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SANTA CLAUS IS MURDERER?lt;Conti»ued From Page On*)the shooting and warm himself before going home to bed.Mrs. Rousseau, with only an even chance to survive the wounds of 30 pellets in her side, htp and breast, said Farmer Case “gave us no warning, just opened fireFarmer Case? whom villagers call “Daniel Boone, because of his shaggy, uncut beard and hair and his coan-skin cap, complained that officers had awakened him too early after the shooting. “Right now, he said, “I’m mighty sleepy.” %The Rousseaus' children, Geraldine, 11, and Sarah, 8, staying with their grandmother, faced a bleak Christmas, with only their cheap toys and no tree.They were not told of the tragedy until late Friday night when they were allowed to open their presents.National PublicityFarmer Casa, who has been raising Christmas trees on lus farm here for 84 years, was pictured in a national magazine this month as one of its “interesting people.” He claims invention of a baseball game, using a sack, hung from a tree, from which balls drop to be batted by the player. He is a widower, with three children living In Ohio, Texas and New York.
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Nevada State Journal
Reno, Nevada, US
Sat, Dec 24, 1938
Page 9
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