Show v BistXvaMeC0W:(: ’ ' - 1 The Herald 'Journal Logan Utah Tuesday December 16 2003 fl Motion i I vy:'-'1’- : 4 AS ' f J t J SOMERVILLE N (AP) —A former nurse told prosecutors that he killed 30 to 40 patients since 1987 at several hospitals in New Jersey and V Pennsylvania Charles Cullen 43 haS been charged with one count of murder and attempted murder but investiga tors are examining records at 10 hospitals where hie worked in attempt to document his claims about the other V killings “The evidence that we have jndi- cates that may very well be the' case’ prosecutin' Wayne ForreSt Cullen 43 told investigators that - ' hepertormed mercy killings to alleviate the pain of patients who were “very sick” Forrest said During a 10- -' minute court ' appearance Mon- Cullen - Neighbors in Cullen's Bethlehem v neighborhood described him as quiet ' and said he rarely interacted with them since moving to the area a few Vmonths ago ' Kristy Hendershot said her father ? 7: recently spoke with Cullen who : 7 drug- " ' On June 16 the heart gave no indication anything was ' land cancer patient was discovered amiss with an elevated level of digoxin “When they were shoveling snow The woman recovered from the over- - (Cullen) talked to him like every ' dose and was discharged from the thing was fine” she said “He ' seemed like a hospital but died in September friendly guy didn’t :Y Cullen a divorced Navy veteran see him come out of his house a lot” lived with a girlfriend who is a nurse ' Cullen was ordered held on $1 in Pennsylvania Forrest said ' " million bail : don't' - 'career The Very Rev Florian J Gall vicar of Hunterdon County in the Catholic Diocese : ' - ' ld ' 16-ye- he did not j ' of Met uchen 'went Retired judges drawn to hear wall street Ten Commandments appeal ‘Saddam rally' fades MONTGOMERY Ala (AP) — Seven retired judges ' including a former governor were selected randomly in a lottery Monday to hear Roy : WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Colin Pbwell underwent surgery Monday to remove his cancerous prostate gland “Everything went fine” his spokesman said “The doctors say he had a localized prostate cancer" spokesman Richard Boucher said !The surgery ' took approximately two hours They say he did extremely well” 1 ' sail In brief Powell undergoes surgery to remove cancerous prostate I- into cardiac arrest on June 28 at Somerset Medical Center lt was later determined that he had a lethal level of the drug digoxin a heart ' medication and had died from an unauthorised administration of the - ' day Cullen stood and told the judge “I am going to plead plan to fight this1' He want a lawyer ’said- - Cullen ofBethlehem Pa wasarrested Friday apd charged with murder in the death of a Roman Catholic clergyman Who was a patient at Somerset Medical Center He was also charged with the attempted murder of a woman at the same hospital Cullen told authorities he had administered overdoses doses of drugs to the patients and had killed nursing many others in his - of his ouster aschiefjusticeinhisTen Moore’s appeal 1 NEW YORK (AP)— Wall Street sank lower Monday as ' disappointing sales at Wal- -' Mart Stores Inic' chilled the ' retailing sector and eroded early gains following the weekend capture of fallen Iraqi ' leader Saddam Hussein Stocks traded briskly around the globe on news that Saddam was in custody but the rally was short-live- d on WallStreet': The major indexes shot up ini- - ' tially but steadily retreated as investors refpeusedon the domestic picture While the arrest was important news for US forces in Iraq analysts ' were not Surprised by its limit-ed effect on the markets ' - “This is a geopolitical event that gave iis a nice shdtt-ter1 blip but it wasn't the kind of news that would drive us to even loftier levels" said Brian Williamson an equity trader at The Boston Company Asset Management “The war is by ' ' no means over this is just one piece of the puzzle and not a cause for a huge ' Commandments monument case months notified President Bush two weeks ago The drawing came just hours and scheduled the operation for the holiday sea--' sifter all eight Supreme Court son when US! diplomacy generally moves into justices disqualified themselves lower gear from hearing the appeal ' He will remain at the Walter Reed Ariny