Guilty verdict in extortion case ends trial
Jury finds James Corbin Otto Kain and C L D Wilson guilty of extortion. Wardens James Corbin and Otto Kain fined 100 and 60 days on the penal farm. All defendants bound over to Jackson circuit court on $1000 bonds. Trial held in Seymour under acting Mayor Charlies Burkart.
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Corbin and
Kain
Wilson
Jackson
James Corbin
Otto Kain
Squire C. L. D. Wilson
Jennings County
Charlies Burkart
C. O. Montgomery
Carlar Montgomery
C. Ll. D. Wilson
Coutler M . Montgomery
Edward P. Elsner
Agor Charles E. Miles
Helmar Maschno
Corbin
C. L
Squire Wilson
Actual Loss In Air Mail Robbery Declared Negligible
Two bandits halted a mail truck near Lambert field and seized five pouches carrying checks. Officials say the $1,000,000 air mail theft will cause little real loss as most checks have value only to banks and may be recovered or rendered useless.
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St. Louis
Harry C. Graham
Lambert-St. Louis Flying Field
Graham
New York
Aith Indicted in Stults Murder Probe
Elkhart Ind December 1 United Press reports a grand jury indicted Hervey L. Smith former South Bend detective for first degree murder in the ongoing Genevieve Stults case. No indictments were returned against Charles L Rayher his wife or her brother Jack Kimball and they will be released.
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AITH
Stults
United Press
Elkhart
Ind
Genevieve Stults
Hervey L. Smith
South Bend
Charles L. Rayher
Jack Kimball
Prominent Farmer Dave Waltz Dies by His Own Hand
Dave Waltz 58 a farmer near Edinburg in Jackson County died by hanging amid ill health concerns. His wife alerted by his absence found him in the barn cow shed after his son Lawrence was en route to Indianapolis. Coroner ruled death by suicide. he left a widow two sons a sister and a brother.
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Dave Waltz
Edinburg
Jackson County
Waltz
Lawrence
Indianapolis
Young stiltwalker sets city record in Memphis
Ernest Oppenheimer Jr., age 14, maintained stilts for six straight hours in Memphis breaking the city stiltwalking record. The event occurred during the Jubilee service at the Baptist church on Sunday morning.
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Memphis
Tenn
Dec
Ernest Oppenheimer, Jr
Baptist Church
Ear Clipper Sought After Two Ear Attacks In Indianapolis
Indianapolis police label a bandit who attacks for ears the ear clipper after two incidents. Victims Herman Hurd and Thomas O’Neill report left ears severed or nearly removed, with Hurd later in City Hospital for questioning. A suspect description is not consistent.
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Indianapolis
Herman Ilurd
East Washington Street
West Washington Street
Hurd
City Hospital
Thomas O'Neill
Wright Street
Shelby Street
Big Four Railroad
Seymour
Prospect Street
O'Neill
Doors of Prison Owing Open for Henry Romine
Henry Romine 81 a Jennings county Civil War veteran is granted a permanent pardon after fifteen years of his life sentence for complicity in the murders of John and Charles McQuaid. He leaves the state prison bound for the Indiana State Soldiers Home Lafayette with conditions to stay away from North Vernon and Indianapolis.
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Henry Romine
Jennings County
Bartholomew County
John
Charles McQuaid
Romine
Jackson County
Seba A. Barnes
Bartholomew Court
Harry G. Leslie
G. A. Tt.ard
Indiana
Lafayette
North Vernon
Ind
Indianapolis
Bartholomew Circuit Court
Rufus Clark
James Ryler
Clark
Tyler
Mate Slaughter
A. 6 B. Crampton
National Military Home
Marion
G A .R
Frank Shellhouse
Sons of Union Veterans
Ed Jackson
M. E. Moley
Cincinnati
Mildred Myers
Mary Moore
Erie
West Funeral Set for Sunday in Hayden
Funeral services for Ben West 24 will be held Sunday at 10 AM at the M E church in Hayden with Rev. Rogers in charge. Burial follows in Riverview cemetery. West died yesterday after a brief influenza illness. Survived by widow and son James Robert, parents James and Emma West, brother George, sisters Elsie Bridgewater and Margaret West, plus several half siblings. He was born in Hayden and worked with the B and O railway section crew.
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M. BE
Hayden
Ben West
Rogers
Vernon
Riverview
West
James Robert West
James
Emma
Reynolds) West
George West
Near
Seymour
Elsie Bridgewater
Marion
Ohio
Margaret
Chester Earl
North Vernon
William West
Indianapolis
Grace Westmyer
Florence Farmer
Nettie Wetterly
Hazel
Ida Hodapp
Husband Hunters One Act Comedy Benefit at Church
The First M Kk church hosts the one act comedy “Husband Hunters” on Friday night. Proceeds go to the Alpha Class as a benefit with admission set at 15 cents.
