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The last witness scheduled to face the investigating body was A. (i. Stedman, who resigned as penal superintendent at a special meeting of the state penal board two days after the killing. The board did not fix responsibility *or the killing but deplored the existence of conditions that would lead to such a thing and named S. L. Tod-hunter, former warden at the state penitentiary as Stedman’s successor. Todhunter announced he would work for the abolition or modification of the trusty guard system in the state penal system under which Stedman’s 18-months administration resulted in the killing of 14 convicts who tried to escape.As the grand jury started its second day of investigation, two former convicts from Tucker prison farm were called as witnesses. Yesterday, witnesses called included Walter Helms, chairman of the state penal board, and Walter Tru-lock, his predecessor who resigned when the board refused to oust Stedman several months ago, Mrs. V. O. Brockman, ousted superintendent of the women’s prison farman 1 her husband, wrho was withMartin when they overtook the Eaton girl walking along the lonely road. The Brockmans were removed by Todhunter as soon as he took office.I\\)secuting Attorney CJarl E. Bailey, who wants a first degree murder indictment returned against Frank Martin, convict guard who killed the pretty girl prisoner as she sought to escape, said he ex-pected to conclude the investigation during the day.A child and her grandfather who conversed for two hours with Helen just prior to her slaying testified yester lay. The girl, Julia Rogers, and her grandfather, M. L. Sneed, listened to the escaping girlconvict tell of her experiences during the 24 hours of her freedom and saw' her walk off down the road where she was shot ten minutes later by the trusty.
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Fayetteville Daily Democrat
Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
Thu, Jul 19, 1934
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