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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1903
Page
10
Witnesses describe the January 15 shooting of editor Gonzales in Columbia by J H Tillman. Testimony recalls Tillman firing after Gonzales and a confrontation near the transfer station, with bystander intercession and questions about Tillman’s actions and motives.
Rumors swirl that the McCulloch syndicate has acquired the Fort Wayne and Southwestern interurban line linking Logansport to Lima, amid East Coast confirmations and stockholder denials. In a separate thread, Postoffice Inspector Jacobs tracks Crosby alias Hammond to Denver, with alleged robberies across New York, Buffalo, and other cities, and potential surrender to St. Louis authorities for swindling.
E A Bell arrested in Denver on charges of stealing a mail bag and forging drafts. He opened a Lincoln bank account and cashed drafts totaling about 2500 dollars. Bell was ill at the county hospital when located and arrested after discharge.
News from Asbury Park reports F. H. Crosby alias A E Bell alias Hammond alias Crawford was arrested in Denver for theft of a mail pouch with $500000 in negotiable bank paper from Philadelphia on Sept 8. He allegedly posed as a fruit speculator, deposited and withdrew funds with his wife, then fled to Asbury Park before crimes linked to the pouch theft surfaced.
Crumbling skeletons of three Indians and beads pipes and a tomahawk were unearthed by workmen on the Anderson property along Spy Run avenue. The bones lay about three feet deep and show signs of age and violence. The remains and artifacts will be re interred at another site with more likely discoveries expected as grading continues.
Marion E. Beall of Fort Wayne Indiana an employee in the insular bureau of the war department has written an exhaustive history and description of the Philippine islands. The manuscript of over 400000 words will be sent to Manila for publication and later distributed at the Louisiana purchase exposition in St Louis.
Fielden Puckett of Redkey was held to the federal grand jury on a liquor license violation after selling whisky at Decatur fair without proper permits. Assistant District Attorney J. J. M. Lafollette notes two witnesses bought liquor from Puckett as part of a broader push to curb similar offenses at fairs.
Frank Buchanan of Chicago was re elected president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, defeating Hugh F. Donnelly of Albany 43 to 40. The victory consolidates Buchanan’s support from the annual convention in Kansas City, amid a struggle with the Samuel Parks faction after Buchanan suspended New York No. 2 for alleged irregularities.
Marie Layton Johnson 29, wife of Larchmont dentist Albert M. Johnson, was jailed on charges of stealing from her former employer, United States Playing Card Co., with a warrant for 2000 and total alleged defalcations around 50000. Read offices in Cincinnati and New York. She served as bookkeeper and private secretary to a firm official.
Mrs. Conrad Jackemeier, 69, longtime Adams township resident, died at home two miles south of New Haven at 1 Thursday morning after a ten day illness from apoplexy. She was a German Lutheran, mother of thirteen children, nine living, and she is survived by her aged husband.
Mrs Ed Reiss formerly Mollie Redelsheimer died Wednesday evening at her parents home in Monroeville where she was visiting and became ill. She had formerly resided in Fort Wayne. Uncles E Strass and I Strass of the city are mentioned as relatives.
Mrs Bridget Hayes sixty four residing at 431 Dawson street died after apo plexy Thursday evening and a sudden decline leading to death at 10:10 today. A long time Fort Wayne resident she leaves six children Dennis T Hayes Mary Cook Katherine Sullivan Bertha Shultz Margaret Foley and Thomas Hayes plus ten grandchildren and a niece Anastasia McEvoy. A devout member of St Patrick Catholic church she emigrated from County Tipperary Ireland at nineteen and came to Fort Wayne with her husband Dennis Hayes. he died fifteen years ago.
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