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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1889
Page
8
Three murderers faced the gallows in Philadelphia quarantine for death. Mrs. Sarah Jane Whiteling and Michael Rizzele were executed after conviction for arson poisoning the Whiteling family for insurance. James McCann killed his wife and hanged himself in the cell nearby.
Michael Rizzelle alias Red Nose Mike was hanged in Wilkesbarre in the jail yard after a murder tied to a 1888 ambush on a road. The execution followed a long pursuit with accomplices in Italy, and death came from strangulation after the rope broke.
Grand jury declines to indict E. B. Martin the railroad engineer in charge of the engine that struck a street car at the Federal street crossing of the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway. The case lists multiple charges including theft larceny and assault with names such as Jacob, Bender, Robin, Spoosky and Nutchell among others.
A hearing yesterday before Judge Over in the Orphans' Court addressed exceptions to the executor fees under the will of George W. Smith, partner of David Hostetter. The proceedings were continued until July.
Four men named J Cappel Edward Mordwin Herman Kratz and Edward Rubenstein caused an obstruction at Eleventh and L1 corner. Officer Moran ordered them to move but they refused. They were arrested and charged with violating a city ordinance.
In Criminal Court yesterday P. J. Smith was found not guilty of selling liquor without a license. Emma Miller Sophia Freeze and Robert Ray were convicted of selling liquor without a license and ordered to pay costs.
United States Attorney George A. Allen addressed the court yesterday while Mr. Lyon appeared as counsel. The session noted the absence of a suitable replacement for the attorney position in the case and discussed related procedural matters.
The Criminal Court docket for today lists the case Commonwealth versus Eva Reynolds, W M Aubey, William Reed, Michael Spence Rose Park, ene Datterene George McAlister and others as trial participants. Proceedings focus on the Commonwealth's charges with Ames County Court presiding.
John McMasters was to have a hearing before Alderman Shafer yesterday on charges from J. H. Sorg of the old Farmers and Mechanics Bank. There was none. McMasters waived a hearing, bail set at twenty thousand dollars for trial in court. Bondsmen named W. R. J. Jackson and Robert M.
The through train system on the Pennsylvania Railroad is back in excellent normal condition and the limited express is on the road again. Messages went to weight agents and shippers that the railroad resumes direct shipments via the Mid Ry Central Railroad. On Sunday 504 employees were relieved from Sentag work.
Mrs. Alice Brownbill, living in this country nearly two years, has faced ten years of asthma caused by catarrhal poisoning. Secretions from the nose irritate the lungs, triggering coughing and short breaths. Heartburn, poor appetite, vomiting, and gas belching accompany the condition, with wheezing heard when seen by doctors at the Institute for treatment.
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