Judge Dewey and the Cracked Gavel in a Humorous Session
A humorous record from Judge Dewey's courtroom features quips about prisoners, umbrellas in mud, and brief continuations. Several defendants including Manuel Silver and George Dixon face short sentences or warnings. The phonograph notes capture a lighthearted but steady pace of the proceedings with brief outcomes and remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Dewey
George Dixon
Charles Granger
Steamer Superior
Gordon
George Walsh
Simon Frazer
Sargent’s Wharf
Annie Leighton
Deer Island
Helen Harrnet
Bridget O’conor
Harrison Avenue
Vermont elects McCullough Governor in State Convention
Vermont lawmakers in convention chose General John G. McCullough Republican of Bennington as governor. He secured 164 votes while Percival W. Clement local option gained 59 and Felix W. McGettrick Democrat 45. Stanton Republican of Roxbury was elected Lieutenant-Governor with 181 votes, Agan local option 25, May Democrat 37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Green Mountain
Vermont
John G. McCullough
Bennington
McCullough
Percival W. Clement
Felix W. McGettrick
S&s. Stanton
Roxbury
Stanton
Agan
May
Judge Interrogates Courtroom chaos and a gambling case
A courtroom session recounts multiple cases including Hutchinson fined two dollars for blocking a street and Rice and Leonard charged with fighting, with Leonard battered. Interpreters and a gambling-ring case involving Chinese defendants are discussed as the day ends with the phonograph failing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Hutchinson
Edward H. Rice
Frank Leonard
Leonard
Silverman
Charlie Sing
Department
United States
Dewey
Commendation for Brookline Patrolman in Notorious Mistake
A Brookline patrolman earns praise for faithful duty after chasing a mistaken break in at a vacant summer-closed home. A family member visiting with a friend triggered the “pinched” moment, but the officer quickly learned the prank and let them off without incident.
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Brookline
Maygar tribute to the late President McKinley Canton Ohio
Representatives of the Louis Kossuth monument commission paid Maygar American tribute in Canton to the memory of President McKinley. They laid a laurel wreath on the casket and bore gold inscriptions about the 1902 observance. A Grove Hall sale for Cullis Consumptives Home netted $1200 to $1500 despite rain, with 50 to 60 percent attendance over three days.
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Canton
Louis Kossuth
Cleveland
McKinley
Kossuth
Cullis Consumptives
Grove Hall
Fisher Betts trial grinds through Boston court
In United States District Court Judge Lowell admonished Pratt for improper remarks as the Fisher Betts case trudged toward verdict. Key witnesses testified on wire leasing, bookkeeper Maitland hid books from officers, and Betts’s ties to government actions emerged amid bail arrangements and stock dealings.
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Fisher-Betts
United States District Court
Lillian B. Maitland
Pratt
United States
Lowell
Lawyer Pratt
Miss Maitland
Fisher
Mr. Pratt
Judge Lowell
Casey
J. F. Mixer
Curtis & Soderquest
Mostin & Co
Wentworth & Co
F. A. Rogers & Co
A. B. Fisher
J. L. Livermore
New York
J. M. Fisher & Co
Alfred I. Tarbox
Bath
Betts
Charles B. Strout
Federal Trust Company
Richard McCann
Bankers’ and Manufacturers’ Mercantile Agency of New York
Boston
Harold W. Windram
Fisher &Co
Herbert JL. Baker
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China
New England
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Court St
Sudbury St
Tremont St
Eliot St
Meridian St
Broadway
Chelsea
Market St
Lynn
California
French-American Wine Co
Essex St
Mass
Oxford
H. Crine
Avon St
Jouett
Washington
James HB. Jouett
Anchorage
Silver Spring
Mobile Bay
Lexington
Matthew Harris Jouett
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Philosophy
Mercy
Qanborn's
M’cullough
John G. M’cullough
Maygar
Cullis
Bet
Turkey
Morris
Sandra
Norfolk
Oakley
Brown
Rome
Ver
Oalfekin Yao
Finnan Haddie
Key West
E. P. Roe
Paul Leicester Ford
Mrs. Phelps
Amelia Barr
Amanda Douglas
Rockiford
Colorado
Germantown
Saxony
Shetland
Lady Grey
Mitre
Body Brussels
Axminsters
Lot Bailey
Bailey
Rubbat
Kennedy
Royal
Houghton & Dutton
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