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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1901
Page
5
Charles Dunn's counsel PRE sent a fifteen page motion alleging numerous grounds for a new trial including errors in instructions and evidence. Judge O'Rourke deferred ruling until next term while noting the strongest point will emerge in argument. Edward Cothrell considers suing over the removal of the tongue and thyroid bone from the deceased girl.
Rumor swirls of a possible civil and criminal action by Maria Sampleson against William C Dunn. She would claim aspersion of character and slander for remarks accusing her of immoral acts, though the basis and authenticity remain unclear.
A mail consignment that left Sydney on October 15 for London via the American route arrived in New York at 10 40 this morning. It was dispatched on the steamship Umbria heading for London this afternoon. The arrival underscores swift overseas service.
The steamer Ventura carried mail from Sydney to London via regular mail trains, with the Sydney to London transmission time about thirty one days, saving four days vs the Suez canal route.
In a rear end collision on the Pittsburg and Western at Lowellville eight miles east of Youngstown last midnight one man was killed and two injured. The dead man is J. L. Shennel a Pittsburg brakeman. Injured are Engineer Gates and Brakeman Coverty. A broken coupling delayed the first section and the second section crashed into it wrecking the engines and trains.
New York reports depict chaos across European Turkey as the sultan yields to French demands over Mitylene. Armenia suffers mass killings while corruption and violence spread from army to judiciary, with diplomacy deeming patching impossible and Russia suspected to back France.
In Catbalogan Samar Island Major Waller led an attack against insurgents occupying a fortress at Sojon. The first day saw insurgents hold firm but by the next day the position fell after a fierce fight. Two marines and twenty six insurgents died in combat. Waller destroyed quarters and seventy houses. General Smith ordered restricted purchases on Leyte and closed all Leyte ports to unmonitored traffic.
Rear Admiral Rodgers cabled from Manila that Pirates George Lynch and E. A. Klowan were killed in action near Basey in Samar on the 7th instant. No further action details provided.
Paris reports Admiral Caillard telegraphed details of seizing the customs at Mitylene. He notes landing a single company of imaginaries who are welcomed by inhabitants. Communications between Constantinople and Montylene restored and Lorando claim drafts payable monthly start February 1902.
Andrew Carnegie aims to model the Pittsburgh institute for manual training on Pratt Institute Brooklyn. He visited Pratt to study methods, told head F P Pratt he was pleased and would use the Brooklyn school to inform reports from a committee outlining Pittsburgh’s future work. His next gift will fund a great mechanical school.
Miss Irene Canning, the mysterious girl who left a Grand Trunk Western train near South Bend months ago, has been discharged from the asylum in Logansport and sent home to Bad Barre Vermont. She drifted from Vermont to Indiana, was picked up near Goshen after wandering, and gave confusing stories of a vast estate before detention.
Halil Rifat Pasha the grand vizier died today in Constantinople. Abdurrahman Pasha the minister of justice was appointed to succeed him ad interim.
Samuel Selig foreman of the city distributing department of the St. Louis post office was arrested for stealing letters. Letters with money orders were found on his person, according to reports.
Consul General Dickinson from Sofia reports to the state department the receipt of another letter from Miss Stone saying they are still well in spite of hardships. The cable notes other matters not published and cites ongoing interference with the communication line he seeks to establish.
Lord William Nevill, once imprisoned for fraud linked to a promissory note, was released on ticket of leave from Parkhurst. He served most of his sentence, beginning February 15, 1898, while performing prison farm labor.
Officials in Constantinople and Washington weigh Bulgarian interference as a bid to deny responsibility for a ransom. Negotiations stall over the ransom amount sought by brigands who know the U S funds available in Turkey.
Reports to Sec Kelsey of Farmers Mutual note two county fires in recent days. In Scipio, Albert A Jackson’s rented residence burned early Tuesday morning, trapping occupants who escaped with no possessions. Insurance on the building is $800, and current loss estimates are incomplete. In Springfield township I N Gorrell’s home also suffered extensive fire damage with undisclosed figures.
William Westenfield of Anderson leads a plan to buy the Aldine printing plant and publish a non denominational religious paper in Fort Wayne titled The Gospel Message. The project aims to organize a $200 000 capital stock company and establish a large printing operation to promote Christian unity. Westenfield expects to close the purchase and organize the company soon.
