DeVito admits slaying woman in county court hearing
James P. DeVito testified he confessed to the December 4 murder of Mrs. June Barnes of New Hampton during state police interrogation and signed a police statement. He claimed police threatened his pregnant girlfriend and denied requests for counsel and a telephone call as the examination of his statements proceeds. The case, charged with two counts of first degree murder and one count of first degree robbery, awaits a ruling on admissibility after further rebuttal testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
James P. DeVito
June Barnes
New Hampton
Silver Lake
Edward M. O’gorman
DeVito
Asst. Dist
Angelo J. Ingrassia
George Dirschka
Dirschka
Barnes
Ingrassia
Harold Hulse
Hulse
Middletown
Joseph Ciliberto
Infrassia
Jury chosen in civil libel damages case in Newburgh
A Newburgh Supreme Court civil action seeks damages for libel connected to an engagement notice published July 1 1964 in the Newburgh Evening News and six days later in The Times Herald Record. The 12 jurors were selected in Justice Supple's court with witnesses for plaintiffs Hinsdale and Mrs. Reiber testifying their prior knowledge of the couple. The case will yield damages verdict by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
New Windsor
W. Frank Cline
Middletown
Richard Drake
Albert S. MacDowell
William A. Volpe
Arthur Romano
Schoonmaker Bros
Leroy A. Langer
Continental Insurance Co
Minnie Stanwick
Jane Barr
Town of Newburgh
Carol Carrier
Colon
Gilman wraps up district hearings with solid attendance
Assemblyman elect Benjamin A. Gilman R 95 completes six public hearings across Port Jervis Walden Goshen Monroe Warwick with Middletown City Hall hosting a recent session. Gilman says attendance has been strong and the meetings yield excellent ideas for proposed legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick
Benjamin A. Gilman
Warwick Town Hall
Gilman
Port Jervis
Walden
Goshen
Monroe
Middletown
Airman charged with assault on trooper opens trial
The trial of James Edward Brown an Airman first class stationed at Stewart Air Force Base begins in Orange County Court Goshen. He faces assault charges for allegedly striking Trooper Richard Olsen on Route 17 near Chester in April 1965 during a traffic stop involving Brown’s companion.
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Stewart Air Force Base
Monroe
Orange County
Goshen
James Edward Brown
Richard Olsen
Brown
Rt. 17
Chester
Orange welfare chiefs delay on residence change bill
Orange County welfare Commissioner Douglas D. Couser and Welfare Committee Chairman Henry G. Parry said they will wait to study legislation requiring one year of state residence and 90 days in the county to qualify for welfare payments. The proposal by Assemblymen Margiotta and Farrell would allow up to 30 days emergency aid, transportation home, and mandate able bodied male adults on welfare to report for work at 8 a.m. daily.
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Goshen
Orange County
Welfare
Welfare Committee
Nassau County
Albany
Orange
Douglas D. Couser
Searsville
Henry G. Parry
Highland Falls
Joseph M. Margiotta
Uniondale
George Farrell
Floral Park
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O’gorman
Robert M. Devitt
Legal Aid Society
Edward Rayner
Robert Street
Grand Union
Prince Street
Mary’s Bar
Rayner
James DeVito
Harripton
Aune
PY State Polices
Quate Wee Ceuiae
Crete
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