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S unit v TestI'or Cess no o IOrder Bv Judge OeRarde-ar %lalien Calls Fur Hearing ; In Talladega Murders_—•)—t- ■ nmnmwi «lt; mi iI Herbert Hoover Gentry, young Ta flack tga foundry worker Indicted for the Feb. 5 cesspool-murderof hi* wife and her girl companion, Airs. Louise Deal, will begiven a unity hearing, accordingto an order by Circuit Judge VV\: D. DeBardelaben.! The nude, bullet-riddled bodiesI of the two young women were dragged from a cesspool in back of ‘ the--©entry fmmv mi Fe-16,Gentry. arested by Talladega officers several hours before dis-covery of the bodies, later signed a statement admitting shooting the young women and hiding their bodies in the outhouse, Chief Willis Dean stated. There seems to be some fjues-i tion that the deiendant was sane at the time of commission of the offense, or presently, said Judge DeBardelaben in ordering the san-j tiy hearingTrial of Gentry or his commitment to an institution will dependupon the finding of the board, he added.Members of the sanity board appointed by the judge are Dr J. \| Sims, Talladega County health officer. C. I,. Salter; and S. 1). Davis.
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Anniston Star
Anniston, Alabama, US
Wed, Mar 02, 1949
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