Busy post Christmas docket for Judge Collins in city court
Criminal Judge James A. Collins faces a heavy trial calendar after Christmas with multiple cases set for early next year. Lloyd Amos, 24, charged with conspiracy to commit a felony in a robbery and auto banditry, will be tried December 27 alongside alleged accomplices shot by police. Rupert McDonald and Lawrence Ghere, charged in the Wilkerson Haag murder at Green Mill barbecue, are slated for trials within six weeks. Homer Wright, ex-convict linked to a St. Louis gang, faces January 10 for conspiracy in liquor transport, following questions tied to a gangster murder case.
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James A. Collins
Lloyd Amos
F. W. Hohlt
Kentucky Avenue
Amos
Carl Amos
Kokomo
Rupert McDonald
Lawrence Ghere
Wilkerson Haag
Green Mill
East Thirty-eight Street
McDonald
Ghere
Homer Wright
St. Louis
Wright
Edward Eckerle
Clinton
Mary Graziano Knew Too Much Says Friends
Mary Graziano an 18 year old woman and her husband Sora were found shot to death near Franklin Square Long Island. Friends told police she feared gangsters would kill her for knowing too much about the gang. Sora had helped convict some gang members and the couple lived in terror of reprisal.
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Mary Graziano
Franklin Square
Long Island
Mary
Sora
Wright and associates tied to liquor transport scheme in Indianapolis
Edward Trangott Company owner Wright faces two years in Leavenworth for auto theft act violation. Bondsman Donald Underwood, Frederick O Roark, former officer, and Paul Scharffin conspired to move liquor to Indianapolis for sale. Charles Phayer, linked to the Broadmoor Country Club robbery, to be tried for auto banditry and robbery on January 14. Syrup Balsamba offers quick cough relief.
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Wright
Edward Trangott
Edward Trangott Company
Leavenworth
Donald Underwood
Frederick O'Roark
Paul Scharffin
Indianapolis
Charles Phayer
St. Louis
Broadmoor Country Club
Holy Cross Isolated In Smallpox Fight In Alaska
United Press report from Cordova Alaska states Holy Cross with 142 residents faced a smallpox epidemic cut off from outside aid due to radio static. A vaccine carrier with dog team may be stranded or arriving. no weather data or town conditions available amid fears of a Yukon blizzard making trails impassable.
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United Press
Cordova
Alaska
Holy Cross
Annix
Yukon
French marshal probes slaying of Col. Claverie staff
Oran Algeria Dec 20 Marshal Franchet Esperey inspector of French ports in North Africa arrived and went to Colomb Bechar to investigate the killing of Col. Claverie and staff by dissident tribesmen during a recce tour last week.
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United Press
Oran
Algeria
Franchet Esperey
North Africa
Colomb-Bechar
Col. Claverie
Violent death toll mounts with nine killed in Indiana
Nine people died in Indiana in separate violent incidents on Wednesday. Among the dead were Ruby Poe, 33, and Doris Sample, 15, who perished when their car was hit by a train at a crossing near Marion. Others died in incidents near Warsaw, Boonville, Kentland, Carthage, and Anderson including a man believed to have taken his own life after being struck, a fatal highway crash, burns from a fire, and a child concussion from a vehicle strike. Authorities investigated the circumstances of each death.
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Indiana
Ruby Poe
Doris Sample
Marion
Siguard Johnson
Pennsylvania
Warsaw
James Skelton
Boonville
I. D. Sufferins
Richmond
Levi Naugle
Salem
Bert Gun
Chicago
Kentland
George Ealy
Carthage
Kathleen Heavilin
Jesse Snow
Anderson
General Jadwin Faces Senate Probe Over Flood Control
Senate committee may investigate the War Department's progress in the flood control act as Chairman Reed accuses excessive economy. General Edgar Jadwin, head of engineers overseeing flood diversion in south Arkansas and northern Louisiana, is the focus amid calls to protect inhabitants with proper safety devices.
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Edgar Jadwin
Arkansas
Louisiana
Senate
Reed
War Department
Robber Plays Santa in Ohio Street Burglary
A thief dressed as Santa entered J. C. Morrison’s home at 408 East Ohio Street Wednesday night and stole $26 from a purse under a pillow. The pocketbook originally held $79, leaving $53 behind. Local police investigate the unusual break in and suspect it was planned as a disguise.
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Santa
J. C. Morrison
East Ohio Street
Morrison
Man seeks recognition as American citizen in Massachusetts
Boston December 20 Ralph P Heard plans to petition the Massachusetts legislature to recognize him as an American citizen after failing to establish his parentage and nationality. He traces his origins and seeks official acknowledgement of his status despite lack of parental identity.
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United Press
Boston
Ralph P. Heard
Massachusetts
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