Infamous Ohio River chase ends in murder trial
James Gayles, fleeing after shooting Mrs. Davidson who died later, seized vehicles across Ohio from Xenia to Dayton, abducting Ada Davidson and a young boy. They were captured in New Orleans a month later. Gayles claimed insanity. a jury found him guilty and sentenced him to death. Ada Davidson received life imprisonment.
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Harold Dance
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Community sing chaired at Douglas Park July 20
Mrs Bertha Perkins sponsors a community sing at Douglas Park on Tuesday July 20 at 8 30 p m Gladys Mills pianist opens the program Rev S Hughes Garvin offers the invocation Bible story films shown Narrator Miss Rowena Didlick James Saunders co chairs arrangements Public invited
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