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Hangman Believes That His Work Is Done
A Chicago prison rumor claims the hangman believes his work finished after the Leopold and Loeb case. The piece notes other capital punishment debates, mentions Tony Demio and Nicholas Guido, and recalls the courtroom arguments about parental poverty and lack of alienists. Three pickpockets arrested at the fairgrounds are released on promise to leave town. A postcard from Germany arrives in Hagerstown. A testimonial touts Dr. Pierce’s kidney tablets with a user praising relief from kidney and backache.
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Roy J. Gibbons
Chicago
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Baugmat
Taa
Gosalp
Nicholas Guilito
Tony Demio
James J. Burky
Loeb
Leopold
Wi Loe
Feopold
Tony
Nicholas
Feny
Nichalas
Fairgrounds
Chef Bord
Lieut
Chapman
Zang and
Stocksdale
Western Maryland Railway
Forte
Dustles Power
Hagerstows
Thair
Max Lipinski
Philadelphia
William Clark
Butt Parella
Baltimore
Meaney Barker