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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
2
Washington D C Special Representative from Indiana telegrammed Indianapolis authorities seeking details on McNamara the labor leader charged with dynamiting If the reply shows McNamara was unduly deprived of liberty Kerby will call for a congressional investigation
The United Trades and Labor Assembly of Louisville condemns the arrest of J J McNamara in Indianapolis and calls for a fair trial without third degree or sweat box methods. It notes Governor Taylor of Kentucky faced murder charges but was not pursued by authorities and later pardoned.
John J. McNamara and brothers James McNamara and Ortie McManigal head toward Los Angeles to face trial for the Los Angeles Times bombing that killed 21 people. McNamara declares fear of treachery and vows innocence. McManigal allegedly adds to his confession about the gang’s methods and how they acquired explosive materials.
Prosecutor Fredericks and Ingersoll completed prep work for the trial of John J. McNamara and brothers James and Ortie McManus. James McNamara allegedly used the name James Kirgee at a boarding house in San Francisco. Authorities promise a fair trial under U.S. law, with labor leaders returning to Los Angeles amid tense times as a bricklayers strike is called off to avoid disruption. Anton Johansen arrives in an advisory capacity as secrecy surrounds prisoner transport.
Congressman Carl Vere and Representative Frank Wochanan charged that the McNamaras arrest stems from a plot by a band of financial highbinders seeking to intimidate union labor nationwide. The American Federation of Labor announced a $200,000 fund to defend the McNamaras and others jailed in connection with the alleged dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building.
Indianapolis report details John Cook a former Iron Workers Union bookkeeper claiming the McNamara brothers and McManigal stopped a far larger plot. Burns head of the Pinkerton agency testified before Marion County grand jury. prosecutors note Burns not yet examined. The session lasted about fifteen minutes as Burns moved to Chicago while being pressed for immediate access to basement Life Building records.
Daniel J reports a lawyer named OP or Emily enters a not guilty plea in a New York special case. The brief note cites counsel and the defendant's plea as the central action. The piece emphasizes the court appearance and legal representation.
Criminal lawyer WW Reilly who defended Harry Thaw and Nan Patterson pleaded not guilty before Justice Davis in the Supreme Court. He faces an indictment charging him with receiving stolen bonds linked to the Avon Dancroft $55,000 stock robbery and may travel on May 5 or May 14.
Norfolk VA, special report by Andrew Jackson Dalton, a Pickett-Buchanan Confederate Veterans member, argues former Judge Roger A. Pryor did not relay news of Fort Sumter surrender to Captain George B. Jones. Dalton says he helped place the shell used as the bombardment signal and witnessed the first shot, asserting no civilian was present at Fort Johnson during the siege. He later served on the Merrimac in Hampton Roads.
Fourteen miners’ bodies were recovered at the Ott Mine of the Davis Coke and Coal Company in Elk Garden W Va rescue parties search for nine more men buried by yesterday’s explosion. The dead are mangled charred and crushed with identification possible only through clothing pockets. John Laing head of the State Department of Mines and deputies from Charleston arrived for official investigation. Rescue progress limited by debris blocking the tunnel and a mile reach from the pit mouth. A special train from Pittsurge Paye brought mining engineers and federal men to assist.
Ten men were buried and $100000 in damage reported after an explosion at Belmont Mills in Wheeling West Virginia. Rescuers pulled out all workers and none suffered fatal injuries though windows shattered as far as twenty blocks away.
In El Paso a report from the peace negotiations between General Francesco I. Madero and Dias Government envoys describes continued fighting around Ojinaga and Armeño Torreon as brigands plunder as federal reinforcements move to Ojinaga. A hitch arises over how to proceed with the mediation and Madero requests formal nomination of a state empowered commissioner to represent President IMax.
A telegraph from Special Agent Hidwards in Juarez to the State Department says all is over in the city and peace negotiations are proceeding smoothly. He notes Americans who were in the revolutionary ranks are fleeing across the border into Texas.
In Chicago at Edward Albert & Son jewelry, diamonds worth 10000 and 400 in cash were stolen in broad daylight by four men. One masked and three with false beards and mustaches forced the owners to give up the valuables. An assault left Ridtward Alberti seriously injured as the robbers fled in a waiting automobile.
Chicago special report: Richard Jiortes, a so called professor of rat catching, has secured an order for twenty live rats to be used by the telephone company at Steckford. The project involves rats threading string through conduits to lay wire, a plan that has released a peculiar effect as a ferret with string is sent in pursuit to guide the rodents.
New York special chief William J. Flynn, famed for his service with the United States Secret Service, announces resignation as second deputy police commissioner of New York, alleging political pressures from higher authorities made conditions in the department intolerable.
An advertised eye remedy named Marine Eye Remedy promises to soothe sore eyes strengthen weak eyes and relieve eye pain. The claim mentions use for babies and conditions like scaly eyelids and granulation.
Atlantic City readies for the twenty fifth Grand Lodge Reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks from July 10 to 27. Governors and ex governors, senators, and representatives will attend, with William Jennings Bryan and Judge Ben Lindsay among speakers. State leaders, hotel plans, and a proposed Elks National Home dominate preparations as delegates from across the country converge for a pivotal convention.
In New York, the body of James McWilliams was found suspended from the fire escape at 209 East Forty third Street after he leaped from a window of his apartment with his wife nearby. The death is reported as a suicide discovered by his wife in the midair pose.
