FATAL BEATING FAILS TO MAKE RICH WIFE CRY
Radio Operator Arrested on Board Ship
BULLETIN
Los Angeles, Cal. June 4. William Tallman, ship radio operator, who is
charged with the murder of Mrs. Virginia Patty here, was reported by radio
tonight from the steamer Admiral Benson to have been arrested on board the
ship.
Los Angeles, Cal., June 4, -[Special]- Mrs. Virginia Patty, 26, wife of a
Portland, Ore., banker, fought and died in silence early today in the
bachelor apartment of "W.C Johnson" Help was available in the next
apartment, but, investigators believe, she refrained from crying out because
she feared disclosure of her romance more than death.
Her body was found in a closet, held upright between two hooks by a silk
scarf. She had been dead only a short time when police arrived.
She had been beaten to death. The bruised condition of her hands
indicated that she had battled with whoever killed her.
Mate Hunting her
William Tallman, radio operator on the steamship Admiral Benson, which
left San Pedro today for San Francisco, was ordered arrested. In a
radio message sent to the vessel by Los Angeles police tonight. In an
exchange of radio messages Tallman denied all knowledge of the slaying.
Mr. Patty arrived by plane from Portland yesterday to hunt his wife, who
disappeared from his home last Friday. He collapsed when told that her body
had been found.
Mr. Patty's chauffeur, Tallman's father, in Oakland, Cal., and others,
said Tallman frequently saw Mrs. Patty in the absence of her husband.
Mrs. Vivian Brennan, who introduced Mrs. Patty and Tallman, said she
attended a beach outing here last week at which Tallman manifested jealousy
when Mrs. Patty told him things were "off" between them because of her
husband.
In the room where Mrs. Patty's body was found was a note saying, "Mr.
Johnson - Virginia called." Attaches of the apartment building said
the "W. C. Johnson's" description corresponds with Tallman's
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Battle For Life With Enraged
Deer
~ George Tallman
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Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa
Thursday, November 8, 1900
Uncle GEORGE TALLMAN had an experience in F.D. CLOSE's deer park
last Sunday afternoon, which he will remember all his life, and one which
came very near proving a fatal one for him. He has been accustomed to pass
through FRED CLOSE's pasture in west Leon to get to his own pasture which
joins it. MR. CLOSE is the owner of quite a herd of deer and several of
the bucks are quite vicious. He has two enclosures fenced in with high
wire and Sunday afternoon MR. TALLMAN was going through the west park and
had no thought of there being any deer in it as they had been kept
recently in the east park, but they had been turned into the west one
Sunday. He was walking slowly and before he knew it was attacked from the
rear by three deer, knocked down and was badly gored, cut and bruised. He
was unable to get up, but finally got hold of the buck's leg and horns and
held on, shouting all the time for help. He was dragged along by the
enraged animal for a distance of two or three hundred feet, all the time
being cut and bruised by the feet and horns of the buck. His cries were
finally heard by WILL FILLICAL and WILL HINKLE, who went to his rescue and
drove the deers away with clubs. MR. TALLMAN had struggled with them for
30 or 40 minutes, and was so weak he could not have held out much longer.
He was unable to stand and when taken home and Dr. Bowman called, it was
necessary to stitch a number of his wounds in dressing them. It is also
feared he may be injured internally, and his advanced age makes his
injuries quite serious.
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Lycoming Gazette
Williamsport, PA
10 May 1826-31 Dec 1836
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17 May 1826
Notice – Creditors of
Andrew BOYD, late of Penn Twp., are hereby informed, that auditors are
appointed to meet in Williamsport on May 25th, for the purpose of
apportioning the assets, in the hands of his administrator, when and where
they are requested to present their claims. Abraham TALLMAN, admin.
18 Oct. 1826
Notice – Payments to
the estate of Anderson CROOKS, late of Mifflin Twp., dec’d, requested at the
house of Samuel DONNEL, Jersey Shore on 30th inst.
Abraham TALLMAN, exec.
