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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1928
Page
5
Scott A. Parker age 33 of 118 West Com-maeree street was found in the hospital ward of a county jail with a deep cut on the left side of his neck. Police say he was treated on three occasions for wounds and was discovered just before midnight by a cellmate beside milk bottle fragments.
Kenosha reports that a youth confession, given today, is said to clear him of involvement in a bombing during labor tensions. Police implicate two others, Carl Handrich and John Ducko, both 20 and former employees, while Amann alias Louis Williams is named as the intended bomber in Winthrop Harbor.
Parker, held at the city jail on a warrant from Detective Joe Laure, sustained arm wounds from improvised weapons twice in one day. He was treated at Green Hospital after each injury and narrowly avoided a severed jugular vein.
Chicago, Charles Walz aged 18 and Anthony Green 10 were convicted in the slaying of Arthur Esau and sentenced to the electric chair. Attorneys for the sisters filed notice of a new trial.
Oct 5 The Circuit court found Melee Nutakay Fukunaga guilty of murder in a case involving Gill Jamieson, son of Frederick W. Tamieson, with sentencing ordered for Monday. The 16 year old, nicknamed The Three Kings, confessed to the crime from a ransom note to his father. The plea was rejected under territorial law requiring jury trials for death penalty cases.
Wealthy portrait artist Raggin who divorced his second wife has married Miss Mary Corday of Florence and New York. The wedding occurred Saturday in a small Connecticut town and became public on the couple’s return from a brief honeymoon in New York. Raggin says the marriage grew from a romance that began three years ago in Venice where he painted her portrait. Corday recently returned from Florence after attending school.
Chicago report states The Checker Cab Company sought warrants charging larceny against Deputy Police Commander Stage State's Attorney Crowe and two assistant state's attorneys. The municipal court judge Olron heard the request and indicated the warrant would be issued if papers were not returned.
Miss Lena Dykman will head the Young Women's Business and Professional club next year. Elected officers at the St. Anthony hotel meeting include Ruby Bash as vice president Flossie Davie as second vice president Estelle Smith as recording secretary Helen Cari as corresponding secretary and Dorothy Stuart as treasurer. Miss Alice Schulze retiring president introduced the new leader and presented the gavel. Mayor C M Chament congratulated both leaders.
New York reports that Mayor Hewes of Marsena, New York, expressed deep regret over questioning a rabbi about a ritual courier rumor after a hearing ordered by Governor Smith. Dr Stephen Wise and Louis Marshall urged apology or renunciation.
The regular meeting of Post 1 Travelers Protective Association will be postponed to the next Saturday, January 14, in the arms room of the Gunter hotel. Publicity chairman Naylor announced the change.
Dallas man Fransz Dissler, 46, described as a negro, was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor under habitual criminal criteria. The ruling addresses prior offenses and establishes the defendant as a habitual offender.
The Lag carnival runs Saturday night through the Legion week with Sunday closed. Merchandise booths on the first floor, an orchestra on the second, and a dance on the eighth floor with free admission. Committees chaired by Durse, Suarter, Putle, and Pelphrey organize sections plus a long list of officials and patrol members.
Agents seized a bootlegger’s ledgers during a raid as part of a grand jury probe into liquor violations. The collection is the fifth such book recovered, aiding prosecutions that led to the arrest of a district police commander and twenty four officers on bribery and extortion charges.
Brummett, staying at a tourist camp, shackled himself to a bed to trap a friend’s belongings. Police freed him after the bed post was carried to a purge where an accomplice mechanic released the arm cuffs. Detectives later examined the scene and the tied limb remained restrained.
Professor with Robinson, longtime instructor at the United States Military Academy, will be placed on the retired list October 16 upon reaching 81 years of age. He holds the rank of colonel.
Major 2 K Ogilvie of the Medical Corps bids to transfer from Saint Louis to Chicago. He will be stationed on duty as the medical officer in the Illinois National Guard.
The text reports on Franklin D. Roosevelt addressing religious bigotry in a campaign speech. It notes opposition to Catholic nomination by a major party and accuses critics of invoking medieval fears. An advertisement for Dickey's Cold Tablet water is also mentioned.
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