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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1909

Page

11

Murder Mystery for Lynn Police

Lynn police investigate a decomposed unknown man found murdered in a Liberty Street lodging house. The victim, possibly Greek or Armenian, had a bullet wound in the chest and was identified by papers naming Minas Moridjian and Jamaica Plain contact Lewis B Adams. Police seek Frank Jones, a local shoemaker, and query a missing description.

Lymn Mass Bessie Liberty Street Frank Jones Pinkham Minas- Moridjian Lewis B. Adams Jamaica Plains A. Hough Jones

Loot Plot Arrests Highlight Ferryboat Fracas in New York

In New York on July 23 three of four men tied to a plot stealing hundreds of thousands in imported goods moved from steamship piers to Public Stores. Walter Bruce and Nicholas Griffin led arrests amid a street fight, while driver William Corbin was released on future appearance. Collector Loeb credited weeks of police work and ferryboat surveillance for the busts and hinted at more arrests to come.

Loeb New York Christopher Washington Streets Shields William Corbin United States District Attorney’s Office Department of Justice J. E. Loud Law Division Custom House Walter Bruce Nicholas Griffin Mr. Loud George M. Kenned George Dyer West Twelfth Street Griffin Bruce John Miller Hoboken Federal District Attorney's Office Merchants’ Association

Little Bobs Bill Looms Up Again

London July 23 Lord Roberts proposed compulsory military service bill resurfaces after being voted down. Lords, mostly Conservatives, back the measure though wary of popular opposition especially in Ireland. They expect Liberal government to fail and Conservatives to push it when in power. Roberts insisted on immediate introduction.

London Lord Roberts Little Bob

Y M C A Man Drowns at Silver Bay NY

Bruno Hobbs field secretary of the international committee of Young Men's Christian Associations drowned when a canoe upset at Silver Bay New York yesterday afternoon. He had served in Y M C A work since February 1906 and was 41. Interment will be in Kansas City Kansas. Hobbs went to Silver Bay for a Sunday school conference.

New York Silver Bay Bruno Hobbs International Committee of Young Men’s Christian Associations Young Men’s Christian Association Kansas City Kansas Hobbs

Sheriff Ordered to Pay for Missing Civil Process

Judge Frank L. Wilder rules Deputy Louis E. Richards violated procedures in arresting Andrew Ammert a bartender for F. J. Freyler. Three errors: releasing a man to hunt a bond, refusing Freyler’s bond, and confining Ammert at police HQ instead of suitable mintimus. Verdict: $75 plus costs against the sheriff. Ammert, tied to Freyler, faced a night in custody after an assault incident on June 7.

Frank L. Wilder Louis E. Richards Andrew Ammert F. J. Freyler Ammert W. Fresconée Ernst Adams

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