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| Edward J. Pennington showing his motorcycle in 1895. |
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| "The Pennington Car." |
Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, January 3, 1903.
CREDITORS AFTER PENNINGTON.
Seize Clothing of Man's Wife, Airship and Will Sell It.
Racine, Wis., Jan. 3.—A remarkable scene it was yesterday when the clothing of E. J. Pennington of airship fame, who first taught King Edward the pleasures of riding in an automobile, was sold to pay the debts of the famous promoter. Pennington came here in November, secured luxurious quarters in a hotel, and began securing capital to launch a $5,000,000 automobile factory.
While his headquarters were here, he made frequent trips to Cincinnati, Detroit and New York. Incidentally, he ran up a big hotel bill here and at the Nicholas hotel in Cincinnati and then went to Detroit on another trip. While he was gone his landlord closed up his rooms in Racine and confiscated the clothing of Mrs. Pennington, including several $400 gowns.
Yesterday this was offered for sale, but the sale was stayed by a court order which would allow the other creditors to participate in the proceedings, and the sale will take place in another week.
Pennington was once worth about $1,000,000.
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This news will be read with keen interest by residents of Cortland for Pennington will be well remembered here as the man who attempted to start an automobile factory in the plant of the Hitchcock Mfg. Co. in this place. His course of procedure while in Cortland was not very different from that described in Racine. He spent money lavishly and then forgot to pay his board bill at the Cortland House when he left and a number of other bills about town. In consequence, a half dozen or more creditors watched for a long time to get track of him within the confines of New York state. Once he was apprehended but slipped away. Again he was found within the state and this time Sheriff Brainard invaded New York City and caught his man. He was to be brought to Cortland for trial, but concluded to settle up with his creditors and the matter was finally adjusted and the defendant discharged.
CORTLAND AUTOMOBILE CO.
Have Rented Farmers' Exchange and will Take Possession Feb. 1.
The Cortland Automobile company is the latest addition to Cortland's business concerns. This company has been formed to carry on the automobile business. Mr. N. H. Gillette of the Gillette Skirt company is largely interested in the company, and his son. Mr. H. R. Gillette, will be the agent for the company. Mr. Frank S. Bliven, who has just sold his bicycle business to the City Cycle company, will be the manager of the concern.
Mr. Bliven will move his stock of tools to the company's new headquarters at Peck Bros. farmers' exchange, which has been rented by the new company. Aside from carrying a complete line of steam, gasoline and electrical machines, the company will do a repair business, not only in the line of automobiles, but also a general repairing of all kinds of machinery. The company will begin operations on the first of February. The company has rented the whole of the Farmers' exchange building on Main-st. and has sub-rented a part of the building. The Perfection Milk Cooler company has rented the rear portion of the south side of the building. Christenat and Harvey will also move their upholstering business to the rink, occupying the front portion on the south side.
Peck Bros. will close out their wagon and implement business at once and make way for the other business concerns that are going to move in. All expect to be ready to do business on February first.
THE CITY CYCLE CO.
Purchased Bliven's Stock and Will Occupy Store on Main-st.
The City Cycle company has purchased of Frank S. Bliven his stock of bicycles, bicycle sundries and sporting goods and has already taken possession of the same. The City Cycle company has rented the store in the Calvert block at 30 Main-st., Cortland, and will move its augmented stock to that place and be ready for business in the new quarters the first of February. The company will greatly increase its stock of bicycles, sporting goods and phonographs.
PURCHASED THE KREMLIN.
Sig Sautelle, the Show Man, will Take Possession Monday.
Sig. Sautelle, the veteran showman, has purchased the Kremlin hotel of Mrs. Nora Rowe and will take possession of the same next Monday morning. Mr. Sautelle will run a strictly first-class two dollar-a-day hotel. He will give it his personal supervision for a time at least and no part of his show troop will be brought to Cortland.
As a part payment for the hotel Sig. gives his farm of 140 acres, three miles north and east of Homer, known as the Scudder farm. The consideration for the property is said to be $16,000.
PURCHASED THE BU1LDING.
Cortland Canning Factory is Now Located in Permanent Quarters.
