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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1922
Page
6
Charleston reports highlight Fr ansi wartime alcohol use and wine trade while detailing West Virginia election procedures. Officials are urged to post precinct tallies publicly, with emphasis on prompt counting and record sharing. Dual boards accelerate counting. lighter ballots may yield early results.
In Wellsburg West Virginia jury selection for the Cliftonville mine murder case continued at noon with fourteen jurors tentatively accepted for John Kaminski. The panel of twenty was expected to be completed today, with possible night sessions. Several potential jurors were dismissed for fixed opinions or opposition to capital punishment, including Walter Zogg and Ray H. Patterson.
Fresno California October. George T Harlow was held to answer a charge of second degree or voluntary manslaughter after he allegedly killed his nineteen year old wife by clubbing her with a slot gun when he found her with a young man at their home early Sunday morning. District Attorney Dailey announced a complaint would be filed. Blanchard, age nineteen, involved in the case, was sentenced in county jail.
New Brunswick New Jersey October 24 AP The woman reputed to have witnessed the Hall Mills double murder is identified as Ann Gibson a widow living with her son on a Hamilton Road farm Several hundred acres were adjacent and night thefts from her fields preceded the killings She watched from a saddle mule after stopping to observe two men and two women as pistol shots rang out and a flame lit the night near Phillipa farm the witness saw the events from a distance
Philadelphia police report arrest of Paul Wilson Jr., 25, a New Brunswick resident, linked to the Hall Mills murder investigation. He was arrested last night after riding from New Brunswick to Trenton and into Philadelphia, with police downplaying the significance of the arrest.
London October 24 Andrew Bonar Law yesterday kissed hands as prime minister and first lord of the treasury becoming England's first Canadian born premier. The king held audiences and cabinet plans, with an election due November 15 and Bonar Law outlining a non tariff reform policy while health concerns loom over his ability to govern.
Kansas City, Oct. 24 A jury in criminal court acquitted Marie F. Peggy Beal of the murder of Frank W. Anderson last summer. The two hour deliberation ended with applause from prisoners in the adjoining jail. The defense argued temporary insanity due toLove and a ruined mind after Anderson refused marriage. the state contended the killing was deliberate and planned.
In Constantinople on October 4, Allied generals and Turkish Nationalists clashed over routes for the gendarmerie in Eastern Thrace. Rafed Pasha urged passage through the capital, but most forces were ordered to enter Thrace via Rodosto. Rear Admiral Bristol briefed twelve American destroyers on neutrality and humanitarian duties amid the Near East tensions.
A. Robinson, Baltimore and Ohio brakeman, who lost his left leg below the knee in an accident near the city park, was discharged from City Hospital yesterday to go home. Other hospital notes include Hoke Linton of Kingwood and Mrs. James Butcher both discharged after operations. Misses Nellis and Arbutis Williams had tonsil and adenoid removals, Beatrice Fay Bolyard underwent an operation, and Joseph Miller had a major operation. Bart Faucett and Milton Matthews were also reported for medical procedures.
Dispatches describe wintering in tent towns after northern and western Ontario fires. Colonel Hodgetts of the St John Ambulance directs relief, warning that hundreds more may perish without urgent money and supplies. Snow, zero temperatures, and scarce food strain refugees with lines for bread and makeshift shelters.
The Supreme Court of Appeals set aside the circuit court injunction in the road case involving Thomas F. Wich and others against the Taylor County Road Advisory Board. The mandate was sent to the county clerk signaling the end of the dispute.
The body of Howard H. Denny, former Grafton glassworker, who died Monday evening at Hopemont Tuberculosis Sanitarium at Terra Alta, will be brought here this evening on train No. 1 and taken to the Bartlett Bolin & Co. undertaking parlors to be prepared for burial.
Charleston reports today that the Supreme Court of Appeals handed down decisions in Randolph county cases. Rulings include reversals for Long v Pritt and Shelton v Reger in part, revisions in Tuckham v Hay, affirmations for Hanna v Wilson Lumber, and a new trial for Brown v Western Maryland Railway. Fisher v Keystone Manufacturing saw a substantial reduction in judgment, with related actions, plus affirmations for Egergston v Kendall and State v Isner.
Huntington Oct 24 Houston G Young secretary of state Charleston Ira Harshbarger twice mayor Huntington and one time sheriff of Cabell county and James A Hughes of Huntington former congregation were called as witnesses for the state in the prosecution of Fred Ray Wards Indicted for violation of corrupt practice met in amused yesterday by Beamorie lele cloris thep pocnes were asked by T R Bhé herd gske Mrs Louie Lilly who has been visiting here for wont time tat for her home in Morgantown Bla moraing.
Mr and Mrs Ross Owlenburg travel here to say hello A B Corder visits for business J H Devlin of News looks after business Miller of Coftaal on business Claude Poste Bryd on business J W Keener Rout in city for matters E E Findley Rout No out of town business visit John Funk Webster calls B Ware Belington in city for days W Hall and son Tun nl attend to business James Quinn Tunnel visits for business Ida Knotts Kay and Mrs Thomas Jeffrey visit relatives in other cities Mrs Charles Bunner town yesterd Ping D M Osgood Fair interest of store Bud Reynolds Pi was among out of town visitors Fred Satterfield Oakland morning after Monday with Main street Mr and Mrs Jo Mul Pruntytown shopping U S Morrow bus in city J W Davis Claal today for business Homer Bartlett Simps in town attending to matters
In Philadelphia on October 2, testimony explored motive and alleged poisoning as E Rosier, brother of Howler the advertising man, and Miss Mildred Reckitt were shot by Mrs Catherine. The defense and prosecutors sparred over plans to drive the widow to murder, with legal tactics and verbal clashes enlivening the session.
New York dispatch reports Albert F. Molnar, arrested in Bayonne, as a suspect tied to a gang of arsonists blamed for a church-area tenement fire. Police say the fire caused 15 deaths and was led by the gang member known as Big Nose Ravenna.
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