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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1903
Page
8
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At 2 30 this afternoon the Haynie jury returned a verdict of guilty. Haynie and his wife remained calm. he curses the jury and judge as he returns to jail. Mrs Grace Haynie testifies about treatment in city jail while suspected as accomplice.
The woman described a bare dirty bunk with many bugs as she recounts a night in a loathsome cell. She said Annie Rooney supplied magazines as makeshift pillows while guards treated them harshly and mocked her. Her husband testified they drove around the city on August 20 and that he left briefly to find the shortest route to Mira Avenue. The man claimed he confessed to protect his wife from further indignities.
Andrey Goodall faces murder in the second degree for the April Maple Valley killing of Lewis Green. The trial before Judge Miller and Assistant Judge Het opens in Vancouver, with Goodall claiming self defense. Attorney A. J. Boeckert represents the defendant.
Dave Stewart, accused of robbing Mrs. Lettle White of 290 dollars at the Touraine hotel, was bound over to Superior Court under 1400 bonds for larceny. The trial date remains to be set as City Detective Jimhee transported Stewart from Spokane to Seattle. Mrs. White says Stewart eloped with her, left behind a note, and disappeared after the robbery and drifted into intoxication claims. Stewart denies taking money and says White acted intoxicated, calling her actions unladylike.
Indian Agent Brennan in New Castle says only one battle occurred on Saturday and signals a full department inquiry. He reports seven Indians and two sheriff personnel killed, nine deer and twelve horses captured elsewhere, and promises patrols and prosecutions for arrested Indians. Football game Army vs Navy listed for Pleasant Beach on Friday with boat departures from Pier 2. Overcoat show advertised at Toklas, Bieger man & Co.
Returns from several states show Republicans tightening grip in state legislatures while Democrats weather contests. Jersey City and Baltimore results hint at regional gains for party contenders as governors race outcomes unfold. Partial tallies indicate Cummins and Campbell winning in Iowa and Colorado respectively.
Roosevelt declines to comment on Ohio election results. The report notes Ohio's significance in the nation’s outlook, while in San Francisco Eugene B. Schynite of the Union Labor party is reported as winning clearly.
The candidate for mayor won an enuny victory in the city election. Full returns show him Crocker, Republican, with 19 748 votes, and Jane, Democrat, with 1 423. Democrats secured a majority of supervisors and other top officials.
Complete Ohio returns show the Republican candidate for governor with a final statewide plurality of 121,600 across all precincts. The tally confirms a clear victory as results wrap from Columbus.
A freight collision occurred this morning at Beede Run on the Cleveland and Pittsburg railway. Engineer Shallen Berger was fatally injured along with engineer Stottlemetz who died from the crash.
Steamer Kaga Maru under Captain Oluo docks at Great Northern after 11 days from Tokio with 36 first class and 19 second class passengers. The vessel carries 200 tons valued at 2 000 000.
Steamer Dolphin under Captain Hunter reached port at 2 30 this afternoon bringing 117 passengers, many from the interior.
A published item claimed Flora Ferguson, convicted of grand larceny, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. The report is incorrect. she remains in jail and no sentence has been imposed. Her identity was confused with another young colored woman recently sent to the penitentiary with the prior group of prisoners.
Building Inspector Place's October report notes 74 permits issued for alterations and construction, up 9 from last year. Total valuation of new sign work reached 344,057, a drop of 4,443 from the prior October. The month includes permits for one three story brick building, one two story brick, and two one story brick structures.
A description lists one concrete stone building and four large frame structures, outlining a mixed construction set. The note emphasizes the varying materials and sizes of the buildings in the complex.
Chris Klein faces criminal court today in the Frye Bruhn Company sheep theft case for 11 head taken last August. He has been accused before but acquitted twice, and the jury has not yet been secured.
County commissioners nullified the recent action of County Superintendent Hartranft combining Kirkland Houghton and Northrup schools. The move was reversed amid resident dissatisfaction expressed by communities.
City Engineer Thompson and Assistant Engineer Scott left the last lot for Cedar Lake to inspect the municipal lighting plant work. The great dam a half mile south of Cedar Lake is nearly completed and Thompson expects the plant ready by next September.
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