Motive Aimed at Amann Killing Linked to Water Co Scandal
The Warren murder of Emile Amann is traced to a complex water company dispute. Emile Amann allegedly agreed to be a scapegoat in irregularities at the Warren Water Co, after Andrews was fired over book discrepancies. A confession allegedly influenced the fatal outcome.
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Emile Amann
John M. Andrews
Warren
Andrews
Amann
Warren Water Co
A. W. Lynn
M. F. Riley
The
Water Company
Warren National Bank
J. M. Andrews
Samuel P. Brough
Lynn
Riley
Brough
Mr. Andrews
Mr. Andrew
Mr. Riley
George M
Warren Water Company
Fidelity Deposit Company
Baltimore
John M.andrews
Chas. Patterson
Pittsburg
Perkins Detective Agency
Perkins
New York
Grand Union Hotel
Philadelphia
Bingham
P. R. Walker
Emile _Amann
AR. W. Stone
C. W. Stone
Pennsylvania
Unprejudiced Editor Urges Butchers To Go Vegetarian
The Allgemeine Fleischer Zeitung editor counsels butchers to give up meat and adopt a vegetarian diet to ease headaches nervousness and stomach troubles.
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Allgemeine Fleischer-Zeitung
Andrews statements reveal concern for Messenger and family
The statements by John M. Andrews touch on the Messenger case, his sympathy for the elderly witness, and his hope that Emile's family sees no motive to accuse him. He cites cooperation with detectives, notes his wife and two children, and mentions kindness from friends during confinement.
Amann Family Compliments Authorities On Slaying Investigation
Mrs. Amann widow of Emile Amann and her two daughters express satisfaction with the district attorney Lyons and Pinkerton assistant H G Myers for the investigation into the murder of their husband and father. They say authorities kept them informed but protected details from public release, and believe the offender will be found and punished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Amann
Emile Amann
Arthur R. Offerlee
Lulu
Lyons
H. G. Myers
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Corrigenda by C E Sheldon on Mrs Andrews case
C E Sheldon writes to the Morning Post from Warren April 12 defending Mr Andrews against unfounded suspicions. He accuses The Post of unfair reporting and notes the only evidence tying Andrews to the January hill crime was from a mentally unstable man whose testimony was dismissed in court. He condemns public shaming and misstatements about Andrews and his first wife.
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C . Sheldon
Jamestown Post
Morning Post
Warren
Andrews
C. E. Sheldon
Hill
Schleppencour
Attorney for John M. Andrews Began Career in Warren County
D A Arird, attorney for John M Andrews, was born in Sugar Grove township Warren County Pa. He moved to Farmington township and taught there. He and his brother C D Arird graduated from Jamestown Union Schools in 1881 and he served as superintendent of Youngsville Union Schools for five years. He was prothonotary and clerk of courts of Warren County elected in 1885 and re elected in 1888. He was admitted to the bar at the close of his second term and has practiced law continuously since.
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D. A. Arird
John M. Andrews
Sugar Grove
Warren
Pennsylvania
Farmington Township
Warren County
Said Township
C. D. Arird
Jamestown Union Schools and Collegiate Institute
Youngsville Union Schools
Warren, Pa
Smith Attacks Dr Munsterberg Over Berlin Schleppencour
Professor Charles A Smith of the University of Virginia arrives in Baltimore from Berlin and accuses Dr Hugo Munsterberg of interfering with his Schleppencour presentation in Berlin. Smith says Munsterberg pressured Ambassador Hill and threatened to cable President Taft. He claims Hill misled him and calls Hill's conduct unwise and un-American.
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Munsterberg
Taft
Professor Smith
America
Charles Alphonso Smith
University of Virginia
Baltimore
Berlin
Professor Munsterberg
Ambassador Hill
Schleppencour
Mr. Hill
Dr. Munsterberg
Roosevelt
Warren County Legal Notices of 1895 1909 Trials
The document records Divilbiss and Arird defense actions in Warren County. In 1895 Hon Charles Noyes appointed a counsel to defend four tramps for a fatal killing near the P R R Round House. one man was found guilty of manslaughter, three acquitted. In 1906 Arird defended Divilbiss in a self defense murder case, jury split then found second degree. In 1909 Arird defended Annie Anderson in a night shooting death. jury returned not guilty.
