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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
1
Abductor of Little Freddie Muth was sent to Cherry Hill to serve hard labor in solitary confinement. The penitentiary, famed from Charles Dickens, drew sympathy from the court and crowd. Magistrate Eisenbrown hoped to turn the kidnapper over to the mercy of women in attendance.
June events detail Joseph Kean abducting Freddie Muth, rapid legal steps from capture to arraignment, grand jury indictment, and a twenty year penitentiary sentence with solitary confinement. The case, citywide shock, includes Kean’s bail denial, judge Sulzberger, and Kean’s wife relocating to New York.
A magistrate sentences an abductor to detention without bail after a grand jury indictment for kidnapping. The hearing recalls Freddie Muth recounting six days with his captor, Kean, in an empty house, the boy describing fear, hunger, and longing for his mother while authorities present testimonies from police and a cafe owner. Freddie testifies about the rescue and return to his family, while carfare and travel ads appear at the end.
New York reporters detail a Bronx Stanton mansion inquiry into Mrs. Kinnan’s murder. Detectives uncover a hidden room packed with silver plate, clothing, and jeweled daggers behind sliding panels. Suspect Mrs. Louise Malcolm Stanton is under surveillance as investigators pursue a possible clarification of the death.
Athens Ga June 19 Sam Gray age 47 was shot and killed by his son John Gray 17 in Whitehall. The father allegedly advanced on his wife with a knife and threatened to kill them both when the son entered the room. The son grabbed a gun and fired, the load nearly tearing his father’s face. He surrendered after confessing.
Ernest H. Demeke, son of banker E. A. Demcke, was discharged by Police Judge Shortill. The April 20 waterfront killing of an unknown man, described as a loater, was ruled not to require further action.
Ambassador Reid and Mrs Reid and Mr and Mrs Longworth attended the Royal Ascot races from the royal box. The opening meeting drew many Americans and Anglo Americans, some disappointed at not all guests being invited. Automobiles replaced carriages as the mode of transport, and cachepeignes were a noted fashion detail among attendees.
Justice of the Peace Blythe lost for forty eight hours while fishing near Calumet Michigan. a search party found him alive after spending the night with wolves nearby. The odd tale unfolds as rescuers describe the dramatic ordeal.
In New York on June 19 authorities believed wood alcohol in cocktails killed two Brooklyn youths. A 23 year old teacher Mrs Jessie Bosquet and 17 year old Joseph Hirsh died after sharing the drink at a party Sunday. The cup bearer Herman Stenneck was jailed on liquor tax and minor selling charges. Autopsies to be conducted by Dr Charles Wuest.
Grand Forks N D June 19 The first North Dakota primary under a new law began with slow ballot counting The insurgent and machine factions of the Republican party clash Richland McCumbers home is their claim as insurgents expect success in northern counties Regulars to carry southern and Missouri slope areas Both factions seek control of the July 13 Jamestown State convention Democratic vote light as few contests occurred
Peoria reports the death of Dr E M Sutton a leading surgeon who shot himself this afternoon. No reason is given for the self inflicted death and the incident is under local inquiry with investigators on the scene.
June 19 dispatches describe a bomb attack on M Hunbert governor and assistant M Akatoff in Kovac leaving Akatoff seriously wounded and Hunbert and two passers by lightly hurt. Fifty Jews killed in an anti Jewish riot at Starosielsce near Bielgatok with panic in Bialystok. Kaluga railstrikers mutiny. local guards struggle to contain unrest. Peasants rout Yuerenoff estate. two killed. Troops deployed. southern Russia seen edging toward revolt.
Abraham J. English Philip H. Johnson James D. Finley and Henry E. Eaton were acquitted of conspiracy to defraud Philadelphia in hospital construction. Judge McMichael directed the verdict after a weeklong trial with substantial expert testimony.
Special dispatch from Trondhjem reports King Haakon V crowned in the ancient Norwegian capital, the first monarch installed there in six centuries. Crown Prince Olaf charms crowds, Queen Maud appears pale yet dignified, and security steps are intensified as Norwegian flags fly and princely duties unfold amid festive preparations and a royal palace setup.
Ohio Governor Harris calls for statewide cessation from 2 to 4 pm for funeral services of John M Pattison at Milford Methodist Church. Plans include private service at home and a modest public observance with military escort and notable political figures in attendance.
Discoveries in Bronx murder case and Longworths at Ascot headline a slate of diverse notes. Norway’s king welcomed, Gov Pattison tribute, and director of education resigns mark official activity. Includes a two story on math kidnapping, Georgetown’s oldest resident dead, army to have English tailor, coal car investigation, Republican policies upheld, burglary clash with a woman, congressional proceedings, and West Virginia bankers meeting. Also editorials on society, base ball and rowing, racing results, police orders for the Fourth, financial notes, urging elimination of flats, and a district official resignation.
Special dispatches from Hongkong report that Chinese forces attacked and badly wounded Dr. Horne, the medical representative of an American insurance company, at Turgan, injuring his assistant Forbes Madi and lightly wounding others.
President Roosevelt accepts the resignation of Dr. W. T. Harris, commissioner of education, due to age. Dr. Elmer B. Brown of the University of California is named his successor effective immediately. Harris notes the era raised the national standard of education by about 15 percent with growing school enrollment and more high schools.
In Treston Nova Scotia a hospital attendant, Henry Cone fot, died from a fractured skull after an attack by Moses Kirby, a colored inmate at the State Hospital for the Insane. Kirby seized keys, became enraged, and struck Cone with a table leg during a night shift incident. Conant was briefly unconscious but recovered later.
A Martz family of five from Siseecon drowned last night when their buggy left the river road near Bosca. The river was swollen from recent rains. The husband, wife, and three children perished, along with one horse. The family had arrived by train for a circus visit and were returning home.
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