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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1907
Page
4
The Freeport Journal receives a label from the International Typo graphical union recognizing that it employs union labor in its technical departments.
A long list of social visits and travel notes from Freeport Lena Dixon Dubuque and Chicago. Miss Helen Berry hosts Polo relatives while many others including Edmund Burt Shannon George Reis Forreston and Misses Slothower Gonnerman Woodyatt Nixon Brice Goddard and Casey visit relatives or travel to Chicago Omaha Denver Jamestown and New York City. Several leave for Chicago or return from visits with family and friends including Emory Palmer and the Loretto Heights student Salena Casey. The note highlights the era’s social pattern of guesting and business trips among local residents.
Local card party at Gible hall tonight and St Margaret's Guild meets tomorrow at 2 30 with Miss Laura Clark The American State of Equity holds a meeting tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock The Galena board of education increases salaries five dollars a month for teachers ten dollars for the superintendent and assistant superintendent The B F and Ladies society hold a joint meeting Tuesday evening at K of P hall Speakers invited The ladies of the G A R re warned to meet at G A R hall Wednesday afternoon June 6 to visit cemeteries and decorate graves of ORS sisters and honorary member John H Paylor circle No
A man from Rockford, found drunk after the Saturday afternoon murder of Mrs. Charles Rummel Hagen in Freeport, confesses unclear motives at the coroner’s inquest. Witnesses say liquor fueled a possible misidentification, as the assailant tried to pursue the victim into a shop before being restrained by Samuel Markel and handed to police.
Witnesses recounted a deadly afternoon shooting in Freeport on June 1, 1907. Edna Rummelhagen died from a gunshot wound to the heart after a man pursued her along Adams and Stephenson streets near Eaton's store. Herbert Spring was identified as the suspected shooter. The coroner's inquest heard testimony from multiple vendors, police, and bystanders, detailing the event and the victim's last words My God My baby I'm dying.
The sheriff allowed reporters an interview with the prisoner who recounts his life from Rockford, Milwaukee, and Freeport. He admits heavy drinking since Christmas, says he bought a revolver without intent to hurt anyone, and claims to remember little of the shooting of the woman.
A slight, pale youth described as 6 feet 6 inches tall and 136 pounds, with black hair and dark eyes, admits heavy drinking and describes his disoriented state. He has had a bath, change of clothes, and shows a clear mind despite signs of dissipation as authorities assess his actions from the day.
During the morning session of the inquest the state's attorney and the coroner clashed over bringing the prisoner into the courtroom. The attorney argued the sight of the public would excite the prisoner while allowing the jury and witnesses to go to the jail. Sheriff Milner acted in a highly restrained manner.
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