Woman Swindler Dutton Trailed Through New York Court
New York Nov 24 Stephen A Dutton on trial for swindling Mrs Mary Alice Godfrey and her daughter of Washington DC out of 5500000 in property. He posed as owner of timber lands in Chemung county and doctored claims for Brooklyn Dock property to obtain advances. Hetty Green and H O Havemeyer nearly lost large sums as they uncovered the fraud. The Duttons occupy 187 West Seventy First street under a pending sale and face eviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stephen A. Dutton
Court of General Sessions
Mary Alice Godfrey
Washington, D. C
Dutton
Chemung County
David B. Hill
Senator Hill
Brooklyn Dock and Warehouse Company
Twenty-fifth
Twenty-sixth Streets
South
Brooklyn
Supreme Court of
Kings County
Holland Trust Company
Hetty Green
H. O. Havemeyer
Twombley
West Seventy-first Street
Estelle L. Schuyler
Spencer D. Schuyler
Maxim Torpedo and Powder Company
Cramps
Cora L. Dutton
Miss Schuyler
Europe
Washington
Mr. Hirsch
Elopers Elude Father Across Long Island Sound
New York, Nov. 24 Elmer Smith and Clara Midland fled the area after announcing an engagement. The couple reportedly married in New London Connecticut and eluded Clara’s parents as they escaped through woods to the beach and crossed to Connecticut by boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elmer Smith
Clara Midland
New London
Patchogue
Midland
Turner Chased by Policeman and Citizens on East Fifty Ninth
James L. Turner ran from a pursuing policeman and a woman identified as Mrs. Saalfield, with several citizens chasing through East Fifty ninth. Turner was arrested and brought before Magistrate Crane in Yorkville Police Court on charges not fully stated in the excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East Fifty-ninth Stret
James L. Turner
Pretty Markswoman Utter Defeated in N J Rifle Contest
Miss Annie E. Utter, famed markswoman of New Jersey, lost to George Sharp of Lafayette and George Rosewell of McAfee Valley in an Opera House match. Promoters claimed tampering with her rifle using fulminite cartridges, causing excitement and fear of a riot as spectators bet on her skill.
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Branchville
N. J
Annie E. Utter
George Sharp
Lafayette
George Rosewell
McAfee Valley
Utter
Halleck Wells
Miss Utter
Sharp
Rosewell
Earl Russell Testifies At Old Bailey Libel Trial
In London on November 24 the Earl Russell testified in a central criminal court case against Lady Scott and co defendants Cockerton East and Aylott for criminal libel. He described yacht ownership and denied immorality and kissing the cabin boy. The trial adjourned with bail renewed for Lady Scott.
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London
Lady Scott
Cockerton
East
Aylott
Earl Russell
Central Criminal Court
Old Bailey
W. H. Parker
Mr. Roberts
Lord Russell
Oxford
Roberts
West End Stockholders Agree to Bond Issue at Key Meeting
Thousands attend the West End Street Railway annual meeting in Tremont Temple as directors are elected amid a clash over the Morgan Kidder slate. votes on bond issues and a 13 member board are resolved with adjournment to noon today for ballot counting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorimer
Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Boston
C. F. Adams
Alfred Bowditch
G. T. W. Braman
I. L. Higginson
William Hooper
Albert C. Houghton
Walter Hunnewell
Samuel Little
Theophilus Parsons
Samuel Spencer
Walter 8. Swan
B. Rodman Weld
Alfred Winsor
Messrs
Traman
Houghton
Little
Spencer
Swan
Winsor
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Henry D. Hyde
Joseph B. Russell
Richard M. Saltonstall
Stephen M. Weld
Moses Williams
Bowditch
Augustus P. Loring
West End
Massachusetts
Charles P. Bowditch
Morgan
West End Company
Elevated
Messrs. Endicott and Paine
Alfred Hemenway
New York
Greenhalge
Meigs
Hemenway
Manhattan
United States
Chicago
J. P. Morgan & Co
The
West
Ind
Dabney
Hyde
Francis Peabody, Jr
J. C. George
Herbert L. Boyes
Wife's Plea Effectual Ends Boston Larceny Case
Harry Cohen, son in law of a Court Street tailor, was arrested in Brooklyn on a $3800 larceny charge. His wife told police he had returned the property and repented, leading her father to drop the matter. Police cite an uncle in Congress as influencing the decision. Cohen is known in Brooklyn and lives with his congressman uncle.
