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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1905
Page
5
Sergeant Taylor reports arrests after evidence from Samuel Wingfield and Kate Conway corroborates a grave charge. Witnesses recount chilling claims by Haynes of dissecting a body for a higher price while Conway and Wingfield align with earlier statements and describe the ongoing investigation.
Julia Rogers, lodgings owner at 54 Chambers Street, told a Post reporter Haynes was an innocent lodger mischaracterized by police. She recalled his plan to return after collecting debts and disputed that the bloodless dress suitcase link involved his case.
Parents defend their son as a good boy while police act on a Wingfield led charge. Samuel Wingfield is a silent informant credited with guiding Boston police to the arrest. The article notes Wingfield's past at Gridley’s on Washington Street and later work for the New England Telephone Company and his struggles to make ends meet despite a growing optical practice.
A report from police sources ties the Winthrop case to tensions between Samuel R. Wingfield and William A. Haynes over Mrs. Kate Conway. Wingfield allegedly warned Haynes to stay away from Conway after a quarrel observed in Wingfield's Tremont Row optical room, with Conway described as Wingfield's fiancée.
At Higgins restaurant on Court Street Samuel Wingfield, a Sunday waiter, is told by a friend that police have detained William A. Haynes. Wingfield reacts with shock, saying the arrest stems from a drunken quarrel and expresses disbelief. The friend shows Wingfield the Post account and three photos.
Dr Myron L King of Chambers Street Cambridge said he does not know the man detained in connection with the suitcase mystery. The Boston address linked to 64 Chambers Street was mentioned, but he rarely visits his Boston office and lives in Cambridge. He did acknowledge possibly having seen the man once or twice.
A reporter cites Haynes naming a well known physician while the doctor denies knowledge of the affair, saying he knows nothing of it. The exchange emphasizes uncertainty surrounding the local matter.
Mrs Kate Conway, linked to the arrest of William A Haynes, could not be found at 51 Hancock Street yesterday. Landlady says Conway left for travelling at noon claiming she could not endure publicity and calling Wingfield's Police statement nonsense. Conway hadn’t returned by late night.
The Haynes family in Virginia and Boston declare W A Haynes innocent of the suitcase mystery and vow to aid him. Born 1864 in Charles City, he worked for Old Dominion Steamship, Virginia Chemical, and shipyards before wandering with a wife and four siblings.
Dr. W. S. Hudson of 2 Park Square and Myrtle Street recalls a late night encounter with a man he believes is William A. Haynes, now held in the Winthrop tragedy case. The conversation touched on the case and a failed attempt to see an optician upstairs, with Hudson stating he is certain Haynes was the man.
Joseph Berkman the Roxbury pawnbroker sought to identify a man arrested in the Winthrop suitcase mystery. Police blocked action at Station 8 and Station 3 until Captain Dugan and Chief Shaw could be reached, with officials unavailable and no immediate authorization.
Packers testified that Samuel R. Wingfield was a hard worker who joined the S. S. Pierce store about nine weeks ago. He boasted of being a doctor and practicing as an optician on several evenings each week, while enjoying Saturday nights out.
At 1 30 a m William A Haynes of 54 Chambers street was arrested and taken to Station 3 as a suspicious person in the Winthrop tragedy. At 1 00 p m Samuel R Wingfield of 3 Tremont row, intimate friend of Haynes, was detained as a witness. Kate Conway, Wingfield's sweetheart, was questioned and released after Station 3 inquiries.
Winthrop officers are trying to locate a physician who left town some time ago. They know him well and believe they can trace him without difficulty. They say he resembles a man seen with a dress suitcase, described as one of the mysterious figures.
Percy Nelson aged 19 was arrested after a pursuit in East Boston by Special Officer Ryan and Lt Carter. He faces three burglary charges for breaking into homes at 26 Calvin street 39 Prichard avenue and 41 Webster street in Somerville with total stolen jewelry valued at 172.75 dollars. Nelson allegedly fled down Marginal street before being captured.
