Insanity case in Maude Ping trial adjourned for Thanksgiving
Lawrence circuit court adjourned on Thanksgiving eve as defense rested in the Maude Ping murder case. Testimony on emotional insanity focused on whether the defendant was of unsound mind when she shot her husband, with letters and witnesses shown to support or challenge the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude K. Ping
Lawrence
Orin O. Swails
R. B. Short
Medaris
Maude Michels
Pipg
Michels
Maude Ping
Charles Ash
Ping
Southern Indiana Station
Walther Mill
Laver Taylor
Jim Ping
James Hinkle
Oolitic
Wm. Dobbins
Maude
Pingkame
Kate Maloney
J. E. Soruif
Lola
Mitchel
Bedford
Ind
the Mail
Weenan
Ray Mitchell
James Ping
Bloomington
Defendant
Frank Brown
Crossland
Maude Curtis
Selsbury
Greene County
Fleetwood
9Th Street
Father
Mitchell
Howard Fields
Etta Lazeil
Dudley
Etta Fleetwood
Josephine Treadway
Local Visitors Return and Guests Visit in Lafayette
Miss Mary Wallheiser returns home after visiting relatives in Lafayette and Bloomington. Mrs. Claude Shoulty and her children of Lafayette are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Shoulty on West 13th Street. Mrs. Frank Owen has arrived home from the Martinsville Sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wallheiser
Lafayette
Bloomington
Claude Shoulty
J. O. Shoulty
West 13Th Street
Mrs
Frank Owen
Martinsville
Card Of Thanks For Kindness After Death
We thank neighbors for kindness and sympathy after the death of our husband and father and for the beautiful floral offerings. Mrs. Jena Murray and sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jena Murray
Birthday Party Honors Gwin Couple With Milestones
A large gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs L B Gwin celebrated Mr Gwins forty ninth birthday Mrs Gwins forty sixth birthday and their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Guests included R D Tucker Luther Lowe Sylvanus Jackson Charles Zike Edward Lowe Everett Moore Grant Armstrong Frank Henderson R N Anderson Park Stannard and several Anderson and Armstrong family members among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Gwin
Lawrence County
Mr. Gwin
R. D. Tucker
Luther Lowe
Sylvanus Jackson
Charles Zike
Edward Lowe
Everett Moore
Grant Armstrong
Frank Henderson
R. N. Anderson
Park Stannard
Jennie Armstrong
Ethel Stannard
Ella Anderson
Marion Anderson
Jane Pearson
Typhoon devastates Tacloban and Leyte Island
Manila reports a severe typhoon that struck Samar Leyte and North Panay causing widespread ruin. Tacloban city was practically destroyed and two steamers wrecked in Tacloban harbor. Death toll unknown but numerous fatalities and multi million peso damages. A second typhoon warning followed for Mindanao coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Samar
Leyte
Panay
Tacloban
Weather Bureau
Mindanao
Blanche Bates Weds George Creel in Private New York Ceremony
Miss Blanche Bates, the actress, married George Creel, Denver police commissioner, at Bates’s Newcastle home last evening in a private ceremony attended by a small circle. Also noted: a family dinner at the Walls home on West 14th Street and several local illness reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
N. Y
Blanche Bates
George Creel
Denver
Colo
Acquittal in Maude Ping Murder Case After Brief Jury
Maude Ping was acquitted Friday evening after a short jury deliberation of 36 minutes. Luther Lowe foreman announced Not guilty as three ballots were cast with one member voting guilty initially, defense and state argued five hours, Bloomington witnesses testified, and Ping departed the courtroom free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude K. Ping
James Ping
Guil
Ping
Bloomington
Samuel Doman
Marshall Woolery
J. E. Boruff
Woolery
Paxton
Boruff
Hays
Seymour
Michels
Will Verdict absolve driver in crash case
A court issued a verdict in a road crash case stating the driver bears no blame. Prosecutors argued negligence, while the defense maintained the driver was not at fault. The ruling clears the driver and ends the legal proceedings.
Coroner Investigates Death of Elmer Corbin
Coroner Gibbons of Mitchell reviewed the death of Elmer Corbin after he was struck by a car operated by Lem Harbaugh. The Friday hearing lasted about three hours and the coroner reported the incident appeared accidental with no evidence of driver carelessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibbons
Mitchell
Elmer
Virgil Corbin
Lem Harbaugh
Plan to fix wages by railroad revenue percent
President Fairfax Harrison of the Monon proposes a wage formula based on the payroll percentage of operating revenue. The plan would allocate wages by payroll participation, with automatic rises when revenue grows and automatic falls when revenue drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfax Harrison
The
Monon
Harrison
Dr Norman Resumes Practice After Illness
Dr. O. B. Norman, previously ill at home and long confined to walking out for brief periods, has recovered enough to resume his medical practice. The illness, initially reported as typhoid, was described as chronic trouble rather than a serious infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Norman
Woman Resumes Life Threats After Carbolic Acid Attempt
Alice Lee a young woman who attempted suicide with carbolic acid at the Quillen home on West 14th street is slowly recovering and says she will try again if circumstances do not change. Friends discuss warning local pharmacists. Also notes births and local moves including pastor W E Anderson and guests Ruth Duncan Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Lee
Quillen
West 14Th Street
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Lesta
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Sue
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Margaret Hodge
Fannie Walls
Lottie Walls
Will Walls
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Spencer
J. R. Pearson
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J. B. Fagan
John
Homer Franklin M Street
Utes
Luther Lowe, Foreman
William Sithens
Sherif Sitler
Veean
George Ferguson
Felix Skerd
E. C. Wicker
Gunn Gray
Wesley Mayo
William Jackson
A. L. Bartlett
Zimri Bridwell
Fletcher Hubbard
Oscar Ellison
Mrs. Ping
Lafayette Crossland
14Th
J Streets
Lora Ping
Johnson
Dark Hollow
dJefendant
Green
A. E. Dubber
First
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Hollow
Lew Hinkle
Dent
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Asi
Beiter
Cide
Charles Smith
Washington Avenue
W. E. Anderson
Ed L. Anderson
First Christian Church
Danville
Ruth Duncan
Brazil
L. E. Rainbolt
Howard Strang
North I Street
William Charles
Bernard Lundy
South H Street
Daniel J. Smith
14Th Street
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