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Charles H. Noyes
P. R.R. Round House
Warrenborough
Commonwealth
Warren
Divilbiss
Offerle
D. A. Arird
Annie Anderson
Frank O. Anderson
Glade Township
Warren Co
Hawk and Rapp Wed at First Lutheran Parsonage
Albert Hawk of Warren and Miss Charlotte Rapp of Glade were married last Thursday evening at the First Lutheran church parsonage by Rev. W. E. Brinkman. Both are well known locally and will reside in Warren.
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Hawk—Rapp
Albert Hawk
Warren
Charlotte Rapp
Glade
First Lutheran Church
W. E. Brinkman
McLean Home Hosts Quiet Wedding of Schuyler and Kilgore
At 4 30 this afternoon Ernest Schuyler of Corry and Ida Kilgore of this city wed at 29 Third avenue in a simple ceremony conducted by Rev. Edgar Mason Smead. The couple, both well regarded, plan to reside in Corry after a wedding supper with friends.
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F. E. McLean
Third Avenue
Ernest Schuyler
Corry
Ida Kilgore
Edgar Mason Smead
Presbyterian Church
Schuyler
Corry Hospital
McLean
Union City Times
Warren
Mrs Lindsey entertains Hanover physician for visit
Mrs Edward Lindsey is entertaining her brother Dr W P Crosby of Hanover New Hampshire for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lindsey
W. P. Crosby
Hanover
New Hampshire
Life Narrative Linked to River Bank Plan and Suspected Crime
Andrews story continues from page one describing the River Bank Improvement plan and his volunteer effort to fund a cement retaining wall from the Suspension Bridge to the Pennsylvania railroad bridge at the West End. Since the crime, he has been under suspicion and his arrest seemed expected.
Teeth Hygiene Lesson Turns On Toothbrush Shortage
A German school inspector records a tooth care exam where a pupil answers that teeth should be cleaned morning noon and night with a toothbrush. The pupil lacks a toothbrush and reveals his family has none, noting they instead sell them.
Dunn Thompson nuptials in Grace Church parsonage
George B. Dunn of Sugar Grove and Miss Mary K. E. Thompson of Wrightsville were married Friday afternoon at Grace M. E. Church parsonage by Rev. J. P. Burns.
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George B. Dunn
Sugar Grove
Mary KE. Thompson
Wrightsville
Grace M. E. Church
J. P. Burns
Farewell Banquet for H B Meacham Before His Marriage
Fourteen friends of H B Meacham hosted a farewell banquet last Friday at the Carver House in honor of his upcoming marriage to Miss H Letitia Kendall. The event, held Monday afternoon, April 17, proved highly enjoyable.
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H. B. Meacham
Carver House
H. Letitia Kendall
Notable travel for funeral and visits across states
Local social notes report multiple residents visiting family and attending a funeral. A. T. Schofield, Mrs. Geer, Miss Lacy, and others joined a party in Erie for Dr. C. W. Stranahan's funeral. Sam H. Doty traveled from New York to Warren. Others made trips to York and Buffalo for family, work, or illness, including J. W. Wiggins returning from a grand jury service. Rev. J. W. Smith and James W. Kitchen attended Erie Presbytery events in Union City.
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A. T. Schofield
William Geer
Harriett Lacy
Erie
C. W. Stranahan
Sam H. Doty
New York City
Warren
J. W. Smith
James W. Kitchen
Erie Presbytery
Union City
Handwriting Judge Flays Letter as Unlearned Style
A professor of calligraphy condemns the letter’s handwriting as lacking learning and sense, then confirms the signature as Lord Macaulay’s. The exchange features a sharp critique on the writer’s penmanship contrasted with the claimed author.
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Lord Macaulay
Arnold
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Messenger
Mr. Messenger
Tam
Emile
Parkamily
Mrs. Amann
Delford U. Arird
Smith
Imbroglio
Americsa
D. U. Arird
Schuyler— Kilgore
Mrs. Schuyler
Dunn—Thompson
Geo. W. Metzgar
York, Pa
N. K. Wendelboe
Buffalo
J. W. Wiggins
U.S. District Court
S. Kiible
Broadstreet
South Side
C. M. Sharp
Jamestown
John Hartmann
Citizens National Bank
C. E. Zimmerman Co
Conenango Trust Co
Rae
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