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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1900
Page
2
Testimony details alleged brutality by nurses at the pavilion as witnesses describe patients, including Hilliard and Davis, with conflicting accounts of injuries. Doctors' records and witness statements are weighed as prosecutors seek to place responsibility for the death during the hospital stay.
Superintendent O Rourke of Belle Hospital reacted to the verdict saying it aligned with the Coroner’s Physician Donlin’s opinion. The jury credited Minnock’s testimony though doubts linger about his credibility. The trial’s outcome remains unsettled as Dr. John W Moore declined to comment and Flo denied hospital official status.
The Board of Managers of the Training School for Male Nurses met for four hours yesterday and examined fifteen nurses. Dr George B Fowler, president, announced no statement would be issued until a report to Commissioner Keller. Earlier, Commissioner Teller's letter was discussed and Keller was reportedly ill in his rooms at the New Amsterdam Hotel. Bellevue nurses complained of overwork due to staff reductions and unfilled vacancies.
In Montreal on December 28 Winston Churchill and Major Pond clashed over pay for a lecture tour. Churchill, guest of Lord Minto at Rideau Hall, demanded higher profits and threatened not to continue unless prices were doubled. Pond refused to raise rates, citing potential losses. Churchill planned to proceed to Toronto, skipping Brantford for now.
Harlem desperado Miles McDonnell opened fire with two revolvers in the Onawa Hotel Café at Park Avenue and 125th Street early yesterday. Four men were shot. George Trice died, others including Howard Courtney Thomas Kennedy and Charles McMullen were wounded. McDonnell, linked to Harlem gambling rings, was arrested after a chaotic night as police and doctors raced to locate missing victims.
Montreal reports reveal Reverend James Le Beren Johnson ex Chaplain of the New York Fire Department traced to Montreal and likely landed in England. Nurse Mary Hoffman also missing, suspected as his wife. Johnson sailed from Halifax aboard the Tunisian for Liverpool. He registered as Mr Montgomery in Windsor Hotel then as Mr Ruggles at Beaver Hall Hill, joined by a woman believed to be Miss Hoffman before leaving together. Johnson had been at Watkins Sanitarium, resigned from Grace Church and Fire Department posts, and earlier failed recovery after nervous breakdown from burn and ship救 rescue duties.
In White Plains on December 28 the Burnz murder trial heard insanity experts who said the defendant, Edgar C. Burnz, appeared rational in court. Dr Carlos S. McDonald testified he saw no insanity or melancholia, while Dr Samuel P. Lyon and Dr Edgar C. Spitzka offered similar opinions. Edwin T. Maxham, who employed Burnz, described him as rational despite dishonesty. Case to be summed up tomorrow.
A massive dynamite blast at Baker Camp near Durbin Pocahontas County on the Elkins coal and iron railroad line killed six men and severely injured several others. The explosion occurred at noon during dinner when dynamite thawing near a stove ignited, blowing workers to pieces and scattering body parts across the camp.
Forty five thousand dollars in Government bonds with the company still attached and running for thirty years were found yesterday in a chest in a hut occupied by Hermit Ypsilanti Smith who died recently. Smith had lived near Fletcher in Miami County for forty years and was known to be penniless. Pension vouchers totaling about $25,000 were also found untouched.
Ex-Secretary of War Alger prepares a defense of his administration in The North American Review. He rebuts Major General Miles on canned roast beef and embalmed beef, defends Commissary General Eagan, and criticizes the charge that Miles’s testimony harmed soldiers. Alger cites new evidence, discusses Tampa shipments, and notes congressional ranks given to Miles and Shatter.
A note describes how some elderly people experience a recurring craving for food after meals, mistaken for hunger, followed by a sinking feeling. The remedy suggested is Scott’s Emulsion of cod liver oil, with an offer to send a sample from Scott & Bowne of New York.
A large audience at the People's Institute in Cooper Union heard talks on police courts illustrating their impact on the public. Ex-Magistrate Kudlich and Miss Rosalie Lowe argued for probation, child court provisions, and police honesty, noting the court as the people's forum with or without attorneys.
John Toms aged sixty eight died at Mrs. Sarah Van Cleef’s residence. Once a sheriffs office assistant, he had a long NY upbringing and Mexican War drummer boy service. He faced a violent robbery at the Kilpatrick farm, bound and hung for hours, with $57.50 and a gold watch stolen. Walker testified, received fourteen years. Cook got seventeen years.
The Times records a fair outlook with frosts in parts of Florida and Georgia and cooler conditions in the Atlantic states. Winds on the coast will be fresh west to north, with recent high and low temperatures showing a 39 degree maximum and 31 degree minimum.
Wu Ting-fang, Chinese minister to the U.S., addressed the Outlook Club in Montclair on why foreigners arouse hostility in China. He noted past missteps, praised some missionaries, urged moderation, conciliation, and better understanding, and urged selective posting of doctors and educators to win support among Chinese elites.
Dr. William A. P. Martin, president of the Imperial University of Peking, told Phi Beta Kappa alumni in New York that violence was the natural recourse of Chinese statesmen. He argued Chinese diplomacy was a lost art for about 2,000 years, due to imperial isolation and neglect of international etiquette. He urged a firm policy in dealing with China.
Governor elected Odell and Senator Platt in conference at the Fifth Avenue Hotel late last night discussing committees and appointments. Odell indicated no forecast of his message while signaling support for a single headed New York City Police Commission and possible reorganizations of the Lunacy and Forestry Fish and Game departments.
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