Thaw in Court to Day Line of Defense Is Secret
Harry Kendall Thaw heir to the Thaw millions of Pittsburgh will leave the Tombs to-morrow morning and stand in the tribunal of justice to argue that the Stanford White death on the Madison Square Garden roof was not murder. The trial, set to begin the next day, may be delayed for a lunacy commission as questions about Thaw's sanity surface, with District Attorney Jerome personally in charge of the prosecution. Thaw has kept a strict vow of silence and is surrounded by cautious defense counsel as a large jury panel is prepared.
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Jerome
Harry Kendall
Pittsburg
Thal
Supreme Court
John J. Fitzgerald
Thaw
Stanford White
Mamzell
Garvan
Tran
Were
Chilord W . Hartridge
Mr. Hartridge
Dolphin C. Delmas
San Francisco
Sets
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Ius
Lorraine
Countess of Yarmouth
George Lauder Carnegie
Edward Thaw
Carnegie
Lord Yomne
Harry
Howard Thaw
Chitford W Hartridge
Justice Fitzgerald
Criminal Branch
Russell Peabody
Hartridge
Death in Electric Lamp Claims Young Man
San Francisco on January 20 a 20 year old Arthur Thomas of 12 Seventh Avenue East Oakland died from a short circuit in an incandescent lamp socket. He touched the live part while preparing to turn it on, fell lifeless, and the family slept through the tragedy. He bore burn marks on both palms and a chin wound, with bent electroliers evidence of a convulsive struggle to save himself. He was known for dramatic talent and was the brother of California actor William Thomas.
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San Francisco
Arthur Thomas
Seventh Avenue
East Oakland
Aomoe
Sadie Thomas
Thomas
William Thomas
Ye Liberty Theater
Oakland
Shea Jury Still Out After Sunday Verdict Vote
Chicago on January 20 The jury in the Cornelius P Shea and thirteen labor leaders conspiracy trial over a 1885 teamsters strike remained deliberating past Sunday, with ballots reportedly 7 to 5 in favor of conviction as Judge Ball prepared to receive a verdict.
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Chicago
Cornelius P. Shea
Triad
Teameters
Ball
Cook County Criminal Court
Thaw case detailed by Holman family source
Pittsburgh January report analyzes how Mrs Florence Nesbit Thaw and her family view Harry Thaw and the Stanford White affair. Howard Nesbit is named as the statement author in the Holman stance, recounting Thaw’s pursuit of Florence Nesbit, gifts and coercive tactics, and the resulting affidavit and Paris incident.
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Washington
Pittabure
Thaw
Holman
Howard Nesbit
Harry Thaw
Young Nesbit
Charles J. Holman
Holmans
Stanford ‘White
Florence Evelyn Nesbit
New York
Nead
Letter of Florence Nesbit Acknowledges Wrongdoing and Vindication
Florence Nesbit writes a penitential letter to her mother admitting disobedience and false charges. The document, signed Florence Evelyn Nesbit, asserts her vindication from claims she sold her youth and beauty and details years of estrangement with Thaw. The letter’s public release is anticipated.
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Europe
Lombroso on Thaw as hereditary degenerate and moral maniac
The famous Turin criminologist Casare Lombroso declares Harry Thaw, killer of Stanford White, a hereditary degenerate and epileptic moral maniac driven by revenge. He cites Thaw's intense love for Evelyn Nesbit, jealousy beyond normal, and physical features seen as signs of degeneration. Lombroso notes Thaw's mind lapsing into epileptic vacuity before the murder and suggests alcohol and defaming stories triggered the act, while comparing him to other alleged madmen and fake madmen in crime. Long Branch cottages on Saks Avenue looted. loss to David S. Meyer of New York estimated at over $3,000.
