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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1875
Page
1
New York June 29 The Tilton Beecher jury remains noncommittal as the trial court tightens security and the panel requests access to Beecher and Moulton. Arrests and arraignments for perjury are alleged against Beecher's counsel amid claims of jury tampering. Price the Carpet-Layer repeats an earlier affidavit tying the case to a broader conspiracy.
Joseph Loeder was arrested on a perjury complaint after testifying falsely against another in a case tied to 1872. The judge ordered Loeder and Price held for examination as witnesses, with rumors suggesting Loeder admitted his affidavit was false. The case adjourned to tomorrow due to lack of preparation.
Report describes a late afternoon scene as Shearman Murray and Bigelow and Abbott's clerk enter a courtroom adjacent to the jury room with a chair blocking the door. They debate near windows while Murray talks to Fitten and Hull. Reporters rush in as the group exits. Later, twelve jurors are seen again in consultation.
New York June 29 J J Price the upholsterer swears his former affidavit about seeing Beecher and Mrs Tilton in an equivocal position at Mr Tiltons house was untrue and the result of a deep laid conspiracy Loader had earlier backed the account making it a coordinated fabrication.
At Plymouth Church yesterday morning in New York City a large crowd filled the pews as Gen Tracy and Counsellor Shearman attended. Mr Beecher appeared calm and somber, delivering a sermon on the life work of angels and saints in heaven amidst a tense mood and fanfare for membership candidates.
The report describes a tranquil jury room where jurors lounged by windows and only at 3 PM showed brief signs of debate. A 1 PM dinner and Judge Wilson’s in-room meal are noted while jurors largely remained separated, with one juror John F. Taylor seeking family news about a deceased cousin.
Jurors faced constant scrutiny from neighbors and reporters near the Boerum Street court as word spread of their plans to seek news from Judge Neilson’s sick mother. Anxious crowds gathered outside, while jurors signaled and observed the surroundings, including a window display of white paper strips aimed at signaling observers.
On a New York Central line near Peekskill and Montrose, Beecher explains one juror may hold out as Judge Neilson may keep jurors six weeks if needed. He notes a poor hay crop in his region and mentions farm matters during a train stop interview.
The New York Tribune reports Tilton no longer sits in his accustomed courtroom place. Beach and Fullerton appear withdrawn from the case. Morris and Pryor accompany Tilton in moving about the court-house as he remains reserved and aged by the trial, with Pryor as his constant companion.
A reporter recalls lengthy jury deliberations. The Charity Commissioners case lasted two days and three nights. The Staten Island ferry explosion case reached two days and two nights before agreement. The current jury neared four days and nights in their room, risking no verdict before the specified time.
At Warcaco on June 29 the State Temperance Convention met in preliminary session. Debates focused on party platforms with the Democratic plank favoring a license law and the Republican plank to oppose prohibitory measures. The resolution was tabled for evening action.
The International Rifle Contest at Dollymount near Dublin ends with the American team defeating the Irish by 967 to 929 in a tense, widely attended event. Spectators include Lord Mayors of London Dublin and York as Americans celebrate with a banquet at Mansion House.
A June 29 report from Montaxzat notes an action opposing the Presbyterian Union. The brief item records communal dissent and the formal stance of local groups.
Paris reports widespread inundation damage in Toulouse Agen and surrounding Haute Garonne and Lot-Et-Garonne departments exceeding 24 million dollars. Relief contributions arrive from France Switzerland and Belgium as affected communities seek aid.
A royal ordinance from Mapnio declares Carlist Juntas members and all families with Carlist members must be expelled from Spain. It also orders confiscation of Carlista property to compensate communities harmed by Carlist requisitions. Ex-Emperor Ferdinand I dies in Prague at age eighty-two from lung disease.
A Shanghai dispatch reports Oceanic from Hong Kong and Shanghai arriving June 5. China plans 40000 taels for Philadelphia Centennial representation and Hang Chow to send 1000 taels of porcelain and silks. Tso the Viceroy dies. Fu-Chan Amoy telegraph work resumes. Formosa invasion plans involve burning forests with oil soaked cotton. Also note 50,000 Muslims in Nan-King, coal mines opening in Kwang-Tung, and Qing reforms with foreign arms. The Span and Peru treaty dispute grows amid naval actions and consular clashes in Shanghai and Macao wreck. Japan's census shows population rise. Okubo named Centennial commission head will depart for America next October. Officials discuss Formosa war, missionary numbers, and maritime commerce.
Reports from Cincinnati Gazette era cover postponement of a conference among Dayton Southeastern Springfield Jackson Pomeroy railway directors, Aurora loan for a new line, bondholder actions in Chicago area, and the Memphis and Little Rock transfer under Dow. Litigation looms as officials clash with directors and receivers.
Four prisoners led by W J McDaniels overpowered jail guards in Lawesges Kas and seized rifles and pistols from the jail office. The group rode away on the sheriff s horses as about a hundred armed citizens pursued. McDaniels later surrendered after being wounded and mortal. other escapees remain at large.
Shelby County Sheriff arrives in Jefferson City by requisition from Tennessee governor for the arrest of Gen. W Thompson on charges of crimes alleged in Tennessee about a year ago. Thompson is reported ill and not yet in custody when a writ is issued.
Washington reports the House members from Ohio Kentucky Indiana and others were requested to nominate cadets to West Point to fill June 1876 graduations. A great storm knocked out wires north of Baltimore and cut communication with the East by 11 PM.
Washington June 29 conference between telegraph companies and the Postmaster General ends with no decision. The Postmaster General signals a possible one quarter cent reduction to three quarters of a cent per word, opposed by Western Union. Separate note shows Bristow ordering $1,292,420 in legal tenders withdrawn and redeemed, keeping currency in circulation at about 375.8 million dollars.
A blaze last night damaged Gartner & Son wholesale and retail on Walnut street, with interior losses estimated between 1000 and 2000 dollars. Authorities suspect incendiary origin. In Cincinnati dispatch.
The article reports Geo. W. Pemberton's hanging for the murder of Mrs. Margaret FE. Bingham in Boston. It also notes J. W. Power named head of the Warrant Division, a warrant for Constable Phillip Koebler and officers T. J. OConnor and Frederick Burger due to last week's killing of John Johnson, with $2,500 bail for each. Neighbors deem the death a deliberate murder and families pledge strong prosecution.
Ricamont Inn reports the death of Jobo St Clair an elderly Frenchman found near the city to night. He used a string attached to a sapling and his gun trigger to fire a fatal shot into his own abdomen. No clear motive is known though his separation from a Cincinnati wife is mentioned. He wove carpets for a living.
The Rev. Father Krantbauer was consecrated bishop of Green Bay at the Roman Catholic Cathedral with Archbishop Hinni as co consecrator. Bishops Grace Hennessy Heiss McQuade Utrat Foley Swenger Ryan and Zeitenbush attended and spoke on church growth in the West.
Galveston News dispatch reports the steamer Jes sie broke its rudder crossing the bar at the mouth of the Rio Grande, ran aground, and sank with badly damaged cargo. Separately, a drove of stolen cattle crossed Arroyo Colorado. Morgen Barclay’s Kerry and Tipas noted armed groups in pursuit yesterday.
Baseball summary notes St Louis 79 Browns 8 over Washingtons and Chicago 1 Hartford on June 22 with brief score details and team mentions. The terse OCR fragment records multiple city names and teams without full context.
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