Raleigh 8S reports that Morrill nephew of Senator Justin Morrill of Vermont, a former Technology student and baggage clerk on the New Haven road, was bailed by his wealthy uncle and relatives. Detectives Vallely and O Rourke sought missing baggage as the investigation continued, blaming overwork.
In Scranton Pennsylvania on October 1 President Roosevelt will host an invitation visit from John Mitchell head of the United Iron Workers. It is not clear what they will discuss but observers think the topic is averting a strike in the anthracite region next spring.
Joseph W. Oxford prominent Cambridge furniture dealer died at Eliot Maine of heart disease. He was 78 and had been ill briefly. His home was on Cottage Street.
Fire Captain James J. O'Connor of waetes 7 B. D. wed Miss Maes Cronin at St Peters Dorchester received rectorn. Chief J. J. Garrity served as best man with Miss Lulu Ford as maid of honor.
A reader argues that Daniel A. Whelton is the mayor under the charter rather than acting mayor and questions the board vacancy. The letter requests the newspaper not publish lawyers opinions on the matter.
Six thousand union carpenters in Boston and vicinity receive a wage increase to 3.28 a day for an eight hour day with 28 cent rise, overtime double pay, Saturday half holidays, and double pay on Decoration Day. Shop carpenters cut hours to eight daily. Judge George L Wentworth approved the raise citing cost of living and prosperity. Union 24 woodworkers pledge support. some firms may refuse and non union carpenters face being shipped out or blocked from jobs.
Professor Frank Parsons of Boston University of Law addressed Boston Central Labor Union delegates at Civic Service House. He urged opening knowledge to workers to improve thinking, wages, and living standards. Delegates were invited to Sunday night classes and Abrahams and Henry Sterling were designated to represent the group.
A partial quotation shows a commitment to honor a contract with the Boston Typothete. The text indicates intent to adhere to both the spirit and letter of the agreement, while noting some friction or avoidance in unspecified matters.
District Master Workman John Stephens and officials addressed Coastwise Longshoremen's Assembly 1062 yesterday as 100 egg lighters formed a union and voted to affiliate with the Federation. Foundry Employees' Union and Metal Polishers' Union 95 announced affiliations and fee increases. Isaac my a chosen delegate to the State branch, Freight Handlers' Union 70 plans its first annual ball, and local labor figures democratic activity and candidacy events noted at Wells Memorial tonight.
The Boston building laborers union claims non-union workers and non citizens are employed on the old Court House project and that the law is being violated. It opposes dual craft organizations and interference by business agents of other trades on jobs outside their standing. The union reports robust health.
International President Frank McNulty and two officers arrive in Boston to urge local employers to sign a new wage and working agreement. At a yesterday meeting 500 members pledged to avoid immature steps. Business Agent Peter W. Collins received an ovation after addressing the crowd. he just returned from the Louisville convention where he was elected international secretary.
An attentive audience heard Hon. John Wilder Fairbank deliver a vesper talk at the Young Men's Christian Union last night, discussing the novel Ben Hur.
A Boston Post note describes the Courtesy Commissioner offering a $10 prize to a man who gives up his seat to a woman on an East Boston car between Harvard Square and Park Street station. The plan tests whether the gesture is noble or a flirtation, with charity to follow if the man declines the money. A Harvard Square incident where a man was rebuked for offering his seat is recounted.
An Italian reader argues that paying men for giving up seats in transit is ineffective. He advocates early education on courtesy, noting many women do not thank seat givers, and suggests a cultural shift over cash incentives to foster genuine respect.
Letter to the editor proposes a second $10 prize to the woman who thanks a man for offering his seat on the Sears transit. The author notes many women accept or refuse the seating offer, urging acknowledgment of courtesy.
A reader letter to the editor argues the prize for a seat on US is best captured by a verse about street cars. The verse playfully depicts crowded cars, ads, and clumsy mucilage brothers stuck to seats, reflecting humorous social commentary.
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