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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1904
Page
5
Prominent Virginia Republican figures in Roanoke discuss Slemp leadership with invitations limited to favorable supporters. Resolutions aim for a White House submission and broader party reforms, amid strong debates over federal appointments and future strategy.
Walter Hite was shot at Stuart's Draft and Thomas Monroe faced a preliminary hearing before Justice J G Hunter. Monroe was sent to the grand jury. Hite’s condition described as improving. recovery expected. Also mentions Petersburg incidents and a series of marriages and announcements across Virginia.
The William H. McCue stables near Afton Albemarle were destroyed by fire at dawn. Loss exceeds 7000 dollars though insured. Show horses including eight thousand dollar High Flyer escaped. Fire thought incendiary. McCue, brother of ex mayor Samuel McCue, faces hanging next month for wife murder. Western Union tie noted with Asheville relocation.
Winchester Washington December 22 Amid a wave of warrants for violating a snow removal ordinance, fifteen Winchester residents including leading businessmen physicians and bank officers were arrested this afternoon Former Mayor William C Grabher a wealthy glove manufacturer is among the detainees Warrants issued at the behest of Mayor Baker sparking protests Police Court hearing set for Saturday afternoon.
In Sewport Virginia Dec 23 elaney Hicks a specialist charged with robbing a city bank deposit slip was sent to the grand jury The bank officials testified no deposit was made on the date shown on the slip The prisoner grew pale and fainted during the trial and doctors were called to revive him
A Danville firm shipped 2000 hogsheads of leaf tobacco today via the Southern Railroad, marking over 369000 pounds and testing the capacity of freight cars. The one-day shipment may be the largest single tobacco deal of its kind worldwide.
A historical advertisement describes a man with fatigue, dizziness, coated tongue, and irregular bowels as bilious. It promotes Smith's Pine-180 19 and Butternut Pills as a vegetable laxative cure for biliousness, liver trouble, and constipation, claiming quick, complete relief and healthier digestion.
Alexandria news brief reports superintendent Frank Colvin assuring commuters on Washington line after late night robberies linked to a gang roaming North Lee street and King Washington streets. Also notes rush order for two new motor cars, double tracking from Four mile Run to Spring Park, and various local deaths, estates, and school funding updates.
Over a century ago Miss Johnston spent her active life in teaching and was regarded as a polished scholar. Her funeral occurred this afternoon at the Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dr. Thornton Whal fog officiating.
Laurel and Ellicott City face overdue postmaster appointments as Congressman Mudd nears a decision. Shaffer in Laurel since 1902 and Oldfield in Ellicott City both show expired terms, with Mudd delaying to secure influence before seating successors.
Edward Cassidy a Black man was hanged in the Baltimore city jail yard for felonious assault on Mrs Ameiica Florijanck last September. About three times the usual crowd witnessed the event including both Black and white spectators and one woman Mrs Annie Diller who traveled from Belair road to Towson to see it. Cassidy offered no confession and proclaimed his innocence. He wore a crucifix as Father O Keefe led him to the gallows. Walher O Keefe watched from the doorway.
Maryland obituaries report Dennis Friend of Garrett County aged twenty two, found dead on the road near Swallow Falls likely due to heart failure. Virginia Darber aged sixty five dies at her Cumberland home and will be interred in Martinsburg with her late husband Capt. Thomas Darber. James P. Siler proprietor of the Wabash Hotel in Williamsport dies at sixty three of typhoid and Bright’s disease. five children survive in Winchester Baltimore and Hagerstown.
Nan Patterson faces a tense wait as jurors, after an all night vigil, indicate difficulty reaching a verdict in the high profile trial. Witness absence and public crowds outside the Criminal Court Building added to the strain as the judge weighs options.
The jury debated the case for hours and finally reported no possibility of reaching a verdict. Miss Patterson, her father, and courtroom onlookers showed intense emotion as the jurors announced a deadlock. The judge discharged the panel and ordered the prisoner remanded to custody. Foreman disclosed six for acquittal and six for conviction, with neither side revealing degree. The prosecution weighed next steps while noting a possible retrial if a verdict cannot be reached.
Washington readers followed the Nan Patterson case as jurors in New York disagreed on the Caesar Young murder charge. The Patterson matriarch, over sixty, suffered insomnia but showed some revival after jurors failed to reach a verdict. Family members voiced belief in her innocence yet welcomed the hung jury as relief from possible conviction, with Christmas expectations affected by the uncertain outcome.
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