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Newspaper
Maybrook Enterprise
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1927
Page
6
At the home of Jesse Vance the LAKH REGION REPORTER distributes papers for sale. Copies are available at McMonagle and Rogers Drug Store.
An article reports the crash that killed Monroe village clerk Mrs Thompson and injured others. Eyewitnesses describe two cars racing down Gilbert street before a fiery collision around midnight. Witnesses place speeds from 25 to 40 mph and note a Buick bursting into flames after impact.
Testimony shows two cars registered to Thompson and Van Deusen involved in a fatal crash near Brooks crossing Monroe. Officers and the village president ordered no movement until the coroner arrived while a bottle and liquor were reportedly found at the scene. Coroner Knight awaited further evidence as Trooper Van Deusen faced possible manslaughter charges.
Reported gunfire at a Frear house section left Moran mortally wounded with a bullet to the head. Moran, born 1857 in the city, left a wife Ella Sheil Moran and four daughters. Dr. Kebmitt ordered removal to Thrall hospital. Alfred J. Beatty, 30, of Harriman Farms dairy, shot himself in the dairy room after his wife’s death. coroner cited immediate death and four children.
The report states a man was found seated on the bedroom floor with a bullet wound in the forehead from a pistol. A note to his sister begged not to place the children in a charity home. Troopers Desjardins and Cameron cite powder burns and the coroner rules death by own action. Relatives include Adelaide Florence twins, Lena, and Wall Nam, living with grandfather William Beatty at Magroe.
Six consultation clinics for lung diseases will be held over the next two weeks at Newburgh Goshen Port Jervis and other county locations. Two doctors from the State Health Department will examine and X‑ray suspicious cases. Admission requires a card signed by a family physician school inspector or health officer.
A Goshen public hearing on eradicating the three West Main Street grade crossings on the Pine Island Erie line was led by H S Wilgos of the Public Service Commission. Witnesses discussed crossing positions, observation distances and traffic. Village officials expressed openness to the plan while Erie representatives pledged cooperation and time for plans.
Sunday night the Orange County Calldren's Committee office was robbed of 17 dollars 50 cents and a 10 dollar money order from a desk drawer in the County Treasurer's Building. James Van Leayven and William Clarke Jr are held pending investigation before Police Justice Merritt. Clarke had completed a six month county jail sentence February 14.
Crystal chandeliers once hung in St James Church Go shen will not be displayed during interior renovations. They are being returned to New York from which they originated. The pieces were part of a Queen Anne gift to St Pauls New York, and a vestryman from St James helped present portions to St James during earlier changes.
James Budd Murray sued Perpetta Santree for personal injuries from an auto collision. The trial in Goshen Supreme Court was avoided when the case settled out of court on Saturday. Murray received 2200 dollars net after expenses.
An advertisement urges women in every city and town to become agents for four home sale preparations. It promises profitable, permanent business with repeat sales and seeks agents in surrounding villages and Rural Free Delivery routes, directing inquiries to VanCo in Newburgh.
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