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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1907
Page
5
Local court records reveal Amzi Melms of Charlotte accused of targeting Misa Ella Pryor at her home. Evidence cited remains circumstantial though officials claim jurors may convict if corroborated. Witnesses report seeing a man near the Pryor cottage amid a fatal assault and arson that evening.
A garbled report describes a raid or seizure of whisky in Baltimore. It mentions officials or departments, names like Mikraiel or Michael, and references to inspectors and a pier action. The fragmentary text hints at legal or enforcement steps, with a focus on seized spirits and authorities involved.
A garbled article records a merchant attacked by a highway robber, injuries and a possible fatality, plus a court appeal and multiple obituaries. It mentions Hae Wc hinge, Jikcaron, Freedman, Ella Adiatas, and several county courts, with scattered names and places such as West Virginia, Ohio County, and Fayeteville. The piece also cites a series of legal actions, verdicts, and a death, all reflecting late 1800s local record style.
W B Samuela, a licensed saloon keeper in Danville, convicted last week of removing and concealing spirits, was rearrested in Danville on an indictment charging perjury. Judge McDowell sentenced him to thirty days with fall and wed 109, but he is on bond while an appeal is pursued. The ongoing trial of J H Lawrence, a Henry County distiller, ended Saturday and will go to the jury on reconvening. In Winston-Salem George Sheets, wanted in Danville for defrauding the government in operating a whiskey distillery, was arrested at his father’s Davie County home. a $5,000 bond was set.
The Alexandria city council held a semi monthly meeting at night. A joint session discussed vacancies on the school board with reappointments for Wards 1 3 and 4. A measure authorized the city attorney to negotiate with railways over Fayette Street access and to sue for betterment. Other business covered lease renewals and requests for costs of a fire alarm system and ambulance for hospital use. Funeral notices and local marriages filled the day.
Pay Day report from Gratton West Virginia details the discovery of James Lobo a Cherokee Indian and Carlisle Indian School graduate who vanished two weeks earlier. A bare hand surfaced from the Tygarts River forty miles above the city with a bullet wound and weights. A pistol shot was heard the night he disappeared after being paid off by his coal company employers. Police say suspects seen with the man face possible arrests as the coroner rules death a likely homicide.
Special to The Washington Post Cumberland Md Nov 9 Mrs Harry Moon known for Galli Tort and being a freight conductor faced arrest in Cumberland on bigamy charges brought by her first husband Frank S Johnston. They wed years ago near Everson Cumberland Moon says Johnston deserted her and she believed his death notice in a newspaper. They have two children one three months old Moon says Johnston’s son died in 1920 while Johnston says the boy is living.
A New York man recounts a life changing health turn after years of poor eating and sedentary work. He credits Grave-Nuts water treatment for rapid weight loss and improved digestion, claiming a revival of energy and sleep within a year. Read the booklet The Path to Wellville for details.
Ambassador Creel sent a message urging that the death sentence of three Americans held in Chihuahua Mexico be commuted to twenty years. The State Department has reviewed appeals by Dr Charles Harle C T Richardson and W P Mitchell convicted of murder in 1940. Creel appealed to officials in Washington and to Governor Santos in Chihuahua to grant clemency.
In Rockville Maryland Josiah Frazier colored was bitten and George Duvall colored was sentenced by Judge Henderson to two years in the house of correction for the offense. The judge noted that a jury verdict avoided a harsher statutory mayhem finding. The case against Charles E Larman indicted for attempting to poison Mrs Bassi Larmian was compromised with payment of prosecution costs.
Prominent Norfolk cotton men and bankers summoned to testify before the grand jury next Monday in a case styled The Commonwealth against John Des for felony. Officials promise developments of a startling character amid reports two weeks earlier that a brokerage firm forged receipts from the Norfolk Warehouse Association to fraudulently obtain thousands of bales of cotton and hundreds of thousands of dollars from local bankers.
A chaotic blaze at a large factory sent 600 workers and girls scrambling for exits as flames and smoke trapped many inside. Managers directed escape routes guiding staff toward safety while several women assisted others and the secretary helped to manage the evacuation despite the panic.
Berlin reports a demi official communication about Emperor William’s health. It states he had a rough cold with catarrh at the end of October and early November, kept to bed, then went to Windsor Castle area for recovery. Catarrh and general condition improved, knee strain from a Windsor hunt nearly well. rumors of laryngeal or ear trouble dismissed.
A cable dispatch from Secretary Peet reports famine across Turkey and nearby lands. Harvests are generally light, winter crops may fail, and seed is exhausted in many areas. Advices warn that numerous people could die without rapid relief efforts.
Announcement to move consul at San Francisco from Sydney to Sydney to Tokyo is unclear. The Japanese government reportedly plans transfer of consul in San Francisco to a new representative, amid past tensions and debates about authorities and duties.
Virginia weddings report a string of nuptials across diverse families. The notices mention Lydia Ely of Suffolk marrying Herbert Barrelsa of New York, and Annie Beesly and Charles Beasty of Carming Corey uniting in ceremony officiated by Rev. Tabet among others, with various ministers and venues noted.
Amid a flood of steerage passengers, trans Atlantic lines raise third class fares by 30 percent as bookings stall on Hamburg American Voyager ships. Officials note 75,000 foreigners already returned home in November, with total exodus approaching 20,000 by month's end.
Governor Dawson calls an extra legislative session in Charleston for January to consider measures on county levies and fee systems for county officials. The plan includes a new election law, clearer ballot forms, and local option provisions. Also on the agenda is school finance reform and a uniform accounting system as well as Virginia debt questions.
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