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Karpis Harboring Case Goes to the Jury on Saturday.Defense Claims Mrs. Goldstein Innocent of Any Conspiracy 1admit Harboring 1.. _ . « «Opposing Counsel Close :Arguments in Federal District Court. LITTLE ROCK—Defense lawyers (old a jury in United States District Court Friday lhat Grace Goldstein, common law wife of gangster Alvin Karpis, was guilty of harboring the one time Public Enemy No. 1 in Ho I Springs in 1935 and 1936 but they vigorously denied any conspiracy on her part or cyi the part of three other defend nnls to conceal his movements. Drew Bowers, lawyer for Herbert (Dutch) Akers, former Hoi Springs chief of detectives, and Cecil Brock, former police lieutenant, charged during nn impassioned 50-minute plea that the government was trying “to harass tiie oily administration of Hot Springs by prosecuting ordinary policemen of the town/’Final arguments in the 10-day-old trial began at 1:30 p. m. after the dc-fenso had taken the court by surpriseby resting its case after introducing only three witnesses.•The case Is expected to go to the jury about noon Saturday after final picas by Grover T. Owens, lawyer for Joe Wnkelin, former Hot Springs chief of detectives, and United Stales Attorney Fred Isgrig. Mr. Owens has been allotted an hour while Mr. Isgrig is down for an hour and 45 minutes. Court will convene nt. H n. m
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Hope, Arkansas, US
Sat, Oct 29, 1938
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