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William N. Penney
DIR By: Kattrup
Date: August 11, 2025, 4:08 pm
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Former journalist, court clerk, Democrat, well-known member of
the Press Club and Masonic lodges.
A sketch from National Police gazette, 24-01-1885:
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A photo from The American Magazine, December 1913, p. 44
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Re: William N. Penney
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: August 11, 2025, 4:33 pm
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Good finds, Pete!
Penney was also the Court Clerk at the 1915 Trial of Harry Thaw.
He got to announce, and out loud, the fine that
multi-millionaire Jay Gould received for snubbing several calls
to serve jury duty in March 1891....$250.
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