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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
3
Four armed men boarded a crowded Third Avenue streetcar after a dance in New York. They blocked the exit at Houston Street, one man pressed a revolver to the conductor’s head and another rifled his pockets. The assailants then robbed passengers of purses watches and cash before fleeing amid screams.
Madame Steinheil was examined for hours by Magistrate Andre at the palace of justice as part of the murder investigation into her husband. The inquiry extends for two days with secrecy surrounding the proceedings. She was moved from St. Lazare prison in a closed van to avoid demonstrations. A parallel justice inquiry is being conducted into the handling of the case, with remarks about relationships to Mme Steinheil by Magistrate Leydett.
The U S Supreme Court ruled Secretary Hitchcock acted without legal authority in removing names from a Cherokee rally list on March 4, 1907. Fifteen hundred tribe members stand to share in lands in Oklahoma, with property worth an estimated one billion dollars involved. The case, brought by John E. Goldsby Ida Allison and George Allison, was used to test jurisdiction in the District of Columbia. WB Nickey and David M Pence were named jury commissioners in the county to succeed.
An executive order places east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio fourth class postmasters in the classified service. Over 15 thousand appointments will be affected across Maine to Michigan, with numbers by state. A second order authorizes filling vacancies via civil service exams until certification is ready.
Vincent Hermann 19, a Pan Handle railroad night call boy, was stabbed by Joseph Milburn after an outside brawl outside the yard office. Hermann died at St Josephs hospital from a severed jugular vein. Milburn is held on a manslaughter charge.
An affidavit filed in circuit court charges John Riley after a Sunday break in at Oliver Weaver’s house six miles south of the city on the Indianapolis road. A posse trapped him. he carried an overcoat shoes and brushes from the home and abandoned other apparel in the basement. Deputies transported him to jail. he offered no clear identity.
In Port au Prince on November 30 rebels threaten entry and looting as Alexis vows to press on. Business closes, foreigners raise flags, markets empty, and evacuees depart with goods left behind. The United States indicates no intention of intervening.
Rebels led by General Simon push toward Port au Prince with Leogane expected today as Haiti reels. Simon denounces Nord Alexis as liars and executioners and vows to end the tyrant era, while interior minister Tancrede Auguste resigns amid ongoing fighting and desertions. The French training ship Duguay Trouin sails to Petit Gouave.
In Pittsburg a mine explosion yields 110 bodies by 1 p.m. with 60+ identified. Rescue teams say more victims lie under debris while theories point to gas pockets sparked by a hydraulic drill. Fred Elinger, the sole survivor, recounts his escape as officials and workers press to raise the rest.
A Fort Wayne meeting of Republican leaders chosen by Senator Beveridge endorsed Postmaster Robert B. Hanna for a new four year term. The plan, framed by Beveridge, had a committee pick the candidate and report to him for approval, with Hanna informally notified of the decision.
Rome reports state the pope is ill with a cold and bronchitis rumors of pneumonia are baseless. He remains in bed though improving slightly. doctors advise rest while he recovers from the lingering sickness.
Washington reports the United States has no present plan to intervene in Haiti. The situation is described as an internal matter for Haitians, not complicated by emigration concerns common in Central American revolutions. President Nord Alexis is mentioned as the head of state.
John Stout, charged as the second quarter suspect in the killing of Columbus Croy, marshal at Woodburn, is found guilty of murder in the first degree by a Allen circuit court jury. Life imprisonment fixed. jury deliberated forty five minutes and reached verdict after a single ballot. The defense waived further argument after Judge Erwin’s instruction. no change in verdict or penalty.
Judge Erwin and lawyer Colerick plan an appeal to the state supreme court to obtain a new trial for John Stout, who was convicted of murdering Marshal Columbus Cray. They seek to introduce contested testimony and challenge Judge O Rourke’s rulings while Stout remains jailed awaiting the motion decision.
In Fort Wayne a man named R J Byman shot and killed Myrtle Evans at the Pennsylvania freight house on Clinton Street then killed himself. The pair, living together after Myrtle came from Elyria Ohio, faced jealousy as the motive. Witnesses, including Jack Doyle of Pittsburg and Martin Nelson of South Chicago, described the scene and the couple’s quarrel at a club room on Chicago Street Thanksgiving night, while police and the coroner investigated.
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