Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02

government in connection with Savan-
nah harbor improvements.
| April l.-s;tanley Francis given five
years Imprisonment for participation
IN Store Cotton Co. swindle at Phil
ldelpll.a.
| May Henry c. Coll. former cash
Ter OF First National Bank of Milwau-
| ica. aivcn 10 years in prison for par
| iCi1ItioH in President BigelowS EN-
| ezZI~m"nt. Josephine Terranova,
| T-year-"ld italian girl. placed on trial
n New York for stabbinS to death her
tSed uncin and his wife.
June -i:crtha Claiche. French girl.
who killei Emil Gendron in New
Work. whose trial brought about pros
rcu:inn nf several New York policemen
~ charges of threatening vice, sem
enoed to tWo years and two months
in Prison. Ferdinand c. Borgcs. pro-
mot"r of Eboro investment companies.
based up"n fictitious Mexican planta-
tions. found guilty of swindlinG and
sent to prison. Charles i. Tucker
clc!rocutcd at Boston for the murder.
Of Mabel Page. John j. kcan sent 70
prison for 70 years Off Kidnapping
Freddie Muth in Philadelphia.
June 25-Harry X Thaw of the
wealthy pntsbur@ family. who mar
ricd Evelyn Nesbit. an artists model.
;'lrot and killed Stanford White, a IA
nous architect, during a performance
i'll the Madison Square Roof Garden.
July Famous gambling casinos at
French Lick and West Eaden. Ind,
sail to bc controlled by Thomas Tag
g2rt. chairman nf Democratic Nation-
II Committee. closed Ivy order of Gov.
Haniy Eonert 6. Proctor, private
secretary to Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge. found guilty of miH1pnrorri;tt-
| ing SD of contributions To tn" Rcp..!b-
| ii"Hn c1;ni"i.yn ftri Arnold DAILY, tn"
| actor win" Lad h''.u aricS'c fnii.p, in Z,
| his PRODUCTION If f,"rNnrtl sl:ur'.; HAY
| Mrs. War; Ms i'infcSsfon. vas So
| quilted IN Now YORK corr; of enntin
500 ions. Iiare is ;,Ed Ca,lai'"n. OF trial
| at RcattyVillc, Ky. for the murder of
j. Il. Marcum. found ror guilty.
| Former mayor of Patterson y. J.. Will
| iiHm II. i;clChCr. who tbScondcd with
| >-Co6Go. returned to Patterson and sur
| rendered after wandering about the.
| country for q year. Pleaded guilt V
ana was sentenced to prison. AT May
| Geld. KY. July 81. Allan Mathis u no.
gro held for asss,ulting Il white girl.
was hanged - minutes after the jury
| that tried him was sworn.
| Aug. 6 Milwaukee Avenue State
Bank of Chicago closed by bank exam
incr when it became known that the in
stitutinn had been systematically loot
cd by its chief officers President
Stensand fled. Cashier Herring arrested
| n al ;.L,
mob ovcrpowered Jail officers and
| lynchcd three negroes. charged with
them urder Of the Lyerly family three
weeks before. Divorce trial of Angus
tus Hartie. wealthy Pittsburger, who
sought release from his beautiful wife
Mary Scott Hartje, by presenting owl
dence to prove improper relations with
her coachman. Tom Nadine. and also
| With a former negro coachman. Cliff
| ford Hoo. brought to close In De-
| C"mn"r the court rendered decision
! in favor of III" wife. The negro coach
| man WAS sent 10 prison for perjury and
| charges against Hartj" arc still pend
| ing. Bulfalo'S former auditor, John W.
| Ncn. given seven years in prison on
charge of grand larceny in connection
with the graveyard scandal.
|
! St p;cmhcr-Faui Q. Stensland. fugi-
tive president of Milwaukee Avenue
state Epnk Of Chicago. caught at Tan
| Cicr. Returned 10 Chicago. pleaded
| guilty ANA given indctcrmiiiatc SEN
4 t"l.r" in prison t'rs'3i"r Herring also
.:nn' ~ prison. Mudy # .1r;. Maurice
\ y. Lewis found .ir. ~ in II cl"Sst at
/ l'"r ;llart..rut hnus' III P,t.l ti"lphia,
\ ,tllh-d to Death. Mr.. Lewis 2ycar-
\ l!d !aiy only ultnrs:, t" thc cri'n".
Which remains uisuiNcd. Race riots
4 ti.;lt resulted i'll numerous fatalities
,,rrt started il. tnc streets ni atlanta.
| ia. On the night Of Sept. - following
| 4 series Of criminal assaults on white
| V om"n.
| Dctnbcr-Prcsidrnt Joseph +. Smith
nc the Mormon church was arrestc
1T salt Lake City. oct. :, and held for
| living unlawfully with five wives.
| Found guilty and fined $500. Trial Of
| DR. +. Brouwer at Toms River. y. j..
"a the charge of numbering his wife II
| 1905 by administering poison ana
ground glass. while ostcnsibly prcscrib-
| ing for her during an illness. Accused
WAS acquitted Supreme court denied