Will Move for Four Cont in Police Case
Three commissioners favored a grand jury, an action likely to delay the police case. The judge indicated a probable deferment as the plan progresses.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1911
Page
1
McGrath Case Intervenes as Yolton Refuses to Resign
Reports say Detective urged testimony be avoided while Yolton would resign this afternoon but official word hints at the commission weighing a continuance or dismissal. Schubert’s motion to delay hearings looms as witnesses fear intimidation. Grand jury calls and potential resignations swirl amid ongoing graft proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schubert
A. H. Schubert
Dengler
Fire and Police Commission
Tinre E. C. Higbee
George
Pearl Street
Bert Scott
Frank Secord
Hall
Aota
McGrath
Scott
Joseph McGrath
Yolton
G. M. Woodward
We Commission
L. C. Colman
J. E. Langdon
William Torrance
Wiliam [Doerflinger
Deaerins
Gompers Not on Inside Facts in McNamara Case
Clarence Darrow, defense counsel, states Samuel Gompers never asked about guilt or innocence of the McNamara defendants. Darrow says Gompers knew nothing of inside facts and may face efforts to link him to the bribery inquiry. federal probe expands with Regan and Lawler in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
McNamara
United Press Today
Clarence Darrow
McNamara Defense
Gompers
United Press
Federation of Labor
Darrow
Samper Gompers
Sectereyease
Exen
Indianapolis
Burns
National Erectors
National Association of Manufacturers
McNamara Defense Fund
Executive Committee
The
American Federation
Darrow Discusses Gompers Role in M'Namara Case
Chief counsel for the defense says he did not tell labor leader Samuel Gompers of guilt. He adds that Gompers is not involved in the United States investigation and will not be drawn into it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
State Hospital
Jennings
Defense
$25,000 for Wife's Love in Erie Federal Suit
In Pittsburgh on December 5 a federal court verdict awarded Slmer Sturtevant of Boston $25,000 against William B. Sterling of Erie for alienation of the affections of Sturtevant’s wife Josephine Sturtevant, vaudeville performer Josephine Joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Slmer Sturtevant
Boston
William B. Sterling
Erie
Josephine Sturtevant
Josephine Joy
Perjury Charge in Murder Case
Denver bar association will investigate Francis J. Easton’s testimony in the Patterson murder case. If found manufactured, Easton could face perjury charges. Judge Hilton will be summoned to explain Easton’s testimony as Gertrude Gibson Patterson’s acquittal is reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Francis J. Easton
Patterson
Gertrude Gibson Patterson
Denver Bar Association
Benson
Easton
Bar Association
O. N. Hilton
E. B. Hendie
Packers Lose in Fight for Stay
Ten millionaire packers must stand trial tomorrow in Chicago under the criminal section of the anti trust law for forming the meat trust. The Supreme Court refused to grant a stay of proceedings and the appeal challenging the law remains on the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Heef Trust
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
White
Justice Department Holds Fire on McNamara Case
The Department of Justice stays tight lipped on the dynamite conspiracy as authorities await a forthcoming detailed confession from the McNamaras. Wickersham directs silence while agents in Los Angeles and Indianapolis report progress, with DA McCormick of Los Angeles in daily contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
McNamaras
Wickersham
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
McCormick
Wages vs effort theme dominates La Crosse school meeting
At the La Crosse county school board convention held at the Agricultural School in Onalaska, C. P. Cary urges that wages reflect results not brute effort. W. E. Larson advocates consolidating smaller rural schools, outlines a one year trial and tuition shifts, and warns against excessive pupil migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Cary
la Crosse County
Cary
Mr. Cary
W. E. Larson
Larson
No Settlement In Boundary War Delayed To Winter
No settlement on the Lake Pepin boundary line will occur this winter as planned because Minnesota and Wisconsin legal departments are not ready to present arguments. Special committees from both legislatures had set December 6 for final agreement, but delays persist amid long standing disputes over lines through Lake Pepin and the Mississippi river boundary near Duluth and Superior. Assemblyman John J. McConnell of La Crosse serves on Wisconsin's boundary committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Pepin
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
St. Louis River
Duluth
Superior
John J. McConnell
la Crosse
Wisconsin Boundary Committee
High Court Rules Against Milwaukee Socialist Administration
The Wisconsin Supreme Court sustained the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company in its challenge to tax the socialist Milwaukee administration seeking $187,500 as a $15 per car levy on 500 streetcars for fifteen years. The court also upheld Victor L. Berger's refusal to answer in a libel suit by J. Neacy against Berger and the Social Democratic Herald. It ruled C A Mullen was not legally appointed, but the Public Works department created by the socialist administration was valid, affecting about 3 million dollars in street contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
Supreme Court Today
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
Socialist Administration of
Milwaukee
Street Railway
Victor L. Berger
Social Democratic Herald Company
J. Neacy
Chicago approves 70 cent gas rate plan
Judge Scanlon of the superior court upheld Chicago's sliding gas rate ordinance setting 75 cents the first year, 70 cents the second, and 68 cents the third. He dismissed the gas company's petition to restrain enforcement and ruled the ordinance reasonable and equitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Scanlon
Superior Court
Bitter Los Angeles election as women vote may sway control
Los Angeles faces a fierce mayoral contest with George Alexander and Job Harriman factions bitterly divided over the McNamara case. It is the city’s first election where women will vote, potentially tipping the balance for control of the city council amid union labor and industrial peace tensions. Judge Bordwell delivers a dramatic courtroom scene as McNamara defendants face life and long jail terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Lincoln J. Steffens
McNamara
George Alexander
Job Harriman
Socialist Union Labor
Harriman
Alexander
Alexanderites
Buncombe
Fire Destroys King George Tent in Delhi Durbar Preparations
A grand reception tent for King George burned in Delhi during durbar preparations. Officials fear a broader outbreak as fire crews and soldiers enforce strict precautions after earlier blazes. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
India
George
McNamara Confession Statement Released
James B. McNamara’s handwritten confession released in Los Angeles details a September 30 1910 Times building bombing plan using a suitcase with dynamite. He says his aim was to damage the building and scare its owners, not to kill. He expresses deep regret for the men who died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. M’namara
McNamara brothers jailed for life in Los Angeles murder case
In Los Angeles District Attorney Fredricks and Judge Bordwell sentenced James J. McNamara to life in San Quentin and John J. McNamara to fifteen years for the 1911 murders. The dramatic court scene prompted a last minute venue change to avoid unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
McNamara Brothers
Fredricks
Walter Bordwell
James J. McNamara
San Quentin
John J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers
Bordwell
Hall of Records
Weather forecast for La Crosse and region
Fair tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Wisconsin expects warm, unsettled by Wednesday afternoon or night. Minnesota clouding with possible rain or snow tonight or Wednesday. Town forecast shows fair and warmer tonight, increasing clouds and possible unsettled by night. Overall, fair tonight and Wednesday with higher temperatures in the region.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Town
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