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S SIXTY YEARS!LINDEN, Tex., Oct. 2 1 — i.V A Cass county jury, after deliberating an hour today, found Charlie Chapman guilty of attempting to rob the Atlanta National bank Aug. 31, and sentenced him to 60 year-.? in the penitentiary.'The stare had demanded thedeath penalty.Defense attorneys immediately filed motion for an appenl. IFive witnesses for the s’a'e told of the robbery and how Chapman find two other men met blazing! guns in the hands of citizen* when they attempted to escape with ff»00 loot.Cashier Paul Dunklin said he escaped through a rear door whenChapman and O. H. Lindsey entered the bank and forced customers and employes to raise their hands.Estel Manning. Wilmar Hughes, Miss Evelyn Enid and Miss Elsie Jackeon, confirmed his testimony. Dunklin spread the alarm andcitizens swarmed from stores andother business establishments tomeet the robbers as they emerged from the bank. A rifle bulletwounded Chapman in the shoulder. Lindsey was captured after ashort chase. %Buddie Sadler, third member of the convict trio which had left a trail of violence through East Texas In a week of freedom, started the gunmen’s automobile and escaped. He was captured several days later.The defense offered no testimony at the conclusion of thestate case.
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Ada Weekly News
Ada, Oklahoma, US
Thu, Oct 29, 1936
Page 2
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