Dorothy Ellington Declared Insane in Matricide Case
In San Francisco, Dorothy Ellington, 17, is found insane by an 11 to 1 jury verdict after a bitter trial. Judge Louderback commits her to Napa State Hospital for insanity evaluation, with the murder charge to be held for possible future action if she is deemed sane. She spoke only to say May God forgive them as she was escorted to Napa.
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Universal ‘Bernice
Francisco
Dorothy Ellington
San Francisco
Napa
Ingane Asya
Harold Douderback
Dorothy
Harmon Skillen
Louderback
Thomas Finn
Gussie Kennedy
Harry McGovern
James
Walsh
Nurse 22 Accused of Babe s Murder Near Lisbon
Mildred Reid a 22 year old nurse from Mount Vernon Iowa is held to the grand jury without bail on a charge of slaying her infant son whose body was found in an outhouse near Lisbon Sunday night. An examining trial is set for Saturday. The Bowers of near Lisbon employed Miss Reid and testified she complained of illness days before. Reid testified that her testimony was not public and she did not reveal the infant's father.
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Universal Service
Tipton
Iowa
Mildred Reid
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Famous gangster loses libel suit in federal court
Dalton, surviving member of the Dalton gang, failed to win damages in a $1,000,000 libel suit against W. H. Fawcett and Fawcett Publications Inc. A Minnesota jury returned a verdict for the defendants, ending a case that arose from alleged libel published about the gang era.
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Minneapolis
Emmett Dalton
Dalton Brothers
Damares
W. FH
Fawcett
Fawcett Publications, Inc
Dalton
Forgetting the Light Nearly Costs Him Home
A military police sergeant, Sergeant Msioukis, forgets to bring The Light home, angering Mrs. Maloukis who demands he fetch the missing issues after missing several days of the popular serial Chickie.
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Maloukis
Msioukis
Forest Fires Raging in Virginia Mountains
Several fires burn across the Blue Ridge and Allegheny ranges in Virginia with three near Blacksburg under control and two areas without reports. The Brush Mountain blaze near Blacksburg is nearly subdued. An incendiary origin was suspected after a witness saw a man setting a fire. the man escaped.
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Richmond
Blue Ridge
Allegheny Mountains
Virginia
Blacksburg
Alle‘Bhenies
Covington. P
Brush Mountain
J. P. McKenna
West South Liquor Syndicate Probe Links Chicago and New Orleans
Federal authorities investigated ties between liquor smuggling and selling networks in Chicago and New Orleans. Records seized in a raid on a Chicago headquarters were impounded by a municipal court judge, with prosecutors seeking access. New Orleans officials expect indictments against principals tied to a systematic traffic through the southern port and Chicago.
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Chicago
New Orleans
Prohibition
Woman released on bond in fatal poisoning case
In Marion Ohio on April 10 Mira. Ruby Herrington Tate was admitted to bail of 210000 for the death of her first husband Joseph Herrington by poison in his food. Her second husband Robert Tate, who confessed, could not post bail. Trial set for May 4.
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Marion, Tl
Mira
Ruby Herrington Tate
Joseph Herrington
Robert Tate
Judge Erskine Ross to Retire June 1
Judge Erskine M. Ross of the Ninth Circuit Federal Court in Los Angeles announced to the President his wish to retire on June 1. The retirement was approved by the President recently but the exact date was left to the judge to decide.
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Erskine Ross
Los Angeles
Erskine M
Funeral services for Llano woman held at Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs. W. of Llano Texas were held at the Baptist Church Friday. The Rev. W. A. Todd conducted the services. She was born in Arkansas and had lived here many years. She leaves three children.
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Llano
Luano
Tex
Arkazias
Baptist
W.A. Todd
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