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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1924
Page
1
In testimony summarized from a courtroom session, Dr. White discusses whether emotional or intellectual factors drove the Leopold and Loeb case, noting Leopold’s awareness of wrong yet lack of remorse. Crowe questions the roles, intent, and legality of “insanity” while detailing the defendants’ personalities and relationships.
Tulsa August 2 Motorman P F Williams left his street car to inspect a downtown blockade and returned to find it missing A frantic passenger leaned from the rear window with chickens while another escaped through a window After a several blocks run the car derailed at a telephone pole and the passenger escaped uninjured
In a tense session, Crowe questions Dr. Say about Loeb and Leopold. The exchange centers on dementia praecox versus legal insanity, with objections about moral depravity, criminal intent, and the meaning of right and wrong.
Corpus Christi reports two suspects in the $10,000 San Antonio and Aransas Pass pay check heist may be traveling to Kansas City and St Louis after cashing four stolen checks in downtown stores. A jeweler identified one tall man with a boil and scar who purchased two $55 watches with two checks for 75 dollars and took 30 dollars in cash. A hotel registration list shows the men stayed downtown Thursday while three other checks were cashed locally.
Philadelphia August 2 Associated Press reports internal revenue agent Jack R. Binsburg who had been released on $3000 bail after arraignment on bribery charges was found dead today in Fairmount Park. Police believe he shot himself, brooding over his arrest.
A parade protesting high city taxes clashed with police in the main plaza of Mexico City. One paraders was shot dead and another fatally wounded, as officers fought to restore order.
The American destroyer Reid, stationed midway between the Faroe Islands and Iceland, reported that Lieutenant Eric Nelson aboard the New Orleans was en route toward Hornafjord Teland after a flight over the area.
Lieutenants Ell Nelson John Hardinz and Leigh Wade Hart Smith Try to cross Atlantic from Kirkwall aided by two planes. Heavy fog north of the Drake Passage disrupts the New Orleans and Iceland leg. Planes separate and search for Nelson after fog forces return to Houghton Bay awaiting his return.
A motorist near Castroville says immigration officers in a group of men fired at him on a rural road. Police pursued, stopped the group, and learned they claimed to be officers teaching inexperienced men. Captain Brown questioned the tactic and warned against misusing official power.
Mobilization of the state patrol for riot service and a disarming order were issued to end hostilities between Ku Klux Klan members and others after clashes in Lancaster and Haverhill. Police on duty, shortened vacations, and 50 plus motorcycle officers ready within an hour.
Testimony centers on alcohol bottles found after a wreck involving Colonel Patterson. Witnesses say bottles smelled of liquor and one fell from a companion's dress. Deputies note both Patterson and his companion denied intoxication as the hearing continues. An adjournment was set for Monday to view the accident scene.
J Mr Stein becomes editor and publisher of the Browne Herald by taking control from Mrs Teyse O Wheeler who retires after 32 years in the role. The change places Stein at the helm of the local newspaper with long service by Wheeler ending prior tenure.
Maj. Gen. Charles Bowman Dougherty, 61, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., former head of the Pennsylvania National Guard, died Friday in his hometown after suffering a paralysis stroke.
A car fate near Denver on the Texas border leads investigators to a possible third party. A woman exits the vehicle, prints suggest a struggle, and a diary notes two travelers. Footprints were erased, officials weigh robbery vs. other motives as they seek a suspect.
Two children filed a wrongful death suit in the Wyandotte District Court seeking 10 900 in connection with an accident on September 10, 1922. Their parents, Mr and Mrs Charles Lewie, were killed when their motor car stalled on the railroad tracks about a quarter mile west of Muncie Kansas, against the Kansas City Kaw Valley and Western Railroad.
A public discussion notes how age gaps provoke comment while a Detroit man 89 marries a 23 year old, contrasting reactions to such marriages with a sharp jab at social norms. The piece also references wartime sentiment and calls for strong deterrence, including submarines and aircraft, to protect the continent.
Judge Minor and attorneys Dave Watson and D B Chapin confront a petition seeking to bar Ranger movements and payments. The action targets Quartermaster Aldrich Captain Baldwin Comptroller Smith and all state constabulary members. The suit argues taxes rise due to alleged unauthorized ranger activities. hearing planned for summer vacation without a formal order Friday.
An advertisement claims Imperial Eczema Remedy cures itch without grease or odor and invites applications for a refund through druggists if it fails. The notice emphasizes no greasy feel and promises money back upon failure.
Lockhart Texas sees protests from Fentress and Prairie Lea over the new traffic ordinances affecting wagon and auto parking. Farmers claim the rules hinder trade by making it hard to park and conduct business, while city officials say curb parking is limited to 40 minutes and wagons around the courthouse may park unlimited.
A San Antonio message urges readers to judge corporations by works not names. It argues bad individuals and firms taint views of all corporations, counters prejudice against wealth, and calls intelligent citizens to assess what a firm has done and plans to do for Texas cities.
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