Attack on Mrs Hinman Sparks Police Doubt Over Stabber
Police officials say the assault on Mrs Charles A Hinman at Courtland and Fairfield avenues near Beachview was a slash not a stab, with the attacker shouting You will spear on me will you Take that before striking. Investigators deem this not the Phantom Stabber’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A Wheeler
John H Regan
Detective Bureau
Charles A Hinman
Beachview Avenue
Black Rock
Courtland
Fairfield Avenues
Police Department
Hinman
Insanity Will Be Hickman's Plea In Murder Case
William E Hickman will enter an insanity defense in the abduction and murder of Marian Parker. His attorney Jerome Walsh outlined four plea options after reviewing the California penal code. Hickman reportedly valued the $1,500 ransom more than the child's life, and new statements claim the girl was restless before the crime.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Associated Fress
William E Hickman
Marian Parker
Jerome Walsh
Hickman
Walsh
Kansas City
Jerry M Parker
Don Juan Santa May Face Life Term in Forgery Case
Bridgeport police report that Sidney Welch aling Prank Wills, a man who posed as Santa Claus, will be indicted by a New York grand jury on forgery charges. Extradition papers are being prepared to return him to New York, where he faces potential life imprisonment under the Baume act for multiple prior convictions. Welch admitted past offenses and is accused of posing as Santa while advertising for a housekeeper, drawing responses from numerous widows.
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Grand Jury
New York
Sidney Welch
Don Juan
Santa Claus
Bridgeport Police Department
New York City
Welch
Bridgeport
New England
Drivers with 1927 Plates Face Arrest after Midnight
In the last minute rush at the local DMV about 5 000 sets of 1928 plates have been issued. Yesterday saw 1 500 sets handled as the office extended hours to 4 30 pm to cope with crowds. Police warn motorists arriving after midnight with 1927 plates face arrest as lines stretched over two blocks. State troopers and specials maintained order while clerks and extra staff moved people through the front and rear doors on State street toward Gilbert street.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
State Street
Loreal
Gilbert Street
Badlock
Burnham praises tax board picks Behrens backs two appointees
Surnham announces Dever C Warner and Paul L. Miller named to the Board of Apportionment and Taxation replacing Wills F Hobbs and Coroner John J Phelan. Burnham compliments Mayor Behrens on choosing two capable men and notes the value of retaining a lawyer on the board with Judge Miller filling that role.
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Dever C Warner
Paul L. Miller
Burnham
Behrens
Phelan
M. Hobbs
Miller
Hobbs
Danbury Teachers Granted Hearing in Hartford
Danbury teachers Charles L Wanner and George B Husk, ousted from Danbury state trade school, will have a hearing in Hartford January 11 as the State Board of Education meets. Dr A B Meridith, secretary, said the December 7 board vote dismissed them, with a petition of Danbury citizens including Mayor Sunderland and ex-mayor Filtow circulating, though Meridith denied receiving it. The dismissal takes effect December 31, surprise to the community.
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Danbury
Charles L Wanner
George B Husk
Hartford
State Board of Education
A B Merldith
Ember 7
Anthony Sunderland
Homer Filtow
Meridith
Herald Reporter Grilled by Police in Blackmail Case
Stamford December 30. George A Orton twenty three of Bridgeport released after hours of questioning linked to the arrest of Irving A Goldberg a Stamford butcher and Elks member charged with blackmail taking 25 to suppress a named merchant from an article in the Sunday Herald. Prosecutor Wolsey says Orton faces no formal charge yet and will appear January 5 in City Court. Goldberg held in bonds of 1500 with a preliminary hearing set.
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Stamford
George A Orton
Middle Street
Bridgeport
Jairus and
Jabez
Bridgeport Sunday Herald
Irving A Goldberg
Myrtle Avenue
Goldberg
Stamford Elks
Daniel Hanrahan
Henry Nevins
Ben Wainstein
Atlantic Street
Wainstein
The
Herald
Orton
Abraham Wolsey
Homer © Bess
Danbury
Liberty
Orton, Police Cay
Dr Adams to Get Military Funeral
Dr Frederick Adams, a Bridgeport physician and local Veterans Bureau manager, died yesterday at Bridgeport Hospital after a sudden illness. He led the 102nd Ambulance Company organized in Bridgeport in 1917 and served as post commander of the American Legion region. Military funeral arrangements are expected, with details pending.
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Frederick Adams
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Hospital
Stratfield
Adams
Veterans Bureau
Harry W Gongdon
France
102Nd
Water vats on Golden Hill tied to early Bridgeport supply
Excavation for the First Methodist Episcopal church on Golden Hill street uncovered a large concrete stone vat likely part of Bridgeport’s first water system. Historic records note Rev Elijah Waterman in 1818 used hollowed logs to pump city springs along the Budscomt ledger, marking the first pipe water effort.
