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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
2
Witnesses describe the shooting scene and Mrs. Heine Erb stating her husband prepared downstairs and kept a revolver under her pillow. J Clayton Heib’s progress in testimony is noted as potentially material to the defense.
The court dodged whether a wife could testify for or against her husband in the murder of Captain Quentin Janken. Defense witnesses included Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Sam Applewhite, each testifying to alibis for Applewhite and Hoffy. Most defense witnesses were relatives of the indicted men amid widespread marriage ties in the region.
In Chicago 12,000 Christian workers gather at the Coliseum to welcome the new year with hymns and prayers. The service features evangelists and leaders from across America, including Lt. Mundell of Germantown and Dr. William Biederwol, with a program of religious meetings and special investigations into social issues.
Fragments describe a weather forecast for Pennsylvania with fair conditions on Thursday and a cold wave developing into Friday with snow possible. The text is garbled but indicates a temperature drop and unsettled conditions. Names, dates, and precise specifics are missing.
Court denies Count Boni de Castellane’s petition for custody of his three sons. The judge orders the boys remain with Princess de Sagan, formerly Anna Gould, in Paris. Children must not leave the continent without permission and begin October 19, 1907, to attend a college within 100 miles of Paris.
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