Lucille Jones Trial Near Verdict as Jurors Weep in Court
The Lorain county case against Lucille Jones, 20, hinged on the fate of a church worker. Nine men and three women heard closing arguments as jurors showed emotion, with a verdict possible sentencing Jones or freeing her.
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Marysville Reformatory
Lucille Jones
T. Howard Jones
People’s Church
Lotain
Miss Jones
Ethel Kun
William Monschein
Elyria
D. A. Baird
A. R. Webber
Common Pleas Court
C. F. Adams
Jones
Lucile
Ire
Parole Bid Filed By William Monshein in Kun Case
William Monshein of this city pleaded guilty to rape with consent of Ethel Kun and filed a parole application in the court of common pleas. He seeks parole under state laws, asserts a clean record, and claims public good does not require prison. Judge A R Webber will decide whether to consider the request.
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Hein
Par
Elyrian
Lorain
William Monshein
Ethel Kun
Court of Common Pleas
A. R. Webber
Revolvers Found in Slayings Connect to Dillon Case
In St Louis three .38 calibre revolvers of the same make were found by police after a coroner's inquest. Geo H Dillon, 19, bought one day before his father's murder. Police withheld details while awaiting possible identification from a pawnbroker. Dillon remained in seclusion at his mother's home as the inquest was continued.
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ST. Louis
Geo
Dillon
Lawrence
Abe Wolfson
Young Dillon
Fred Mueller
Anna Dillon
Murder linked to job loss in Canton death
Canton Ohio May 13 Coroner T C Mc Quate reports revenge for job loss caused the murder of Nick Bagu 29 crane man from Louisville last midnight near the Superior Sheet Steel Plants restaurant. Bagu challenged his attacker who struck him with an iron bar then fired twice as he fell. The Albanian assailant, who is unnamed, fled.
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Canton
T. C. McQuate
Nick Bagu
Louisville
Superior Sheet Steel Plants
Bagu
Chronigrams and Legal Briefs From Local Court and City
William Orr fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct in police court. George Glenn fined $25 and Otto Konkel $1 for traffic violations. Carla Preston sues Ernest Preston for divorce, citing lack of support and home. George Kensky case on non support continued until Saturday. Ohio tax refund ruling: banks cannot seek refund on par value taxes if securities drop below par. relief possible via state tax commission or courts. Detroit liquor seizures: Camilla Manufacturing Company and a public garage seized for liquor and beer.
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William Orr
Wiliam Orr
Oberlin Road
Hinkson
Carla Preston
Lorain
Ernest Preston
Florida
George Kensky
Gary
Ind
Webber
Columbus
Crabbe
G. C. Sheffler
Sandusky County
State Tax Commission
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Detroit Liquor
Detroit
Mich
Camilla Manufacturing Company
Beaufait Avenue
Twenty-fifth Street
County Auditors Cannot Release Liquor Prisoners
Columbus May 13 County auditors may not remit liquor law fines and discharge persons convicted for state liquor law violations and jailed for non payment of fines. Attorney General Crabbe ruled that one half of the fine belongs to the state and cannot be remitted by the county official.
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Columbus
Crabbe
D. H. Schaffner
Summit County
One Farm Bureau Directors Move Against Property Ownership Bar
Columbus May 13 The One Farm Bureau Federation directors order investigation into Japanese penetration of California truck farming and its effect on colonization of Japanese farm laborers on Willard Marsh District lands in northern Ohio. This item continues on Page 2.
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Columbus
California
Willard Marsh
Ohio
One Farm Bureau Federation
Exhume bodies of two babies in Queens graves
Two of 23 babies who died at a New York baby farm run by Mrs Helen Geisen Volk were exhumed in Queens. The 18 month old Agnes Tobey and the younger William Winters were taken to Bellevue for autopsies as records show 30 infant deaths at the infantorium in two years. The autopsy results could push the case to a grand jury.
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New York
Helen Auguste Geisen-Volk
Queens
Agnes Tobey
William Winters
Geisen-Volk
Bellevue Hospital
Ryan
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Grand Jury
Blood Transfusion Aids Dr Cush ing in Typhoid Battle
The seriously ill Dr C H Cush ing remains critical after a typhoid attack. A blood transfusion was performed with his son Jack donating. A second transfusion is planned with Carl likely to donate after passing tests as the family continues to seek recovery with top medical care.
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C. H. Cushing
Jack
Carl
Hope
Elyria
Quarrel Ends In Suiciding Twigg At Virginia Farm
Gilbank C. Twigg a wealthy Virginia fruit grower shot himself below the heart after a quarrel with his wife believed to trigger the death attempt. He was rushed to a hospital in serious condition and lamented I made a poor job of it as he entered the ambulance.
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Washington
Gilbank C. Twigg
Virginia
Twigg
Attorney General challenges Columbus and Grove City race tracks
Ohio Attorney General Crabbe filed a Quo Warranto action in the State Supreme Court to halt activities of the Columbus Driving Park owners and Beulah Park at Grove City on gambling allegations. The move targets the capital city racing association and related track operators.
