Insanity as a Defense in Famous New York Murder Trials
A Frankfurter-like narrative tracks shamming defense schemes in New York murder cases. It recounts defendants pleading insanity to avoid first degree murder charges, including the famed Ennis case at Sing Sing and the Thorn-Guldensuppe affair with lawyer Joseph Howe. The piece highlights courtroom twists, appeals, and medical tests like chloroform to test sanity. It also notes the role of prosecutors, judges, and jail keepers in weighing real versus feigned insanity.
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New York
Criminal Courts
Penney
Gus Roeder
New York World
Sing Sing
Connaughton
P. K
William H. Ennis
Ennis
Brooklyn
Bluecoat
Irvine
Albany
Court of Appeals
Warden Johnson
Death House
Martin Thorn
Augusta Nack
William Guldensuppe
William F. Howe
Joseph Moss
Howe & Hummel
Thorn
Long Island City
Howe
Mr. Howe
Guldensuppe
Publicized medical scheme ends in murder conviction
A dramatic trial recounts Dr. Irvine and associates aiding a scheme to render a man unconscious with chloroform and entrap him. The victim’s death and Ennis’s exposure lead to confusion, a dramatic courtroom testimony by Thorn, and a first degree murder verdict by the jury.
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Dr. Irvine
Mr. Connaughton
Ennis
Connaughton
Fakir
Devery
Waiting at the Church in Danville Spinster Tax Plot
In Danville Illinois spinsters and bachelor maids push a humorous plan to tax bachelors by age with a drafted ordinance. City officials weigh the measure as bachelors form a committee to respond while couples imagine weddings and social shifts unfold among the town’s unmarried population.
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Danville
Harry Brittingham
John W. Barger
Thomas A. Graham
M. F. Keegan
William H. Dwyer
Ray F. Barnett
John Torrance
Ill
Irish Hopefulness Amid Hardship and Faithful Resilience
A Guidon writer praises Irish hope guided by simple faith and resignation. The account recalls blighted potato crops and wet hay, yet locals trust God to provide. Folkloric tales recount a Landlord’s cuts to peat land and a gale’s mercy sparing the poor, underscoring providence and care for the vulnerable.
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Ireland
Mike
Mikey
Brief Chicago mayor touts brevity in public remarks
The new Chicago mayor F. A. Busse praised conciseness saying fewer words strengthen impact. He told a reporter he lives by brevity and shared a jokey anecdote about a man who dislikes the Swiss yet is married to a Swiss wife, illustrating his point.
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John H. Lewman
John Torrance
G. W. Bridges
Clarence T. Brittingham
John H. Harrison
Joseph Mies
Samuel Strauss
Michael S. Plant
C. H. Evans
Clarence Baum
Cannon
Washington
F. A. Busse
Chicago
Mr. Busse
Jake
Bride Costs Two Oxen in Zulu Custom Tales
The article notes Zulu marriage customing where a bride price is two oxen, with men owning up to six wives if they can afford it. It describes Zululand’s size, population, lack of formal law, chiefs’ authority, dress, religion, and rites, plus travel funerals and animal emotions. It also mentions a personal encounter with Zulus and a separate note on animals weeping. It ends with a discussion on the sex of the national bird and a historic seal reference.
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Zululand
California
Mothers’ Club
New York City
Continental Congress
Nothirs
England
India
So Fatiguing Marriage Plans Halted by Fear
In a light exchange cited by Catholic Standard and Times, Richley Kadd (also spelled Richley) abandons engagement to Goldie Stiles after rehearsing five times for the wedding. He admits anxiety over the real matrimony ahead, claiming the preparations were too strenuous to endure.
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Ritchley Kadd
Goldie Stiles
Richley
Catholic Standard and Times
Enameled Woodwork Cleans With Kerosene On Handles
A room door lintels and window woodwork left pale get fingerprint marks. Rub with kerosene on flannel to remove traces, then wash with hot water to remove the oil smell. Clean surface with a hot wash. Use a clean cloth for best results.
Rosebery Distinction Shines in Stock Breeding
Lord Rosebery shows versatility beyond politics and letters with stock breeding renown. A sale at Mentmore Dairy Farm drew strong attention as 44 cows and heifers fetched notable bids, the top price reaching 210 dollars paid by Lord Rothschild.
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Rosebery
Lord Rosebery
Mentmore
Lord Rothschild
Living Cheap in India at the Anglo Indian Club
A vibrant portrait of the Indian club life where Anglo Indians gather at five after work. The piece notes lively recreation, social bonds, and the ease of living with affordable meat at two pence a pound, plus flexible bazaar pricing tied to a sahib's husband’s salary.
What He Wished
A Northleach couple at a show sat tired on hay in a menagerie tent. The girl asks what they'd like to be, proposing the octopus in the glass tank. The man says he wants all its arms to hug her a hundred times at once, which she calls a sinful wish. Jerry then attempts octopussing with gusto.
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Danville
Cupid
Northleach
Mebbe
Jerry
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Ion
Washington Post
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chattanooga
J. A. Williamson
Toledo
Ohio
D. G. Edwards
Pp. T. M
H. & C. Railway
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Seer
Ar R
Deshler
Leipsic Jc
Ottawa
Columbus” Grove
Wapakoneta
Sidney
Piqua Ivr
Dayton i Vr
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North Bound
O. Ry
Ee. Eee
Wren Weee
Dayton
Piqua
Wapakon
Nylags
Columbus Grovs
Leipsic Jo
Ccenes Cecees
Edwards
Bill Heads
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