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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1907
Page
9
Fredericksburg May 38 Dickson charged with abducting Madeline Dempsey left on a southbound train before his 9 am appearance on bond. His bondsman attached on Dickson Hardware stock. District warrant unserved. Detective Hartigan and Cartigan sought to arrest him if the Virginia case collapsed. Dempsey seeks capture, letters reveal troubling plans, family disperses.
Special to The Washington Post reports that brothers Joe and Harry Cyholtz and Gig Rockwell escaped Hagerstown jail by digging a two foot thick brick wall on the second floor with a corn husker. They slipped into the yard after breaking a gate with a plank and fled unseen. One prisoner named Ring the Hole was choked into unconsciousness for threatening to raise the alarm. Cy Young is accused of cowardice for not joining them.
Joseph Meekins, a fifteen year old negro from near Rockville, was arrested on a warrant for assault with intent to kill after firing a shotgun at his stepfather Bearles Gibbs. Gibbs says the boy is incorrigible and able to repeat the act. Meekins contends Gibbs was beating his mother, and he acted to protect her.
Norfolk court blocks the sale of non transferab le railroad and other passenger tickets through May 20 after a joint action by eleven railroads and transportation companies. A motion for a permanent injunction awaits a hearing.
Plains Va May 3 Special to The Washington Post Fairfax Harrison vice president of the Southern Railway saw his Belvoir farm barn burn at an early hour this morning with all farming implements and 150 barrels of corn. Six heavy draft horses one riding horse two registered Guernsey cows a calf and a Holstein cow owned by Harrison died. A horse and cow belonging to foreman B F Smallwood and an imported Clydesdale stallion owned by a county company also perished. Origin undetermined. Loss about 315000, partly insured.
W H Bowe of Wisconsin reported theft on a northbound train at Elba Station as J W Wilson was arrested nearby. Bowe lost ten dollars in cash a two hundred dollar check signed Pollard and Bagby and other valuables not recovered. Wilson faces robbery charges in Elba.
Judas George C. Merrick granted a new trial to Eugene Proctor accused of assaulting Mrs Minnie Spencer near Rosecroft Prince George County on April 8 1907. Affidavits claim Spencer identified Proctor only after a change in his attire and note witnesses that her identification varied with clothing. The new trial date set for May 17 1907 in Epper Marivoro Maryland.
A joint bar committee from Nansemond and Southampton visited Gov. Swanson in Richmond to seek a successor for Judge Robert HR Prentice on the State Corporation Commission. Coker E. Holland of Suffolk was endorsed but declined the post, while W. J. Sebrell of Southampton and W. H. T. Logall of Norfolk drew support for vacant Norfolk Circuit Court seats in the Nansemond Southampton Norfolk area.
A special train of nearly 800 Federal veterans from New Jersey, led by Gen. E Burd Grubbh, arrived in Fredericksburg May 3 to dedicate a monument on the Salem Church battlefield in Spottsylvania County. The Twenty-third Regiment, New Jersey volunteers, who fell there in the Civil War, are honored. The monument includes a tablet honoring the Alabama soldiers they opposed.
Mary Sladex, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Mette, jailed after arsenic poisoning in Chicago. Jury held her to await Criminal Court action. claims say she poisoned family food causing father and mother deaths while four brothers survived. Glen Echo election news follows.
Washington Post report says Senator Machen urged a single primary for city county and senate nominees to be held with the June 11 Democratic Congressional primary. Chairman Bendheim refused, noting 60 days notice and 30 days filing required. District senatorial committee includes Bendheim Graham Love and Lion.
Peters burg Virginia May 3. First annual Riverside Hunt Club exhibition drew about 500 spectators at Dinwiddie County grounds near Petersburg. Judges named for harness, hunter and saddle classes. Winners included Lady Beldame owned by G W Harrison and Watch Me and See Me owned by Mrs M Dunlop. A reception followed at the Petersburg Club rooms as the show continued the next day.
Former Oregon State Senator Franklin P. Mays and W N Jones were sentenced by Judge W H Hunt for land fraud linked to the Blue Mountain reserve. Mays faces a 310 000 fine and four months in jail. Jones, a 2 000 fine and eight months. Mays’s term is stayed until November 1 pending an appeals court review. Other defendants had sentences deferred due to government objections over their exemption bills.
David Willcox former Delaware and Hudson president who died by his own hand left his entire $1.1 million estate to four cousins. William G. Willcox valued the estate and may appoint William Q. Willcox as administrator with legal adviser William S. Opdyke, a former law partner, assisting.
