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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1928
Page
10
Three 17 year old Dallas girls reported they were abducted and assaulted by two masked men after a dance. They were driven from their auto at pistol point six miles from Dallas, then forced to walk back into town with their escorts, who were also taken. One victim stayed home due to injuries. descriptions of the attackers were not provided.
Three inmates, already jailed for other crimes, confessed to participating in the 1927 Circle Theater robbery in Dallas. In a pencil letter from Weldon State prison farm they asked for lighter sentences so they would not be on the run when current terms end. The Circle Theater safe was opened by pry tools and $1,776 taken on February 28, 1927.
Four Mexican beet workers were found dead in a burned car near McGrew Nebraska. The men were seated upright and investigators suspected monoxide gas may have killed them before the fire. The cause of the blaze remains unknown and no inquest will be held. Relatives identified the badly burned victims as Pedro Gonzales Martin Ornales his 12 year old son Pedro and M Cortez.
Henry Brumfield of Concord died in a Waco hospital after his car burst into flames following a collision. John Breedlove was injured and listed as likely to recover. Authorities reported the incident occurred last night and referenced the local hospital.
A head on collision on the Fort Worth and Denver City railroad 416 miles northwest of Fort Worth at 2 am killed two engineers and injured ten crew members. The wreck involved fourteen freight cars a baggage car and a business car with a gasoline tank explosion. Rescuers faced extreme heat and cold as bodies were recovered and passengers were redirected to alternate routes via Dalhart and Amarillo.
Jose de Pena faced arraignment for killing 13 year old Alfredo Acuna a boy scout. His attorneys initially pled guilty expecting 25 years but he refused then trials proceeded and a jury found him guilty. The final penalty was death in the electric chair.
Odell Morris, 40, farmer of Smyrna near Marshall, was fatally wounded in a shotgun blast after an argument over a dog. Earl Ayles, 27, his wife's brother, was arrested after calling for an officer and is jailed. Ayles says his brother-in-law killed a dog owned by Ayles.
National Safety Council reports 2 260 auto deaths in October in 93 cities and ten states representing 52 million people. Children ages 5 to 14 accounted for nearly one fifth of fatalities, with urban areas showing a rise and rural areas declining. Compared with October 1927, fatalities fell per day but total deaths rose 2.5 percent from September to October.
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