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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1893
Page
2
The fragment lists a person or firm H. Emsheimer and addresses 8 Eleventh Street and 20 Market Street in Missouri postal listing Mo. 1215 Market Street.
An OCR filled with varied local items lists sales categories, auctions, and shop notes. It mentions Kept goods, clothing, felt hats, ice cream, and watch repairs, plus a large dairy paragraph about Emerson Jersey herd and Mrs Ziegenfelder. It ends with Sunday excursion tickets and Wheeling railroad details.
The trial of John Meredith and Harry Bowers for circulating counterfeit money began after delays as United States Commissioner B. J. Campbell heard testimony in Mrs. Cameron’s saloon. Witnesses described the June 13 incident with a bogus dollar, the recovery of change, and subsequent corroborating observations at Shafer & Lacy’s. Adjourned to Monday night with defense claims about coin authenticity and prior dealings noted.
The State versus Jackson Yoho ended with a not guilty verdict after the jury, initially unable to agree, reconvened and deliberated briefly. The court noted the closing speech by Col. Hooton as one of the most eloquent in the courthouse in years. Spectators filled the room during the evening session, and the defendant left with his counsel after the verdict was announced.
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