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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1927
Page
4
Pacific Coast investigators press to link William Edward Hickman and Welby Hunt to a string of coast crimes. They pursue evidence for the grand jury while defending insanity as a potential deflection from the death penalty.
Secretary Curtis D. Wilbur freed 534 naval prisoners on Christmas Day stating their conduct warranted clemency to preserve discipline in the service.
The new year starts on Sunday so Monday will be observed as a legal holiday across the state and nation. Banks and businesses in Linton will close, homes should stock up, and stores wrap by 8 pm. The post office will be closed except for general delivery 9 to 10 am, and The Daily Citizen will be issued at noon Monday.
Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh will resume her flight to Detroit at 2 p m today if visibility allows. William B Stout, a member of her party, told United Press in St Louis.
United Press reports a multi vehicle crash near Muncie Ind injured three people. An unidentified driver attempting to pass Ed ward E Hockett collided with a truck and a concrete mixer, causing a chain of impacts including a toppled car and a rear collision with a second auto. A bystander witnessed a Muncie interurban strike the halted Ford. All injuries were not serious.
Indiana Governor T. Jackson breaks silence in a New Year message defending his administration and attacking those behind his conspiracy to bribe former Governor Warren T. McCray. He says misrepresentations by designing individuals and selfish newspapers led to the indictment, with trial set for February 9.
A severe blizzard blanketed the Midwest causing heavy snow, near zero temperatures, and blocked roads. The gale from the northwest spread from the upper Mississippi Valley toward northern Texas and Ohio, with the cold front predicted to reach sub zero levels by midnight.
A severe storm blanketed St Louis with wind packed snow and ice causing numerous accidents. Four attorneys returning from a dinner were injured when their taxi skidded into a ditch. Thomas Fitzgerald of Chicago was hospitalized while James Clancy William Reed and Robert McNargal were treated and released.
Ottawa reports the trial of Harry Hill for killing his mother was postponed because heavy snow prevented jurors from rural areas from reaching town. Four jurors have been tentatively selected so far. the hearing resumes next Tuesday.
Mrs Ruth Snyder awaiting execution at Sing Sing Prison spends much time writing poetry and reading saints. Her counsel Dana Wallace says she has become intensely religious and her poetry trends toward religious themes.
Michigan geologist T M Broderick told the Geological Society of America meeting in Cleveland that electricity proves to be an efficient indicator for buried ores. He said he has abandoned divining rods and other traditional methods in favor of a new electrical device and has achieved good results locating copper.
In Belize British Honduras on December 31 crowds greeted a United States aviator hero with a reception unlike any previous guest. Officials noted the event as a landmark in imperial hospitality.
Chicago inventor Joseph Charles McMillan remains silent amid new pleas to see his estranged wife as authorities push for a confession in the death of Mrs Amelia Appleby. She was found body in a canvas sack along a road near San Fernando, tied to a dispute over her estate and his alleged motive.
Clyde Walb Republican state chairman and Valentine Weaver of LaGrange were indicted by a U S grand jury today in connection with the failure of the National Bank of LaGrange Neither has been arrested The report also notes a mysterious message from Sebring Florida asking to hold the body of Mrs Appleby and to delay property until Thomas West arrives Neighbors say Mrs Appleby disappeared December 8 after a violent quarrel with Dr McMillan with whom she had lived in the same house
Dec 31 Chicago reports a bank robbery by six bandits who escaped with about $80,000. Paying teller George Anderson gave a vague account and the police launched a search for the culprits and the suspect’s patron.
Senator Watson appeared before the Marion county grand jury as a key witness in the political corruption probe that already led to indictments of over a dozen officials. He traveled from Chicago at the prosecutor's request, met with the special prosecutor, and waited outside the jury room before giving his testimony. The panel's report is expected to indict additional individuals after Watson's testimony.
Blinded by a driving snow storm, the engineer of The Hummer crashed into No 78, a fast mail train from St. Louis on the Chicago and Alton railroad. Three mail coaches were demolished, injuries reported as ambulances and patrol wagons rushed to the scene. Police estimate 26 passengers on The Hummer injured, with many buried under wreckage.
Police Chief Claude Worley reports 1927 arrests through November totaling 2,405 for intoxication and 2,276 for blind tigers, up 22 and 278 respectively from 1926. Since January Deputy Federal Prohibition Director George Winkler led agents with police to seize 125 stills and 4,624 gallons of whisky and alcohol.
Attorney Walter Myers, a 1925 mayoral candidate, challenges incumbent Stump in a heated Indianapolis nomination race. Reported by Dee at the Daily Banner, Myers trails but gains support among party members while opponent Duvall backs Klux Klan-aligned figures.
A voluntary bankruptcy filing was made in federal court in Indianapolis involving an individual named Margart. Details are limited in the readable text.
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