Murder on a Crosstown Car Aboard the DeWitt & Longstreet Party
A New York broker party aboard a Forty second Street crosstown car ends in murder. Harley Longstreet dies from a needle cork, amid a web of stock trading grievances and alibis. John DeWitt leads investigators through testimonies from Cherry Browne and others to identify a motive tied to a failed metals trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Lensstreet
DeWitt and Longstreet
New York
Cherry Browne
DeWitt
Fern
Jeanne
Christopher Lord
Cherry
Pollux
Ahearn
Imperiale
Michael Collins
Longstreet
West Enclewood
Weber
Ninth
Duffy
Thumm
Thoma
Bruno
Drury Lane
Mr. DeWitt
Drama at the crime scene ends in tense confrontation
Dr Schilling appears cheerful as Longstreet’s body is examined. Cherry Browne accuses DeWitt of murder amid Inspector Thumm’s stern orders as Duffy and Pollux assist and the detective prepares to search further.
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Dr. Schilling
Thumm
Duffy
Cherry Browne
Longstreet
DeWitt
Inspector Thumm
Miss Browne
Mr. DeWitt
Harley
Pollux
Cherry
Jonas
Fire damages Beryl Abernathy barber shop in Vinton
A kerosene heater exploded Wednesday morning causing a fire at the Beryl Abernathy barber shop in Vinton. The blaze ruined all equipment and burned the interior. the building owned by Ed Bascomb was uninsured. Abernathy suffered loss of tools.
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Vinton
Beryl Abernathy
Abernathy
Ed. Bascomb
Plaintiffs Claim Insurance Benefits in Linn County Suit
Frank Zid and Mary Wilson sue Napoleon B. Wilson and The Prudential in Linn County District Court for policy 5396314 under Elizabeth Kamen ski. They seek $1,000 plus 6 percent interest from May 1933, possession of the policy funds, an estoppel against the defendant, costs, and a judgment in their favor.
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District Court of Laws
Linn County
Frank Zid
Mary Wilson
Napoleon B. Wilson
Prudential Insurance Company of America
District Court of
Towa
Elizabeth Kamenski
Napsicon 5
Wikison
Pelleye
Saih
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Carbarn
Sergeant Duffy
Harley Longstreet
John DeWitt
John O. DeWitt
DeWitt & Longstreet
Wall Street
Forty-second Street
Mongstreet
International Metals
Collins
Income Tax Department
Times Square
Firm
Wave Room Uite
Cromwell
Simmons
DIAL
First Street SE
Studio Couci
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Joe
Bob
the Gazette
King
Te Lakaren
Goly
Post
Cedar Rapids Division
Jack Sprat
Michigan
R Grocer Tea Seran, W. Package
Iswansdown
Angel Foods
Sunkist
Baker’s Cocoa
Jack
Sprat
Stet A
Riteway Food Stores
Marian MaccNo
Satina Pacar
LaFrance
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