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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
3
The jury in the Dunn murder trial was discharged after failing to reach a verdict, marking the third trial in the death of Alice Cothrell near Wallen over seven years. Judge Watkins noted the record length of deliberation as the jurors remaining out since Thursday evening. Dunn remains free on bond as the case awaits another trial.
A fragment notes handkerchiefs embroidered with an R for Ralph and Ray given to children at a funeral, with the observer describing the mourner unaware that one son had died. The passage conveys personal grief and a misperception at the service.
Charles W. Dunn, charged with murdering Alice Cothrell in Wallen over seven years ago, is back at work on bail of 5000 dollars. Jurors remained split 7 to 5 for acquittal after two days of deliberation, with further ballots showing no consensus. Prosecutor and Dunn’s lawyers weigh next steps as case remains unresolved.
W. M. Anderson, a city cart driver, was injured Monday evening at Calhoun and Jefferson when his cart was struck by a South Wayne street car. His lower left eyelid was torn away and he was pinned between the cart and a barber pole. he was taken to Dr. E. J. McOscar’s office and then St. Joseph’s hospital for treatment. The tear duct was damaged and an operation may follow, but his sight is not expected to be lost.
Mr and Mrs G Max Hofmann and Mr and Mrs Oscar Tresselt will depart Saturday for an extended European tour visiting Italy Spain and Germany among other countries. Hofmanns will be away about four months while the Tresselts plan a slightly shorter journey.
Dr Henry W Bennett district superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal church preached a lengthy morning sermon at the First M E church Warsaw without breakfast after testing his so called Thinking Machine on himself to relieve a headache and weakness He asserts mind influenced body can cause illnesses and may cure many ills though he describes the claim as scientific fact.
A Fort Wayne holiday roundup sent a dozen drunks to the county jail after Christmas. Martin Flynn received a suspended sentence but soon faced a heavy penalty, while Jack Devany and John Whalen avoided only briefly before longer terms. Others, including Louis Walter Charles Anderson and William Meyer, faced fines or short sentences. Patrols cleared the streets as rag-filled weeks ended.
In Toledo Ohio a seventeen year old Don Harvey Hazel was found guilty of murdering his mother with a hammer and sentenced to life in the Ohio Penitentiary. The crime followed a tutor misnaming him Hazel years earlier prompting truancy and mischief. Prosecutors noted theft of money and jewelry. Hazel confessed and jurors suggested possible pardon or parole.
Dale Harrison a 16 year old brother of Roy Harrison a Lake township teacher played Santa for pupils near Arcola when his fur cap and costume brought him too close to candles. He suffered severe burns to his hands and ears with cotton flames causing lasting scars and a serious scare for the onlookers.
Miss Clara Kayser awoke to find a stranger had entered her home at 2105 Gay Street and cut a large portion of hair from the left side of her head. Neighbors heard a noise as the intruder fled by leaping from a window, leaving footprints outside and an unlocked rear door behind. The mystery guest remains unknown and no hair was taken.
Frederick G Burnham former president of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Co was found dead in his bed at 68 East Seventy eighth Street New York City from gas poisoning police say death was self inflicted The company had become insolvent earlier and officers including Burnham were indicted for larceny and forgery related to payments of company funds Burnham was reportedly released after an appeals court set aside a prior larceny conviction
Indianapolis Dec. 25 Luman K Babcock private secretary to Governor Hanly and LaGrange Steuben counties representative will not seek the minority leadership in the next house. He cites lack of organization and potential difficult duties as reasons and notes others like Gilbert Elliott J Monroe Fitch Fred King and Gus Grieger are active candidates. Grieger shows early edge with seven votes from his district and Beveridge followers backing him while King counts on Beveridge supporters for help.
Claus Spreckels, famed as the Sugar King of the Pacific coast, died in San Francisco at age eighty due to pneumonia. Rudolph Spreckels and John D. Spreckels attended, along with Mrs. Harry Holbrook and Mrs. W. Alexander Hamilton. The elderly pioneer had recently testified on sugar duties before a Washington committee, underscoring his impact as a refiner and California-Hawaii investor.
Mayor Hosey advocates 25 percent city share for Wabash and Pennsylvania rail lines to elevate Calhoun street and Fairfield avenue crossings. Plans call for new passenger stations, widened Calhoun street, and future elevations west of Calhoun. Meeting with the board of public works yielded no agreement on cost division, with officials signaling no city payment beyond required crossings.
Members of the board of public works with the mayor city attorney and civil engineer set a conference for Tuesday afternoon to confirm the resolution for track elevation and make it ready to go to the city council for confirmation. Some minds are on the project.
Wabash Indiana voters in a special local option election approved prohibition by a 987 vote margin, shutting twenty one saloons. Noble township supported the saloons by 188, while rural townships and most areas shifted to dry. temperance supporters held parades and campaigned at polling places.
Bedford Indiana reports Lawrengd county voted dry by 1505 majority under the new local option law. The temperance measure carries 29 of 44 precincts and seventeen saloons in the city and district will close by April 3.
Albion Indiana votes close on a petition for a special tax to fund a project. Officials report final counts are expected as December 30 ends.
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