Hauptmann Appears in Court for Bill of Particulars
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, accused in the Lindbergh kidnapping, appeared in Hunterdon County Court as defense counsel sought a bill of particulars on the murder indictment. Justice Trenchard presided and confirmed attorneys Mr Fisher and Mr Pope as Hauptmanns representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Hunterdon County
Surpreme Court
Trenchard
Hauptmann
Bronx
Charles A. Lindbergh
Frederick A. Pope
Heston
Justice Trenchard
Lloyd Fisher
Brooklyn attorney withdraws from case as show cause sought
James M. Fawcett of Brooklyn withdrew from the case. Pope began his argument on the bill of particulars noting the state had not answered the defense's 12 questions. He urged Justice Trenchard to order the state to show cause and fix a date for future argument. Trenchard said no show cause rule was needed and allowed the defense to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Fawcett
Brooklyn
Pope
Justice Trenchard
Slayer Of Canton Editor Wins Release From Prison
Louis Mazer of Canton won a commutation from Governor George White after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the 1926 shooting of Don R. Mellett Canton editor. The judge, prosecutor, and prison official supported the commute permitting immediate release. Mellett led an anti crime crusade in Canton before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Louis Mazer
Canton
Don R. Mellett
George White
Mazer
London
Mellett
Canton Daily News
Steam ship Gatun reports distress off Cuba coast
Coast guard officials at Mobile Alabama intercepted a distress call from the steamship Gatun. The message gave no details beyond the ship being in distress near Bahiahonda Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Coast Guard
Gatun
Cuba
Bahiahonda
Poisoned Candy Case Scheduled
An 18-year-old high school student, George Spencer Quinton, faces circuit court in Charleston Mississippi on charges of killing 8-year-old Margie Mae Scott by giving her poisoned candy as they walked to school. A special venue of 50 citizens was drawn for jury selection amid testimony of the case’s prominent Spring Hill families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Miss
George Spencer Quinton
Margie Mae Scott
Spring Hill
Quinton
Tallahatchie County
Greek Rice, Jr
Richard Denman
Sara Ruth Dean
Greenwood
John Preston Kennedy
War on crime urged by Hoover calls for national police network
The speech condemns criminals and praises officers, noting a lack of valorous military fanfare in battle against crime. It cites Mrs. Lester M. Gillis, widow of Baby Face, imprisoned in Milan, Michigan, and urges a national teletype radio system and a training school for law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester M. Gillis
Baby Face
Milan
Michigan
Hoover
Tragic Kerns Hotel Fire Kills Eleven and Injures Twenty Seven
A blaze at the Kerns hotel in Lansing early today left eleven dead and twenty seven injured. Rescue crews searched the Grand river and hotel ruins as cold hindered survivors, with many guests leaping from windows to escape.
Fire And Cold Cause Suffering Across States
Fires and freezing weather wounded and killed dozens in pay sections nationwide. About 20 perished as flames trapped guests at the Kerns hotel Lansing Michigan where some leaped to the Grand River. Damage reached 100000 at Crowninshield shipyard Somerset Massachusetts. Firefighters faced a five alarm blaze that killed one and injured eleven at the Atlantic Bay factory in Baltimore Maryland. A Philadelphia insurance broker J S Cochran fled a burning home with family. St Bonaventure monastery in Paterson New Jersey suffered damage and losses to books and papers while three Franciscan brothers were injured.
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Don E. Sias
Midland
Grand River
Fred Hayhoe
Lansing State Journal
Kerns
Harold Porter
Representative Green
William C. Severance
Antrim County
Associated Press
Tuesay
Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Crowninshield Ship Building
Somerset
Mass
Atlantic Bay Company
Baltimore
Philadelphia
J. S. Cochran
Paterson
N. J
St. Bonaventure’s
Henry VIII Wives Fate Split: Executions to Outliving King
The six wives of Henry VIII met varied fates: two were executed, two divorced, one died naturally, and Catherine Parr survived Henry to outlive him.