Election Returns - See p. 158
18 April 1827
Courson HARVEY to Miss
Phoebe, daughter of Abraham TALLMAN, both of Loyalsock Twp., on
Thursday last by Jacob GRAFIUS, Esq.
22 Oct. 1828
John LUDWIG to Miss Margaret
EDWARDS, both of Hughesburg, Muncy Creek Twp., on Thursday last, by A.
Woodward, Esq.
For Sale – Washington
Twp., 30 Oct. inst, all that farm, the property of the heirs of John BROWN,
dec’d, agreeably to the conditions of his will – it contains 297 acres in
White Deer Valley, three miles from the river – the improvements are a stone
house and bank barn, good orchard and about 160 acres of cleared land.
Hannah BROWN & J. TALLMAN, administrators.
1828 Official Voting Return -
See p. 232
18 Feb. 1829
Circuit Court List (April
Term) - See p. 241
Notice - Those persons
who have subscribed to the building of the German Lutheran and Reformed
Church, in Williamsport, are respectfully invited to pay the amount of their
subscription to Henry GABLE, Collector, who is authorized to receive the
same, between this time and the first of April next. Coercive measures we
want not to resort to. George WEISEL, Frederick OTT, Henry HARTMAN and Jacob
GRAFIUS (building managers)
Once More! – I hereby
notify all those indebted to TALLMAN & STREBEIGH, for ploughs and
castings, to call and discharge the demands we have against them, as no
further indulgence can be given. I intend to leave Williamsport on the first
of April next, and must have money to procure a situation for my family
elsewhere.
J. TALLMAN
To Rent – The farm belonging
to the heirs of John BROWN, deceased, situated in White Deer Valley, will be
rented on Thursday the 5th day of March next. It contains 297
acres, 180 of which are cleared.
J. TALLMAN, Adm’r.
15 July 1829
John OAKS to Miss Mariah
CORTEL, both of White Deer Valley, in White Deer Valley on the 7th
inst., by Rev. George Junkin.
Peter VANDERBELT Jr., of this
Borough, was appointed to be a Justice of the Peace by the Governor, in the
room of Jeremiah TALLMAN, Esq.
Sheriff’s Sales (July) - See p. 258.
16 Dec. 1829
Sheriff’s Sales (Jan.) - See
p. 271.
Obituary - See p. 272.
Henry TALLMAN, died on
Friday last, in Loyalsock Twp., in the 22nd year of his age.
20 Feb. 1833
Lycoming Co. Statement
1832
Franklin A. KELCHNER, of
Uniontown to Miss Phebe POWELL, of Clinton Twp., on Thursday last, by
Jeremiah Tallman, Esq.
William BERGSTEMER, of this
county to Miss Mary WATSON, of Harrisburg, on Tuesday the 12th
inst., at Harrisburg by Rev. Augustas H. Lockman.
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Lycoming Gazette
Thursday Publication
Published by William
Brindle
Williamsport, PA
16 Jul 1807-3 May 1826
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1 May 1821
Published by Ellis LEWIS –
Tuesday Publication.
Tioga Co. Statement.
Escape from Jail
Land for Sale
William WILSON to Miss
Sarah TALLMAN, both of this place, on Thursday last by Rev. John THOMAS.
7 May 1822
Real Estate Sale
Statement of Lycoming
Congregation
Cornelius MABURY, of Loyalsock
Twp., to Miss Phebe HERRINGTON, of Washington Twp., on Thursday last by
Jeremiah TALLMAN, Esq.
2 Nov. 1822
Ellis M’CARTY to Miss Leah
MOORE, both of Muncy Creek Twp., on Thursday the 17th inst., by
Rev. CLARKE.
Aaron WILKINSON to Susanna
KONKLE, both of (Note: Uuclue due to paper cut), on Thursday last, by
Jeremiah TALLMAN, Esq.
11 Jan. 1823
Caution –
Whereas my wife Rebecca has left by Bed and Board without any just
provocation – this is therefore to warn any person from trusting or
harboring her on my account, as I am determined to pay no debts of her
contracting after this date. Abraham TALLMAN, 3 Jan. 1823.
