Prison plot to free Missouri lifer thwarted at state prison
A dramatic escape plot at Missouri's state penitentiary surfaced when William Evans disguised as a priest approached the gates to free an inmate. Evans, aided by Harry Funk, fled four years earlier with clothing and weapons left behind, but was captured after a struggle with guards. Authorities noted potential impact on other inmates if the plan had succeeded.
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Old State Prison
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Jefferson City
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Fernekes
Warren Lincoln
Harald Croarkin
Elmer Green
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Kansas
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Dope Seized in Ruse by San Antonio Prohibition Officers
Prohibition agents used three disguises to trap two men and a woman in San Antonio. They seized morphine worth 8000 dollars after posing as beer seekers and as a shop owner calling in a third man. The trio was booked on prohibition and narcotics charges.
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Aviator Faces Perjury Charge in Slaying Case
Lieutenant Aubrey Lehman, an army aviator, stands trial before two court martial panels for the killing of Frank Browder, a wealthy farmer, in a downward swoop by airplane. A perjury charge stems from testimony by planter G. Maxwell who said the plane bore number one and that Browder’s death occurred sixteen miles from Montgomery on Oct. 20.
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Aubrey Or. Lehman
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G. Xwell
Belton Youth, 19, Held in Slaying of Former Sheriff
John Fisher, nineteen, was charged with murder in Belton Texas for the fatal shooting of former Sheriff Albert Bonds. Monroe Fisher, thirty, had been arrested earlier and charged with the shooting. The incident follows the slaying of Wylie Fisher, father of the two brothers, and occurred near the site of Wolfe Fisher’s earlier murder.
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Monroe
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Bonda
Wolfe Fisher
Texas Writer Is Elected U D C Head
Mia Katie Daffin of Houston, a noted Texas literary figure, was elected president general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy by the executive board in session here. The term runs until November when the president general will preside in Charleston. Texan journalist Beata Baker reports baseball results from Lubbock, noting a game ending 8 to 0.
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Mia Katie Daffin
Houston
Texas
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Charleston
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