Sheriff Hunted Moonshiners as Isom White Faces Gallows
Snohomish county Sheriff Big Jim MacCulloch recalls courting danger when tracking down moonshine operations in Oso and isolating Isom White, a 19 year old Stanwood youth linked to a deadly murder. White confessed to no killings but implicated others while awaiting execution. The sheriff recounts forcing White to stay with his parents before the gallows.
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Everett
Big Jim" MacCulloch
Snohomish County
Isom White
Stanwood
Oso
Foothills
Jim McCulloch
Girl Locked Up Since Birth Rescued From Tenement
In New York on January 16 a 15 year old girl Harriet Seres, crippled and undernourished, was rescued from a Third Avenue tenement where she had lived nearly all her life. Her mother was hospitalized and her father, a city laborer, grieved as authorities described the case as highly unusual. The girl could not read or write and barely spoke, with a small glimpse of education shown in a brief exchange with Justice Levy. An agent of the Children's Society recounted finding Harriet in a grim room, dressed only in a petticoat.
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O'Brien
Isom White
Lee Linton
White
ITI
New York
Children's Society
George Seres
Justice Levy
Children’s Court
Harriet
Thomas A. Burna
Children’s Society
Third Ave
Boy Slugged by House Burglar at Home
Donald Greiner an 18 year old son of Dr and Mrs F W Greiner 222 W 67th St was struck in the dark by a burglar as he entered his home after a Thursday night outing He phoned police after regaining consciousness about an hour later The thief stole $4 from the house and fled with the parents away downtown for the evening.
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Donald Greiner
F. W. Greiner
Hold On to Money Slogan Marks Thrift Week
The piece notes thrift events for National Thrift Week starting Saturday with Bankers Day and a Benjamin Franklin birthday anniversary. Sunday celebrates Share With Others Day with ministers preaching on the theme.
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Ben Franklin
Benjamin
Woman Held Prisoner in One Room for Years Details Eerie Case
The case concerns Harriet, a partly disabled girl kept confined in one room for years. Harriet's mother Burns acted queerly, and Harriet was cared for by her parents George Seres and his wife. Seres testified he married Harriet’s mother 19 years ago and described a troubled family history including prior hospital care and limited schooling. The incident prompted inquiry by Justice Lavy and local authorities.
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Harriet
Burns
George Seres
Seres
Bellevue Hospital
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Serew
Justice Lavy
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