Washington reports the president told Senator Cullom that promotions to brigadier generals will be based on merit and records, with no favoritism. He cited Major Ballance from Peoria and Major McClernand, son of General McClernand, as examples. Burrows urged against further revenue cuts until canal and harbor projects are funded, warning it would be folly to slash revenues.
Port Huron Michigan November 9 Thompson ex supreme finance keeper Charles B Thompson of the Knights of the Maccabees faces prosecution after embezzling 60000 with bond terms requiring Maccabees to apply for a warrant and seek bonding company assistance Supreme Counsellor D D Aitken holds the papers and Thompson’s arrest is anticipated Dr L E Sisler of Akron Ohio is named to replace Thompson as finance keeper
W C Tuckey of Collingwood Ohio was fatally shot yesterday near Tilly Bay by J G Hostaller of Toledo while hunting. The incident, reportedly a misidentification, led Game Commissioner Carleton to pursue prosecutions in future similar cases and he alerted the local coroner.
Will F. Sharpe owner and editor of the Wabash Star pleaded guilty to criminal libel after arresting Nelson G. Hunter rival paper proprietor. Hunter also faces criminal libel charges and will be tried this term. Sharpe was fined five dollars plus thirty dollars costs.
James Callahan was acquitted of perjury and released after a 33 hour jury verdict. The case involved his defense over a claimed shaved mustache and the 9 month jail term. The decision leaves Pat Crowe free to return to Omaha with precedent for his own case.
Coleman Younger former train robber now on parole turned down the offer to become Minneapolis police captain after consulting friends. He works as a St Paul grocery clerk and says the post would bring notoriety he wishes to avoid. The Younger brothers state they do not wish to cause authorities to regret parole after twenty five years imprisonment.
Glasgow authorities report bubonic plague stamped out with the last case hospitalized November 1 and the incubation period expiring today. No further cases have been recorded.
John Miller formerly of this city died Thursday night at his home in Memphis Tennessee. A telegram notified his sister Mrs Myers who traveled to attend the funeral to be held in Kenton Ohio Sunday.
The young man from Fort Wayne aged 22 was born in Kenton Ohio on May 15 1879. He moved with his parents to Fort Wayne in 1883 and married Miss Tallian Farrow of Broughton Indiana in May. He leaves his mother a brother and sister and a devoted Catholic, graduate of Angola College, who worked in railroading in the south.
Washington reports C E Sapp internal revenue collector for Kentucky district has resigned with the president accepting. The chief was temporarily appointed to fill the vacancy after Senator Deboe delivered the resignation. Sapp faced repeated civil service law violations and long reform pressure within Kentucky's Republican party. Deputy in Louisville acts until a successor is named.
J H Fisher of Kalamazoo came to this city to find his daughter Mary Fisher who he believed was in Fact Wayne. Police located her on the street and at the O K restaurant where she had room under the name Mrs Webber. She refused to return home despite his offers of $700 and a new life as housekeeper. Fisher, a widower of means, left heartbroken, planning to return home. Police continue to monitor her whereabouts amid her notoriety on the streets. Also a classified ad seeks a man to invest and take charge of a manufacturing business with large profits.
Li Hung Chang dies of hemorrhage following a heated encounter with M. Paul Lessar Russian minister to China over the Manchurian treaty. The clash delayed treaty details as southern viceroys urged empress dowager against the accord. Mourning spreads in Pekin with flags half mast and ceremonial burnings planned.
Rev Dy W D Parr former pastor of Wayne Street M E church was elected second assistant secretary of the renewal church extension society of the M E church at the Columbus conference. The appointment carries a $2500 salary plus traveling expenses and requires his resignation as Kokomo district presiding elder to move to Chicago headquarters.
Jere North and Will E. Winch of Fort Wayne complete purchase of 8000 acres in Howard Sevier and Hempset counties Arkansas. The tract rich in oak and hickory will host a Charleston Missouri mill moved to the site with 15 to 20 workers. North stays Bluffton while Winch relocates to Arkansas to manage operations for a decade.
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