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Executions charged as Ball slay trial opens
The opening statement in the Ball slay murder trial outlines a plan to execute Cyril Ball and his son James at the Long Beach sporting goods store. Prosecutor Charles Sheldon charged Walter Thomas Curry and Carl D. McQuillion with planning the killings, muffling gunfire, and using a shop gun after cutting lines and posting a Closed sign. The case features a Secret Witness, a Louisiana extradition, and defense claims of mistaken identity.
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the Dee
Long Beach
Cyril Ball
James
Dep. Dist. Atty
Charles Sheldon
Walter Thomas Curry
Carl D. McQuillion
Pasadena Superior Court
Aliorney
Sheldon
Curry
Long Beach Blvd
Ball and Frank
Ball
Independent
Pressegram
L-P-T
Shelton
Shirley Medley
Horner
EB. 7Th St
Medley
McQuillion
Frank Aldrich
Mediey
Aldrich
Walter Evans
Iut
Edward Kissell
Kissell