22 March 1823
John PIATT, Esq., died in
Washington Twp., on Tuesday last.
Notice – Payments to the
estate of Daniel TALLMAN, dec’d, requested by 15th April.
Jeremiah TALLMAN, Abraham TALLMAN and John THOMAS, exec.
9 Aug. 1823
William THARP to Miss Mary
Becket ELDRIDGE, both of this place, on Thursday last, by J. TALLMAN,
Esq.
30 Nov. 1825
Land for Sale
Wanted – Four
Families
To Rent – That valuable
Farm in White Deer Valley, Washington Twp., belonging to the heirs of Jno.
BROWN, dec’d, and now in the possession of Samuel EASON. Those persons
wishing to rent will attend on Monday the 19th December next, at
the house of Samuel EASON, at one o’clock PM where attendance will be given
by Hannah BROWN, administrator and J. TALLMAN, administrator.
We understand that a
Mail Stage will commence running, on 1st Jan., 1826, from this
place to Newtown, NY; which will make six stages running from Williamsport.
Strangers who are desirous of visiting the interior of NY, will meet with
good accommodations on this route, and no delay.
1 Mar. 1826
Thomas PARSONS, of Centre Co.
to Miss Mary TALLMAN, of this Borough, yesterday by Rev. MAGEE.
Dr. Thomas WOODS, Senr., died
in Paradise, Northumberland Co., on the 21st ult., leaving an
amiable and affectionate wife to lament his loss.
12 Apr. 1826
Daniel, son of
Jeremiah TALLMAN, Esq., died in this Borough, on Friday night last, aged
about 12 years.
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The Lycoming Chronicle
Wednesday Publication
Published by Alexander
Cummings, Jr.
Williamsport, PA
16 Jan. 1833-25 Jan. 1837
27 Jan. 1836
Wm. PARSONS, Esq. to Miss
Elizabeth, dau. of J. TALLMAN, Esq., of Clinton Twp., on Friday
the 15th inst., by Rev. John Thomas.
7 Sept. 1836
Frances Virginia, youngest
dau. of Tunison CORYELL, Esq., died on Friday the 2nd inst., aged
18 months.
Susanna, dau. of
Jeremiah TALLMAN, Esq., of Clinton Twp., died on Saturday the 3rd
inst., aged 6 years.
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Muncy Luminary
Muncy, PA
Selected Abstracts
SATURDAY PAPER
10 April 1841 - 24
December 1842
15 July 1843
9 March 1844 - 15 July 1848
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8 May 1841
John CRAMER to Miss Rachel
TALLMAN, both of Williamsport on 29th ult by the Rev. John
Thomas
25 Dec. 1841
Jeremiah TALLMAN to Miss Phebe,
d/o John OPP, Esq., both of Muncy Creek, married on Wed. last by Rev.
S. S. Sheddan
26 Feb. 1848
Mrs. CLAYTON, relict of Jacob
CLAYTON, died in Muncy Creek Twp., at the residence of D. TALLMAN on
Wed., at an advanced age
1 Dec. 1849
Thomas BERGER, of Clinton Twp.
to Miss Patience TALLMAN, on 27th ult, by Rev. Wm.
Sterling
12 May 1852
John HILL to Miss Henrietta
MACKEY, both of Hughesville on 29th ult, by Rev. George
Parson(s)
Jeremiah TALLMAN, Esq., died on
5th inst., at his residence near Williamsport, aged about 76
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Wellsboro Agitator 1880 to 1881
from Tioga County Newspaper Records Volume
1881 07-Jun M Tallman, L. W. Married at Binghamton, NY, Jun 2nd
1881 at the residence of the bride's mother by Rev. S. F. Sanford of
Daggetts Mills, Pa., Mr. L. W. Tallman of Wellsboro, Pa. And Miss Louise,
daughter of the late S. D. Wood of Binghamton, NY
1881 07-Jun M Wood, Louise
Married at Binghamton, NY, Jun 2nd 1881 at the residence of the bride's
mother by Rev. S. F. Sanford of Daggetts Mills, Pa., Mr. L. W. Tallman
of Wellsboro, Pa. And Miss Louise, daughter of the late S. D. Wood of
Binghamton, NY
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Rescued Lamoni Girls
Myrtle and Anna Talman
Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa
Thursday, April 28, l904
'Des Moines Police Rescue Two Girls of Lamoni, Who were Lured
into a Disreputable House.'
