Mystery of a Violent Death in Insurance Policy Case
United States Circuit Court heard I N Messenger’s suit against New England Mutual Life for 15000 on Roudenbush policy. He shot himself during delirium from typhoid fever. policy voids for death by own action while sane or insane. Plaintiffs argue no void due to circumstances. defense cites self-inflicted death. Jury later split without verdict. Evidence and jurisdiction disputed. other cases noted include embezzlement trial and verdict over faulty tubing damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ciicut
I. N. Messenger
Joseph Roudenbush
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Bufington
Roudenbush
Northumberland County
Messencer
Nelirieus Ani
Attormmeys Cox
Union County
Everett
3. C. McGradiess
Pittsburg
George Shins, Jr
A. A. Leiser
Shims
J. D. Lorain
Stark
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Malarkey and McMillen
Bovaird & Serfang
Next Week's Criminal Court Trial List
The trial docket for next week in Criminal Court includes Monday sessions with James Breen J Z Richards W H Walker four cases Charles Suter two Conmd Jembarit two Richard Kroeson two George A Nye two A L Nye two Joseph Ryan J D Lupbert C J Caesity W E Howler Jownes McKenna and others with pleas not entered. Tuesday's list features Jacob Galloway R E Sonley R F H Jonve John Ttrown J J Walker W A Lindsay I D Strauss Louis Satier W Stahl J A Jardin William Prescott F E Cobern F Rallingshofen Joan Golden George Weithuns Weib er dasel A Saitta two John Mazzxo Daniel Barker Caroline Barker Frank Gres August Danner two George Dark Matthew Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criminal Court
James Breen
J.Z. Richards
W. H. Walker
Charles Suter
Conmd Jembarit
Richard Kroeson
George A. Nye
A. L. Nye
Joseph Ryan
J.D. Lupbert
C J. Caesity
W. E. Howler
Jownes McKenna
Sli
Acquittal in Fatality Case Against John Timothy
The Commonwealth had no case as John Timothy was acquitted of causing his wife’s death. Timothy, a glass worker on South Sixteenth Street, faced murder charges after his wife died last April from a illness with bruises found on her body six weeks prior. The jury, after neighbors testified to quarrels, returned a not guilty verdict following Judge Flagler’s instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Timothy
South Sixteenth Street
Trastotore
Slagle Resterdar
Timothy
Coupte
Ratlitte
Commonwealth
Kuririgh
Flagie
Waif of a Weece Guardian Named for Child of Arailroad Fatality
In an Orphans Court session William H. K. Hutchinson was named guardian for Fida Grace Brash aged 21 years. The child’s father died in 1860 at Beaumont California and her mother Grace Brash was killed May 8 in a wreck on the Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad near Fox River Missouri. The child was sent to Pittsburgh and the guardianship sought to protect her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William HK. Hutchinson
Grace Brash
Heaumont
Cal
Grace
Brash
California
Aleghenr
Fox River
Missour
Jury Split On Counterfeiting Case In Circuit Court
The jury in the United States Circuit Court reported no verdict in the James Kinler counterfeiting case after a six six deadlock. John Cleath was acquitted on a passing counterfeit coin charge. Edward F. Austin sued Pullman Palace Car Co for negligence over a robbery of 125 in his pocketbook and 112 cash from a Pittsburg to New York journey. Several oleomarzarine officers pleaded guilty yesterday with others to be tried Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kinler
Jodie Buffington
United States Cironit
Edward F. Austin
Pullman Palace Car Company
Pittsburg
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Station
Pennsylvania Limited
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Iss
Pantreas Ress
Seignis
Waltimore
Harris
Walt Express & Daily Boat
Philadelphia Press
Harsbark A. N
Aeheaten
Es Heeladelphia
York
S.ine
Atazio Pe Teani
Adelphia
Washinga
Jersey City
Brook Annex
Brooklin
N. Y
Newohnstown
Iorae
Greensburg Fapress
Peakoee
Derry Express
Ia Econ Sah Ok Oe
Igen
T.M
Steene
Sean
Retin
Praddoc
