Life Term For Slaying Man
James O Guessford, 48, a bakery worker, was convicted of first degree murder for killing Williamsport junk dealer John R Stevens amid a love triangle. A five-woman, seven-man jury recommended no capital punishment and Judge Mish sentenced Guessford to life in prison. The defense cited insanity. a psychiatrist testified he was sane. Mrs. Virgie Stevens testified about her 34 year marriage and affair with Guessford beginning last January. The case was heard in Washington County Circuit Court.
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Hagerstown
James O. Guessford
Williamsport
Joseph D. Mish
Guessford
State Penitentiary
John R
Honest John) Stevens
Stevens
Virgie Stevens
George Hendersson
Washington County
Prosecution Of Two Cases Thwarted At City Court
City police failed to push two stabbing cases before Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr as a key witness and a defendant’s relative declined to press charges. A bench warrant was issued for Paul G Bowie for a four inch arm wound at the William P Larkin American Legion club. Overs, a woman named as a potential suspect, testified she neither slashed the victim nor held a knife. Attorney Manuel M Weinberg secured a directed verdict of acquittal in the matter. A separate ad for an athlete's foot treatment appears in the column.
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H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
Paul G. Bowie
Frederick Memorial Hospital
William P. Larkin
American Legion Club
Colored Club
Margie Gertrude Overs
West Fifth Street
Bowie
Manuel M. Weinberg
Overs
Local court actions blur lines of confessions and warrants
Defense argues that testimony about an alleged confession was tainted by a failure to warn and record rights. Officers obtained a warrant for Bowie after an arrest, while Ambush and Russell faced assault and battery charges from a West Saint tavern incident. Several minor cases were dismissed or resolved as holiday closures affected jail time, with defendants like Chaney and others receiving suspended sentences or fines.
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Defens
Ing
Shoemaker
Mary Ann Chaney
South Market Street
More Arrests in Guatemala After Arbenz Plot Claim
June 21 W News reports ongoing arrests following President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman's declaration of a widespread plot against his leftist government. Authorities intensify actions as security measures tighten across the country.
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Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
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Greer
Frederick
Gatgh Supply Company
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Tescw
Baby Bath
Federal Vogue
Baby Dear
Gace
Artractix Serneton
Pufort
Bamboo
Mirro
C. Clinton Wirts
John Ambush
Saints Street
Robert Russel
Leo Street
Russell
Lockadoo
Salem
Vernon Roderick
Martin Younkins
Middletown
Walter ‘Keeney
East Fourth Street
Joseph Dodd
Frederick and
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