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Real estate man testifies in defense in blackmail trial
Charles W. Rice of Allston testified he did not blackmail A Blakely Smith but bought a letter to protect his friend Madame X, Miss Frances Borowski, and thwart a gang that sought money to suppress the letter. He described meetings, payments, and a later recovery plot involving a Village Square exchange and a Burns detective.
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Charles W. Rice
Allston
United States District Court
A. Blakely Smith
Boston
Smith
Madame X
Young Men’s Christian
Boylston Street
Old South
Young Men’s Christian Union
Arch Street
Fennell
Palm Beach
Fla
Frances Borowski
Buckminster Road
The
Union
the Breakers
Miss Borowski
Pigeon
Borowski
Burns
Village Square
Brookline
Devyonshire Street
John Hancock
Morse Avenue
Rice
C. A. Kirker
Cambridge
Standard Oil Company
Kirker
Morton
Goldberg