Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Triumph Over Jerome In Court
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw defeats District Attorney Jerome as cross examination ends at noon. The diary excerpts and a string of witnesses illuminate the path of the case and Thaw's composure under attack. Abe Hummell and Delmas argue evidentiary points while Thaw, smiling, remains firm, with emphasis on her direct testimony and the alleged influence of White on Thaw.
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William W. Hawkins
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Jerome
Dehnas
Evelyn
Abe Humneell
Stanford White
Huimmell
Pompton
Rector’s
Abraham Hummell
Evelyn Thaw
Ubout
White
Abe Hummmell
Hamell
Thaw
Hummell
Delmas
Justice Fitzgerald
Wyelyn
Abraham Lyndecker
Abraham Snydecker
Madison Square Tower
Lyon
Metzler Testifies Self Defense in Fatal Store Shooting
Arthur C. Metzler told jurors he acted in self defense after a confrontation with Albert Harvey at a drug store. He described asking the intoxicated man to leave, drawing a revolver, and firing as Harvey advanced. Metzler’s father corroborated details of the defendant’s life before the shooting.
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Arthur C. Metzler
Albert W. Harvey
J. E. McCullough
Metzler
M. A. Ryan
Harver
Harvey
Meetzler
Ryan
Metgler
Michigan
Frankfort
Lebanon
Indianapolis
Mr. Cox
Showcase
Lincoln State Proposed From Washington Oregon Idaho
Special to The Sun from Portland Oregon February 26 reports a new state named Lincoln to be formed from parts of Washington Oregon and Idaho. Spokane and Portland chambers of commerce back the plan with Spokane likely to be capital. A Spokane committee including Goodall and members Maton Hartson Bleecker Stern Durham and Craft will study the proposal.
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Sun
Portland
Ore
Lincoln
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Chambers of Commerce
Spokane
Wash
Local Jottings Hint at Summer Baseball in Indianapolis
City notes suggest Sunday baseball may start in Indianapolis this summer. Dr T Victor Keene, who was attacked, reports police identify suspects. Deputy county clerk Charles Hurst follows legislature. street cleaning concerns arise on N Pennsylvania St. Roller skating grows popular at night. many seek sensational courthouse trials. navy recruiting opens in city. Horace Mann principal Prettyman to speak at Shortridge High with Longfellow program and orchestra selections.
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Prettyman
Horace Mann High School
New York City
Shortridge High School
Graft danger in repeal of a law halted in senate
An effort to push House bill 208 to revise road tax collection was blocked by Republicans who refused to take Mr Cravens seriously. The bill would require citizens or corporations to calculate road tax over 44 dollars and divert the excess into township funds, but it remains indefinitely postponed in the senate.
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Senate
John DP. Volz
Cravens
Department
Hanly
House
Fish and Game Commission
Harriman Testimony Reveals 100000 Check in Rail Deal
In a New York interstate commerce hearing, E H Harriman identified a 100000 check for his services in the Chicago and Alton deal and discussed ownership of the Laclede Construction company. He rejected inventing the phrase community of interests, calling it a common interest with rivals to build the territory peacefully. The session also covered Santa Fe stock moves and questioned oil department reports, with measures on a state accountancy board and direct election of US senators advancing or faltering elsewhere.
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St. Louis, Peoria & Northern Railroad
Chicago & Allen
Kellogg
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Harriman
H. H. Rogers
HH. C. Frick
Frick
Rogers
Fugitive horse dealer arrested after attempted sale near Franklin
Charles Terrell, a horse dealer, tried to sell a bay mare described as a "bull" horse to a farmer near Franklin. Police and Humane Officer Al. Smith found Terrell at his barn 1411 N. Senate Ave. He was wanted in Terre Haute for wife desertion and charged as a fugitive. He asked $200 for the horse and refused to guarantee its soundness, raising the farmer’s suspicions.
