Duffy Bribery Trial Jury Locked Up Overnight
The jury in Police Sergeant Peter J. Duffy’s bribery case before Justice Goff remained deadlocked after five hours of deliberation and was locked in at the Murray Hill Hotel until 7 AM. Key testimony centered on Roth and Harris with the jury seeking to rehear their statements, while Duffy defended himself denying graft and claiming no direct dealings with the gambling houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter J. Duffy
Justice Goff
Supreme Court
Murray Hill
Lynch
Criminal Court
Julius Roth
West 118Th Street
Duffy
Henry Harris
Roth
Harris
Whitman
Sweeney, Hussey, Thompson
Murtha
Rovinson
Hlartizgan
Mr. Whitman
Ashley Shea
Fox
Shea
Yonkers
Nott and Clark
Abraham Levy
Mr. Nott
Tor
Notteens
Atte
Neis
Osama
Quackenbush
Levy
Dufy
Mr. Levy
Goff
Wks
Oma
Dispute Over Tea Imports Ends in Awaited Reopen
Carter, Macy & Co. failed to halt destruction of 2,200 Formosa tea packages after Judge Coxe denied their injunction. The firm will petition Secretary McAdoo for a reopen and reexamination, claiming Tea Board appointments were improper and that two members were legally appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter, Macy & Co
Collector of Customs
Formosa
Coxe
United States District Court
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Loot Plunder From Riverside Drive Homes Recovered
Police recover $15,000 in stolen goods from Riverside Drive apartments after arresting William Keene, a suspect linked to 55 pawn tickets. The haul includes silverware, clothing, jewelry, and a diary detailing burglaries across Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Detective Frank Hawkins, off duty, captured the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blossom Seeley
Charlies Dorrance
Trance
Chicago
New York
Keene
Jimmy
Pittsburgh
Saaes
Burgary
George Eliot
Pennsylvania
Hawkins
Fire at a Fugitive Ends in Arrest Chase
Detectives Collinge and Birmingham of East 126th Street watched a pawnshop where William Keene was arrested earlier. A young man entered with a suitcase and fled when confronted, dropping two large suits and ten pawn tickets. He hid in 164 East 122nd Street cellar, later identified as Elmer Vail, a machinist of 212 West 142nd Street. Mrs. Anna H. Lonsdale had reported a burglary at 2,427 Seventh Avenue during noon to 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hawkins
Third Avenue
124Th Street
West 134Th Street
Hawkins
Curtis
West 125Th Street
Riverside Drive
William Keene
Keene
West 154Th Street
West 184Th Street
Capt. Gray
Joseph Indig
Kesne
Hall Boy
Hallboy
Rube Marquard
The
Giants
Collinge
Birmingham
East 126Th Street
Anna H. Lonsdale
Seventh Avenue
Lenox Avenue
122D Street
Lexington Avenue
East 122d Street
Elmer Vail
West 142d Street
Lonsdale
Crop conditions show slight US decline on June 1
General crops averaged 0.5 percent below last year and 12 cents below the June 1 year before in the United States. Conditions east of the Mississippi are mostly below average, with Nebraska and Iowa notably above average. California and several southern states lag. Detailed crop ratings list raspberries to pears with varied gains and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
T Department of Ae
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Wisconsin
Whenea
Northansas
Oklahoma
Montana
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Idaho
California
Nebraska
Iowa
Georgia
South Carolina
Iron and steel trade shows rising orders and shifting prices
The Iron Age reports steel companies gaining on their books with early delivery premiums fading. May bookings of the Steel Corporation average 21,000 to 22,000 tons daily, while unfilled orders drop about 654,000 tons since April. Pig iron demand grows modestly as Westinghouse and others buy 12,000 to 15,000 tons, yet price declines keep buyers cautious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Companies
Iron Age
Steel Corporation
Pacific
Iron Trade Review
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Silk Fabrics on Sale at Arnold Constable Co
A sale list announces silk fabrics including imported and domestic options. Descriptions cover satin chiffons crepons foulards and pongee with widths from 19 to 50 inches and prices from 1.00 to 1.50 per yard, highlighting colorways and uses for gowns skirts and travel wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Arnold, Constable & Co
Fabrics for the Tub Frock Sale Prices
A catalog of discounted fabrics including 2,800 yards of washables in crystalline voile batiste and tissue patterns, 46 inches wide, reduced from 1.75–2.50 to 0.75–0.85. Also 1,850 yards Ratine from France, 4,500 Crepe Canvas linen fabric at 0.65, 7,000 yards Pure Ramie Linen at 0.29, and assorted fancy wash goods from 0.50 to 0.75 yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Oxford
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His Walter
Camp/ Life in
Colorado
Union Pacific
St. Louis
Yellowstone National Park
J. B. Defriest
Broadway
N. Y
Detective
Ruben Marquard
Altman & On
Norfolk
Fifth Avenue
34Th and
35Th Streets
New Bark
Oneill-Adams Co
Sixth Avenue
O’neill’s
Dad
Nainsook
Madras
Mull
O’neill
O’neill-Adams Co
20Th
22D Street
New York City
Accnold
Instable B Co
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