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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1927
Page
9
George Remus, once known as a bootleg king, appeared in municipal court for a preliminary hearing. He was asked if he was guilty or not guilty and replied not guilty, waiving examination. His daughter Roma did not accompany him.
George Remus, once a Chicago lawyer and major liquor ring figure, confesses in jail to killing his wife and recounts his illicit operations worth millions. He describes torture fantasies, personal betrayals by Imogene Holmes, and the downfall that led to his arrest, detailing motives and reflections on love and crime.
Elizabeth Walker and Miss Lucille Gaines lead a series of social luncheons and parties in San Antonio. The St. Anthony hotel events feature bridal party members, Zeta sorority gatherings, and Pan-Hellenic society meetings. Attendees include Marian Herine Houston, Margaret Venable, Lamont Wright, Walter Bergstraus, Carleton Hagelstein, Luke Smith, Willian Wanger, and many club officers. Tours highlight Alaska and Mexico trips, with engagements and forthcoming weddings among the guests.
Arrests trace back to two payroll robberies in New Orleans and Houston routes. Charles B. Swindall, captured in San Antonio, was moved by auto to New Orleans for questioning after habeas corpus papers surfaced. Witnesses reportedly failed to positively identify him amid rapid dispatches from Houston to New Orleans.
Berlin reports Charles A. Levine appeared unfazed when shown a Washington dispatch stating the federal government may sue him for 500000 over wartime contracts. He said the government’s chances to collect were weak and prepared a counterclaim. He then left Berlin for Dortmund aboard a commercial plane.
The fragmentary text shows a prisoner recounting a chilling sequence of coercion and abuse as he confronts his past actions. He describes seizing control, addressing a victim named Ruth, and mentions a daughter figure and a fatal abdominal wound. The passage hints at long-suppressed memories and remorse.
Dr W Russ addressed a weekly meeting about the topic That Seloneheon Frid ge. The program noted new member introductions by De W Hamilton and referenced the dress by bars.
Prohibition era period notes a brash gathering at Brackenridge Park where Deputy Administrator Meadows and 25 attendees including local squad members enjoyed a chicken stew aided by Claude Cooper and A F Toessin. Memlows workers learned golf at Brackenridge course while Earl Brewer dies in London at age 80.
Col. Murray Tyeniolt, linked to Boston junior transcanin en t, fails to join the coast paid event. He will not hop offer the Dae edfie coast on Sunday or Monday, as paid today.
Charles Bunyan Swiidall, a New Orleans payroll robbery suspect, was moved from San Antonio to Houston and scheduled for transfer to New Orleans. Police arrested him Tuesday. he faces fugitive from justice charges in Judge Louis P. Holiy's court tied to the $22,000 Public Belt railroad robbery and a messenger payroll holdup.
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