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A thundering "No" point-blank from the lines of a maiden saved two young and
innocent Lamoni (Iowa) girls yesterday afternoon from a life of shame in an
East Court Avenue resort, to which they had been enticed by promise of
remunerative and honorable work. Alluring statements, pretty speeches and a
promise of gold in return for "light work" brought pretty MYRTLE TALMAN and
her no less beautiful sister, ANNA, to Des Moines last evening from Lamoni,
southern Iowa, city of Christian homes. Reared by a mother who is a devout
member of the Latter Day Saints Church, the two girls trusted implicitly
JOHN and EMMA DICKERHOFF, who are now under arrest, charged with enticing
the innocent maidens into a house of ill fame.
The story of deception is concisely told by the older MISS TALMAN, who
was taken under the sheltering wing of Chief of Police Jones this morning.
The frightened young woman says:
"ANNA and I are the daughters of MRS. MARGARET TALMAN of Lamoni, Iowa.
Our mother is a member of the Latter Day Saints Church and a good woman, and
she has reared us to respect the right. We are poor and have been compelled
to work out as domestics to earn a living. I worked for some time for
prominent people in Mt. Ayr. My sister has a friend who was married to MRS.
DICKERHOFF's brother, a man named DRISCO, who formerly resided in Des
Moines. MRS. DRISCO told us some time ago that MR. DICKERHOFF procured
employment for young girls in Des Moines and we wrote to him to see what he
could offer. He answered immediately that he had been taken in by several
girls; that he had spent money for railroad fare and that the girls would
not come. He said he was in need of a couple of good girls and that he would
come after us at once. So we prepared to come to Des Moines."
"We were offered good wages. My sister was to get $3 per week and her
board and I was to receive $l per day. When I asked what sort of work I was
to do, MR. DICKERHOFF said it would be something easy and that I would have
plenty of opportunity to rest and read and that I might go out often to
theatres and for buggy rides."
"We believed implicitly in MR. DICKERHOFF and came with him, arriving in
Des Moines last evening at 6:l0."
"I didn't like the looks of things when we were ushered into the house at
3l4 East Court Avenue," said the young lady. "There were two girls sitting
in the front room very gaudily dressed. I had no idea what a bad resort
looked like, but a feeling came over me that at least MR. and MRS.
DICKERHOFF must have some very loose associates. We were given a nice supper
and told that we need not go to work until the next day. Every few minutes
men came into the front room and talked with the girls there. The men bought
cigars, and sister and I agreed that there was probably nothing wrong. We
thought that the fellows just dropped in to get a smoke.
"Well, after supper there seemed to be nothing to do. We wanted to help
do up the supper dishes, but MRS. DICKERHOFF said that the '------' would do
that. About 8 o'clock, MRS. DICKERHOFF came in and asked us girls if we
didn't want to go to the theatre. Of course we did. We began to feel
happier. This going to a theatre was the first fulfillment of the promise
that had been held out to us to get us to come to Des Moines. We went to the
Mirror and enjoyed the show so much that we forgot that we were in a strange
town and surrounded by things that seemed so strange. But after the show the
girl who went with us stopped on the side-walk and talked to several men.
Three men followed us down to the house. The woman who escorted us drew back
and talked to one of the men. The other two came on behind, following us
girls. As we had not been introduced to them we did not talk to them."
"Arriving at the house we were admitted. The men followed, to buy cigars,
as I supposed. MRS. DICKERHOFF, to our surprise, asked them into the parlor
and everyone sat around the centertable asking about the show."
"One man asked me if there was any beer for sale in the house. I answered
that I was a stranger and had little to do with the house; that I had just
come up from the country to work. The man laughed at the other two boys and
winked his eye in a wicked way."
