased amid Steel Corp formation.
Veteran vaudeville comedian Fd Keen of Everett died after a three week illness at his home 5 High Street. He was 27. Survived by his father Joseph R Keen mother Mary Keen widow and three children. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 pm with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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