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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1966
Page
10
The new Peoria courthouse was chosen Monday as the trial venue for Richard F. Speck accused of murdering eight student nurses in Chicago. Judge Herbert C. Paschen of Chicago will preside.
The Circuit Court announced a change of venue for the Speck murder case with defendant 25 seated near counsel. Judge J. E. Richards would decide start date after written transfer notice as Speck is escorted to Cook County Jail then to Peoria.
Craddock M. Gilmour Jr. and Buel Ray Wartham, both former Army lieutenants, pleaded guilty Monday to Soviet currency violation charges in a Leningrad city court. They expressed regret for what one called foolish acts. Each faces three to eight years. trial opened that day and was expected to run three days.
Gilmour told Judge Anna T Isakova he regrets the action as spectators watched in the ornate court. He acknowledged the trouble caused by the theft of an antique bear statue from a Leningrad hotel. Assessors noted two lay experts and several witnesses in the proceedings.
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