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Mrs Bird Held for Grand Jury in Fatal Shot Fire
Testimony centers on Frances Bird who admits firing a gun at Arthur Bates after an argument over an elopement. Bates and Wilson describe scenes at the Bird home and hospital talks, with Bates stating he was shot in the abdomen and Mrs Bird claiming she acted for her husband. Bird and Bates later reconcile and live with two children.
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Bates
William
Wilson
Ash Street
The
Birds
Jacobs
Gordon Street
Officer Wilson
Lynn
W. J. Callahan
Bird
Mrs. Bird
Warren Avenue
Florence Street
Campella
Marshal Morey
Miss Bean
Callahan
Thorndike