Grand Jury Chosen in Judge Mahon's Court
Responding to the Superior Court order, Judge Mahon presided as nineteen men were sworn in as grand jurors for the year. Myron Holmes was selected as foreman. District Attorney Ahern examined jurors, and Mahon charged them on duties and rights. The session adjourned with no announced investigations.
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Judge Mahon
Myron Holmes
Superior Court
B. S. Hageman
John McCaffrey
R. Shackleford
D. B. Newell
C. H. Duke
E. B. Metzger
Paul Galtes
William Tyler
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Kernville Homicide Trial Opens for Henry Stokes
Henry Lembek alias Henry Stokes faced Superior Court for murder of John Thomas in Kernville. Jury selection dominated the afternoon as coroner and Dr. Taggart exhumed Thomas’s body for exam in trial. Prosecutor District Attorney Ahern and defense team led by E J Emmons, J W P Laird and J R Dorsey presented the case.
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Henry Lembek
Henry Stokes
John Thomas
Kernville
Thomas
Stokes
E. J. Emmons
J. W. P. Laird
J. R. Dorsey
Ahern
Wirth
Defense of jurymen hints at self defense plea
The report notes the evidence is circumstantial and no denial of the killing is planned. A jury was not secured by late hour as a proposal to handle the case and divide proceeds with a bartender for silence was offered, but refused and Connors was called in to take charge.
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Fense
Connors
Murderous Proposal At Saloon Targeted Mexican Robbery
Officer Connors arrested a stranger accused of threatening to strike a man with a gas pipe to rob him of about 50 dollars. The would be victim, a Mexican with cash and whisky, was approached at the Our House saloon by the suspect who tried to coerce the plan through the night bartender.
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Our House
Doctor Dr. Sarah B. Clark Dies in Inquest
Justice Millard yesterday held an inquest into the death of Dr. Sarah B. Clark wife of the agent at Pampa and ruled death due to natural causes. She had been ill for some time and received treatment in Tulare until the 7th when she went to Pampa and worsened. She died before another physician could be summoned. Mrs. Clark was a physician who practiced medicine in Tulare until recently.
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Millard
Sarah B. Clark
Pampa
Tulare
Receiving Word From the Silverton Cable Ship
San Francisco reports no news from the cable ship Silverton by early afternoon. Postal officials and Pacific coast division chief Storer note delays due to engineers not pausing long enough to transmit lengthy messages. Vice-president Ward stays in San Francisco to monitor cable progress and stay in contact with onboard engineers for several days.
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San Francisco
Silverton
Ocean Beach
Storer
Pacific Coast Division
Ward
Mackay
Mateo the redskin killer killed near Gila Bend
Phoenix reports Mateo a feared local Indian who stirred violence against whites was killed Saturday night near Gila Bend after a pursuit by Sheriff Truman and Ed Caruthers. The chase through desert trails ended with bullets striking Mateo in the heart. Earlier victims include cattleman Charles Walsh whose ranch was burned.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Mateo
Arizona
Gila Bend
Truman
Ed Caruthers
Charles Walsh
Castro Expresses Desire for Peace in Venezuelan Crisis
London reports indicate orders to British commander in Venezuelan waters to refrain from aggression while arbitration talks progress. In Washington, the allied fleet actions target fortifications not towns, amid hopes of preventing further hostilities. Caracas reels with talks of Castro’s resignation, a temporary presidency, and renewed pressures as German and British interests push for a settlement.
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United States
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Puerto Cabello
Caracas
Castro
Ramon Ayala
Congress
Hernandez Fi Mocho
Maracaibo
Great Britain
Orinogo River
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