Expert Wagner Quizzed as Open Road to the Chair
A probing session focuses on expert Wagner over the path to the chair. Questions center on expertise, leadership style, and potential policy directions. No final decision announced.
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1907
Page
2
Jerome and Judge clash over Thaw insanity case
District Attorney Jerome and Justice Fitzgerald sparred over scope of cross examination in the Thaw case as Jerome pressed Dr. Wagner on insanity and brain storm concepts. The exchange echoed court tensions while Thaw read letters and showed little interest in the proceedings.
Expert Again Called In Thaw Trial Cross Exam Pursued
Dr. Wagner was recalled as the Thaw trial opened and his cross examination by District Attorney Jerome continued. The potential testimony of Mrs. William Thaw, the defendant’s mother, drew renewed public interest before Justice Fitzgerald as the proceedings resumed at Binghamton and focused on brain storm characteristics cited by medical authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jerome
Wagner
Harry Tran
Tran
Justice Fitzgerald
Stanford White
Fitzgerald
Mr. Jerome
Thaw
White
Waener
Court Room
Ohne Oates
William Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Charles G. Wagner
State Hospital For the Insane
Binghamton
N. Y
Wegner
Famine Conditions Worsen in Central China Report
March 5 dispatch from Victoria notes famine conditions in Central China growing worse with reports of middle aged women and children being sold amid widespread hardship. The fragment cites distress and complaints from local sources about escalating hunger and dislocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Victoria
Central China
Coroner Won’t Name Suspect In Sanford Train Explosion
Terre Haute March 5. Coroner Leavitt returned a verdict saying he cannot fix responsibility for the January 19 explosion near Terre Haute. Fifteen killed, thirty injured, with high explosives poorly packed and unsafe handling cited as risks though no party was blamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Leavitt
Sanford
Here
Paris
Union Hospital
Big Four
TWO INDIANA TOWNS SCORCHED
Fire starting at the F L Phelps bakery in Carthage Indiana spread to adjacent structures including A O Hills dry goods store A C Jones barber shop R E Henly grocery and the opera house over the store causing an estimated loss of 15000. A separate blaze in Boonville Indiana on March 5 destroyed four buildings including Latshaw livery barns with losses around 4500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Ind
F. L. Phelps
A. O. Hill
A. C. Jones
R. E. Henly
Boonville
Latshaw
Joss
Colonel J. B. Thomas Dies In Dayton
Colonel J B Thomas is reported dead in Dayton Ohio with a note referencing March 6 and a governor. The brief item confirms a colonel linked to the central area and notes his passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, O
J. B
Ten Injured In Tivoli New York Central Derailment
A New York Central limited fast mail train from Chicago to New York derailed at Tivoli at 5 40 am injuring ten people. The wrecked rear cars struck freight cars on a siding, a Pullman car hit a signal tower, and cause remains uncertain with a switch or journal failure suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tivoli
N. Y
New York Central
Chicago
New York
Cook Brandon
B. B. Hebburn
Picton
Ont
M. V. Collins
Akron
J. H. Berkley
Clyde
Berkeley Brandon
Cook
J. H. Woolfry
D. H. Pickett
Porter
F. E. Smith
F. Brown
R. H. Hurst
Hudson River
Dakota Wreck Passengers Reach Safety In Japan
Yokohama reports say the passengers and crew of the wrecked Great Northern Steamship Dakota have been landed from the Japanese steamer Hakuai. They are in good health, praise officers' conduct, and confirm the Dakota will likely be a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Dakota
Yokohama
Great Northern Steamship Company
Indictment of Domestic Shooting Near Ben Davis
Report from Indianapolis indicates a shooting at the Schwomeyer home near Ben Davis around noon. Fred Schwomeyer, 38, is said to have shot at his wife and William Gill. Gill likely fatally wounded, wife lightly wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Fred, Schwomeyer
William Gill
Schwomeyer
Ben Davis
Gill
Schwemeyer
Burglars fail to loot stores on Calhoun street
Burglars entered P. G. Kuttner at 1028 South Calhoun and tried to crack the safe but left after failing to open it, losing about 120 dollars they could have taken. Other robberies on Calhoun included Karn Bros butcher shop with 30.54 from a cash register and attempts at Ruth saloon and Ramadka trunk store before being deterred by a dog and failed entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. G. Kuttner
Calhoun _ street
Kuttner
Karn Bros
South Calhoun Street
Henry J. Ruth
South
Calhoun Street
Ruth
Ramadka
Fred G. Schneider
Markson
New Parliament in St. Petersburg Opens Quietly
The Second Duma convenes in St. Petersburg with no display of excitement and only restrained cheers for the czar as members assemble for the new session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Duma
Czar
Opening of the Russian Duma in Saint Petersburg
The Russian lower house was formally opened at Tauride palace with a religious service led by Metropolitan Antonius. Goluboff called the assembly to order and urged oath of allegiance to Emperor Nicholas. Conservatives cheered, opposition sat silent, social democrats entered after the oath. Crowds outside were unruly, guarded by infantry and mounted gendarmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Tauride
Antonius
M. Goluboff
Council of the Empire
Baron Uexkull de Gyldenbandt
The
Empire
Imme
Nicholas
Sflent
Social Democrats
Troops Guard Jackson Court House in Hargis Murder Trial
Forty men from Company A of the Second Kentucky Infantry arrived by special train to guard the Jackson Breathitt County court during Judge James Hargis's trial on charges of assassination. Adjutant General Henry Lawrence and Captain W. C. Longmire led the force, joining Special Judge Carnes and defense counsel. Troops were posted around the courthouse as juror selection was anticipated to spark unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Second
Kentucky Infantry
Frankfort
Henry Lawrence
W. C. Longmire
Jackson
Breathitt County
James Hargis
B. D. Cox
Carnes
Young
Pollard
Judge Carnes
Court House
Four Die From Powder Explosion at Mount Carmel Mine
An explosion at Richards colliery in Mount Carmel Pennsylvania injures about twenty with four fatalities. Victims include Lewis Dowie Reilly Arnold George Billman and Thomas Pritchard. The blast damages surrounding streets and offices as debris shattered windows for miles. Cause remains unknown and dynamite and material losses are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Mount Carmel
Lewis Dowie
Reilly Arnold
George Billman
Thomas Pritchard
Trial panel for Davis stalls after ten hours
In Danville Indiana March 5 the Will J. Davis case at the Iroquois theater shows only eight jurors seated by 10 30 am. A special venire is gathered off the streets as adjournment allows. Defense expands to twelve jurors but four await prosecution review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Will J. Davis
W. J. Calhoun
Chicago
Davis
Hailins
Indiana House approves six million state appropriation plan
Indianapolis March 5 The general appropriation bill was introduced by Representative Gus Condo chair of ways and means. The bill based on the visiting committee report requests 6 241 581 91 for two years with changes including rejection of 6 000 for a pathological laboratory and boosts to hospital funding 31 500 for boilers at the southern hospital 15 000 for remodeling the soldiers home and 2 500 for a bank clerk plus 5 000 for law library improvements. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
House
Gus Condo
Ways and Means
Legislative
Sorthars
Southern Hospital
Supreme Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Jerome
Phessing Judge
Delmas
Dr. Wagner
Wres
Tauride Palace
Sandford
Indiana
J. B. Thomas
Grand Trunk
Feod
County, Ky
Mit
Carmel
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