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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
7
Testimony from Mrs. Croy details a night of threats and a fatal shooting near Miller’s yard. Witnesses discuss alibis, prior robberies, and a barber shop crime while the court weighs admissibility of letters and cross examination.
Advertises Stearns Electric Rat Paste as a universal pest killer for rats roaches mice and more. Claims to drive pests from homes and guarantee death or money refund with two ounce box priced at $2.00 plus shipping from the Durango company.
Fred LaDuke testifies for the state detailing his swarthy past and family history as he recounts involvement with the drag business and shifts in Cadillac and Traverse City childhoods. He describes moving with his family after his mother’s death and later his father’s death, shaping his early life before the trial.
Fragmentary ad style text promotes a kitchen upgrade offer from Easy, Tusk goup, Tati. It hints at modern comforts and a trial but reads as garbled promotional copy with unclear details and no verifiable facts. The readable bits suggest a general sales pitch for kitchen improvements and related products.
Milwaukee reports show New York and Southern brewers backing strict regulation to wipe out disorderly saloons. Leaders argue reform protects legitimate business, urges national action while condemning outright prohibition as harmful to industry and state economies.
Witness LaDuke recounts a sequence of meetings with Herman Miller, James Campbell, and John Stout leading to a planned robbery of Giles barber shop. Details include chicken supper at Moult er’s, alibis, a late night break in through a window, and a fatal shooting by Stout near Frankner’s yard. The testimony covers Miller’s role as marshal, pay disputes, and prior suspicions of thefts.
Witnesses recount Miller’s volatile conduct toward Dr Betts and others after Croy’s death, including threats and curses. The trial features cross examinations over Miller’s roles as marshal, resignations, and the town’s guard, with Dr Botts and Clayton Lindemuth testifying on motive, duties, and disturbances surrounding the case.
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