BAS
Penn Railway
Uniontown
Monongahela Division
Mandatter May Isa
Monongahela City
Brownsville
Calontown
Monongahela Cit
West Brownsribe
Onongahela City
Dravesburg
Elizabeth
Springdale
Butler
Freeport
Sundara
Pantton
Miatrsville
Ps Celsho Ag Op Xpress Compan
RaRerom Hotel
Ane Tealdences
Fifth Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Try Street
Hite Star Line
Queenstown
Liverpool
Royal
United States
Britannic
Majestic
Janet
Germanic
Jane
Teutonic
White Star Dock
Loos
West
Eath
Old Country
Great Britain
John J. McCormick
Smithfield
H. Matfland EY
Broadway
Commonwealth v Melvin case with listed defendants
Criminal court records name Jud Melvin and a long list of defendants including Charles McKeown W T Morford Selmen Painter Join Golden Louis Pfeil Wm Burrows Charles Phillips Wm Mickel and Wendel Eiuemeyer. The record notes a Commonwealth prosecution and multiple defendants in a single docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criminal Court—Commonwealth
Jud Melvin
Charles McKeown
W. T. Morford
Selmen
Join Golden
Louis Pfeil
Wm. Burrows
Charles Phillips
Wm. Mickel
Wendel Eiuemeyer
Fragmented OCR legal notices report on multiple cases
A garbled OCR page lists several lawsuits and actions including Evan Jones vs Karnes Brocken for breach of contract, Christine Baker vs Dolte Friends seeking recovery of funds, perjury cases against Matthes Bost and J Geib, and a verdict for Mary E Aries against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for $2,500 after her husband's death in Chartiers township. The record also mentions damages sought by McMixtoon against T s Schwineloater and other civil suits with assorted damages and executions.
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Evan Jones
Karnes Brocken
Christine Baker
Dolte Friends
Wells Near McDonald Show Oil and Gas Gains
Report from McDonald area notes W P Reads No on the J D Sauters farm producing six barrels an hour as pressure eased. Other wells, including Greenlee Forst No 1 National Coal and Meise No 1 Lynch Buchheit, show mixed increases and declines while Crescent Pipe Line faces legal obstacles from local landowners. Production totals for the field reach 13 54,000 barrels with varied hourly gauges and ongoing drilling in multiple pockets around Oakdale Beaver County and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Pittsburg
W. P. Read
Greenlee & Forst
National Coal Company
People’s Gas Company
McMurray
Oakdale
Lynch, Buchheit & Co
The
Forest Oil Company
John Scott
Nancy Scott
Jane Stewart
Jane McGill
Campbell Farm
Sam Sturgeon
Gorton
Bear Creek Refining Company
Morganstein
Masxtates
W. V
Fairview
Graham
McMichael
New Castle
Newell Bros
Momvia
Homewood
Beaver County
McKresront
Crescent
Theodore Wood
Brown
Saltsburg
Skelly
Wood
A. W. Wood
Gaugera
Southwestern Pennsylvania Pipe Line Company
Matthews
Oakdate Oil Company
Baldwin
Forest of Company
J. M. Guffey & Co
Ixnch & Co
Meise
McMnurrmy
Davis & Brown
Wilkinson
People's Gas Company
McMoorray
Southwest Pennsylvania Pipe Line Company
National Transit
New York Transit
Mack
Burg
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
Buckeye
Southern Pine Line
Eureka
Suburban Summer Living and Classified Bargains
Readers urged to consider suburban living with city access and to check Saturday Sunday Want Ads for room to let and boarder listings. Also promotes low cost spring suits at P.C.C. Clothiers and a clearance sale at Wood Street shop. Iron City Brewing lager advertised as a spring and summer beverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
Iron City Brewing Company
Departure of the First M. P. Church on Fifth Avenue
The First Methodist Protestant congregation leaves its Fifth avenue church, an offshoot from the Smithfield and Seventh avenue church, amid strife over government and the slavery question. Leader Charles Avery helped forge a compromise with the parent society, securing burial ground now beneath Union depot. The old Fifth avenue church hosted notable events and speakers, including Dr. Stockton and the Murphy temperance movement, with many familiar members from 1828.