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Richard Saalfield
Harry Cohen
Court Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Boston
Harry
Wolf
Congress
Cohen
Convict Eaton Transferred Amid Controversy
Harry Eaton, aged 20, moved yesterday from Charlestown State Prison to Concord Reformatory after a three and a half year sentence handed down in Boston on July 16, 1895. The transfer reportedly bypassed Warden Bridges without his consent, drawing criticism from prison officials who fear it may influence other inmates.
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Harry Eaton
Charlestown
Concord Reformatory
Eaton
Boston
B. F. Bridges
Ward
Prison Commission
Clergymen as Liquor Saloon Loci Debated in Boston Case
Hearing by police commissioners about William J. Sheedy seeking transfer of a liquor store license to 189 Market Street Brighton. Arguments centered on licensing in residential districts with A B Collier quipping licenses belong in clergymen study and dispensed by clergymen. Case set for December 8.
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William J. Sheedy
Haverhill Street
Market Street
Brighton
Frank D. Allen
Sheedy
Samuel Co. Darling
A. A. Berle
Berle
Boston
A. B. Collier
Allen
Attorney General seeks death for 28 in Barcelona bombing case
The Attorney General, handling prosecutions of prisoners linked to a June bombing during a religious procession, will ask the court to sentence 28 prisoners to death and condemn 56 to life penal servitude. Authorities will impose tight precautions when the verdicts are made public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Bayard Plans Windsor Visit For Thanksgiving Queen Dine
United States ambassador Thomas F. Bayard and Mrs. Bayard were invited to Windsor Castle on Thursday to dine with the Queen. They will stay the night, forcing Bayard to cancel his engagement to preside at the Thanksgiving dinner of the American colony here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thomas F. Bayard
United States
Trinity Church Wall Cracks. Foundations Sink in Sand
Old Trinity settling in New York reports cracks in the wall near Church street. Architect Richard Upjohn told Dr. Dix there is little he can do. Cracks have been repaired and the church can presently be occupied safely.
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New York
Trinity Church
Church Street
Richard Upjohn
Dix
Burglary Strikes General Harrison Residence
In Indianapolis on November 24, General Harrison became the victim of a burglary. A gold watch long carried by Mrs. Harrison was taken after a forced entrance through a veranda roof access. The thief moved from the den to Mrs. Harrison’s room across the hall before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Prince Louis of Savoy Praises Boston Stay and American Women
Prince Louis of Savoy expressed delight with the United States and Boston during a brief stay. He denied heiress rumors, praised American women as educated and hospitable, and announced a short trip plan including a return to his ship and private business in New York. He noted changes of interest, such as his brother’s betrothal to the Queen of Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Louis of
Savoy
America
Boston
Prince
United States
Colombo
Halifax
Azores
Gibraltar
Holland
New York
Prince Louis
South End
Seven Against One in Tax Sale Case Upheld
The Supreme Court affirmed a Superior Court decree in J W Lawton et al vs J H Estes. Seven siblings sued their brother to reconvey land bought at a tax sale amid a claimed fraudulent sale. The court found Estes knowingly joined the fraud and cannot seek equity to recover what he aided to obtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lawton
Benjamin
Wu Ting-fang Named Chinese Minister to United States
Despatch from Peking reports Wu Ting Fang appointed Chinese minister to the United States replacing Yang Yu who goes to St. Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wu Ting Fang
Yang Yu
St. Petersburg
London
Pekin
United States
Statue Removal Discussed For Winter At Public Library
Secretary Putnam of the Public Library says the statue will likely be taken down Friday for winter. If replaced in spring it may return on a marble pedestal with a fountain arrangement more satisfactory to architects. He avoids judging the statue’s merit but warns permanent public offense could be a misfortune for the library courtyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Public Library
Art Commission
Honor the Emperors Coat
The Emperor administered the oath to many sailors and marines gathered in Berlin. He urged discipline and said to do honor to the Emperor's coat, adding there is no enemy for now but they must face any threat without fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hatchet for Postmasters Threatens Political Offenders
The Postoffice Department cites fifty to sixty postmasters nationwide accused of violating the President’s ban on political activity. Most cases are in the West especially Illinois and Iowa. Action may target only the flagrant offenders with others spared for the McKinley era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postoffice Department
West
Illinois
Iowa
McKinley
The Froggy Fairy Book by Drexel Biddle
Anthony J. Drexel Biddie presents The Froggy Fairy Book a Christmas tale about Hisie Lee a young American girl and foggy the Fiddler among brook frogs. Nine illustrations by John R. Skeen accompany large type pages superb red canvas binding from Drexel Biddle Bradley Philadelphia.
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Anthony J. Drexel Biddie
Hisie Lee
Elsie
Drexel-Biddle & Bradley Publishing Company
Philadelphia
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