"The awful truth did not dawn upon me until after the girl who had taken
us to the show ran up stairs with one of the men. MRS. DICKERHOFF told my
sister that she should go with another man and the last fellow grabbed me by
the arm and said: 'Come along my beauty.'
" I went hesitatingly up stairs. At the top of the stairs I met MRS.
DICKERHOFF."
"I demanded to know what kind of a house I was in."
"MRS. DICKERHOFF said not to get fussy; that I was expected to make the
evening pleasant for the young man and that I ought to forget being a
country girl and understand that now I was in a city."
"That was enough for me," said MISS TALMAN this morning. "I made up my
mind that sister and I must get out of that house at once. I ran down to the
lower floor calling to my sister to come after me. To my surprise I found
that she had already pinned on her wraps and was hunting me.
We gathered our wraps together as quickly as possible and left the house."
Out upon an unknown street at almost the midnight hour, friendless and
alone, her maiden modesty insulted and her better feelings aroused to the
highest pitch, MISS TALMAN struck bravely for liberty from the yoke of shame
which would have been fastened upon her. Not knowing that she had traversed
the worst quarter of the city, MISS TALMAN and her sister ran west on Court
Avenue to Second and then because the girls espied some man following them
they ran north to Walnut Street and proceeded to cross over to West Des
Moines.
"I had no idea where we were going except that we were making for the
main part of the city," said MISS TALMAN. I knew that we were going
somewhere near the big station where we had gotten off the train."
The man who had been following us, coming faster and faster, caught us as
we reached the bridge. We had almost run to get away from him. To our
surprise he stopped us and said: I beg pardon girls, but I saw you with that
old hag and I feared you were being taken to a bad place. Can I help you
any? I have a wife and child and am an honorable man and will help you if
you will permit it.
"Deceived once, could we trust again? That was the thought which came to
me but there was nothing to do but place ourselves in charge of this man who
protested that he would be honorable. I asked him what he would do and he
said he would send us to his home in Valley Junction or to a good boarding
house. He gave his name as Bert Flint. We have reason to bless the minute we
met that man. He was kind and good to us. At the street car station he put
us on the last car to Valley Junction and away we whizzed through the dark,
not knowing what we might find at the end of the line. Sister cried a bit
but I said that she might as well be brave as I was certain that the last
man was an honorable one and that in Valley Junction we would find friends."
"And so we did. We could not find Mrs. Flint, but we found some nice
people at Young's boarding house and they took us in for the night. This
morning we told our story to Deputy Marshal Peterson and he told us that we
must prosecute thesse people; that unless we do they will go on deceiving
other girls. He said that the police had been trying to catch several East
Court Avenue folks for just this kind of business. We have been treated
kindly by Chief Jones who let us write to mamma. And we used his oak
polished desk and he gave us a stamp. We promised to stay until after the
trial so that we can send that awful man to the penitentiary. The chief says
if that man is found guilty he will get a long sentence in the
penitentiary."
Immediately the facts in the case as related became known to the officers
of the Humane Society; the young ladies were promised a position in some
good home. They were fortified with recommendations and letters upon their
person showed that the older girl is honorably engaged, to marry a Mt. Ayr
man.
"We do not care to live in the city," said MISS TALMAN. "We will go home
as soon as the trial is over. I had hoped we would be able to make a lot of
money to help poor mother. We can make fair wages working near Lamoni and we
can be sure that we will be treated as decent girls. I know some good men
down there who would make an awful row if they knew how we had been
treated."
Information was filed in Judge Mathis' court charging MR. and MRS.
DICKERHOFF with enticing girls of chaste character into a house of ill fame.
Bonds of $500 each were furnished by Himan Levich. The trial has been sent
down for next Monday afternoon. Police Officers Crawford and Yeager, who
pulled the house on East Court Avenue, brought in a number of inmates who
were fined $l0 each and discharged.
The police this afternoon assisted MISSES MYRTLE and ANNA TALMAN to find
their aunt, MRS. ANNA HELPHRERY of this city, and a cousin MRS. GRACE
BURMEISTER.
--DES MOINES CAPITAL, April 23.
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