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Bowie ManGets 10 YearsFoi(Scott McGahe, Bowie laborer, was sentenced to 10 yearsf in the penitentiary by a jury which found him guilty cf murder in connection with the death of Charlie Hunter in Bowie, earlv in December. The jury which had been out since 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon returned its verdict at 10:15 o'clock Wednesday morning. McGahe's attorneys indicated that a new trial motion wouldbe filed.Hunter s body was found beneath a railroad trestle, near Bowie on the morning of Dec. 8, after he had been missing since the afternoon of Dec. 1. McGahe was arrested a few hours after the body was located and made a statement to officers, which was read into the record inthe trial.McGahe was a roomer at the Hunter home and testimony introduced at the trial showed that the two men were drinking and engaged in a quarrel on the afternoon of Hunter's disappearance. They engaged in the fatal fight near the bridge where Hunter's body was found, after Hunter had attempted to attack McGahe, according to the statement introduced at the trial. .Winnigh suit Ft urd£ tery of 1 dertM 1861 In 1 Smi ren Wa H. W.ancISInedchiA.192MlFo
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Nocona News
Nocona, Texas, US
Fri, Feb 09, 1934
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