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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1908
Page
1
In a dramatic court moment Charles Quimby was found guilty of murder in the first degree after about seven hours of deliberation. The verdict was delivered as the court house bell rang, with Quimby remaining quiet while his brothers wept and the courtroom filled.
Tin workers will see a 4 percent wage reduction over April and May due to lower tin prices. They will still earn 2 percent above the base rate, based on the Amalgamated Association’s scale tied to tin price movements. If tin falls below 3.40 a box, workers revert to the base rate.
Twenty armed miners from WilkesBarre Pa. rampaged through Haselton near Youngstown yesterday. They held ten laborers at Republic furnaces at gunpoint took their pay, then attempted the same at Steve Franko saloon before police intercepted and the gang escaped.
Jurors not on the case were excused until Monday. The major cases next week include the tax receipt fraud charge against E. B. Locke clarified by court officials.
A local case against Alice Reebel was dismissed with minimal comment. No further details were provided about the underlying charges or reasons for dismissal.
The court reports no additional evidence could be produced beyond what was presented at trial and notes that retrying would burden the county with further costs. The acquitted Charles Wellendorf is not to be retried.
Quimby broke down in county jail refusing to eat or talk much. He warned he did not expect a murder in the first degree verdict. Attorney R K Aiken filed a motion for a new trial with ten days to file reasons. Court stenographer told to record testimony notes.
The court ruled today that Mrs. Alice Reebel will not be called to stand trial for the murder of her uncle Ernest Bauman and neither she nor Charles Wellendorf will be asked to defend themselves on the conspiracy charge. The district attorney concluded the closing session Saturday morning.
Charles H. Young entered a nolle prosequi in all cases against the accused. The action follows the commonwealth failing to uncover new evidence since the Wellendorf trial. In fact evidence against Mrs. Reebel was weaker than that against Wellendorf.
Youngstown doctors who stood as strong witnesses in the Wellendorf case could not be called in the Reebel case due to expense. Trial would cost about $2,000, with witness bills over $500. After Wellendorf’s acquittal, District Attorney Young and County Detective Logan agreed further prosecution would be useless, saving the county the cost. Continued on Third Page.
A brief, stark report notes a girl sought death and mentions that other students mirrored that impulse, with scant details on location or parties involved and no graphic description.
In New York on March 14 Helen Baxter, 17, attempted suicide by gas in a West Forty-third Street boarding house after recalling four friends who died similarly following their graduation from St. Paul. Revived by police, she later recounted the group’s move from St. Paul to New York and shared that Grace married then died by gas, leaving Baxter alone before her own final plan.
Tramps believed responsible for a large blaze at the abandoned Consolidated Ice plant in East Liberty Pittsburg. The March 14 fire damaged four buildings, with an estimated loss of 40000 dollars. Firefighters battled the flames after a lighted cigaret started the fire, the site used nightly by vagrants for sleeping.
Rear Admiral Kane of the U S N retired died suddenly in a Park Avenue hotel in New York. He died of heart disease and was found in his room this morning after being seen in the lobby in good health last night. The navy department in Washington has been notified.
In an eight hour coast test the cruiser St. Louis proved faster and more reliable than the Charleston and Milwaukee. The Milwaukee showed machinery trouble while the St. Louis moved through the water with ease and clockwork machinery.
Reno Nevada March 14 The Western Pacific railroad will resume extensive construction along the Nevada main line placing 1000 men at work under received orders.
A clipped OCR fragment hints at ongoing legal action surrounding Capitol trimming or maintenance. The wording suggests further grief or trouble for those connected to the Capitol project as the trial proceeds.
Harrisburg dispatch reports one guilty verdict against former Auditor General William H. Snyder former State Treasurer William L. Mathues and ex Building Superintendent James M. Shumaker for conspiring to defraud the state in capitol trimming. Additional charges and trials follow including a March 23 hearing on a $17 789 metallic furniture bill with other defendants named.
At a hospital Saturday afternoon doctors reported James Collingwood’s condition after he shot himself Monday night is a little improved. They could not predict recovery yet but say the chances seem brighter.
Death notices list Lillian Curry aged 20 months of 541 Cunningham Avenue and Sarah Dean aged 55 of Pittsburg. The notices provide memorial details and kinship references typical of local public records.
Investors watch steady gains across major indices as traders react to improving corporate earnings. Analysts note modest rallies led by technology and financial sectors with confidence bolstered by positive economic indicators.
New York dispatch notes a resumed advance at the stock exchange amid signals of large past declines being unwound. Analysts warn that the rally may rest on speculation and that true conditions depend on future data such as railroad earnings cotton mill output wages idle cars and price cuts. The bank statement shows a cash decline but a moderate rise in loans and reserves offsetting part of the drop.
Washington reports Surgeon General Rixey told Secretary Metcalf that preventable suffering and deaths have occurred in the navy due to nurse shortages. A memo urges Congress to authorize trained women nurses, expand the hospital corps, and appoint dental surgeons, noting at least 250 untrained nurses are needed.
A band of 50 armed masked men rode through Scott and Woodford counties near Lexington. They torched a tobacco barn and corn crib on George Grady’s Ver Salle farm, destroying both structures, then burned another barn at Mrs. Elizabeth Hopper’s Scott county farm.
Palefone, a Black Hand member, received four years and six months for robbery in Chewton. Jim Cicilina also got a penitentiary term. Ernest Wier, fifteen, was sent to Morganza Reform School after pleading guilty to larceny and false pretenses. Dom inick Caruse had sentence suspended pending costs after a shooting incident at Edenburg. Roy O Donnell considered trial after pleading guilty to malicious mischief. judge urged proper plea and appointed counsel if desired.
Hong Kong, March 14. The Japanese cruisers Kakumo Azama and Akitsushima plus a flotilla of smaller craft are to sail or may have already sailed on a secret mission to an unknown destination, with conjecture pointing to Canton to pressure China for the release of the steamship Tatsu Maru seized for smuggling arms to Chinese rebels.
Secret service men and Pittsburg detectives raided a counterfeiters den in Braddock, arresting J. A. Haas and John Furson. The two men were surrounded by molds, dies and spurious coins, with other arrests expected as police identify the gang flooding Pittsburg and nearby areas with counterfeit half dollars.
Tokyo pushes for surrender of the seized Tatsu Maru and cargo and punishment of officials with indemnity. China refuses shore rights for the Great Northern line after agreeing with the Danish Telegraph Co. Japan accuses Pekin of delaying and considers potential broader action while diplomats weigh international friction.
Pittsburg reports a devastating four week span as illness claimed six members of Mrs. Catherine Spahr's family. The latest death is her one year old son Willis from pneumonia, following the February 14 death of her husband and successive losses of her father and four children. The heartbroken mother, now gravely ill herself, faces mounting grief.
Packey McFarland and Jimmy Britt signed for a 20 round match with Manager Coffroth to be held April 11. The fighters will weigh 132 pounds and share gate receipts with split percentages of 65 and 35.
An official statement from the North German Lloyd predicts a downturn in immigration this year. The report notes 44,712 arrivals so far and 121,740 departures, with outgoing second class passengers up and incoming down compared with 1907 figures.
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