Relatives Aid jailed two in Stokes case threats and defense
The families of Miss Conrad and Miss Graham, jailed after felonious assault on W W E Stokes, promise help for defense. A lawyer discusses messaging and alleged letters while Stokes recovers with no immediate danger. Police note two revolvers found and trace motives and payments.
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Fifty-fourth Street Court
E. D. Stokes
Ansonia Hotel
Nagel
Ethel
Conrad
Charles Nagel
Herman Phillips
Alice Andrews
Lillian Graham
Phillips
Miss Conrad
Mr. Stokes
Mrs. Stokes
Terence J. McManus
Stokes
Miss Graham
Ansonia
Mr. McManus
West Sixty-eighth Street
Varuna
Robert M. Moore
Wall Street
McManus
Europe
Celtic
Graham
Means
France
United States
Pat Casey
Holmes Admits Larceny in Queens Deputy Case
John Holmes ex-Deputy Collector of Assessments and Arrears of Taxes for Queens pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree before Judge Humphrey. The indictment charged him with appropriating 55.64 on Oct 31 1910 from Melville B Smith and another 57.02 on the same date. Holmes, prominent in Queens Republican politics, was dismissed after a shortage was found.
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John Holmes
Queens
Prendergast
Humphrey
Queens County Court
Holmes
Melville B Smith
Holmés
Ozone Park
T. C. McKennee
Collins
Melville B. Smith
Rugs Seized for Storage. Appraisers Value Opium at 72
Collector Loeb ordered 41 Persian rugs worth 33000 placed in bonded storage after undervaluation left them in federal hands. Forfeiture actions by Mark P. Andrews begin as moths are found. opium on the British freighter Roseric valued at 72 with the skipper fined 42 to clear the ship following a clash between revenue officers and crew.
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Loeb
Mark P. Andrews
Custom House
Henry W. Storey
Cutting Suit Discontinued After Vindication of Cutting
Supreme Court Justice Pendleton ruled that W Bayard Cutting and the late Michael H Cardozo were vindicated against Mrs Jennie M Stephens accusations in her suit over a transfer of realty at the Municipal Ferry terminal South Brooklyn and an accounting of ferry property. He granted Stephens lawyers motion to discontinue, noting her evidence and admissions refuted deceit claims against Cutting and Cardozo.
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Supreme Court
Pendleton
W. Bayard Cutting
Michael H. Cardozo
Jennie M. Stephens
Cutting
New York County
Stephens
Thirty-ninth Street
South
Brooklyn
Cardozo
Witnesses contrast Scheib wife disappearance in Magisterial hearing
Prosecutors consider dropping case against Harry A. Scheib after an all day hearing failed to prove Mrs. Scheib was slain. Scheib offered varying explanations for his wife’s absence from February until Monday when two more witnesses will be heard.
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Strong
Harry A. Scheib
East Seventy-eighth Street
Scheib
Corrigan
Massachusetts
Chicago
Cleveland
May Blake
Lyric Theatre
Springfield
John H. Wyeth
Scheibs
L. Rosenthal
Harry Scheib
Eighth Avenue
Albany
Autocoe
Dougherty
Gloster
Owen
McMahon
Matthews Named Executive Secretary to Mayor Gaynor
James Matthews, a longtime stenographer in the Mayor's office since August 2, 1902, was appointed Executive Secretary to Mayor Gaynor, succeeding William B. Meloney who resigned. The mayor cited reward for meritorious service amid many candidates with backing. Matthews resides at 111 Sixth Street Elmhurst Borough of Queens.
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James Matthews
Gaynor
William B. Meloney
Matthews
Mr. Matthews
Sixth Street
Elmhurst
Borough of
Queens
McKim Fellowship Awarded to William C. Francis of Stanford
Columbia University grants the McKim Fellowship in Architecture to Californian William C. Francis a Stanford graduate. The award requires a two year stay at the American Academy in Rome and travels to historic European cities. Francis will depart for Rome in August.
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William C. Francis
Leland Stanford University
McKim
Columbia University
American Academy
Rome
Mr. Francis
Murphy's Legs Convicted in Saloon Burglary Case
Frank Murphy, 27, found guilty of third degree burglary in Queens County Court over an attempted saloon robbery at 181 Vernon Avenue Long Island City. A jury waited five minutes before ruling Murphy's legs were going into the saloon when Police Powers arrived, Murphy claiming they were exiting. He was remanded for sentence.
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Frank Murphy
Michael la Brocker
Vernon Avenue
Long Island City
Humphrey
Queens County Court
Murphy
Thomas F. Powers
Hunters Point Station
Powers
Policeman Powers
Collins
Referee's Removal Upheld by Appellate Court
The Appellate Division denied Sidney Bernstein's appeal from Justice Page's removal of him as referee in the Topia Mining Company vs. Lewis Warfield suit. The court found the advance request improper though not evidence of motive, stressing the need for impartiality in referees and that appeals should not tolerate perceived bias.
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Supreme Court
Sidney Bernstein
Justice Page
Topia Mining Company
Lewis Warfield
Bernstein
Warfield
Fits
Raid on Fulton Market fish peddlers yields arrests
Commissioner Walsh and Chief Inspector Tighe conducted a raid on nearby stands confiscating 326 defective scales. Two peddlers were arrested as many fled into the river abandoning their measuring tools.
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Walsh
Tighe
Bureau of Weights and Measures
Fulton Market
Court Upholds Third Ave Line Reorganization Plan
Appellate Division overturns Public Service Commission ruling, restating that PSC power is limited to legality of stock and bond issuance under railroad reorganization statute. Court affirms plan by Committee of Consolidated Bondholders despite PSC objections to value and control. Justice Clarke notes implied repeal arguments fail and upholds the act as still in force.
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Supreme Court
Public Service Commission
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Committee of Consolidated Bondholders
Justice Clarke
Public Service Act
Jail for Colored Forger Mamie Mack Sentenced
Mamie Mack, a Black woman, was sentenced to eleven months and twenty nine days in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to stealing twenty five dollars by signing Frances Mayers's name on a withdrawal slip. She was arrested after a high speed chase and transfer to court.
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Mulqueen
Mamie Mack
Frances Mayers
West 124Th Street
McIntyre Replaces Levy for O Reilly in Bail Appeal
John F. McIntyre took over as counsel for Daniel O Reilly, the Bancroft bond thieves go-between defendant. Levy opposed O Reillys bid to overturn a five month Blackwell Island sentence while McIntyre, aided by O Reilly in the Hains murder case, argued before Supreme Court Justice Erlanger for a certificate of reasonable doubt to allow bail during appeal. decision reserved.
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John F. McIntyre
Abraham Levy
Daniel O'Reilly
Bancroft
Levy
O'Reilly
Blackwell's Island
MclIntyre
O'Reil
Hains
Supreme Ourt
Erlanger
Justice Erlanger
Interest on Central of Georgia Bonds Paid June 14 1908
Pursuant to a Chatham County Superior Court judgment the Central of Georgia Railway deposits funds with trustees to pay interest on the first and second income mortgage bonds. Metropolitan Trust Company will disburse 4.375 percent or $43.75 per $1,000 on first incomes, and Central Trust Company will pay 2.5 percent or $25 per $1,000 on second incomes on June 14 upon presentation of the respective warrants.
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Central of Georgia
Superior Court
Chatham County
Georgia
Central of Georgia Railway
Metropolitan Trust Company
Central Trust Company
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Library of Oratory
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