Enemy of Bootleggers Killed By Ambush in Wisconsin
Clinton G. Price, district attorney of Juneau County known as an enemy of bootleggers, was shot as he descended stairs in his Mauston home. He died after four hours on the operating table. An unidentified assailant fired from outside the kitchen door as posses hunted through the Pine Barrens.
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Unsure suspect linked to Price shooting described
A suspect questioned mentions a man with a hat and possible stains on a driveway as authorities relate the Price murder. Price was shot as he descended basement stairs near his wife in the kitchen. buckshot inflicted fatal wounds. Lyall Wright, awaiting federal liquor charge, was a principal witness in the Price case and accused the prosecutor of misconduct.
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Jury clears Price in protection money case at Kilbourn
Trial testimony reveals Price denied demanding protection money from operators of a monster still. the jury accepted his statement amid testimony from Wright that he lied earlier. Also notes Messiah festival events at Bethany College Lindsborg Kansas with Albert Spalding recital and Handel's The Messiah performed by the Lindsborg chorus. A clothing theft report from Carl James Brooks details loss of a grey overcoat and cap from a car parked near Fifth and Tennessee Streets.
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