Yager & Halstead of the Cortland canning factory purchased this morning the building on Squires-st. which it has occupied since the factory was started, of the Second National bank, consideration $6,000. The proprietors will greatly increase the facilities for canning farm products, and will be limited only by the amount of produce that the farmers and gardeners of this section raise. Conductor Rice, who recently held a farmers' institute here, spoke very highly of raising products for canning factories.
Taxes in Cortlandville.
John H. Hubbard, collector of taxes for the town of Cortlandville, will receive taxes as follows:
At the store of Maricle & Johnson, McGrawville, Jan. 6, 7, 13 and 14.
At C. F. Thompson's store in the city of Cortland, Jan. 8, 9, 10 and 16.
On all other days at Mr. Hubbard's residence at Blodgett Mills, until 3 o'clock p. m.
The 1 per cent fees will close thirty days from Dec. 17.
Letter Carriers Meet.
Cortland branch, No. 211, National Association of Letter Carriers, met at the postoffice [sic] last evening and elected officers as follows:
President—W. F. Maher.
Secretary and Treasurer—Theodore Schiele.
Collector of M. B. A.—P. F. Lyons.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Troubles of the Wireless Telegraphers.
Speaking of the troubles experienced in the use of wireless telegraphy during the recent British naval maneuvers in the Mediterranean, The Electrical World and Engineer says that these scarcely constitutes technical failure of the method, since the chief source of woe was that the transmission worked so well as to hopelessly mix up the messages of friend and foe. It goes on to say:
"Wholesale interference with messages is almost as serious and fully as annoying as inability to send any messages at all. The attacking squadrons are reported as totally unable to make effective use of their wireless outfits by reason of the persistence of the defense in sending confusing messages. We know not what was the substance of these, but the senders of them would have been more than human if they had been unremittingly polite. Fancy the wrath of an admiral commanding, at having miscellaneous abjurations and selected personalities hurled at him out of ionized space! His case would be little better than that of Lieutenant-General Bangs, immortalized in Kipling's verse, with the added sorrow of being unable to locate the offender against official dignity. For the last year or two we have been hearing much of so-called [synchronized] systems, but in spite of the number of times the problem has been solved in the newspapers, the net result has evidently not made its debut in the British navy. We fear this branch of electricity is still in its infancy so far as military operations are concerned."
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| Former Cortland City Judge Rowland Davis. |
WRIT OF CERTIORARI
Applied for by Attorney Davis in the Kiehl Case.
ARGUED BEFORE JUDGE EGGLESTON.
Meanwhile Examination Continues Before the Coroner—Reading of Testimony—Lively Tilts Between the Coroner and Attorney Davis for the Defendant.
There is plenty of excitement in the Kiehl case at present. Along with the examination that is being held before Coroner Santee at the courthouse, another proceeding is being instituted by Attorney R. L. Davis by which he hopes to get the matter before Judge J. E. Eggleston for a review of the evidence to determine if the facts that were brought out in the recent inquest were sufficient to justify the issuing of the warrants for the arrest of Maude Kiehl.
Writ of Certiorari.
At 5 o'clock last evening Mr. Davis applied to Judge Eggleston for a writ of certiorari, which was granted. This writ was as follows:
The People of the State of New York to A. R. Overton, sheriff of the county of Cortland in the state of New York:
We command you that you certify fully and at large to Hon. Joseph E. Eggleston, Cortland county judge of the state of New York, at his chambers in the city of Cortland, Cortland county, N. Y., on the 3rd day of January, 1903, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, the date and cause of imprisonment of Maude C. Kiehl by you detained, it is said, by whatsoever name the said Maude C. Kiehl is called or charged, and have you then and there this writ.
Witness—Hon. Joseph E. Eggleston, county judge of the county of Cortland, the 2nd day of January, 1903.
(Signed) J. E. Eggleston,
Cortland County Judge.
Mr. Davis had time to make out papers for only one of his clients, but states that be will proceed at once to ask for a writ of certiorari in the case of Mrs. Fenner.
Before the County Judge.
At 9 o'clock this morning in the chambers of the court, District Attorney T. H. Dowd objected to the proceedings upon the ground that notice of the writ had not been served upon him, according to Section 2,038 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Mr. Davis stated that the district attorney did not have to be notified until an application for the discharge of the prisoner was made, and Judge Eggleston so held. Mr. Davis said that he would present only one particularly important question in asking for Mrs. Kiehl's discharge, and that is that there are not sufficient facts brought out at the inquest to justify the issuing of the warrants for the arrest. The case was made returnable at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Before the Coroner.