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Henry VIII
Judge's Son Held for Murder in Tulsa Slaying
Phil Kennamer, 19, son of an Oklahoma federal judge, faces a murder charge in the slaying of John Gorrell. Gorrell was found dead with two bullet holes in an auto in Tulsa. Kennamer admits the shooting but claims self-defense. Judge Franklin E. Kennamer, the defendant's father, says it was self-preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Kennamer
Gorrell
Over Left
Trial wrap of Little case and docket updates
District court finished the Charles Little trial for manslaughter in a traffic death. A. H. Gerson faces larceny charges as juries hear cases. Robbins mistrial on shooting with intent. Willis to be tried for manslaughter. Trousdale death linked to collision. Upcoming days cover multiple larceny and drunken driving counts with probation actions noted for athletic associations.
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District Court
Charles Little
Elisha Kirby
A. H. Gerson
Little
Eugene Robbins
John Hendrink
Walter Willis
Will's
Briscoe A. Trousdale, Sr
Mr. Trousdale
Gerson
E. S
H. J. Tripp
Louis Trotter
Willie Kelly Smith
Tom Smith
Elberta Butler
R. C. Bynum
John Elmendorf
Joe Falleta
Walkout Threat at Massachusetts Crime Conference in Washington
Massachusetts group at the national crime conference threatened to leave a Washington hotel after admittance was refused to Matthew W. Bullock a member of the Massachusetts board of parole. P Emmet Gavin invited Bullock to his hotel suite but the hotel denied entry. Bullock later visited Gavin in his apartment and submitted a resolution urging federal crime legislation making lynching a federal offense with mandatory sentences of 20 years to life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Massachusetts
National Crime Conference
Matthew W. Bullock
Massachusetts Board of Parole
P. Emmet Gavin
Bullock
Gavin
Bay State Group
Crime Conference
Oglethorpe Banned From SIAC Athletic Games
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association barred Oglethorpe University of Atlanta from all athletics after its 40th annual meeting in Birmingham. President J. W. Provine of Mississippi College called the action final, with Mercer and Howard College among others facing canceled football games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oglethorpe
Athletic Association
Provine
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
West Tennessee State Teachers College of Memphis
Tampa
Fla
Birmingham Ala
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Oglethorpe University of Atlanta
J. W. Provine
Mississippi College
Mercer University
Howard College
Jail Break Attempt Leads to Additional Prison Terms
Two prisoners who tried to break out of Dartmoor Prison struck a constable on the head during the escape bid and received three year terms plus a dozen lashes with the cat-o nine tails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmoor
England
Farm Cooperatives and Credit Discussed at Federation Meet
FCA leader outlines cooperative tools for recovery and stability. Tolley advocates voluntary agreements with creditors and farm debt adjustment committees aiding thousands of farm homes. Myers urges cooperative credit as key, warns against lasting government subsidies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Tolley
AAA
Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Agricultural Cooperative
America
Retired Alexandria Merchant Abel Simon Dies at 64
Abel Simon 64 a retired Alexandria merchant and longtime citizen died suddenly of a heart attack today at his brother Harry L. Simons home He never married and is survived by three sisters Mrs Mary E Sachse Mrs Ika Kaufmen and Mrs Ike Lucas all of Alexandria He moved to Alexandria in 1899 and funeral services set for 9 tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Abel Simon
Harry L. Simon
Simon
Mary E. Sachse
Ika Kaufmen
Ike Lucas
Natchitoches
Notable community member laid to rest in Louisiana cemetery
Interment for the deceased will be in the Jewish cemetery at Natchitoches, La. The individual was a Mason, a Shriner, a Knights of Pythias member, an Elk, and active in B'Nai Brith. The residence of his brother is noted in the obituary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchitoches, la
Simon
Knights of Pythias
Elk
B'Nai Brith
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