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Hokus4Pokus!Francis W. Durbin, Lima. O— If habeas corpus proceedings fail to get George Remus, former [bootleg king'and slayer of his wife, out | of the Lima State Hospital for the In-jsane, there is another method that may be tried—Hokus Pokus!For when Remus chose his Lima attorney he picked Francis W. Durbin, specialist in escapes. Durbin is counsel I 'and member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. His father. W W. Durbin of Kenton, is president of j the organization and regarded as the best amateur magician in America, i Did He Charm Rockne?I Long before he felt the legal urge Francis Durbin was an escape artist. At 7. under the tutelage of his father. I he was able to escape from knotted I ropes and strong wooden boxes. He was the youngest magician on record.Half a century has passed since tlv elder Durbin became a magician. Hr t now has a private theater in Kenton the American Egyptian Hall. which , has more magic equipment than i* owned by any other one man.Francis Durbin. Remus' attorney has practiced law in Lima for the past 15 years. lie was graduated from Notre Dame University in the class with Knute Rockne. It is not known whether Durbin said any magical phrase.* over Rockne's famous pigskin at the start of its career. [One More WayIf all legal resources should be unsuccessful Remus might have one more alternative.The attorney and his father might j1 approach the hospital grounds as the moon rises some evening.Hokus Pokus!” the younger Durbin might command.Silence.You sav one. dad.”
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Creston Daily Advertiser
Creston, Iowa, US
Wed, Jan 25, 1928
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