Jersey City Executive Arrested on Warrant and Held for Contempt
A Jersey City executive was arrested last night on a warrant served by the sergeant at arms. He was held for contempt after refusing to answer ten questions about his wealth.
25 Jun 1929
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1929
Page
1
A Jersey City executive was arrested last night on a warrant served by the sergeant at arms. He was held for contempt after refusing to answer ten questions about his wealth.
Vice-Chancellor John J. Allen released Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City from legislative custody following his refusal to answer ten questions about his wealth sources. Hague had been arrested for contempt of the New Jersey legislature and held in jeopardy of a writ of habeas corpus, with a hearing set after a brief detainment.
ROOSEVELT FIELD N Y June Lindbergh and his bride left in a biplane at 2 55 pm for Columbus Ohio first stop on a coast to coast air route charted by the lonel MEMPHIS Tenn June 25 Twenty nine alleged bootleggers were arrested today and a total of 251 warrants have been issued as the result of undercover prohibition agents activities who have been working here for several days HAVERFORD Pa June 25 Clifford Sutter of Tulane moved to the earth round of the intercollegiate tennis championships today by defeating C B Hammell of Worthmore 6 0 7 5
Major Ramon Franco the Spanish pilot and three companions vanished after departing Spain on June 21 for New York via the Azores. Authorities launched an extensive search as no further contact has been received.
Washington June 25 Friends of long standing Harry F Sinclair and Henry Mason Day shared imprisonment today in the Washington asylum and jail. Day began the routine of jail life started a month and a half ago after both men were jailed for contempt of court for shadowing jurors during the Sinclair Fall conspiracy trial while Sinclair completed the lat-
Cuban secret service agent Jose Dias Anosmide says he and 11 aliens smuggled from Havana were landed in Florida aboard the Delrio for 200 to 300 dollars each. U S authorities arrested four Americans in Florida and 11 aliens after the landing with seven Spaniards two Romanians and two Albanians among them.
Premier Primo de Rivera expressed pessimism that Major Ramon Franco and three others on the Dornier Wah 16 hydroplane may have sunk after disappearing Saturday during a flight from Cartagena to New York via the Azores. A large international search with seaplanes destroyers and a British carrier was mounted toward the Azores from Portugal and Spain.
Baton Rouge June 25. Gov Huey P Long accepted the resignation of Representative Felix Delaune of St Charles parish effective immediately. Delaune, 60, cited no reason, had been in his second term and tied to the impeachment probe through addiction injuries. The move creates a third vacancy in the state house with Daboval and Madden vacancies also awaiting elections.
President Hoover signed a proclamation making operative the Boulder Dam act. It sets a six state negotiation window to form a Colorado river compact among six states, with Arizona remaining dissenting. The proclamation activates all provisions of the act and enables steps toward a six state agreement.
In New Orleans on June 25 Governor Huey P Long attended as the severance tax case opened before three federal judges. The Ohio Oil company leads a group opposing a tax expected to yield about 1.5 million dollars yearly for Louisiana. Witness Burdick testified the Ohio Oil began operations in 1921 and now produces over 100000 barrels daily.
Three Rochester men died and two others were injured when their sedan left a curve near Mott's Tavern, struck a tree at high speed in Bergen New York. The deceased are Fisher Balsar 25 driver Charles Bubus 35 and Charles King 40.
The mysterious killing of Frank Curto Marlow a boxing manager and former night club owner is linked by police to a beer war. He was found near a Flushing Long Island cemetery and died in a police booth after dining alone on West 52nd Street.
In Broussard near Lafayette, two people were killed and a third seriously injured when a car traveling from New Iberia to Lafayette collided with protruding framing from a truck owned by W. J. Talbot. Victims included Mrs. Etule Romero and Howard Brown.
Fight fans in Northeast Louisiana are invited to hear the blow by blow report of the Schmeling Uzendan bout announced by The Monroe News Star and the Morning Post from the News Star building Thursday. A complete story will be received over leased wires and the public is invited to attend.
In New Orleans on June 25 the executive committee will issue a declaration of the principles of the Constitution League of Louisiana. Former Governor John M. Parker addressed the session and repeated that he is not a candidate for office and the League must be non factional and patriotic. Three committees were formed on law and management membership and publicity with Peterman of St Mary Warren of Caddo and Gamble of New Orleans leading them.
A Northwest Airways flight from Chicago crashed in St Paul killing 38 year old Eddie Middagh of Minneapolis who burned to death when the ship caught fire. Seven others were injured five seriously as the plane struck a house, witnesses said engines stopped after takeoff and Middagh tried to return to the field. The accident ended Northwest’s two year run without a mishap after 9 million miles flown.
Rochester, N Y June 25 Frank Cormwell a 56 year old Greece farmer was jailed awaiting a hearing on an assault charge after being accused of torturing 14 year old George Foley by holding him over a bonfire until his right leg and hip were badly burned Foley who limped home last Thursday told his mother of the torture companion Lawrence Casterchino supported the account saying the farmer seized the boy during a swimming outing and held him in the flames until serious injuries occurred
Otis Hawkins fourteen confesses to shooting his father Wes W. Hawkins sixty at their Pine Bluff Arkansas home after his father allegedly fussed at him. He wrote the confession in the presence of the coroner, police chief and a constable and remains in the custody of his uncle. He claims he shot his father with a shotgun and felt much better afterward.
In Pine Bluff Arkansas 14 year old Otis Hawkins is held by his uncle awaiting a coroner's inquest into the death of his father Wes W Hawkins the incident occurred on a farm and details remain under investigation.
Oscar De Priest, the congressman from Chicago, told 500 Black Knoxville listeners that whites are not to blame for Black status and that equality before the law comes only through political organization. He urged Blacks to organize under intelligent leadership and emphasized legal rights under the 14th and 15th amendments.
Mrs. Benjamin Bogeaus formerly Etheline Terry of a Ziegfeld musical and her husband were held for questioning in Chicago as investigators probe the theft of her jewels. Police say the insured jewels were likely an inside job and that Bogeaus valued them at 30000 while she assessed under 11000.
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