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Charles Terrell
Franklin
Shine
Schlangen
al. Smith
Terrell
Senate Ave
Terre Haute
Curtis Before Jury Faces Grand Jury in Dayton
Dayton Feb 26 David Curtis the self confessed murderer of Dana Gilman appeared before the grand jury this afternoon His lawyers kept him off the stand in a preliminary hearing The grand jury earlier visited the home of Squire Wagner who is ill in bed to obtain his testimony Wagner is the magistrate who bound over Airs Leah Gilman and Collins Gilman on the charge of being accessories in the Dana Gilman case
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Dayton, O
David Curtis
Dana Gilman
Curtis
Squire Wagner
Wagner
Leah Gilman
Collins Gilman
Dena Gilman
Asylum Attendant Guilty in Ohio Assault Case
William J. Blackburn, an attendant at the state insane asylum in Athens Ross county, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on assault and plattery charges against patient Charles Acton. Judge Wood sentenced him to ten days in the county jail and fined him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn, & Arm
State Insane Asylum
Charles Acton
Ross County
Wood
Herman Billee Indicted for Family Poisonings in Chicago
Chicago February 26. The grand jury returned six true bills charging Herman Billee the fortune teller with murder in the deaths of six Uzrall family members. Indictments accuse poisoning the father, mother Rose, and four children Mary Tillie Rosie Ella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Herman Billek
Martin Uzrall
Rose
Mary
Tillie
Rosie
Ella
Pension bill delayed in Indianapolis teachers hearing
A special order for the teachers pension bill was withdrawn and will be taken up later. Many city school teachers attended to hear the argument on the bill, which affects Indianapolis teachers.
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Indianapolis
Escaped Cell Guarded on Way to Eastern City
MEADVILLE PA Feb 26 Mrs Elma Lindsworth-Dure-Rhodius faces extradition proceedings as she is wanted in Indianapolis on charges of kidnapping and marrying George Rhadius to gain his fortune The woman and Rhadius are detained under guard at Seugertown as a hearing on governor Piantuys requisition is set for Thursday
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George Rhadius
Gov Piinty
Indiana
Rhodius
Seuger
Clay Gone Eastward In Kidnaping Case
Sheriff Joseph Clay carries requisition papers for Elma Dare Rhodius charged with kidnapping her estranged husband George Rhodius. She and her spouse are guarded in Pittsburg, with attorneys retained for the Rhodius estate. Court action may focus on whether Rhodius will consent to return to Indianapolis.
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Elma Dare Rhodius
George Rhodius
Indiana
Pittsburg
John W. Claypool
Willis
Bosson
Rhodius
A. C. Kimberlin
Marion Circuit
Indianapolis
George Rhoadius
Cass Connaway
Gov. Hanly
Charles T. Williams
Joan W. Claypool
Connaway
Panama Canal Contract Bid Rejected. Stevens Resigns
The admiralty decides not to accept bids for canal construction after a White House cabinet session. President Roosevelt accepts the resignation of Chief Engineer Stevens on the Panama Canal Commission and names Major Gothaus as his successor in the engineers corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Taft
Stevens
Panama Canal Commission
Bim Maj. Cothalls
Corps of Engineers
NO GRAFT IN CONVENTION CLAIMS GRAFT INVESTIGATION
Guthrie Oklahoma February report from the Scripps McRae Presa Association notes no graft found in relation to the constitutional convention. A rules committee inquiry into graft charges, including county and boundary matters, influenced a decision to designate Harper county seat at a location with minimal development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-McRae Presa Association
Guthrie
Okla
Contee
Convention Trim
Harper County
Buffalo
Wargiver
Floor Caved In At Bank of Commerce Building
Several laborers were injured on February 26 when the third floor of the Bank of Commerce building in Kansas City Kansas caved in during razing. Debris fell to the second floor, with an unknown man believed buried beneath. The ruins are being searched for casualties.
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Scripps-Mefine Press Association
Ikansas City
Bank of Commerce Buiding
Farber Bill Advances In House Amid Amendments
The Babcock insurance bill moved in the house Tuesday after committee amendments. Chairman R. R. Ellfer of the insurance committee suggested placing the insurance department under the state auditor, an amendment noted amid other concealed and precipitated changes as the bill neared third reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babcock Insurance
House
T Hexiter
Farber
Senate
RR. N. Ellfer
Insurance Department
Siat
I Wa
Escaped Inmate from Central Hospital Details
Oscar E Ballard, an inmate described as insane, escaped from Central Hospital for the insane on Monday with the guard’s permission. Police were alerted to locate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar E. Ballard
Institute
Tike Banhard
Missouri insurance bill limits officers’ pay in state
The Missouri House passed a bill prohibiting domestic insurers from paying officers more than 5000 dollars a year and restricting non resident companies from paying officers or any person more than 5060 dollars per year. Penalty is license revocation to do business in Missouri. Also a brief ad mentions The Gem Laundry offering family washings rough dry and ironing services.
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Scripps-McRare Press
Jefferson City
House
Missouri
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