Morning Court Hears Assault and Vagrancy Proofs
In Municipal Court on Monday June 24, 113 cases were listed for trial. Vagrants including Paul Hayes Robin Times Christine Brown and Dorothy Andrews were found guilty of vagrancy and sentenced to 15 days, with suspension possible for employment proof. Several gun and knife carriers were convicted and fined $50 or 20 days. weapons were confiscated. Assault and battery defendants faced fines up to 75 and 30 days. Other cases included petty larceny disorderly conduct and traffic violations with varied fines and jail terms.
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Paul Hayes
Robin Times
Christine Brown
Dorothy Andrews
Clarence Durant
Joe White
Joseph Williams
Horace Mathis
Durant
White
William A
Mathis
Moses Armstrong
Asault
Catherine
Armstrong
James Gibson
Dorothy Dawson
Gibson
Willie Freeman
Dorothy Hunt
Freeman
Martha Carter
Fred Ware
Annie Ruth Carey
No. 1 Narcotics Peddler Seized in $800,000 Heroin Cache
Chicago police trap led to the arrest of Melvin Harris 41 owner of Metropolitan Drug and Liquor Store and former jitney operator. Officers seized about 9 to 10 pounds of undiluted heroin and 30 one-pound cans of milk sugar in a South Side apartment after a three-year probe. Harris allegedly offered bribes including $1,000 per dealer and later $20,000 plus a 1957 Lincoln Mark II. he carried $2,000 cash. Police described Harris as a major supplier and traced the supply through James Mack, a House of Correction guard. Detentions followed a raid authorized by a municipal judge.
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Melvin Harris
Metropolitan Drug and Liquor Store
Harris
Joseph Healy
Tives
James Mack
House of Correction
Mack
Fred Slater
Sugar Ray Robinson Basilio bout eyed as million dollar clash
New York reports a proposed Sugar Ray Robinson versus Carmen Basilio fight may carry a million dollar gate. Robinson pushes for 45 percent of the gate while Basilio accepts a 5 percent cut on his 20 percent share. Promoter Morris notes Basilio’s agreement, as Robinson eyes Hollywood life and a Broadway revival of Golden Boy, with the bout likely slated for September.
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New York
Sugar
Hollywood
Broadway
Machen to Test Baker in Chicago
Eddie Machen the California heavyweight prich meets Bob Baker of Pittsburg in a 10 round bout at the Chicago Stadium on July 10 announced by the International Boxing Club. The nationally televised fight features two top contenders for the heavyweight title with Machen ranked No 2.
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Machen
Baker
Chicago
ANP
Eddie Machen
California
Prich
Bob Baker
Pittsburg
Chicago Stadium
International Boxing Club
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Evelyn Riley
Raymond Carr, Jr
Ethel Carr
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