Mystery of Ruth Wilke Ends in Hotel Death
Ruth Wilke 20 is reported dead in an Elyria Ohio hotel after a suspected poisoning. Dr F J Osborne Cleveland Heights is held for manslaughter as investigators review her linkage to a long pursuit by Jack Searles Alaska lumberman who believed she was the woman from a 3 year old story.
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Ruth Wilke
Elyria
F. J. Osborne
Cleveland Heights
Miss Wilke
Jack Searles
Alaska
Searles
Cheyenne
Wyo
Cleveland
Wilke
Osborne
Public Executioners and Thrill of the Gallows
An article summarized from The Palimpsest discusses hangmen motives in the New Orleans prison. It cites warden Captain Archie Bennyson who notes some hangmen seek blood lust or money, mentioning a current hangman paid fifty dollars per execution and a few applicants for Birbiglia and Zelenka cases.
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New Orleans
Orleans
Archie Bennyson
Rennyson
Birbiglia
Zelenka
Werner
Divorce Petition Filed by Julia A June Cox
State of Iowa Jefferson County notifies Andrew Cox of a divorce petition filed by his wife Julia A June Cox on desertion grounds. He must appear and defend by January term 1922 starting January 28 in Fairfield. Default will be entered if he fails to appear. E. R. Smith is attorney for the plaintiff.
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State of Iowa
Jefferson County
Andrew Cox
District Court
Julia A June Cox
Fairfield
Iowa
E. R. Smith
Deputy’s Blood Lust Leads to Hanging Question
A Shreveport deputy sheriff sought to kill a prisoner in New Orleans. The warden recounted how the deputy traveled for the act, then confronted the inmate Bailey, who mocked him, prompting the choice to assign the task to the regular hangman.
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Shreveport
Jones
New Orleans
Bailey
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Hisata
United States Army
Burlington
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Serpentine
L. L. Maslin
Francine Hat Shop
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Jersey
S. & H. Green
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