Graham guardian., 1907-01-11


George d. Eldridge, executive
officials of Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance company, indicted for
grand larceny and forgery, Form
er State Senator George E. Green
of New York, acquitted on charge
of conspiring to defraud the gov
ernment in connection with postal
supplies,
March l4-Fourth trial granted
to Caleb Powers, accused of COM
plicity in Goebel murder. DR..
Oliver G. Haugh, at Dayton, Ohio,
found guilty of murder of his
father, mother and brother.
March l9-Ed. johnson, colored
lynched at Chattanooga, Tenn,
after U. S, supreme court had
granted appeal IN his case,
March 22-Robert Spriggs, ne
gro, accused of running a syndi.
cate of New York dens of vice, for
enslavement of white women,
found guilty and sent to prison.
April II A. Linn, clerk of
circuit court of Cook county, H.,
sentenced to prison for conspiracy
to defraud through manipulation
of Jurors checks.
April l2-Greene and Gaynor
found guilty of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government in connec
tion with Savannah harbor i'm
provements.
April l7-Stanley Francis given
five years Imprisonment for par
ticipation in Storey cotton com
psny swindle at Philadelphia.
May-Henry c. Coll, former
cashier of First National bank of
Milwaukee, gwen ten years in
prison for participation in presi-
dent Bigelow's embezzleme n S.
Josephine Terranova, II year.old
Italian girl, placed on trial in
New York for stabblng to death
her aged uncle and his wife.
June-Bertha Claiche French
girl who killed Emil Gendron IN
New York, whose trial brought
about prosecution of several New
York policemen on charges of pro
tecting vice, sentenced to two
years and two months in prison
Ferdinand @. Borges, promoter of
Ubero investment companies, based
on fictitious Mexican plantations,
found guilty of swindling and sent
to prison Charles L Tucker
electrocuted at Boston for the mur.
der of Nobel Page, John j Kean
sent to prison for twenty years for
kidnapping Freddie Mutb in
Philadelphia,
June 25-Harry X. Thaw, of the
wealthy Pittsburg family, who
married Evelyn Nesbit, an artists
m odel, shot and killed Stanford
White, famous architect, during
a performance in the Madison
Square roof garden.
July-Famous gambling casinos
at French Lick and West Baden,
Ind, said to be controlled by
Thomas Taggart chairman of
democratic national committee,
closed by order of Gov. Hanley,
Robert G. Proctor, private secre- !
tary TO Senator Henry Cabot ]
Lodge, found guilty of misappro :
priatlng 1925 of contributions to {
the republican campaign fund.
Arnold DAILY, the actor, who had f
been arrested following his pro. (
luetion of Bernard Shaw's play, |
Mrs. Warren's Profession" ac. {
quilted in New York court of 2
special sessions. Hargis and Gala |
nan, on trial at Beattyville, KY, v
or tho murder of ]. B. Marum,
'ound not guilty. Former mayor t
If Patterson, N. j., William H a
Belcher, who absconded with
1900, 900, returned to Paterson and
after wandering about
he country for year Pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to pris- q
IN At Mayfeld, KY, July 81,
Allan Mathis, negro held for as. 5
aulting white girl, was hanged !
fifty five mintes after the jury that
ried him was sworn.
Aug 6-Milwaukee avenue state
'ank of Chicago closen by bank !
when it became known
hat the institution had been sys- +
ematically looted by its chief off. -
ers, President Stensland fed. a."
)ashier Herring arrested and con. 7
essed. At Salisbury, N. c, mob
'verpowered Jail officers and
ynched three negros charged with
he murder Of the Byerly family
b rec weeks before. Divorce trial
f Augustus Hartje, wealthy Pitts
urger, who sought relief from his
wife, Mary Scott Hartie,
y present evidence to prove i'm,
roper relations with the coach,
ian Tom Nadine, aud also with a
'rmer negro coachman, Clifford
looe, brought to close. In De. :
ember the court rendered a de. |
lsion in favor Of the wife. The /
egro eoachman was sent to pris |
n for perjury and charges against |
larUe are still pending. Butfalo's |
'rmer auditor, John W. Neff,
wen seven years in prison on u