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Fifth Avenue
Smithfield
Seventh Avenue
Charles Avery
M. P
Union Depot
Stockton
Kentucky
Henry Clay
Murphy Temperance
Unconscious Influence Sermon and Morning Service Notice
The notice lists Rev E R Donehoo pastor at 10:45 morning service and references a sermon on Unconscious Influence. Attestons O P and Rev W Douthett are named in association with the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiorta Pressrrerray
E. R. Donehoo
Methodist and church notices for Sigel and Allegheny county events
The column lists preaching schedules at Sigel M E Church in Jefferson County Pa with D D Stevens editor of Methodist Recorder and Ca I C Persurxe preaching at morning and evening including dedicatory services. Also events include women gospel meeting at 4 to 4 15 and primary teachers union meeting at First Presbyterian Church Wood Street. Additional items cover Grasp Orena Hovss People’s Church sermon by Rev J B Koehne with a music program, temperance lecturer H F MacLane visiting multiple churches, and a Young Men’s Bible Society anniversary in Butler Street M E Church with Rev W Oldham addressing. Also Forries mission jubilee at Trinity Lutheran and a joint Lutheran anniversary service with Rev George Scholl speaking morning and evening.
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I. H. Manler
D. D
Tennessee
Sweet Singer of
Zion
Pr. M
J. H. Anderson
Harrisburg
Cunist M. E
G. W. Izer
D.D
Duquesne Theater
W.F. Oldham
Butler Street
M. EF
T. Ff. Wilkenson
Pittsburg
Turp U. P
Diamond Street
J. T. McCrory
J. C. Price
Hamilton College
N. C
A. M. E. Z. General Conference
Price
Stevens
Methodist Recorder
I. C. Persurxe
M. E
Sigel
Jefferson County
Yours Women's CurtsTias Association
Fenn Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
Wood Street
T. J. Gillespie
Orena Hovss
J. B. Koehne
Gounod
Redeemer
Handel
Maria
Flotow
Calvary
Rodney
H. F. MacLane
Temperance Evangelist
Union Church
Cobden Street
U.P. Cuaron
Butler Streets
W. Oldham
Forries Mission
Trinity Lutheran Church
Stockton Avenue
Arch Street
Allegheny
Woman's Home and Foreign Mission Society
George Scholl
Baltimore
Board of Foreign Missions
Nine tardy assessors fail to file books by May deadline
Nine assessors have not yet taken out books and papers though work should have begun Monday May 2. They must complete by May 23, with districts lacking progress including Eighth district Fourth ward Pittsburg First district Fifth ward Third district Sixth ward Allegheny Dun esne borough Third district Mifflin township Third district Moon township Neville township First district Ohio township First district Robinson township.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Dunesne Borough
Mifflin Township
Moon Township
Neville Township
Ohio Township
Robinson Township
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Pallman
Oeo
W. H. Speaker
Adam Crampton
J. Hohrkaste
B. Charters
HF. T. Renter
J. G. Besterman
William Eversman
Double
Willian
Deoble
HM. Lonrkaste
George McFerron
Joseph Dorten
Kripp
Mole
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Geonce Snyder
Fetzer
Jt Land der
Triehtineer
Jones Copii
Matthes Bost
J. Geib
Sur
Mietae
Knoxville
Jawes
Samrranppete
LN. Bunton
Low Tees
Bo Mays
Delta
Gordon
W. P. Rend
London
Sie
Petroleum
Tennsrlvanium
Sic
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Clothiers
Cor. Grant and
Diamond Streets
Grouse Eater
Furisaxax & Co
Market Street
Sallér & Co
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Four Grocer
Children's
Fieimsumap’s
People’s Savings
Lisentz Street
W. W. Roup
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of L
George P. Purves
A. Mo
Frost Cavaca
Sixth Street
A. Colby-Luther
Crown Point
Ind
R. M
Hazelwoon Cantettas
J. R. McWane
Tabernacle
Eonta Steel Revormzo Presbyterias
Rev
D. McAllister
Jericho
U. P
William J. Reid
R. W
Comnentari Presbyterian
Wylie Avenue
Congress Street
T. Montgomery
F. U
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Stouxp Presnirenias
Penn Avenue
Seventh Street
J. K. Sutherland
Trinity M. E
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Smallman Streets
