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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
5
Judge Cushing overruled the defense motion for acquittal and preserved the trial. The court held brokers liable as agents of Schroth, setting a pivotal point for the upcoming arguments by counsel.
Verdict expected today in the embezzlement case of Mrs Carlotta Thompson Brown. Judge Cushing overruled a defense motion for acquittal after two defense witnesses testified. The trial centers on whether Brown as head of the Thompson Brown Company acted as Schroth's agent in a $21 471 stock transaction and if the corporation or she alone diverted funds.
The Peck for Senate campaign opens after Congressman Allen sent a letter to Democratic members of the Ohio delegation. John Weld Peck, recently resigning from the Council, campaigns for the re‑election of Mayor Hunt.
Coroner Poertmeyer was notified that Bam Dillard, 22, of 2738 Columbia Avenue, died in City Hospital from a pistol wound to the abdomen received at the Silver Moon on October 20. The shooting occurred during a fight with Willie Terrence over a girl. Terrence claimed Dillard had cut him out. Dillard grappled with Terrence, and was shot. Terrence also shot himself in the arm, which was not serious.
Clara Docker, 17, and her 12 year old brother walked near Court and Russell streets when a burly man demanded money. The boy surrendered a nickel and the girl prepared a dollar before a pedestrian intervened and the robber fled. A man named William Benbre wasater was arrested on suspicion by Second District police.
Charles Kircher a 55 year old carpenter of 653 West McMicken avenue died last night from a self inflicted gunshot wound. He had been ill for four months and was despondent though he appeared in good spirits on Thursday. DaKluon responders found him beyond medical aid after he fired into a wall before the fatal shot.
Police were told to seek a man selling lottery tickets while posing as a railroad worker. He claims proceeds benefit injured railroad employees, but officers say the man is a counterfeit.
Police report another theft as a winter coat valued at 15 dollars was taken from G. W. Rider's room at 662 Freeman avenue. The incident adds to a week of similar burglaries as cold weather approaches.
Mrs. Kittle Cain of Paris Kentucky asks city police to locate her sixteen year old daughter missing since October 10 from Paris. Parents believe she may be in Cincinnati or Newport Kentucky.
Benjamin and Burris of Philadelphia reported a theft of a suitcase containing clothing valued at about 10 dollars. He set it down yesterday afternoon at the C. and O. depot and returned to find it missing.
Hester Johnson age 18 a domestic in the home of Mrs Crawford at 2629 Victoria avenue collapsed and died last night. Coroner Foertmeyer ruled death due to meningitis and ordered an investigation.
Ex Congress man Nicholas Longworth and his wife returned to Cincinnati from a Panama trip impressed by Isthmus work. He predicted a drop in business prosperity within six months due to the low tariff and said he has not considered running for Congress again.
A grand banquet yesterday at the Grand Hotel celebrated Rev. Murry’s 50 years of priesthood with about 200 attendees. The bishop presented a golden chalice. Rev. Mgr. F A O'Brien presided as toastmaster with robed prelates Alerding Richter Moeller Maes and others tributing.
An unidentified white man was struck and killed by a Big Four passenger train on the Cincinnati Lawrenceburg and Aurora division between Stops 1 and 2 yesterday afternoon. The body was taken to the county morgue in Auto Patrol 5. Attempts at identification continued into the night.
Adolph Forstman a 53 year old wagon driver sustained severe scalp wounds after a fall from a wagon at Fourth and Vine streets yesterday afternoon. He was removed by police to City Hospital in Auto 3 for treatment.
The Public Ledger leads a national survey to gauge city officials views on pig housing as a public nuisance. It recalls past disputes over crowing roosters and geese in Philadelphia and questions whether such issues should reach higher courts for resolution.
John Breen aged 57 an attendant at City Hospital died last night from a fractured skull suffered days earlier when he leaped after a patient who jumped from the hospital ambulance en route to the Probate Court. He never regained consciousness.
Chais Holzhaus, 22, a Grandview asylum inmate, escaped from custody and wandered to Ander son’s Ferry where he was struck by a train and killed. Officials cite nervous ailment and stress over managing a large inherited farm. He was engaged to Miss Marie Bumselman, sister of Cincinnati hardware dealer Arthur Bumselman.
Vienna reports Austria moves to curb emigration to the United States and Canada with a bill banning departures likely to hurt military service. The cabinet backs Canadian Pacific Railway ties to channel emigration, aiming to influence manpower for defense. Galicia and Bukowina record high evaders this year.
A bicycle valued at 20 dollars, owned by William Bold a Pod tal Telegraph Company messenger, was stolen from 1028 West Eighth Street last night. Police were notified of the theft.
Investigators probe a Dayton Kentucky house fire at Woodburn 412 Eighth Avenue after residents awoke to smoke. A fuse nearly detonated a hidden explosive, suspected incendiary, as wires linked to a cellar blast and a plan to destroy the Woodburn property. Fire marshal Thomas Sharkey reviews the case.
A dress hid other clothing valued at about 825 was taken from the room of Bigocie Works at 115 Weert Miehth street between October 21 and 22, according to a report received at detective headquarters yesterday.
Henry Genter aged about 20 was found dead yesterday afternoon at his home 835 Charlotte Street. He worked as foreman in the shop of the American Oak Leather Company, Liberty and Dalton avenues. Autopsy in Auto Patrol 4. Death attributed to a hemorrhage.
George Ort aged 46 a laborer of 30 East Sixth Street was struck by an automobile at Sixth and Sycamore streets yesterday afternoon and sustained serious injuries. He was taken to the City Hospital by auto ambulance. The driver of the auto did not stop.
A Kroness resident at 3213 Bremen Street seeks help locating her husband Ward Krondug a waiter and Geneva club member who has been missing since October 22. She reported the disappearance to police yesterday and asks for assistance.
Edward Schroeder reported a burglary yesterday afternoon at 4345 Beeghaul Avenue. A thief forced a rear window with a jimmy and stole jewelry clothing and cash totaling over 162 dollars.
Reported yesterday at noon a theft involved a team of horses and two wagons loaded with produce. The loss occurred when the team vanished from a basin under a man’s charge, later seen near Boone Street by Harry Relnsert. The wagon and rig valued at about fifty dollars.
An advertisement touts a new dentistry method using 6 Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen to render patients insensible to pain. It claims fillings crowns and treatments can be done without pain by Dr Poole, with no obligation for examination and low costs, underscoring teeth health as essential to digestion and nourishment.
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