Convict Cooper of Violating State Liquor Control Act
Trial testimony detailed juror lists and jury instructions regarding violations of the Iowa liquor control act. The judge instructed on possession of alcoholic liquor beyond beer and the need for sealed state labels, plus the implied knowledge of the law and possible penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
George Lane
Cedar Rapid
C C. Naylor
Alburnett
Stella Forrest
Central City
Frank Miller
Cedar Rapids
Jennie Gates
Wes Benesh
C K Smith
Betsie
Bowman
J A DuBs
Joseph Hruska
G T Man
Coggon
Tre Curt Ty
Linn County
Iowa
Berg
Iowa Tre
Commission
Liquor Control Commission
State of
Ring
J LeRoy Farmer
Lquer
Groots
Illegel
County attorney argues Cooper aided illegal liquor scheme
In Linn county court, County Attorney Thompson asserts J LeRoy Cooper knowingly sent state liquor seals to J LeRoy Farmer to permit possession of liquor. Defense counters Cooper acted on belief pre prohibition liquor was legal and acted without knowledge of illicit intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
L. E. Francis
Iowa Mquor Commission
Cooper
G. K. Thompson
Francis
State Commission
Iowa
Arthur Bye
NH. C. Ring
Greene Defends Cooper in Pre-Prohibition Liquor Trial
Assistant county attorney Robert W. Greene told the jury that Harold M. Cooper knowingly permitted J LeRoy Farmer to possess liquor without state seals. He stressed the central issues: illegal possession and Cooper's complicity as a state liquor commission member. The defense portrayed Cooper as misled by Farmer. Greene rejected the claim and urged the public trust rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynch
Robert W. Greene
Marshalltown
Iwach
Ury
J. LeRoy Farmer
Farmer
Cedar Rap Ds
Cooper
Greene
Thompson
Marshall
Des Moines
Commission
H. G. Cartwright
Cartwright
Harold M. Cooper
Thompton
Millhaem
Liquor Commission
H. F. Evans
Davenport
Evans
Louisville
Dick R. Lane
State Liquor Commission
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Iowa
Motion For Verdict Denied In Cooper Case At Trial
Judge Ring denies defense motion for directed verdict after lengthy testimony. Defense argues state failed to prove illegal possession by J LeRoy Farmer and that Cooper only aided a private party. State maintains offense rests on liquor commission responsibility and that seals matter as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Cooper
Verre Marshall
Cedar Rapid
Gazette Marshall
Jo LeRoy Farmer
Farmer
Woscomn
Kosayn
Atpull
Gore
Sute
Renutter
Marsill
Ring
C. J. Lynch, Jr
Lynch
C. H. E. Boardman
Marshalltown
J. LeRoy Farmer
Linn County
Ilegal
J. LeRoy Farmer Canning Company
Liquor Commission
Commission
Boardman
Frau Hauptmann Plans Trip to America for Son's Life
Frau Paulina Hauptmann, Bruno Hauptmann's mother, said she would travel to the United States to plead for her son's life if she can raise funds. At 70, the humble hausfrau seeks clemency after his death sentence for the Lindbergh baby murder, writing to President Roosevelt and New Jersey Governor Hoffman and receiving supportive messages from an American friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kamenz
Germany
Frau
Paulina Hauptmann
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
United States
Hausfrau
Lindbergh
America
Roosevelt
Frau Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Tarrytown
N. Y
Weakness in Macon airship blamed for crash
Chief Boatswains Mate R J Davis testified aboard the USS Tennessee that a damaged fin tore from the Macon spurring rapid frame destruction and gutting bascels, causing the stern to drop and the ship to become unmanageable off the California coast. He recalled a prior May incident where a fin loosened and two girders were sheared inside the airship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. S. Tennessee
San Francisco
INS
California
Navy
Board of
Tennessee
R. J. Davis
Davis
Macon
Woman Pedestrian Struck By Car Near Intersection
Mrs. Charles Seda suffered minor injuries when struck crossing First Avenue and Seventeenth Street E. by Donald Hunter of Town City. Hunter stopped and aided her into a car with Chester Anderson taking her to a hospital. Bruises and cuts were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Seda
I Street
First Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Donald Hunter
Town City
Hunter
Seda
Chester Anderson
Hauptmann Accused of Lone Kidnaping In Lindbergh Case
In Washington AP reports J Edgar Hoover says no evidence of an accomplice in the Lindbergh kidnapping and Hauptmann is guilty with no other suspects. In New York Bronx County DA Foley agrees Hauptmann acted alone based on the evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
J. Edgar Hoover
Division of Investigation
Department of Justice
Hauptmann
Bruno Hauptmann
Escaencn
Hoover
NEW York
Bronx
Samuel J. Foley
Kennamer Case Defense Focuses On Insanity Claim
Kennamer's father weeps as Miss Wilcox advocates temporary insanity for Phil Kennamer. The defense contends he killed Gorrell to shield a girl from an extortion plot. Wilcox shows Kennamer as persistent suitor who received little encouragement. The testimony includes dates and letters. Gilmer handles cross-exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennamer
Phil
Gorrell
Miss Wilcox
A. Flint Moss
Young Kennamer
Phil Kennamer
Moss
Dixie Gilmer
Food price rise may change AAA course
Washington reports public criticism over rising prices, with four teen basic farm commodities 24 percent above prewar parity. Officials consider easing production controls for crops one to two years as food costs rise to 116 percent of 1933. Wheat cotton corn hogs tobacco sugar and other staples exceed prewar levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AAA
Bureau of Labor Statistics Index
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Colly Oson
Bauer
Sealor
Tructon
LeRoy Bariver
Agencas
Ara Tt Og
Sad
Towa
Linnatt
Towu
U Koff
Jan Bean
Tae Thompson
Toert
Haroc A
Bester
State Diquiter Commission
Coopers
Marshals
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
W. H. Millhaem
Walter Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Mr. Cooper
Big Bad Wolf
C J Lynch
Linn County Democratic Committee
Verne Marshall
Liquor Office
Ames
Cooper Stand
Farmer’s Liquor
Hartman
Third Ave
Son
Deny
Bruno
Dr. Doherty
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