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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1909
Page
2
James O. Bradley of Indianapolis received a life sentence after being found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing his wife at a relative’s home in Lebanon. Bradley, who had come from Noblesville, slashed her throat and claimed she killed herself. The case was moved from Marion county on change of venue.
West Washington street business men, over 50 merchants, form an organization to attract shoppers between Capitol Avenue and California Street. They will petition the street railway company for through car service on Washington Street from Irvington to Mount Jackson. Arthur J. Navin is president and Bert Goldberg secretary.
Three men named D. W. Woods of Minneapolis James Gordon of Denver and Fred Torrenson of South Dakota were arrested at Brown Park South Omaha after police traced them to a railroad mail robbery. A fourth man fled as detectives seized two automatic revolvers four nuts and four masks found earlier by boys. The suspects match the bandit description and could be the train robbers.
Frederick M. Ayres of Ayres & Co. leases from Augustus Lynch Mason the 321 Massachusetts Avenue property to New York street for 99 years. Indiana Automobile Co and a cloak house occupy the business rooms. Lease runs 3260 annually first five years rising to 7000 in the final period with a 175000 purchase option at year 30.
New York May 28 Wall Street buzzed with a rumor that Henry H Rogers planned to ruin Thomas W Lawson and his associates by cutting their Process copper bond profits. The plan failed due to Rogers death and Lawson’s later circular offering subscribers refunds with interest amid his ongoing defense of the bond issue.
In Hammond and Whiting three men were injured as an interurban car on the Hammond Whit ing East Chicago line struck a heavily loaded wagon at the Ninety second street bridge. Felix Luecken 19 suffered a broken back and critical head injuries. Michael Gavigan 20 had a broken left leg and internal injuries. Edward Hopkins 22 endured head and body injuries. All were taken to South Chicago hospital. The wagon carried household goods bound for Indiana and pedestrians panicked as the collision occurred.
President Taft left the Belasco theater after the first act of The Revelers amid unamused mood. He was with Mrs. Lewis Moore and Capt. Butt, both in attendance in formal attire and military dress. The curtain fell before he exited to avoid attention. The play portrays Dorothy Dean’s ascent from questionable venues to a marriage with Jack Randolph.
Sergi Metcalf of the mounted squad trains horses quickly and shows circus tricks after a new purchase. Assistant Fire Chief Petty drives solo during meals, moving as fast as with a driver. Charles McDonald of hook and ladder No 1 hails from Jennings county and welcomes visiting boys with open arms. McDonald once served as official fiddler at Jennings country dances. A Hebrew friend of Patrolman Larry Hanlon took him to an Italian wedding, a Hebrew guiding an Irishman to a wedding, a curious pairing.
The Y M C A long distance team plans a five mile cross country run on Decoration Day morning. Entrants include Frazetur who won the three mile event from Franklin college and Heddon the city champion in Goors. The course begins at Riverside Park, goes along Thirtieth Street to the tow path, up to the Northwestern bridge, up Michigan hill, and back to the west road.
Anderson Indiana May 2 Miss Lida Scott 23 who disappeared a month ago before a murder assault trial against Shirley Doyle returned home claiming travel through the south for pleasure not to escape the Doyle proceeding. Doyle was convicted of slashing the throat of Misa Scott in an alleged effort to murder her.
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