The examination before Coroner Santee was begun at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the coroner began the reading of the evidence that was taken at the inquest. Dr. Higgins' testimony was first taken up, and when it had been read the defendants, in the absence of their attorney, was asked if they cared to cross examine the witness. They did not until they had consulted their attorney, and Dr. Higgins had been called and excused before Mr. Davis arrived.
Upon the attorney's arrival he stated that he would not cross examine any of the witnesses until the evidence had all been read. Coroner Santee informed him that he would have to cross examine the witnesses as they were called or not at all. Each then claimed that the other was attempting to make a farce of the matter, and before the altercation ceased the coroner had asked an officer to see that Mr. Davis was kept quiet or put out of the room. The officer was of the opinion that the two should settle their differences between themselves, and the trouble subsided
During the remainder of the day Mr. Davis remained at the courthouse making out his papers for the writ of certiorari. As the coroner concluded the reading of the evidence of each witness he asked Mr. Davis if he cared to cross examine, and each time the reply was given that he did not care to cross examine until all the depositions were read
A Tilt in Court.
This morning the examination was begun at 10 o'clock, and the same routine was followed. Once, however, the monotony of the proceedings was broken by a tilt between the coroner and the attorney for the defense. The usual question had been asked by the coroner at the conclusion of the reading of the evidence of one of the witnesses, when Mr. Davis interposed with, "Where is this witness you ask me if I want to cross examine?"
"I will get the witness here at once if you care to cross examine," said the coroner.
"Well, the way I feel at just this moment I might cross examine the witness if he were here, but I might change my mind by the time he got here," said the attorney with a smile.
The court began to look uncomfortable at this, but before anything further could be said the attorney made his formal answer to the question, stating that he did not care to cross examine until all the depositions were read.
Will Hear Motion.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon in chambers' court, Judge Eggleston appointed Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 10 o'clock as the time for entertaining a motion for the discharge of Maude Kiehl. Attorney Davis attempted to have the time fixed for Monday morning at 9 o'clock, before the grand jury convenes, but failed in this.
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
Annual Meeting and Election of Officers Last Evening.
The annual meeting of the Cortland County Medical association was held in the Y. M. C. A. parlors last evening-
The meeting was called to order by the president Dr. F. D. Reese at 8 p. m. The meeting which was largely attended was the most successful one in the history of the association from both a scientific and a social point of view.
In the symposium on acute Bright's disease every member on the program responded when his name was called. Following the papers a very interesting discussion took place.
Election of officers for the coming year resulted as follows;
President—Dr. S. J. Sornberger.
Vice-President—Dr. F. S. Jennings.
Secretary—Dr. H. S. Braman.
Treasurer—Dr. E. A, Didama.
Executive Member—Dr. P. M. Neary.
Fellow—Dr. H. C. Hendrick.
Alternate—Dr. F. D. Reese.
Following the election a collation was served by Caterer Price which tickled the palate of those present.
A vote of thanks was tendered the Y. M. C. A. for their kindness in throwing open their parlors to the association.
While the association is young, it is also vigorous and growing in both enthusiasm and membership.
BREVITIES.
—The new display advertisement today is—The New York Store, January sale of dry goods, page 8.
—The entire Christmas musical program will be repeated at St. Mary's church tomorrow at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
—Four murderers were executed in this state last year. One was John Truck, the Cortland county murderer, who was executed in November.
—The joint installation of officers of Grover Post and Grover Relief Corps will view next Monday evening, Jan. 5, at 7:30 o'clock in G. A. R. hall.
—The Robert Emmet company left on the morning train via the Lackawanna for Elmira, where they have an engagement for tonight. From Elmira they return to Brooklyn.
—The so-called farmer telephone lines grow more numerous each year. With the telephone and rural mail delivery the farmer and family have great advantages.—Groton Journal.
—The funeral of Mrs. Ann Riley will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Daniel Kernan, and from St. Mary's church at 9:30 o'clock. Burial in St. Mary's cemetery.
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