Med' because of their earlier involve- ical Center where as a retired Army general he : ment in the monument case was treated and will then go home to McLean Moorewas ousted bythe ' Va to recuperate further But before long ' Court of the Judjciaryon Nov ' with is certain be out a spiile Powell to rending Boucher said ' 13 for refusing to obey a fed- 'directives to his staffby eral judge's order to remove VY In factPpwell telephoned Deputy Secretary of State Richard ' his 5300-poun- d Ten Com- 'Armitage on his way to Walter Reed and conferred by telephone mandments monument from '' Sunday with 23 foreign ministers mostly about the capture of the rotunda of the slate judicial fallen Iraqi President Saddam Hussein building The eight justices “There are no complications and a full recovery is expect--7 had the monument moved to a' ed” Boucher said a " Still Powell will be on what the State Department described Moore refused to do so as a reduced schedule for some time To pick a replacement court -- 7 forMoore’s appeal the names of all of the state's retired cir- '' cult district and appeals court judges were placed in a box ’ COLUMBIA SC (AP)'--- - The late Sen StromThurmond's and the seven names were woman’s said on a it California drawn acknowledges by Supreme Court ' Monday family ' claim that she is his illegitimate mixed-rac- e Clerk Bob Esdale daughter Her celebration” The seven chosen include lawyer said the statement brought her“asigh of relief” r v' According to preliminary : “As J Strom Thurmond has passed away and cannot speak ' former Gov John Patterson calculations the Dow Jones for himself the Thurmond family acknowledges Ms- Essie Mae who is also a retired criminal ' industrial average dosed down Washington-William- s' claim to her heritage We hopethis appealscourt judge and' ' ' ' 1934 or 02 percent at fam"AP : C for Williams” the will Ms Justice Court retired closure photo acknowledgment bring Supreme i " 1002282 in Clerk Court brief of Janie Shores Court lw the Robert the draws Esdale Alabama sdd statejment Supreme ilys lawyer JMariiJ'ay names of retired judges out of a box during a meeting at the Alabama Contacted at his office' Taylor confirmed he was speaking for Jhe broader gauges were ' Troy King legal adviser to ‘Judicial Buikfing in Montgomery Ala on Monday The names were : also lower The Nasdaq com- the Thurmond family but refused to give detail or answer any Gov Bob Riley said the govselected for approval by the governor to sit as a spedal court to hear ptisite index was down 3074 ernor had agreed to (rectify the questions including whether the family was in fad verifying' I the appeal of former Chief Justice Roy Moore who was removed or 16 percent at 191826 theclaims ofWilliams a retired teacher who lives seven judges- from' office for failing to follow a federal court order to remove his Ten afteF surging nearly 1 percent in Los Angeles Acting Chief Justice Got-Commandments monument from the building v earlier in the day Tht Standard “The statement-speak- s for itself” Taylor said man Houston called the pro- ' & Poor's 500 index was down Houston had previously said “requires hint acknowledge' A message left for US Attorney Strom Thurmond Jr was not" ceeding ‘‘absolutely historic' ' the he review or 06 percent at that could God' case said — 61Q V widow she v was and “a tragedy 'immediately retumed Thurmond’s Nancy " “One of the most important "Mocat previously said in not taking calls from the media Objectively and had no reason ' Overseas Japan’s Nikkei ' he believes the court papers he could accept ' to disqualify himself The Glenn Walters an attorney for Williams-kaithings is whether or not you' ' flnislied-3- stock and immediin hold office not can did believe ' hasn’t i his former colleagues hearing ' weight justices statement acknowledges Thurmond’s paternity though he average per-' God ’’Moore said cent higher Monday following y-'discussed the question with the Thiirmond family lately say why they decided to i the case except for acting His legal adversaries said lie news of the arrest The reaction' Chief Justice Gorman Hous: “We are happy that this matter has been resolved Mrs Essie step down' lit an interview last Week1 was removed for' disobeying a- - 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