Westervelt Brothers Identified as Gorham Double Suicide Case
Investigators link two missing Passaic brothers to bodies found hanging in Gorham underbrush after removing labels and belongings. A safety deposit box key evidence points to Fidelity Bank Portland, with matches to records in Passaic New Jersey. Authorities seek photos to confirm identities while noting clues such as new clothing and lack of dust on shoes.
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Gorham
Ton Ara
Fidelity Safe Deposit ‘Bank of ‘Portland
King F. Graham
Westervelts
Portland
South Street
Hemlock
Fred Meserve
Ley
Graham
Fidelity Safe Deposit Bank of
Benjamin F. Turner
Passaic
N. J
Charles B
William J. Westervelt
Westervelt
Maine
Bill” Dutton
L. W. Brown
Westervelt Brothers Leave Property to Cousins Before Death
Hackensack cousins inherit after the Westervelts of Little Falls drew wills a week before vanishing. The brothers feared financial troubles and left most real estate to Alicia Van Ness and Mrs. Richard VanKeuren. Attorney William A. Sumner notes their unity and health concerns as motives for planned departure.
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Westervelt
Passaic
N. J
Richard VanKeuren
First Street
Hackensack
Gorham
Charles B
James William Westervelt
Little Falls
Charles
William A. Sumner
Ellison Street
Paterson
Alicia van Ness
Sumner
Boston Welcomes Travelers From Liverpool aboard the Pittsburgh
The White Star liner Pittsburgh arrived at Commonwealth Pier with 755 Boston bound passengers from Liverpool on Sept 19. Col Sydney Hedges, Mrs Culhane and Margaret, plus Miss Frances Adams, a Scottish evangelist, were among the arrivals. Several English hockey coaches, Boston advertising man Charles J O Malley and family, and other Boston travelers also landed for the trip home.
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Pittsburgh
Liverpool
Commonwealth Pier
Europe
Boston
Philadelphia
Col
Sydney Hedges
British Isles
Culhane
Margaret E
Oberammergau
Cicely Warner
Ina Margaret Inglis
Kathleen Wilson
Hilda Burr
Trade East
United States
Charles J. O'Malley
J. Pemberton
Lynn
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Bartelt
New Jersey
James
Delewanna
Little Fall
R. M. van Kuren
Hackersack
Furriers Exclusive
New York
Bae Rrc
Alaska
New England
I. J. Fox
Winter St
Tremont St
Wei
Velour
Misses’ Poiret Twil
Coats
Toy
Boudoir
Pottery
Paris
Jersey
Joseph Bryant
Joseph A. Parks
F. Nathaniel Perkins
M. Culhane
Margaret
Austria
Germany
France
Frances B. Adams
Jordan Marsh Company
London
Congress
Biarrita
Aeads
Cross
Wan
Cos Contenillas
Tremont Street
Temple Pt
West Bt
Fifth Ave
Broadway
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