Outlaw and Gun Moll Slain in Louisiana Find
Noted outlaw and gun moll slain in Louisiana. Photo taken by one of Barrow's pals in crime was found.
23 May 1934
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1934
Page
1
Noted outlaw and gun moll slain in Louisiana. Photo taken by one of Barrow's pals in crime was found.
Tucson authorities questioned Joe Newton in connection with the April 25 kidnapping of June Robles, a six year old heiress, and the related $15,000 ransom affair tied to a nationwide mail robbery. Newton, linked to a Medford bank robbery, denied making statements and had been under surveillance after nocturnal travels from a Sonora mine near the Robles ranch. He previously served a federal sentence for a 1924 Rondout train mail robbery. June Robles was found 19 days after her abduction in a desert pit south of Tucson, guided to her hiding place by an anonymous Chicago letter.
The circuit court will begin tomorrow morning with the criminal term featuring trials of liquor violations. About fifteen indictments were returned by the May Grand Jury for this session.
Bandits in the demilitarized zone 40 miles east of Peiping seized three Standard Oil cars and abducted three American students. They demanded a ransom of 310,000 each for the captives.
The House judiciary committee, voting 15 to 5, recommends impeaching Federal Judge Charles E. Woodward of Chicago. Chairman Sumners says a report to the House may come tomorrow and a bill of specifications will accompany the resolution. The action follows the McKeown subcommittee's inquiry into Chicago bankruptcy administration.
Miss Margaret Kendle of the 1100 block Pope avenue is confined to bed with injuries from a fall yesterday in her home. She tripped after catching a heel in a rubber mat on a flight of stairs.
Salisbury mourns as Arthur Laurence, 21, of Fruitland near here, is burned to death when his truck collides with another in Trenton New Jersey early today. The other driver escaped uninjured.
Frederick Md May 22 A barn owned by J Lester Nester near Emmitsburg was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm and burned along with three horses. Estimated value of loss is about 5000 dollars.
Evelyn Frechette and Dr. Clayton May were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy to harbor the outlaw John Dillinger. Miss Frechette sentenced to two years and $1000 fine, Alderston reformatory. Dr May to two years and $1000 fine, both stay of sentence granted. Augusta Salt acquitted and released.
Police say a well dressed man found dead behind a boulder in a vacant Squirrel Hill lot was shot twice in the head. The victim, likely Jack Klein of Philadelphia or Baltimore, left $51 and a gold watch untaken. evidence suggests the body was brought by automobile.
In a dramatic bid to save William Albert Robinson critically ill with acute appendicitis, U.S. naval forces launched a two-seaplane chase from the canal zone toward Tagus Cove in the Galapagos Islands. A destroyer and the Hale moved at full speed to provide fuel and support while Robinson’s Chicago heiress wife Florence Crane Robinson coordinated the mission.
In Koktebel Crimea on May 25 Soviet Russia completed the first long distance flight of an air train. The aircraft and three gliders landed near noon after a 808 mile journey from Moscow. Gliders detached in flight and landed separately following a detour from Zaporozhie due to bad weather yesterday.
Jean Batten, 24, completes a solo England to Port Darwin flight in 15 days, beating Amy Johnson’s 19 day record. She arrives amid a rousing welcome at 3 pm local time. Batten’s attempt marks her third try after earlier crashes in Karachi and a breakdown in April 1933. Continued on Page 10.
In Los Angeles last night a plane crashed killing three: Kenneth P. Gardner 25 a Second Lieutenant in the Air Corps Reserve Ruth H Converse 21 daughter of William T Converse treasurer of a major drug company and Robert C Sitzman Jr 23. The aircraft fell from 1009 feet and burst into flames. Gardner previously served at March Field California and during another incident guided a burning bomber to safety and sacrificed himself to save crew members.
Toledo May 28. State militia observers reported stone throwing as cars carrying employees into the Electric Auto-Lite plant were stoned. Rioting the night before left scores injured. Windows were smashed and one stone hit Patrolman Louis Zientara. Motorcycle police dispersed a crowd of more than 300 at the plant entrance.
