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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1930

Page

4

Insanity Testimony Dominates Brady Trial Proceedings

During the Brady trial, insanity testimony dominates the courtroom as district attorney Keary Brooke objects to questions on attitude. Townes testifies that Brady showed intelligence before a decline following defeat, then grew irritable and erratic. Moses and Brooks clash over Brady’s mental state as the judge weighs objections and continuances.

Brady Keary Brooke Moses Townes Elert Court of Civil Appeals Hendy Brooks State Banking Department Mosea Mores Brads Indira

Associates Of Accused Man Tell Of His Strangeness

Witnesses describe Brady as subnormal and insane while drunk. Testimony from Townes Brooks Anderson and others details erratic行为, irritability, and alleged affairs with Miss Highsmith. Brady’s wife and relatives testify to a brilliant start marred by drinking and psychological decline.

Brady Lrady Bilers Hrooks Clu Eilers Brooks Jude Moore C.K. Anderson Blhs SNS Elet Anerson Moses Anderson Peady Grady Letitia Hightmith Joe Goodall Wooten Drads Testifiey Brads Hev Valentine Lee Beadie DT. White Ham Poo

Fragmented OCR Prose Lacks Coherent News Lead

The text presents garbled OCR from a newspaper page with numerous misspellings and broken phrases. It mentions places like Mexico and California, references an airplane poster and a plotograph, and includes stray names, but lacks a clear event, person, or organization to summarize as a concrete news item.

Decision on Wurzbach recount looms in Texas race

In a Dallas or Texas election contest lost in the Austin trial, arguments and new testimony focus on whether a recount is needed to settle the McCloskey versus Wurzbach challenge. Witnesses describe alibi disputes and ballot totals while attorneys push to reveal the truth through ballots rather than speculation.

McCloskes Robertson Worabach Bickett Lodar

Eight San Antonio police officers lose jobs after pay cuts

The San Antonio police department furloughs eight men including patrolmen and a counter officer as Police Chief Chwen Kilday expedites cuts to reduce department pay. The men were deemed expendable as the department trims staffing and costs.

San Antonio

Moody Favors Compromise on Prison Location

Austin June 20 Governor Dan Moody proposed a compromise on prison centralization amid five studied plans. He backed a farm headquarters with retained state farms and mineral resources, and an industrial plant near Central Texas within 20 miles of Austin. If unsuccessful, buildings could be repurposed. Committees in both houses weighed prison measures but no final solution emerged.

Austin Dan Moody Graunch Witte Atale Texas McLennan County Hays County House Senate Luk

Quakers to Worship in Rich New York Riverside Church

Quakers will hold worship in the newly built Riverside church in New York, a $4,000,000 project led by Rev. Dr. Harry Emerton Fosdick and his congregation. The Friends Intelligencer, organ of the Ricksite branch, announces the plan with references to John J. Hockeiller Jr. and spring planting season notices.

Riverside Harry Emerton Fosdick John J. Hocke~ Iiller Jr Friends Intelligencer Society of Friends

New Feature Planned for Men's Department at Local Store

Joy A. Lincus announced a new plan to expand Wolff and Marx by enlarging the men and boxer department with larger clothing lines. A separate entrance on the Soledad street side will welcome shoppers. Lincus, recently with Joske Brothers, was vice president and director before joining Wolff and Marx.

Wolff and Marx Joy A. Lincus Qe. Department Soledad Street Bincua Wat Wolff Ad Marx Company Pincos Joske Brothers Company

R-100 Completes Endurance Flight Return to Cardington

Cardington England January 20 The dirigible R-100 returned to her home port shortly before two o clock this afternoon after a successful endurance flight lasting 64 hours The 64 hour mission demonstrated reliability and stamina of the airship during a lengthy test voyage conducted under the supervision of United States and British officials.

Cardington England

Permit Gase 13 Postponed in City Suit Over Community Center

On motion by city attorney T D Cohoe Jr the temporary injunction hearing in the suit brought by Robert Thompson and company to obtain a building permit for a San Pedro and Summit community center was postponed to Saturday. The city opposes the project citing potential harm to residential values. witnesses J L Lytle and Mayor Phillip Caldwell prepared to testify.

T. D. Cohoe Jr R. J. Minor Epifteeventh District Court Robert Thompson .and Company San Pedro Summit Place J. L. Lytle Phillip Caldwell Dobbs Charles Ki Quin Anid

Eighteen Burglary Cases Charged to Three Men

Eighteen cases of burglary are laid to Alfred Snavere Elmo Sadler and Winston Butler three men charged with theft over 50 and burglary in city justice court. The trio are accused of burglarizing several private homes in December and January and all are under arrest.

Negroce Justice Court I. F. Bolts Justice of the Peace Alfred Snavere Elmo Sadler Winston Butler

Investigation Into Wimer Richardson Bankruptcy Probed

The ninety fourth district court grand jury continued its inquiry into the Wimer Richardson company bankruptcy Werlenelag. It interviewed several stockholders from out of town, who brought shares and papers before the panel in Norfolk Virginia. George Smith Shafer, 87, longtime president of Le Morfolk and Portamonts belt line, died today at his home in Dartamanth.

Ninety-fourth District Court Frand Jury Wimer-Richardson Company Werlenelag Grand Jury T Haw Des. Norfold George Smith Shafer le Morfolk Portamonts Belt Line Dartamanth

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