The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-22
BITS OF NEWS OF
CELEBRATED CASES

CELEBRATED CASES.
John Simersen and Louis DabneT'
known as the gas pipe murderers'
will be hanged at San Quentin, Cald
fornia tomorrow. They were convic'
ted of killing M. Munakala, a Japan
ese banker of San Francisco, and sen,
fenced to die on the gallows. the Call
fornia supreme court sustaining tad
verdict. At same time and place Louis
Sveder, who killed his brotherin-lawl
Louis Bliaz, and joseph Field who'
murdered his fdther-in-law, Frit3
Dirking, will be hanged. Field was
convicted over two years ago and nis'
attorneys have made a hard fight I'd
save his life.
Possibilities of further litigation I'M
connection with the de Castellane dill
the refusal of George Gould to pay al
bill of $175,OOO for the legal services,
of Edmund Kelley, attorney for tle|
countess in the suit against Count
Boni. Gould, who is the trustee Of
the estate of Mime. Anna, declaresI
the sum demanded is excessive and
unreasonable. Attorney Kelley is a.
former New Yorker, now a resident
of Paris.
The trial of Ruth Jackson of Seat
tie, Washington, charged with the
murder of her husband. which was
set for this week has been postponed
until April 10th to allow the attor-
neys for the defense to make further
preparations. Mrs. Jackson is alleg-
ed to have caused the death of her
husband by sticking a hatpin through
his brain.
A plea of self defense and emotion
al insanity resulted in the acquittal
of Mrs. Joseph Maha1ey, the Venus.
Texas woman charged with Staying
her husband, former Baptist clergy
man. Mahaney was shot on the
street at Venus on March 12. Mrs.
Mahaney Immediately gave herself up
admitting the crime and declaring
that she SHOT the father of her three
children because she believed that he
intended to kill her. Many prominent
citizens of the town signed a bond for
Mrs. Mahaney's release and after
hard legal battle the woman was &C
quilted.
Money has been secured by popular
in New York to carry the
appeal of Chester Gillette. convicted
murder of Grace Brown, before the
state court of appeals aid it will be
argued at the fall term. stay of ex-
ecution mas been secured by attorneys
for Gillette, and pending final action
in his case he will remain in the death
house at the Auburn, n. Y, prison.
Peter Goode, alias Charles Shaffer.
is under sentence to be hanged tomor-
row at Luray, Page county, Virginia,
for the brutal murder of Miss Fannie
Stroop.
The celebrated case of Mrs. Angie
will probably come up on
appeal before the Mississippi su-
preme court this week or next. Mum
erous technical errors are set forth
by the defense and the arguments
will probably consume about three
days. United States Senator A. j.
uncle of the defendant. will
represent her in the hearing. Mrs.
who killed DIR. Thomas But
Ter as a result of slanderous state
ments he had made regarding her.
was convicted of manslaughter by a
jury at Hazlehurst, Mississippi. sew
eral months ago, and sentenced to
five years at hard labor in the state
The trial of Benjamin c. Right, al
legged murderer of his wife and child
has been set for the early part of next
month at Denver, Colorado, where the
alleged crime was committed. II is
however, that the case will
be dropped, as the prosecution has
been unable SO far to gather sufficient
evidence to secure conviction Just
shortly after his arrest Right made a
confession, but now declares that II
was secured by intimidation and the
lse of physical force by the police.
The theory OF the defense is that the
1eath of Mrs. Right and her child was
iue to carbon dioxide from gas
stove which had been burning all
hight when the bodies were found.
The Burden of the Few.