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Thaw
White
Hersetf
Evelyn Nesbit
Peter the Great
Charles VI
Cicero
Socrates
Scipio
Goethe
Jacobs
Stanford White
Wis
Evelyn
Guy
Verzin
Holmes
Long Branch
Washington
N. J
Saks Avenue
David S. Meyer
New York
James Layton
French Church Firm Pope's Position Is Upheld
Father Vincent Montaubet defended Pope Pius X and the Vatican in France's separation of church and state dispute. He argued the law violates Catholic rights, calls it a travesty, and asserts the church must remain independent from state control while preserving property and hierarchy. The sermon at St Paul’s Catholic Church drew a large audience.
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Apostolic Mission House
Pope Pius X
Vatican
France
St. Paul's Catholic Church
America
Father Montailbet
Father Vincent
Holy Father
Vincent
Prizna
Father Vanceau Necramu
Pius X
Council of State
Gisima
Pope
Pius 18
Church Reinstates Woman In Rushville Jan. 20
Milroy Christian Church welcomes Mrs. Anna Bankett who shot Norman Cosk in defense of her honor. Twice tried for murder, juries disagreed. Church invites her back, stating the court failed to prove guilt and asking members to accept her as innocent. Pastor J K Patterson spoke as a committee read the church’s resolution.
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Washington
Rushville
Ind
Milroy Christian Church
Anna Bankett
Norman Cosk
Juru
J. K. Patterson
Church
Bankert
Jews Will Keep On Coming
Alexander Harkavy of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society returned to New York aboard the Canardes Campania after a two month Europe voyage studying Jewish immigrants. He believes conditions aboard ships and ashore are largely satisfactory and says Russian persecution will drive continued emigration, though births may offset the loss.
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Washington Post
New York
Alexander Harkavy
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
Europe
Canardes Campania
Russia
America
Paris Labor Rally Becomes Government Show of Force
Paris faced a massive police and troop presence as labor groups planned a Sunday demonstration led by union banners and even young girls, but Prime Minister Clemenceau denied permission and officials halted gatherings. Police cordoned subway hubs and barricades were cleared as squads kept crowds apart and dispersed protesters.
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Washington Post
Paris
France
Leome
Place de la Republique
Parla
Clemenceau
M Clemenceau
Place de la Republiique
Philadelphia Faces Severe Seas On Southampton Passage
The American Line steamship Philadelphia rode harsh wave action from Southampton to New York. Capt A R Mills said the storm was the worst in fourteen years. A woman passenger was lightly injured by a cabin impact while Miss Eilen Terry and eighteen troupe members prepared to begin an Empire Theater tour in New York.
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New York
American Line
Philadelphia
Southampton
Cherbourg
A. R. Mills
Empire Theater
New Haven
Miss Terry
Chicago
Washington
America
Gen G M Shelley Dead A Southern Statesman and Navy Auditor
Gen Charles M Shelley former Alabama congressman and Navy Department auditor dies in Birmingham after a long illness at age seventy four. He was born in 1833 in Sullivan County Pennsylvania and served in the Confederate Army rising to brigadier general. He practiced law in Washington and served four terms in Congress while living in Selma. He leaves a daughter Elizabeth and a son James E Shelley both of whom are named in dispatches. A prominent Southern figure described by a leading Senator as a noble knight and Southern gentleman he rose from Dallas County sheriff to national politics and remained active in public life for decades.
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Birmingham
Ala
Charles M. Shelley
Sullivan County
Penn
Shelley
Congress
Selma
Elizabeth Shelley
J. E Shelley
Cuba
Charles M. S Shelley
Alabama
Navy Department
Cleveland
Washington
Shelley & Martin
F Street
James E. Shelley
Confedersia
Dallas County
Troops Guarding City Situation Is Well In Hand
In Beaufort South Carolina a killing of a colored man by a guard sparked fears of a race uprising. Captain Joseph Wheeler led 45 regular troops from Fort Screven arriving by tug to restore order. The inquest found the death at the hands of unknown parties. Troops calmed tensions and guarded wounded and valuables after the civil disaster.
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Joseph Wheeler
Fort Screven
Beaufort
R. W. Patterson
Fore Screven
Gidoons
William Bennett
Bana
United States
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