Fourth congressional district bar association meeting held in Columbus
About 100 attorneys and guests attended the district bar meeting at the chamber of commerce in Columbus. Banquet was at six, Estella B. Prince of Brownstown was re-elected treasurer. New officers included Judge R. Cragmile of Osgood as president and Raymond Jackson of Osgood as secretary. Dr. H. A. Millis, Hanover College president, spoke after returning from a trip.
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Fourth Congressional District Bar Association
Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Estella B. Prince
Brownstown
Jackson County
R. Cragmile
Osgood
Raymond Jackson
H. A. Millis
Hanover College
Santa Arrives by Air as Seymour Children Grab Gifts
Santa's visit to Seymour drew a huge crowd as the Gold Mine sponsors moved him from the North Pole by airplane to the local field and into downtown. Police halted entry to the shop to keep the jolly event safe while gifts were distributed to every child present.
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Santa
Seymour
North Pole
Indiana
Witchcraft Ties To Mt Airy Farm Murder Probe
York police say three youths and a man conspired in the killing of Raymond Rehmyer 59 a Mount Airy farmer found burned tied in a chair after a dispute over a hair lock for a spell. John Curry 14 Wilbert Helis 18 and John Blymire the self described witch doctor face murder charges. Hess father of Wilbert and Blymire supplied guidance and money for the act.
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York
Raymond Rehmyer
Mt. Airy
John Curry
Wilbert Helis
Rehmyer
John Blymire
Blymire
Hess
Curry
Milton Hess
Wilbert
Young Hess
Curry Boy
Pulliam Slayers Believed Under Arrest In Indianapolis
Police say Bluford Sturgeon 26 and John Calvert 23 both of Indianapolis may be behind the Pulliam murder and recent car firing assaults as bandits terrorize the Lafayette road area. Arrests followed a trap set with Sheriff Omer Hawkins approving. Donovan and Beecher, local residents, opened fire after intruders threatened their car.
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Bluford Sturgeon
John Calvert
Indianapolis
Paul T. Pulliam
Jackson County
Pulliam
St. Wayne Avenue
Arnold Beecher
Robert Donovan
Flackville
Omer Hawkins
Lafayette Road
Thirty-eighth Street
Beecher
Donovan
Euchre Night Announced at Royal Neighbor Hall
Euchre event listed for Monday December 3 at 8:00 PM in Royal Neighbor hall. All players invited to join, with welcoming atmosphere and community participation.
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Royal Neighbor Hall
Rhoades Remorse Cited Before Indiana Court
Evansville dispatch notes Dreyfus Rhoades condemned to die in the electric chair after a Vincennes police slaying. He claims his first crime at 13 when he and another boy broke into a store and argues crime does not pay for the young.
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United Press
Evansville
Ind
Dreyfus Rhoades
Rhoades
Simon Caine
Vincennes
Hoover's South American tour begins in Ecuador
President elect Herbert Hoover sails aboard the U S S Cleveland to Ecuador on a goodwill mission. The party, welcomed by Ecua dor's foreign minister, plans a reception and overnight stay in Quayaquil before continuing to Peru. Cooler weather comes with the Humboldt current as the Maryland crosses the equator.
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U. S. S. Cleveland
Herbert Hoover
Ecuador
Hoover
U.S. 8
Maryland
Quayaquil
Cleveland
Guayas
Puna Island
Guayas River
Isidro Ayora
Lima
Peru
South America
Haley Girl Visiting Relatives in Indianapolis
Little Mary Lou Haley daughter of Mr and Mrs T R Haley is spending the weekend with relatives in Indianapolis.
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Mary Lou Haley
T. R. Haley
Indianapolis
House B Y P U Building at First Baptist Church
The House B Y P U program is scheduled for Sunday evening at First Baptist Church, with plans for a church gathering and activities outlined for attendees.
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First Baptist Church
Solons Gather for Convening of Congress Monday
Washington dispatch reports congress prepares for a three month session with tariff revision farm relief Boulder Dam and Kellogg anti war treaty on the table. President Coolidge will send the annual message Monday noon with budget and annual department reports to follow. House to consider twelve appropriation bills and naval cruiser authorization while leaders plan quick action on key items.
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Washington
Congress
Boulder Dam
Muscle Shoals
Hoover
Coolidge
Capitol
Johnson Boulder Dam
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Agriculture Committee
Oregon
State Department
Borah
Guy Pruitt Found Guilty of Speeding in City Court
Guy Pruitt was arrested on November 20 for speeding and driving with a cut out open. He appeared before Acting City Court Judge Charles Burkart and was found guilty of speeding with a $1 fine plus costs. the open cut out offense was not pressed. The incident occurred on West Tipton Street.
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Guy Pruitt
Charles Burkart
Pruitt
West Tipton Street
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William R. Dawes
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