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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1920

Page

6

Brooks Murder Case Opens Third Day With Defense Weighing Truth

Mary Brooks testifies in her own defense recounting years of alleged abuse by Frank Brooks. She details bootlegging pressure and a fatal pistol discharge after confronting him in their Middleport home. Family members testify to alleged mistreatment, while spectators fill the packed court.

Brooks Court of Justice May Brooks Frank Brooks Belfrey L. H. Iickinger J. D. Fowler James Stevens G. W. Huddleston C. W. Graham Fred Schrawver Eph. Dalgrimple T. W. Witten Mary Brooks Pomeroy Middleport Albany Hobson Gravel Hill Charleston Guy Reynolds George Mabel) Reynolds Bay Reynolds

Night session resumes as defense calls witnesses in Brooks case

After recessing for supper the court reopened for a night session with minor witnesses testifying about alleged abuse by Mr Brooks toward his wife. Callie Archer, daughter of the murdered man, testified in rebuttal as the state rested. Arguments followed with Lawyers Peoples Webster Russell Foster Hogan and Judge Peoples outlining the case. jurors expected to hear verdict late afternoon.

Timothy S. Hogan I. M. Foster Brooks Chas. W. Graham Heath M. FE. Church Middleport Foster Callie Archer Dana Peoples Manning S. Webster Peoples A. ID. Russell K. C. Peoples

Local residents visit relatives and friends across Ohio

Miss Inez McCullough and Ger aldine Davis visited Columbus yesterday to see relatives and friends. Edward Stark traveled to Logan to visit C. E. Smith and family. Marie Bickman went to Logan for a stay with Mrs. C. E. Smith and family. Bessie Lee and John Beckley were Gallipolis visitors. Mrs. John Schneider of Columbus guests of Rev. P. C. Schneider. Mrs. Sam Smith of Akron, back from a visit with Mrs. Carrie Yeager. Andrew Zeiher and Rosener Zeiher went to Cincinnati to visit relatives. William Diddle and three children with Mrs. Jane Cook visited Gallipolis yesterday. Eula Allen becomes pianist at Electric Theater. I H Gold of Bedford visits sons W A and A F of Mason. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eynon attended Masonic banquet at Mason Thursday night. Lucile Owens returned home after a three week visit with relatives in Columbus.

Inez McCullough Geraldine Davis Columbus Edward Stark Logan C. E. Smith Marie Bickman Bessie Lee John Beckley Gallipolis John Schneider P. C. Schneider Sam Smith Akron Carrie Yeager Andrew Zeiher Rosener Zeiher Cincinnati William Diddle Jane Cook Eula Allen Electric Theater I. H. Gold Bedford W. A A. F Mason Walter Eynon Lucile Owens

King Honors War Heroes At Buckingham Palace Garden Party

King George hosted a garden party at Buckingham Palace for Victoria Cross recipients, honoring nearly three hundred brave Britons. The gathering included privates and NCOs alongside famous commanders, celebrating acts of personal valor that define Britain's highest decoration.

London George Britain Earl Haig Earl Beatty Buckingham Palace Thermopylae

Deportation Appeals Filed For Seventeen Boston Communists

Washington dispatch reports that deportation cases against seventeen alleged communists released by Judge Anderson of Boston will be appealed. Assistant Secretary of Labor Post announced after a conference with Secretary Wilson on Friday.

Washington Anderson Boston Labor Post Wilson

Three Factions Predicted at Democratic Convention

A San Francisco observer predicts three factions will dominate the Democratic convention with leadership from William J. Bryan, Charles F. Murphy, and the administration. The forecast outlines plans for a League of Nations plank, anti prohibition efforts, and possible nomination dynamics influenced by Murphy and Tom Taggart, with Bryan as a pivotal power broker.

San Francisco Calif William J. Bryan Charles F. Murphy Bryan Murphy Administration Tom Taggart

Another Victim of Wood Alcohol

Cincinnati reports a fifth victim from tainted liquor as John A. Hogan aged 45 died in a hospital after being found semi conscious with a bottle of wood alcohol nearby. Two unidentified white men were then picked up in a dazed state, one of them partially blind from drinking the tainted mixture.

Cincinnati John A. Hogan

The Nervous System and Its Relation to Disease

A chiropractor asserts the nervous system governs all body function. Mental impulses from the brain, via the spinal cord and nerves, regulate heart and organ activity. Subluxations from misplaced vertebrae disrupt these impulses, and chiropractors restore proper vertebral alignment to reestablish health.

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