The Mystery Explained Continues in a London Plot
A former valet reveals an elaborate plan to impersonate the prince, conceal his death in New York, and ship the body by trunk to a yacht off Long Island. The mastermind, a wealthy man, is named Paul Marrable, with the imposter seeking vast resources before disappearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muzinoff
Sergius Murinoff
Battou
Lone Island
New York
Kindersley
Nad
Litvinov
Lond Island City
Dr. Lit- Vincy
Woman Plea Aims to Free Man Held at Sing Sing
In Albany March 19 court of appeals rules Joseph Scharff of New York was illegally imprisoned in Sing Sing after a 1908 plea of guilty and marriage to his alleged victim. Judge Malone lacked power to sentence, suggesting executive clemency as proper remedy while case proceeds.
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Albany
Court of Appeals
Joseph Scharff
New York
Scharff
Malone
Court of General Sessions
Stanton Street
Scharffs
Matone
Sing
Koenig
Gov. Hughes
Iistrict
Whitman
Genteicé
Recognizes wheel and grabs bicycle thief claim
A Black man named Frank Scott reports his bicycle was stolen and identified by Oscar Schrader in the Claypool building area near Washington streets. Police, including Hailand and Simon, questioned Scott about the incident and his purchase of the bike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Schrader
Claypool
Frank Scott
Ware
Washington
Hailand
Simon
Scott
Paul Marrable Faces Reckoning In Disgrace And Deceit
In a faded Fifth Avenue mansion and a bustling Wall Street office, Paul Marrable endures ruin as Olive remains missing. A bogus prince named Marcovich intrudes, exposing secrets about a yacht trunk and a supposed murder. Marrable, enraged, fears police involvement and a looming reckoning as the tale continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Marrable
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
Olive
Pillar
Sergius Murinoff
Murinoff
Marcovich
Marrable
Paris
Deaf and Dumb Man Finds Speech at Lineup
Detectives identified Albert Driscoll in the prisoners line at police HQ yesterday ending his feigned deafness. Once a notorious figure seven years ago for robberies with a companion targeting saloonkeepers, he was found soliciting aid at Ray and Meridian streets while handing out his card. He was charged with drunkenness.
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Albert Driscoll
Driscoll
Humane
Shine
Ray
Meridian Streets
Twelve New Members Elected to Club
The Commercial club membership committee elected twelve new members in executive session including W. H. Cook Frank T. Day Newton E. Elliott Herman Eminger Harry Haywood Harry Mahan John Melpolder Chris Murphy Harry Ostermeyer Julius Rothart William Ward and John Weaver. This brings total new members to 65 this year and the club overall to 1800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Commercial Club
W. H. Cook
Frank T. Day
Newton E. Elliott
Herman D. Eminger
Harry Brb. Haywood
Harry B. Mahan
John Melpolder
Chris E. Murphy
Harry C. Ostermeyer
Julius Rothart
William
Complaints and counsel from an octogenarian suer
New York story recounts 80 year old Samuel E. Myers sued for breach of promise by 48 year old Charlotte F. Law. Myers, a Brookyn real estate figure, recalls past mayors and jokes about aging while defending he never promised marriage. Law says he wrote 200 letters and promised a wedding. she details theater dinners and Rockaway Beach outings.
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New York
Samuel E. Myers
Lincoln Place
Brooklyn
Charlotte F. Law
Meyers
Myers
Pat McCarren
Tom Platt
Law
Bushwick Avenue
Lfe
Aw Sayes
Theatera
Rockaway Beach
Massachusetts
Charity aid brings dying man and family to Fairview settlement
A South Side cottage becomes a temporary home for a dying TB patient, his wife, and two children. The Charity Organization Society article details Fairview settlement. Rent relief, nursery care, and spouse independence are arranged to keep the family together and reduce public expense. Subscriptions and plans to fund sewer work and expansion are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side
Charity Organization Society
Fairview Settlement
Robber and Loot Lost in the Sea on Salton Trip
Passengers arriving from Yuma on a Southern Pacific train report watches and valuables lost at Salton Sea and the body of a drowning robber found on the trestle. Mining man William Derrickson said the thief robed sleeping travelers, was subdued by the Pullman crew, then leaped from the moving train and vanished.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Yuma
Southern Pacific
Salton Sea
William Derrickson
Arizona
Derrickson
Salton Trestle
Brooklyn Pioneer in Politics Faces Breach of Promise Suit
The 50 year Brookyn Republican stalwart once a deputy marshal and deputy sheriff, who helped develop Rockaway Beach, is described as alert and kindly. He is accused in a breach of promise case by Mrs Law seeking $30,000 in damages, with her to prosecute for vindication rather than money.
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Rockaway Beach
Flatbush
Brooklyn
United States
Marcy Avenue
Pulaski Street
Law
Plymouth Church
Accounts Bureau Moves to New Quarters
The state bureau of accounts, formerly housed in the house of representatives, has been allotted room 50 in the state house and is moving into the new quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bureau of Accounts
House of Representatives
State House
Put Up $5,000 and Lost in Bogus Deal
Phillip Teitlebaum of 662 Broadway Brooklyn was held to $10,000 bail for grand larceny after allegedly taking $5,000 from Morris Loskowicz to pay counterfeit money. Teitlebaum claimed radium perfected a counterfeit that confounded experts, but Loskowicz says he received a wad of clipped newspapers with a dollar bill on the outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tietlebaum
Broadway
Brooklyn
Morris Loskowictz
Teitlebaum
Loskowictz
Mrs Hall Granted Divorce After Embezzlement Conviction
Mrs Stella M Hall secured a divorce from Earl B Hall yesterday and was awarded custody of their four children. Evidence shows Hall was convicted in Richmond for embezzlement and sentenced to prison. He was employed by the Indiana National Insurance Company of Indianapolis.
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Stella M. Hall
Earl
Dren. Hall
Richmond
Indiana National Lusurinsy Company
Indianapolis
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Buffalo, N.Y
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Buffalo
N. Y
Pitts
United States Navy
Dorothy Hesler
Boston Navy Yard
E. C. Cowles
Dr. Cowles
Order of Hoo-Hoos
M. 8. Huey
George L. Mass
Wevesesces
L. S. Ayres & Co
L. Miller
Geo. E. Merritt
John W. Stokes
Edward D. Moore
Thomas Gay
Colgate's Dental Cream
Feit Morey
Rochester
Phillip
Acme-Evans CO
Indianapolis, Ind
Polk’s Milk
Polk
the Garment Cleaners
Walter Ehlers
South Kineis St
Drs. Taft
Noble
W. Washington St
Delury
Illinois
Usielty
East Market Street
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