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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1916
Page
3
Annibale Sciarillo and Nicola Orsogno were arraigned in Milford for the murder of patrolman Harry W. Butler. They pled not guilty and are held without bail ahead of a hearing tomorrow. Butler was killed during a Bear Film district shooting investigation.
Rev. Oscar R. B. Hawes, former pastor of the First Unitarian Church in German Town, Pa, begins duties at the Newton Centre Unitarian Church tomorrow delivering his first sermon.
Mrs. Alice L. Hadden of Wellesley Hills claimed weight loss of 25 pounds in winter 1915 due to her husband Frank L. Le Grange Hadden's cruelty. In Dedham divorce court Judge Raymond granted a decree nisi after hearing her testimony detailing choking, profanity, and physical blows against her and the baby health concerns. The couple married July 31, 1911, and reside in Wellesley Hills.
Clinton Massachusetts September 8 Martin Kane street department superintendent resigns after confessing to Town Solicitor Michael Scanlon that he signed payrolls to steal $500 and paid it back with a personal check He claims a wider plot forced his involvement and implicates others higher up Connery street commissioners clerk also resigns without comment
Howard C Forbes of 33 Reservoir Street Cambridge found silverware jewelry and other valuables piled in rooms when he returned from work about 3 PM. The house had been thoroughly ransacked with furniture pried open and trunks dressers and desks damaged, continuing a summer spree of local break ins.
In Superior Court equity court Judge Jenney granted Mrs Alyce Monroe Wilson temporary alimony of 50 dollars a week and 100 dollars in counsel fees as her divorce suit proceeds. The 24 year old said her husband Charles P Wilson earns about 10 thousand dollars yearly and has supported her in Chicago and New York. She admitted pawning jewelry and borrowing funds since October 1915 while living apart and claimed she needed protection from detectives while in Boston.
The sole hearing witness, Mrs. Wilson, 232 Bay State Road since Sept 1, testified she and her husband were once together with a weekly budget of 35 dollars for essentials. She said she has had no support since separations, owns only clothing and furniture, and has pawned jewelry to survive.
Adjutant General Pearson refutes claims of a junket and says border officer visits are essential. He asserts Massachusetts rosters were severely incomplete, with discrepancies up to 265 percent in rosters from Texas, and that the operation aims to produce a correct, complete record of men on the border.
J Maurice Pettit a former Cedar Rapids bank cashier confesses to killing his wife on Aug 31 to save her soul. He says a "spiritual plane" marriage and a jealous attack led him to slit her throat and flee. He was captured near Detroit and later sought suicide to join his bride spiritually.
Burglars entered three Somerville residences early yesterday and stole several hundred dollars in property. Police believe professionals carried out the job. The homes entered were those of Alvah M. Thompson at 134 Highland Avenue, Benjamin F. Wild at 156 Highland Avenue, and Felix M. Rogers at 141 Highland Avenue.
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