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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1914

Page

2

Tramp to Be Chief Witness in Carman Murder Case

Frank J. Farrell known as the tramp witness for Mrs. Florence Carman case claims he saw the shot that killed Louise Bailey in Dr Edwin Carman’s Freeport office on June 20. Nassau DA Lewis J. Smith has relied on him to convict Carman as trial nears.

New York Frank J. Farrell Florence Carman Louise Bailey Edwin Carman Freeport Farrell Lewis J. Smith Nassau County

Farrell questioned in Carman murder case witness mystery

An arrest of Farrell followed Mrs. Carman’s murder as reports say he begged at the kitchen door before eight on June 50. He claimed a woman with a revolver fired after he saw her approach, and his tale later fed into the coroner’s inquest while district attorney Smith questioned its value. Far-relled testimony then joined Celia Coleman’s account, aiming to corroborate movements of Mrs. Carman the night of the killing.

Farrell Smith Carman Flwood T. Bartles Waa Oletiie Parpe Parrell Celia Oleman

Widow contesting Whitney will prompts sensational disclosures

In Suffolk Probate Court Mrs Annie Whitney contests the $500000 Whitney estate distri bution naming Brookline widow Amy H Barker as a major beneficiary amid mystery over how she met Whitney and was added to the will The executor Phineas Hubbard reports inventories near 230000 likely to rise to 500000 The hearing sought a special administrator as the case promises dramatic disclosures about Whitney life and dealings with his broker partners

Whitney Annie I. Whitney Grant Suffolk Probate Court Phineas Hubbard Amy H. Parker Brookline Carrie W. Myrick Hotel Puritan Commonwealth Avenue Mr. Whitney Amy H. Barker Mrs. Myrick Mr. O'Connell Mr. Hubbard Whitney Linen Barker Portsmouth N. H

Quinlan Funeral Held At Cathedral Parish

The burial of Michael C. Quinlan, longtime Cathedral parish member, was held yesterday in the Calvary cemetery family lot. Clergy included Rev William celebrant, Rev E deacon, and Rev Subdeacon. bearers were James Donovan, John mu. 3, O'Brien, and Thomas Sullivan.

Michael C. Quinlan William E. Deacon James Donovan John Mu O’brien Thomas Sullivan Calvary Cemetery John Nell A.cremtt

Lawyers Hear Raps On Kaiser

Worcester October 9 The fifth annual Massachusetts Bar Association dinner heard calls for preventive law reform to preempt bad legislation and bolster personal rights. Prominent speakers included Attorney General Boynton Chief Justice Rugg and Harvard Law professor Pound with a lengthy roll of Boston area lawyers and judges in attendance.

Worcester Massachusetts Bar Association Hotel Bancroft Thomas J. Boynton Arthur P. Rugg Samuel Williston Pound Harvard Law School Cornish Temple of Justice Massachusetts New England Boston Edwin H. Abbott, Jr Edward B. Adams Charles F. Aldrich Clifford S. Anderson George W. Anderson United States District Attorney Hollis R. Bailey State Board of Bar Examiners Samuel C. Bennett Henry R. Brigham George H. Brown Quincy Henry L. Burnham Frank H. Burt Francis J. Carney Robert P. Clapp William H. Coolidge James B. Cotter Charles K. Darling United States Robert G. Dodge David A. Ellis Leon R. Egges W. L.A. Fitzgerald George A. Flynn Frank M. Forbush Asa P. French Lee M. Friedman Walter B. Grant Frank W. Grinnell John E. Hannigan Arthur Hardy Walter Horstone Arthur D. Hill Robert Homans Joseph B. Jacobs Prescott Keyes Arthur Lord Moses S. Laurie James A. Lowell A. Selwyn Lynde Oscar A. Marden Frederic M. McAure Hugh D. McLelland Joseph Michelman James M. Morton Fall River Supreme Court

Legal minds address 250 lawyers at annual meeting

Moorfield Storey Roscoe Pound and Judge Leslie C. Cornish led a panel addressing 250 lawyers at the annual meeting. Toastmaster Storey teased the Kaiser and criticized Wilson era policy while Boynton urged informed advocacy on proposed laws and civic leadership by the bar. Chief Justice Rugg urged adherence to law and active public service.

Moorfield Storey Association Roscoe Pound Harvard Law School Leslie C. Cornish Supreme Court of Maine Storey Wilson

Will wed his stenographer in Boston home next Wednesday

In Boston eight years ago a romance began in attorney Elias Bullard Bishop’s office between Bishop and his stenographer Miss Della May Cleaves. The couple will marry next Wednesday at Mrs Frederick E. Smith’s Arlington home with no attendants. Rev. Frank Potter will perform the ceremony.

Elias Bullard Bishop Boston Bishop Della May Cleaves Miss Cleaves Mr. Bishop Lawyer Bishop Judge Bishop Charles Hogan Fitchburg Gilbert M. Cleaves Miss Hogan May Cleaves Frederick E. Smith Arlington Frank Potter Allston

Ivers Adams Near Death in Dorchester Home

Ivers W. Adams, Boston’s wealthy financier, lies critically ill at 98 Washington Street Dorchester. The aged magnate, once a partner in John H. Pray & Sons, later ran a major stake in American Net and Twine Co as treasurer. He endowed Ashburnham’s water system with 75000 dollars two years earlier and serves as director of Commercial National Bank and Linen Thread Co Ltd Glasgow.

Ivers W. Adams Boston Washington Street Dorchester Ashburnham Mass John H. Pray & Sons American Net and Twine Company

Publishers Seek Change in Tax Bill Stamp Provision

Washington October 9 newspaper publishers plan to ask the Senate to amend a war revenue bill section that requires stamping bills of lading on all newspaper packages. They support the tax in principle but call the method impracticable arguing railroads and others will not hold cars for stamped, checked, and receipted bundles.

Washington Senate House War Revenue

Pittsburg publishers urge tax on sworn circulation for newspapers

Pittsburg publishers oppose a House bill requiring stamped bills of lading for newspaper shipments. They warn it would cause severe delivery delays and erode news value. They propose taxing by sworn circulation statements instead, noting post office handling shows daily papers can be taxed without stamps.

Pittsburg United States Post Office Department

Phone Girls Await Action On Suspension Decision

Boston Telephone Operators Union defers action on Katherine Coyle suspension after conference with President Spalding. Worcester Union members will decide plan of action while the adjustment board advised no definite step now.

Boston Telephone Operators’ Union Spalding Katherine Coyle Worcester Union Adjustment Board

City to install four new motor apparatus this month

Fire Commissioner Grady announced last evening that four new motor apparatus would be installed this month. Two tractors, one for ladder 14 and one for ladder 15, depart for Boston today. A motor ladder truck for ladder 7 Meeting House Hill and a motor pumping engine for engine 41 Brighton are also included.

Grady Boston Meeting House Hill Brighton

Police Seek Description Of Man Behind False Alarm

Police are seeking a description of the person who set off a false alarm at the South Station just before 6 30 last night. Dewey Square near the terminal was crowded with pedestrians heading to trains home and there was considerable excitement.

Dewey Square

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