CASE IS WONDERFUL Since His Conviction in 1902 Death Penalty Fight
Ossining New York December 21 1902 A T Patrick vows to pursue habeas corpus in U S court to overturn his death sentence and insists on innocence His wife brings news from Albany to Sing Sing where he awaits execution His long public fight has included multiple appeals and a costly private financing by John T Milliken Patrick was convicted March 27 1902 for the Rice killing and has repeatedly claimed innocence though Jones died in 1900 and was not tried for the murder.
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Ossining
N. Y
A. T. Patrick
United States
Warden Johnson
Higgins
Sing Sing
Rice
Patrick
Jones
Texas
John T. Milliken
St. Louis
Frisco Depot in Arthur City Burdened by C O D Whisky
The Frisco depot at Arthur City is crowded with C O D whisky shipments from outside Texas. Nine tenths go to Indian Territory residents, shelving was added to the freight office, liquor houses were told to stop shipments, sixty Arthur City packages were refused for lack of storage, and Constable John Payne sworn in extra deputies for Christmas order.
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Frisco
Arthur City
Paris
Tex
Indian Territory
John Payne
Beating of 64-Year-Old William Kennedy Shocks Amarillo
In Amarillo Texas on December 21 William Kennedy age sixty four was beaten after begging for life and left for dead. He staggered to a nearby roundhouse for help at 2 am and said a strange man lured him into a deserted place. Police are investigating the case.
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Amarillo
Tex
William Kennedy
Santa Fe
Editors Tour Vicksburg National Park
Fifty editors from Wisconsin Indiana and Missouri are touring Vicksburg National Park in a December visit coordinated by local hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg, Miss
Wisconsin
Indiana
Missouri
Vicksburg National Park
Bank Robberies and Crimes Reported Across Several Towns
Brevities note multiple robberies including Wheaton Oklahoma where a bank lost 100 dollars and Horatio Arkansas where 400 dollars was taken. Paris Texas sees the death of Thomas Broad Sr in a chair. Sterrett Indian Territory safes yield 165 dollars. Tulsa depot opening with public reception. Holdenville sees killings and arrests. Pittsburg Texas notes M B Dobbs convicted of murder for life. Cheyenne Oklahoma reports Nathan Dyer jailed for allegedly causing his wife’s death.
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Wheaton
Okla
Robers
Horatio
Ark
Thomas Broad, Sr
Paris
Tex
Sterrett
I. T
Lewis Cooper
Holdenville
Tulsa
Jack Foster
Pittsburg
M. B. Dobbs
J. T. Mitcham
Nathan Dyer
Cheyenne
Oklo
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Bryan
Batavia
Howell Bros
Tornado Insurance
Bank OF Bryan
U. S
J. W. Howell
Guy M. Bryan, JR
H. C. Boatwright
van Camp
del Monte
Java
Richelieu
Grocery
A. J. Fountains
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