On April 21, 1911, a man died in a car accident in Northbridge, Massachusetts. It is assumed he committed suicide. It stated that he was killed by cars meaning he was likely not driving. There is little information in this case.
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Friday, October 6, 2023
Murder of Joseph Wilson at the Lintz Green Station
On the night of October 7, 1911, it was a normal work night for 60-year-old Joseph Wilson. He was the station master at the Lintz Green Station un County Durnham, England. He would see off the last train around 11 p.m. that night. After it had left Joseph walked to his home 50 yards from the station.
Someone would ambush the stationmaster on his doorstep. Sand would be thrown into his eyes and there was an attempt to gag him with a linen cloth. During a struggle, he would be shot in the chest. This would not automatically kill him, but he was unable to say who did. Four Miners who were on the last train weren't very far when they heard the gunshot.
By the time they arrived to Joseph's aid, his killer had disappeared unseen. His daughter was in the house and came out when she heard the sound. The miners and his daughter brought Joseph into his home and tried to help him. He seemed to have tried to talk but was unable to do so before he died.
Police believed that the motive for the murder was a robbery. Though the day's takings weren't with him and he had brought them home earlier that day.
The prime suspect in this case was 25-year-old Samuel Atkison. Samuel was a relief porter for railroad. Someone stated that they saw him at the station that night. Samuel said that he had went home after work and went for a walk around 7. He would be arrested and arraigned at the local Magistrats Court. At the trial there was no evidence against Samuel and this allowed him to be released. This case was never solved.
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The Times October 9, 1911
The Guardian October 13, 1911
Friday, August 11, 2023
August 12, 1912 Chester, Pennsylvania John Doe
On August 12, 1912, some of the remains of a young boy were found in the Delaware River in Chester, Pennsylvania. It was believed that the boy had drowned and died about a year before.
John Doe was a white male and was about 6 or 7-years-old.
SOURCES:Find a Grave
Monday, November 16, 2020
Murder of Agnes, Maude, Eddie, Dorrie, Hughie, and Winnie Ching
27-year-old George David Silva who was of Cingalese decent was working as a farmhand for Charles Ching at Alligator Creek about 20 miles away from Mackay, Queensland, Australia. On November 16, 1911, Charles was away from the home at the time for supplies and money for George's wages. The three oldest children Florence, Henry and Henrietta were not living in the home at the time.
Maud (17) the daughter of Charles and Agnes (45) rejected George's advances. This angered George and went after the family. He shot Agnes and Maude in the neck with a revolver and a muzzle-loading rifle. He had beaten Hughie (5) and Winnie's (1) skulls in. He dragged the bodies to the sitting room and placed them by a colored table and a table cloth placed on top of them.
He then took Dolly (8) and Teddy (10) away from the home and was witnessed by Grace Carey a schoolgirl who would walk home with the Ching Children. Once they got a mile and 1/2 he had shot and bashed both of their skulls in.
After the murder, he locked the door and waited for Charles. He told him that the family went to visit a neighbor and George and Charles had made dinner together in the kitchen house. When his family didn't return Charles went to the neighbor he thought they were at. The neighbor stated they weren't there and to open a window for access to the house. So George and Charles did just that. Inside he found four members of his family dead. Two of the children were still missing.
George went to get the police and was carrying the bloody clothes that he wore during the attack. On the way, he burned the clothes, but they were later found.
George had tried to pass the blame to two neighbors named Dooley Khan and Charles Butler. There was no evidence to support that the two had killed the family. But after fearing a lynch mob would go after him, either way, he confessed to killing the family. He stated that Agnes wouldn't let him marry Maude.
Maud (17) the daughter of Charles and Agnes (45) rejected George's advances. This angered George and went after the family. He shot Agnes and Maude in the neck with a revolver and a muzzle-loading rifle. He had beaten Hughie (5) and Winnie's (1) skulls in. He dragged the bodies to the sitting room and placed them by a colored table and a table cloth placed on top of them.
He then took Dolly (8) and Teddy (10) away from the home and was witnessed by Grace Carey a schoolgirl who would walk home with the Ching Children. Once they got a mile and 1/2 he had shot and bashed both of their skulls in.
After the murder, he locked the door and waited for Charles. He told him that the family went to visit a neighbor and George and Charles had made dinner together in the kitchen house. When his family didn't return Charles went to the neighbor he thought they were at. The neighbor stated they weren't there and to open a window for access to the house. So George and Charles did just that. Inside he found four members of his family dead. Two of the children were still missing.
George went to get the police and was carrying the bloody clothes that he wore during the attack. On the way, he burned the clothes, but they were later found.
George was found guilty and was executed on June 10, 1912. He was hanged at Boggo Road Gaol in Brisbane.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Murder of Francis Boggs
Francis Boggs was born in Santa Rosa California he had started his acting career in his teens. He eventually became one of the first motion picture pioneer directors. He was also one of the first to direct a movie in California. In 1902 during his tour southwest with stock companies, he went to Chicago where he met William Selig.
William Selig began to fund a few films. Together they created the first films filmed entirely in California. This included Count of Monte Cristo (1909), In the Sultans Power (1909), and Te Heart of a Race Trout (1909). In 1909 Selig gave Boggs head position in Selig's Los Angeles branch it was built in Edendale.
Today only three of his films are known to exist.
On October 27, 1911, a meeting was happening in Boggs office at Selig Polyscope Co.'s studios in Edendale, California. Selig had traveled all the way from Chicago and arrived in Edendale that morning. The meeting included the business manager, J.L. McGee, actor, W. Santshi, and Hobart Bosworth.
Japanese janitor Frank Minnimatsu out of nowhere busted in the door and opened fire in the room. The first bullet pierced Francis Boggs in the heart and killed him. William Selig was also injured as he was shot in the arm while struggling with Minnimatsu. The others in the room tackled and restrained Minnimatsu. Minnimatsu claimed that Boggs was an evil man and that he had been waiting 6 months to kill him.
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