Clergy Scandal Becomes Public in New York Divorce Case
Justice Aspinall orders interlocutory decree in E Bartel Hall vs Emma Hall case and rejects sealing papers. He emphasizes newspapers expose crimes and notes Rev. Benjamin Q Denham preached in Missouri while involved with Mrs Hall. Evidence shows elopement with Denham and trip to Canada.
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Justice Aspinall
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
E. Bartel Hall
Glen Cove
L. I
Emma Kirk Hall
Denham
Vanderbilt
Maine
California
Manhattan
New York
Robert Christie
West Ninety-second Street
Tie
Hall
Halls
Winterhaven
Fla
West Ninety-fourth Street
Lena H. Mount
Carlton Avenue
Canada
Den
White Plains Destruction of Liquor Seized at County Fairgrounds
A four hour destruction of 1200 beer bottles 75 teapots of whisky and gin cocktails seized at the Westchester County Fairgrounds took place under County Judge Platt's order. Prisoners under Deputy Dorle poured out liquors and smashed containers at the public refuse grounds amid strong fumes and onlookers including temperance workers witnessing the law’s first use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
William J. Dorle
Platt
Westchester County Fairgrounds
George Fisher
Yonkers
Fair Grounds
Gays
Grand Street
Human Arm Unearthed by a Dog in Newton Woods
Authorities probe a strange discovery after a St Bernard unearthed the lower arm in Newton New Jersey. The limb, carried to Ezra McPeck’s yard, resembles a woman’s with two fingers missing and shows signs of stab damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton, N. J
Register Today for Election Participation
Polls open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Registration is required to vote in the upcoming election. Those not registered cannot vote on November 3 and must enroll when registering to participate in the next primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egister
Grand Jury fails to indict in Mannes escape case
Kings County Grand Jury did not indict anyone linked to the escape of Samuel Mannes who shot Mrs Mary McCabe and was released on 300 bail as the victim died. The panel blamed lax prison procedures and urged reform while noting evidence did not justify indictment or action on the $10,000 loan involving Borough President Coler and William Hurley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings County
Grand Jury
Yestery
Samuel Mannes
Mary McCabe
Coler
William . Hurley
Grand Jury Charge Warns Against Partisanship in Election Season
Judge Warren W. Foster presided over October grand juries in General Sessions. He cautioned jurors to resist political manipulation and recalled a past indictment dismissed as groundless. Foremen named Morton H. Meinhard and Francis H. Seggett as morning and afternoon jurors, with attendance affected by Yom Kippur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren W. Foster
Court of General Sessions
Foster
Grand Jury
Morton H. Meinhard
Fifth Avenue
Francis H. Seggett
Falling mason brings terror to Brooklyn sidewalk
Two women narrowly escaped being struck when a mason named William Sexton fell sixty feet from a scaffold at Public School 50 in Brooklyn while trying to recover a hat blown loose by wind. He suffered skull and leg fractures and was taken to Bradford Street Hospital where his life hung in the balance. The incident occurred near Belmont Avenue and Varick Street as bystanders aided him with cloth bandages until aid arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Public School
Brooklyn
Sexton
Bradford
Belmont Avenue
Varick Street
Burns Kill Mrs Northrop In Alcohol Stove Blast
Mrs John Northrop died from injuries after an alcohol stove explosion at the Northrop bungalow in Seabright New Jersey. Her husband a New York City diamond importer carried her burning body to the Shrewsbury River and attempted a rescue. She was 22 and near motherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Seabright
N. J
John . Northrop
Northrop
New York City
Shrewsbury
Long Branch Memoral Hospital
Ripaeulop
Wateran Avenue
W. S. Seaman
Theungalow
Bright
New York
Tuay
Tragedy in East St. Louis Man Kills Himself Over Bills
August Figi, 49, cut his wrists to stop wife and eight children from poverty caused by illness and doctor bills. He died in He La Hetta Hospital after expressing that money should go to the children for winter clothes. He worked in a paint factory grinding hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis
Ill
August Figi
Heetta Hospital
Billa
Bain Declares Self Now Sane Seeks Liberty From Matteawan
In Poughkeepsie Oct 5 Justice Hasbrouck received Bain's claim that he is sane after court records show Matteawan State Hospital opposed his release. Bain, former Baptist pastor of Waterloo, was deemed insane following a church arson arrest and now seeks freedom.
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Poughkeepsie, N
Matteawan State
Stuart Bain
Justice Hasbrouck
Bain
Bptist Church
Waterloo
Woman Fights Rescuer During 10 Die Incident at Bay
A dramatic event unfolds as a woman struggles with her rescuer while attempting to leap into the bay amid a ten die crisis. National Bank is cited in relation to the incident.
