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Judge To ReopenCase of Girl, 13,AhIn Setting Fires jMl 1I OKI), Okla., April 17—CWi Itirant County Jult;i*r* John Pol- J I,id today said he is ready to reopen the ease of a IH-year-old girl . v n„ confessed setting fire to three | (. Tonka w a church** damaging two n othei s and burning a I’ond lt;reek' p*PMarian Carol Labarthe, was do- f cared a juvenile delinquent 17 I e months ago by pollard and made; the ward of the court. He committed her to Western Oklahoma State hospital. Supply, here she tis now li' ing. , *Pollard -aid that on the hs-i* aof new evidence brought to light lt;tin a series of newspaper articleswritten by Jack Jones in the {|»a Oklahoman, he would re- „open the case.He said Iv is prepared to schedule a new trial on the rase as ( ( ao«.n as legal requirements aremet. *yj!\t the same time, the judge said hr is investigating reports that official transcripts of the original proceedings may have been altered.At Wichita. Has., parent* ofthe young girl. Mr. and Mr*. Kenneth l.aharthe. said they will tr to ha\e a petition for a rehearing filed as soon a* possible.Pollard said certain evidence brought to light in newspaper stories had never been brought to his attention before.,\hhdC1Cdesa/(
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Miami Daily News Record
Miami, Oklahoma, US
Sun, Apr 18, 1954
Page 37
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