President Roosevelt will back the blue eagle of the National Recovery Administration for a second year while debates over the Darrow report continue. He plans to keep an open mind on post June 1935 government industry labor arrangements and will survey results on a summer tour. Any renewal would require new legislation and pass to the next Congress amid ongoing Capitol Hill criticism.
Governor Ritchie appoints William T. Hamilton Jr of Haserstown to represent Washington county at the 56th annual American Library Association convention to meet the last week in June in Montreal Canada. Hamilton receives commission today and serves as president of the Washington County Free Library board with long involvement in local library work.
A landslide at Lokchang in northern Kwangtuan province, China, reportedly killed at least 250 people including men women and children. Rescue teams race against time as the disaster unfolds.
Terms of a proposed settlement in the strike at the real silk hosiery mills in Indianapolis and Dalton Georgia were agreed by the conference today and will be sent to strikers and company officials, including those who did not appear before the National Labor Board.
Chicago on May 23 marks the 102nd birthday of Miss Margaret Gorman, a native of Ireland. She says early rising keeps her healthy, admitting she rises at 6:40 a.m. and often stays up late.
Japan orders its ambassador to Moscow to protest a shooting at its Khabarovsk consulate general. One bullet shattered a window and lodged in a bookcase. no casualties were reported.
In Havana on May 22 two bomb explosions and an attack wounded Jose Tenacia Rivero editor of Diario De la Marina, a paper known for its anti- communist stance. Rivero was shot in the shoulder and is expected to recover.
Mexico today claims the distinction of being first nation to declare an embargo on arms shipments to Paraguay and Bolivia in line with League of Nations orders to end the Chaco War.
Arthur J. Cleu, 40, an Oakland printer, faced possible attempted murder charges after confessing to mailing poisoned liquor to seven lodge members. Police tied handwriting to his bottles, and grand jury action was planned as prosecutors weighed an indictment. The scheme, linked to a quarrel with lodge brothers, involved letters signed The Owl.
Hankow reports cholera basin outbreak with five hundred deaths as epidemic spreads earlier than normal this season. Patches from Chungking indicate rising death toll and regional spread through June.
James Lacey and Benjamin Wolfram pleaded guilty in Chicago to conspiring to abduct Emanuel Philip Adler, Davenport banker and publisher, who escaped two would be sluggers at the Morrison hotel on February 21.
Roy R. Stouffer of the 100 block of West Franklin Street had several stalls broken when lumber at the Victor Plant toppled onto his tent.
Bobby Davis age two son of Norman Davis of Pope Avenue narrowly escaped drowning yesterday after slipping from the side porch into a tub of water fed by a roof spout. Family member opened the shutters during the heavy rain and helped revive the child after a lengthy effort.
The Home Owners Loan Corporation was created to aid distressed homeowners behind on taxes or mortgage interest, but many in the territory mistakenly seek loans for lower rates. Harold H. Hoffman cites guidance from Oliver H. Bruce Jr. clarifying that the program does not benefit fully current earners seeking cheaper rates. the law as amended May 1 restricts eligibility.
In Cambridge on May 25 a William Filene's Sons driver, Edward Owen of South Boston, was held up by five men as he transported cash to a Cambridge bank. He suffered abdominal and arm wounds and was taken to Cambridge City Hospital in critical condition.
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, famed outlaw duo, die in a roadside gunbattle near Gibsland, Louisiana. Deputy Hinton and Deputy Alcorn, aided by Frank Hamer and M. T. Goss former Texas Rangers, fire on Barrow’s car as it approaches, ending an eight year crime spree.
Governor Albert C. Ritchie and Rabbi Edward Israel will speak at the 29th annual Maryland State and District of Columbia Federation of Labor closing session at the Hotel Alexander. Officers were elected, resolutions adopted, and discussions held as Frank J. Coleman and J. E. Toone were re elected. Salisbury chosen as next convention city.
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