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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1890
Page
1
A French court delivered verdicts in the Gabrielle Bompard and Michael Evrand case. Evrand condemned to death, Bompard sentenced to 20 years with hard labor. The trial highlighted social spectacle and Phrenologist theories on criminality and hypnosis.
In New York on December 20 Signor Succi ended his 45 days fasting by drinking cocoa at 8:10 PM. George Francis Train watched from the enclosure and praised him as a gentleman. The elixir supporting the fast included morphine and other substances, and observers described the spectacle as an exhibition of torture rather than science.
General Powderly of the Knights of Labor outlines a labor movement driven platform rather than a party. He plans a Washington convention with labor leaders to discuss policy aims and ballot reform while denying imminent secession or large loans. Miners prepare for a nationwide eight hour strike in May.
The Procurateur General urges the court to impose the death penalty on Gabrielle a 20 year old woman for plotting a murder. He notes her silence and complicity while describing the victim’s death plan and Gouffe’s coffin reference. He cites youth and neglect as potential extenuating factors.
New York reports that French experts Eyraud and Bompard in Paris have drawn support from American investigators. Prof. Liegeois, allied with Bernheim of Nancy, backs hypnotism's influence on crime and questions Charcot's view. New York physicians note subjects may commit crimes under hypnosis, absolving responsibility in some cases.
In Catcaco on December 20, depositors sue 5 A. Kean & Co alleging deposits were received after insolvency. Testimony adjusts cash on hand to 12 000 less, and bankers refused aid unless a 100 000 pledge was raised. Bond profits cited. assets shrink as court records show pledged bonds and owner claims. A special Christian partnership clause was later dissolved.
The Vertical Tube Boiler Company of New York has turned over operations to Frank L. Froment, the largest creditor, to manage for the benefit of Sea creditors. Executions totaling about $5,000 have been issued against the firm and are now in the sheriff's hands.
In New York on December 20 the International Publishing Agency is placed in sheriff’s custody on an execution for 2452 dollars awarded to Henry Stubler.
C F Robinson Halzelton merchant was shot during a hunt. His driverless wagon brought back his corpse to Wichita. A bullet wound in the chest and broken gun stock point to foul play. A posse tracks the wagon’s route about ten miles southeast. Robison had many enemies among cowboys.
Banker Thomas Mellon of Pittsburg arrived in Kansas City to testify before the special Grand Jury investigating bribery charges over a city incline franchise. He repeated accusations naming two council members who allegedly demanded money for a favorable vote and said he would present the full matter to the jury on Monday.
Bert Cadwallader shot Jasper Lasure in the saloon today after a quarrel over money. He leaped through a window and fled, pursued by about a hundred men who fired as he ran. Facing capture Cadwallader turned the gun on himself and died.
A Hawaii cloudburst in the Hamekui district on the island struck December 9 with eight inches of rain in three hours. Two people are known to have drowned and four others are missing. The damage is extensive and authorities seek lost witnesses and affected communities for relief.
Several young men urged Collins & Co. to cash winning tickets, but the firm did not appear leaving the crowd waiting and frustrated.
Five weeks after a breach of promise judgment, Rev. Peter Roberts of Plymouth Congregational Church Hyde Park sits in Lackawanna county jail with two months left on a $3,000 fine. He earned visitors, flowers, and fruit from inmates’ families as he aimed to convert prisoners, while his counsel argues the sentence may not cover the debt.
A ranchman near Bad River reports a Sioux tribe in frenzy after sightings of Sitting Bull's ghost. He says the spirit, identified as the long awaited Messiah, urged vengeance. The phenomenon allegedly spurred a ghost dance reaching to Willow Creek and Band Lands.
Washington December 20 The House faces a depleted quorum as it passes the urgent deficiency bill for the year. With members leaving for home, there may be no quorum on Monday. The Senate will not take a Christmas holiday, leaving three possible moves for the House including a three day recess or adjourning until January 2 by concurrent resolution.
In New York three young men rented a room at 11 Ann Street and advertised A Collins & Co to peddle religious books. The operation opened quietly, doors were locked, and visitors were admitted by force. Police were alerted as the trio fled through a window with a black tin box. A hidden room revealed a small race betting setup run by the group.
Representative Carter from Montana reports to the House a committee bill amending the 1882 act on gold coin and bars. The proposal makes the gold bar to coin exchange discretionary rather than mandatory and allows the Treasury to charge the cost of manufacturing the bars.
A partial settlement of the $2,500 reward for the late train robber Rube Burrows was made in BreMIncHam Ava. Carter the man who killed Burrows met Southern Express Company officers in the city to arrange the settlement. Carter received $1,000.
One thousand acres near here were bought by the Mt. Carmel Aeronautic Navigation Company of Chicago. The land holds large aluminum deposits to be used in constructing airships for the Aho company.
Special telegram from Philadelphia reports Dr. E H Landes of the University of Pennsylvania claiming discovery of the tetanus bacilli and a germ theory for lockjaw. He plans animal tests and independent verification while Berlin physicians treat cases with injections and observe reactions.
Dr Newton Heineman warns that Kochs lymph may be used in large doses by physicians in New York. Dr Jacobi cautions against Germany style inoculations as excess deaths are linked to high lymph doses. Dr Cyrus Edson says his brother Dr David Edson returns from Berlin with lymph and will head a Koch hospital clinic offering free treatment.
The report details American doctors seeking Kooh lymph in Berlin, many obtaining limited supplies then barred to non hospital facilities. Prof Gerhardt treated 79 patients with small lymph doses, noting deaths in advanced phthisis but improvement in others, especially laryngeal tuberculosis, while endorsing Koch's early-stage effectiveness. William Degan is mentioned as an American participant.
Washington December 20 Senator Platt introduced a joint resolution to appropriate 100000 to enable the President to obtain from Germany a supply of the remedy discovered by Dr Koch and the formula for its manufacture The measure was laid over.
Dispatches from Bismarck report Sitting Bull's companion Mrs. Weldon and her 10 year old son lived with him for months. She claimed to be agent for a Brooklyn Indian society, which Mrs. Lyman Abbott of the Brooklyn Woman's Indian Association denies as fraudulent and unconnected.
A Chicago gathering of women denounces using Mrs. O Shea s name at Hastings Ireland arguing she cannot participate in the political struggle. The resolutions call such mention an infamous act contrasting with the high seas metaphor. The meeting was led by Mrs T J Morgan wife of Socialist Morgan.
The Dispatch announces a multi part issue of 24 pages with sections on news local domestic and foreign sports plus columns on Irish conference tin plate talk German at home and in the field electric execution and a wide variety of features and notices including the want column sales column and many named contributors with page placements across the issue. The list names entries on beauty health stage news sports reviews business cards amusements science gossip education and holiday pieces with several page numbers and author credits.
A switchmen union meeting ran past 2 a.m. with a telegram from Grand Master Sweeney saying he would arrive at 8:40 but he did not. A new delegation from Philadelphia Altoons and New Castle attended and pressed grievances for the benefit. The regular meeting is planned for today and Sweeney is expected to attend.
Issac Frier, a Black man, who killed Policeman Mus grove while serving a warrant, was captured near midnight six miles from Chattanoc ca. He was brought back and jailed. A 30 man police squad surrounded the jail until 34 w. The suspect was boarded on a northbound train and moved to Knoxville for safekeeping in jail.
Elizabeth M. Ogilby, sister of poet Thomas Buchans Reid, died last night in Dusryve Louisiana. She was an early settler and part of a wealthy family. She was 75 years old.
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