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r *Items of interest »policeIformer Pincknev JJ«ig orphan who is said itconfessed to th siinuin_nueorge Counter, 6. son of Mr. * uud Mrs. George Counter of 825 1DetroitlisVaeoa oody was found behind a furnace in the basement of the. Murray Hall garage where the|F Hrlles boy lived with his father 11and an older brother Albert Hrlles worked in an auto store on Third ^Avo. He and his wife separated ® o years ago and their several ilchildren were taken over byCatholic Youth Organizations exl^■V v a - A 4 1 ■ w m AeP- tbe oldest. George. 21, who remained with his father. Theo- In□ore rs said not to have been nor I *mal. He suffered from rheumatic ] tl'ever and was hospitalized for 4years. He was moody and did not get along with other children. He was listed as a delinquent, once driving away an auto, once /for iorceny and several times runnin away from boarding homes Is! wh-.v the Catholic Society had |ir placed him. Abouthe was placed on the farm of I PMrs. Edna Spears west of Pinck- laney. He was only in the 4ths m school and a poor stud-While here he was-in-an-au-FTbcident and suffered a broken arm. He ran away from here2 years ago and went to live with his father- He had severaljobs including one as usher in a heatre but did not hold them.AAhsek ago he was in PinckneyI and stayed all night with a lamI lly near Anderson.killing the Counterhe packed his few belongings and hitchhiked to HowellI thence to Pinckney. The alarm (went out and he was attested onM-36 near the Edward Spearshome by State Troopers TeddyHe readily admitted the crimepost
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Pinckney Dispatch
Pinckney, Michigan, US
Wed, Apr 27, 1949
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