20 Mar 1909
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1909
Page
1
Father Rudnicki confirms he knows the killer of Father Anston yet says he cannot disclose the name to police. He cites a sacred vow and vows to protect the secret despite officials urging cooperation.
Newark March 20 The sealed confession of Josephine Walzewska to Father Rudnicki is hindering police in the Father Erasmus Anston murder case. Rudnicki refuses to reveal the confession’s contents, fearing a breaking of sacred vows while urging Bishop Connors guidance. Police plan to confront Walzewska later as investigators sort through thirteen to fourteen detainees in the case.
Edward P. Fitch of Council Bluffs Iowa resurfaced in New York aboard the Pannonia after four months of silence and a family belief he was lost. He explained he traveled to Europe, arrived in Naples on February 12, and sought help from the American consul.
Police Sergt Leet stopped James Cole a 17 year old from 611 E Twenty fourth Street as he walked north on Pennsylvania Street Shortly before 3 am Saturday Cole approached the officer and was found to be returning from burglarizing Kawara Merrill’s drag store at 2I- (address unclear) in the early morning hours.
The eight year old Billy Whitla is described as fair skinned with light hair. He wore a jacket sweater over a blouse with checked knickers and black shoes, plus a fur-lined cap. He has light blue eyes and unusually large ears. The kidnappers are two swarthy, stocky men. one wore a brown overcoat and black hat, the other had dark hair and a stubby mustache. They spoke without a foreign accent.
Chicago March 2 Pat Crowe the Eddie Cudahy kidnapper offers a plan to free Willie Whitla stating the kidnapers should release the boy. He suggests taking the child blindfolded to a farmhouse and escaping as he knocks, warning against returning him home or turning him loose in the woods.
Mrs. Martha J. Winston of Woodruff Place files suit against husband William Winston and others including Gunillo M. Winberg Cora E. Trexler Russe H. Hartmann and Chicago Savings and Trust Company. She claims a blank deed was used to extract 32,500 from State Life Insurance and 1,500 remains with Chicago bank to defraud her of Woodruff Place property and seeks voiding of the conveyance and return of funds. Her husband is jailed awaiting grand jury action after a 5,000 bond issue.
New York March 20 A young man began a panic in the Tammany Hall ballroom firing four shots at former pugilist Tom Sharkey. The shots went over Sharkey’s head and struck the wall as others on the dance floor backed away. The assailant threatened to shoot anyone who tried to stop him.
Rome March. An international marriage adds color to Roman society as Miss Thaw daughter of Alexander Blair Thaw of Pittsburgh weds Marquis Teodolf from a renowned Roman aristocratic family. Teodolf works as a bank clerk at the State Bank of Italy.
New York March 2 It was officially stated today that unless business conditions improve the Steel Trust may close its Tennessee plant switching operations.
Federal Judge Anderson refused to return Star Publishing property to the corporation and rejected McCulloch’s bid for early sale. He ordered the trust enforced, allowing potential court-ordered sale to protect creditors and stockholders, and noted the receiver’s operations showed profit. He warned of possible future actions to prevent asset destruction while preserving stockholder rights.
Federal Judge A B Anderson halted lines of argument during the first day of hearings over Star receiver ship. He praised Mc Culloch’s proposition to guarantee a minimum bid of 590000 if the court sells the Star properties, calling it the most equitably proposed plan. Shaffer’s counsel faced repeated interruptions as the court pressed for acceptance of the plan and warned against dismissing the proposal.
Firemen excavating the ruins of a Fifth Avenue apartment house at Fifty ninth Street and Fifth Avenue found the body of Reverend John W. Simpson on the seventh floor early today. The corpse was badly burned and buried under debris after a fire yesterday.
Hallie Davis shot Andrew Clardy at the junk shop owned by Joe Davis in Indianapolis. The bullet struck Clardy in the shoulder but he is expected to recover. The incident followed a dispute over Clardy’s discharge from the shop. Davis says he acted in self defense after Clardy menaced him.
Henry C. Whitely, a self confessed wife murderer, died by hanging in Culpepper Virginia jail this morning. He tied a towel to an electric fixture and kicked away the chair. A lunacy commission had been sought to study his mental state when the suicide occurred.
Shipping notices from New York to Gibaltar and Naples list Miss Charlotte J. Clancy of Indianapolis W K Wright and Miss Katharine Kretzinger of Chicago among travelers. Dr George Lorimer Baker dies in East Bridgewater from tuberculosis linked to bacilli experiments. A Rochester fire causes 150000 in damage gutting the Main Street bank building. Mrs E A Everett of Waseca Minnesota is killed in a collision between a wild locomotive and a Vera Cruz Mexico City passenger train. North Hampton estate manor house destruction reported near Washington. Dispatches from Bogota say the Colombian war crisis has passed and Serbia accepts disarm advice from powers. Six mines buildings burned in New Brunswick. Paris notes worsen strike conditions. Governor George Deene of Conju...
Nashville March 20 jurors found Col Duncan Cooper Robin Cooper and John Sharp guilty of murder in the second degree in the Carmack case and fixed punishment at 20 years. Judge Hart fined the defendants 25000 each and reserved on a mistrial motion after earlier acquittal for Sharp.
J. D. Ryan, a 50 year old Yale graduate from Chicago's Lakeview district, lies in Columbia hospital after being set upon on a Pennsylvania railroad train last night. Doctors fear paralysis for life as robbers stripped him of money and jewelry. Ryan regained consciousness this morning and provided details.
Gov Marshall issued a pardon to Luther T. Brown after 18 years in Anderson County life parole for murder in 1885. Brown, paroled May 4, 1891, has lived under parole conditions while becoming head of a respected family. The pardon reflects charity toward those who have suffered crime.
Worcester Mass March 20 Four men were injured in a fierce city fire that caused an estimated 100000 dollars in damages. The blaze gutted a residential building and prompted fire crews to battle the flames for hours. Injured occupants were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
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