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ithEVERETT TOON GETS -j - TO 21 YEARS TODAYBEDFORD, Ind., Oct. 4. (U.R)_Everett Toon, 60, was convicted- | of manslaughter today and sen- j- | tenced to two to 21 years in statej ; prison for the slaying of Dennis '[Coleman, 65, during a political | quarrel.A Lawrence county circuit court I jury returned a sealed verdict at- ! ' ter considering the case nearly 19 '! hours. l(j The jury began deliberation in 11 j he yase late yesterday. Judge1 s ; ^ '1-1 P. Vosloh saifl ti,;,', i, c,,,,IfJ, return j verdict of guilty of sec-ond-degree murder, carrying a life fI •Sef^eru'e; of manslaughter. twith a two to 21-year sentence, or LS acquittal 'v tragPfrc | UColeman was slain last May. 181 n hght, Coleman’s brother, ‘ ^James, was beaten fatally with a shotgun. Toon also was chargedwith James Coleman’s death butwas tried for the first ease
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Linton Daily Citizen
Linton, Indiana, US
Wed, Oct 04, 1944
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