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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1906
Page
1
Edwards and his wife feared the Hillers while Maxcy Hiller kept a pistol at home under police eye. A Derringer was found. investigators suspect the shot came from a woman’s weapon and that the revolver may still be missing from the scene.
Lydia M Thompson, a 66 year old wife of an Irish gentleman, arrived in Philadelphia en route to Overbrook. Immigration officials refused land due to mental derangement from seasickness and ordered deportation while her cousin Mrs Sarah Scull offered bond. Scull and family sought counsel and planned nursing arrangements in Philadelphia as the Minneapolis sails back to England.
Three year old Jane-Simeon Wharton, son of Henry Wharton, found murdered in Waiaulua on Wahu Island. Body mutilated with limbs severed tongue cut out eyes gouged internal organs removed. Suspect laborer Samuel Johnson, boarding with parents, confesses to Sheriff Crown claiming revenge for mother’s refusal to give liquor.
Albany NY January 5 Gov Higgins received a petition for clemency in the case of Albert T Patrick, the New York lawyer awaiting execution for the Rice murder. Nearly 100 signers, including Grover Cleveland and Samuel Clemens, argue reasonable doubt from autopsy, embalming, and rival testimonies. Higgins will consider the petition with care but gave no decision timeline.
The Washington Post reports in Pittsburg that JF Howard Childs Jr nephew of Henry C Frick drowned in a seven foot deep pond on Hastings street during a play break. Richard and Ferm South brothers with Childs broke through ice but were saved by Thomas Jenkins and Barry Tustin. Rankin Childs, another mother’s son, jumped in to help and was saved by firemen with ladders after also breaking through the ice. The drowned boy’s body was recovered by firemen.
Mrs H M Perry, a member of a prominent Philadelphia family, was struck and killed after alighting from a trolley at Twenty first and Spring Garden. An electric cab driver ran her down and she died within hours after being taken to a hospital. The chauffeur provided his name and address to the police.
Salen Gazel of Brooklyn, jailed at police headquarters, is accused of embezzling a $12,000 check from his employer Najeeve Maloof a sulk dealer. Customs officials say a trunk contained $1600 worth of faces smuggled into the country and Gazel’s information aided a seizure.
Special to The Washington Post reports Mississippi figures McLaurin vows to fight Gov Vardaman over convict lease policy. McLaurin denounces Vardaman’s annual message and the motive behind criticizing his deceased brother, signaling a brewing political clash that could thwart Vardaman’s Senate ambitions.
Special to The Washington Post from New York reports upstate Republicans gathering at hotels to name Odell successor as state chairman. Rumors say Odell may resign for Europe, or may not resign to retain party control. talks also touch on Platt and Depew resignations and health, with others watching potential contingencies in party leadership.
New York January fifth reports a damaged water main under Thirty fourth Street flooding Fifth Avenue for four blocks south of Waldorf Astoria. Porters say about an inch of water collected in the Waldorf Astoria Cigar Company and Waldorf Astoria Importing Company basement area facing Fifth Avenue. Water overwhelmed the retaining wall and poured in over the sidewalk level as hotel patrons watched from windows. City workers hoped to finish the shutoff in one to two hours and to locate water gates by midnight.
Fire in downtown Kansas City caused extensive damage in the retail district. The Columbus Buggy Company building on Walnut and Tenth streets burned, taking two adjacent structures including one occupied by Kimball Plano Company and Hettinger Brothers. The Commerce Building, once home to the National Bank of Commerce, was gutted and may be razed. Vaults containing about 3 million dollars were spared. Auction notices and rail fare ads appear amid the fire report.
In Thomasville Georgia a morning road ambush left two farmers William Drew and Newton Threlkeld dead. Herbert Drew thirteen son of William Drew says he and his father were cursed by Threlkeld then Threlkeld fired three shots. Herbert took his father’s gun and shot Threlkeld. He then rode to summon help and reported the event to the sheriff amid fears of further trouble between the connected families.
In Havana today Hocourt an old man and Victor Molina a mulatto were garrotted for the murder of Zoila Diaz a white baby. The crime involved using the infant heart as a poultice for a woman’s cure. The body was found smoked and salted weeks later. Officials reported no witnesses besides designated ones a dozen others held. Separately Sloan's at 1407 G street advertised carpets and household furniture sale open at 9 am with items from the US Capitol and private homes.
William J Moran, nineteen, confessed to fatally shooting Robert Collier, seventeen, during a quarrel. Moran claimed Collier’s body was moved from Moran’s barn to a nearby vacant barn and later placed on a railroad track to mislead authorities. The body was found before a train passed, and Moran led police to additional details as fifteen companions were rounded up.
New York critics report a strike by chorus members did not derail the Met Opera production of Tristan und Isolde. Director Cornish pressed ahead with male choristers in the first act to depict ship passage to Cornwall while stars Blass Muhl Mann Begue Dufrich Parolil Goritz and Knote headlined. Knote earned 1000 a night for leading tenor parts, singing in the chorus for less than strikers demanded. Garuso offered to sing but failed the language test. The critics praised the performance as among the season’s best.
Charleston, 8 C, Jan 4. Gary Cross admitted causing the death of Isaac Gaillard shot December 12 at a negro entertainment. Arthur Cross, charged with the killing, has been released from prison. Gaillard muttered a hint pointing to Arthur before losing consciousness. Arthur denied presence. Gaillard’s wife located Gary Cross and had him arrested. Cross said the killing was in self defense.
A multi item page opens with an appeal to the governor over an unresolved murder mystery. It outlines the case background and calls for renewed government attention to seek justice.
New York financier Gage endorses Secretary Shaw's currency reform concept but seeks modifications to curb panic. He argues a timely, strong action to bolster circulation is a high public duty and warns that inaction may plunge the country into a future crisis worse than any seen.
Neph ew of John D Rockefeller and other figures testifying as Missouri attorney general presses for secret hearings. Commissioners clash with witnesses including directors of Standard Oil Indiana as lines of privilege are challenged and refusals to answer mount, with continued proceedings expected on the ninth page.
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