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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1913
Page
1
In this first Boalt article the writer profiles inmates and staff at the Walla Walla penitentiary where 900 people are confined. The piece introduces a lawyer serving as grand jury foreman and notes an outcast among the striped guards, with a follow up planned for tomorrow and Friday.
The document lists members of the grand jury with full names and occupations or roles. Foreman A. R. Rutherford, various professionals including painters, plasterers, carpenters, contractors, and several housewives, plus others at addresses across the city.
Judge Ronald convened a grand jury with Prosecuting Attorney Murphy to review county and city dealings. Of 39 veniremen, five women were seated with 12 men, Lon Rutherford named foreman, and Mrs Margaret Caye Julia FE Long Mary E Schofield Rose Cook Mary E Fallis noted as first women to sit on a Washington grand jury. Courtroom packed as witnesses and spectators filled PRA. Emily Gerleus attended with daughter. her property sale sparked testimony at 1:30 today.
In London a bomb with a battery was found under a bishop’s throne at St Pauls Cathedral as militants vow revenge after the Dickinson suffrage bill rejection in the House of Commons by 266 to 219. Other devices and arson attacks targeted Bishop’s Park pavilion and a bungalow, with suffrage literature found nearby.
Honolulu May 7 A rumor that locals will seek to have Hawaii withdraw from the United States as a free sugar program is in circulation. The petition drafted says Hawaii would rely on its own commercial policy if the plan is enacted and the island would remain self supporting.
In Natchez Mississippi on May 7 W C Spencer’s marriage to Miss Jane Wentworth proceeded after a six week postponement due to illness. The bride collapsed and died from heart trouble while walking to the altar. the bridegroom is in serious condition. A lecture on Lapland and Laplanders by Rev A Wangberg with lantern views is set for the Second Baptist Church tonight.
Andrew Smith a farmer from Leland Creek filed for divorce after 17 years of marriage claiming his wife refused to kiss him. He quipped that a pretty woman without a kiss deserves some compensation and referenced postal cards her received as evidence.
Michael Galio testified that he paid graft to police officials in Seattle Portland Los Angeles New York and Oakland while operating in San Francisco. He claimed Oakland detectives aided swindlers and praised Los Angeles detectives as worse than San Francisco. The grand jury adjourned and will reconvene Friday with Pickett or a new official present.
Former Governor M E Hay sought to reach 117000 acres in Tabasco Mexico by posing as an able bodied seaman. He and his brother E T Hay left five weeks ago to inspect the property after railway tickets were denied due to rebel activity and only a single sailing steamer carried a passenger list.
James Durgin 22 a United States marine from Winlock Washington pleaded guilty in Judge Ronalds court to grand larceny for attempting to steal a horse and bogey rented at Kent. He received a minimum one to 15 year sentence in the reformatory. Alleging illness damages suit seeks 5125 against O V Lawson and the State Medical Institute. The new sound steamer Tacoma will take its first trial trip next Thursday.
Testimony before the State Public Service Commission alleges Pacific States Telephone interfered with rival lines to disrupt courtship and mercantile business. Tacoma operators report drastic drop in long distance calls after Pacific States absorbed Seattle Independent, affecting lovers and customers. Reverend C. L. Hansen, longtime pastor of the First Norwegian M. E. Church, dies at home after three weeks illness leaving widow and five children.
Mies Myrtie Gilmour was compelled to walk several blocks to a bell telephone after her sweetheart's diverted call over the Pacific lines. The incident shows the dangers of misrouted connections affecting personal communication.
J W Candow, auditor for the Butler hotel, testified he received 15 per cent rebates on all long distance business from Pacific States company, causing him to quit using Northwestern lines. John B Coffee, Northwestern receiver, says the act violates Interstate Commerce Law and may prompt a new federal grand jury investigation.
Fred L Boalt reports on a parole violator known as the Man in Red held in the Walla Walla penitentiary. After escaping by horse and buggy he is tracked by bloodhounds and captured in a canyon. The piece notes prisoner hostility and a somber church service where his striped suit stands out amid gray uniforms.
Sailor Robert Duerr, 38, was found murdered in a Frisco hotel room on Washington street after a robbery motive appears. The scene showed a brutal struggle with bloodstained walls and bedding. Duerr had recent Alaska ties and letters from 1908 1910 reveal his identity amid a spike in stick-up art across the city.
The Star offers a free Parcel Post Map with yearly subscription at 3.25. The map covers Washington state United States and the Panama Canal showing Parcel Post Zones and full postal details. Supplies are limited and demand is high, so send for it now.
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