Arrest Three in Mob Hands Incidents
J Burnett a former deputy sheriff was placed in Morehouse La jail on a murder charge alongside two others as part of mob actions.
24 Dec 1922
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1922
Page
1
J Burnett a former deputy sheriff was placed in Morehouse La jail on a murder charge alongside two others as part of mob actions.
A white robed masked mob is believed to be responsible for two deaths near Bastrop Louisiana. T. J. Burnett of Syker is jailed on murder charges after arrest orders from Attorney General Coen. Machine guns mounted. state troops guard hearings set for January 6.
Baton Rouge Dec. 23 nagy reds of telegrams and letters pour into the governor congratulating him on solving the Morehouse parish kidnapping cases. He parted the country from Washington where he conferred with President Harding Attorney General Daugherty and W W Burns requesting federal aid to prevent masked men from other states invading Louisiana to punish its citizens.
Weather summary for Denver and New Mexico Arizona shows Sunday and Monday fair with little temperature change. Measurements from the university record highs around 84 and lows near 46 with humidity around 70 percent at 7 AM and 6 PM. Precipitation none and winds from the south. Day clear.
Three men in stylish clothes robbed a New York jewelry store bashed display windows with a brick wrapped in towels. They seized 71 diamond rings worth 16099 dollars before fleeing in a car as shoppers watched. Two customers and eight clerks were present during the daring theft.
Sparks from a toy electric train today laid waste to a village and briefly blocked Broadway as Christmas shoppers surged. The blaze started in a restaurant window at Broadway and Forty-seventh Street, where a toy village and railway had been set for a Christmas display. Walters organized a soup bowl brigade and fought the flames until the fire department arrived, with police reserves handling the crowds.
Dublin reports nearly a hundred prisoners freed in the past fortnight from Free State military headquarters. Officials say releases were not a Christmas gesture and that a pledge against armed activity was offered long before, with careful case reviews before grant of release.
Santa Fe reports total fines for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, reached 185,286.12 with 39,936.95 collected. Booze fines dominated by a 132,000 public health and service tally. Judge Colin Neblett presided as docket density rose, with 55 jury trials and 899 guilty pleas from 1921 to 1922.
The coroner's inquest found Martha Domer died from a .28 caliber revolver shot fired by Harry J. Ford in a South First street hotel on December 21. Witnesses described Ford entering the lobby in an angry mood, demanding items, then firing. District Attorney K. B. Garcia said murder charges would be filed and Ford would face a preliminary hearing after Christmas.
Leu Gim Gong, famed Chinese horticulturist in Deland Florida, faced losing his home over overdue mortgage interest. Friends and Citrus leaders have pooled funds, raising nearly the amount needed to pay interest and secure a first mortgage on the property. Notes for $100 each were issued, to be repaid from the estate of Gong upon his death, with a plan to preserve his showplace home for as long as he lives. Gong, age 63, has been in ill health for years.
Peasants in Angers observe a strange bright light in the heavens for two days. It appears as a star or crescent and defies explanation by meteorologists who note a steady movement and dawn to dusk reappearances.
Erie Ohio December 23 The tug Cornell of Cleveland missing for three days is believed lost on Lake Erie with nine crew. Two tugs Lutz of Cleveland and Tennessee of Buffalo arrived and reported no trace of the Cornell bound from Cleveland to New York. The Cornell is owned by Great Lakes Towing Company.
Governor Thomas F. Campbell of Arizona and his wife toured the Glen White mine at Beckley Virginia amid a governors conference. They donned mining garb and inspected the pit as a light diversion during the event.
A late December blaze at Universal City in Los Angeles gutted one building and destroyed 1,106,000 feet of film worth about 350,000 dollars. The prints included 35 to 40 productions. negatives were saved. One man Edward Bush a four fin cutter was seriously injured and four others were burned or overcome by smoke Norman Kerry Fred Archer Frank Allnson and Vdwara Curtis were among the injured.
Miss Carlotta Wells of Pryn Mawr and Altadena California and Nor Jackson of White Hall New York, relief workers, married in the English chapel in Athens. The bride directs soup kitchens at Piraeus refugee camps and Jackson coordinates Near East relief supplies. King George was represented by his lord high chamberlain. Attendees included embassy consulate navy and relief and commercial groups.
Will H. Hays issues a flat denial of reinstating Roscoe Arbuckle in film work. He states no reinstatement, but allows Arbuckle to seek work if he can prove himself. He reflects that his earlier stance aimed to protect the industry and, he says, was justified.
Dr. Charles A Powers widely known Denver surgeon and former president of the American Society for the Control of Cancer collapsed at the University Club while painting Christmas cards. He served in France during World War I and was set to receive the Distinguished Service Medal. apoplexy is given as the cause. He had been honored with the Legion of Honor and the Order of Leopold. He came to Denver in 1894 after stints at New York Cancer and St Luke's hospitals and taught surgery at the University of Colorado. He led cancer week efforts and was praised by President Harding.
Six armed bandits killed Ross Dennis on a rural road near Mount Lebanon and escaped with a $20,000 miners payroll. A motor cart and three whisky bottles were found at the scene. Police traced bottles to a Beaver Falls Idaho store as detectives investigate the hold up.
Desperate inmates in the county jail attempted to escape by ripping a water pipe from the wall in the bull pen. Harry J Ford and Elmer Benson led the effort with George Driver, all facing serious charges including murder and complicity in a safe blow. Jailers discovered the damage at dawn. the trio was forced back into cages as officers investigated motives and methods.
A Los Angeles group of manufacturers bankers and oil operators won a broad Mexican oil concession along the gulf coast. The arrangement covers about 11.6 million acres from Tampico to Tuxpam, with a 20 year term and renewal provisions. Financing will be provided by Los Angeles capital with exploration to begin within two years.
Doorn Holland Dec 8 The former emperor sold world rights to the first official wedding photograph to a London and New York company for 10000 dollars. The image shows him in field marshal uniform and Princess Hermine wearing the famous dia dem. Wilhelm seeks higher income after profits from past portraits. Elaborate Christmas preparations underway at Tavorn Castle.
Washington reports federal fuel distribution officers foresee a temporary mine shutdown over the double holidays will ease rail congestion and boost supply of bituminous coal and anthracite in eastern consuming centers. No serious winter deprivation expected. mines to reopen with improved car availability.
Senator Borah's proposal for a U S led economic and disarmament conference draws fire from Senator Johnson who says it would dump Europe’s economic ills into America. The clash signals a split among irreconcilables as debate on the amendment to the naval appropriation bill moves to the senate.
Several persons were shaken up when two passenger trains were involved in a minor accident at Mesaville, HL. One train was sideswiped by the other as it was taking a siding, with no serious injuries reported.
Gene Van Gent, former head coach of Stanford University football and basketball, is hospitalized at St Francis in San Francisco with sleeping sickness. Officials say his condition is not serious and he may leave in four or five days.
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