W. P. Warner
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Smithfield Street
EL. F. Beazell
B. R. Wilburn
Curry University Hall
Hotel Anderson
J. L. Andrew
Kerstetter
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Forbes
Seneca Streets
J. B. Greggs
Y.M.C. A
Presbyterian
Grant Street
Nevin Woodside
Stuart Acheson
Toronto
Canada
Dr. McIntosh
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Firts Avenue
Washington Street
John Edwards
Lawrenceville Chapel
Thirty-Seventh Street
Thirty-seventh and
Charlotte Streets
H.C. Hall
Christ
Eutychus
Wasutsetow Bartist
George T. Street
Wasetsetow
R. H. Hood
Jacob
Havex M
Epworth
Pr. U
W. W. Little
Wassington Pressr
TheRian
Grandview Avenue
Farrard
Rincoa
South Thirteenth
Bingham Streets
Epworth League
Union Baptist
South Nineteenth Street
J. W. Riddle
Sovutasipe Pressrrertanx
Twentieth
Sarah Streets
F. R. Farrand
Davis
Japan
Watton M. E
Sarah
Twenty-fourth Streets
S. W. Davis
Adelaide Sherman
Sr.m
Pr. x
Wasnixocron
Virginia Avenue
Bigham Street
F. Crowther
Paul
J. L. Surra
Christ Lucen Sheridan Avenue
St. Marx's
Aeronmep
North Highland Avenue
J. F. Kirkbride
Ha. x
Suapr
Cumberland Presbyterian
J. W. McKay
Poastor
Il A. M
Usitep Prespyrentax
Dallas Mission
Dona
Suaor Averue Barrmt
W. A. Stanton
Jesus
Sizte
Collina Avenue
Station Street
R. M. Russell
Christian Sojourner
Fornuna Avenue Barrist
Ross Street
H.C. Applegarth
Absalom
Supreme U.P
Baum Street
J. EK. McClurkin
Amonehem
Cannon of the Ascension
Shadyside
R. W. Grange
Bareze Presayt Tenias
de Witt M. Benham
Allegheny Churches
Norra Preseyvreetas
Lincoln Avenue
John Fox
Saxponsky Street
Bartist
B. F. Woodburn
Stor
Tair. W
W. H. McMillen
First Presbyterian
Carnegie Hall
David 5
Grace Exeusa Luraenas
Beineman’s All
Troy Hill
OH. B. Winton
Ancu Starner
C. A. Holmes
Allegheny R. P. Church
Sandusky
North Diamond Streets
D. B. Willson
Bishop Petty
A. M. E. Zion
Secoro Preserreniay
J. L. Fulton
Ee Lee
Merchant Tociety
Simpson
Liberty Street
Chestnut Street
M. Mackey
Tor
J. B. Colbert
J. H. McMullen
Evouts United Preserveatan
Observatory Hill
W. I. Wishart
B. McCormick
Paator
Cunistiax
Montgomery Avenue
J. Z. Tyler
Cincinnati
Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor
State of Ohio
Cestral R. P
Sandusky Street
J. W. Sproall
McClone Avenue
PRE
J. Glass
T. M. Thompson
Sharpsburg
Gareex
Scott and Robinson Streets
Laws
Star— Tralse
Commanion
Sr. U
R. A
Kk. H. G. Dyson
Rom
District of Columbia
Franklin and
Manhattan Streets
W. McCorkle
J. &. Colwell
Virginia
Joseph Kyle
Jacob'a Well
Commanicant
Sacramentor
SunDee
Hey. E
MecKitrick
Aspinwall Uxiton Mission
Maj
Coffey
Vermont
Bennington
R. J. Coffey
Grand Army
Lydia E. Pinkham
C Dence
ST. Paul
Peck
HAYS & _IREES
Hatual
Excites Building
Telephone
T. Fletcher Grubbs
OIL Well Supply CO
Kos
Water Street
Mogul & Innis
Perry
New England Guards
Big Bethel
Vermont Regiment
Centerville
Grand Amy
National Guard of
Greenleaf
Maj. BR. J. Coffey
Wella & Richardson Company
Burlington
Paine
L. A. Hamilton
H. A. Percy
Prof. Phelps
Pittsburg, PA
TriEoan
Hlbuailn & —the
Family Safeguard Oil
Elaine
Pittsburg PA
Llegheny Valley Railway CO
Buffalo
al City and
DuBois
Femlenton
East Mrady
Cam. Kittanving
Valley Camp
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Derant
Town
Youmgste
Niles
Wolata
Oungstown
Peninnsylvania Lines
Pittsburgh
tEx
Joseph Wood
E. A. Ford
Altimore and Ohio Railroad
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Washington, D. C
Connellsville
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J. T. Odet
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Suieepean New Castle Accommodma Hicage Express
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Southwest Railway
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Pitesburg
Baie
von Mohl CO
Clacizeatl
Erie Medical CO
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Spanish Medicine Co
Madrii
Detroit
Mich
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SON
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Warston Remedy CO
Tigorinse Medicine CO
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Sanden Electric CO