A man identified as McWilliams died after his feet became caught in a fire escape during an apparent self harm attempt. His body was found by his wife who looked out the window and saw the scene after several hours.
The remains of Rev. William Graham, founder of Washington Academy, are being exhumed from St John’s Church yard in Richmond after 112 years. They will be moved to Washington and Lee University in Lexington on May 4, laid to rest May 6, and accompanied by kin and university alumni. The bones will be sealed in a metal wicket at the Richmond Burial Company per law.
The Oak Savings Bank at 946 Wells Street Chicago owned by John Devoni was badly damaged by a dynamite blast early today. Police report windows and front wall torn away and customers thrown from belts. Devoni says he received blackmail letters from the Chicago Mafia. two women were seen fleeing the bank moments before the explosion.
Springfield Special reports Lieutenant Governor Ogles signed warrants for the arrest of Farward Tilden W C Cummings and G M Benedict for contempt for refusing to produce documents demanded by the State Senate committee investigating Lorimer's election to the United States Senate. Assisting sergeant at arms Harcourt headed to Chicago to execute the warrants. Tilden heads the beef trust and is said to have financed Lorimer's campaign.
A Buffalo New York plant belonging to the Buffata Company suffered extensive damage from an early morning fire. The blaze destroyed much of the facility and caused estimated losses of 250000 dollars. Several fungamen were burned but no serious injuries occurred.
A fifteenth year old Cleveland boy, employed to check flour sacks, was locked inside a box car on a Baltimore and Ohio line. He drank rainwater, ate dry flour, and endured extreme thirst until rescued in Baltimore. Doctors say he would have died if kept longer. He identifies himself as Human Golden of 2634 East Seventh Street and says he was shipped from Cleveland after missing eight. The boy told how a brakeman shut the door and he pounded for release as the train moved. He was found at Jersey City and returned to Cleveland for recovery.
The Alexandria Gazette founded in 1784 is sold to the Alexandria Gazette Corp with May 1 transfer. Hibbert Snowden signs farewell note after nearly 50 years, praising the paper’s long history. Barrett, Smiths named officers and new management vows no change in appearance. The Gazette’s Civil War interruptions are noted. the publication survived through Federal control and fires.
Fragmentary OCR text notes offices and references a historical period in Atestodria with mentions of lilies and an auditor, implying a partial history but lacking clear events or identities.
Commonwealth of Virginia announces to county and city treasurers that the state must pay large specific appropriations on May 1. Remit all state taxes collected and in hand now to enable prompt payment. Signed Si R. Donohoe, Auditor of Public Accounts, Richmond, April 17, 1911.
A Richmond Virginia report notes the state treasurers were asked to advance funds to meet May 1 obligations. Auditor Donohoe downplays a crisis, citing legal settlement dates and pension needs, while Richmond Norfolk Petersburg and Lynchburg treasurers face tighter reporting rules and weekly payments.
Wisconsin Socialist Rep Berger introduces a resolution to end the Senate and transfer legislative power to the House. The plan ties laws to a national referendum requiring majority approval in three fourths of states within ninety days, arguing the referendum protects progress and reflects conservative popular will.
Nasitsville special report says J and Bogert, foreman at a local manufacturing plant, is jailed on murder charges in the shooting death of B. J. Harrison late Tuesday. Bogert declines to comment as details remain unclear.
Breathitt county man known as Devil Anse White and his wife were charged in the murder of Jason Deaton. White posted $5,000 bail, and his wife supplied $5,000 for her own bail as complicity in the killing is alleged.
A Richmond College audience heard Prof. William E. Dodd discuss Jefferson Davis in a lecture on The South on the Eve of the Civil War. Dodd noted Davis’s education, career, and imprisonment under Lincoln, predicting Davis may be seen as a major Civil War figure in the future alongside Lee.
A Roanoke wedding ends in elopement after February meeting between Miss Caroline Mitchell of Oxcroft Maine and Daniell Judges, an insurance man. Parson Burroughs officiated, claiming they were the 3,626th couple married at Gretna Green. Mitchell arrived as Dorothy Arnold disappearance sparked local speculation.
Washington dispatches say Jose Vasconcelos, head of the Mexican revolutionary junta, reports progress in peace negotiations. Key topics include debts of the revolutionists, pensioning of injured rebels, and arming provisions for disbandment under Diaz government.
The State Department reports fighting across several Mexican states. Revolutionary forces in Tabasco suffer a severe defeat with forty-five killed and many wounded. Consul Schumacher in Ensenada warns of possible capture as revolutionists advance, endangering American interests. Alamo faces renewed threat with Americans short of food and supplies.
Ambassador O Brien in Tokyo told the State Department that Fletcher and Richardson, two San Francisco passengers arrested for photographing the Materu naval station from a passing ship, have been released. The investigation found no spying intent and cleared them of wrongdoing.
In Denver a wealthy heir, Harry Brown, shot and killed his wife as she wheeled their baby in a go cart, then died by suicide. Brown was the grandson of New York millionaire John M. Gage.
In Durham North Carolina Leander Rochelle, father in law of Brodie L Duke, was convicted in the recorder's court of illicit retailing of liquor and sentenced to six months on the convict road gang. He appealed after being caught in a wholesale raid last week when 60 keepers of blind tigers were rounded up at night.
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