Brooklyn Woman Rescued After Attempted Suicide at Fort Hamilton
Miss Edith Etel Knowles of 874 Sterling Place Brooklyn leaped into the bay at the foot of Fort Hamilton and was rescued after a struggle by William Van Pelt. She fainted and was revived by doctors at the Norwegian Hospital. She cited nervous strain from overwork and gave family ties to Gates W. McGarrah and the Knowles Brothers firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etel Knowles
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
Gates W. McGarrah
Mechanics’ National Bank of Manhattan
Foit Street
Fort Hamilton
William van Pelt
Ninetieth Street
Dahlgren Place
Pelt
Fort Hamilton Park
Miss Knowles
van Pelt
Edith Knowles
Montague Street
McGarrah
Knowles Brothers Company
Pearl Street
Manhattan
J. P. Morgan &Co
Ethel H. Knowles
Corporation
Knowles
Mss Knowles
Steers
John Kelly Detained in Jerome Gambling Inquiry
John Kelly, linked to the Tenderloin gambling situation, appeared at the District Attorney's office and was turned over to Assistant District Attorney Murphy. He claimed to have been out of the gambling game for a year and offered his former West Forty-first Street place for police inspection. No sampling cases are expected before the Grand Jury as current gambling activity is not believed to be ongoing at the suspect sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kelly
Tenderloin
Murphy
Kelly
West Forty-first Street
Gran Jury
Woman seeks higher alimony in divorce case
Supreme Court Justice Dayton heard Mrs. Clara M. Hanan request to finalize the April decree and raise alimony from the $1,000 monthly allowance. Alfred R. Hanan’s counsel argued he cannot pay more, and the judge adjourned for two weeks to obtain his financial status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Dayton
Clara M. Hanan
Alfred R. Hanan
Hanan
Glass enters brain as Brooklyn girl near-fatal accident
Blanche Goldstein a 15 year old of 1590 Ft8 Avenue Brooklyn survived a glass injury after a large pane shattered from a third floor window striking her head. Surgeons at St Marys Hospital removed a tumorlike gathering from the brain and cleaned the wound. Doctors predict full recovery as the girl momentarily regained consciousness and recognized her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Goldstein
Avenue
Brooklyn
St. Mary’s Hospital
Conference on relief plans for the unemployed in New York
At a meeting of the National Committee for the Relief of the Unemployed held at 20 Duane Street yesterday, leaders decided to invite Mayor McGowan and Robert W. De Forest to a conference to discuss a winter shelter plan and to urge Sage Endowment Trustees to contribute to immediate relief. Henry Chancellor was tasked with arranging the meeting at the earliest date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee For the Relief of the Unemployed
Duane Street
McGowan
Board of Aldermen
Robert W. de Forest
Sage Endowment
McClellan
Henry Chancellor
Metz Presses for Central Purchasing in City Budget Probe
Controller Metz testified before the Cassidy committee on municipal finances and urged a central buying system. He cited waste from supply purchases such as disinfectants priced at a dollar a gallon versus a three cent cost to manufacture. He called the bidding statute a nuisance and noted savings from stopping false sewer damage claims in Brooklyn.
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Metz
Cassidy
Brooklyn
Freedom for Male Garb as Immigrant Wins Livelihood
An immigrant formerly known as Frank Woodhull, who lived fifteen years as a man, obtained clearance at Ellis Island and plans to settle in New Orleans. She advocates self expression through attire, noting women face fashion constraints and that she fears only children’s perceptions, not adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Island
New
Orleans
Gen Hains Denies Threats In Bayside Killing Case
Gen Peter C Hains denies claims by his daughter in law that he threatened William E Annis life after a confession. Reports say T Jenkins Hains and both brothers face first degree murder indictments with grand jury consideration this week. District Attorney Darrin met Mrs Hains in Boston to discuss her account as Fort Stevens Oregon reports place Lt Farnsworth as a possible witness.
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Peter C. Hains
Peter D. Hains, Jr
William E. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Sen
Annis
T. Jenkins Hains
Anorney Darrin
Boston
Mrs. Hains
Fort Stevens
Oregon
Auto Speeder In Prison After Chase Down Broadway
Charles Staples, 311 West Forty-eighth Street, chauffeur for Irving T. Bush, was jailed for thirty days in City Prison after a five day workhouse sentence for assault. Police Sgt Eugene Casey chased Staples through Broadway at high speed on Sept 23, nearly colliding with pedestrians. Staples pleaded for mercy, claiming county would bear his family’s support. Judge Olmstead replied the county would cover costs and that the sentence would stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Staples
West Forty-eighth Street
Irving T. Bush
Bush Terminal Company
Justice Olmstead
Court of Special Sessions
Sergt
Eugene Casey
Staples
Broadway
Sixth Street
Seventy-second Street
Casey
Judge Olmstead
Ues
New Turn in Betting Cases at Brooklyn Court
In Adams Street Court Brooklyn yesterday John B Stanchfield for alleged bookmakers arrested at Gravesend race track argued dismissal as they lacked a recording apparatus. Magistrate Geismar queried the meaning of bookmaking as Elder cited dictionaries defining a bookmaker as a professional gambler. Briefs due and decision set for October 26.
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Adams Street Court
Brooklyn
John B. Stanchfield
Gravesend
Elder
Geismar
Mr. Elder
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Browning King
Cooper Square
5Th Street Street
Che Bishops Emeralia
W. J. Watt & Co. Publishers
Caruso
Melba
Scotti
Calve
Plancon
Tetrazzini
United States
Landay
Gran
Plaza Hotel
W. 30Th ST
Uneeda
Mr Denham
Mannes
Grand Jury and Politics
Mason
Burns
Mrs. Northrop
Bies
Lemaire
OPERA
Army and Navy
Ethel Knowles
President McGarrah
Mechanics
Jerome
Lincoln
Springfield
James Creelman
Pearson’s
Wall Street
Abraham Lincoln
Pearson
Pearson’s Magazine
Iplan
Sage Fund
Mary Johnson
Desirasse
Gen
Hains
Annie
T. J. Hains
Auto Speeder
Stanchfield
Bonwit, Harris & Co
5Th Ave
21St St
Ciasha
Washburn
Crosby S
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