Tufts Ready for Inquiry Over Barney Return
Middlesex district attorney Nathan Tufts challenged critics ready to question his role in returning Herman L. Barney the state prisoner slayer. Tufts defended actions with references to past escapes and collaboration with Inspector O Halloran, insisting investigations are welcome.
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Herman L. Barney
Nathan Tufts
Middlesex County
Post
Deininger
Tufts
Sanford Bates
Corrections
Barney
Tuftsia
Boston
Deer Island House
Winthrop
Watertown
Connecticut
Bates
O’halloran
Vermont
Brattleboro
Greenfield-Brattleboro
Herman
Cambridge
Ward
Dintzner
Harry Goodman
Girl Enters Wrong House After Nighttime Walk
Malden High School graduate Miss Nan Coye wandered to 29 Gale street after a theater visit. She entered 23A Gale street by mistake, hid in the dining room, and fled when a resident questioned her. Both families later laughed at the mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan Coye
Malden
Frederick Devanna
Devanna
Coye
Gale Street
Fellsway
Freddie
Motorcycle Fatality In Amoskeag Village Claims Lefevbre
Delphis Lefevbre aged 24 a World War veteran died from injuries after a motorcycle accident in Amoskeag village last night. He served two years overseas with Canadian forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
Judge Thayer Imposes 15 Month Manslaughter Sentence
In Brockton Judge Webster Thayer sentences Walter N. Chessman to 15 months in jail for manslaughter in the July 15 auto deaths of three youths. The judge describes the case as weighing heavily and declines to send Chessman home, offering a paternal benediction as he leaves with a court officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Webster Thayer
Superior Court
Walter N. Chessman
Thayer
Alleged Stolen Liquor Recovered by Springfield Police
Springfield July 2. Police cooperating with federal prohibition officers recovered three barrels of whiskey alleged to have been stolen from Isaac Kushner, a liquor dealer, last Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Federal Prohibition
Isaac Kushner
Judge weighs clemency in fatal 1919 Belmont Street crash case
Tears flowed as Mrs. Herbert N. Davis pleaded for her son Chessman, found guilty of three counts of manslaughter and one count of endangering the public in a Belmont street crash that killed two and maimed another. Judge Thayer noted rising auto injuries in 1919 and considered probation versus accountability.
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Herbert N. Davis
Chessman
Belmont Street
D Merele L. Smith
Hazel M. Pol
Irving Taft
Gustaf Lawson
B. McLeod
Thayer
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Dickey
Nellie
Hole
Barney Case
Suffolk Grand Jury
Charles R.manster
Charles Ward
Grand Jury
Wilson
Massachusetts
Dunkley
South Vernon
Morse
Vmsaredown Sale
Hanover Street
Eagend
Mammoth
Hartford
Zolumhus
Paul Nilson
Washington
Illinois
Messina
Admiral Bristol
Constanti
Nople
Gorgas
London
William C. Gorgas
Nine States Army
Broadway
New York
Wolf’ “My Clothier
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Washington Street
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