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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1907
Page
5
The Washington Post reports the Bowles verdict as jurors acquit in a case tied to an unwritten law. Prosecutors sought manslaughter but the panel found the defendants not guilty after a dramatic trial. Supporters hailed the decision while critics lamented the outcome and threats to Bowles’ family were discussed. A modest relief donation emerged for the bereaved mother and child.
A posse of about thirty citizens from Gaithersburg Redland and nearby areas hunted for a suspect believed to have shot and robbed Charles L Souders near Redland. Deputy Sheriff Mallican led the search at Fulks farm tracing two men's tracks into woods. no capture occurred and the hunt would continue.
In Charleston on July 2 the Rutter Company of Meben Wyoming County pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hold employees in peonage. Indictment contained twenty counts. maximum fines on each count were 0. Fine to be imposed later. Indictment followed a national government investigation at the request of the Italian ambassador.
A fugitive named Joe Farnsworth, sought for a shooting at William Birk on duty, was shot by Officer L Hin near Bristol this afternoon during an attempted arrest. Farnsworth, described as a desperate character, is wounded and expected to die according to physicians.
Walter E Mason, 28, of Towson, was found not guilty on charges of conspiring to defraud an insurance company and a bank. The trial noted he lived in Harpers Ferry and had prior work at several firms. The jury delivered verdict after deliberations lasting only a few minutes.
Virginia obit roundup notes the deaths of Uriah Richards widow aged ninety one in Falls County and a July 7 memorial in Windercburg. Spottsylvania and Rockbridge figures include Villan Stubbs aged twenty four and Owen aged sixty and a veteran Civil War figure William Rapp. Portsmouth and Staunton intently record deaths and family ties, with Kiley, Kiley’s widow, and local clergy named among the obituaries and city officials.
William Randolph Goode aged twenty three died at his parents home in Ashland after being pierced by a steel sliver from a hammer head used by CC Crump of the Richmond Type and Ble Retrtyne Co. The minor wound worsened, he was treated, but died a few hours later at home.
The cornerstone lay ceremony for the George R. H. Hue Memorial Building by the Methodist Episcopal Church South drew Governor Swanson and a large crowd. Rev C D Bulla spoke of youth programs. Masonic exercises followed. The building cost is listed at 22,000 dollars. committee members include Rev C D Bulla and J Clinton Smo.
Glassblowers visiting the Police Court expressed indignation at being labeled loafers by Justice Caton who urged work for the idle. He declined to discuss the matter further when they sought an explanation amid the session.
Dr Doney pastor of Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington was chosen today to lead Wesleyan College of West Virginia at Buckhannon succeeding Rex Juler. The vote followed an anti licensing initiative led by Protestant Ministerial Union with 1299 ballots cast amid a quiet election. Open Sacred Concert Tomorrow by Naval Gun Factory Band at Randle Highlands from 3 to 6 pm with Capital Traction cars providing access.
Baltimore July 12 special to Tao Washington reports Miss Louisa Klein age fifty three and Louise Schmelz age twenty three had obtained a marriage license Thursday morning but the license was returned to the clerk with a note stating the marriage would not take place Mr Schmelz declined to comment noting they will not be man and wife Family members of Mr Schmelz expressed indignation saying they had seen Miss Klein only once and that Louie had known her for little more than a month
Special dispatch from Liberty New Jersey reports Willams Rebling fifty a partner in Willams & Rebling Richmond Va prominent citizen died suddenly at 2 20 pm after kidney trouble he was staying here for the summer with his wife and daughter Rosalie and a governess Miss Hicke he leaves a wife a grandchild and two daughters including Mrs W Moora a Richmond lawyer his remarks will be taken home for interment Sunday
Midshipman H Phinney, 19, a fourth class at the U S Naval Academy, drowned while swimming with about 150 classmates during a regular lesson in a dredged Severn Channel near Fort Madison Annapolis. Two classmates, Grafton and McAfee, tried to save him. Grafton drowned first and both rescuers failed to recover Phinney. His body had not been found by nightfall.
In Lynchburg and Campbell County the Democratic primary chose Don P Halsey over Senator A F Thomas by just over 200 votes for the state senate district. Howell Featherstone led Eugene Quid by decisive margins for the delegate slots in Campbell County. R W Callahan won the treasurer post by a large majority. WM Murrel was reelected Commonwealths attorney.
Sergeant in the Seventeenth Infantry, Harry Hale, stationed at Fort McPerson, arrested in Atlanta on murder charges. He is accused of killing JF Davis in Johnson City last December. Reported as Noy Hele, a brother of Ack Hale, who is jailed for the Miss Lillie Davis murder near Bristol in a related case.
Report from Raleigh North Carolina references arsenic poisoning of the Ham Jones family, including Sheriff Jones. The alleged attacker is unidentified, with several family members gravely in danger. The piece mentions a previous incident where Sheriff Jones killed a black man, claimed accidental, possibly linked to revenge.
George A Peters was convicted in Hillboro Virginia today of murder in the first degree for killing Rev Joseph Easter a Dunkard preacher who was called to the door and assassinated on May 23. Peters made a full confession but implicated no one else.
Mary land obituary reports the death of Mrs Eilaabeth Omenta of Chepeville after a long illness. The piece credits David Great of Theestile and Prof Edward Ingram Oswalt as officials and notes the Farmers Institute director role guiding Maryland’s exhibit at the Jamesows Exposition.
In Kingwood Preston County leaders convinced former Gov White to be considered for West Virginia governor. Gov Dawson praised White as the ideal successor and tax reform implementer, while White did not declare candidacy. Potential rivals include Charles Swicher Arnold Sher and John W Mason.
Special to The Washington Fast Raleigh reports Dr David Rowland and wife to be tried at the September term of the Superior Court for the murder of R Strange former husband of Mrs Rowland Lute Quin. Evidence shows no poison was found but coroner and grand jury suspect other poisons. affidavits about heart disease were allowed for ruling, with State to controvert. Habeas corpus writs issued to appeal to Judge Cook for next week.
Sheriff Deibert has laid an attachment in Washington on a satchel shipped there by Mores Balzer Inteli charged with forgery. Balzer also charged with taking about 1 from Jerry Efflands at Berkeley Springs. He followed him to Washington and officers recovered about 700 of the money. the remainder is in the satchel. Balzer sent an order on the express company for the satchel. attachment proceedings prevent opening the satchel until the case is determined.
Mrs Annie M Bradley wife of Arthur Brown once a Utah senator, may be released on bond next Monday after doctors affidavits show her life would be endangered by jail. Justice Daniel T Wright ordered fuller affidavits, with defense witnesses from Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Denver set to testify on her behalf.
Norfolk July 12 Barr to head the Jamestown Exposition as director general. He will notify the committee this afternoon. James M Harr announced this after a Washington interview with Secretary Cortelyou on exposition matters.
Deep Creek Methodist Episcopal Church South plans to file a claim in the Court of Claims in Washington seeking damages from the United States for the demolition of the church by Federal troops during the Civil War. George W. Black is engaged to prosecute the claim, following prior payments to Trinity and Paul’s Episcopal Churches. A separate item notes John Ruppert Jr., a Spanish American War veteran, died by suicide at his Chambersburg home.
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