Benson Murder Case and the Leacock Interrogation
In New York County District Attorney Markham questions Captain Leacock about his rivalry with Alvin Benson and a threatened shooting tied to Miss Muriel St Clair. Leacock denies gun ownership, hints at a possible possession by others, as the inquiry probes alibis and connections surrounding Benson’s murder.
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Philo Vance
John FX
Markham
New York County
Alvin H. Benson
Wall Street
Anthony Benson
Anna Platz
Alvin Benson
Muriel ST. Clair
Philip Leacock
Miss St. Clair
Leander Pfyfe
Elsie Hoffman
Paula Banning
Phelps, Tracy, Springer, Higginbotham
District Attorney's Office
Carl Hagedorn
Doremus
Frank Swacker
Currie
Vance
S. 8S
van Dine
Leacock
Leander Pryfe
Benson
France
Riverside Drive
Marseilles
Returning Legion Head Hones In On Leacock Case
The piece follows Markham pressing Captain Leacock over the Benson shooting as Vance notes the suspect’s nervousness. Report requested for Stuyvesant Club tonight. interview may reveal guilt. Also coverage of a 1928 convention field day with athletic events and officer elections.
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Markham
Benson
Leacock
Markham Rose
Captain Leacock
Ben
Stuyvesant Club
Vance
Suspect Named as Miss St. Clair in Shooting Case
Vance measures at the crime scene and concludes the killer was about six feet tall. Pryfe informs Markham that Leacock had threatened Alvin Benson, a claim Major Benson confirms. Markham dispatches for Leacock as the investigation proceeds.
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Miss St. Clair
Vance
Pryfe
Markham
Leacock
Alvin Benson
Major Benson
Capture Report Tied to Mexican Revolution Figure
Unofficial Nogales Herald reports say General Hector Alamada, accused instigator of the recent Mexican revolution and ally of Arnulfo Gomez, the fugitive presidential candidate, was captured by government troops in Vera Cruz.
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Nogales
Nogales Herald
Hector Almada
Arnulfo Gomez
Vera Cruz
McLean to Speak at North Carolina Police Chiefs Convention
Governor A W McLean will address enforcement directors at the North Carolina police chiefs convention in Durham October 21 with sessions starting October 14 registration on Wednesday at Durham police headquarters. Prof Lee M Brooks of UNC will also speak along with other invited leaders. attendees include chiefs from Peters burg Danville Richmond Norfolk Roanoke Lynchburg South Boston Va and Greenville S C.
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Durham
A. W. McLean
North Carolina
Durham Police
Washington
Duke Hotel
Lee M. Brooks
University of North Carolina
Walter F. Doby
Petersburg
Danville
Richmond
Norfolk
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Boston
Greenville
Spartanburg
Columbia
Chester
Charleston
S. C
Rescue at Westchester Shore Ends After Five Hour Battle
A five hour struggle with heavy waves and wind off the Westchester shore rescued six men and a woman from two wrecked lighters. The vessel wreck occurred after severe conditions battered the coast near Bye New York.
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Rye Beach
Long Island Sound
Nick Lawler
Frederick Starr
Bye
N. Y
Westchester
Workers Trapped in Scranton Incident Reported
Sixty nine workers were reported trapped in Scranton Pennsylvania as of October 13 in an Associated Press dispatch. The brief item notes the incident and ongoing efforts to rescue, with no further details on cause or outcome available in the fragments.
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Scranton, Pa
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el Toro Park
McLean
Gendale Coal Company
Jessup
Edward E. Spafford
American Legion
New York
Paris
Piedmont Grocery
Hampshire
HAMS
O. D. Overcash
Park Street
Almada
National Market Co
North Main Street
High Point
California
Baltimore
London
Ingram’s
Fashion Park
Fail
Cannon-Fetter Co
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