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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1905
Page
6
Seattle area property listings and legal notices include farms chicken ranches and vacant lots for sale with terms, locations near Alaska Building, Mountain View addition, and Ballard. Also listed are attorneys notaries and title firms offering real estate services and loans, with ads for building, auctioneers, and insurance firms.
Miss Martina Weeby sues for seventeen years of wages claimed from Mrs Jancoms Day in a civil case before Judge Morris. Weebly alleges earnings totaling 1700 dollars and seeks recovery. Attorney John T. Martie represents the plaintiff as both parties, though aged, contend the case hinges on their rights.
Elliott F. Shepard Jr. is sentenced to three months in prison in France for reckless driving that killed a young girl. The judge also orders payment of 20,000 francs to the girl’s father. Shepard is linked to Vanderbilts through his family, with his father once editor and owner of the New York Mail ne Express.
The criminal case hinges on Connor facing accusations of swindling women. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney John F. Miller pushes a vigorous prosecution while attorney Paul C. Dormitter defends Connor. Prosecutors focus on Mrs. Gringus with Bell witnesses Mrs. Sarah Lee and Mrs. A Schubert connected to alleged deeds and a Michigan mortgage scheme tied to W P McQuillan.
The article describes proceedings over a deferred payment dispute of 2750 dollars tied to a sale. It notes alcohol use by Connor and his alleged boasting of enriching the woman. A jury was sworn Tuesday morning as opening arguments began with attorney Dormitser attacking Mrs. Gringus as deceptive and suggesting swindling was McQuillan’s responsibility rather than Connor’s.
The Ballard Anti Annexation club will hold an open mass meeting Friday evening in Junction hall to discuss both sides of the annexation question. It is a response to a challenge from the Annexation club and is billed as one of the fun public meetings expected.
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