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Connecticut
Golden Hill
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Harrison and
Elm Streets
Southey
Ben
Charles 8 Evans Hbranan
Fairfield Counrty Law Library
Pione
Samuel Olcutts
Stratford
Bridgeport
Harrison Street
Elijah Waterman
Navy secretary orders probe of 5 4 rescue work
Secretary Wilbur orders an inquiry into rescue operations surrounding the 8 4 and forms a board of experts to study submarine safety devices rescue methods and other undersea craft safety issues. The move follows the S 4 torpedo room tragedy near Provincetown Mass on December 17 and accompanies a court of inquiry into the accident.
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Washington
Associated Press
Wilby
Brumby
Provincetown
Mass
Wilbur
Navy
Fire destroys ship and Hoboken piers
A large fire along Hoboken waterfront destroyed the Clyde-Mallory liner Seneca and several small vessels at two piers, with millions in damage and oil-fire spread. Causes vary from a spark from acetylene cutting to gasoline ignition as officials search for origin.
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Hoboken N J
Associated Pitss
Clyde-Mallory Line
Seneca
Huson
Hoboken
New York
Bridgeport News Briefs Convey City Crime and Politics
Police report a serious stabbing at Budg Port involving Mrs A Hinman and a man linked to the incident. Other items note tax board comments, a new head of the Exchange Club, and local zoning and public notices across Bridgeport headlines.
Judge declares Remus insane in famed murder case
In Cincinnati on December 30, Judge William H Lueders ruled George Remus insane despite six eminent psychiatrists finding him sane. Remus, once a Chicago lawyer and bantle kingpin, is ordered confined to the state hospital for the criminal insane at Limit. The decision advances further legal actions, including will petitions and upcoming hearings, as Remus faces murder charges in the case involving his estranged wife.
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Newtown
Gesieal Hichmai
Hoboken
Remus
Teclaies
Toretion
Lindbergh
Belize
Tmeporiats
Teatures
Wallen Bios
St Paul
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Cicinnati
Willam H Lueders
George Remus
State Hospital
Chicago
Bantle
Pers
Tmopgene
Rabers
Copus
Gabriel Ryeien
Luedets
Limton
Herring
iIn
Seaside Park monuments need repairs after water damage
Water seepage from melting snow damages the Petry Memorial arch at Seaside Park entrance, prompting a $2,600 repair requisition. Funds will also cover repairs to the statue of P. T. Barnum and the Soldiers and Sailors monument. The Park board seeks a fiscal year appropriation totaling $2,922,988, plus a blank for continued paving from the park’s eastern terminus to Main Street.
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Petry Memorial Arch
Seaside Park
Park Department
Walter W Garrity
Henry Bacon
Harriet Perry
Willam Hunt Perry
P T Barnum
Park Board
Main Street
Life and flight of a minister’s daughter in car theft case
Veronles Tuckey of Stamford testified in Superior Court that she married William Dyson Lickey after a spree of stolen automobiles across Washington and the West. She described years of roaming in stolen cars, abuse, and a final divorce petition based on cruelty, with earlier elopement and sustained estrangement.
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West
Veronles
Tuckey
Stamtford
Jude John Rufus Beath
Washington
Bt Los
Bridgeport Phantom Stabber Attacks Woman in Fog
Mrs. Hinman, 39, mother of a 13 year old, was injured at the corner of Courtland and Held avenues as a masked assailant warned she would “squeal” and stabbed her through the breast. She fled toward Courtland avenue, describes a faint figure vanishing into the mist. The incident marks another grim assault in Black Rock as police investigate the so far unnamed suspect.
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Charles A. Hinman
Courtland Avenue
Bridgeport
Charles A
Courtland
Held Avenues
Hinman
Shelton
Banalview Avenue
Black Rock
J. H. Boa
Rowsley Street
Kenneth
Grasmere
Pairfield
Courtial Avenue
Mra. Man
Lindbergh Lands in Belize Field to Historic Stop
American air hero Colonel Charles A Lindbergh landed at a swampy field in northern Belize, his first stop on a 250 mile leg to San Salvador. The perilous approach narrowly avoided wires and crowds, with the Spirit of St Louis drawing a jubilant reception from Newton Barracks spectators. He completed the 3 hour 50 minute flight from the start point, confident a landing here was feasible despite risks.
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Belize
British Honduras
Associated Press
Charles Abergh
Conte A& Gold
Central
San Salvador
Newton Barracks
Aports
Police
Spirit of
Lindberg
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Surnham
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Bridgeport Sunday Paper
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Grayson
Paige Ehice
Frances Wilson Grayson
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Fred Koehler
Roosevelt
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Koehler
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Exchange Club
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Milfore
Westport
Sumcing Herald
Fairfield
Improvemen
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St Roses Armeh Society
Tendent of
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Penn
Plaga
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Amateu
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Killer
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