Portsmouth Cat Theft Mystery Stuns City Police
Police chief Hugh Rudity reports a rash of cat disappearances in Portsmouth over two weeks. Detectives questioned boys who admitted selling cats for 50 cents to a man and woman in West Portsmouth. Sherman Bryant, the city dog catcher, bought six cats for use in catching rats on his farm and denies more. A high priced Persian was stolen from a shed but returned enraged, and around 40 cats remain unaccounted for, including pedigreed and alley varieties.
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Man Sentenced to Death for Slaying Girl in Louisville
James Shor ty Robinson 32 of Irwin Pennsylvania was sentenced to death in the electric chair for the slaying of three year old Joyce Joan Shouse. An all male jury deliberated one hour before convicting Robinson for the July 7 killing. He was captured by the FBI in Providence Rhode Island after a five month nationwide fugitive search traced by fingerprints from a drunken driving arrest.
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Ty” Robinson
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