Court hears testimony in Fuller shooting case
Detective O Leary recounts room by room conversations with the defendant while Dr Ferguson testifies he prescribed narcotics for Mrs Fuller migraines. Dr Stewart says Fuller had no useful vision and could only distinguish light from dark with limited eyesight. John Osborne clarifies prior statements as police and FBI agents offer technical testimony to address the defense claim of an accidental shooting.
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O'Leary
John H. Jett
Fuller
Ferguson
W. E. Stewart
John Osborne
O’leary
FBI
Bureau
Washington, D. C
Special
Richard J. Poppleton
Prosecutor and Defense Clash Over Revolver Evidence
Prosecutor Jett and cross examination by Attorney Edward L Hamilton argued that the .38 caliber revolver offered by the state as the murder weapon could only be fired if the trigger was depressed with low spirits by a witness.
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Jett
Edward L. Hamilton
Account of Gun Incident in Fuller Couple Scuffle
The defense argues the gun discharged accidentally during a scuffle between the Fuller couple. The article notes the action of the bullet and questions the spiral flight from a revolver and the possibility of a bullet penetrating.
Ballistic testimony details bullet path and jacket evidence
Trial testimony described a bullet tumbling after passing through an object and failing to strike nose first, noting the impact would not always penetrate. FBI analysis linked a jacket and a door from the Fuller apartment to the same bullet, with matching paint markings across ten layers.
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Poppleton
FBI
R. Joseph L'Italien
Fuller
FBI Laboratory
Innocent Plea in Murder Case at New Castle
P DeWitt Dobbs 49 pleaded innocent in the fatal tavern shooting of John E. Lair 26. Judge Wesley Ratliff set the trial for March 12. Robert Wright 25 got five years in the Indiana Reformatory on a second degree burglary plea after stealing typewriters and equipment valued at 1800 in Charleston South Carolina.
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New Castle
Ind
P .DeWitt Dobbs
John E. Lair
Henry
Wesley Ratliff
Robert Wright
Indiana Reformatory
Charleston
S. C
Photographer Hurt Covering Logansport Car Crash
Logansport ind December 8 photographer Robert McKee 46 of the Logansport Press was injured covering a one car crash. He stepped into a hole created by a torn utility pole and was hospitalized with chest and leg injuries. The three car occupants escaped with minor scratches.
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Logansport
Ind
Robert McKee
McKee
German Wife Sentenced Six Years for Husband Poison Plots
In Hamburg on December 8 Mrs. Gerda Thimm 22 was found guilty of mistreating her husband and attempting poisoning. The court cited acts including acid in his ears a razor blade wedge and rat poison in his bed as evidence of intent to harm after he allegedly flirted with other women.
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Hamburg
Germany
Gerda Thimm
Unkissed Baker Kills Wife After Morning Kiss Refusal
Pittsburgh police report 75 year old retired baker Eugene A. Cramer killed his wife Anna 64 with a hatchet after she refused a morning kiss. He telephoned police to arrest him and was found seated calmly in their suburban home.
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Pittsburgh
Eugene A. Cramer
Anna
Cramer
CPA Conference to Begin Friday in Indianapolis
The Indiana Association of Certified Public Accountants schedules its annual tax conference for Friday and Saturday in Indianapolis. Topics include developments in the more difficult areas of federal income taxation.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Association of Certified Public Accountants
Train crash injures dozens in Edmonton switch collision
A Canadian Pacific passenger train crashed head on into a switch engine in Edmonton on Wednesday night injuring at least 40 passengers with 12 seriously hurt.
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Edmonton
Alta
Canadian Pacific
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