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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1905
Page
5
A Pennsylvania county reports a brutal tale surrounding Kate Edwards, her drunken husband Edward, and alleged accomplice Greason. The narrative describes abuse, coercion into drinking, and a fatal stone mallet strike. suspects face public execution while community voices condemn the spectacle as harsh justice.
The article outlines a brutal procedure to hang Kate Edwards in a cruel public execution staged by a sheriff in a hillside settlement. It profiles John Edwards the murdered man and Kate Edwards, mother of eight, with their convolved family misery and the legal battle led by Oliver Lentz to save her.
The narrative describes a married woman’s gradual moral collapse driven by a corrupt influence. Samuel Greason is noted as a frequent visitor, while Eowarde knew of the wife’s associations with him and her daughter. No formal complaint was made, and Greason remained a friend amid worsening degradation.
A woman convicted under a cloud of county politics is set to be executed on the gallows between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The earnest young lawyer unable to prove her irresponsibility laments lack of funds for expert evidence. Greason claims innocence and gains sympathy in Reading today.
Olympia February 2 Representative Twitchell protests he is not the Standard Oil agent on the house floor. He cites a Seattle Schwabacher letter urging amendments to the inspection bill. Kellogg received a similar letter from Standard agent and aims to load riders to derail the bill's effectiveness.
Staff correspondence from Dan Dean reports Olympia February 2 that the home insurance committee favors a proposed relief bill.
Olympia February 2 The public service corporations face two bills Senate No 32 and House No 40 with riders to shield corporations from large damages for negligent deaths. Supporters warn the bills limit juries and shift costs to plaintiffs while opponents led by Senator Moore denounce usurping jury functions and fixing a life value at 5000 dollars.
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