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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
16
Experts called in a dramatic will dispute stemming from Ambrose Burbank who died in New York after a frugal life. The suit questions a 1889 will and later alleged 1897 1900 wills, with family members contesting while Samuel Burbank and others faced legal peril and illness.
C W Post warns of a Labor Trust led by the American Federation of Labor that seeks power over daily life, calls for court injunctions to stop violence, and accuses leaders of coercion, with threats to workers, property, and free enterprise across cities and states. He cites injuries, murders, and trials, urging readers to seek truth and oppose dictatorial union leadership.
The suit centers on a handwritten will or gift by Caleb Burbank to his niece Mary Newcomb. Executors David Burbank Newcomb and Mary Ellen Newcomb face claims that the document was not delivered or genuine. Experts will testify on his hand writing, with jurists adjourning to review key papers and compare left and right hand scripts.
Owen Burns files for divorce from Dorothy Burns in New York City Supreme Court citing misconduct and cruelty since their May 18 marriage. Mrs Burns seeks alimony and legal fees as she disputes his income claims and alleges his control of substantial Chicago property and a family business.
The Board of Health shows a continuing decline in deaths with the rate at 14.39 for the week ended October 17, down from 16.48 a year earlier. Total deaths reached 1,270 vs 1,300, typhoid fever up to 28 from 17, and deaths among children under four years rose slightly over last year.
Carl H. Luerssen a Brooklyn policeman attached to Throop Avenue Station was arraigned after a Sunday arrest for excise violations and for drawing city pay while running a saloon at 1150 Broadway. He was held on 2000 bail for examination on Thursday. A further charge for failing to arrest his bartenders for excise violations is expected.
Lieut Petrosino head of the Central Office Italian Squad returns to Headquarters after sick leave. He received a letter from A R Massiglia Italian Consul General thanking him for his work arresting fugitives from Italian justice and presenting a gold watch token from the Royal Department of the Interior. Police Commissioner Bingham approved the gift.
Mayor McClellan yesterday appointed Henry W. Herbert and Charles Strauss as Trustees of the City College. Herbert is a lawyer with offices at 27 William Street and a resident of 30 West 124th Street, succeeding James Byrne who resigned. Strauss, succeeding Benno Lewinson, is a lawyer with offices at 141 Broadway and lives at 317 West Seventy-fifth Street.
A fragmented street directory page lists multiple Manhattan addresses with names and times. Entries include Louis Manis at ME Las 1:15 34 W 112th Street, Tony Secony at 9:55 350 EE 114th St, and others such as Charles Burke at 25 19 25-12 W 22d St and Maurice Solieri near Avenue D. The page also mentions firms like A Hepp & Co and N Y Billing Co amid scattered notes.
Elizabeth M Carley seeks separation from William Marley after a troubled marriage that began when she was 16. She accuses him of cruelty and abandonment since 1905 and cites his involvement with Gussie Solomon, a former public school teacher, amid a sequence of relocations and legal actions. Marley is jailed on a separate abandonment charge.
The Board of Managers of St Luke's Hospital held its fiftieth annual meeting yesterday at the hospital. The entire board and hospital officials were re-elected. The report noted legacies and gifts received during the year totaling $1,902.
The body of Bishop Henry Codman Potter was moved from Trinity Cemetery to Grace Church for today's funeral service and burial in the Cathedral of St John the Divine. Archbishop Van Riebeck and Bishop Howe escorted the service, with a large procession and appointed pallbearers from church and diocese.
The Supreme Court dismissed Herman Billik's appeal for lack of jurisdiction in the case tied to his death sentence for multiple murders in Chicago. Billik, a claimed clairvoyant, faced numerous appeals claiming trial rights were violated by not allowing him to speak before execution.
Secretary of State Root has asked Commissioner Shields to reopen the case of Jan Janeff Pouren, a Russian revolutionary suspect. Affidavits suggesting political motivation for Pouren's Russia offenses were not presented at the court hearing. The affidavits will become part of the court record before Washington reviews them. Shields will resume the hearing at 10:40 A M on Wednesday.
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