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Wirth on Trial for County Treasurery Funds
In October 1936 Conrad J. Wirth faces a circuit court trial over alleged failure to account for eighty thousand dollars as county treasurer. Herbert Jones, a Republican, was noted as having taken more but escaped. The scene includes Thomas F. Donovan and former Lieutenant Governor, with President Roosevelt speaking nearby at Joliet Union Station.
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Conrad J. Wirth
Herbert Jones
Wirth
Joliet Union Station