Berlin May 3 The Reichstag passed by a large majority a bill to establish a separate colonies ministry. Opposed by Poles Social Democrats and Center party, the measure failed last year but now passes. Herr Dernburg is expected to become the first colonial secretary.
At Camp No 4 on the South and Western Railroad thirteen miles from Gate City Lucas Dickens BE Meffett and an Italian laborer were fatally hurt by a premature blast. Two men were thrown from the cut into a 40 foot drop. Several others injured. Attorney Dick Granted Bail in Embezzlement Case.
Representative Willard Calder accuses Speaker Cannon of blocking New York Republicans from the Naval Affairs Committee while arguing for naval construction in government yards. Calder says a future president or change in leadership might permit a Greater New York rep on the committee.
Special to The Washington Font from Charlottesville Virginia May 2 reports further inquiry into the authenticity of a letter said to be written by Elizabeth Loving daughter of Judge Loving who killed Theodore Estes in Albemarle County The correspondence is claimed to exonerate Estes and newspaper reporters insist the letter received from Loveing Miss Loving is only a fragment of the original The denials from Judge Lovings counsel A H Strode are noted but correspondents remain convinced the fragmentary letter carries the core exonerating message and was relayed by a chain of trusted listeners
Rev T M Lightfoot Baptist pastor of Orangeburg North Carolina faced a threatening incident when a coffin was placed at his front door with a note predicting his death on June 10 1907. Citizens held an indignation meeting and a reward of 260 was offered while a handwriting expert reviews the note and arrests are anticipated.
Edward E B McKay head of the American Fruit Market Company, Philadelphia, was arrested on the boardwalk by a colored constable and held for hearing before a Justice of the Peace on a charge arising from failing to pay a 22 bill for board and treatment at Reed and Evans sanitarium. He contends the facility was an unlicensed boarding house, a point the magistrate reserved.
An ad touts Finfad Extract Dandelion and Compound Karyon Syrup Sarsaparilla as a home tonic to cleanse blood, boost red cells to 55 percent, and aid kidneys. It cites authorities and promises relief from rheumatism skin eruptions and other blood disorders, urging readers to mix at home.
A report circulating in New York states the commission plans to compel HW HL Harriman to answer questions on stock and related actions he declined to address at the hearing. The suit under contemplation may be filed soon, with special counsel Kellogg stating readiness to travel to New York.
Hongkong May 3 Canton magazine explosion causes massive destruction. Twenty one powder stores recovered bodies seriously injured and many buildings wrecked. A 200 foot section of the city wall fell. Foreign mercantile establishments demolished amid heavy financial losses. Hospital staff aiding victims.
At The Washington Fest in New York a wedding among upper class members at Holy Trinity Church on West 18th Street drew attention for a mixed race couple. Groom Albert Eldridge, a clerk at Station BW of the New York post office, married Miss Alice Won gear of West 5th Street with Rev. Dr Benson officiating. The ceremony, attended by many friends and even the organist who was colored, sparked questions about race in the church. Dr Benson defended the union, saying the church is a house of God where all are equal, and that colored parishioners are not barred though they are not sought after.
An illustrated Public Library lecture by George Forbes compared John Paul Jones to an English sparrow for courage and fighting skill. Forbes recalled Jones finding the admiral’s body in Paris, its removal, and burial at Annapolis Naval Academy while praising his diplomacy, learning, and meteoric career.
Boston mayor Josiah Quincy visited New York district attorney Murphy to discuss the prosecution of William Douglass and Oliver H. Dennett, charged with stealing about a million dollars from the Trust Company of America. Dennett reportedly offered Quincy a 2600 retainer to help secure his freedom, which Quincy declined.
William Reiman jeweler of 323 Fifth Avenue sues James R Roosevelt Jr in the Supreme Court to recover 7000 alleging a debt from a year ago. The case filed in New York May 3 is pursued by Reiman as a special action in the Washington Prat.
Benjamin, secretary treasurer of the Horse Owners Mutual Protective Association in Rosemont, D C, replies to Sarah Harvey Porter’s critique in the April 3 issue. He defends the association as seeking proper prosecution of cruelty to horses, condemns Humane Society abuses, questions fines and ambulance fees, and asserts the group’s aim to protect horse owners and the public from mistreatment.
James Ryan and George Martel were each sentenced to one year in jail and a $1 fine with an additional year on default after being caught attempting to break into a tobacco store at 433 Tenth Street Northwest. Police testimony said they also tried a tailoring shop on E Street, near Mr Hayes’ store. Ryan claimed he was with a New York family and refused to name witnesses. Martel admitted being intoxicated. Ryan denied intent.
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