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Columbus
Grove City
Supreme Court
Crabbe
State Supreme Court
Capital City Racing Association
Beulah Park
Here
136 Striking Miners Are Jailed in West Virginia
State police and county officers arrested 136 striking miners at Grant Town 13 miles north of Fairmont. Some on picket duty, others marching in the streets, violating a court order by Judge L. Schwenck. Twenty eight jailed in the city jail, the rest at Marion county jail.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Grant Town
Here
L. &. Schwenck
Marion County
Rabies Suspected in Cattle Across Richland County
May 13 report from Mansfield says cows in eastern and southern Richland county likely rabid after a cow head sent to Columbus for testing. One farmer lost three cows and others lost animals to the illness while rabid dogs blamed for the outbreak roam Richland and Ashland counties. Several persons are under treatment.
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Mansfield
Richland County
Columbus
Richland
Ashland
Arrest Raises Probe Into Campus Death In Syracuse
Syracuse New York May 13 Albert Sobey Belmont hotel proprietor and described campus bootlegger was held on an open charge at police HQ and $5 000 worth of liquor was seized from his home after the death of William Johnson a 21 year old Beacon New York sophomore found dying on the Phi Delta Theta House porch. Authorities say poison liquor caused the death and coroner officials have begun a cursory examination.
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Syracuse
N. J
Albert Sobey
Belmont
William Johnson
Beacon
N. Y
Syracuse University
Johnson
Phi Delta Theta House
Aed
Fraternity Brothers
Sobey
Clarence Unckless
Murder or suicide in Hamilton death mystery trial in Pittsburg
In Hamilton Owen Tinney 34 was found shot on Morris road with a note claiming love for Martha and offering his life. He faced juvenile court for alleged improper relations with his 16 year old step daughter Martha Rapp. Sheriff Epperson said no revolver found though a bloodstained rock was nearby. A murder charge looms. In Pittsburg Milo Dorst was found guilty of first degree murder for G A Smith's death in Byker. He awaits appeal.
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Hamilton
Owen Tinney
Morris Road
Martha
Luther Epperson
Tinney
Pittsburg
Milo Dorst
Cleveland
G. A. Smith
Bykerg
City Prepares for Chang Convention Led by Arnold
General Secretary Arnold of the Ohio Council of Religious Education met local Y M C A chairs to outline duties for the upcoming convention in Lorain. The four day event June 30 to July 3 will attract about a thousand religious educators from outside the county to study education methods and principles.
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Ohio
Elyria
Arnold
Columbus
Ohio Council of Religious Education
Lorain County
First Balloon Tire Patent Awarded to Alden Putnam
The patent office issued the first patent on balloon tires to Alden Putnam of Detroit. Commerce officials said the move paves the way for anticipated royalty suits over balloon tires.
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Washington
Patent Office
Alden Putnam
Detroit
Mich
Commerce Department
Eight hurt in Toledo alloy plant gas blast
Eight persons were injured when gas from melting pots exploded at the Toledo Alloy Casting Company plant in Toledo. The blast wrecked the facility and caused an estimated loss of $50,000.
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Toledo
Toledo Alloy Casting Company
Steamer Narrowly Escapes Iceberg in Fog
Montreal report says the liner Aurania, captained by Peel, avoided a collision with an iceberg amid fog with engines reversed as excited passengers watched. Liverpool telegram notes the ship’s escape on arrival from Montreal. John Igoe sues Harry E Mitchell for 5000 dollars claiming an auto crash on December 23 left a permanent scar on his cheek.
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Que
Peel
Aurania
Berg
Liverpool
John Igoe
Daniel Igoes
Harry E. Mitchell
Lorain
Little John
East 29Th
Pearl Street
Poison widow found guilty of triple murder in Medina
Martha Wise of Hardscrabble was found guilty of first degree murder with mercy recommended after a Medina county trial for poisoning her mother and two relatives with arsenic. The jury deliberated about an hour and a half, reporting unanimous verdict at 11:30. Wise confessed, claiming the devil influenced her, and prosecutors argued a sane motive tied to a forbidden romance.
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Medina
Martha Wise
Marrsville Reformatory
Prichard
Elyria
Wise
Agai
Medina County
Drysdale
Three Held in West Avenue Liquor Possession Case
Around midnight near Sixteenth street on West avenue, Patrolmen Southam and Faulhaber found three women at a curbside car with three gallons of liquor. Rose Pruszkowski, of Amherst area, and Andrew Plack were arrested. Both pled guilty. Rose fined 2500 and costs and jailed for nonpayment, Plack fined 750 and costs and jailed.
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Faulhaber
Sixteenth Street
West Avenue
Rose Pruszkowski
Amherst
Andrew Plack
Lauer
Rose
Hinkson
Marysville
Plack
Man Surrenders Over Lover’s Murder Memory Tale
Philadelphia police were told by Charles J. Flynn a traffic manager that he shot and killed his sweetheart two years ago in Steubenville Ohio. He said the memory of her face at her death drove him to surrender, and he refused to disclose his employer’s name.
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Philadelphia
Steubenville
Ohio
Charles J. Flynn
Fion
Bur Red
Second Church Drive Raises Funds With Additional Pledge
A West Sedest resident reports another 1940 dollars pledged to the Second Congregation drive raising funds for a 54011 office. The canvass total nears completion as Dr Graler notes plans for a brotherhood event at Waris Lodge.
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West
Belmont County Divorce Granted on Extreme Ills
Mrs Magiem Johnston was awarded a divorce from her husband on grounds of extreme et cet. The couple’s dispute centered on lack of communication and impaired behavior. In other news a fire destroyed the Net Bus Company garage in Bellaire, burning seven buses and causing extensive damage.
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Net Bus Company
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